iEMBER - Novel Networking Fostering Interdisciplinary Communities and New Research Collaborations (RCN-UBE Introduction)
Author(s): Jana Marcette1, Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo2, Gary McDowell3, Candice Idlebird4, Richard D Harvey5, Natalia Caporale6
1. Montana State University Billings 2. University of Connecticut 3. iEMBER 4. Harri 5. Saint Louis University 6. UC Davis
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Description
Goal
The main goal of the iEMBER network is to support and bring together new and established iEMBER members into teams seeking 1) to understand the impact of education environments on undergraduate biology students and 2) to mobilize this understanding to dismantle barriers to participation and foster welcoming, safe, supportive, and engaging learning environments and structures.
Objectives
The objectives through which we seek to achieve these goals focus on fostering new collaborations, the pitching of new research projects, community and education resources, a community of practice, and sustainability.
Mechanism of Change
We are creating a geographically, institutionally and demographically diverse network which actively supports collaboration among STEM faculty, education researchers, social scientists, administrators and more. We host events to spark research collaborations through networking, research project pitch competitions, financial support, and resources.
Ways to learn more:
- Tennial, R. E., Solomon, E. D., Hammonds-Odie, L., McDowell, G. S., Moore, M., Roca, A. I., & Marcette, J. (2019). Formation of the inclusive environments and metrics in biology education and research (iEMBER) network: building a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Campbell-Montalvo, R. A., Caporale, N., McDowell, G. S., Idlebird, C., Wiens, K. M., Jackson, K. M., ... & Moore, M. E. (2020). Insights from the inclusive environments and metrics in biology education and research network: our experience organizing inclusive biology education research events. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 21(1), 25.
Ways to get involved:
- Check out, and join, the iEMBER QUBES page
We organize regular conferences and workshops at other society conferences, some examples are listed below:
Most recent:
- Southern Sociological Society (SSS) - 2023
- iEMBER Conference at Montana State University Billings - 2022
Previous conference
- iEMBER Conference At Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, MO (June 2017, April 2019)
- iEMBER Virtual Networking Sessions (April 2020)
- Organization of sessions/events/meet-ups at discipline-based conferences (2017-Current)
- American Anthropological Association (AAA)
- American Education Research Association (AERA)
- American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
- Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU)
- Genetics Society of America (GSA)
- Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA)
- National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
- Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER)
If you are interested in learning more and participating please join this group or email Dr. Candice Idlebird
Cite this work
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
- Marcette, J., Campbell-Montalvo, R., McDowell, G., Idlebird, C., Harvey, R. D., Caporale, N. (2023). iEMBER - Novel Networking Fostering Interdisciplinary Communities and New Research Collaborations (RCN-UBE Introduction). RCN-UBE Community, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/M99S-9S15