Momentum Accelerating Equity in Computing and Tech

At Momentum, we employ mixed-methods approaches to conduct cutting-edge research on efforts to diversify computing and technology fields.

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Today's guest bloggers are Kathleen J. Lehman, Daisy Ramirez, Sarah Rodriguez, and Linda J. Sax, all a part of the Women of Color in Computing Collaborative. They share some of their research findings funded by this collaborative. https://t.co/drDEBlUGwu

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Chantra Nhien (he/him) works on BRAID survey development and data collection for Momentum. Now a 3rd-year PhD student, he’s completing his dissertation on the early experiences of Southeast Asian college students in STEM.

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Last summer, Momentum welcomed 3rd-year PhD student Nadeeka Karunaratne (she/her) @nadeeks3, who’s helping with the BRAID follow-up student survey. Outside of Momentum, Nadeeka examines issues of campus sexual violence, focusing on the experiences of minoritized survivors.

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Join us in celebrating today's UNCOMMON Bruin of the game, Linda J. Sax! 🐻

Dr. Sax is a professor of higher education in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at UCLA, Faculty Director of UCLA’s Master’s in Student Affairs & founding director of @MomentumUCLA.

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Momentum team members @katelehman, @KaitNewhouse & Linda Sax have a new chapter in The Wiley Handbook of Gender Equity in Higher Ed on how/why women’s participation in undergrad computing varies globally. We’re excited to be in the company of great scholars, like @AdriannaKezar!

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Thanks to Pivotal Ventures, @NSF, and our other supporters, we’re happy to announce that Momentum is official! Check out this press release from @uclaseis and stay tuned for research updates as we aim to accelerate equity in computing and technology. https://t.co/FYDqQfLRbp

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Annie Wofford (she/her) @annie_woff is a PhD candidate, 4th-year Momentum researcher, and she will defend her dissertation this spring! Along with managing our BRAID student surveys, Annie uses quant & qual methods to critically examine inequities in STEM graduate ed pathways.

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Meet Justin Gutzwa (they/he) @therealjgutz a 4th-year PhD candidate & 2nd-year Momentum researcher who’s defending their dissertation this year! Justin works on our qualitative team & lit matrix project and their dissertation explores trans*-identifying undergraduate experiences.

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Momentum Research Affiliate (and recent alum!) Dr. @KariLGeorge is doing great work as a Computing Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow at @IllinoisCS researching ways to broaden participation in computing.
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Catch Dr. Linda Sax and Dr. @katelehman's talk at the virtual Grace Hopper Celebration tomorrow at 9:40am PST. Visit https://t.co/RtIHJDs8vM for more details!

[Joy Gaston Gayles (she/her) @JoyGayles]

Thank you all so much for your vote, enthusiasm, and good vibes! 💫Congrats to all of the awesome newly elected @ASHEoffice board members and council chairs! I’m honored to serve as president-elect of this amazing scholarly organization full of talented members!

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Check out the Women of Color in Computing (WOCCC) presentations starting this Friday, August 28th.

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Momentum is hiring! We’re looking for a full-time postdoc to join our team and advance a longitudinal study about equitable pathways through undergraduate computing and into tech jobs. Apply here: https://t.co/hHMtWy9okj Please share with your networks!

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@jennifer_blaney’s article, published in @JWomMinSciEngr, explores how undergraduate women make meaning of their leadership abilities in computing and highlights how women tended to rely on masculine gender stereotypes to interpret their own abilities. https://t.co/8YCgwsRa96

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Check out the @ASHEoffice newsletter this week and you’ll see two new articles drawing on #BRAIDResearch data, published by @Annie_woff and @jennifer_blaney! Congratulations to both authors, who are current and former researchers for our team! Details on both articles are below:

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In @Annie_woff’s article, she examines the factors that shape undergraduate students’ self-confidence for graduate school admission in computing, focusing on inequities by gender and race/ethnicity. This paper was published in Research in Higher Education. https://t.co/UCYyAApdnq

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Momentum shared BRAID research updates at the 2020 BRAID Summit over virtual Zoom. To learn more about findings we shared, please visit https://t.co/Mg6hdOPZ5B