Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2022
Publication Title
AGU Advances
Abstract
Committees touch nearly every facet in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research enterprise. However, the role of gatekeeping through committee work has received little attention in Earth and space sciences. We propose a novel concept called, “regenerative gatekeeping” to challenge institutional inertia, cultivate belonging, accessibility, justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion in committee work. Three examples, a hiring committee process, a seminar series innovation, and an awards committee, highlight the need to self-assess policies and practices, ask critical questions and engage in generative conflict. Rethinking committee work can activate distributed mechanisms needed to promote change.
Recommended Citation
Lewis, Jonathan C.; Alemán-Díaz, Aixa; Behl, Mona; Kolesar, Sarah; White, Lisa; Jones, Brandon; Garza, Corey; and Cooper, Sharon, "Rethinking Committee Work in the Research Enterprise: The Case of Regenerative Gatekeeping" (2022). Marine Science Faculty Publications and Presentations. 4.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/marinescience_fac/4
Comments
Published in AGU Advances by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Available via doi: 10.1029/2022AV000772.
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