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Dr.

Sandra

Laursen

USA United States of America

Area of expertise, interest, main activities...: 

gender, women in academia, women in STEM

About you (please use English): 

Sandra Laursen maintains interests in both research and practice in science education and career development. As senior research associate and co-director of Ethnography & Evaluation Research (E&ER), she leads research and evaluation studies focusing on education and career paths in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Particular research interests include the underrepresentation of women and people of color in the sciences, professional socialization and career development of scientists, teacher professional development, and organizational change in higher education. She is also interested in inquiry-based teaching and learning, and the challenges of improving STEM education in and out of the classroom and across organizations.

Scientific discipline: 

Natural sciences, Chemical sciences, Social sciences, Educational sciences

Stakeholder group: 

Science stakeholders, Scientists & Researcher, Gender equality stakeholders, Gender equality practitioners & advisers

Contact details

Spoken languages: 

English

City: 

Boulder

Street: 

580 UCB

ZIP: 

80309-0580

Personal web or blog: 

http://www.colorado.edu/eer

GenPORT Gender Expert2Expert Directory

Would you like to form part of the GenPORT Gender Expert database?: 

Yes

Area of Gender Expertise: 

Innovation and diversity (e.g. gender)

Country coverage: 

USA

Skills and track record: 

Evaluator and researcher on organizational change around gender equity in higher education