Broadening Participation
Dr. Schneider’s research focus within broadening participation in STEM is focused on 1) identifying recruitment and retention barriers in STEM that are specifically related to the experiences of exclusionary behaviors; and 2) developing discipline specific strategies to address these barriers. She is a current and past PI of multiple federally funded awards within this realm and she has served in leadership positions for professional organizations such as the Association for Women in Geosciences and the SEG Women’s Network. She and three other PI’s of the ADVANCEGeo Partnership program developed an LLC in 2023, of which Schneider is the CEO.
Dr. Schneider accepting an award on behalf of the ADVANCEGeo Partnership at the 2022 AWG Awards
Attendees at the 2025 Train the Trainer event hosted by the ADVANCEGeo and ADVANCEing FieldSafety programs
• Alwan, A., Schneider, B., Gentry, C., and Marin-Spiotta, E*. Intentional mentorship for safe and inclusive fieldwork. 2024. In: G. Chen and L. Eaves (eds). How to foster DEI & Justice in Geography (invited)
• Marin-Spiotta, E., E.J. Diaz-Vallejo, R.T. Barnes, A. Mattheis, B. Schneider, A.A. Berhe, M.G. Hastings, B. Williams and V. Magley. 2023. Exclusionary behaviors reinforce historical biases and contribute to loss of talent in the earth sciences. Earth's Future, 11: doi.org/10.1029/2022EF002912
• Berhe, A.A., R.T. Barnes, M.G. Hastings, A. Mattheis, B. Schneider, B.M. Williams and E. Marin-Spiotta. 2022. Scientists from historically excluded groups face a hostile obstacle course. Nature Geoscience, 15, 2-4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00868-0
• Mattheis, A., E. Marin-Spiotta, S. Nandihalli, B. Schneider and R.T. Barnes. 2022. "Maybe this is just not the place for me:" An intersectional analysis of gender harassment and discrimination in the geosciences. PLOS ONE. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268562
• Marin-Spiotta, E., A. Mattheis, C.F. Bell, J. Maertens, R.T. Barnes, A.A. Berhe, M.G. Hastings, B. Schneider and B.M. Williams. 2022. A critical feminist approach to transform workplace climate in partnership with professional associations. ADVANCE Journal. doi.org/10.5399/osu/ADVJRNL.3.1.11.
• Holmes, M.A.*, Myles, L. and Schneider, B., 2020, Diversity and equality in honors and awards programs: Steps towards a fair representation of membership. In Advances in Geosciences, Special Issue: Diversity and Equality in the Geosciences, 1, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-53-41-2020.
• Schneider, B.B.*, Tranel, L., and Cremeans, M., 2018, The Association for Women Geoscientists: 40 years of successes, struggles, and sisterhood, in Johnson, B. (ed.), Women and Geology: Who Are We, Where Have We Come From, and Where Are We Going?: GSA Special Publication. doi.org/10.1130/2018.1214(11).•