Our research examines the climate for inclusion at multiple organizational levels – research group, department, and profession – each of which may shape academic career outcomes among underrepresented, early-career STEM scholars. See https://ee-stem.weebly.com/step.html for more information.

Example publications related to diversity in science

Settles, I.H., S.T. Brassel, P.A. Soranno, K.S. Cheruvelil, G.M. Montgomery, and K.C. Elliott. 2019. Team climate mediates the effect of diversity on environmental science team satisfaction and data sharing. PlosONE 14(7): e0219196. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219196

Settles, I.H., S.T. Brassel, G.M. Montgomery, K.C. Elliott, P.A. Soranno, K.S. Cheruvelil. 2018. Missing the mark: A new form of honorary authorship motivated by desires for inclusion. Innovative Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-018-9429-z

Elliott, K.C., I.S. Settles, G.M. Montgomery, S.T. Brassel, K.S. Cheruvelil, and P.A. Soranno. 2017. Honorary authorship practices in environmental science teams: structural and cultural causes and solutions. Accountability in Research: Policies and quality assurance 24(2):80-98.  PDF

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