Measurement Matters, an NSF funded grant at NCSUpicture of student and professional
Measurement Matters, an NSF funded grant at NCSUpicture of student and professional
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Works in Progress

Several projects are underway to develop, enhance, and utilize the survey tools emerging from “Measurement Matters.” Check back for links to project presentations and papers.

Current Research Projects

  • Capturing Stereotypes: Developing a scale to explore U.S. College students' images of science and scientists
  • Using focus groups in preliminary instrument development: Expected and unexpected lessons learned.
  • Impact of Undergraduates’ Stereotypes of Scientists on their Intentions to Pursue a Career in Science
  • Investigating the Links Among Stereotypes, Self-Image, and Career Commitment to the Sciences
  • Career Commitment and African American Women in Undergraduate Sciences: Defining the Path to Success
  • Persistence of African American males in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: Exploring the Roles of Mentoring, Scientist Identity, and Campus Climate on Career Commitment
  • Examining Race, Gender, and Student’s Choice of Major in Perceptions of Equal Opportunities in Science
  • Attitudes and images of women in non-traditional fields, including the military, science, and engineering