Cultivating Inclusive Leadership in Professional Societies Ian Wallace, Crispin Taylor, Gustavo MacIntosh, Mary Williams, Leeann Thornton The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is largely led by a group of volunteers who rotate through short-term leadership positions. The goal of this project is to provide all who hold such positions Read more…
Society Awards and Social Events in the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT) Wendy Clement, Carolyn Ferguson, Laura Lagomarsino, Makenzie Mabry, Eric Roalson, and Theresa Smid ASPT, The American Society of Plant Taxonomists, was first established in 1936 and continues today with approximately 1,000 members. Our by-laws state “The Society Read more…
Joanna Friesner with the ISP Cohort at ICAR 2022-Belfast Web: www.arabidopsiscommunity.org [Picture ID: Fifteen smiling people standing on a staircase outside a building] In this Q&A, Dr. Joanna Friesner shares her experience in academia as a researcher and her transition to different Read more…
Diversify & Expand Governance & Community Support NAASC Contact: Joanna Friesner, Executive Director, arabidopsisconference@gmail.com Contributors: Anna Stepanova, Dior Kelley, Gloria Muday, Joanna Friesner The North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC) is a small grassroots non-profit organization with one Executive Director (part-time, compensated) and 10 community-elected volunteer steering committee members. The Read more…
BSA Election Processes, Outcomes, and Recommendations for Reform Catrina Adams, Min Ya, Imeña Valdes, and Brenda Molano-Flores The Botanical Society of America’s capstone project is focused on improving our leadership election process. Although as a society we have election-related bylaws, policies, and instructions that are codified and publicly available, the Read more…
Revising IS-MPMI Election Bylaws Roger Innes, Sonali Roy, Patricia Baldrich, Dennis Halterman The International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI) is a community of researchers dedicated to advancing our understanding of plant-microbe interactions. To ensure the society’s leadership is inclusive and representative of its membership, a group of four members Read more…
Culturally Responsive Mentoring Laurie Smith, Mark Lubkowitz, John Fowler, Tessa Durham Brooks, Sylvia M. de Sousa, Marna Yandeau-Nelson The Maize Genetics Cooperation capstone project focused on the topic of “culturally responsive mentoring”. We chose this topic with the goal of promoting continued involvement of marginalized scientists in maize genetics via Read more…
The ROOT & SHOOT RCN has partnered with Movement Consulting to educate those with decision-making power within each organization about the complex issues that affect individuals’ sense of belonging and desire and ability to persist in plant science. This year-long training program culminated in organization-specific pilot programs (Capstone Projects) that Read more…
On April 14, 2023, ROOT & SHOOT exhibited at MANRRS37, the national conference organized by the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences, in Atlanta, Georgia. Staffing the booth were Crispin Taylor, ASPB CEO and ROOT & SHOOT co-PI; Andrea Gomez, MSc Student in Plant Pathology and NC State Read more…
Studying plants opens the door to a huge range of career possibilities. We’ve highlighted a few plant scientists here, and provide links below to many more people whose work might inspire you. Dr. Patricio Muñoz, Associate Professor, Blueberry Breeding and Genomics, University of Florida. Originally from Chile, Dr. Muñoz received Read more…