This book contains an Open Access Chapter.
Latinas represent one of the fastest-growing populations in the US, yet Latina faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers remain underrepresented. This book shares ideas, strategies, and best practices for advancing Latinas in STEM academic careers.
This book contains an Open Access Chapter.
Latinas represent one of the fastest-growing populations in the US, yet Latina faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers remain underrepresented. Advancing Latinas in STEM Academic Careers shares ideas, strategies, and best practices in the following areas: (1) work-life issues, policies/practices, mentoring, and climate that affect the pathways/pipelines, recruitment, retention, and advancement/leadership of Latinas in academic STEM careers; (2) challenges and opportunities for STEM Latinas across faculty rank and within and outside academia; (3) best practices and lessons learned in the recruitment and advancement of STEM Latinas; (4) intersectionality issues, particularly those related to gender and ethnic diversity in STEM; and (5) pipeline/pathways for advancing Latinas in STEM.
Academic research in STEM is often conducted without the perspectives of members of underrepresented groups, including Latinas. An increase in the number and representation of underrepresented minorities and women in STEM has the capacity to build more informed public policy formulation, discussion, and implementation. Having an inclusive STEM faculty that advances Latinas exposes students to a range of perspectives and experiences, counters stereotypes students might have about Latinas and BIPOC populations, strengthens the pipeline for Latina/o students, and prepares non-Latina/o students to work productively in an increasingly diverse and competitive workforce. The audience for this book includes researchers in STEM equity and Latina/o studies, college and university administrators, and faculty, especially Hispanic Serving Institutions seeking knowledge, best practices, and resources for advancing Latinas in STEM academic careers.
Advancing Latinas in STEM Academic Careers: An Overview; Marci R.
McMahon, Marie T. Mora, and Ala R. Qubbaj
Section I. Contexts for Inclusion
Chapter
1. Latinas in the Academy: Achieving Inclusive Institutions; Abigail
J. Stewart and Virginia Valian
Chapter
2. Intersectionality in National Science Foundations ADVANCE
Program; Erika Tatiana Camacho and Jessie A. DeAro
Section II. The Role of Mentoring in Fostering STEM Latina Advancement
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3. An Intersectional Framework for Effectively Mentoring Latinas in
STEM Fields; Rosalynn Vega
Chapter
4. Taking Mentorship into Your Own Hands: Lessons and Strategies for
Latina Doctoral Students Navigating STEM Academia from a Latina Perspective;
Stephanie K. Ramos
Chapter
5. Mujeres en STEM: Strategies for Navigating the Chilly Climate y
Entre Fronteras; Tatiana M. Vera, Marie L. Miville, Patricia Arredondo, and
Christina M. Capodilupo
Chapter
6. GeoLatinas Mentoring Program: The Process of Creating a Safe Space
to Grow Professionally by Co-Leadership; Daniela NavarroPérez, Dinosca
RondónRivera, Maria Beatriz de Santa Anna, Carolina MoralesFernández,
Gabriela Gonzalez Arismendi, and Pamela YupaIncalla
Section III. Pathways to Advancing Latinas in STEM in Regional Contexts
Chapter
7. Caminos a la Ciencia: Creating Partnerships to Attract, Recruit,
and Retain Latinas in STEM in the Central Virginia Region; April D. Hennis
Marchetti, Rebecca R. H. Michelsen, and Molly K. Smith
Chapter
8. Improving the STEM College Experience of Latinas at an Urban
Public College; Lissette Delgado-Cruzata
Chapter
9. Provisioning School Counseling Professionals for Advancing Latina
Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Careers;
Yih-Jiun Shen and Liang Zeng
Chapter
10. Promoting Success for Latinas in STEM: Community of Care at Mount
San Antonio College; Maura Palacios Mejia and Diana Felix
Section IV. Personal Perspectives for Advancing Latinas in STEM
Chapter
11. Alborotapueblos/Disrupting Villages and Making Good Trouble to
Advance Equity for Women and Latinas in Academia; Penelope Espinoza and
Ivonne Santiago
Chapter
12. Breaking Barriers, Inspiring Futures: Destigmatizing Engineering
for Latinas in STEM; Edna Orozco and Laura Benitez
Chapter
13. Breaking Ceilings and Healing Corazónes: Confronting Racial
Trauma in Academia; Judelysse Gomez, Lillian Polanco-Roman, Regina Miranda,
and Jhovelis Mañaná OPEN ACCESS
Lessons Learned and the Path Forward for Latinas in STEM; Marci R. McMahon,
Marie T. Mora, and Ala R. Qubbaj
Marci R. McMahon is a Professor of English and Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at Kansas State University, USA.
Marie T. Mora is a labor economist and Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at Purdue University Northwest, USA.
Ala R. Qubbaj is a Professor and Director of the Center for Broadening Participation in Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA.
