Marisa A Rinkus
Biographic Data
| ID | 630463 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marisa A Rinkus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marisa A |
| FAMILY NAME | Rinkus |
| SIGNATURE | RINKUS M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5080-7262 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Using interdisciplinary dialogue to understand the influence of identities on undergraduate research experiences
To face twenty-first century challenges, an effective undergraduate education must prepare its students with interdisciplinary competencies: reflexivity, perspective seeking, and integrative thinking that reaches across disciplinary silos. As such, higher education has begun to shift towards societally engaged models that engender interdisciplinary collaboration. However, much of the work on interdisciplinarity focuses solely on intellectual conc…
Initial development and validation of the Faculty Epistemic Exclusion Scale
How to promote the integrative ability of transdisciplinary graduate students
By integrating the insights of academic researchers and stakeholders from outside the academy, transdisciplinary research promises to help address complex challenges that threaten the safety and well-being of people the world over. This promise has led to the development of systematic efforts to train graduate students to conduct transdisciplinary research, and there is increasing interest in transdisciplinary education in the graduate training l…
Addressing communication challenges in transdisciplinary sustainability science
To address sustainable development challenges, transdisciplinary sustainability science (TDSS) requires understanding and managing ecological processes that transcend scientific, geopolitical, and cultural divides. Communication that can bridge these divides is critical for the success of TDSS projects. We describe a communication strategy developed as part of a large, transdisciplinary, multiyear project that aimed to understand the impact of in…
Raising undergraduate researchers’ interdisciplinary consciousness through dialogue
The importance of interdisciplinary approaches for research and education in environmental studies and sciences is well known. Integration of the multiple disciplinary approaches taught in separate courses required within these undergraduate majors and minors, however, remains a challenge. Program faculty often come from different departments and do not have time or space to integrate their own approaches with each other, resulting in individual …
Epistemic exclusion
Despite institutional efforts, growth in the number of faculty of color has largely plateaued, limiting research innovation and other benefits of diversity. In this article, we seek to understand structural barriers to faculty equity by (a) detailing a theory of epistemic exclusion within academia and (b) applying the theory of epistemic exclusion to the specific context of faculty departmental reviews of scholarly research (e.g., annual review, …
Using a survey to initiate and sustain productive group dialogue in focus groups
Interaction is the distinctive feature of focus groups, yet little attention has been devoted to understanding techniques for enhancing the quality of interactions. We argue that using a quantitative survey instrument with focus groups has specific benefits beyond traditional open-ended topic lists or questions. We describe particular features of a survey that provoke reflection and reaction by participants, thereby deepening dialogue. When using…
Gendered Considerations for Safety in Conservation Fieldwork
Scholars conducting research on either the social or biological dimensions of conservation practice may confront harassment, violence, and sexual assault. While guidelines for researcher safety usually cover the obvious perils encountered while conducting research in nature and with wild animals, less attention has been focused on the dangers associated with encountering and confronting humans. The aim of review boards for both human and animal s…
“Ninguém Me Chama” - “Nobody Asked Me”
Informing Community Engagement in Sea Turtle Conservation by Examining Non-Conservation-Related Participation in Northeast Brazil
Participation in conservation programs is often viewed as a necessity, but understanding of this participation is limited. This research takes a different approach by also examining participation in non-conservation-related activities. Questionnaires (N = 339) were administered in four Brazilian coastal communities where the national sea turtle conservation project conducts monitoring and outreach. Employing social capital as a conceptual framewo…
Epistemic exclusion
Despite institutional efforts, growth in the number of faculty of color has largely plateaued, limiting research innovation and other benefits of diversity. In this article, we seek to understand structural barriers to faculty equity by (a) detailing a theory of epistemic exclusion within academia and (b) applying the theory of epistemic exclusion to the specific context of faculty departmental reviews of scholarly research (e.g., annual review, …
Using a survey to initiate and sustain productive group dialogue in focus groups
Interaction is the distinctive feature of focus groups, yet little attention has been devoted to understanding techniques for enhancing the quality of interactions. We argue that using a quantitative survey instrument with focus groups has specific benefits beyond traditional open-ended topic lists or questions. We describe particular features of a survey that provoke reflection and reaction by participants, thereby deepening dialogue. When using…
Gendered Considerations for Safety in Conservation Fieldwork
Scholars conducting research on either the social or biological dimensions of conservation practice may confront harassment, violence, and sexual assault. While guidelines for researcher safety usually cover the obvious perils encountered while conducting research in nature and with wild animals, less attention has been focused on the dangers associated with encountering and confronting humans. The aim of review boards for both human and animal s…
Initial development and validation of the Faculty Epistemic Exclusion Scale
Informing Community Engagement in Sea Turtle Conservation by Examining Non-Conservation-Related Participation in Northeast Brazil
Participation in conservation programs is often viewed as a necessity, but understanding of this participation is limited. This research takes a different approach by also examining participation in non-conservation-related activities. Questionnaires (N = 339) were administered in four Brazilian coastal communities where the national sea turtle conservation project conducts monitoring and outreach. Employing social capital as a conceptual framewo…
“Ninguém Me Chama” - “Nobody Asked Me”
Gendered Considerations for Safety in Conservation Fieldwork
Scholars conducting research on either the social or biological dimensions of conservation practice may confront harassment, violence, and sexual assault. While guidelines for researcher safety usually cover the obvious perils encountered while conducting research in nature and with wild animals, less attention has been focused on the dangers associated with encountering and confronting humans. The aim of review boards for both human and animal s…
Using a survey to initiate and sustain productive group dialogue in focus groups
Interaction is the distinctive feature of focus groups, yet little attention has been devoted to understanding techniques for enhancing the quality of interactions. We argue that using a quantitative survey instrument with focus groups has specific benefits beyond traditional open-ended topic lists or questions. We describe particular features of a survey that provoke reflection and reaction by participants, thereby deepening dialogue. When using…
Raising undergraduate researchers’ interdisciplinary consciousness through dialogue
The importance of interdisciplinary approaches for research and education in environmental studies and sciences is well known. Integration of the multiple disciplinary approaches taught in separate courses required within these undergraduate majors and minors, however, remains a challenge. Program faculty often come from different departments and do not have time or space to integrate their own approaches with each other, resulting in individual …
Epistemic exclusion
Despite institutional efforts, growth in the number of faculty of color has largely plateaued, limiting research innovation and other benefits of diversity. In this article, we seek to understand structural barriers to faculty equity by (a) detailing a theory of epistemic exclusion within academia and (b) applying the theory of epistemic exclusion to the specific context of faculty departmental reviews of scholarly research (e.g., annual review, …
Initial development and validation of the Faculty Epistemic Exclusion Scale
How to promote the integrative ability of transdisciplinary graduate students
By integrating the insights of academic researchers and stakeholders from outside the academy, transdisciplinary research promises to help address complex challenges that threaten the safety and well-being of people the world over. This promise has led to the development of systematic efforts to train graduate students to conduct transdisciplinary research, and there is increasing interest in transdisciplinary education in the graduate training l…
Addressing communication challenges in transdisciplinary sustainability science
To address sustainable development challenges, transdisciplinary sustainability science (TDSS) requires understanding and managing ecological processes that transcend scientific, geopolitical, and cultural divides. Communication that can bridge these divides is critical for the success of TDSS projects. We describe a communication strategy developed as part of a large, transdisciplinary, multiyear project that aimed to understand the impact of in…
Using interdisciplinary dialogue to understand the influence of identities on undergraduate research experiences
To face twenty-first century challenges, an effective undergraduate education must prepare its students with interdisciplinary competencies: reflexivity, perspective seeking, and integrative thinking that reaches across disciplinary silos. As such, higher education has begun to shift towards societally engaged models that engender interdisciplinary collaboration. However, much of the work on interdisciplinarity focuses solely on intellectual conc…
Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Discipline (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Engineering ethics (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works)