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Special Issue on Underrepresentation in STEM |
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| Posted by: | Jennifer LaCosse |
| Title/Position: | Assistant Professor |
| School/Organization: | University of Michigan Flint |
| Sent to listserv of: | SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | July 2nd, 2024 |
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Despite having similar levels of interest in pursuing STEM, minority group members (e.g., women, racial minorities, first generation students) continue to be underrepresented in STEM. This is problematic because STEM jobs are generally high paying, meaning that minority group members have less opportunity to earn higher pay. In addition, diversity in people leads to diverse and novel ideas, as well as new perspectives on old problems.
To address this problem, researchers have identified predictors of STEM persistence such as high school preparation, strength of identification with the ingroup, STEM role models, various individual differences, performance, etc. They have also examined how minorities’ experiences of social identity threat engender psychological vulnerability (e.g., lack of belonging, evaluative concerns, imposter feelings), which can undermine students’ STEM interest. Now that a foundation for research on underrepresentation in STEM has been laid, it is time to build the first story. For this reason, we have organized a Special Issue dedicated to new directions in research on underrepresentation in STEM.
We welcome original research papers in the following areas, among others:
• Understudied minority groups in STEM (e.g., linguistic minorities, bi/multiracial individuals, LGBTQIA+)
• Novel individual difference predictors STEM outcomes
• Institutional level predictors of STEM outcomes
Submission Deadline in Dec. 31, 2024 and articles are published on a rolling basis.
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