Introduction Methods Analysis Findings Next Steps When the

Introduction Methods Analysis Findings Next Steps “When the wheels come off”: STEM departmental leadership perceptions of culturally responsive mentoring February 20, 2020 Orlando, Florida Cathy D. Howell, Anna Sanczyk, Niesha Douglas, and Lisa R. Merriweather University of North Carolina at Charlotte This study is part of an ongoing research project and is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 1820536 182058 and 1820582. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science

Methods Analysis Findings Next Steps Pattern of disparities linked to race and gender inequity result in low participation, training, career development, discrimination, and mentoring inaccessibility of URMs in STEM programs (Blackwell, Snyder, Mavriplis, 2009; Nolan, Buckner, Marzabadi, & Kuck, 2008). Mentoring as a dyad “bidirectional” (Gammel & Rutstein-Riley, 2016, p. 29) • “hierarchical” and unidirectional” associated with origins of mentoring Mentoring as instrumental to psychosocial and career opportunities (Sugimoto, 2012). Advising vs. mentoring How do mentors’ knowledge, skills, and dispositions for culturally responsive mentoring of dissertation students change through the process of training? Introduction Quality and role of mentoring relationships between faculty and URM STEM doctoral students related to culturally responsiveness.

Faculty fellows, departmental leadership (program directors and department heads), individual student interviews, and focus groups. Tenured faculty: Departmental Chairperson or Graduate Program Director Critical inquiry used to interrogate the pervasive dominant ideology by pushing against ways of knowing (Lather, 2008). Methods Introduction Analysis Findings Next Steps Qualitative case study is an empirical method of inquiry that investigates a phenomenon in depth within its real-world context (Yin, 2018).

Table 1 Demographics Race or Ethnicity Female Male Department Chairperson 2 4 Graduate Program Director 1 2 Totals 3 6 1 8 White 6 Research team - Transcribed interviews - Multiple Categorizing & Coding This study is part of an ongoing research project and is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 1820536 182058 and 1820582. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Methods Introduction 2018 Semi-structured interviews Constant comparative methods (Glaser, 1965) Asian Analysis Reported Gender Findings Next Steps Institutional Title

Role Ambiguity Calculated Consciousne ss Calculated consciousness exemplar: Lack of mindfulness to mentoring Choosing to be disconnected from the doctoral experiences of a URM Phd student is leaving a student without protection and can contribute to a number of ways that the “wheels can come off when you’re taking on a big project, and you have limited amount of time and limited amount of funding to do things. ” Cultural obliviousness “I’m not sure that I’ve been conscious of those things, or of that role. ” “…a Black students do you feel excluded in my group? ” Findings Analysis Methods Introduction Next Steps Culture of Doing

Conclusions of data are inclusive as larger study is ongoing. Tentative speculation about department leadership based one institution being viewed as culturally adrift. This study is part of an ongoing research project and is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 1820536 182058 and 1820582. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Methods Analysis Introduction Data collection continues at three institutions. Findings Greater awareness of international cultural experiences and those associated with the practice of science. Next Steps Calculated consciousness as being disconnected to URM Ph. D experiences particularly as relevant to culture.