Applied Theatre Facilitates Dialogue about Career Challenges for Scientists †
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Authors:
Verónica A. Segarra1,2,
MariaElena Zavala1,3,
Latanya Hammonds-Odie1,4,*
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Received 10 September 2016 Accepted 15 March 2017 Published 26 May 2017
- ©2017 Author(s). Published by the American Society for Microbiology.
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[open-access] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ and https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode), which grants the public the nonexclusive right to copy, distribute, or display the published work.
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†Supplemental materials available at http://asmscience.org/jmbe
- *Corresponding author. Mailing address: Georgia Gwinnett College, 1000 University Center Lane, C-2235, Lawrenceville, GA 30043. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract:
The design of programs in support of a strong, diverse, and inclusive scientific workforce and academe requires numerous difficult conversations about sensitive topics such as the challenges scientists can face in their professional development. Theatre can be an interactive and effective way to foster discussion around such subjects. This article examines the implementation and benefits of such interactive strategies in different contexts, including the benefits of getting early career academics and professionals talking about some of the situations that women and underrepresented minorities face in the workplace, while allowing more seasoned professionals and colleagues to join in the conversation.
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Appendix 1: Supplemental Table 1: Sample scenarios for group skits and discussion, Appendix 2: Supplemental Table 2: Participant responses to reflection questions, Appendix 3: Supplemental Table 3: Themes in participants’ reflections: coding schema
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Abstract:
The design of programs in support of a strong, diverse, and inclusive scientific workforce and academe requires numerous difficult conversations about sensitive topics such as the challenges scientists can face in their professional development. Theatre can be an interactive and effective way to foster discussion around such subjects. This article examines the implementation and benefits of such interactive strategies in different contexts, including the benefits of getting early career academics and professionals talking about some of the situations that women and underrepresented minorities face in the workplace, while allowing more seasoned professionals and colleagues to join in the conversation.

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Received 10 September 2016 Accepted 15 March 2017 Published 26 May 2017
- ©2017 Author(s). Published by the American Society for Microbiology.
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[open-access] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ and https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode), which grants the public the nonexclusive right to copy, distribute, or display the published work.
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†Supplemental materials available at http://asmscience.org/jmbe
- *Corresponding author. Mailing address: Georgia Gwinnett College, 1000 University Center Lane, C-2235, Lawrenceville, GA 30043. E-mail: [email protected].