Chrystal A S Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 217116 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chrystal A S Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chrystal A S |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH C A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Connecticut |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7816-058X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Que(e)rying How Professional STEM Societies’ Serve Queer and Trans Engineering and Science Undergraduates
The STEM climate is overall less welcoming for queer students, and is especially harrowing for transgender, nonbinary, and students with additional gender non-conforming identities (TNBGNC+). Professional STEM societies provide students with a range of resources that help them persist in STEM, though qualitative research shows that such societies geared toward queer and trans students may offer less professional and academic resources and priorit…
The Influence of Professional Engineering Organizations on Women and Underrepresented Minority Students’ Fit
Our work focuses on women and underrepresented minority (URM) students’ cultural models of engineering success (CMES) or beliefs about doing well in engineering. Because of its consequential effect on persistence, we pay special attention to the fit domain of CMES—student feelings of belonging in their engineering program. We examine 1) how student fit is affected by participatory social capital (i.e., participation in professional engineering or…
“Now I’m Not Afraid”
In comparison to work on women and historically excluded racial/ethnic minority students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), research on sexual and gender minority (SGM) students in STEM is somewhat incipient. There is little scholarship available on SGM-focused STEM organizations (e.g., oSTEM). Building on the previous literature, we examine how SGM-focused STEM organizations provide social capital, both expressive (e.g., emoti…
How stereotypes and relationships influence women and underrepresented minority students' fit in engineering
Women and underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduates declare and complete science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors at different rates in comparison to majority groups. Explanations of these differences have long been deficit oriented, focusing on aptitude or similar characteristics, but more recent work focuses on institutional contexts, such as academic climate and feelings of belonging (fit). This study examines the experien…
Social Capital From Professional Engineering Organizations and the Persistence of Women and Underrepresented Minority Undergraduates
Professional engineering organizations (PEOs) have the potential to provide women and underrepresented and minoritized (URM) students with social capital (i.e., resources gained from relationships) that aids their persistence in their engineering undergraduate programs and into the workforce. We hypothesize that women and URM students engineering students who participate in PEOs are more likely to persist in their engineering major and that PEOs …
IT Takes a Village
Pursuing an engineering major
As part of a longitudinal research effort that examines the influence of social capital on differential persistence and retention among undergraduate engineering majors, this study examines how engineering degree-related social capital differs for first-year engineering students by gender and ethno-racial groups. Social capital is operationalized as a person’s network of relationships with individuals who hold influential positions (e.g. parent, …
“You Have to Control It However You Can”
Latino farmworkers carry a disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes and face numerous challenges to accessing health care. This research explores beliefs about disease causality, self-management practices, and barriers to diabetes care among diabetics in a Mexican farmworking community in Florida. Thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted utilizing free list elicitation, open-ended questions, and closed-ended demographic questions. Parti…
This Is My Neighborhood
The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives and strategies internal and external stakeholders used to support students in a career academy serving a predominately Latinx community. Within this case study, the principal of the school was Latinx, grew up within the same community as the school, and therefore shared the same culture as his students. Thus, we wondered how effective the principal would be in overcoming the cultural, poli…
Living with Sugar
Diabetes-related mortality among Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans in the United States
Our analyses of these data demonstrate that diabetes-related mortality differed among Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans more than 35 years of age in the United States in 1996 and 1997. Socioeconomic factors such as low educational attainment and low income may be factors that contributed to the disparities in these mortality rates for different subgroups. Further research is needed to update these findings and to investigate ex…
Social Capital From Professional Engineering Organizations and the Persistence of Women and Underrepresented Minority Undergraduates
Professional engineering organizations (PEOs) have the potential to provide women and underrepresented and minoritized (URM) students with social capital (i.e., resources gained from relationships) that aids their persistence in their engineering undergraduate programs and into the workforce. We hypothesize that women and URM students engineering students who participate in PEOs are more likely to persist in their engineering major and that PEOs …
Que(e)rying How Professional STEM Societies’ Serve Queer and Trans Engineering and Science Undergraduates
The STEM climate is overall less welcoming for queer students, and is especially harrowing for transgender, nonbinary, and students with additional gender non-conforming identities (TNBGNC+). Professional STEM societies provide students with a range of resources that help them persist in STEM, though qualitative research shows that such societies geared toward queer and trans students may offer less professional and academic resources and priorit…
Pursuing an engineering major
As part of a longitudinal research effort that examines the influence of social capital on differential persistence and retention among undergraduate engineering majors, this study examines how engineering degree-related social capital differs for first-year engineering students by gender and ethno-racial groups. Social capital is operationalized as a person’s network of relationships with individuals who hold influential positions (e.g. parent, …
Diabetes-related mortality among Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans in the United States
Our analyses of these data demonstrate that diabetes-related mortality differed among Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans more than 35 years of age in the United States in 1996 and 1997. Socioeconomic factors such as low educational attainment and low income may be factors that contributed to the disparities in these mortality rates for different subgroups. Further research is needed to update these findings and to investigate ex…
Living with Sugar
“You Have to Control It However You Can”
Latino farmworkers carry a disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes and face numerous challenges to accessing health care. This research explores beliefs about disease causality, self-management practices, and barriers to diabetes care among diabetics in a Mexican farmworking community in Florida. Thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted utilizing free list elicitation, open-ended questions, and closed-ended demographic questions. Parti…
This Is My Neighborhood
The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives and strategies internal and external stakeholders used to support students in a career academy serving a predominately Latinx community. Within this case study, the principal of the school was Latinx, grew up within the same community as the school, and therefore shared the same culture as his students. Thus, we wondered how effective the principal would be in overcoming the cultural, poli…
Pursuing an engineering major
As part of a longitudinal research effort that examines the influence of social capital on differential persistence and retention among undergraduate engineering majors, this study examines how engineering degree-related social capital differs for first-year engineering students by gender and ethno-racial groups. Social capital is operationalized as a person’s network of relationships with individuals who hold influential positions (e.g. parent, …
Social Capital From Professional Engineering Organizations and the Persistence of Women and Underrepresented Minority Undergraduates
Professional engineering organizations (PEOs) have the potential to provide women and underrepresented and minoritized (URM) students with social capital (i.e., resources gained from relationships) that aids their persistence in their engineering undergraduate programs and into the workforce. We hypothesize that women and URM students engineering students who participate in PEOs are more likely to persist in their engineering major and that PEOs …
IT Takes a Village
The Influence of Professional Engineering Organizations on Women and Underrepresented Minority Students’ Fit
Our work focuses on women and underrepresented minority (URM) students’ cultural models of engineering success (CMES) or beliefs about doing well in engineering. Because of its consequential effect on persistence, we pay special attention to the fit domain of CMES—student feelings of belonging in their engineering program. We examine 1) how student fit is affected by participatory social capital (i.e., participation in professional engineering or…
“Now I’m Not Afraid”
In comparison to work on women and historically excluded racial/ethnic minority students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), research on sexual and gender minority (SGM) students in STEM is somewhat incipient. There is little scholarship available on SGM-focused STEM organizations (e.g., oSTEM). Building on the previous literature, we examine how SGM-focused STEM organizations provide social capital, both expressive (e.g., emoti…
How stereotypes and relationships influence women and underrepresented minority students' fit in engineering
Women and underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduates declare and complete science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors at different rates in comparison to majority groups. Explanations of these differences have long been deficit oriented, focusing on aptitude or similar characteristics, but more recent work focuses on institutional contexts, such as academic climate and feelings of belonging (fit). This study examines the experien…
Que(e)rying How Professional STEM Societies’ Serve Queer and Trans Engineering and Science Undergraduates
The STEM climate is overall less welcoming for queer students, and is especially harrowing for transgender, nonbinary, and students with additional gender non-conforming identities (TNBGNC+). Professional STEM societies provide students with a range of resources that help them persist in STEM, though qualitative research shows that such societies geared toward queer and trans students may offer less professional and academic resources and priorit…
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Social science (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social capital (5 works) · Career Development and Diversity (4 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Underrepresented Minority (4 works)