Resources

A curated collection of resources on inclusion and neuroscience from a variety of sources and creators. Updated July 2024.

Topics

• Cognitive diversity

• Equity, diversity, and inclusion in science, research, and academic spaces

• Inclusive science and research

• Accessible and inclusive science communication

• Bias and the brain

• Equity, diversity, and inclusion assessments

• General equity, diversity, and inclusion

• General introduction to neuroscience

• Cognitive diversity, defined. Blog article by Falisha Karpati.

• Minds that work differently and enrich our vision of the world. Video by Falisha Karpati and Maison de l’innovation sociale.

• The 3 types of diversity that shape our identities. Article in Harvard Business Review by Celia de Anca and Salvador Aragón.

• Teams solve problems faster when they’re more cognitively diverse. Article in Harvard Business Review by Alison Reynolds and David Lewis.

• Why we should be disagreeing more at work. Article in Harvard Business Review by Amy Gallo.

• Neurodiversity: Some basic terms and definitions. Essay by Nick Walker.

• Is introversion a diversity and inclusion issue? Article in Treasurer magazine by Matt Packer.

• 16 Habits of highly sensitive people. Article in HuffPost by Amanda L. Chan.

• Cognitive diversity in teams: A multidisciplinary review. Journal article in Small Group Research by Abby L. Mello and Joan R. Rentsch.

• Cognitive style: Time to experiment. Journal article in Frontiers in Psychology by Robert C. A. Bendall, Adam Galpin, Lynne P. Marrow, and Simon Cassidy.

• Creating, growing and sustaining efficient innovation teams. Journal article in Creativity and Innovation Management by Casimer DeCusatis.

• Team creativity, cognition, and cognitive style diversity. Journal article in Management Science by Ishani Aggarwal and Anita Williams Woolley.

• Exploring the effects of cognitive style diversity and self-efficacy beliefs on final design attributes in student design teams. Journal article in Design Studies by Jessica Menold and Kathryn Jablokow.

• Strategic decision making: The effects of cognitive diversity, conflict, and trust on decision outcomes. Journal article in the Journal of Management by Bradley J. Olson, Satyanarayana Parayitam, and Yongjian Bao.

• Balancing cognitive diversity and mutual understanding in multidisciplinary teams. Journal article in Health Care Management Review by Rebecca Mitchell and colleagues.

• The role of openness to cognitive diversity and group processes in knowledge creation. Journal article in Small Group Research by Rebecca Mitchell, Stephen Nicholas, and Brendan Boyle.

• Fostering team creativity: Perspective taking as key to unlocking diversity’s potential. Journal article in Applied Psychology by Inga J. Hoever, Daan van Knippenberg, Wendy P. van Ginkel, and Harry G. Barkema.

• Neurodiversity Media resource library.

• (Français) Les Neurodivertissantes. Podcast par Melissa St-Louis, Fran Delhoume, et Solène Métayer

• Your company’s diversity efforts need to include learning differences. Article in Charter by Fred Poses.

• Cognitive accessibility. Video of a talk by Jamie Knight & Lion at Accessibility London.

• An intersectional approach to inclusion at work. Article in Harvard Business Review by Ludmila N. Praslova.

• Cognitive accessibility with Rohan. Video series.

• Conditionally accepted. Article series in Inside Higher Ed.

• Indigenous educational resources for faculty and students. Resource list from Concordia University.

• Our disabilities have made us better scientists. Article in Scientific American by Gabi Serrato Marks and Skylar Bayer.

• Disabled scientists are often excluded from the lab. Short Wave podcast episode with Emily Kwong and Krystal Vasquez.

• Black in Neuro. Organization celebrating Black excellence in neuroscience-related fields.

• Alba Network. Organization focused on diversity and equity in brain sciences.

• 1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America. Profiles published in Cell Mentor.

• 500 Queer scientists. Profiles and resources.

• Neurodivergent in STEM. Profiles and resources.

• Gage. Directory of women and gender minorities in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine.

• Women in neuroscience repository. Profiles and resources.

• Sister. Article series focused on the experiences of gender minorities in STEM.

• (Français) Trans•diversité. Formation en ligne de l’Université de Montréal.

• Leading for equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher education. Online course from the University of Michigan.

• Mentorship spotlight and cultivating the future of STEM panel (videos) from Black in Neuro Week 2021.

• Diversity at college: Real stories of students making higher education more inclusive. Video from the Non-Obvious Beyond Diversity Summit in 2021.

• A year in review: Are diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives fixing systemic barriers? Journal article in Neuron by Kaela S. Singleton, De-Shaine R.K. Murray, Angeline J. Dukes, and Lietsel N.S. Richardson.

• An open letter to past, current and future mentors of Black neuroscientists. Journal article in Nature Reviews Neuroscience by Kaela S. Singleton, Rackeb Tesfaye, Elena N. Dominguez, and Angeline J. Dukes.

• What does it take to make an institution more diverse? Journal article in Nature by Virginia Gewin.

• How LGBT+ scientists would like to be included and welcomed in STEM workplaces. Journal article in Nature by Kendall Powell, Ruth Terry, and Sophia Chen.

• Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM. Journal article in Science Advances by Erin A. Cech and Tom J Waidzunas.

• Gender bias in academia: A lifetime problem that needs solutions. Journal article in Neuron by Anaïs Llorens and colleagues.

• Equity, diversity, and inclusion articles and statistics from Universities Canada.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education issue on inclusive science.

• The long legacy of anti-Blackness in academia. Article in Forbes by Janice Gassam Asare.

• Other duties as assigned? Article in University Affairs by Rohene Bouajram.

• Québec Interuniversity Equity Diversity Inclusion Network. Community of practice, training, resources, and RIQEDI video series.

• Psychology’s diversity problem. Article by Charlotte Huff for the American Psychological Association.

• Why so few, still? Challenges to attracting, advancing, and keeping women faculty of color in academia. Journal article in Frontiers in Sociology by Jean E. Fox Tree and Jyotsna Vaid.

• (Français) Ressources en EDI du Fonds de Recherche de Québec.

• Recognizing the impact of bias in faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement processes (pdf). Journal article in Kinesiology Review by Jared A. Russel, Sheri Brock, and Mary E. Rudisill.

• Bullying in science: largest-ever national survey reveals bleak reality. Article in Nature News by Holly Else.

• How university diversity rationales inform student preferences and outcomes. Journal article in PNAS by Jordan G. Starck, Stacey Sinclair, and J. Nicole Shelton.

• (Français) Outils: Équité, diversité et inclusion du Réseau des Centres Collégiaux de Transfert de Technologies et de Pratiques Sociales.

• San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

• EDI at every level: Inequities and under-representation in STEM. Article from the Canadian Science Policy Centre by Emma Anderson, Kaitlyn Easson, Kaitlin Kharas, Jina Kum, and Catherine Cimon-Paquet.

• Racism: overcoming science’s toxic legacy. A Nature special issue.

• Creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive research environment. A best practices guide for recruitment, hiring, and retention of Canada Research Chairs.

• Exploring experiences of ableism in academia: a constructivist inquiry. Article in Higher Education by Nicole Brown and Karen Ramlackhan.

• Barriers to the successful mentoring of faculty of color. Article in the Journal of Career Development by Tangier M. Davis, Martinque K. Jones, Isis H. Settles and Paulette Granberry Russell.

• Gender bias in (neuro)science: facts, consequences, and solutions. Article in the European Journal of Neuroscience by Jessica Schrouff, Doris Pischedda, Sarah Genon, Gregory Fryns, Ana Luísa Pinho, Eliana Vassena, Antonietta G. Liuzzi, and Fabio S. Ferreira.

• Accessible science laboratories. Paper by the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS).

• Inclusivity for all: how to make your research group accessible. Article in Science by Alaina G. Levine.

• Ableism in the academy. Article in University Affairs by John Loeppky.

• Quirks & Quarks: Black in science special and Black in science: Have recent years of activism made a difference? Radio episodes by CBC Radio.

• Ten simple rules for productive lab meetings. Article in PloS Computational Biology by Nigel Golden and colleagues.

• oSTEM resources.

• How science can do better for neurodivergent people. Article in Nature by Rachel Pells.

• Equity, diversity, and inclusion committees: Getting started guide. Toolkit from the University of British Columbia.

• Status of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) in Canada’s life sciences sector. Report by the Inclusive Life Sciences Collaboration.

• Findings from CIHR environmental scan on accessibility and systemic ableism in research funding systems (2021-2022).

• Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty. Article in Science Advances by Katie Spoon and colleagues.

• Gender-based disparities and biases in science: An observational study of a virtual conference. Article in Plos One by Junhanlu Zhang, Rachel Torchet, and Hanna Julienne.

• The intersectional privilege of white able-bodied heterosexual men in STEM. Article in Science Advances by Erin A. Cech.

• Advisory Committee to Address Anti-Black Racism in Research and Research Training: Final report and recommendations. Report from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

• Cultural safety in Indigenous health research context. Report from the Tahatikonhsontóntie’ Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research.

• (Français) ÉQUITÉ, DIVERSITÉ ET INCLUSION AU SEIN DES UNIVERSITÉS QUÉBÉCOISES: Difficultés dans l’avancement de la carrière professorale. Report par l’Université du Québec.

• Reconciling ways of knowing. Video discussion series on bringing together Indigenous knowledge and science.

• Inclusive neurotechnology panel. Video from Black in Neuro Week 2021.

• Decolonising science reading list by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein.

• Learning for participants in peer review. Online learning modules from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

• Integrating sex and gender in health research. Online learning modules from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

• Sex and gender analysis improves science and engineering. Journal article in Nature by Cara Tannenbaum and colleagues.

• A practical guide to inclusive research. Article series.

• Fairness in machine learning. Online learning module from Google.

• dear big S science. Poem in Cultural Studies of Science Education by Kori Czuy.

• Too many scientists still say Caucasian. Journal article in Nature by Alice B. Popejoy.

• (Français) Biais et discrimination en IA. Formation en ligne d’IVADO.

• Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR). Feminist, anti-colonial, marine science laboratory with many resources including those on equitable lab meetings, anti-colonial science, and decolonizing class syllabi.

• Consensus statement on measures to promote equitable authorship in the publication of research from international partnerships. Journal article in Anaesthesia by Ben Morton and colleagues.

• Anti-Black racism discussion and education series. Video series from the Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards.

• How to make your research more inclusive. Episode of the HCD MindSet video series featuring Falisha Karpati.

• Equitable funding practice library by Wellcome.

• Collaborative Indigenous Research Digital Garden by Tkaronto CIRCLE Lab.

• What will it take to decolonize artificial intelligence? Article in NEO.LIFE by Robin Donovan.

• Best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research. Guide for applicants to New Frontiers in Research Fund competitions.

• NSERC guide on integrating equity, diversity and inclusion considerations in research.

• Novel electrodes for reliable EEG recordings on coarse and curly hair (pdf). Article in IEEE by Arnelle Etienne, Tarana Laroia, Harper Weigle, Amber Afelin, Shawn K Kelly, Ashwati Krishnan, and Pulkit Grover.

• A perspective on enhancing representative samples in developmental human neuroscience: connecting science to society. Article in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience by Kayla H. Green, Ilse H. Van De Groep, Lysanne W. Te Brinke, Renske van der Cruijsen, Fabienne van Rossenberg, and Hanan El Marroun.

• Diversifying participation: the rarity of reporting racial demographics in neuroimaging research. Article in NeuroImage by Madeline G. Goldfarb and Darin R. Brown.

• (Français) Outils pour l’ÉDI en recherche par la chaire pour les femmes en sciences et en génie au Québec.

• Stop ‘controlling’ for sex and gender in global health research. Article in BMJ Global Health by Janna R Shapiro, Sabra L Klein, and Rosemary Morgan.

• Finding inspiration internationally through EDI practices by granting agencies. Video panel discussion by The EDI Lab at Concordia University.

• Innovative EDI practices by granting agencies (pdf) | Pratiques innovantes en EDI par les organismes subventionnaires (pdf). Report produced for the Fonds de recherche du Québec by the Québec Interuniversity Equity Diversity Inclusion Network (RIQEDI).

• Why am I always being researched? Guidebook from Chicago Beyond.

• Conceptual framework of equity-focused implementation research for health programs (EquIR). Article in the International Journal for Equity in Health by J. Eslava-Schmalbach and colleagues.

• Sex and gender in health research: Intersectionality matters. Article in Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology by Sivaniya Subramaniapillai, Liisa A.M. Galea, Gillian Einstein, and Ann-Marie G. de Lange.

• Equity, diversity, and inclusion are foundational research skills. Article in Nature Human Behaviour by Shannon M. Ruzycki and Sofia B. Ahmed.

• Dewemaagannag / My Relations. Indigenous engagement guide from Concordia University.

• Science for all: Inclusive and accessible science communication. Video by Falisha Karpati and the Quebec Bio-Imaging Network.

• Biaswatchneuro. Reports of speaker composition in neuroscience conferences.

• Decolonizing science communication: A panel exploring Indigenous views on science and journalism. Video from the Northwest Science Writers Association.

• Decolonizing science communication II: Indigenizing science journalism and uplifting Native stories that matter. Video from the Northwest Science Writers Association.

• #bropenscience is broken science. Article in The Psychologist by Kirstie Whitaker and Olivia Guest.

• Centering inclusivity in the design of online conferences — An OHBM-Open Science perspective. Journal article in GigaScience by the Organization for Human Brain Mapping Open Science Community.

• Inclusive SciComm Symposium hosted by the Metcalf Institute at the University of Rhode Island, and their crowdsourced inclusive SciComm resource list.

• SciComm Collective. An organization focused on improving the accessibility of science through researcher training.

• SciComm Bites. Blog focused on science communication research.

• Informal Science. Collection of project, research, and evaluation resources to support informal STEM education.

• STEM Teaching Tools. Practice briefs (2-page guidelines) and short courses focused on teaching science, technology, engineering, and math.

• Do No Harm Guide: Applying equity awareness in data visualization and Do No Harm Guide: Additional perspectives on data equity. Reports from the Urban Institute.

Inclusive language

• Bias-free language guidelines from the American Psychological Association.

• Indigenous Peoples language guide from the University of British Columbia.

• Disability language style guide from the National Center on Disability and Journalism.

• GLAAD media reference guide.

• Inclusive language guide. Slides by Feminuity.

• (Français) Rédaction épicène, formulation neutre, rédaction non binaire et écriture inclusive de l’Office québécois de la langue française.

• (Français) Guide de rédaction inclusive (pdf) de l’Institut national de la recherche scientifique.

• (Français) Guide d’écriture pour toutes et tous (pdf) de l’Université de Montréal.

• (Français) Guide de communication inclusive (pdf) de l’Université du Québec.

• (Français) Lexique sur la diversité sexuelle et la pluralité des genres de la Ligue des droits et libertés - section Québec.

• #WriteInclusion factsheets from the Think Tank for Inclusion & Equity.

Accessibility

• Dataviz accessibility resource list on GitHub.

• Ways to make meetings accessible. Journal article in Nature by Emily Sohn.

• Composing Access Project. Document and video series from the Ohio State University.

• Web content accessibility guidelines from the Web Accessibility Initiative.

• The A11Y Project. Digital accessibility resources.

• Inclusive design for social media. Article from Hootsuite.

• How to make your presentations accessible to all. Guidelines from the Web Accessibility Initiative.

• Contrast checker from WebAIM.

• Designing accessible services. Posters by UK Home Office.

• Bias in the brain: Unconscious, but not invisible. Blog article by Falisha Karpati.

• How to beat stereotypes by seeing people as individuals. Article in Greater Good Magazine by Zaid Jilani.

• Implicit stereotypes and the predictive brain: Cognition and culture in “biased” person perception. Journal article in Palgrave Communications by Perry Hinton.

• Meet the psychologist exploring unconscious bias - and its tragic consequences for society. Article in Science by Douglas Starr and featuring Jennifer Eberhardt.

• Research conducted by Jennifer Eberhardt and colleagues (PubMed article list).

• Research conducted by Mahzarin Banaji and colleagues (PubMed article list).

• The neuroscience of prejudice and stereotyping. Journal article in Nature Reviews Neuroscience by David M. Amodio.

• The social neuroscience of prejudice. Journal article in the Annual Review of Psychology by David M. Amodio and Mina Cikara.

• Breaking the prejudice habit: Mechanisms, timecourse, and longevity. Journal article in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology by Patrick S. Forscher and colleagues.

• Is racial bias malleable? Whites’ lay theories of racial bias predict divergent strategies for interracial interactions. Journal article in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology by Rebecca Neel and Jenessa R. Shapiro.

• Neurolaw: Differential brain activity for black and white faces predicts damage awards in hypothetical employment discrimination cases. Journal article in Social Neuroscience by Harrison A. Korn, Micah A. Johnson, and Marvin M. Chun.

• Race and gender on the brain: Electrocortical measures of attention to the race and gender of multiply categorizable individuals. Journal article in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology by Tiffany A. Ito and Geoffrey R. Urland.

• Racial bias in neural response to others’ pain is reduced with other-race contact. Journal article in Cortex by Yuan Cao and colleagues.

• Neurosexism: the myth that men and women have different brains. Article in Nature by Lise Eliot.

• Minding the gender gap: The social neuroscience of belonging. Review article in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience by Gina Rippon.

• Why intersectionality and data collection are key to inclusion. Blog article by Falisha Karpati.

• Disaggregating data by race allows for more accurate research. Journal article in Nature Human Behaviour by Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe.

• The mistake companies make when they use data to plan diversity efforts. Article in Harvard Business Review by Katie Wullert, Shannon Gilmartin, and Caroline Simard.

• Numbers only take us so far. Article in Harvard Business Review by Maxine WIlliams.

• To understand whether your company is inclusive, map how your employees interact. Article in Harvard Business Review by Bogdan Yamkovenko and Stephen Tavares.

• How to measure diversity and inclusion for a stronger workplace. Guide from SurveyMonkey.

• Measuring progress. Guide from Project Include.

• Tracking compensation and promotion inequity. Blog article by Lara Hogan.

• B impact assessment. Self-assessment tool from B Corps.

• CHAOSS Diversity, equity, and inclusion working group. GitHub library focused on measurement methods and metrics.

• 30 powerful questions for your next DEIB survey. Article from Lattice.

• Guidance on the use of standards for race-based and Indigenous identity data collection and health reporting in Canada (pdf). Guidelines from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

• Racial Equity Tools. Research and educational resources.

• Liberating structures. Inclusive idea generation, problem solving, and teambuilding activities.

• Native-Land.ca. Map of Indigenous lands and educational resources by Native Land Digital.

• National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Learning resources and research related to residential schools.

• Indigenous Canada. Online course from the University of Alberta.

• Indigenous learning series from the Government of Canada.

• Anti-racism and allyship 7 day journey. Online tools by Margaret Neale, Sarah Soule, and Hannah Yanow.

• Interfaith calendar.

• My pronouns are she/they. What are yours? Article in Harvard Business Review by Paige Cohen.

• How to promote racial equity in the workplace. Article in Harvard Business Review by Robert Livingston.

• Why diversity matters. Video by Katherine Phillips.

• How diversity makes us smarter. Article in Scientific American by Katherine Phillips.

• Be inclusive every day. Infographic from Catalyst.

• A mega blog about a mini guide to inclusive recruitment. LinkedIn article by Dana Kohava Segal.

• Inclusive design. Guide from Microsoft.

• 50 Ways to fight bias. Online activity from Lean In.

• Bias Interrupters tools.

• Articles by Sheri Byrne-Haber on Medium.

• Gender results framework from the Government of Canada.

• All in. Guide to inclusive marketing from Google.

• Gender-bias calculator for recommendation letters.

• White supremacy culture characteristics. Website by Tema Okun.

• Nisidotam Toolbox. Online training modules and resource library from the Nisidotam inclusion initiative - a project of the First Nations Human Resources Development Commission of Quebec (FNHRDCQ) and the Research Center for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities (CRISPESH).

• Institut EDI2: Centre de ressources. Extensive list of resources in French and English, on a wide range of topics. Curated by Institut EDI2 at Université Laval.

• Women in the workplace. Report by McKinsey & Company.

• Unconscious bias training that works. Article in Harvard Business Review by Francesca Gino and Katherine Coffman.

• Creating flex work policies…when everyone has different needs. Article in Harvard Business Review by Liz Kislik.

• PowHER Redefined: Women of Color reimagining the world of work. Report from nFORMATION and Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative.

• The Micropedia. Examples and explanations of microaggressions and their impact.

• Why we should talk about antisemitism in the workplace. Video of a panel discussion from the Anti-Defamation League.

• Towards braiding. Book and handouts on Indigenous collaboration by Elwood Jimmy and Vanessa Andreotti.

• Disability Equality Index best practices collection. Case examples by Disability:IN.

• (Français) Incluvis: Situez votre organisation sur le chemin de l’inclusion pour l’emploi des personnes en situation de handicap. Guide et auto-évaluation de la Centre de recherche pour l’inclusion des personnes en situation de handicap (CRISPESH).

• What’s your pronoun? Strategies for inclusion in the workplace. Guide by Out & Equal (pdf).

• (Français) Parcours éducatif: Boîte à outils décoloniale (pdf) par RÉSEAU et Mikana.

• 6 behavioral nudges to reduce bias in hiring and promotions. Article in Harvard Business Review by Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio.

• Three inclusive team norms that drive success. Report by Catalyst.

• Sustaining and strengthening inclusion in our new remote environment. Article by McKinsey & Company.

• To overcome resistance to DEI, understand what’s driving it. Article in Harvard Business Review by Eric Shuman, Eric Knowles, and Amit Goldenberg.

• “Lowering the bar” to meet leadership diversity goals is BS. Here’s now to debunk this executive hiring myth with facts. Article on LinkedIn by Lucinda Duncalfe.

• Board diversity playbook from the VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab at Stanford University.

• Antisemitism and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Article by Feminuity.

• Creating psychological safety for Black women at your company. Article in Harvard Business Review by Agatha Agbanobi and T. Viva Asmelash.

• Communicating equality.

• Black Americans’ perspectives on ally confrontations of racial prejudice. Article in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology by Charles Chu and Leslie Ashburn-Nardo.

• Animikii open policies.

• (Français) Faciliter la communication neuromixte en milieu de travail : un guide à l’intention des allistes (non autistes). Guide par Fédération québécoise de l’autisme.

• Neuroscience in the workplace. Episode of Ntuiva podcast by Vanessa Deschênes featuring Falisha Karpati.

• The brain from top to bottom. Website from McGill University.

• BrainPost. Email newsletter and research summary articles written by neuroscientists.

• Useful Science. Science news curation website.

• Huberman lab podcast. Video series by Andrew Huberman.

• Neuroscientifically Challenged video and article series by Marc Dingman.

• BrainFacts. Website from the Society for Neuroscience, Kavli Foundation, and Gatsby Charitable Foundation.

• Everyday neuroscience for your brain health. Blog by Sarah McKay.

• Brain basics. Website from the Dana Foundation.

• Neuroskeptic. Column in Discover Magazine.

• Frontiers neuroscience news.