Students' Perceptions of Their Engineering Identity Development and REU Summer Program Experiences: An Equity-Centered Analysis

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.