EDSIN: Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network

Staff from the Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement, Lou Woodley and Camille Santistevan presented on their findings from their EDSIN member interviews and provide recommendations on next steps for the community. 

Alycia Crall provided an overview of the Culturally Responsive Education in Environmental Data Science (CREEDS) workshop that occurred on August 10 and 17. Following, there was a discussion on next steps to support this work among our members. 

This presentation was from EDSIN's August 2021 community call. Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll presented on her work surrounding Indigenous data sovereignty and the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance. 

Drs. Nate Emery, Drew Hasley, and Ellen Bledsoe presented and led a conversation on their recent publication: Cultivating inclusive instructional and research environments in ecology and evolutionary science. Specifically, they focused on the following:

• The motivation for and development of the publication
• Overarching themes of: Empathy, Flexibility, and Growth Mindset
• Inclusive teaching practices (e.g. group learning, names/pronouns, syllabi and norms, and increased representation)
• Inclusive lab culture (e.g. recruitment practices, interpersonal interactions, and cultural norms)
• Inclusive fieldwork (e.g. advance prep, code of conduct, cost barriers, and accessibility)

Recorded on February 4, 2021. 

The Academic Data Science Alliance, an EDSIN network contributor, joined us to present on the work of ADSA's Ethics Working Group. They have been re-imagining the Data Science Lifecycle to incorporate ethical considerations into each stage of the data science workflow. Presentation was recorded on April 1, 2021. 

Dr. Christie Bahlai described a project she and some of her colleagues received funding to lead. They will be creating a series of podcasts on "the human sides of data science" that will consist of a long-form interview and accompanying curriculum materials for classroom use. They plan "to showcase diverse people, perspectives and approaches to data and information." The call had members provide feedback on the podcast, using the prompts:

• Is there anything you feel Christie and her team are overlooking with this project?
• Any ideas on how curricula materials can be formatted using these data stories?
• What questions should be asked as part of the interviews? Are there core areas that need to be addressed?
• Do you have recommendations on individuals to interview or would you be interested in serving as an interviewee?

Alycia Crall and Carrie Diaz Eaton provided updates on what has been accomplished this past year, what our plans are over the next few months, and ways you can engage with the network moving forward.