Podcasts about stem faculty

Study conducted by BiasWatchIndia published on preprint repository bioRxiv. Findings suggest women's representation low in top-ranked STEM institutes like IISc, IITs.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/science/less-than-1-in-5-stem-faculty-members-in-india-are-women-study-by-initiative-on-gender-bias-finds/1825278/

Professors are expected to have extensive expertise in their fields of study in order to qualify to teach at the post-secondary level, but can graduate coursework in quantum mechanics or X-ray crystallography prepare you to be a supportive advisor and an inclusive educator? Ashley McNeill, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Springfield College in Springfield, MA, and Elizabeth McDonald, Instructional Designer at The University of Alabama, discuss faculty preparedness for teaching (or lack thereof) for new STEM educators. It's important for new faculty, particularly in STEM, to be introduced to Centers and other resources intended to help them navigate their new roles as educators, mentors, and academic advisors. Traditional training in a STEM PhD program famously lacks opportunities to be exposed to this aspect of a professor's work, particularly at large R1 institutions where many graduate students receive their training from professors whose responsibilities largely focus on grant writing and research. Ashley and Elizabeth review several approaches to learning more about student needs in the classroom, course design, and adapting assignments to classrooms of different sizes. Perhaps even more importantly, Ashley and Elizabeth spend some time talking about connecting with your students and teaching them to engage meaningfully in their STEM education. A PODFest Collaboration Host, Ashley S. McNeill, Springfield College Elizabeth McDonald, University of Alabama Transcript

Christina chats with us about the value of STEM education and the opportunities Pulaski Academy Lower School (1st-4th grade) students have as part of our STEM education curriculum.

Eighty-one percent of US science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) university faculty members are men. The relative dearth of women in the field is a long-recognized problem—but it's one that may be on its way to a solution. Using a three-step intervention derived from self-determination theory, an interdisciplinary team from Montana State University demonstrated a low-cost way to improve gender diversity in STEM-faculty hiring. The results were impressive, with search committees in the intervention group 6.3 times more likely to make an offer to a woman candidate. Dr. Alexander Zale was part of the team, and he joins us on this episode of BioScience Talks.   Read the article describing the intervention. Read Amy Pohler's Smart Girls blog about the results. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher.

This session examines interactive theater programs as a tool for improving workplace climate. The presentation reviews the development of such programs, types of topics addressed, interactive styles employed, and assessments of their impact. Jeffrey Steiger, Artistic Director, Center for the Application and Scholarship of Theater, George Washington University; Moderator: Emily Roxworthy, Associate Professor, Theatre, UC San Diego, and Chair, University Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28801]

This session examines interactive theater programs as a tool for improving workplace climate. The presentation reviews the development of such programs, types of topics addressed, interactive styles employed, and assessments of their impact. Jeffrey Steiger, Artistic Director, Center for the Application and Scholarship of Theater, George Washington University; Moderator: Emily Roxworthy, Associate Professor, Theatre, UC San Diego, and Chair, University Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28801]

Many quantitative and qualitative tools are available to assess workplace climate. Panel members discuss tools that are tailored to academic workplaces, consider the strengths and weaknesses of each, and recommend strategies for disseminating and utilizing the assessment results. In addition, the results of an analysis of race/ethnicity and gender differences among STEM faculty in the experience of workplace climate using a cross-institution sample of COACHE data are presented. Panelists: Kiernan Mathews, Director, and Todd Benson, Associate Director, Surveys and Analysis; Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Ala Qubbaj, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, and Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas-Pan American; Renée Navarro, Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Outreach, and Professor, Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, UC San Francisco; Moderator: Amparo Villablanca, UC Davis School of Medicine. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28799]

Many quantitative and qualitative tools are available to assess workplace climate. Panel members discuss tools that are tailored to academic workplaces, consider the strengths and weaknesses of each, and recommend strategies for disseminating and utilizing the assessment results. In addition, the results of an analysis of race/ethnicity and gender differences among STEM faculty in the experience of workplace climate using a cross-institution sample of COACHE data are presented. Panelists: Kiernan Mathews, Director, and Todd Benson, Associate Director, Surveys and Analysis; Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Ala Qubbaj, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, and Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas-Pan American; Renée Navarro, Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Outreach, and Professor, Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, UC San Francisco; Moderator: Amparo Villablanca, UC Davis School of Medicine. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28799]

Meg Urry, Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Director, Yale Center of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Yale University. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28798]

Meg Urry, Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Director, Yale Center of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Yale University. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28798]

Moderators Susan Carlson and Maureen Stanton wrap up the roundtable and share their thoughts on moving forward in workplace climate assessment and improvement. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28833]

Kim Shauman, Professor, Sociology, and Associate Director, UC Davis ADVANCE Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28803]

Site visits, sponsored by professional associations in STEM, are a potentially powerful tool departments might use to investigate the work climate, to identify the factors contributing to “climate issues,” and to institutionalize practical approaches that improve the climate for minorities and women. Panelists will review the site visit process and its potential for generating inclusive and innovative work environments for STEM faculty. Meg Urry Yale University; Omer Blaes, Professor, Physics, UC Santa Barbara; Angelica Stacy, Associate Vice Provost, Faculty Equity and Welfare, and Professor, Chemistry, UC Berkeley; Moderator: Louise Kellogg, Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Director, Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics, UC Davis. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28802]

Site visits, sponsored by professional associations in STEM, are a potentially powerful tool departments might use to investigate the work climate, to identify the factors contributing to “climate issues,” and to institutionalize practical approaches that improve the climate for minorities and women. Panelists will review the site visit process and its potential for generating inclusive and innovative work environments for STEM faculty. Meg Urry Yale University; Omer Blaes, Professor, Physics, UC Santa Barbara; Angelica Stacy, Associate Vice Provost, Faculty Equity and Welfare, and Professor, Chemistry, UC Berkeley; Moderator: Louise Kellogg, Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Director, Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics, UC Davis. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28802]

Moderators Susan Carlson and Maureen Stanton wrap up the roundtable and share their thoughts on moving forward in workplace climate assessment and improvement. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28833]

Kim Shauman, Professor, Sociology, and Associate Director, UC Davis ADVANCE Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28803]

Susan Rivera, Professor, Psychology, and Director, Inclusive Campus Climate Initiative, UC Davis ADVANCE Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28800]

Susan Carlson, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, UC Office of the President Linda Katehi, Chancellor, UC Davis and Chair, UC ADVANCE PAID Steering Committee. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28797]

Susan Rivera, Professor, Psychology, and Director, Inclusive Campus Climate Initiative, UC Davis ADVANCE Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28800]

Susan Carlson, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, UC Office of the President Linda Katehi, Chancellor, UC Davis and Chair, UC ADVANCE PAID Steering Committee. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28797]

Dallas Rabenstein, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UC Riverside, Susan Carlson, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, UC Office of the President, and Yolanda Moses, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Excellence and Equity and Professor of Anthropology, UC Riverside, set the stage for the April 2013 conference on mentoring faculty in an inclusive environment. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 25197]

Dallas Rabenstein, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UC Riverside, Susan Carlson, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, UC Office of the President, and Yolanda Moses, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Excellence and Equity and Professor of Anthropology, UC Riverside, set the stage for the April 2013 conference on mentoring faculty in an inclusive environment. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 25197]

Dallas Rabenstein, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UC Riverside, Susan Carlson, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, UC Office of the President, and Yolanda Moses, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Excellence and Equity and Professor of Anthropology, UC Riverside, set the stage for the April 2013 conference on mentoring faculty in an inclusive environment. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 25197]

Dallas Rabenstein, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UC Riverside, Susan Carlson, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, UC Office of the President, and Yolanda Moses, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Excellence and Equity and Professor of Anthropology, UC Riverside, set the stage for the April 2013 conference on mentoring faculty in an inclusive environment. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 25197]