This page hosts the MLML Code of Conduct and further resources (trainings, readings, etc) about creating and supporting diverse and inclusive safe spaces in field and laboratory sciences.
MLML Code of Conduct
Last approved 08/15/2023
At Moss Landing Marine Labs we are a community of students, faculty, researchers, and staff working together to empower a diverse community of marine science leaders by providing unparalleled and equitable access to the education, environment, and tools necessary to understand marine and coastal processes—creating new understanding and solutions in a changing world. (MLML Inclusive Mission Statement). This Code of Conduct has been developed to foster inclusive and safe learning and research environments. Labs, research groups, and specific activities such as boating, diving, chemical safety, and others may have additional guidelines. MLML adheres to SJSU and CSU policies and state and federal laws regarding discrimination and harassment. ...
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Resources
Training Opportunities
- ADVANCEGeo Partnership Resources and Training opportunities
- SJSU Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion educational offerings
- COAST Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Webcasts
- COAST-sponsored Active Bystander Training and the 5D strategy
- Right To Be: Bystander Intervention Training
- Additional training opportunities will be advertised through SJSU, MLML, and other consortium campuses as they are available.
Readings
These readings lay the groundwork for why a code of conduct is an important aspect of a safety plan and a diversity plan. We incorporated many of the suggestions in the articles into this plan. All MLMLers, especially those with a leadership role in education, lab, or research, are encouraged to read them.
ADVANCEGeo Partnership https://serc.carleton.edu/advancegeo/index.html
International Association for Geosciences Diversity (Focuses on inclusive fieldwork for those with disabilities https://theiagd.org/
Research misconduct and ethical research practices (SJSU Research Foundation): https://www.sjsu.edu/research/research-compliance/research-misconduct/index.php
Atchison, C.L., Marshall, A.M., and Collins, T.D. (2019) A multiple case study of inclusive learning communities enabling active participation in geoscience field courses for students with physical disabilities, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 472-486, https://doi.org/10.1080/10899995.2019.1600962 Accessed online: http://oro.open.ac.uk/61429/3/61429.pdf
Anadu, J., Ali, H. and Jackson, C. (2020), Ten steps to protect BIPOC scholars in the field, Eos, 101, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EO150525
Barker, M.J. (2011) Racial context, currency and connections: Black doctoral student and white advisor perspectives on cross-race advising, Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 48:4, 387-400, https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2011.617092
Basin Research Group (Example Code of Conduct, under “Inclusivity and Diversity”)
Chaudhary VB, Berhe AA (2020) Ten simple rules for building an antiracist lab. PLoS Comput Biol 16(10): e1008210. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008210
Demery, A. J. C., & Pipkin, M. A. (2021). Safe fieldwork strategies for at-risk individuals, their supervisors and institutions. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 5(1), 5-9, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01328-5
Greene, S., Ashley, K., Dunne, E., Edgar, K., Giles, S., & Hanson, E. (2020, January 9). Toilet stops in the field: An educational primer and recommended best practices for field-based teaching. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/gnhj2
John, C.M., Khan, S.B. Mental health in the field. Nature Geosci 11, 618–620 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0219-0
Nelson, R. G., Rutherford, J. N., Hinde, K., & Clancy, K. B. (2017). Signaling safety: Characterizing fieldwork experiences and their implications for career trajectories. American Anthropologist, 119(4), 710-722. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.12929