Individuals with disabilities are underrepresented in undergraduate science and in science careers. While it is becoming increasingly clear that students with disabilities experience unique challenges in undergraduate science classrooms, little is known about the experiences of students with disabilities in undergraduate research. However, a recent national study has begun to shed light on the experiences of students with disabilities in research.
In this AskPsychSessions feature, PsychSessions' Marianne chats with RISE Center Director Sara Brownell from Arizona State University. They talk about Sara's research on identity disclosure in a Biology class and more generally about creating more inclusive classrooms.
Ariel Anbar, director of the Center for Education Through Exploration at ASU, and Norman Bier, director of CMU’s Open Learning Initiative partner to develop more equitable general chemistry courseware with a grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Busch, C. A., Mohammed, T. F., Nadile, E. M., & Cooper, K. M. (2022). Aspects of online college science courses that alleviate and exacerbate undergraduate depression. PloS one, 17(6), e0269201.
The RISE Center recently had their work examining the impact of a STEM instructor revealing her LGBTQ+ identity featured in the 2022 STEM for All Video Showcase. The 2022 National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM for All Video Showcase is an annual online event. Each year, it hosts between 100-200 three-minute video presentations from federally funded projects that aim to improve STEM (Science, Math, Engineering, and Mathematics) and computer science education.
RISE Center Director Sara Brownell and Ph.D. candidate Carly Busch were recently featured in ASU News for their published work examining the impact of a STEM instructor revealing LGBTQ+ identity to students. The study, published in Life Sciences Education, was co-authored by Carly Busch, Sara Brownell, and Katelyn Cooper.
RISE Center Core Faculty Member and Assistant Director of Evaluation, Katey Cooper, has been featured in NBC PRIDE 30: The New Generation alongside notable figures such as Lil Nas X, Ariana Debose, and Jojo Siwa for her work in finding ways to make biology education more inclusive and equitable for undergraduate students.
Bio: Tiffany currently is a professor and instructional designer for the Online Master’s Program in the School of Life Sciences (SOLS). She also works with the Teaching and Learning Center in SOLS, focusing on supporting inclusive courses, and accessible content and delivery.
Busch, C. A., Supriya, K., Cooper, K. M., & Brownell, S. E. (2022). Unveiling Concealable Stigmatized Identities in Class: The Impact of an Instructor Revealing Her LGBTQ+ Identity to Students in a Large-Enrollment Biology Course. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 21(2), ar37.
RISE Center member, Nick Wiesenthal, was recognized recently in UCF News for his NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) accomplishment. Nick attended the University of Central Florida for his undergraduate degree in the biological sciences.