Advancing equity in science through harassment prevention and anti-racism

FieldFutures: Making fieldwork safe for everyone

Fieldwork is an important and often necessary component of many scientific disciplines, yet research suggests that it presents a high-risk setting for incidents of sexual harassment and assault. I am Executive Director of FieldFutures, an organization that provides evidence-based tools for field researchers, instructors, and students to prevent, intervene in, and respond to sexual harassment and assault. Through a series of practical intervention scenarios, this workshop guides participants on how to be an active and engaged bystander, how to report incidents, and how to plan field settings to minimize risk. Armed with these tools, participants can play a role in ensuring that field settings are safer, more equitable, and more welcoming for the next generation of field scientists.

Please see our website to learn about our mission and impact.

As a precursor to FieldFutures, in 2018 I co-founded the Building a Better Fieldwork Future (BBFF) Program at UC Santa Cruz. Visit our website here to learn more about the program.

Below you can watch a presentation about the program from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s Public Summit of the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education.