Sessions on Policy

Legend:

*These sessions are organized by ESA program offices and /or Committees.

ALL SESSIONS ARE VIRTUAL

Monday August 2, 2021

SYM 1: Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Connecting Past and Future, People and Place, and Ways of Knowing
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Robert Newman – University of North Dakota, Biology

SS 2 – Field Implementation of Microbial Inoculation: Concepts in Community Ecology and Challenges for Technology Development and Policy
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Kelsey R. Carter – Earth & Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

SS 5: Vital Connections Tribal Culture & Ecology
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Frank K. Lake – U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station

Symposium 2: Looking Beyond Stockholm +50: Moving Toward Solutions: System Approaches to Sustaining Human-Environment Systems
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Dennis Ojima – Colorado State University, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Natural and Environmental Sciences Building

Roundtable: Collaborations Across ESA Programs to Advance Science, Education and Diversity
12:00 – 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Moderator: Pamela Templer, Boston University

Workshop 1: Reciprocity of Indigenous Knowledge in Ecology Education: Towards a More Inclusive Ecology
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Robert Newman – University of North Dakota, Biology

Symposium 3: Racial Bias in Ecological Citizen Science
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Zakiya Leggett – North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources

Organized Oral 9: Maintaining Vital Connections in Human Dimensions During a Global Pandemic
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Robert Dyball – Australian National University, Fenner School of Environment and Society

Human Dimensions Collaborative-UCS Mega Mixa 2.0
3:30 –5:00pm Pacific Time

Tuesday, August 3

*Organizer Oral 13: Healthy Soils for Healthy Communities: A Community-based Initiative Exploring Vital Connections in Urban Soil Science
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Kirsten Schwarz – University of California, Los Angeles, Departments of Urban Planning & Environmental Health Sciences

Organizer Oral 14: Meta-analysis and Beyond: Connecting Secondary Data and Scientific Synthesis to Environmental Decision-making
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Caroline E. Ridley – US EPA, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment

Navigating a Gender-Biased World: Lessons from the Experiences of Women in Ecology across Cultures and Generations
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Alejandra Martínez-Blancas – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Ciencias

SS 6: Careers in Science Policy
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Thomas D. Olszewski – Science and Technology Policy Institute

Special Session 8: First Steps to Introduce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts in Your Lab, Department and Beyond
Organizer: Laura J. Jones – Pennsylvania State University, Department of Entomology, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology

Organized Oral 15: Integrating Climate Justice Into Ecology Education – Elevating the Human Dimensions of ESA’s 4DEE for a Sustainable Future
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Leanne Jablonski – Marianist Environmental Education Center, University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute

Workshop 5: RaceTalk Skills for Cross-Racial Communication (1st of 2 Sessions Offered)
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Bedelia Richards, RaceTalk LLC

Workshop 6: Building Alliances with Climate Activists to Support Climate Action and Ecological Knowledge
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Kennedy Rubert-Nason – University of Maine Fort Kent – Madison, Natural and Behavioral Science

*Roundtable: Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) for A More Inclusive Ecology
2:30 – 3:30 PM Pacific Time
Moderator: Robert Newman, University of North Dakota

Workshop 8: Diverse Leadership in Ecology: Expanding Your Influence and Generating a Leadership-Network
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Teresa Mourad – Ecological Society of America, Education & Diversity Programs

*Workshop 9: Telling Stories, Sharing Knowledge, and Seeing the Nature of Things:  Teaching Scientific Communication in Ecology Courses
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Robert Newman – University of North Dakota, Biology

Wednesday August 4, 2021 

Inspire 10: Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Ground-Breaking Women in Soil Science
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Courtney Collins – University of Colorado, Boulder, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research  

SS 11 – Decadal Strategic Planning and Implementation: U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program and the North American Carbon Program
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Kat Superfisky – City of Los Angeles

SS 12 – Enhancing Urban Ecosystems in Los Angeles: How Research Can Inform Plans, Policies and Projects that Address Green Infrastructure in Cities
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Elisabeth Larson – Code 618, NASA GSFC/SSAI

SS 14 – Success Stories from the Front Lines of Policy and Science
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific Time
Organizer:  Charlotte Levy – University of Massachusetts, School of the Environment

*Organized Oral 27: Equity-Focused, Evidence-Based Approaches to Teaching and Assessing SciComm in Higher Education

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Bethann Merkle – University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology & Physiology, UWyo Biodiversity Institute, Ecological Society of America, Communication and Engagement Section past chairperson, Public Engagement at Annual Meetings subcommittee member

Workshop 10: Exchanging Best Practices to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) in ESA and Our Institutions
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Pamela Templer – Boston University, Department of Biology

INS 11 – State of Knowledge of Global Soil Biodiversity: The Vital Connection between Science and Policy 
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Monica Farfan – Colorado State University, School of Global Environmental Sustainability

Workshop 28: RaceTalk Skills for Cross-Racial Communication  (2^nd of 2 Sessions Offered)
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Bedelia Richards, RaceTalk LLC

WK 11- How Scientists Can Help Restore Scientific Integrity and Advocate for Science-Based Policy
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Augusta Wilson – Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

*Roundtable: The Non-tenure Track Faculty Experience
12:00 – 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Moderator: Bethann Merkle, University of Wyoming

Inspire: Success Stories from the ESA SEEDS Program….. 25 Years Later
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Zakiya Leggett – North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources

Workshop 12: Communicating Your Science with the Media
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Heidi Winstead – Ecological Society of America

Roundtable: Language Bias as a Barrier in Ecological Sciences: Challenges and Solutions Toward A Truly Inclusive Community
3:30 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time
Moderator: Josue Arteaga-Torres, University of Alberta

Thursday August 5, 2021

Special Session 18: Urban Lakes as Focal Points for Community Science and Ecological Restoration
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: E. Perry Thomas – Kentucky Division of Water

Special Session 19: Vital Connections for Women and Non-Binary BIPOC in Ecology
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Adriana Romero-Olivares – New Mexico State University, Biology

Organize Oral 39: Community Science in Southeastern Ecosystems
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Susan Blas – Augusta University

Roundtable: Meet ESA Leaders in Education and Diversity Programs
12:00 – 1:00 PM PST/3:00 -4:00 PM EST
Moderators: Pamela Templer, Boston University and Carmen Cid, Eastern Connecticut State University

Roundtable: Climate Science in the Courtroom: Being an Expert Witness
12:00 – 1:00 PM PST/3:00 -4:00 PM EST
Moderator: Augusta Wilson, Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

Inspire 16: Ecological and Social Crises: Adapting Ecological Teaching, Mentoring, and Outreach in the Time of COVID, Black Lives Matter, and Climate Change
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: A.M. Aramati Casper – Colorado State University

OOS 42 – Climate Intervention: Risks, Effects and Predicted Impacts for Biodiversity and Ecological Systems
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Jessica Gurevitch – Stony Brook University

OOS 44 – Developing Indicators and Policies for Managing the Global Nitrogen Challenge
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Jill Baron – US Geological Survey

INS 17 – Unregulated Contaminants: What’s Our Next Step with Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals, PFAS, and More 
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Pacific Time
Organizer: Rachel Barkley – Sequence, Inc.

Friday August 6, 2021

SC 2 – Science Policy 101: Survival in and Dynamics of the Congressional Ecosystem
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: Charlotte Levy – School of the Environment, University of Massachusetts

Short Course 4: Strategies for Incorporating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice into Ecology Curricula
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Organizer: A.M. Aramati Casper – Colorado State University