Broadening Participation in STEM

Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Research in Chemistry Education and Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion within the College of Science at Louisiana State University. She has received almost $30 million in STEM-related grants and contracts. Her research is published in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Science Education and Technology and the Journal of Chemical Education. Goldie S. Byrd, Ph.D., is Professor and Director of the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest University. She has published over 60 papers and book chapters and in STEM-related journals and has received over $70 million in STEM-related grants, contracts, and gifts.Eugene Kennedy, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Educational Research in the School of Education at Louisiana State University. He specializes in applied statistics, program evaluation and out-of-school learning in STEM disciplines. Henry T. Frierson, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Psychology, is Associate Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Florida. He has been a faculty member for over 40 years and has advanced and promoted diversity and inclusion for racial and ethnic minority students throughout his career.

This book reports on high impact educational practices and programs that have been demonstrated to be effective at broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in the STEM disciplines.