Research Article

Fourteen Recommendations to Create a More Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Academic Biology

Published: 2020-9

Journal: CBE—Life Sciences Education

DOI: 10.1187/cbe.20-04-0062

Abstract

This essay highlights recommendations to make academic biology more inclusive of LGBTQ+ individuals. These recommendations are drawn from the literature and the collective experience of the 26-member author team.

Faculty Members

  • A. Kelly Lane - Department of Biology Teaching and Learning, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
  • Deanna B. Elliott - School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281
  • Erica Cline - School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma, WA 98402
  • Jorge Ramos - Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford University, Woodside, CA 94062
  • Cara Gormally - Science, Technology, and Mathematics, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC 20002
  • Ashley L. Waring - School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790
  • Madison Irving - School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281
  • Michelle Nugent - Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Joshua W. Reid - Tennessee STEM Education Center, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
  • Erika Offerdahl - School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164
  • Sara E. Brownell - School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281
  • Jordan D. Bader - Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824
  • Jeffrey Maloy - Life Sciences Core Education Department, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
  • Anna Jo J. Auerbach - Department of Biological Sciences, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD 21801
  • Katelyn M. Cooper - Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816
  • Sarah L. Eddy - Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199
  • Heather M. Heinz - School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma, WA 98402
  • Juan Palacios-Moreno - School of Medicine, Duluth Campus, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55812
  • Mike Wilton - Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
  • Tanya Josek - Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790
  • Amy S. Beadles-Bohling - Department of Biology, University of Portland, Portland, OR 97203
  • Stanley M. Lo - Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences and Program in Mathematics and Science Education, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
  • Linda Fuselier - Biology Department, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292
  • Elijah Farley - Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
  • Rachel A. Sparks - School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790
  • Jacqueline A. Brashears - Department of Natural Sciences, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY 11101

Themes

  • Diversity in academic biology
  • Inclusivity in education
  • Recommendations for change in academic settings
  • LGBTQ+ representation

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