Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed Outputs
The Microbes and Social Equity working group was formed in 2020 to foster conversations on research, education, and policy related to how microorganisms connect to personal, societal, and environmental health, and to provide space and guidance for action. In 2021, we designed our first virtual sympo...
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| author | Suzanne L. Ishaq Emily F. Wissel Patricia G. Wolf Laura Grieneisen Erin M. Eggleston Gwynne Mhuireach Michael Friedman Anne Lichtenwalner Jessica Otero Machuca Katherine Weatherford Darling Amber L. Pearson Frank S. Wertheim Abigail J. Johnson Leslie Hodges Sabrina K. Young Charlene C. Nielsen Anita L. Kozyrskyj Jean D. MacRae Elise McKenna Myers Ariangela J. Kozik Lisa Marie Tussing-Humphreys Monica Trujillo Gaea A. Daniel Michael R. Kramer Sharon M. Donovan Myra Arshad Joe Balkan Sarah Hosler |
| author_facet | Suzanne L. Ishaq Emily F. Wissel Patricia G. Wolf Laura Grieneisen Erin M. Eggleston Gwynne Mhuireach Michael Friedman Anne Lichtenwalner Jessica Otero Machuca Katherine Weatherford Darling Amber L. Pearson Frank S. Wertheim Abigail J. Johnson Leslie Hodges Sabrina K. Young Charlene C. Nielsen Anita L. Kozyrskyj Jean D. MacRae Elise McKenna Myers Ariangela J. Kozik Lisa Marie Tussing-Humphreys Monica Trujillo Gaea A. Daniel Michael R. Kramer Sharon M. Donovan Myra Arshad Joe Balkan Sarah Hosler |
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| description | The Microbes and Social Equity working group was formed in 2020 to foster conversations on research, education, and policy related to how microorganisms connect to personal, societal, and environmental health, and to provide space and guidance for action. In 2021, we designed our first virtual symposium to convene researchers already working in these areas for more guided discussions. The symposium organizing team had never planned a research event of this scale or style, and this perspective piece details that process and our reflections. The goals were to (1) convene interdisciplinary audiences around topics involving microbiomes and health, (2) stimulate conversation around a selected list of paramount research topics, and (3) leverage the disciplinary and professional diversity of the group to create meaningful agendas and actionable items for attendees to continue to engage with after the meeting. Sixteen co-written documents were created during the symposium which contained ideas and resources, or identified barriers and solutions to creating equity in ways which would promote beneficial microbial interactions. The most remarked-upon aspect was the working time in the breakout rooms built into the schedule. MSE members agreed that in future symposia, providing interactive workshops, training, or collaborative working time would provide useful content, a novel conference activity, and allow attendees to accomplish other work-oriented goals simultaneously. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aaa0c72c72654241a141d7c9e74f46e02023-11-24T13:57:20ZengMDPI AGChallenges2078-15472022-07-011323010.3390/challe13020030Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed OutputsSuzanne L. Ishaq0Emily F. Wissel1Patricia G. Wolf2Laura Grieneisen3Erin M. Eggleston4Gwynne Mhuireach5Michael Friedman6Anne Lichtenwalner7Jessica Otero Machuca8Katherine Weatherford Darling9Amber L. Pearson10Frank S. Wertheim11Abigail J. Johnson12Leslie Hodges13Sabrina K. Young14Charlene C. Nielsen15Anita L. Kozyrskyj16Jean D. MacRae17Elise McKenna Myers18Ariangela J. Kozik19Lisa Marie Tussing-Humphreys20Monica Trujillo21Gaea A. Daniel22Michael R. Kramer23Sharon M. Donovan24Myra Arshad25Joe Balkan26Sarah Hosler27School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USANell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USADepartment of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West-Lafayette, IN 47907, USADepartment of Genetics, Cell & Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55108, USADepartment of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USADepartment of Architecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USADepartment of Science and Mathematics, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 11205, USASchool of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USACenter for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research, Mayo Clinic, Orlando, FL 32837, USASocial Science Program, University of Maine at Augusta Bangor, Bangor, ME 04401, USADepartment of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USACooperative Extension, University of Maine, Springvale, ME 04083, USADivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USAEconomic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20024, USAEconomic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20024, USASchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, CanadaSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, CanadaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine, 5711 Boardman Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USABoston Consulting Group, Bethesda, MD 20814, USADivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USADepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USADepartment of Biology, Queensborough Community College, Queens, NY 11364, USANell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USADepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USADepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USADepartment of Biology, Stoney Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USADepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USASchool of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USAThe Microbes and Social Equity working group was formed in 2020 to foster conversations on research, education, and policy related to how microorganisms connect to personal, societal, and environmental health, and to provide space and guidance for action. In 2021, we designed our first virtual symposium to convene researchers already working in these areas for more guided discussions. The symposium organizing team had never planned a research event of this scale or style, and this perspective piece details that process and our reflections. The goals were to (1) convene interdisciplinary audiences around topics involving microbiomes and health, (2) stimulate conversation around a selected list of paramount research topics, and (3) leverage the disciplinary and professional diversity of the group to create meaningful agendas and actionable items for attendees to continue to engage with after the meeting. Sixteen co-written documents were created during the symposium which contained ideas and resources, or identified barriers and solutions to creating equity in ways which would promote beneficial microbial interactions. The most remarked-upon aspect was the working time in the breakout rooms built into the schedule. MSE members agreed that in future symposia, providing interactive workshops, training, or collaborative working time would provide useful content, a novel conference activity, and allow attendees to accomplish other work-oriented goals simultaneously.https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/13/2/30multi-disciplinarysocial equitymicrobiomeworkshopco-working activitiescollaborative meeting notes |
| spellingShingle | Suzanne L. Ishaq Emily F. Wissel Patricia G. Wolf Laura Grieneisen Erin M. Eggleston Gwynne Mhuireach Michael Friedman Anne Lichtenwalner Jessica Otero Machuca Katherine Weatherford Darling Amber L. Pearson Frank S. Wertheim Abigail J. Johnson Leslie Hodges Sabrina K. Young Charlene C. Nielsen Anita L. Kozyrskyj Jean D. MacRae Elise McKenna Myers Ariangela J. Kozik Lisa Marie Tussing-Humphreys Monica Trujillo Gaea A. Daniel Michael R. Kramer Sharon M. Donovan Myra Arshad Joe Balkan Sarah Hosler Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed Outputs Challenges multi-disciplinary social equity microbiome workshop co-working activities collaborative meeting notes |
| title | Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed Outputs |
| title_full | Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed Outputs |
| title_fullStr | Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed Outputs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed Outputs |
| title_short | Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed Outputs |
| title_sort | designing the microbes and social equity symposium a novel interdisciplinary virtual research conference based on achieving group directed outputs |
| topic | multi-disciplinary social equity microbiome workshop co-working activities collaborative meeting notes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/13/2/30 |
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