Associate Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

AGU embraces the global community and welcomes diverse leaders from around the world, representing various identities, voices, and perspectives. List any identities, voices, and perspectives you would bring, including but not limited to nationality, regional representations, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and any other identity you feel comfortable sharing.

Lesbian. Woman. I have spent my entire higher education and professional career away from my home country Sweden. Like many of you, I navigate through life in foreign countries as an immigrant and expatriate.

Volunteer experience that relates to this position:

American Geophysical Union Cryosphere Section's Fellows Nomination Committee – Member; American Geophysical Union Fall Meetings - Session organizer/chair; Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) Membership & Development Committee – Member; American Association of Geographers Cryosphere Specialty Group - Board member; American Association of Geographers annual meeting - Session organizer/chair

This leadership position is a liaison role; it is one that aims to catalyze community and build AGU as envisioned by the strategic plan. How will you engage with members of your section to advance AGU’s strategic plan? How will you facilitate engagement with other sections and people outside AGU to support our mission?

As a researcher, mentor, and educator, I strive to enable a transparent and welcoming culture where people feel included and heard. The COVID pandemic hit hard. The time to reenergize and reconnect our community is now. One of our strengths is bringing together many disciplinary and methodological approaches with a shared passion for cryosphere science. I will work to support the rich diversity of the Cryosphere section. I will also facilitate collaborations with the artist community to enhance our engagement with the general public. To this end, I bring experience from working with landscape painters, opera composers, and experimental filmmakers. We also need to encourage exchange between the Cryosphere section and other AGU sections and people outside AGU in ways that promote justice and inclusion. I have already started this work in my home institution as part of the Unlearning Racism in Geosciences (URGE) pod and establishing rights-focused codes of conduct within my research group. As part of the Cryosphere section leadership, I will continue this work by engaging groups representing and supporting marginalized voices, such as Pride in Polar Research and the International Association of Geoscience Diversity. We need these communities to be part of our leadership and, more importantly, change our perception of what it means to be a cryosphere scientist. We as a community are tackling some of the most urgent science questions of our time. To ensure we can do this, we must create a supportive community where everyone's contribution is appreciated and valued.

Section affiliations:

Cryosphere Sciences; Global Environmental Change; Hydrology