Mentorship, equity, and research productivity: lessons from a pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus pandemic is more fully exposing ubiquitous economic and social inequities that pervade conservation science. In this time of prolonged stress on members of the research community, primary investigators or project leaders (PLs) have a unique opportunity to adapt their programs to jointly create more equitable and productive research environments for their teams. Institutional guidance for PLs pursuing field and laboratory work centers on the physical safety of individuals while in the lab or field, but largely ignores the vast differences in how team members may be experiencing the pandemic. Strains on mental, physical, and emotional health; racial trauma; familial responsibilities; and compulsory productivity resources, such as high-speed internet, quiet work spaces, and su

SUBMITTER: Nocco MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8455165 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature