Session: Identity, Academia, and Community: Research and Implications for Broadening Participation in STEM (2015 SACNAS National Conference)

Friday, October 30, 2015: 3:15 PM-4:45 PM

Chesapeake 4 (Gaylord National Resort And Convention Center)

Chairs:

Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Vice-director, Ciencia Puerto Rico; Science Outreach Program Manager, iBiology & UCSF, Ciencia Puerto Rico, iBiology & UCSF and Yaihara Fortis-Santiago, PhD, Program Manager, The New York Academy of Sciences

Description: Social identity, or the intersection between race/ethnicity and gender identity, strongly influences women and underrepresented minority (URM) students’ interest and persistence in STEM. This session will present recent research findings and discuss how they can be translated into programs and practices to broaden participation in STEM.

3:15 PM

Patterns in STEM Career Interest and Persistence By Race, Ethnicity and Gender
Kenneth Gibbs, Jr, PhD , Cancer Prevention Fellow , National Cancer Institute

3:35 PM

Opportunities for Promoting Inclusion and Persistence in STEM through Online Communities
Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD , Director, Yale Ciencia Initiative; Executive Director, Ciencia Puerto Rico , Yale University & Ciencia Puerto Rico

3:55 PM

The Importance of Scientific Identity in Persistence in STEM
Paul Hernandez, PhD , Assistant Professor , West Virginia University

4:15 PM

TBD
Mónica Feliú-Mójer , TBD , TBD

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