This week we were honored to host Dr. Shirley Malcom at ASU. Dr. Malcom transformed the field of biology education through efforts like developing Vision and Change and championing the inclusion of Broader Impacts within the NSF merit review criteria. Members of the Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center had the privilege meeting with Dr. Malcom to learn from her decades of experience creating a more robust and inclusive science community. It was a day we will never

The Cooper Lab traveled into Downtown Phoenix this weekend to attend the AAAS annual meeting! Olivia and Katey presented a short talk introducing the Fail-Safe Science Initiative. Mary presented a poster on coping among graduate students with depression facing research stressors. Tasneem presented a poster on the impact of science instructor disclosure of a mental health condition to students. Jynx presented a poster on STEM majors, gender & mental health: understanding depr

Through a national audit study, the research team (Baylee Edwards, Corinne Mitra, Anna Abraham, Dr. Katey Cooper, and Dr. Sara Brownell) examined how medical school admissions committee members respond to applicants who disclose bipolar disorder. Admissions committee members rated applicants similarly whether or not they disclosed bipolar disorder to explain a period of poor academic performance. However, about a quarter of reviewers raised bipolar disorder as a concern, sugg