Deja Perkins
Alma mater
OccupationEcologist, science communicator, bird watcher Edit this on Wikidata

Deja Perkins is an American urban ecologist. She has spoken out vocally against racism in STEM fields,[1] is a co-organizer of Black Birders Week,[2] and is president of the BlackAFinSTEM collective.[3][4] She is currently a graduate student at North Carolina State University.[5][6][7]

Awards and honors

In 2022, Perkins received the National Wildlife Federation's National Conservation Young Leader Award[8] and was honored by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper as a Black STEM Leader.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet 5 Black researchers fighting for diversity and equity in science". Science News. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  2. ↑ "#BlackBirdersWeek 2021: Celebrating The Joy Of Birds : Short Wave". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  3. ↑ "Meet 5 Black researchers fighting for diversity and equity in science". December 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Black scientists call out racism in the field and counter it". Los Angeles Times. September 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Meet the Chicagoan Who's Working to Change the Face of Urban Ecology". WTTW News.
  6. ↑ "First up on Young, Gifted, and Wild About Birds — #BlackBirdersWeek: The hashtag that started a movement". December 7, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Triangle Bird Count to shed light on urban wildlife". phys.org.
  8. ↑ "Deja Perkins Honored with National Conservation Young Leader Award". National Wildlife Federation. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  9. ↑ "Governor Cooper Honors North Carolina's Black STEM Leaders During Black History Month". governor.nc.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-28.


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