Race, Inclusion, and Science: Things That Really Do Go Together

Abstract

My program of research seeks to identify and analyze individual differences in the endorsement of various attitudes that characterize ethnic minority individuals' experiences of resilience and risk in the U.S. racial context. Specifically, I hope to understand how cultural factors (e.g., worldviews, gender), identity, and the experience of race-related stress (e.g., perceived racial discrimination, racial microaggressions) may buffer or place ethnic minorities at risk for the development of poor mental health outcomes. This program of research has broad implications for defining cultural variables, creating measures that may be used in research, and developing a model of ethnic minorities' well-being in a radicalized context. Dr. Kathryn B. H. Clancy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Kathryn Clancy is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois. Her research interests are in human reproductive ecology, particularly ovarian and endometrial function, as well as in issues of intersectionality and inclusion in science. Dr. Clancy and her collaborators have examined relationships between inflammation and ovarian function in rural agricultural and urban sedentary environments, and explored ways of non-invasively studying the endometrium in rural contexts. Recently she and her colleagues have empirically demonstrated the continued problem of sexual harassment and assault in the field sciences, and forthcoming results suggest a link between these experiences and the career trajectories of female scientists. She continues to perform research on issues of inclusion, identity, and diversity in science through collaborations with GAMES, the Committee for the Status of Women in Astronomy, and other organizations.