Jessica R Gold
Biographic Data
| ID | 5152632 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica R Gold |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica R |
| FAMILY NAME | Gold |
| SIGNATURE | GOLD J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northeastern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5354-5317 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
What Gets Lost in Translation? Epistemic Tensions between Translation and Diffusion in Practice-Oriented Scholarship
This paper proposes a feminist-informed metascience theory to explain the interconnected processes of idea creation, translation, and diffusion. Drawing on feminist critiques of science centered on perspective, power, and praxis, we develop a creation–diffusion model that jointly examines how ideas are created and then how the content of ideas influences their spread across academic fields. Using a nationally funded gender equity program as a cas…
Gender Equity in Higher Education During Disruptive Events
Equity-focused initiatives in higher education institutions (HEIs) are particularly vulnerable during times of crisis, as disruptions can stall progress and institutions may deprioritize structural change efforts. This study examines how equity advocates within the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program, a long-standing initiative to promote gender equity in academic STEM, persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conceptualize ADVANCE no…
Epistemic Dynamics and Intersectionality in Faculty Hiring
Higher education institutions widely promote engaged scholarship, yet it remains undervalued in academic reward systems, such as hiring and promotion, and it is especially risky for early career scholars. Using a unique data set of 138,738 applications for assistant professor positions, this study links large-scale demographic hiring data with applicants’ substantive presentation of self through the language they use in their materials regarding …
DEI as Infrastructure—And Why We’ll Miss It When Its Gone
Translating interdisciplinary knowledge for gender equity
Background Interdisciplinarity is often hailed as a necessity for tackling real‐world challenges. We examine the prevalence and impact of interdisciplinarity in the NSF ADVANCE program, which addresses gender equity in STEM. Methods Through a quantitative analysis of authorship, references, and citations in ADVANCE publications, we compare the interdisciplinarity of knowledge produced within the program to traditional disciplinary knowledge. We u…
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Translating interdisciplinary knowledge for gender equity
Background Interdisciplinarity is often hailed as a necessity for tackling real‐world challenges. We examine the prevalence and impact of interdisciplinarity in the NSF ADVANCE program, which addresses gender equity in STEM. Methods Through a quantitative analysis of authorship, references, and citations in ADVANCE publications, we compare the interdisciplinarity of knowledge produced within the program to traditional disciplinary knowledge. We u…
DEI as Infrastructure—And Why We’ll Miss It When Its Gone
What Gets Lost in Translation? Epistemic Tensions between Translation and Diffusion in Practice-Oriented Scholarship
This paper proposes a feminist-informed metascience theory to explain the interconnected processes of idea creation, translation, and diffusion. Drawing on feminist critiques of science centered on perspective, power, and praxis, we develop a creation–diffusion model that jointly examines how ideas are created and then how the content of ideas influences their spread across academic fields. Using a nationally funded gender equity program as a cas…
Gender Equity in Higher Education During Disruptive Events
Equity-focused initiatives in higher education institutions (HEIs) are particularly vulnerable during times of crisis, as disruptions can stall progress and institutions may deprioritize structural change efforts. This study examines how equity advocates within the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program, a long-standing initiative to promote gender equity in academic STEM, persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conceptualize ADVANCE no…
Epistemic Dynamics and Intersectionality in Faculty Hiring
Higher education institutions widely promote engaged scholarship, yet it remains undervalued in academic reward systems, such as hiring and promotion, and it is especially risky for early career scholars. Using a unique data set of 138,738 applications for assistant professor positions, this study links large-scale demographic hiring data with applicants’ substantive presentation of self through the language they use in their materials regarding …
Discipline (2 works) · Equity (law) (2 works) · Gender equity (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Scholarship (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Academic Freedom and Politics (1 work) · Agency (philosophy (1 work)