Cultivating Safe and Inclusive Research Environments
Traditionally, academic research environments have been built on differential power structures with supervisors holding power, while trainees, students, postdoctoral researchers, and early career professionals hold little. These power structures have served as a means for sexual harassment, and other forms of harming behavior to thrive. Research shows that with intentionality, the academy can create research spaces that are safe, supportive, and inclusive for all researchers. In this presentation, Dr. Carol E. Colaninno will review frameworks and evidence-based practices that can transform research environments to be safe and inclusive.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to identify structures in existing research spaces that could allow harmful behaviors to flourish. Identify simple and actionable steps to reduce and prevent harassing behaviors from occurring in research spaces.
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