April 25th, 2018 | RESEARCH
We propose a thoughtful process for scientists to develop their “impact identity”, a concept that integrates scholarship in a scientific discipline with societal needs, personal preferences, capacities and skills, and one’s institutional context. Approaching broader impacts from a place of integrated identity can support cascading impacts that develop over the course of a career. We argue identity is a productive driver that can improve outcomes for scientists and for society. Widespread adoption of the concept of impact identity may also have implications for the recruitment and retention of a more diverse range of scientist.
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Julie Risien, Author, Center for Research on Lifelong STEM LearningMartin Storksdieck, Author, Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning
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Identifier Type: DOI
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icy011
Publication: Integrative & Comparative Biology
Volume: 58
Number: 1
Page(s): 58-66
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Award Number: 1612808
Award Number: 1212803Funding Source: NSF
Award Number: 1408736
Related URLs
Oxford Academic
Collaborative Research: Grounding Institutional Partnerships in Structures for Broader Impacts Design
Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE)
Broader Impacts and Outreach Network for Institutional Collaboration (BIONIC)
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