ACCESS+ Research Study

ACCESS+ is seeking participants for a research study, “An intersectional, critical mixed-methods approach to understanding member experiences with STEM professional society and association culture,” funded by the ASAE Research Foundation (IRB 2024-0164).

This research is studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professional society member experiences with their STEM professional society culture, policies, and practices. This research study also aims to better understand the intersections of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) issues within and across STEM professional societies. The findings of this study will support STEM professional societies in making more intentional and informed decisions about the changes they undertake. 

The research team is interested in understanding your individual experiences with and perspectives about your STEM professional society as well as the kinds of changes you would like to see. Your responses will help your society better understand how members experience the society and make informed decisions about what improvements are needed.

We are inviting adults age 18 and above who are members of at least one of the following STEM professional societies to participate in a 30-minute survey. To thank you for participating, you have the option to be entered into a drawing for one of five $250 Amazon gift cards.

1. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC),
2. American Fisheries Society (AFS),
3. American Meteorological Society (AMS),
4. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB),
5. American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB),
6. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE),
7. American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ASCPT),
8. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE),
9. American Society for Microbiology (ASM),
10. American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET),
11. American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP),
12. Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF),
13. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP),
14. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO),
15. Audio Engineering Society, Inc. (AES),
16. Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES),
17. Biophysical Society (BPS),
18. Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation (CERF),
19. Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI)
20. Endocrine Society,
21. Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA),
22. Illuminating Engineering Society (IES),
23. International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR),
24. Marine Technology Society (MTS),
25. National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA),
26. National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE),
27. North American Lake Management Society (NALMS),
28. Phycological Society of America (PSA),
29. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC),
30. Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE),
31. Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS),
32. Society for Freshwater Science (SFS),
33. Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE),
34. The Oceanography Society (TOC),
35. Virginia Academy of Science (VAS), and
36. Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). 

Take the survey: https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/0hBq69 

If you have any questions, please contact research study PI Dr. Heather Metcalf at heather@wepan.org.