New Book: ISO-30415 in STEM

Kharena Coleman
Dec 18, 2025
2 min read

DEI did not die, it has transformed into a standard that informs the standards bodies. We are delighted to announce that InclusionScore has certified the oldest and largest STEM Professional Society, the American Society of Civil Engineers, in the ISO-30415 standard and our case study is cataloged in the 5th chapter of a new book from Bloombury Press.

Building Inclusive Scientific Communities and Leadership

Case Studies from Professional Societies

Our chair, James Felton Keith, has co-authored Chapter 5 in a new edited volume examining the real-world impact of ISO-30415:DISM across professional societies such as the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Developed by our backer, the Keith Institute and InclusionScore, the Standard treats “deliberate equity and inclusion” as an engineered workflow—something measurable, repeatable, and scalable. In plain terms, we already know the first, second, and third steps organizations must take to identify their people and to incentivize meaningful, productive participation within institutions. This marks the twelfth publication tied to the Institute’s research.

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From editor Verónica A. Segarra: Associate Professor and Maryland E-Nnovation Endowed Chair in Biological Sciences and Chemistry at Goucher College

In Chapter 5 of our upcoming multi-author book, authors Gretalyn (Gretal) Leibnitz, PhD, James Felton Keith, Lisa Black, and Brian A. Burt, Ph.D., introduce the standard and discuss how it can be leveraged to optimize workforce engagement and resilience. They also illustrate, through a case study, how its early adoption is currently being manifested within an engineering professional society.

JFK and colleagues came together 2 years ago at the University of Wisconsin on a $1.25M National Science Foundation funded grant call REVIIS to implement the ISO-30415 Standard at STEM (science technology engineering and math) Professional Societies

This is the same framework that has empowered us to audit and certify large complex companies like Deloitte. We are just getting started!

Tawana Rogers tr@InclusionScore.IO