Traditional approaches to technology design have historically ignored Blackness in both
who engages and conceptualizes future technologies. Design contributions of groups …

ABSTRACT In the United States, underrepresentation of women in computer science (CS) is
a matter of national concern. It is a twofold problem consisting of two distinct challenges, the …

Academic struggles played a role in the majority of students' decision to switch out of STEM.
They also undermined students' belief that they had made the right choice in pursuing a …

ABSTRACT Background and Context Despite over 30 years of research on broadening
participation, women are still underrepresented in Computer Science (CS) education. While …

Previous research on belonging in computer science offers insights into the role that
stereotypes play in reducing females' sense of belonging or fit in computer science (CS) …

In this paper, we study three focus areas: investigating the identity-related sense of
belonging in a gateway computer science course, examining the dynamics of the sense of …

Retention of women through graduation in Computer Science (CS) majors is one of the
biggest challenges for CS education. Most research in this area focuses on factors …

We are bioinformatics trainees at the University of Michigan who started a local chapter of
Girls Who Code to provide a fun and supportive environment for high school women to learn …

Growing the Computer Science and Information Technology Workforces in Ohio Page 1
Research Report MEGAN ANDREW, JONAH KUSHNER, LUCAS GREER, CHRISTINE …

The human microbiome plays an important role in maintaining health. Changes in the
taxonomic and functional composition of the gut microbiota have been implicated in …