This two-year, $599,255 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund research exploring career trajectories and outcomes of marginalized groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) doctoral programs. The principal investigators at the National Opinion Research Center will employ mixed methods to analyze survey data from current and recent doctoral students at three North Carolina institutions.
The project aims to examine factors influencing career paths, develop culturally responsive measurement tools, and validate surveys for underrepresented groups in STEM. Findings could inform policies and practices to broaden participation in STEM fields by diverse doctoral students. Specific objectives include identifying latent subgroups based on career motivations, determining individual and social influences on trajectories within subgroups, and assessing the validity of adapted survey constructs across populations. Results may address gaps in quantitative analyses of STEM training and development. Overall, this research project intends to advance understanding and support of marginalized groups in STEM doctoral programs through methodological and empirical contributions.
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