Getting Girls in STEM: New Findings and Recommendations for Schools and Parents

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Recent media attention to work with my colleagues — including my graduate students! — on women in STEM education. Samantha Nix was the lead author on the primary discussed in the interview/story below, and Kirby Thomas was an author and key analyst as well. Their photos below.

http://www.wtxl.com/lifestyle/tech-smart-bridging-the-gender-gap-in-stem-careers/article_430570fe-472e-11e5-a5fa-8b5a1e27862c.html

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Dr. Lara Perez-Felkner is an Associate Professor of Higher Education and Sociology in the Higher Education Program within the College of Education at Florida State University. She is also an Affiliated Faculty member in the Department of Sociology, and Senior Research Associate with FSU’s Center for Postsecondary Success. Her research uses developmental and sociological perspectives to examine how young people’s social contexts influence their college and career outcomes. She focuses on the mechanisms that shape entry into and persistence in institutions and fields in which they have traditionally been underrepresented. In particular, she investigates racial-ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic disparities in post-secondary educational attainment and entry to scientific career fields.