The Disruptor
Promoting research on inclusive STEM ecosystems for faculty, students, and the greater undergraduate community.
Creating Accessible Research Opportunities for Underserved STEM Students: Building Confidence and Campus Connection
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Brandon WhiteProgram Grant Coordinator
Palm Beach State College
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Jada BrooksOutreach Program Specialist
Palm Beach State College
Author(s):
Becky A. Mercer, Ph.D.Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Palm Beach State College
Caption: Figure 1. Student Isabella Donadio Pizzolato, Summer 2021 Chemistry Cohort (Credit: Carol McDonald, PBSC Photographer)Post-Pandemic STEM Student Chall…
STEM Identity, Intersectionality, and Belonging
Editor
Sibrina Collins, Ph.D.
Executive Director of STEM Education, College of Arts and Sciences, Lawrence Technological University
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How Can the Underrepresentation Curriculum Increase Representation in Our Communities?
Caption: Jalisa Ferguson, Ph.D., and Izzy Berry '22 in their James Center lab. Photos by Angelique Herring '19 and Penh Alicandro '22.Why We Need…
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Want More Women in Geoscience? Consider Their Math Attitudes
Geoscience has made concerted efforts to increase the number of women entering and graduating from undergraduate geoscience programs, but despite these efforts…
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How Can We Make STEM An Inclusive Space for All?
Throughout my entire career, I have lived at the intersections of race and gender, science, and society.
Cross-Departmental Coordination and Multi-Discipline Convergence
Editor
Zakiya S. Wilson-Kennedy, Ph.D.
Ron & Dr. Mary Neal Distinguished Associate Professor of Chemistry Education, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, College of Science, Louisiana State University
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Synergies, Not Silos: Why Isolated Initiatives Won’t Disrupt the Status Quo
STEM departments have struggled, as has much of higher education, to advance student success while achieving racial equity.1 The continually-low numbers of Bla…
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Omwana Ni Wa Bhone … It Takes a Village
To address a problem, we first need to understand that it exists.
Furthering Student Engagement in STEM
Editor
Bryan Kent Wallace, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics, Director of Physics Laboratories & Coordinator of Rocketry, Dept. of Life and Physical Sciences, Fisk University
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Creating Accessible Research Opportunities for Underserved STEM Students: Building Confidence and Campus Connection
Caption: Figure 1. Student Isabella Donadio Pizzolato, Summer 2021 Chemistry Cohort (Credit: Carol McDonald, PBSC Photographer)Post-Pandemic STEM Student Chall…
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Incorporating a Field Experience into Classroom Instruction: An Experiment in Engineering Ethics and Social Justice
Problem solving has been described as the central activity of engineering.1 Developing engineering solutions requires engineers to understand the problems to b…
Technology as a Gateway
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Addressing Systemic Issues in STEM Education: Potential and Perils of XR Technologies
Caption: Authors Michele McColgan, Ph.D. and Jason Morphew, Ph.D. provide an overview of the MARVLS app, an augmented reality app, which helps students develop…
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Integrating Technology with Best Practices Paves the Way
We live in an era of change teeming with technology and environmental enhancements. Students are eager to use virtual, immersive, and interactive digital tools…
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2022 Theme: Catalyzing sustainable evidence-based strategies to create an equitable future for STEM education.
2021 Theme: Leveraging this moment of disruption to empower evidence-based systemic change that advances equity.
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