A Conversation on Girls in STEM
A Conversation on Girls in STEM
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Please join Discovery Center and Williamson Inc. for a conversation on the timely topic:
From Obstacles to Opportunities:
Transforming Girls’ Participation in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math
Wednesday, July 20 | 5:30 – 7:00pm
Jackson National Life
300 Innovation Dr. | Franklin, TN 37067
Refreshments will be served
Free Event, RSVP is Required (Space Limited)
Keeping girls engaged in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is a challenge being explored at the highest levels of education research. What can local organizations, institutions, and corporations do to support girls in STEM? What concrete steps can parents take to help their daughters’ love of science flourish?
Join the conversation as Harriet S. Mosatche and Elizabeth Lawner, co-authors of Breaking Through! Helping Girls Succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, provide ideas on how to take action to help girls in our lives break through barriers and achieve success in STEM. Drawing upon research and real-life examples from girls and women, the authors will cover topics ranging from advocating for gender-neutral, STEM-enriched classrooms to encouraging creative problem-solving and persistence in girls and daughters, with role models, non-stereotypical toys and trips that inspire STEM discovery and engagement.
About the Authors:
Elizabeth K. Lawner, M.A. is a social psychology researcher and author of Breaking Through! Helping Girls Succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (Prufrock Press, 2016). She is a doctoral student in the Psychological Sciences department and Quantitative Research Methods certificate program at the University of Connecticut where she studies the barriers to recruiting and retaining women in STEM, as well as the social, health, and academic repercussions of stigma. Lawner began her career at Child Trends, a non-profit research institute focused on improving the lives of children, youth, and their families. There she worked on impact and implementation evaluations and training and technical assistance projects funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, The Corporation for National & Community Service, and various foundations.
Lawner’s current research projects include a meta-analysis on the effectiveness of using role models to improve the engagement and performance of underrepresented groups in STEM and a dissertation focused on gender differences in responses to success and failure. She also manages a multisite research project funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and serves on UConn’s committee on Persistence of Women in STEM and the subcommittee on faculty awareness and gateway courses.
Harriet S. Mosatche, Ph.D, is a developmental psychology researcher, executive and leadership coach, award-winning author, and popular public speaker. Her latest book is Breaking Through!: Helping Girls Succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Mosatche has provided expert advice on television, radio, and the Internet; in books, magazines, and newspapers; and through interactive workshops. Working with a diverse group of co-advisers, her online column (AskDrM.org), which she created in 1997, offers advice to thousands of children, teens, young adults, and parents around the world.
Previously a tenured college professor, psychology department chair, and Girl Scouts of the USA vice president, Mosatche currently provides executive/leadership coaching (MosatcheGroup.com) to clients working in technology (such as Twitter and Google), finance, education (schools, universities, and youth development organizations), and other fields. She has co-directed research projects for the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation and served on peer review panels for the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the National Science Foundation
For more information visit www.explorethedc.org and to RSVP for the event please click HERE.
Date and Time
Wednesday Jul 20, 2016
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
Wednesday, July 20
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location
Jackson National Life
300 Innovation Dr.
Franklin, TN 37067
Fees/Admission
Free event but RSVP is required.