The Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Network (WiSEN) Alliance is dedicated to developing effective mentoring programs for minoritized women in STEM fields. Our research is focused on enhancing the retention and graduation rates of women in STEM. Our findings suggest that mentoring programs for women in STEM can benefit greatly from community cultural wealth, institutional support, leadership development, and networking opportunities. We are currently in the data collection phase of a pilot study funded by the NSF, which will inform the development of a national mentoring network for minoritized women in STEM.
Makini Beck (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Betsy Dell (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Jillian Cadwell (Washington State University)
Elizabeth Wargo (Rochester Insititute of Technology)
Ke Wu (University of Montana)
Talia Esnard (University of West Indies)
Antonette Aragón (Colorado State University)
Melinda Howard (Gonzaga University)
Deirdre Cobb-Roberts (University of South Florida)
Maniphone Dickerson (Evergreen Valley College)
Anne Kern (University of Idaho)
NSF INCLUDES DDLP: WiSEN - Supporting Minoritized Women Students in STEM, Cultivating Pathways Using Mentoring Networks
Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES)
National Science Foundation
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Aragón, A., Esnard, T., Beck, M., Feliciano-Semidei, R., Cadwell, J., Wu, K., Howard, M., Wargo, L., Cobb-Roberts, D., Dickerson, M., & Kern, A. (2023). WiSEN - Charting a course forward in the pursuit of women’s consequential truths in mentoring [Conference presentation-Session: Mentoring approaches that disrupt assumed truths among women leaders]. American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.
Beck, M., Cadwell, J., Wu, K., Kern, A., Esnard, T., Cobb-Roberts, D., Dickerson, M., Aragon, A., Howard, M. & Feliciano-Semidei, R. (2022). WiSEN - Exploring an intercultural mentoring framework for minoritized women in STEM [Conference presentation]. AERA, San Diego, CA.