Erika Marín-Spiotta in the News

Erika Marin-Spiotta awarded the 2023 Geoethics Medal
WISELI co-Director Prof. Erika Marin-Spiotta received the 2023 Geoethics Medal from the International Association for Promoting Geoethics. The Geoethics Medal honors scientists and scholars who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to ethical practices in geoscience research and/or practice, and/or in …
Erika Marin-Spiotta named inaugural director of the Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change
With support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will establish a new hub called the Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change, or WiSC2, to transform graduate education in science, technology, engineering, …
Dr. Erika Marín-Spiotta collaborates on training for The Wildlife Society
WISELI’s co-director Dr. Erika Marín-Spiotta recently led a training on sexual harassment for the Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society (TWS), in collaboration with Jennifer Merems’ efforts on educating women professionals about sexism and inclusion …
New Directions for WISELI
The past year has been a time of exciting reflection and change for WISELI, a research center supporting faculty diversity and inclusion, housed in the College of Engineering. New personnel, a new name, and plans …
UW geographer leads initiative against sexual harassment
A University of Wisconsin–Madison associate professor of geography is partnering with scientific societies and geoscience faculty colleagues from institutions across the country to develop sexual harassment bystander intervention training for the earth, space and environmental …
Q&A: Erika Marin-Spiotta is working to develop strategies to fight sexual harassment in science
Erika Marín-Spiotta will be lead investigator of research being conducted in a partnership of the American Geophysical Union, Earth Science Women’s Network, and Association for Women Geoscientists. Funded by a $1.1 million, four-year grant from …
UW professor addresses sexual harassment in STEM fields
Erika Marín-Spiotta, a University of Wisconsin associate professor of geography, is partnering with other scholars nationwide to address and decrease sexual harassment and discrimination in STEM fields. Marín-Spiotta and her team have received a $1.1 …
UW-Madison geographer recognized for her work to diversify geoscience
Erika Marín-Spiotta, a professor in the Department of Geography known internationally for her research on soils and the carbon cycle, has been recognized for her efforts to improve equity, diversity and inclusion in the geosciences …
Project to create anti-racism education wins Mellon grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $5 million to fund an interdisciplinary, multi-year project to advance anti-racist practices and pedagogy in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM).