The Lewis Lab

The Lewis Lab Statement of Values

In the Lewis Lab, we believe that science is improved by maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable scientific community. This is because, just like in ecosystems, diversity is vital to maintaining a range of functional abilities and resilience. Science is driven by our questions, and asking these questions from diverse viewpoints and lived experiences can improve our holistic understanding of the phenomena we study. However, facilitating this environment also requires welcoming, respectful, and supportive environments within our labs, departments, and scientific societies. We can do this by including, listening to the perspectives of, and showing cultural appreciation for individuals representing a diversity of races, ethnicities, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities, ages, religious beliefs, and immigration experiences. In the Lewis lab, we work together to maintain an equitable, safe, and collaborative environment for all lab members, and agree to abide by the lab statement of workplace values and code of conduct, which is found in the lab procedures manual.