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Queerness in STEM: A Review of National Science Foundation Research Grants (Poster 32)
In Event: Saturday Poster Session 9:35 am
In Poster Session: Queer and Trans Issues in STEM Education
Abstract
Queer people in America are underrepresented in multiple ways including acquisition of jobs, persistence in higher education, and research that is focused on queer identity, with such underrepresentation especially prominent in STEM fields. This study seeks to understand how the National Science Foundation (NSF) has historically supported queer people through the award of research funding (grants). A systematic review of research grants was conducted, using a 3-tier set of criteria. Through document analysis, this study found that (especially before the 2015) there are very few funded queer-focused research grants. Drawing from these results and extant literature on the intersections of queerness and STEM, the author argues for a significant increase in NSF’s support of LGBTQ2IA+ individuals in America.