Consulting to effect change for future generations of researchers
Advocating for people in research since 2014.
CEO and Founder Gary McDowell, PhD, has been working to center people in research, advocating for and with early career researchers to effect change.
Lightoller is a consultancy that works to study how people can reach their potential to solve problems, with the aim of effecting change and transform organizations into inclusive and supportive environments for early career researchers.
Read more about how, drawing on a depth and breadth of experience, Lightoller is uniquely positioned to undertake this work.
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Areas of Impact
Early Career Researchers
The labor of research is carried out by graduate students and postdocs. But institutions and funding agencies rarely know who the people they employ and fund are. We empower ECRs by gathering, analyzing, and disseminating data on this population.
Inclusive and Equitable Environments
Research has shown that teams which incorporate diverse perspectives and backgrounds develop unique and novel ways of solving problems. Lightoller works to develop new strategies and best practices in STEM education and research training, to promote and support ever more inclusive and equitable environments.
Working with organizations to include the next generation
Lightoller transforms organizations using evidence-based policies to create inclusive and equitable environments. By working with organizations thoughtfully and systematically Lightoller aims to help them, and the people they support, to succeed.