Article archive / December 1, 2016
Originally published: . Volume 7, No. 12. Source pages: 12.
Dr. Laurie O’Brien, associate professor of psychology at Tulane University, contributed to an event held for middle school girls for encouraging them to connect with science and math. The event was part of the “Girls in STEM” (GiST) program at Tulane, which provides such workshops as “Creative Computation,” “The Science of Bread,” and “Tissue Engineering.”
The program was created by Donata Henry, a professor of practice in ecology and evolutionary biology at Tulane.
As reported by Tulane News, the event allowed Dr. O’Brien to apply her research and understanding about girls and female role models that may help to reverse the trend that causes girls to avoid the STEM careers.
O’Brien told Tulane News, “We believe that the results of our study suggest that science outreach programs for girls such as GiST may help to make girls feel like they belong in science.”
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