ReSearching Diversity

In this episode, we talk to Tendai Chitewere who is an associate professor of geography and environment at San Francisco State University (U.S.) and a visiting professor in the department of Inclusive Education at the University of Potsdam (Germany). Our main topics are proactive inclusion, environmental justice, and the chances and challenges for educators of color.

PAST (00:02:20): We learn about Tendai's fascinating academic journey from studying water resources/hydrology to addressing social and environmental justice in broadly defined environments, including schools.
PRESENT (00:12:15): We discuss an inspiring research article by Taylor, Paul, & McCoy (2019) about structures of exclusion and inequality in environmental organizations.
FUTURE (00:31:35): Tendai elaborates on the concept of proactive inclusion and how communities and schools can create an environment for valuing race and ethnicity.

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We want to thank Minor Revisions for the music, Lotte Kooijman for the logo design, Joep Hofhuis for post production, and zeythehuman for their artwork. Stay tuned and talk soon!  

Full reference of this episode’s article:

Taylor, D. E., Paul, S., & McCoy, E. (2019). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Salience of Publicly Disclosing Demographic Data in American Environmental Nonprofits. Sustainability, 11(19), 5491.

In this episode, we talk to Yudit Namer who is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Public Health at Bielefeld University (Germany). Our main topics are discrimination and othering and how they relate to the health of different generations of migrants.

PAST (00:02:10): We learn how Yudit has been combining her different professional roles as therapist, researcher, and teacher.
PRESENT (00:14:54): We discuss an inspiring research article by Viruell-Fuentes (2007) on immigration, discrimination, and health
research among Mexicans in the United States.
FUTURE (00:30:17): Yudit elaborates on relational justice, relational ethics, and de-colonizing practices in research.

For more information on the episode, guest, and included references, please visit researchingdiversity.com.
You can also follow us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

We want to thank Minor Revisions for the music, Lotte Kooijman for the logo design, Joep Hofhuis for post production, and zeythehuman for their artwork. Stay tuned and talk soon! 

Full reference of this episode’s article:

Viruell-Fuentes, E. A. (2007). Beyond acculturation: immigration, discrimination, and health research among Mexicans in the United States. Social Science & Medicine, 65(7), 1524-1535. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.010

In our first episode, we talk to Linda Juang who is a professor of Inclusive Education at the University of Potsdam (Germany). Our main topic is racial-ethnic socialization, meaning how parents communicate about race and ethnicity with their children.

PAST (00:02:32): Linda describes her own path into higher education, how she was inspired to continue in academia by a lecturer of color, and how her research interests have influenced her own parenting.
PRESENT (00:12:13): We discuss the article by Hughes et al. (2008) on understanding ethnic socialization processes in ethnically diverse families. Besides parents, we discuss how schools in Germany can address issues of racism.
FUTURE (00:29:27): Linda elaborates on the future or racial-ethnic socialization research and the potential of (academic) mentors for underrepresented students in higher education.

For more information on the episode, guest, and included references, please visit researchingdiversity.com.
You can also follow us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

We want to thank Minor Revisions for the music, Lotte Kooijman for the logo design, and zeythehuman for their artwork. Stay tuned and talk soon!

Full references of this episode’s article:

Hughes, D., Rivas, D., Foust, M., Hagelskamp, C., Gersick, S., & Way, N. (2008). How to catch a moonbeam: A mixed-methods approach to understanding ethnic socialization processes in ethnically diverse families. In S. M. Quintana & C. McKown (Eds.), Handbook of race, racism, and the developing child (pp. 226–277). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.