RISE Seminars The RISE Center sponsors a seminar series where we invite external colleagues who study inclusive STEM education to share their research and insights. See below for upcoming events and previously recorded seminars. Recorded seminars A proof of concept for Hopelessness Theory of Depression: Attributions help explain why challenges in research can exacerbate depressive symptoms among science undergraduates February 20, 2025 Tasneem Mohammed 3rd Annual STEM Inclusion Summit 2024 November 6, 2024 Disability in Didactics Worksheet.pdf Disability and Didactics: How we can advocate for students with disabilities in STEM February 19, 2024 What are challenges for us in supporting our fully online students? January 29, 2024 What am I actually measuring? The role of validity evidence in STEM education research June 1, 2023 Examining the US premed path as an example of discriminatory design May 11, 2023 Webs of Science: Mentor Networks Influence Social Integration into STEM Careers April 13, 2023 Disrupting Paradigms and Practices to Diversify the Biology Education Ecosystem March 9, 2023 Shedding light: nutritional and defensiveinteractions in ecologically importantphotosynthetic symbioses February 21, 2023 Scientific training in the USA vs. Europe:structures, cultures, and pretzels February 21, 2023 QuantCrit as a Methodological Framework to Support Equity and Justice in Chemistry Education Research February 2, 2023 Form & Function: Drawing to Learn Biology January 19, 2023 Gaining momentum for disciplinary change: A systems approach for departmental leadership in DEI November 10, 2022 Behind the diversity numbers: Achieving racial equity on campus November 8, 2022 Using religious cultural competence in evolution education to promote positive attitudes towards science and advance inclusive biology education October 19, 2022 Barnes ME Helping students overcome barriers to accepting evolution: Lessons from the classroom February 21, 2022 Flipped/Hybrid and Online Education: Best Practices for Optimal Learning February 15, 2022 Reframing equity in STEM education with historically minoritized communities: Seeding rightful presence February 10, 2022 Effective, culturally responsive mentorship January 20, 2022 Mapping the terrain of othering: Religious, gendered, and racial exclusion on historically white campuses November 18, 2021 The meaning beyond the words: How language, race, & culture impact science teaching & learning October 21, 2021 Understanding oppression faced by Asian Americans September 16, 2021 Beyond information: Walking the path of truth, reconciliation, and liberation to make academic biology more inclusive May 13, 2021 Nature-culture relations and engaging multiple ways of knowing April 29, 2021 Land of milk and "honey": Confronting gendered experiences in field research April 15, 2021 Systemic disadvantages for LGBTQ professionals in STEM March 18, 2021 The influence of kindness and community in broadening participation March 4, 2021 Structural racism, institutional transformation, and diversifying the STEM faculty February 18, 2021 Addressing students’ basic needs with a culture of caring during the pandemic February 4, 2021 Interrogating the center of STEM education January 21, 2021 Why underrepresented minority students are leaving research October 30, 2020 Re-purposing STEM research November 4, 2020 Representation in the field: Busting assumptions September 30, 2020 How to effectively discuss your race/ethnicity on applications September 17, 2020 Black women and belongingness November 19, 2020 Actionable steps toward equity in STEM September 10, 2020 But is it really “just” science? October 21, 2020 The experiences of Black immigrant women in undergraduate STEM December 1, 2020 Lessons from a hot spring May 14, 2021 Language matters: Considering racial microaggressions in science March 22, 2018 Race REALLY matters April 10, 2020