Databases of Databases of Diverse Speakers in STEM
Plenaries, keynotes, seminar speakers, and panelists are predominantly white and/or male. This is largely because the organizers are often white and/or male. If you are organizing an event, please consider the diversity of your organizers and speakers. There are underrepresented minority experts in your field. You may not know them, but you should. The goal of our 2018 Georgia Tech Diversity & Inclusion Fellow project was to create a web resource where conference, workshop, and panel organizers can locate diverse STEM experts to speak at their event. The result is the “database of databases” in the table below. If a list doesn’t exist for your field, please consider creating one or encouraging your professional society to do so. A poster compiling our results is here. Thank you for using this database! Please suggest additional databases or send feedback to Jennifer.Glass@eas.gatech.edu or Minda.Monteagudo@gatech.edu. Note: help with updates starting April 2019 provided by Prof. Mandy Oglesby-Sherrouse, University of Maryland
Handles: @BlackInXNetwork @BLACKandSTEM @BlackGeoRocks @bwise_bwiseusa @CienciaPR @DiversifyEEB @DiversifyGrads @ESWNtweets @GreatMindsSTEM @LatinasinSTEM @LGBTscholars @MSPHDSPDP @nagtgeo @NABGSocial @NationalMANRRS @NativesInSTEM @POCalsoknow @sacnas @SHPE @SREBDocSch @VanguardSTEM @WokeSTEM @WomenAs1 @GeoLatinas @missingscifaces @BlackWomenSTEM @AccessibleGEO @PridePolar @MPOWIR @AWG_org @SEG_Women @sednaepic @OutdoorAfro @LatinoOutdoors @EmpowerGeo @BlackPhysicists @Geoscientists @AAS_Women @AISES @GeoSpaceLatinx @WOCinSTEMChat @WomeninTechChat @womeningis @PrideinSTEM @OUTinSTEM @FemmesofStem @WomenSciAUST @Science_inColor @stemfemmes @500QueerSci @Lotus_STEMM @STEMforEquality @TigerInSTEMM @PR_Planeteers @ADVANCEGeo @TheSistasinSTEM @chron_ac @pocintech @SWISEofficial @WomensAquaticDC @BlackWomenPhDs @TrynaGrad @sisterphd @firstgendocs @pyrodiverse @phdivaspodcast @MinoritySTEM @SWMStweets @WeDoGeoScience @womenSTEMglobal @citeblackwomen @StemTrans @ABRCMS @womenofgeology @latinas_tech @WOMEESA @WomenInStat @DiversifyChem @DisabledLatinx @GreenLatinos @RAS_Diversity @WomenArchys @ACSDiversity @HerSTEMStory @DiversifyMicro @DiversifyImmuno @deepseadawn @ayanaeliza @RaeWynnGrant @DiversifyMicro @DiverseCAZymes @DiverseImmuno @BlackinMicro @aapigeosci
More lists: Women in Astronomy Speaker List, Origins of Life Research, Female Pioneers in STEM, Global Women in STEM Conference 2018 Speaker List, Ecology, Diversity Climate Network (D-ClimNet), Climate Voices, Innovation Women, Femmes of STEM, TED talks by diverse women in STEM, Top 16 Women of Color Speakers in STEM Interactional Association for Geoscience Diversity Society of Women Engineers
National Society of Black Engineers Academic, Health, and Wellness Conference for Black women in STEM Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
Guides and Advice:
500 Women Scientists Guide to organizing inclusive conferences [link] [download guide]
Union of Concerned Scientists Guide to making conferences accessible to disabled scientists [link]
Honoring the Next Generation of Health-STEM Leaders - advice from diverse professionals [link]
*scroll down below database to see additional lists of diverse podcasts, YouTube channels, and speaker websites*
Database | Fields Covered | Groups Included | Search/filter by | Database Size | Ease of use | Submissions Open? (link) | Search/ Filter |
Science | Black, Americas | Name, Institution, Position | 1,000 | Medium | No | N/A | |
All | Women (Global) | Name, Topic, City, State, Country | 3500+ | High | Both | ||
All Academic Disciplines | European Women | Name, Field, Employer, City, Country, Date Added | 2900+ | High | Yes (must be nominated) | Search | |
STEMM: Science (including social sciences), Tech, Engineering, Math, Medicine | Women & Gender-Diverse Folks (Global) | Name, Keywords, State, Country, City, Race/Ethnicity, STEMM Discipline | 15000+ | High (organized on world map) | Filter | ||
Science | LGBTQ+ | Name and photo | 1,135 + | Medium | N/A | ||
Science | Science role models (primarily URM and/or LGBTQIA) | Content area, name, NGSS tags | 168 and growing | High | Both | ||
Science, health, environ- ment | Under- represented groups (Global) | Name, Type Expertise, Organization, Language, Time Zone | 750+ | Medium | Both | ||
STEM (many) | Under- represented groups (Global) | Name, Institution, Position, (sub)field | 250+ | High | Both | ||
STEM (many) | Historically marginalized individuals | Professional Availability, HMI Identifier, Name, Google Scholar Link, Terminal degree, Subdiscipline | 100 | Medium | Search | ||
STEMM | Underrepresented minorities & white women | Keywords, location | 8 | Low | Search | ||
Clinical Cardiology | Women (Global) | All CV fields, Speaking and publication experience and interests | 200 | Requires creating a free account | Both | ||
Ecology and Evolution | Under- represented minorities & white women | Name, Affiliation, Current Stage, Subfield, Keywords, Country, Underrepresented Group, Discipline, Interest | 1640 | Medium | Both | ||
Plant Science | Female, LGBTQIA+, URM, and/or w/ a disability | Name, Affiliation, Research Areas, Career Stage | 260+ | Medium | Both | ||
Life Sciences | Women | Career Stage, Discipline, Country, Keyword/Name | 879 | Medium- High | Filter | ||
Life Sciences | Historically underrepresented groups in academia | Name, institution, discipline, CV | 30 | Low (cannot search) but do have presentations posted on YouTube channel | List only | ||
Biology | Women and non-binary postdocs and early Assistant Professors in biology | Name, institution, email, topics of expertise | 100 and growing | Medium | Postdocs/Assistant Professors | ||
Micro- biology | Women | Name, University, City, Country, Position, Research interests | 800+ | Medium- High | Both | ||
Microscopy | Women | Geography | ? | Low (cannot search) | Map only | ||
Fungi and Oomycetes | Women | Name, Institution, Region, Research Areas, Keywords | 268 | Medium- High | Both | ||
Evolution and Behavior (Human or Comparative) | Women | Name, Institution, Department, Keywords | 400 | Medium | Both | ||
Bat sciences | Women | Name, Twitter handle, Website, Institution, Location, Expertise | 70+ | Medium | Both | ||
Soil Science | Women | Name, University, City, Country, Position, Research interests | 300+ | Medium | Both | ||
Virology | Women | Name, Institution | 600+ | Low- Medium | Both | ||
Fruit | Women | Name, affiliation, field, fruit focus, location | 150+ | Low- Medium | Unknown | Both | |
Genomics, computational biology, bioinformatics | Underrepresented groups | Name, ORCID, country, state, sector, affiliation, website | 75+ | Medium- High | |||
Brain stimulation | Women | Title, name, career stage, country, area of research, email | 250+ | Medium- High | Both | ||
Cell Biology | Underrepresented groups | Name, keywords, institution | 90+ | Medium- High | Unknown | Both | |
Cell Biology | Women | Name, keywords, institution | 400+ | Medium- High | Unknown | Both | |
Cell Biology | Women | Name, institution, country, society, year, keywords | 2000+ | Medium | Unknown | Both | |
Synthetic Biology | Women | Name, Institution, Location, Keywords | 50 | Medium- High | Filter | ||
R code | Women | Country | Unknown | Low- Medium | Both | ||
Neuroscience | Women | Subject Matter, Seniority | Hundreds | Medium | Filter | ||
Neuroscience | Women | Search: Name, country, center, position, field of research, keyword Filters: under represented countries, senior positions | 1400+ | High | Both | ||
Psychology & Neuroscience | Black people | Institution, title, topic, twitter, website (tabs for position) | 100+ | Medium | Yes | Both | |
Neuroscience | Black people | Name, bio, keywords, social media | 300+ | High | Unknown | Both | |
Computational Cognitive Science | Minorities | First Name, Surname, Country, Keywords | 100+ | High | Yes | Both | |
Cognitive scientists | People of color | First name, last name, expertise, affiliation, | 200+ | Medium | Both | ||
Neuroscience, psychology | Women | Name, discipline, location | 100+ | Medium- High | Search and Filter by Country | ||
Vision scientists | Women | Name, affiliation, position, keywords, topics, email | 100+ | High | Both | ||
Language | Marginalized scholars | Name, subfield, research language(s), website, Twitter handle | 350 | Medium- High | Both | ||
Physics | Women | Name, keyword, state, country, field, subfield | 435 | Medium- High | Search | ||
Physics | African-African women | Name, graduation year, employer, field, undergrad school, grad school | 201 | High | Both | ||
Physics | Hispanic/ African/ Native Americans | Name, keyword, state, country, field, subfield | 120 | Medium- High | Search | ||
The Outlist of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, and Ally Astronomers! | Astronomy | LGBTQIA | Out/Ally, Name, Rank, Affiliation, Date Joined | 160 | Medium | Search | |
Chemistry | Women | Name, institution, title, research areas, country | 100 | Medium | Both | ||
Black Women in Biology, Eco/Evo and Marine Science | Biology, eco/evo, marine science | Black women | Name, institution, area of study, position/rank, website, contact | 160+ | Medium | Both | |
Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes (CAZ) | Women and/or URM (MinoritiesDisabilities LGBTQIA) post-PhD | Name, institution, country, current career stage, email, twitter handle | 16 and growing | Medium | Both | ||
Microbiology | Women and/or URM (MinoritiesDisabilities LGBTQIA) post-PhD | Name, institution, country, field, sub-field keywords, current career stage, email address | 175+ | Medium | Both | ||
Immunology | Women and/or URM (MinoritiesDisabilities LGBTQIA) post-PhD | Name, institution, country, field, sub-field keywords, current career stage, email address | Growing | Medium | Both | ||
Chemistry | Historically marginalized individuals | Name, Institution, Country, Career Stage, Subfield, Keywords | 427 | High | Filter | ||
Chemistry | Minorities | Name, Institution, Categories | 15 | Low | Neither | ||
Women in Theoretical/Computational chemistry, Material Science, and Biochemistry | Chemistry | Women | Last Name | Hundreds | Medium- Low | Filter | |
Protein science | URM | Name, Institution, | 53 and growing | Medium- High | Both | ||
Geosciences | Black women | Name, PhD year, subfield, institution | 128 | High | Search | ||
Geology | URM | Featured people series | Dozens and growing | High | Yes | Neither | |
Geo- sciences | URM non-white | Last Name, Position, Affiliation, Sub-field(s) | 200+ | Medium | Both | ||
Geosciences | Black women | Name, year of PhD, | 50+ and growing | High | Both | ||
Water research | URM non-white | Last Name, Position, Affiliation, Sub-field(s) | 150+ | Medium | Both | ||
Association for Women Geoscientists Distinguished Lecturer Program | Geo- sciences | Women | N/A | 43 | Medium- Low | Neither | |
Geo- sciences | Women | N/A | 51 | Medium | Neither | ||
Geo- sciences | Women | N/A | 62 | Medium- Low | No | Neither | |
Diversify Earth | Geo- sciences | Gender/race/ethnicity/sexual orientation minorities | Institution, country, career stage, self-identification, gender, field, keywords | 29+ | Medium- High | Both | |
Women in Machine Learning (WiML) Directory | Computing | Women | Name, Position, Affiliation, Keywords | Hundreds | Medium- High | Search | |
Tech | Women | N/A | 21 | Low- Medium | No | Neither | |
Tech | Women | Country | Hundreds | Medium | Filter | ||
Tech | Women and allies | N/A | 42 | Medium | No | Neither | |
Data Science | Women | N/A | 15 | Low- Medium | No | Neither | |
Data Science, Tech, Women Who Code | African women | N/A | 10-20 | Low-Medium | Neither | ||
Engineer- ing | Women | Topic, Background/degree, Notice required | 100+ | Low- Medium | Filter | ||
Tech | Lesbians and Allies | N/A | Hundreds | Low- Medium | Unknown | Neither | |
Design | Women | Keywords, discipline, topics, industry, location | 270 | High | Both | ||
Mathematics | Women | Location (state), Main Research Area, Research Sub-Areas | 51 | High | Filter | ||
Mathe- matics | Women | Research area, Region, Current Postdocs, Graduating PhDs | Hundreds | Medium | Filter | ||
Mathe- matics | People of color and white women | N/A | 47 | Low- Medium | No | Neither | |
Media | Women | Keyword, Expertise, Location (US), Language, Location (International) Name, data, expertise | 1300 | High | Both | ||
Philosophy | Underrepresented groups | Name, position, organization, location, area of specialization, self-identification | 1500+ | High | Both | ||
Govern- ment & Public Policy | Women | Research Interest, Name, University, Country, Country of Interest | Thousands | High | Both | ||
Govern- ment & Public Policy | Women | Name, Sector, Areas of expertise, Regions of expertise, Languages, Country of Residence | Thousands | High | Search | ||
Network of all the #BlackInX groups |
YouTube Channels and Podcasts (please include direct link to current website with active content):
Science: Dr. Raven the Science Maven The Brain Scoop (Emily Graslie) TheSciJoy (Accessible Science Joy) WokeSTEM (People of Color in STEM) Scilabus (Viviane Scilabus) DrawCuriosity (Ines Laura Dawson) Science Soapbox (Maryam Zaringhalam) Science Solved It (Kaleigh Rogers) Gastropodcast (Cynthia Graber & Nicola Twilley) ScienceVS (Wendy Zukerman) Imari Walker (Microplastics/Environment/Education)
Biology: AmoebaSisters (Sarina Peterson & Brianna Rapini) The Bug Chicks (Kristie Reddick & Jessica Honaker) ShedScience (Sally LePage)
Brilliant Botany (Claire Hopkins) Katherine Gould (anatomy)
Environmental Science: The Roving Naturalist Zentouro (Miriam Nielsen), Esri and the Science of Where
Physics/Astronomy: UpAndAtom (Jade Tan-Holmes) PhysicsGirl (Dianna Cowern) Ariel’s SpaceTime (Ariel Waldman) I Need My Space
Neuroscience/Psychology: BrainCraft (Vanessa Hill) NeuroTransmissions (Alie Caldwell) Brooke Miller (Psychology)
Engineering, Coding, Math: Simone’s Robots (Simone Giertz) Socratica (Kimberly Harrison) Hannah Fry (Math)
Ocean Science: Important Not Important (search for Dawn Wright, Ayana Johnson)
Speakers (please include professional website with contact info and video clips of previous talks)
Note: most of these speakers would prefer to be invited for plenaries & seminars to speak about their STEM research/expertise rather than what it’s like to be a women in STEM and/or DEI issues (unless that preference is specifically noted on website)
General: Maryam Zaringhala, Florence Schechter (clip 1, clip 2, clip 3)
Biology: Tara Smith (pathogens) Katie Hinde (lactation) Natsai Audrey (synthetic biology) Asha DeVos (marine biology) Evelyn Valdez-Ward (botany) Melissa Christina Marquez (sharks) Letisha Wyatt (neuropharmacology)
Engineering: Nicole Sharp
Physics/Astronomy: K Renee Horton Jedidah Isler Tyler Valentine Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Emily Calandrelli Katie Mack Angela Speck Clara Nellist
Environmental Science/Ecology: Heidi Steltzer Michelle LaRue Rae Wynn-Grant (video clip) Sian Proctor
Computer science: Pauline Narvas
Ocean science, mapping science: Dawn Wright (media clips)