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Reconstructing Postsecondary STEM as an Equitable Educational System for Queer and Trans* Justice
Fri, April 22, 11:30am to 1:00pm PDT (11:30am to 1:00pm PDT), Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Floor: North Building, Lobby Level, Marriott Grand Ballroom 13Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
This symposium is a space for dialogue and reflection to advance justice among queer and trans* (QT) students in postsecondary STEM education. The five paper presentations in this session report on findings from qualitative, equity-oriented research studies on QT students’ experiences as STEM majors across various educational contexts (e.g., classrooms, affinity groups). Differences in sampled populations, theoretical orientations, and explored dimensions of STEM experiences across the papers’ lines of inquiry convey how solutions for disrupting QT injustices are complex and multi-faceted. In response to the 2022 AERA Annual Meeting theme’s call for cultivating equitable educational systems, our symposium raises implications for reconstructing STEM higher education through research and practice as a context that affirms QT students’ identities.
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"You Assumed That Everybody Was...": The Epistemic Injustice of Assumed Cis-Heteropatriarchy in STEM Group Work - Kat J. Stephens-Peace, Allegheny College; Rachel E. Friedensen, St. Cloud State University; Ezekiel Kimball; Rachael Forester, University of North Carolina - Charlotte; Ryan Miller, University of North Carolina - Charlotte; Annemarie Vaccaro, University of Rhode Island
Pedagogy as a Site of Reinforcing and Disrupting Undergraduate STEM as a White, Cis-Heteropatriarchal Space - Luis Antonio Leyva, Vanderbilt University; Taylor McNeill, Vanderbilt University
"You're Not Supposed to Be Human in STEM": Exploring Queer and Trans Belonging in STEM - Bryce Edward Hughes, Montana State University; Sidrah MG MGWatson, Montana State University; Shriyansh Kothari
Unpacking Masculinity Among STEM Students With Minoritized Identities of Sexuality and Gender (MIoSG) - Desiree L. Forsythe, Chapman University; Annemarie Vaccaro, University of Rhode Island; Rachel E. Friedensen, St. Cloud State University; Shawn Knight; Ryan Miller, University of North Carolina - Charlotte; Ezekiel Kimball; Rachael Forester, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Characterizing Agency Among Gender-Expansive Black and Latin* Students With Queer Sexual Identities in Undergraduate STEM - Luis Antonio Leyva, Vanderbilt University; B Balmer, Vanderbilt University; Brittany L. Marshall, Rutgers University; Taylor McNeill, Vanderbilt University; Aneva Jefferson; Niccolo Roditti