DEI Resources for Researchers

Linked below are a compilation of toolkits and guides for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the research environment. If you need to request additional resources or would like to suggest a resource to be added to this list, please reach out to cinj_dei@cinj.rutgers.edu.

Building and Supporting Diverse Research Teams

Bridging the Research Gap: A Toolkit on Inclusive Research and Development Practices

-   Building a diverse research team
-   Citing a diversity of scholars
-   Inclusive data collection processes
-   Population-appropriate findings dissemination

Ten Simple Rules for Building an Antiracist Lab

-   PI advocacy for BIPOC lab members
-   Shared grants and publications
-   Equitable mentoring practices
-   Building dynamic research agendas

Diversity and Equity in the Lab: Preparing Scientists and Engineers for Inclusive Teaching in Courses and Research Environments

-   Supporting diverse trainees
-   Retaining and encouraging trainees
-   Embracing social identities of trainees

Bias Interrupters Toolkit for Meetings

-   How to structure lab meetings
-   Identifying types of bias
-   Tips for In-person and virtual meetings

NASEM Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations: Beyond Broadening Participation

-   How PIs can prevent gatekeeping
-   How to leverage strengths of diverse team
-   Best practices for studying diverse STEM teams

Neurodiversity in the Labs

-   Types of neurodiversity
-   How to acknowledge neurodiversity
-   Accommodation ideas
-   How to clearly and concisely communicate

Preparing DEI Statements and Grant Submissions

Diversity Statements

-   Focus of DEI statement for researchers
-   Steps for crafting statement
-   Sample statements

Rutgers Support for DEI Component of Grant Proposals

- Support NIH and NSF research grants for diversity supplements

Training on Implicit Bias

Implicit Bias Training

- Understanding the neuroscience of cognitive bias
- Practical science-based approaches to hack your brain’s biased perceptions

Harvard Implicit Association Test

- Measures implicit bias and preferences for 18 different types of persons

Avoid Implicit Gender Bias in Recommendation Letters

- Best practices for minimizing bias
- Tips on how to navigate bias in received recommendation letters