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Students with Disabilities in Life Science Undergraduate Research Experiences: Challenges and Opportunities
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Gin, Logan E.; Pais, Danielle; Cooper, Katelyn M.; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Individuals with disabilities are underrepresented in postsecondary science education and in science careers, yet few studies have explored why this may be. A primary predictor of student persistence in science is participating in undergraduate research. However, it is unclear to what extent students with disabilities are participating in research…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Biological Sciences, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
Cultural Capital in Undergraduate Research: An Exploration of How Biology Students Operationalize Knowledge to Access Research Experiences at a Large, Public Research-Intensive Institution
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Cala, Jacqueline M.; Brownell, Sara E. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2021
Background: Undergraduate research experiences are becoming essential for pursuing future opportunities in science, but little has been done to identify what factors predict which students get to participate in research and which students do not. In this manuscript, we propose "scientific research capital" and specifically…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Biology
Research Anxiety Predicts Undergraduates' Intentions to Pursue Scientific Research Careers
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Eddy, Sarah L.; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Undergraduate research is lauded as a high-impact practice owing to the array of benefits that students can reap from participating. One unexplored construct that may affect student intent to persist in research is research anxiety, defined as the sense of worry or apprehension associated with conducting research. In this study, we surveyed 1272…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Anxiety, Intention
An Exploration across Institution Types of Undergraduate Life Sciences Student Decisions to Stay in or Leave an Academic-Year Research Experience
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Gin, Logan E.; Clark, Carolyn E.; Elliott, Deanna B.; Roderick, Travis B.; Scott, Rachel A.; Arellano, Denisse; Ramirez, Diana; Vargas, Cindy; Velarde, Kimberly; Aeschliman, Allyson; Avalle, Sarah T.; Berkheimer, Jessica; Campos, Rachel; Gerbasi, Michael; Hughes, Sophia; Roberts, Julie A.; White, Quinn M.; Wittekind, Ehren; Zheng, Yi; Cooper, Katelyn M.; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Undergraduate research is one of the most valuable activities an undergraduate can engage in because of its benefits, and studies have shown that longer experiences are more beneficial. However, prior research has illuminated that undergraduates encounter challenges that may cause them to exit research prematurely. These studies have been almost…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Undergraduate Students, Biological Sciences, Decision Making
Depression as a Concealable Stigmatized Identity: What Influences Whether Students Conceal or Reveal Their Depression in Undergraduate Research Experiences?
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Gin, Logan E.; Brownell, Sara E. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2020
Background: Concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs) are identities that can be kept hidden or invisible and that carry negative stereotypes. Depression is one of the most common CSIs among undergraduates. However, to our knowledge, no studies have explored how students manage depression as a CSI in the context of undergraduate research, a…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Social Bias, Stereotypes, Depression (Psychology)
The Impact of Broadly Relevant Novel Discoveries on Student Project Ownership in a Traditional Lab Course Turned CURE
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Blattman, Joseph N.; Hendrix, Taija; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been shown to lead to multiple student benefits, but much is unknown about how CUREs lead to specific student outcomes. In this study, we examined the extent to which students making "broadly relevant novel discoveries" impacted student project ownership by comparing the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Ownership, Student Experience
An Exploratory Study of Students with Depression in Undergraduate Research Experiences
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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Gin, Logan E.; Barnes, M. Elizabeth; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Depression is a top mental health concern among undergraduates and has been shown to disproportionately affect individuals who are underserved and underrepresented in science. As we aim to create a more inclusive scientific community, we argue that we need to examine the relationship between depression and scientific research. While studies have…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Using Yeast to Determine the Functional Consequences of Mutations in the Human p53 Tumor Suppressor Gene: An Introductory Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience in Molecular and Cell Biology
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Hekmat-Scafe, Daria S.; Brownell, Sara E.; Seawell, Patricia Chandler; Malladi, Shyamala; Imam, Jamie F. Conklin; Singla, Veena; Bradon, Nicole; Cyert, Martha S.; Stearns, Tim – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2017
The opportunity to engage in scientific research is an important, but often neglected, component of undergraduate training in biology. We describe the curriculum for an innovative, course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) appropriate for a large, introductory cell and molecular biology laboratory class that leverages students' high…
Descriptors: Genetics, Introductory Courses, Undergraduate Students, Molecular Biology
Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Can Make Scientific Research More Inclusive
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Bangera, Gita; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
Current approaches to improving diversity in scientific research focus on graduating more science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors, but graduation with a STEM undergraduate degree alone is not sufficient for entry into graduate school. Undergraduate independent research experiences are becoming more or less a prerequisite…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, College Faculty, Scientific Research
Undergraduate Biology Lab Courses: Comparing the Impact of Traditionally Based "Cookbook" and Authentic Research-Based Courses on Student Lab Experiences
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Brownell, Sara E.; Kloser, Matthew J.; Fukami, Tadishi; Shavelson, Rich – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2012
Over the past decade, several reports have recommended a shift in undergraduate biology laboratory courses from traditionally structured, often described as "cookbook," to authentic research-based experiences. This study compares a cookbook-type laboratory course to a research-based undergraduate biology laboratory course at a Research 1…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Student Research