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Bioscience
November 2015
Jessi L. Smith ( ) and Ian M. Handley are affiliated with the Department of Psychology at Montana State University, in Bozeman. Alexander V. Zale is affiliated with the US Geological Survey, the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, and the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, in Bozeman. Sara Rushing is affiliated with the Department of Political Science and Martha A. Potvin is with the Office of the Provost and the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, in Bozeman.
Article Synopsis
- Workforce homogeneity in STEM limits creativity and job satisfaction, with most faculty being men.
- A randomized intervention based on self-determination theory was implemented to boost the hiring of women faculty at a university.
- Results showed that intervention groups were significantly more successful in considering women candidates, leading to higher offer rates and acceptance among women for tenure-track positions.
Understanding how cultural values influence undergraduate students' science research experiences and career interest is important in efforts to broaden participation and to diversify the biomedical research workforce. The results from our prospective longitudinal study demonstrated that underrepresented minority student (URM) research assistants who see the altruistic value of conducting biomedical research feel more psychologically involved with their research over time, which, in turn, enhances their interest in pursuing a scientific research career. These altruistic motives are uniquely influential to URM students and appear to play an important role in influencing their interest in scientific research careers.
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