Looking to join an inclusive organization focusing on pedagogical literature regarding students in STEM? Join the Natural Science Faculty Reading Group.
The Natural Science Faculty Reading Group is a faculty learning community focused on pedagogical literature regarding success and engagement of students in STEM fields, focusing particularly on issues related to inclusion. The idea is to read literature regarding both problems and potential solutions. The larger goal is to raise faculty awareness of these issues/solutions, and to do so in a research-based, data-driven manner, which appeals to scientists and mathematicians! Thanks to funding from the Center for Innovative Pedagogy (CIP), and Kenyon’s HHMI Inclusive Excellence Grant, meetings are accompanied by fantastic catered lunches.
To join the group, simply complete the Google form sent with the invitation prior to each session. Please direct questions to any of the current coordinators of the Natural Science Faculty Reading Group:
- Karen Hicks, Professor of Biology
- Sarah Petersen, Ashby Denoon Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
- Aaron Reinhard, Associate Professor of Physics
- Kerry Rouhier, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Schedule for Spring 2023
The schedule and reading list for spring 2023 is as follows (the dates can be found on the Nat Sci Google calendar):
- Monday, Feb. 13: Pfeifer et al. 2022. "What I Wish My Instructor Knew: How Active Learning Influences the Classroom Experiences and Self-Advocacy of STEM Majors with ADHD and Specific Learning Disabilities.” https://doi.
org/10.1187/cbe.21-12-0329 - Wednesday, March 22: Barthelemy et al. 2022. "Workplace climate for LGBT+ physicists: A view from students and professional physicists.” https://doi.org/
10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18. 010147 - Tuesday, April 11: Hynninen et al. 2023. "Ongoing effects of pandemic-imposed learning environment disruption on student attitudes.” https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.010101
Literature Archive
Visit the group's archive to view literature discussed in previous semesters.