Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
As a Latina scientist, I am aware of the barriers that prevent our community and others to pursue and thrive in STEM areas. Since 2019 I have worked as a volunteer at GeoLatinas, an organization that provides the perfect place to build a more diverse and inclusive Earth and Planetary Sciences.
I have also worked as a Science Communication consultant in Code to Communicate (CoCo), a program offering bilingüal training in coding and science communication to Earth Sciences graduate students with Latin, Hispanic, and Caribbean heritage. In addition, I volunteer in various initiatives aiming to create bilingüal science communication through social media content.
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2024
Navarro-Perez, D., Ramírez-Salazar, A., Barragán-Montilla, S., Garcia Arredondo, M., Micalizio, C.-S., Rosa Marín, A., and Gómez Correa, M. A.: GeoTraductores: one translation at a time, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-15895, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-15895, 2024.
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2023
Barragán-Montilla, S., Navarro-Perez, D., Guatame-Garcia, A., Avila-Velasquez, D. I., Jimenez Soto, G., and Caballero-Gill, R. P.: GeoLatinas: bringing down the language barrier to increase Latin American representation and democratize science communication in Earth and Planetary Sciences, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 23–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-5172, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-5172, 2023
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2021
Guatame-García, A., Barragán Montilla, S., Gómez Correa, M. A., Rodríguez-Rondón, C., Crisóstomo-Figueroa, A., Caballero-Gill, R. P., Llano-Ocampo, C., González Arismendi, G., Balza Morales, A., Guerra, C., and Avila Velasquez, D. I.: GeoLatinas’ vision: Nurturing, promoting and fostering leadership, teamwork and collaboration to sustain synergies between academia and industry, EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-10841, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-10841 2021.
Article for Microbiologist about GeoLatinas
How inclusive communities change the way we perceive our working environments
Sofia Barragán-Montilla (Microbiologist December 2020 · Dec 1, 2020)
Dry Runs & Peer Review
Through this initiative, we provide our members with experienced reviewers to receive feedback on their work in a safe, friendly, and constructive environment. This is a service provided in English, Spanish, and Portuguese that actively runner from 2021 - 2022.
Other roles in GeoLatinas
From 2023 I serve as a GeoLatinas Vice Chair, working on officially registering our non-profit organization, and continuing to support our members and initiatives. I contribute to our English-Spanish translations in partnership with Planeteando and EOS to make science more accessible to the Latin community. In addition, I support our branding and visibility committee aiming to increase our reach and broadcast our members through social media and our website.
Social Media and Science Communication Consultant in CoCo (Code to Communicate)
#CoCo is a #bilingual program that offers #Python + #Scicomm training for grad students in the #Geosciences. We seek to impact #URM students, especially with #Latin, #Hispanic and/or #Caribbean roots offering a space to learn about #coding and science communication removing language as a barrier.
#CoCo es un programa que nace de la necesidad de proveer entrenamiento en #Python y divulgación científica a estudiantes graduados en #Geociencias. Buscamos impactar estudiantes de comunidades #Latinas, #Hispanas y del #Caribe creando un espacio para aprender destrezas técnicas y de comunicación donde el lenguaje no sea un obstáculo.
At Code to Communicate (CoCo), I worked as a Social Media and Branding consultant, creating bilingüal content (English & Spanish) for social networks and administrating our instagram account. Additionally, I offered a workshop and assistance on training, aiming to show graduate students how to use social media to communicate their science and enhance their research reach.