The Committee on Diversity (COD) IDEAS subcommittee tackles the original core mission of the COD: To address underrepresentation of racialized minority scholars in biological anthropology. In 2016, the COD launched the Increasing Diversity in Evolutionary Anthropological Sciences (IDEAS) program. IDEAS is an NSF-Funded, multi-pronged initiative that addresses training, mentoring, and public outreach.
In a 2018 Yearbook of Physical Anthropology article, the IDEAS Committee Chairs published recent demographic data on the Bioanthropological discipline in the U.S., specifically as it relates to representation of minority and underrepresented minority (or racialized minority) scholars, as well as the history of the AABA's COD and its IDEAS program.
IDEAS WORKSHOP
The annual IDEAS Workshop typically includes a day-long science and mentoring workshop for undergraduate and graduate students the Wednesday of the AABA meetings, networking events throughout the meeting, and a virtual mentoring network throughout the year. You can learn more about the workshop and IDEAS Faculty here.
If you are interested in sponsoring additional IDEAS scholars or building satellite workshops in your local area into your Broader Impacts programs, please contact Ripan Malhi ([email protected]) or Susan Antón ([email protected]).
IDEAS SCHOLARS
The AABA congratulates our 2018 IDEAS scholars and our 2019 IDEAS scholars.
IDEAS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH & RECRUITMENT
COMMUNICATION & MEDIA
The IDEAS group maintains the following media and communication accounts:
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
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