STEM Intersectional Equity in Departments (SIEDS)

SIEDS NSF ADVANCE Project

STEM Intersectional Equity in Departments (SIEDS) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE Partnership grant. SIEDS aims to build equitable and inclusive work cultures that attract, retain, and advance diverse faculty by providing unit leaders with tools to create more inclusive and equitable cultures in their units. The project is led by:

  • Dr. Krista Brumley, Professor in the Wayne State University Department of Sociology 
  • Dr. Stephanie Nawyn, Associate Professor in the Michigan State University Department of Sociology
  • Dr. Wendy Smooth, Senior Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence at The Ohio State University

What is the STEM Intersectional Equity in Departments (SIEDS) project?

The SIEDS project is a collaboration between Wayne State University, Michigan State University, and the Ohio State University to create a toolkit that academic leaders can use to advance more inclusive and equitable cultures in their unit. The SIEDS Toolkit provides guidance on implementing more inclusive faculty assessments, creating more equitable faculty workloads and supporting faculty across different work and life stages, and creating supports for more diverse leadership development. By bringing these three approaches together, the SIEDS Toolkit offers an array of evidence-based strategies to address the challenges of creating inclusive and supportive department cultures that both foster greater productivity and increase retention of underrepresented faculty. Focusing on localized cultural change, the SIEDS Toolkit provides a structured but flexible approach that can be used in a variety of disciplines and at different stages of DEI implementation.

The total grant is $1.24 million, with about $401,335 as WSU’s portion. It is a five-year grant, running from October 2023 – September 2028.

Fall 2024 Survey

The team is conducting a survey in the fall semester of 2024, running from Oct. 15 through Nov. 11, and would appreciate your participation to help advance their important work. Review the frequently asked questions to learn more about the survey, who received it and how the data will be used.