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Jayson Nissen, Ben Van Dusen, Sayali Kukday
We investigated the intersectional relationships between racism, sexism, and classism in inequities in student conceptual knowledge in introductory biology courses using a quantitative critical framework. Using Bayesian hierarchical linear models, we examined students’ conceptual knowledge as measured by the…
Maxwell A. Bertolero, Jordan D. Dworkin, Sophia U. David, Claudia López Lloreda + 11 more
Discrimination against racial and ethnic minority groups exists in the academy, and the associated biases impact hiring and promotion, publication rates, grant funding, and awards. Precisely how racial and ethnic bias impacts the manner in which the scientific community engages with the ideas of academics in minority…
Deepshikha Chatterjee, Gabrielle A. Jacob, Susi Sturzenegger Varvayanis, Inge Wefes + 8 more
The present study examines racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in career self-efficacy amongst 6077 US citizens and US naturalized graduate and postdoctoral trainees. Respondents from biomedical fields completed surveys administered by the National Institutes of Health Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training…
Hannah Nichols, Talia Swanson, Jordan Roberts, Renette-Kaire Tchocksi + 3 more
Racial equity remains a critical challenge in postsecondary science education, as Black students experience higher attrition rates and diminished well-being compared to their White peers. While active learning has been shown to reduce failure rates and narrow achievement gaps, the interpersonal affordances and…
Witzard Seide, Lauren A. Maggio, Anthony R. Artino, Todd Leroux + 1 more
Black women in academic medicine experience racial and gender discrimination, all while being tasked with improving a flawed system. Representation of Black women in medicine remains low, yet they bear the burden of fostering diversity and mentoring trainees, exacerbating their minority tax and emotional labor, and…
Klara M. Wanelik, Joanne S. Griffin, Megan Head, Fiona C. Ingleby + 1 more
In the past decade the scientific community has been trying to tackle the historical underrepresentation of women in science and the fact that gender can constitute a barrier to career success. However, other characteristics, such as being of an ethnic minority or coming from an under-privileged background, have…
Alex C. Hughes, Brittany G. Pollard, Beisi Xu, Jesse W. Gammons + 3 more
As the discovery of cellular diversity in the brain accelerates, so does the need for functional tools that target cells based on multiple features, such as gene expression and projection target. By selectively driving recombinase expression in a feature-specific manner, one can utilize intersectional strategies to…
Ida Momennejad, Stacey Sinclair, Mina Cikara
Gender inequality has been documented across a variety of high-prestige professions. Both structural bias (e.g., lack of proportionate representation) and interpersonal bias (e.g., sexism, discrimination) generate costs to underrepresented minorities. How can we estimate these costs and what interventions are most…
Geetha Parthasarathy, Melissa B. Pattison, Cecily C. Midkiff
Lyme neuroborreliosis, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi affects both the central and peripheral nervous systems (CNS, PNS). The CNS manifestations, especially at later stages, can mimic/cause many other neurological conditions including psychiatric disorders, dementia, and others, with a likely…
Diane Codding, Bennett B. Goldberg
Leadership has been traditionally envisioned and enacted as a top-down structure that reinforces positionality and power dynamics that are antithetical to the fundamental values and desired outcomes of equity-focused change work. This paper critically examines the evolution of leadership structures, agenda setting, and…
Kelly J Wallace, Julia M York
While academia is moving forward in terms of diversifying recruitment of undergraduate and graduate students, diverse representation is still not found across the academic hierarchy. At the graduate level, new discussions are emerging around efforts to improve the experiences of women and underrepresented minorities…