An open letter to past, current and future mentors of Black neuroscientists

Singleton, Kaela S.; Tesfaye, Rackeb; Dominguez, Elena; Dukes, Angeline J.

doi:10.1038/s41583-020-00421-9

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“…Concrete examples of recommendations, tools, and resources exist to influence the mentor–mentee relationship ( Pfund et al, 2015 ; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2019 , 2020a , b , 2021a ; Branchaw et al, 2020 ; Davis et al, 2020 ; House et al, 2020 ). Our findings highlight that the key is to implement these strategies with an awareness of equity and inclusion for all trainees ( Edwards et al, 2020 ; Singleton et al, 2021 ). These strategies are being incorporated into the NINDS strategic plan for 2021–2025 [see: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 2021-2026 Strategic Plan ( https://www.ninds.nih.gov/About-NINDS/Strategic-Plans-Evaluations/Strategic-Plans/NINDS-Strategic-Plan-and-Priorities )].…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Concrete examples of recommendations, tools, and resources exist to influence the mentor and mentee relationship (Branchaw, Guerrero, & Pfund, 2020;Davis, Singh, Weismann, Bankston, & Ruiz Villalobos, 2020;House, McDaniels, Spencer, Utzerath, & Pfund, 2020;National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2019, 2020a, 2020b, 2021aPfund, Branchaw, & Handelsman, 2015). Our findings highlight that the key is to implement these strategies with an awareness of equity and inclusion for all trainees (Edwards et al, 2020;Singleton, Tesfaye, Dominguez, & Dukes, 2021). These strategies are being incorporated into the NINDS strategic plan for -2025(NINDS, 2021.…”

Section: Career Interest and Mentorshipmentioning

confidence: 91%

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Factors That Influence Career Choice among Different Populations of Neuroscience Trainees

Ullrich

Ogawa

Jones-London

2021

eNeuro

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Specific groups have historically been, and continue to be, underrepresented in the biomedical research workforce, especially academia. Career choice is a multifactorial process that evolves over time; among all trainees, expressed interest in faculty research careers decreases over time in graduate school, but that trend is amplified in women and members of historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups ( Golde and Dore, 2004 ; Fuhrmann et al., 2011 ; Sauermann and Roach, 2012 ; Gibbs et al., 2014 ; Roach and Sauermann, 2017 ). This work was designed to investigate how career interest changes over time among recent neuroscience PhD graduates, and whether differences in career interests are associated with social identity, experiences in graduate school and postdoctoral training, and personal characteristics. We report results from a survey of 1479 PhD neuroscientists (including 16% underrepresented scientists and 54% women scientists). We saw repeated evidence that individual preferences about careers in general, and academic careers specifically, predict current career interest. These findings were moderated by social identity and experiences in graduate school and postdoctoral training. Our findings highlight the important influence of the advisor in shaping a trainee’s career path, and the ways in which academic culture is perceived as unwelcoming or incongruent with the values or priorities of certain groups. They suggest several areas for positive growth, ways to change how we think about the impact of mentorship, and policy and programmatic interventions that extend beyond trying to change or “fix” the individual and instead recognize the systemic structures that influence career choices.

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Section: Career Interest and Mentorshipmentioning

confidence: 91%

Factors That Influence Career Choice among Different Populations of Neuroscience Trainees

Ullrich

Ogawa

Jones-London

2021

eNeuro

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“…Several opinion articles and research papers emphasize the role of mentorship in the experiences of women in STEM [12,13]. This emphasis was reflected in the feedback received, such as, 'Seeing such successful women is inspiring … It's helped me learn and grow'.…”

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Addressing the Gender Gap in Research: Insights from a Women in Neuroscience Conference

Berryhill

Desrochers

2021

Trends in Neurosciences

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“…Many of the conferences scheduled for 2020 had to move online in a rush as the global health crisis unfolded. By removing the need to travel, obtain visas, and by decreasing overall costs, this move enabled more individuals who have traditionally been underrepresented to not only participate in [1,2] but to lead conferences [3]. This shift to online events has considerably changed how researchers envision conferences and will likely have long-lasting consequences in research communities.…”

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Centering inclusivity in the design of online conferences - An OHBM - Open Science perspective

Levitis¹,

Praag²,

Gau³

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The move from in-person to online scientific conferences due to the global health crisis has been hailed as a positive step towards inclusivity in its attenuation of economic, physical and legal barriers. Yet pre-existing and new challenges to truly inclusive conference experiences remain unaddressed. While acknowledging the benefits of an online setting, especially for individuals who have traditionally been underrepresented or excluded, fostering social justice requires active care to be taken to center inclusivity in every aspect of online conference design.In this work, we draw from literature on recent online events and from our own experiences as researchers during the past year to identify practices that purposefully encourage a diverse community to attend, participate in, and lead online conferences.

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An open letter to past, current and future mentors of Black neuroscientists

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

Factors That Influence Career Choice among Different Populations of Neuroscience Trainees

Factors That Influence Career Choice among Different Populations of Neuroscience Trainees

Addressing the Gender Gap in Research: Insights from a Women in Neuroscience Conference

Centering inclusivity in the design of online conferences - An OHBM - Open Science perspective

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