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Michelle Barboza replied to the topic Supporting women in paleo in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 5 months ago
7 years, 5 months ago7 years, 5 months agoI’m happy to report that efforts to support women in paleontology are taking place in organizations beyond the myFOSSIL forums, and I thought I would share this article written by @taorminalepore, highlighting the actions taken to support women in paleontology at the 2016 annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate paleontology.
The article was…[Read more]
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Michelle Barboza replied to the topic Women in Paleo – Spotlights in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 5 months ago
7 years, 5 months ago7 years, 5 months ago@egardner, we’ve been planning via email, but for other readers who may be interested, @taorminalepore is going to be the first speaker in our Spring 2016 “Women in Paleo” webinar series! The first webinar, hosted by Tara, will take place on January 25, 2017.
On another Women in Paleo note, National Geographic came out with a great little article…[Read more]
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Michelle Barboza replied to the topic Writing highly-scored abstracts for conferences in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 5 months ago
7 years, 5 months ago7 years, 5 months agoHi @lydia-tackett, thank you for sharing, this is a great post. I think the author calls out an important point – it is not only gender bias that affects the acceptance of scientific papers/abstracts/presentations, but many women’s own self doubt. From other blog posts and personal conversations with women in science, the imposter syndrome is…[Read more]
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Michelle Barboza started the topic myFOSSIL Notifications in the forum Help Forum 7 years, 5 months ago
7 years, 5 months ago7 years, 5 months agoHi, FOSSIL Team! I’m wondering, is there a way to receive automatic updates (either as myFOSSIL notifications or, preferably, as email notifications) letting members know when new posts have been added to either a group or forum to which they belong? For example, I am part of the Paleo Tutorial Group, but unless the person posting specifically…[Read more]
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Michelle Barboza and Claudia Grant are now friends 7 years, 5 months ago
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Michelle Barboza posted a new activity comment 7 years, 5 months ago
7 years, 5 months ago7 years, 5 months agoAwesome tip @cgrant – I didn’t know about this! As FLMNH employees, do we have access/membership to other associations in addition to AAM? Even if we don’t, do you think there are some organizations we should absolutely be a part of, even as students?
@llundgren I agree! @bmacfadden can we add this topic to today’s discussion?
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@michelle-barboza Michelle, I find AAM very informative and rewarding. I don’t have another membership, although If I lived in CA I would have Monterrey Bay Acq and CalAcademy. There is one that I used to have and that is Museums and the Web. It highlights how museums are doing digital and virtual and how that compares with an actual visit in…[Read more]
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Michelle Barboza replied to the topic Funding for Women in STEM in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 5 months ago
7 years, 5 months ago7 years, 5 months agoThe Association of Women Geoscientists has some deadlines coming up!
The AWG Lonestar Chapter has a Rising Career Scholarship that provides professional development funding for women geoscience professionals seeking to resume their geoscience careers after having been out of the workforce, or female geoscience students following a non-traditional…[Read more] -
Michelle Barboza replied to the topic Women in Paleo – Spotlights in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 5 months ago
7 years, 5 months ago7 years, 5 months ago@egardner, I spoke with Tara immediately after our planning meeting – I was super excited to invite her! I am happy to say that @taorminalepore was just as excited to be invited – she’s on board!
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Michelle Barboza replied to the topic Supporting women in paleo in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 5 months ago
7 years, 5 months ago7 years, 5 months ago@taorminalepore – sorry to respond so late, but as you now know, I was not able to make it to the SVP conference this year! However, I think you, @gsantos, and I ought to (virtually) get together and discuss this matter further.
Additionally, @egardner – do you think this might be a good subject for a new forum?
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Michelle Barboza replied to the topic Early Women in Paleontology in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 5 months ago
7 years, 5 months ago7 years, 5 months agoWow, thanks for the share @john-christian! I’ve been doing some research into historical women of paleo, but had never before heard of the Newnham Quartet. This jut reinforces my desire/the need for a book about early women in paleontology!
The blog you linked to, “Letters from Gondwana,” also has a great article on historical paleobotanist Mary…[Read more]
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Michelle Barboza replied to the topic in the forum Michelle Barboza 7 years, 5 months ago
7 years, 5 months ago7 years, 5 months ago@egardner, @gsantos, @taorminalepore I would be happy to help out with the forum, but I’m not comfortable committing myself to being the main moderator, since A) I am no longer living in SoCal so I’m not quite up to date on current happenings and B) I want to focus on getting the Women In Paleo forum up and running.
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Lisa Lundgren and Michelle Barboza are now friends 7 years, 5 months ago
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Michelle Barboza posted an update in the group Bruce’s Paleo-Tutorial 7 years, 5 months ago
7 years, 5 months ago7 years, 5 months agoHi all! I was wondering – what are some courses available at UF that would support/enhance a resume for someone (me) interested in a museum career. For example, are there classes in museum studies, exhibit design, collections management, etc? It would be great it the classes met grad requirements, but I would be happy to audit an undergraduate…[Read more]
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Michelle, the School of Art and Art History offers an entire degree on Museum Studies. You can check course descriptions here:
http://arts.ufl.edu/academics/art-and-art-history/programs/museum-studies/course-descriptions/
I took some of those courses. Some are very theoretical and some are very practical. You might want to check with them, as…[Read more]
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Hi Michelle, you might also want to look at the webinars offered through AAM (American Alliance of Museums). We, as FLMNH employees, qualify for a free membership. If you don’t have your membership yet, you can talk to Griffin Sheehy who can send you the promo-code to access. Then, you have all sorts of benefits, including free webinars. Some…[Read more]
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Awesome tip @cgrant – I didn’t know about this! As FLMNH employees, do we have access/membership to other associations in addition to AAM? Even if we don’t, do you think there are some organizations we should absolutely be a part of, even as students?
@llundgren I agree! @bmacfadden can we add this topic to today’s discussion?
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@michelle-barboza Michelle, I find AAM very informative and rewarding. I don’t have another membership, although If I lived in CA I would have Monterrey Bay Acq and CalAcademy. There is one that I used to have and that is Museums and the Web. It highlights how museums are doing digital and virtual and how that compares with an actual visit in…[Read more]
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@michelle-barboza @cgrant I took some of these classes, too. They recently got a new director who seems to be very forward thinking. This would be a great discussion to have. @smoran @vperez @sholte @jeanette-pirlo @bmacfadden
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Michelle Barboza posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
7 years, 6 months ago7 years, 6 months agoI came across this article today, which I thought was relevant.
http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2016/10/promoting-alternative-careers-advisers-responsibility?utm_source=sciencecareer
@bmacfadden, @llundgren, @smoran, @sholte, @cgrant, @vperez, @jeanette-pirlo
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Michelle Barboza replied to the topic Supporting women in paleo in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 6 months ago
7 years, 6 months ago7 years, 6 months agoWith one of the biggest paleontology conferences just around the corner (The 2016 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference in Utah), here’s a great article to consider: “Women Need to be Seen and Heard at Conferences.”
The article, from Nature, is free to read online. In summary – a neuroscience group created a site called “Bias Watch Nuero”…[Read more]
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Michelle Barboza posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
7 years, 6 months ago7 years, 6 months agoWelcome! I’d love to learn about their course!
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Michelle Barboza posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
7 years, 6 months ago7 years, 6 months agoProbably NOT the way we are going to discuss authorship, haha!
Fun ways of deciding authorship order
@bmacfadden@sholte@llundgren@vperez@cgrant@jeanette-pirlo@smoran
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Michelle Barboza replied to the topic Funding for Women in STEM in the forum Women in Paleontology Forum 7 years, 6 months ago
7 years, 6 months ago7 years, 6 months agoYesterday, the Paleo Society shared a link to STEPPE’s running database. They’ve got information on fellowships, internships, and collections grants. https://steppe.org/funding/
Both societies are worth taking a look at. The Paleontological Society covers both vertebrate and invertebrate paleontology, and STEPPE is focused on research and…[Read more]
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Michelle Barboza replied to the topic in the forum Michelle Barboza 7 years, 6 months ago
7 years, 6 months ago7 years, 6 months agoI agree! This website is a great way to connect professionals and hobbyists, and we both have a lot to learn from each other. I recall you shared a tweet saying something along the lines of “The myFOSSIL site is basically on online collections database available to anyone with an interest in fossils” – and so it is. This website not only provides…[Read more]
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