Amanda Diekman

Jun 12, 2024 | alltogether.swe.org | Jayshree Seth |Amanda Diekman

Engineers and scientists today hear many calls to work across disciplines in order to meet the evolving challenges of our time. But doing so is more challenging – and more rewarding – than it seems. Here, we provide a snapshot of the road that brought us to collaborate across the industry-academia divide and develop novel resources to support women and other minoritized students in STEM.

Jan 2, 2024 | nature.com | Amanda Diekman |Mansi Joshi |Andrew White |Quang-Anh Ngo Tran

AbstractStudents from groups historically excluded from STEM face heightened challenges to thriving and advancing in STEM. Prompting students to reflect on these challenges in light of their purpose can yield benefits by helping students see how their STEM work connects to fundamental motives. We conducted a randomized, controlled trial to test potential benefits of reflecting on purpose—their “why” for pursuing their degrees.