EVIDENCE-BASED NEWS ARTICLES AUTHORED
On affirmative action: “Harvard case could represent the end of race in college admissions” – October 23, 2018 – published on The Conversation; republished on Salon.com, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, etc.
On the gender STEM gap: “The key to fixing the gender gap in math and science: Boost women’s confidence” – November 27, 2018 – published on The Conversation; republished on Phys.org, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, etc.
EXPERT COMMENTARY
On STEM interest and major choice: Brookshire, B. (2017). Science classroom excitement is infectious. Retrieved from Science News for Students.
On gender in computing and engineering fields: AAUW Webinar 3/31/17 with K. Buse and R. Hughes. https://news.fsu.edu/news/2017/03/31/expert-pitch-fsu-researchers-work-narrow-gender-gap-engineering-computer-science
On gender, career aspirations, and leadership: Payne, K. (2016). What Does Clinton’s Historic Nomination Mean For The Next Generation? Retrieved from WFSU News, Tallahassee, FL: http://news.wfsu.org/post/what-does-clinton-s-historic-nomination-mean-next-generation
On school quality: Bernardo, R. (2016). 2016’s States with the Best & Worst School Systems. WalletHub. Retrieved from WalletHub.com website: https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-best-schools/5335/#lara-perez-felkner ; Reference material was not included in the main article but is available here.
COVERAGE OF RESEARCH FINDINGS
2019: Coverage in general.
- New National Science Foundation grant featured in FSU News, “FSU researchers study community college pathways to computing degrees,” with accompanying radio story.
- Diverse Issues in Higher Education, “New Volume Adds Nuance to Research on Undergraduate Women in STEM” by Tiffany Pennamon, 3/11/19
- Young Post, “The truth behind gender stereotypes: are boys really better at maths and science, and girls better at languages and communication?” by Nicola Chan, 2/28/19
2017: Coverage of Frontiers in Psychology article “Gendered Pathways: How Mathematics Ability Beliefs Shape Secondary and Postsecondary Course and Degree Field Choices”: (Altmetric info here; currently in top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric)
- FSU News, Kara Irby, 4/6/17 “Under challenge: Girls’ confidence level, not math ability hinders path to science degrees.” Now with a radio story, which aired on WFSU radio 4/28/17
- Alliance for Excellent Education, Kristen Loschert, “I Think I Can’t: Lack of Confidence in Math Keeps Girls Out of STEM Careers,” 4/18/17
- AASWomen Newsletter, Women in Astronomy, Maria Patterson, 4/7/17.
- Bridge to Tomorrow, Paul Cottle, 4/6/17 “Maybe this is part of why women only earn one-fifth of the bachelors’ degrees in engineering, computer science and physics: Girls are as good at math as boys are, but they don’t think they are.”
- Bustle, Susanna Weiss, “What Keeps Women Out Of STEM Fields? This Study Says It’s Not Incompetence,” 4/10/17
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Brit + Co, Nicole Breese, “This Is the Disappointing Reason Women Aren’t Pursuing More Careers in Math and Science,” 4/8/17
- Discover Magazine, Degrees of Separation, Lacy Schley, 12/17.
- The Financial Express, IANS, “What stops girls from pursuing science? Low confidence level,” 4/10/17
- Femina, Marity Mira, “Egy dolog, amiben bizonyítottan rosszabbak a nők, és ezt most a tudomány mondja,” 4/17/17 Google translate version from Hunagarian here
- Free Press Journal, PTI, “Why don’t girls opt for science degrees?” 4/10/17.
- Frontiers Blog, “Under challenge: Girls’ confidence level, not math ability hinders path to science degrees,” 4/24/17
- Hindustan Times, “Lack of confidence, not maths ability keeping girls out of science: Study.” 4/9/17
- New Delhi TV (NDTV). Anisha Singh, “Low Confidence in Mathematics Hinders Women From Pursuing Science Degrees, Says Research,” 4/10/17
- The NewsMinute, Indo Asian News Service (IANS), “Low confidence levels stop women from pursuing ‘hard science.” 4/10/17
- Politico, Morning Education Report, Benjamin Wermund, with help from Caitlin Emma, Kimberly Hefling and Sergio Bustos, “Higher ed leaders make pitch for federal research dollars on Trump’s terms”… “REPORT ROLL CALL“, 4/7/17
- PsychCentral, Rick Naubert, 4/7/17 “Confidence Boost Can Help Girls Move into Science Professions.“
- PhysicsWorld, Sara Tesh, “Flash Physics: Superconductor is flexible, girls underestimate maths ability, super-Earth has atmosphere“, 4/7/17
- Romper, Kenza Miller, “Young Girls Face A “Confidence Gap” In STEM, So Here’s How To Support Them“, 4/11/17
- Science News for Students, Bethany Brookshire, “Confidence in math predicts girls’ participation in STEM,” 5/4/17
- Southern Living & Hello Giggles, Ashley Rey, “Science has some pretty sad news about girls and math”, 4/8/17
- State of Mind, Ilaria Loi, “Differenze di genere nelle credenze sulle proprie abilità matematiche: l’influenza sulle scelte accademiche,” 5/3/17
- Translated from Italian w/ Google Translate/Chrome: “Gender differences in beliefs about their math skills: the influence on academic choices“
- Translated from Italian w/ Google Translate/Chrome: “Gender differences in beliefs about their math skills: the influence on academic choices“
- Tampa Bay Times, Gradebook, Jeffrey Solochek, “ICYMI: Florida education news week of 4.2.17 in review“, 4/7/17
- Techly, Stefan Kostarelis, “Lack of confidence leads talented female students to give up STEM,” 4/10/17
- Tribune India, “Girls’ low confidence in math hinders path to science degrees.” 4/10/17
2015: Coverage of Teachers College Record article “Perceptions and Resilience in Underrepresented Students’ Pathways to College”:
- Corresponding Center for Postsecondary Success policy brief “Perceptions Matter: How Schools Can Enhance Underrepresented Students’ Success on the Rocky Path to College.”
- Cited in “ICYMI: Florida Education News in Review, Week of Sept 13,” by Jeffrey S. Solocheck, Tampa Bay Times (9/19/15).
- Education Business Weekly, December 2, 2015:99. “Teaching; Research Data from Florida State University Update Understanding of Teaching (Perceptions and Resilience in Underrepresented Students’ Pathways to College).”
- FSU News, September 15, 2015: “Researcher: Social support in schools is key to student success.”
- See also FSU EdNews press release. Reproduced in Newswise, FL Lambda Rail, The Indian Eye, NZ Health Tec, Global News Connect, Technology.org
- Capital Soup, September 16, 2015: “FSU Researcher: Social support in schools is key to student success.”
2015: WXTL-TV ABC 27 Interview on STEM Education. In north Florida/south Georgia, watch @abc27 TV, Aug 20 between 615 & 7am. Clip and associated story viewable here at this link.
2015: Coverage of “Perceived mathematical ability under challenge: a longitudinal perspective on sex segregation among STEM degree fields”:
* Google translate is useful for foreign-language articles. http://translate.google.com/
- ABC News 27, August 20, 2015, interview by Kellie Bartoli: “Tech Smart: Bridging the Gender Gap.”
- Big Think, June 9, 2015, by Dustin Petzold: “Girls Underestimate Their STEM Aptitude, Boys Overestimate.” Reproduced in Democratic Underground.
- EurekaAlert!/AAAS, June 9, 2015: “Misperception discourages girls from studying math-intensive science, shows study.” Reproduced in the following websites: Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery, Florida State 24/7, Jersey Tribune, Lab Manager, Newswise, NZHealthTec.com, Phys.org, Science Codex, ScienceDaily, and Women in Academia Report.
- FSU EdNews, June 11, 2015: “FSU study receives local, national and international attention.”
- FSU News, July 8, 2015, by Joseph Zeballos: “Misconception discourages girls from studying STEM fields, FSU study finds.”
- Re-posted on USA Today news site: “Misconception discourages girls from studying STEM fields, FSU study finds”
- Hookii, June 17, 2015, by Steve Diamond. Donne e scienza: è un problema di mentalità e percezione di sè [EN].
- Industrial Engineer, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), 47.8 (August 2015): 15. For girls in STEM, perception affects reality: Women who think math can be learned pursue more technical degrees.
- The Problem with Believing in Innate Talent.”
- Medical Daily, June 9, 2015, by Kristin Magaldi: “Women in Science: Poor Self-Perceived Ability in Math Leads to Less Female Scientists, STEM Subjects.”
- Metronews (France), June 11, 2015, by Elodie Christmas – “Idée reçue n°24 : les filles sont moins bonnes en maths que les garçons”
- Motherboard, June 9, 2015, by Victoria Turk: “How Misperceptions About Math Contribute to the Science Gender Gap.”
- Pharmacy Times, June 30, 2015, by Corey Allikas: “Growth Mindset” Could Encourage More Women in Science, Math Fields.”
- Science 2.0, June 10, 2015, by News Staff: “Why Some Girls Don’t Study Math-Intensive Science.” Reproduced on Pakistan Affairs.
- Tallahassee Democrat, June 9, 2015: “Study: Math fears discourage girls from STEM fields.” Reprinted in TLH Page 3C June 10 2015.
- Tendencias21 (Spain) June 11, 2015, by Yaiza Martínez. “Una percepción errónea aleja a las mujeres de la ciencia”. Reproduced in Investigacion y Desarrollo.
- The Conversation, June 9, 2015, by David Miller: “Beliefs about innate talent may dissuade students from STEM.” Reproduced on IFL Science! blog, Phys.org, and World Economic Forum.
- US News and World Report, July 10, 2015, by David Miller: “Fostering a Growth Mindset Is Key to Teaching STEM.”
Lara Perez-Felkner, Ph.D. 