ADVANCEGeo Workshops

Our work is based on a community model for intervention training for academic leaders and faculty that identifies sexual and other types of harassment, bullying and discrimination as scientific misconduct and equips individuals and departments with skills to 1) recognize ways in which exclusionary and harmful behaviors manifest in different research and educational settings and how they are experienced by people of different gender, racial, ethnic and other identities, 2) implement direct and indirect behaviors to stop harmful behaviors, 3) produce, implement, and enforce ethical codes of conduct, and 4) educate themselves about resources to reduce the harm caused by harassment, bullying and other exclusionary behaviors that create hostile workplaces and contribute to low diversity in STEM fields. A main goal of ADVANCEGeo is to produce material that can be adapted to different training modules, including in-person and online, for departments, and for broader audiences at scientific conferences as well as different disciplines.

Workshop Session Topics

Request a Workshop »ADVANCEGeo offers workshops where our trainers come to your facility, department, etc., as well as virtual options. We have developed modules on bullying, implicit bias, microaggressions, fieldwork environments and developing codes of conduct that can be adapted for different audiences.

Improving workplace climate: empowering individuals to become active bystanders

This interactive session describes academic practices and institutional structures that allow for sexual harassment, bullying, and other hostile behaviors to persist, discusses initiatives to address harassment as research misconduct, and provides training in personal intervention strategies to protect and support targets of harassment. Learn more about workplace climate sessions »

Tackling implicit bias and microaggressions in the workplace

This training will inform the learner of how unconscious bias and microaggressions impact the workplace, interactions with our colleagues, and productivity. Learn more about implicit bias and microaggression sessions »

Improving work climate: developing effective codes of conduct

This workshop will provide resources to develop a workplace code of conduct that is proactive, preventative and promotes cultural change in office, laboratory, and field settings. Learn more about code of conduct sessions »

Upcoming Workshops and Presentations

AbSciCon - May 2022
UNAVCO - August 2021
Colorado State University - May 2021
4W Conference in Madison, WI - April 2021
European Geosciences Union - April 2021
Society for Biomaterials - April 2021
Indiana University - March 2021
Iowa State University Dept. of Biology - February 2021
Arizona State University School of Earth & Space Exploration - February 2021
Niwot Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Site - February 2021
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Entomology - February 2021
University of Hawai'i Department of Oceanography - January 2021
Sociologists for Women in Society Winter Meeting - January 2021
Wisconsin Natural Resources Conservation Service Lunch and Learn webinar - postponed
Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
Brown University Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
American Society of Microbiology Microbe Conference, Chicago, IL - June 2020- cancelled

Past Workshops

2021

James Madison University Dept. of Geology - January 2021
Geological Society of America Research Grants Committee - January 2021

2020

Geochemical Society - December 2020
Duke University, Biology and Environmental Science Depts. - December 2020
University of California, Davis Sustainable Oceans Program - December 2020
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting - December 2020
University of Virginia College Science Scholars - November 2020
University of Virginia Environmental Sciences - November 2020
Long-Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) - November 2020
University of Wisconsin Women's & Gender Studies Consortium and Women and Science Program - October 2020
Geological Society of America RISE Facilitators and Student Leaders - October 2020
Geological Society of America Council and Leadership - September 2020
Organization of Biological Field Stations - September 2020
Evolution 2020- July 2020
The Wildlife Society Wisconsin Chapter - February 2020
University of Colorado, Boulder - February 2020
Colorado State University, School of Engineering - January 2020
University of Delaware- January 2020
Brown University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - 16 January 2020
American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in Boston, MA - 15 January 2020
University of California, Los Angeles Earth, Planetary and Space Science - 14 January 2020
American Meteorological Society Student Conference in Boston, MA - 12 January 2020
Train the Trainers Workshop in University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS - 9-10 January 2020

2019

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American Geophysical Union Heads and Chairs Workshop, San Francisco, CA- 9 December 2019
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Workshop, San Francisco, CA - 11 December 2019
UW-Madison Department of Chemistry - 22 November 2019
Inclusive Graduate Education Network Conference, University of Central Florida - October 2019
University of California, Merced; Campus-wide Cognitive Science for the Common Good event. - 28 October 2019
Stanford University, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences - 7 November 2019
AISES 2019 National Conference, Milwaukee, WI- 11 October 2019
UW-Madison, Wisconsin Ecology Graduate Students - 2 October 2019
University of California, Merced, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Workshop - 30 July 2019
UW-Madison Professional Masters in Environmental Conservation - 23 July 2019
CHEESEHEAD19 Field Project - 8 July 2019
NOAA/NASA FIREX-AQ Field Experiment - 18 June 2019
NSEC 2019 National Conference in Omaha, NE - 1 June 2019
UW-Madison Department of Forestry and Wildlife Ecology Workshop - April 2019
AGU Heads and Chairs Webinar- April 2019
Kansas Biological Survey Workshop in Lawrence, KS - 26 April 2019
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria - 8 April 2019
University of Colorado, Boulder. CIRES - 2 April 2019
North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences - 22 March 2019
UC Merced in Merced, CA - 26 February 2019
Sociologists for Women in Society Winter meeting Workshops in Denver, CO - 9 and 10 February 2019
CSTEM Workshop, University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS - 14 January 2019

2018

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American Geophysical Union Heads and Chairs Workshop in Washington, DC - 9 December 2018
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Workshop in Indianapolis, IN - 3 November 2018
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Workshop in San Antonio, TX - 12 October 2018
2018 NSF GEO REU Workshop in Boulder, CO - 14 September 2018
AIPG Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, CO - 8 September 2018
National Association of Black Geoscientists Technical Conference in Houston, TX - 7 September 2018
University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS - August 2018
Goldschmidt Conference in Boston, MA - August 2018
Earth Educators Rendezvous Roundtable Discussion in Lawrence, KS - July 2018
Western Wildfire Experiments for Cloud Chemistry, Aerosol, Absorption, and Nitrogen (WE-CAN) Field Campaign Workshop in Broomfield, CO - 10 July 2018
Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science - 11 May 2018
Boston University Department of Geosciences - 7 May 2018
University of South Carolina College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education - 30 March 2018
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Psychology Workshop] in Madison, WI -15 March 2018
University of Wisconsin-Madison Departments of Sociology and Community and Environmental Sociology Workshop in Madison, WI - 7 March 2018

2017

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Past Presentations

American Geophysical Union - December 2020
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting - October 2020
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science - October 2020
Diversity and Inclusion in the Quaternary Sciences Panel: American Quaternary Association Meeting - June 2020
Diversity and the Environment Webinar series hosted by Antioch University and the Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences - April 2020
UW-Madison Center for Research on Gender and Women - January 2020
UW-Madison College of Letters & Sciences Plenary for Department Chairs - 16 December 2019
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting - December 2019
National Academy of Sciences Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education - November 2019
National Association of Geoscience Teachers Webinar Operationalizing the Earth Science Week theme in K12: Geoscience is for everyone - 10 October 2019
Equity in STEM Community Convening ARC Network in Cleveland, OH - 7 October 2019 ARC Network poster ADVANCEGeo 2019 (Acrobat (PDF) 11.7MB Oct7 19)
UW-Madison Department of Soil Science - 25 September 2019
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Promoting and Supporting Equality of Opportunities in Geosciences, Union Session, Vienna, Austria - 11 April 2019
Earth Educator Rendezvous - July 13-19, 2019 in Nashville, TN
Geological Society of America South-Central/North-Central/Rocky Mountain Section Meeting Presentation in Manhattan, KS - 26 March 2019
Columbia University, Lamont Doherty, Earth Science Colloquium - 15 March 2019
UW Lab Manager Community of Practice in Madison, WI- 21 February 2019
Wisconsin Center for Education Research Poster Fair in Madison, WI- 22 February 2019
Sociologists for Women in Society Winter meeting Presentation in Denver, CO - 10 February 2019
UW-Madison Department of Geography - 1 February 2019
Zonta Club of Madison Presentation- 16 January 2019
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting - December 2018
Wisconsin Alumni Association Milwaukee Chapter Badger Café Presentation - 6 December 2018
UW-Madison Women In Science and Engineering Leadership Institute Brown Bag, College of Engineering in Madison, WI - 14 November 2018
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Presentations in Indianapolis, IN - 5 and 6 November 2018
Society for Neuroscience Short Course 3: Recognizing and Addressing Power Dynamics in Academia Presentation in San Diego, CA - 2 November 2018
Wisconsin Symposium on Feminist Biology Presentation in Madison, WI - 5 October 2018
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA - August 2018
Wisconsin Alumni Association Central Ohio Chapter Founders' Day in Columbus, OH - 29 April 2018
European Geosciences Union Short Course: Scientific publishing, science integrity and work ethics: short-course on the scientific method and our modern work environment in Vienna, Austria - 13 April 2018
European Geosciences Union Poster Presentation (Acrobat (PDF) 6.7MB Apr14 18) Session: Promoting and supporting equality of opportunities in the geosciences in Vienna, Austria - 11 April 2018
Wisconsin Alumni Association Fox Valley Chapter Badger Café in Appleton, WI - 22 March 2018
Columbia University, Arts & Sciences Executive and Policy & Planning Committees, New York - 10 November 2017