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| Title | Outlet | Year | Author(s) | post_taxonomy_category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The tech trajectory: Examining the role of college environments in enhancing a diverse pipeline to computing careers. | Research in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-021-09671-7 | 2022 | George, K. L., Sax, L. J., Wofford, A. M., & Sundar, S. | Publications |
| Advancing gender equity and sense of belonging in computing: Are documented best practices representative of upward transfer students? | Community College Journal of Research and Practice. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2021.1896396 | 2021 | Blaney, J. M. & Barrett, J. | Publications |
| Modeling the pathways to self-confidence for graduate school in computing. | Research in Higher Education, 62(3), 359-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-020-09605-9 | 2021 | Wofford, A. M. | Publications |
| Developing computing and technology leaders: How undergraduate women in computing make meaning of their leadership experiences. | Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education. | 2021 | Blaney, J. M. | Publications |
| Fostering Ph.D. aspirations among upward transfer students in computing. | Computer Science Education. Advance Online Publication. | 2021 | Blaney, J. M., & Wofford, A. M. | Publications |
| Advancing equity in graduate pathways: Examining the factors that sustain and develop computing graduate aspirations. | The Journal of Higher Education, 93(1), 110-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2021.1930840 | 2022 | Wofford, A. M., Sax, L. J., George, K. L., Ramirez, D., & Nhien, C. | Publications |
| Global perspectives on the gender gap in computing. | The International Handbook of Gender Equity in Higher Education. Wiley-Blackwell. Edited by Marcus Weaver-Hightower and Nancy Niemi. | 2020 | Lehman, K.J., Newhouse, K.N.S., & Sax, L.J. | Publications |
| Reframing the representation of Black students in undergraduate computing. | Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 26(4), 325-356. https://doi.org/10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2020028576 | 2020 | Sax, L. J., George, K. L., Harris, D., & Payton, F. C. | Publications |
| Growing Enrollments Require Us to Do More: Perspectives on Broadening Participation During an Undergraduate Computing Enrollment Boom. | In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 809-815). https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432370 | 2021 | Lehman, K. J., Karpicz, J. R., Rozhenkova, V., Harris, J., & Nakajima, T. M. | Publications |
| Retaining upward transfer women in computing majors. | Journal of Applied Research in Community Colleges, 28(1), 125-144. | 2021 | Blaney, J. M. | Publications |
| Disciplinary field specificity and variation in the STEM gender gap. | In J. Gaston-Gayles & L. Perez-Felkner (Eds.), Advancing higher education research on undergraduate women in STEM. New Directions for Institutional Research (pp. 45-71). Malden, MA: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/ir.20275. | 2019 | Sax, L.J. & Newhouse, K.N.S | Publications |
| Reversal of the Gender Gap: The Biological Sciences as a Unique Case within STEM. | Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2018019995 | 2018 | Sax, L. J., Lim, G., Lehman, K., & Monje-Paulson, L. | Publications |
| The Effect of Positive Faculty Support on Mathematical Self-Concept for Male and Female Students in STEM Majors. | Research in Higher Education, 1-31. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-018-9500-8 | 2018 | Kim, Y. K., & Sax, L. J. | Publications |
| Planning a Career in Engineering: Parental Effects on Sons and Daughters. | Social Sciences, 6(1), 2. doi: 10.3390/socsci6010002. | 2017 | Jacobs, J. A., Ahmad, S., & Sax, L. J. | Publications |
| Women in Physics: A Comparison to STEM Over Four Decades. | Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.020108 | 2016 | Sax, L. J., Lehman, K., Barthelemy , R., & Lim, K. | Publications |
| Understanding the Changing Dynamics of the Gender Gap in Undergraduate Engineering Majors: 1971-2011. | Research in Higher Education, 57(5): 570-600. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11162-015-9396-5 | 2016 | Sax, L.J., Kanny, A., Jacobs, J., Whang, H., Weintraub, D.S. & Hroch, A. | Publications |
| “But I’m Not Good at Math”: The Changing Salience of Mathematical Self-Concept in Shaping Women’s and Men’s STEM Aspirations. | Research in Higher Education, 56(8): 813-842. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11162-015-9375-x | 2015 | Sax, L. J., Kanny, M. A., Riggers-Piehl, T. A., Whang, H., & Paulson, L. N. | Publications |
| Investigating Forty Years of STEM Research: How Explanations for the Gender Gap Have Evolved Over Time. | Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 20(2): 127-148. doi: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2014007246 | 2014 | Kanny, M. A., Sax, L. J. & Riggers-Piehl, T. A. | Publications |
| Developing the next generation of diverse computer scientists: The need for enhanced, intersectional computing identity theory. | Computer Science Education (pp. 1–20). doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2018.1457899 | 2018 | Rodriguez, S.L., & Lehman, K.J. | Publications |
| “But it doesn’t come naturally”: How effort expenditure shapes the benefit of growth mindset on women’s sense of intellectual belonging in computing. | Computer Science Education (pp. 1–14). https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2018.1437115 | 2018 | Stout, J. G., & Blaney, J. M. | Publications |
| Examining the relationship between introductory computing course experiences, self-efficacy, and belonging among first-generation college women. | In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 69–74). New York, NY, USA: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3017680.3017751 | 2017 | Blaney, J. M., & Stout, J. G. | Publications |
| Women planning to major in computer science: Who are they and what makes them unique? | Computer Science Education, 26(4): 277-298. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2016.1271536 | 2017 | Lehman, K. J., Sax, L. J., & Zimmerman, H. B. | Publications |
| Expanding the pipeline: Characteristics of male and female prospective computer science majors – Examining four decades of change. | Research News, 29(2): 6-9. https://cra.org/crn/2017/02/prospective-cs-majors-4-decades-of-change/ | 2017 | Sax, L. J. | Publications |
| Anatomy of an enduring gender gap: The evolution of women’s participation in computer science. | The Journal of Higher Education, 88(2): 258-293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2016.1257306 | 2017 | Sax, L. J., Lehman, K. J., Jacobs, J. A., Kanny, A., Lim, K., Monje-Paulson, L. & Zimmerman, H. | Publications |
| Undergraduate STEM leadership: Understanding the gender gap in self-rated leadership ability by exploring women’s meaning-making. | Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 26(2), 179-199. DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2020029561 | 2020 | Blaney, J. M. | Publications |
| Better late than never: Exploring students’ pathways to computing in later stages of college. | In Proceedings of the 51st ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 1075-1081. https://doi.org/10. |
2020 | Lehman, K. J., Wofford, A. M., Sendowski, M., Newhouse, K. N. S., & Sax, L. J. | Publications |
| Does AP CS Principles Broaden Participation in Computing? An Analysis of APCSA and APCSP Participants. | In Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 542-548. https://doi.org/10.1145/ |
2020 | Sax, L. J., Newhouse, K. N. S., Goode, J., Skorodinsky, M., Nakajima, T. M., & Sendowski, M. | Publications |
| Broadening participation in computing: The role of upward transfer. | In Proceedings of the 51st ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 254-260. https://doi.org/10.1145/3328778.3366807 | 2020 | Blaney, J. M. | Publications |
| Linking Faculty Attitudes to Pedagogical Choices: Student-Centered Teaching in Introductory Computing Classes | In SIGCSE ’20: Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education. New York, NY: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3328778.3366883 | 2020 | Hovey, C. L., Lehman, K. J., & Riggers-Piehl, T. A. | Publications |
| Who takes intro computing? Examining the degree plans of introductory computing students in light of booming enrollments. | In 2020 Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT). Portland, OR. https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT49803.2020.9272431 | 2020 | Sax, L. J., Blaney, J., Zavala, C., Newhouse K. N. S. | Publications |
| Building momentum: How department chairs lead initiatives to broaden participation in computer science. | In Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT). Minneapolis, MN: IEEE. 10.1109/RESPECT46404.2019.8985799 | 2019 | Zimmerman, H. B., Toven-Lindsey, B., Sax, L. J., Lehman, K. L., & Blaney, J. M. | Publications |
| Incentivizing Longitudinal Survey Research: The Impact of Mixing Guaranteed and Non-Guaranteed Incentives on Survey Response. | The Review of Higher Education. 43(2): 581-601. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/743031 | 2019 | Blaney, J. M., Sax, L. J., & Chang, C. | Publications |
| Tapping into the leadership conceptions of undergraduate women in computing: A mixed-methods study. | University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6j3368bf | 2018 | Blaney, J. M. | Publications |
| Looking beyond representation: How women develop their leadership perceptions during the introductory computing course. | In Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 453-458). New York, NY, USA: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3159450.3159458 | 2018 | Blaney, J. M. | Publications |
| Sense of belonging in computing: The role of introductory courses for women and underrepresented minority students. | Social Sciences, 7(8), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7080122 | 2018 | Sax, L. J., Blaney, J. M., Lehman, K. J., Rodriguez, S. L., George, K. L., & Zavala, C. | Publications |
| Courting the uncommitted: A mixed-methods study of undecided students in introductory computer science courses. | University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). http://escholarship.org/uc/item/94k326xs | 2017 | Lehman, K. J. | Publications |
| Examining the enrollment growth: Non-CS majors in CS1 courses. | In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 513-518). New York, NY, USA: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3017680.3017781 | 2017 | Sax, L. J., Lehman, K. J., & Zavala, C. | Publications |
| Diversifying computer science departments: How department chairs become change agents for women and underrepresented minority students. | Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 23(2), 101-119. doi: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2017017221 | 2017 | Sax, L. J., Zimmerman, H. B., Blaney, J. M., Toven-Lindsey, B., & Lehman, K. J. | Publications |
| Building Recruiting and Inclusion for Diversity (BRAID): Emerging research on diversifying the CS major. | Computing Research News, 28(3), 11-12. https://cra.org/crn/2016/03/expanding-the-pipeline-building-recruiting-and-inclusion-for-diversity-braid-emerging-research-on-diversifying-the-cs-major/ | 2016 | Sax, L. J., Lehman, K. J., & Blaney, J. M. | Publications |
| Can computing be diversified on “principles” alone? Exploring the role of AP Computer Science courses in students’ major and career intentions. | ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 22(2): 1-26. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3479431 | 2022 | Sax, L. J., Newhouse, K. N. S., Goode, J., Nakajima, T. M., Skorodinsky, M., Sendowski, M. | Publications |
| Cultivating Community College Pathways to STEM Leadership: Examining the Relationships Between Gender, Upward Transfer, and Students’ Computing Leadership Identity | Community College Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/00915521221087283 | 2022 | Blaney, J. M. | Publications |
| Gender and leadership development in undergraduate computing: A closer look at women's leadership conceptions. | Computer Science Education, 30(4). https://doi.org/10. |
2020 | Blaney, J. M. | Publications |
| Nevertheless, They Persisted: Factors that Promote Persistence for Women and Racially/Ethnically Minoritized Students in Undergraduate Computing | Computer Science Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2022.2086401 | 2022 | Lehman, K. J., Newhouse, K. N., Sundar, S., & Sax, L. J. | Publications |
| Departmental culture and pedagogical choices: Student-centered teaching in introductory computing classes. | In SIGCSE ’22: Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education. New York, NY: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3478431.3499380 | 2022 | Hovey, C.L., Lehman, K.J & Riggers-Piehl, T.A. | Publications |
| Inequitable Interactions: A Critical Quantitative Analysis of Mentorship and Psychosocial Development Within Computing Graduate School Pathways | AERA Open, https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584221143097 | 2023 | Wofford, A. M. | Publications |
| Utilizing community cultural wealth to explore the experiences of Latina undergraduate students in computing. | Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 29(3), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2022039365 | 2023 | Rodriguez, S., Ramirez, D., Lehman, K. J., & Sax, L. J. | Publications |
| “None of this Happens in a Vacuum”: The Impact of External Dynamics on Department Chairs’ Efforts to Broaden Participation in Undergraduate Computing. | Computer Science Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2022.2160150 | 2022 | Lehman, K. J., Karpicz, J. R., Nakajima, T. M., Sax, L. J., & Rozhenkova, V. | Publications |
| Courting the Uncommitted: Recruiting Undecided Students in Introductory Computing Courses to Computing Majors | Paper presented at the Annual Conference on Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT), virtual. | 2022 | Lehman, K.J. & Sundar, S. | Publications |
| An untapped recruitment pool: Undecided students in CS1 courses. | In Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT). Minneapolis, MN: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT46404.2019.8985882 | 2019 | Lehman, K. J. | Publications |
| How Southeast Asian Students Develop Their Science Self-Efficacy During the First Year of College | The Journal of Higher Education, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2024.2339173 | 2024 | Nhien, C. | Publications |
| A quantitative methodological review of research on broadening participation in computing | In Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 1, 1182-1188. https://doi.org/10.1145/3626252.3630768 | 2024 | Sax, L. J., Nhien, C., & Stormes, K. N. | Publications |
