Broadening participation in STEM
Bart HL, Garcia DM, O'Brien LT.
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LT O'Brien, HL Bart, DM Garcia - Social Psychology of Education, 2020 - Springer
African Americans and other ethnic minorities are severely underrepresented in both graduate education and among the professoriate in ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB). In the present research, we take a social psychological approach to studying inclusion by examining interrelationships...
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O’Brien, L. T., Bart, H. L., & Garcia, D. M. (2020). Why are there so few ethnic minorities in ecology and evolutionary biology? Challenges to inclusion and the role of sense of belonging. Social Psychology of Education, 23(2), 449-477.
O’Brien, Laurie T., Henry L. Bart, and Donna M. Garcia. "Why are there so few ethnic minorities in ecology and evolutionary biology? Challenges to inclusion and the role of sense of belonging." Social Psychology of Education 23.2 (2020): 449-477.
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stem intervention research
O'Brien LT, Van AR.
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AR Van Camp, PN Gilbert, LT O'Brien - Social Psychology of Education, 2019 - Springer
Female role models show promise for inoculating women against the harmful impact of stereotypes impugning their ability in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM, eg, Dasgupta in Psychol Inq 22 (4): 231–246, 2011). We conducted a test of an...
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Van Camp, A. R., Gilbert, P. N., & O’Brien, L. T. (2019). Testing the effects of a role model intervention on women’s STEM outcomes. Social Psychology of Education, 22(3), 649-671.
Van Camp, Amanda R., Patricia N. Gilbert, and Laurie T. O’Brien. "Testing the effects of a role model intervention on women’s STEM outcomes." Social Psychology of Education 22.3 (2019): 649-671.
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Growth Mindset
Fielding-Wells J, Makar K, O'Brien M.
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M O'Brien, J Fielding-Wells, K Makar, J Hillman - … Education Research Group …, 2015 - ERIC
… In our analysis, we identify the opportunities in the lesson that reinforced the need for a growth mindset in learning, in particular with reference to the need to: • embrace challenges …
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O'Brien, M., Fielding-Wells, J., Makar, K., & Hillman, J. (2015). How Inquiry Pedagogy Enables Teachers to Facilitate Growth Mindsets in Mathematics Classrooms. Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia.
O'Brien, Mia, et al. "How Inquiry Pedagogy Enables Teachers to Facilitate Growth Mindsets in Mathematics Classrooms." Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (2015).
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STEM and diversity
Foster RB, Harms KE, O'Brien ST.
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SP Hubbell, RB Foster, ST O'Brien, KE Harms… - Science, 1999 - science.org
… We compared species richness per stem in all 20 m by 20 m quadrats containing a gap in … Light gaps markedly increased sapling stem densities relative to nongap, mature forest control …
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Hubbell, S. P., Foster, R. B., O'Brien, S. T., Harms, K. E., Condit, R., Wechsler, B., ... & De Lao, S. L. (1999). Light-gap disturbances, recruitment limitation, and tree diversity in a neotropical forest. Science, 283(5401), 554-557.
Hubbell, Stephen P., et al. "Light-gap disturbances, recruitment limitation, and tree diversity in a neotropical forest." Science 283.5401 (1999): 554-557.
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stem intervention research
Garcia DM, O'Brien LT.
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LT O'Brien, DM Garcia, A Blodorn… - Cultural Diversity and …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Objectives: The aim of this field experiment was to test the effect of a social psychological intervention on an ethnically diverse sample of first-year college women majoring in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). We hypothesized that grade point...
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O'Brien, L. T., Garcia, D. M., Blodorn, A., Adams, G., Hammer, E., & Gravelin, C. (2020). An educational intervention to improve women’s academic STEM outcomes: Divergent effects on well-represented vs. underrepresented minority women. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 26(2), 163.
O'Brien, Laurie T., et al. "An educational intervention to improve women’s academic STEM outcomes: Divergent effects on well-represented vs. underrepresented minority women." Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 26.2 (2020): 163.
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stereotype threat
Crandall CS, O'Brien LT.
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LT O'Brien, CS Crandall - Personality and Social Psychology …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
… were put in conditions of stereotype threat or were put in conditions that attenuated stereotype threat and then … We predicted that the stereotype of male superiority on math would create …
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O'Brien, L. T., & Crandall, C. S. (2003). Stereotype threat and arousal: Effects on women's math performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29(6), 782-789.
O'Brien, Laurie T., and Christian S. Crandall. "Stereotype threat and arousal: Effects on women's math performance." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 29.6 (2003): 782-789.
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Build and Broaden 3.0 AND Program Evaluation
Bute J, Chumbler N, Huff A, O'Brien C.
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C O'Brien Cherry, N Chumbler, J Bute, A Huff - Sage Open, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Adolescent pregnancy is often described as a major concern in public health and is associated with negative outcomes for educational and career attainment. Our objective was to compare the future aspirations of pregnant and parenting adolescents and identify social...
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O’Brien Cherry, C., Chumbler, N., Bute, J., & Huff, A. (2015). Building a “Better Life” the transformative effects of adolescent pregnancy and parenting. Sage Open, 5(1), 2158244015571638.
O’Brien Cherry, Colleen, et al. "Building a “Better Life” the transformative effects of adolescent pregnancy and parenting." Sage Open 5.1 (2015): 2158244015571638.
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Science interventions
O'Brien K, Ziervogel G.
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K O'Brien, T Quinlan, G Ziervogel - Environmental science & policy, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper describes an initiative to develop a model for understanding the multi-faceted nature and effects of vulnerability. The model is designed to enable analysis and assessment of interventions that address vulnerability, a concept that is widely used across...
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O’Brien, K., Quinlan, T., & Ziervogel, G. (2009). Vulnerability interventions in the context of multiple stressors: lessons from the Southern Africa Vulnerability Initiative (SAVI). Environmental science & policy, 12(1), 23-32.
O’Brien, Karen, Tim Quinlan, and Gina Ziervogel. "Vulnerability interventions in the context of multiple stressors: lessons from the Southern Africa Vulnerability Initiative (SAVI)." Environmental science & policy 12.1 (2009): 23-32.
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STEM and underrepresented
Adams G, O'Brien LT.
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LT O'Brien, A Blodorn, G Adams… - Cultural Diversity and …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
… majors are women and the goal of the present article is to understand why women are underrepresented in traditional STEM fields. Psychology was not added to the DHS list of …
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O'Brien, L. T., Blodorn, A., Adams, G., Garcia, D. M., & Hammer, E. (2015). Ethnic variation in gender-STEM stereotypes and STEM participation: an intersectional approach. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 21(2), 169.
O'Brien, Laurie T., et al. "Ethnic variation in gender-STEM stereotypes and STEM participation: an intersectional approach." Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 21.2 (2015): 169.
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Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community AND Program Evaluation
Bai X, Biermann F, Brondizio ES, O'brien K.
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ES Brondizio, K O'brien, X Bai, F Biermann… - … Environmental Change, 2016 - Elsevier
Since it was first proposed in 2000, the concept of the Anthropocene has evolved in breadth and diversely. The concept encapsulates the new and unprecedented planetary-scale changes resulting from societal transformations and has brought to the fore the social...
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Brondizio, E. S., O’brien, K., Bai, X., Biermann, F., Steffen, W., Berkhout, F., ... & Chen, C. T. A. (2016). Re-conceptualizing the Anthropocene: A call for collaboration. Global Environmental Change, 39, 318-327.
Brondizio, Eduardo S., et al. "Re-conceptualizing the Anthropocene: A call for collaboration." Global Environmental Change 39 (2016): 318-327.
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stereotype threat
Hummert ML, O'Brien LT.
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LT O'Brien, ML Hummert - Social Cognition, 2006 - search.proquest.com
… The goals of this study were to contrast stereotype threat and … (low threat condition), people under 25 (high threat condition), … and stereotype threat are distinct explanations for stereotype …
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T O'Brien, L., & Hummert, M. L. (2006). Memory performance of late middle-aged adults: Contrasting self-stereotyping and stereotype threat accounts of assimilation to age stereotypes. Social Cognition, 24(3), 338.
T O'Brien, Laurie, and Mary Lee Hummert. "Memory performance of late middle-aged adults: Contrasting self-stereotyping and stereotype threat accounts of assimilation to age stereotypes." Social Cognition 24.3 (2006): 338.
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education interventions
Gittelsohn J, O'Brien K.
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JN Nielsen, J Gittelsohn, J Anliker, K O'Brien - Journal of the American …, 2006 - Elsevier
… The literature reviewed as part of this report focused on prenatal interventions that included a nutrition education component and at least some adolescents in the target audience. To our knowledge, the literature review is exhaustive of relevant studies...
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Nielsen, J. N., Gittelsohn, J., Anliker, J., & O’Brien, K. (2006). Interventions to improve diet and weight gain among pregnant adolescents and recommendations for future research. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 106(11), 1825-1840.
Nielsen, Jennifer Notkin, et al. "Interventions to improve diet and weight gain among pregnant adolescents and recommendations for future research." Journal of the American Dietetic Association 106.11 (2006): 1825-1840.
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