What’s common between scholarly publishers and tech giants Google and Apple? An ever-increasing global audience!
Membership of scientific societies are increasingly diverse in representation and successful publications business models build a presence that’s welcoming of everyone.
While many DEIA conversations focus on workforce, organizational, and membership lenses, integration of DEIA values into scholarly publications warrants a closer look. As a significant driver of member growth, scholarly publications touch upon a high volume of volunteers as authors, peer reviewers, editorial committee members, subject matter experts, readers, and others.
This session features a panel of experts from organizations who are leaders in practicing DEIA principles to share their success stories, as well as challenges, for adoption and integration of these values in publications work. The discussion will cover proven strategies to create an inclusive publishing culture; embedding DEIA principles in systems, staff, and workflows; assessing outcomes; and measuring success.
Whether your organization is starting out or leading in its DEIA journey, you’ll leave with practical, experience-based tools and information to make your organization’s publications program more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible.
Earn 1 Certified Association Executive (CAE) credit. CESSE is also a CMP preferred provider.
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About the Speakers
Dana Compton, CAE, ENV SP, American Society of Civil Engineers
Dana Compton, CAE, ENV SP is Managing Director and Publisher for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), having previously served in the role of Editorial Director for ASCE. In this role, Dana leads ASCE’s overall publications strategy and oversees operations for the organization’s various publications product lines, including journals, conference proceedings, books, and standards. She also heads the newly expanded, fully dedicated ASCE standards development office. Prior to joining ASCE in 2018, she was a Senior Consulting Associate with KWF Consulting. Dana has also served as Publication Director at PNAS and has held production positions at the American Society of Clinical Oncology and Thompson Publishing Group. Dana is a past President of the Council of Science Editors (2019-2020), serves as a HESI SDG Publishers Compact Fellow, is a member of the STM Social Responsibility Committee, chairs the STM Diversity and Inclusion Task & Finish Group, and co-chairs the CESSE Publications Special Interest Group.
Camille Lemieux, Springer Nature
Camille Lemieux is a Manager of Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Springer Nature. Leveraging her specializations in program evaluation and data-driven decision-making, she helps teams set goals and track progress on DEI goals across the organization. In addition, she serves as co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Committee within the Society for Scholarly Publishing. She holds a master's degree in learning sciences from the University of Iowa.
Paige Wooden, American Geophysical Union
Paige Wooden serves as Director of Publications at the American Geophysical Union (AGU). She oversees the department budget management process, editor relations, and department- and enterprise-wise data projects, and strategy. Paige has held various positions over the past 17 years in AGU’s Publications department including peer review management. She holds a Master of English Literature from University of Maryland, College Park and a BA in English from University of California, Berkeley and is an avid cyclist and runner.
Matt Walls, INFORMS
Matt Walls is the Director of Publications at INFORMS, where he oversees a portfolio of 17 peer-reviewed scholarly journals and related editorial programs. With nearly 30 years in scholarly publishing, Matt has experience spanning copyediting, production, editorial management, and strategic policy development. He is particularly focused on advancing editorial integrity, inclusive practices, and thoughtful innovation in scholarly publishing. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University of Maryland and a master’s in publication design from the University of Baltimore.
Sarah Phibbs, STM
Sarah Phibbs serves as STM’s Director of Equity & Inclusion, working to foster global research equity by enabling reciprocal, diverse, and rich scholarly exchange. Sarah also works as a consultant for societies and publishers focusing on sustainable publishing, strategy, and innovation. Previously, she was Wiley’s Vice President for society research publishing across life, health, physical and social science & humanities and led Global Social Science & Humanities Research at Blackwell. Sarah sits on the Board at Edinburgh University Press and has completed a Global MBA at Oxford Brookes University.
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