Research Areas

Ethnography & Evaluation Research (E&ER) conducts research and evaluation on a variety of significant issues in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, primarily in higher education.

Our main research areas include:

• student and faculty outcomes from engagement in undergraduate research (UR)
• advancement of women in science
• underrepresentation of minority groups in STEM disciplines
• graduate education and career development of graduate students
• professional development of faculty, scientists, and K-12 science teachers
• student-centered education in the STEM fields
• out-of-school-time science learning
• outreach by scientists and in universities.

Our extensive qualitative research work on UR has informed the development of the Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA), an online instrument for use in evaluating student outcomes of undergraduate research experiences in the sciences.