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Inclusive Science Outreach

Inclusive Science Outreach encompasses the breadth of science communication, community engagement, professional development, and educational efforts around scientific topics in ways that are inclusive for all.
In-Reach Infrastructure
Building programs for your internal community
Step-by-step guides of programs that have supported mentorship in the Rockefeller University scientific community.
Guide to LGBTQIA+ Allyship for Mentors
Resources for being an ally to LGBTQIA+ trainees in STEM
Resources for being an ally to LGBTQIA+ trainees in STEM. The guide includes definitions, tips, anonymous testimonials, reflection exercises, inclusion statement examples, funding sources, and links to readings.
Mentorship Handbook
Navigate through the basics of mentoring
Navigate through the basics of mentoring by mapping out actionable steps, prioritizing communication and establishing norms
Continued Learning for Mentors
A place for mentors to dive deeper into their practice
A place for mentors to dive deeper into their practice by learning inclusivity best practices, challenging norms in science and developing professional skills
Science = People
Promote sustainable and equitable practices in mentorship.
Dive into our ‘in-reach’ resources to learn how your scientific community can promote sustainable and equitable practices in mentorship.
Mentorship Toolkit
Whether you’re a seasoned mentor or just getting started, our mentorship toolkit is your spot to level up in your mentoring
Whether you’re a seasoned mentor or just getting started, our mentorship toolkit is your spot to level up in your mentoring. Use our resources to further your professional development, model best practices in mentoring, establish healthy norms with your mentee and more!
Evidence-Based Mentorship
A summarized compilation of resources for individual reflection or group discussion
A summarized compilation of resources surrounding theoretical frameworks and best practices in mentorship designed for individual reflection or group discussion
Outreach and Engagement
Resources to reinforce and improve on inclusive, effective outreach and engagement
We are constantly learning from others to improve our outreach and engagement efforts – take a look and see if something can help you, too
SciOut Community
SciOut is a grassroots movement to connect our community, with outputs representing a summation of perspectives held by individual science outreach professionals from a diversity of contexts
Initiatives

Content Type

#SciOut18: Context and Motivations

#SciOut18 represented an experimental gathering bringing together passionate practitioners and researchers in the science engagement space.   Hosted …

Ben Wiehe: Real Challenges Around Building a Community of Practice

"I just kind of like create organizational structures for the demands of the moment and the …

Lou Woodley: Community of Practice Theory

"Communities of practice, this notion of them, it has arisen as a way of cultivating and …

Jeanne Garbarino: The Reciprocity of Science Outreach

"There's a single word to describe what I think really describes my experience in science outreach …

Allison Coffin: Fight For Your Right To Engage

"We have biology programs, math programs, english programs, we have offices of student engagement and student …

What We Learned Around Inclusive Engagement

Science is simultaneously reliable and tentative, and centered on often lengthy processes that rely on failure …

Kyle Marian Viterbo: Sympathy, Empathy, and Empowerment

"I have learned so much more from people outside with similar problems than I have in academia …

Christine Marizzi: Leaving Your Comfort Zone

"It really taught me to stop being such a scientist and sometimes go out of my …

Caitlin Weber: Impact Identity

"The process of developing one's impact identity has helped the ambassadors to realize new engagement venues …

Jonathan Frederick & Crystal Harden: Context, Representation, and Co-Creation

"We make a lot of these rules. We can break them and bend them and I …

Lynda Kennedy: Conscious Targeted Outreach

"A scientific identity is exactly what we need to build if we hope to have groups …

What we Learned Around Metrics

At SciOut18 we spent a large portion of our time together discussing issues around assessment and …
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