Beyond gender and race: The representation of concealable identities among college science instructors at research institutions
Concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs) are identities that can be kept hidden and carry
negative stereotypes. To understand the potential influence instructors have as role models …
negative stereotypes. To understand the potential influence instructors have as role models …
Academic social comparison: a promising new target to reduce fear of negative evaluation in large-enrollment college science courses
Background Fear of negative evaluation, defined as a sense of dread associated with being
unfavorably evaluated in a social situation, is the primary factor underlying student anxiety in …
unfavorably evaluated in a social situation, is the primary factor underlying student anxiety in …
Isolation, resilience, and faith: Experiences of Black Christian students in biology graduate programs
AN Google, CD Bowen, SE Brownell… - Journal of Research in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To increase participation of students of color in science graduate programs, research has
focused on illuminating student experiences to inform ways to improve them. In biology …
focused on illuminating student experiences to inform ways to improve them. In biology …
Women drive efforts to highlight concealable stigmatized identities in US academic science and engineering
Concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs) are hidden identities that carry negative
stereotypes and can result in a loss of social status if revealed. Instructors often choose to …
stereotypes and can result in a loss of social status if revealed. Instructors often choose to …
The upside to depression: undergraduates benefit from an instructor revealing depression in a large-enrollment physiology course
TF Mohammed, N Doud… - Advances in …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Undergraduates with depression report that they would benefit from science role models
who also have depression. If biology instructors who have depression reveal it to their …
who also have depression. If biology instructors who have depression reveal it to their …
How Do Students Critically Evaluate Outdated Language That Relates to Gender in Biology?
RDP Dunk, SJ Malmquist, KK Prescott… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2024 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Cisheteronormative ideologies are infused into every aspect of society, including
undergraduate science. We set out to identify the extent to which students can identify …
undergraduate science. We set out to identify the extent to which students can identify …
Face negotiation in graduate school: the decision to conceal or reveal depression among life sciences Ph. D. students in the United States
Background Depression is one of the top mental health concerns among biology graduate
students and has contributed to the “graduate student mental health crisis” declared in 2018 …
students and has contributed to the “graduate student mental health crisis” declared in 2018 …
Students respond positively to an instructor collecting and sharing aggregated class demographic data from a survey in a high-enrollment physiology course
BA Edwards, J Kolodisner… - Advances in …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
The impersonal nature of high-enrollment science courses makes it difficult to build student-
instructor relationships, which can negatively impact student learning and engagement …
instructor relationships, which can negatively impact student learning and engagement …
“Broadening Perspectives Activities” Improve LGBTQ+ Student Experiences and Religious Students' Content Comprehension
Curricular content in undergraduate biology courses has been historically hetero and
cisnormative due to various cultural stigmas, biases, and discrimination. Such curricula may …
cisnormative due to various cultural stigmas, biases, and discrimination. Such curricula may …
Few LGBTQ+ Science and Engineering Instructors Come Out to Students, Despite Potential Benefits
LGBTQ+ undergraduates have higher attrition from science and engineering (S&E) than
straight and cisgender undergraduates and perceive that having LGBTQ+ instructors would …
straight and cisgender undergraduates and perceive that having LGBTQ+ instructors would …