Opoku, W., & Wiggins, J., & Cox, M. F., & Harper, K. (2023, June), Work in Progress: Measuring Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts in a Multiscale Sustainable-Food System Research Network    Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44312

\bibitem{asee_peer_44312}
  Opoku, W., \& Wiggins, J., \& Cox, M. F., \& Harper, K. (2023, June), \emph{Work in Progress: Measuring Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts in a Multiscale Sustainable-Food System Research Network  }
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--44312

Winifred Opoku, Jameka Wiggins, Monica Farmer Cox, and Kaitlyn Harper.  "Work in Progress: Measuring Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts in a Multiscale Sustainable-Food System Research Network  ".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/44312 Internet.  23 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_44312}
  Winifred Opoku, Jameka Wiggins, Monica Farmer Cox, and Kaitlyn Harper.
  "Work in Progress: Measuring Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts in a Multiscale Sustainable-Food System Research Network  ".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/44312 Internet.  23 May, 2024

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title = "Work in Progress: Measuring Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts in a Multiscale Sustainable-Food System Research Network  "
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AB  - In 2021, the National Science Foundation funded (Name of Center) to bring together over 40 researchers and 15 institutions in the advancement of science to make the wasteful food system in the United States sustainable, equitable, and resilient. The (Name of Center)’s mission is to carry out convergent research to understand how and why food is wasted in regions across the U.S. and then to create solutions that can minimize and sustainably manage waste. With a focus on the integration of currently disconnected partners (i.e., academics, students, workers, farmers, non-profits, community members, firms, and regulators), over ten research clusters work together to advance the center’s mission via convergent research and systems change. 

This paper highlights the efforts of the (Name of Center)’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) cluster, whose mission is to study the extent to which the structure and procedures undertaken within the network effectively promote DEI. As the DEI cluster, we will derive insights that can guide best practices for similar research networks and collaboratives. To achieve these goals, we translated network co-created DEI cluster goals and objectives into metrics, stakeholders, evidence, and operationalization. To ensure that metrics were achievable, we applied the RE-AIM planning and evaluation framework as a guiding implementation framework. 

 

We present initial findings about the presence of DEI across clusters from analyses of artifacts (e.g., meeting minutes, center presentations) in the network. Our work will offer researchers and practitioners approaches to evaluate a multi-institutional research network’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, serving as a guide for future research network initiatives.
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