| Affiliations: | STEM EDUCATION Research Leadership |
| Project Leader: | Connie Guo connie.guo@tamu.edu Educational Psychology |
| Faculty Mentor: | Paul Hernández, Ph.D |
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Meeting Times:
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TBD |
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Team Size:
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3
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Exploring the field of educational psychology;
Attending conferences, earning co-authorship on publications; Learning new skills in statistic software. |
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Team Needs:
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1) 6-10 hours/week contribution 2) Interest in Educational Psychology research 3) Prefer knowledge in basic statistics |
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Description:
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Our research team has maintained a longitudinal panel with twelve years of NIH-funded data from 1,400 Black and Hispanic science majors from universities and colleges across the United States, collected from 2005-2017. Now in their mid-to-late 30s, approximately one-third of these former students have persisted on the scientific career path and are completing their graduate or post-doctoral training. This is a critical and understudied transition point to an independent research career. We propose a quantitative study that builds on this longitudinal data to: 1) Assess the impact of undergraduate research and mentorship on persistence from undergraduate to graduate school and post-doctoral training for Black and Hispanic science majors. 2) Collect four years of additional data to assess the longer-term impact of these undergraduate interventions on success as early career scientists. Using the Balanced Identity Design theoretical framework, this project aims to examine the impact of undergraduate research experiences and faculty mentorship on maintaining a strong science identity and the importance of balancing scientific identity and racial/ethnic identity. |