Biography
Dr. Cid works nationally with the Ecological Society of America as VP of Education and Human Resources to enhance undergraduate ecology education and increase diversity of ecologists to meet the needs of today's environmental professional workforce. Her research has focused on strategies to improve career development of women and minorities in the sciences, as well as forest and wetland ecology educational initiatives.
Research Interests
- Improving career development success of women and minorities in science
- Engaging faculty in training students for non-academic environmental careers
- Improving K-16 forest and urban wetland ecology educational outreach
Of Note
In 2017 Dr. Cid was elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America. Her three decades of work for this professional society were recognized.
Publications
Bowser, G., and C. R. Cid. 2021. Developing the ecological scientist mindset among underrepresented students in ecology fields. Ecological Applications 31(6):e02348. 10.1002/eap.2348
Bowser, G. and C. R. Cid. 2021. Promoting action ecology research through integration of environmental justice in undergraduate ecology education. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 102(3):e01873. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1873
Miriti, M. N., G. Bowser, C. R. Cid and N. C. Harris. 2021. Overcoming blind spots to promote environmental justice research. Trends in Ecology and Evolution January 2021 issue – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.12.011
Bowser, G. and C. R. Cid. 2020. Integrating environmental justice into applied ecology research: Somebody else’s problem? Ecology Applications 30(8):e02250. 10.1002/eap.2250
Cid, C. R. and M. Brunson. 2020. Engaging faculty in preparing students for non-academic environmental careers. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18:52-53.
Carmen Cid CV
