Policy Brief: Black Statistical Representation in the U.S. Census and Implications for SPD15, by Drs. Ricardo Lowe & Yasmiyn Irizarry
UT Austin Research Team
Chandel Burgess, Tyra Timm, Nkasano Fullerton, Ricardo Lowe, Briana Owirodu, Sidney Holland.
Undergraduate Advisory Board: Ayanna Rucker (UT Austin); Khala Rice (Prairie View).
Black epiSTEMologies is a multi-institutional collaborative research project seeking to develop theories, research methods and tools (e.g., qualitative protocols, quantitative instruments), and forms of knowledge that expand the field of STEM education’s conceptual understandings of and implications for racial equity in STEM for Black students.
Phase One. MOSAIC ETHNOGRAPHY
Gather and analyze contextual, demographic, institutional, and focus group data on Black students’ perspectives of Blackness in STEM from four-year institutions.
Phase Two. SURVEY DEVELOPMENT
Develop and validate a survey that examines critical, nuanced perspectives of Blackness in STEM.
Phase Three. SURVEY IMPLEMENTATION
Launch survey across the nation to establish a data repository.
Phase Four. ONGOING DISSEMINATION
Generate various products for dissemination to academic, education, and general audiences.
Black epiSTEMologies is funded by the National Science Foundation (EHR Racial Equity) and encompasses the following research awards: 2243109 (UIC & TSU), 2140902 (GSU), 2140903 (American), 2140904 (UT Austin), and 2140905 (NC A&T). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.