Resources: GeoFIDE
Geosciences For Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity
Auburn University Resources
- Office of Inclusion, Equity and Diversity
- Title IX Office
- Auburn University Bias Education and Response Team (BERT)
- Academic Programs & Support
- Student Organizations
Specialized Organizations
Professional groups based around special interests pertaining to shared identity, experience, and/or purpose.
Race, Ethnicity, Heritage, and Culture
- National Association of Black Geoscientists
- GeoLatinas
- National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
- National Society of Black Engineers
- National Society of Black Physicists
- Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science
- American Indian Science & Engineering Society
- VanguardSTEM (WoC)
Teaching and Mentoring
- National Research Mentoring Network
- ADVANCE Resource and Coordination (ARC) Network
- Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusion and Diverse STEM Faculty
Women's Advocacy and Association Groups
- Association of Women Geoscientists
- Society of Women Geographers
- Earth Science Women's Network
- American Association of University Women
- Association for Women in Science
- Graduate Women in Science
- National Center for Women & Informational Technology
- Rosalind Franklin Society
- Society of Women Engineers
- Women Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society
- 500 Women Scientists
- MentorNet
- Association for Women Geoscientists
- Supporting Women in Geography and GIS Austin
- GIS Lounge Women in GIS
LGBTQ +
- Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals
- Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP)
- LGBT in Higher Ed (job resource site)
- 500 Queer Scientists
Ability
Further Reading
Journal Articles
- Race and Ethnicity—Journal Articles
- Compiled by Association of American Geographers
- Gender in Geography—Journal Articles and other references
- Compiled by Association of American Geographers
- Readings on Diversity in STEM
- Compiled by Unlearning Racism in Geoscience (URGE)
Other Articles
- How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America
- By Derek H. Alderman and Joshua F.J. Inwood (2021)
- (Dis)Placing White Supremacy at Auburn University
- By Kate Craig (2020)
- Monuments Are Falling. What Should Rise in Their Place?
- By Rachel L. Harris and Lisa Tarchak (2020)
- Meet Dr. Gladys West, the hidden figure behind your phone’s GPS
- By Lauren Mackenzie Reynolds (2019)
- The Woman Who Transformed How We Teach Geography
- By Leila McNeill (2018)
- MapLab: When Women Map the World
- By Laura Bliss (2018)
- Who Maps the World?
- By Sarah Holder (2018)
- Pioneering woman who mapped the ocean floor
- By Kate Ravilious (2016)
- City of Women
- By Rebecca Solnit (2016)
- Mapping the Sexism of City Street Names
- By Linda Poon (2015)
Film Recommendations
Film Recommendations
- Picture a Scientist (2020) documentary about the experience of women in STEM. Featuring Dr. Jane Willenbring, a prominent geoscientist, who experienced egregious harassment by her graduate advisor during field work.