DEI Literature

The following are journal articles related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. While many articles could belong to multiple categories, they have only been placed in one category in this list. Please send an email to cwong3-at-uoregon-dot-edu to report any broken links, mis-categorizations, or to contribute to this list (provide a link and most appropriate category).

Undergraduate pedagogy

Taking Advantage of Diversity within the Classroom. J. Chem. Ed. 2018

Guidelines for Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect in Programs Offering Bachelor’s Degrees in Chemistry. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Fostering Diversity and Inclusion and Understanding Implicit Bias in Undergraduate Chemical Education. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Teaching Equity in Chemistry. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Toward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. American Educational Research Journal 1995.

Setting a Standard for Chemistry Education in the Next Generation: A Retrosynthetic Analysis. ACS Cent. Sci. 2016

Minority-Status Stresses and the College Adjustment of Ethnic Minority Freshmen. The Journal of Higher Education 1993.

Equitable and Inclusive Practices Designed to Reduce Equity Gaps in Undergraduate Chemistry Courses. J. Chem. Ed. 2021

“Outsiders at the Table”—Diversity Lessons from the Biology Scholars Program at the University of California, Berkeley. Life Sci. Edu. 2018

Cultivating Diversity and Competency in STEM: Challenges and Remedies for Removing Virtual Barriers to Constructing Diverse Higher Education Communities of Success. J. Undergrad. Neurosci. Educ. 2012

Staying Close or Going Away: How Distance to College Impacts the Educational Attainment and Academic Performance of First-generation College Students. Sociological Perspectives 2018.

Teaching equity in chemistry. J. Chem. Ed. 2021

Understanding the racial transfer gap: Modeling underrepresented minority and Nonminority students’ pathways from two-to four-year institutions. Review of Higher Education 2014.

General chemistry

Using an Inclusive Curriculum Framework to Address an Awarding Gap in a First-Year Chemistry Module. J. Chem. Ed. 2022.

Extending Equity, Access, and Inclusion: An Evolving Multifaceted Approach to Transform a General Chemistry Course at a Large, Flagship, Research Institution. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Chemistry for Everyone: An Inclusive Approach to Teaching General Chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Introducing Diversity into a General Chemistry Course. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Promoting Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Teaching Using Co-classes for General Chemistry. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Toward Equitable Assessment of English Language Learners in General Chemistry: Identifying Supportive Features in Assessment Items. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Relationship between Course-Level Social Belonging (Sense of Belonging and Belonging Uncertainty) and Academic Performance in General Chemistry 1. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Using an Inclusive Curriculum Framework to Address an Awarding Gap in a First-Year Chemistry Module. J. Chem. Educ. 2021.

Disaggregated General Chemistry Grades Reveal Differential Success among BIPOC Students in Partial Flipped Team Learning Classrooms. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Leveling the Field: Flipped Instruction as a Tool for Promoting Equity in General Chemistry. J. Chem. Ed. 2020.

Other undergraduate courses, programs, and activities

Integrating Antiracism, Social Justice, and Equity Themes in a Biochemistry Class. J. Chem. Ed. 2021

Moving Toward Inclusivity in Chemistry by Developing Data-Based Instructional Tasks Aimed at Increasing Students’ Self-Perception as Capable Learners Who Belong in STEM J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Mentorship Using DEIR Principles: A Case in Developing Chemistry-Related Student Research. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

The Chemistry Tutorial Program: Looking Backward to Move Forward. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Teaching Sustainability and Environmental Justice in Undergraduate Chemistry Courses. J. Chem. Ed. 2022.

Cultivating Success through Undergraduate Research Experience in a Historically Black College and University. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Using Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Course Content to Improve Outcomes in a Chemistry Course for Nonmajors. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Moving Beyond the Experiment to See Chemists Like Me: Cultural Relevance in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory. J. Chem. Ed. 2022.

Designing Diverse Virtual Reality Laboratories as a Vehicle for Inclusion of Underrepresented Minorities in Organic Chemistry. J. Chem. Ed. 2021.

Connecting Chemistry to Social Justice in a Seminar Course for Chemistry Majors. J. Chem. Ed. 2020.

Chemistry and Racism: A Special Topics Course for Students Taking General Chemistry at Barnard College in Fall 2020 J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Supporting Historically Underrepresented Groups in STEM Higher Education: The Promise of Structured Mentoring Networks. Front. Educ. 2022.

Ethnically diverse students’ knowledge structures in first-semester organic chemistry. J. Res. Sci. Tech. 2014

Decolonizing the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum: An Account of How to Start. J. Chem. Ed. 2022.

Vaunted diversity program catches on. Science 2019.

Grading practices

Investigating the Impact of Assessment Practices on the Performance of Students Perceived to Be at Risk of Failure in Second-Semester General Chemistry. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

The STEM Grading Penalty: An Alternative to the “Leaky Pipeline” Hypothesis. Science Education 2020 

Grading on a Curve as a Systemic Issue of Equity in Chemistry Education. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Graduate student issues

Policies and Practices to Improve the Chemistry Graduate Student Experience: Implications of the ACS Survey of Graduate Students. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Trends in Ph.D. Productivity and Diversity in Top-50 U.S. Chemistry Departments: An Institutional Analysis. J. Chem. Ed. 2014

Achieving DEIR and Safety Awareness in a Chemistry Graduate Program: “Safety, Inclusivity, & Diversity Talks” (“SID Talks”) as Part of a Colloquium Series. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Toward Sustained Cultural Change through Chemistry Graduate Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Communities. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Intercultural Competence for International Teaching Assistants: Embracing Cultural Differences for an Improved Inclusive Undergraduate Student Learning Experience in Chemistry. J. Chem. Ed. 2022.

Facilitating Discussions of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion through an Open Conversational Format: Graduate Students’ Perspectives. J. Chem. Ed. 2022.

Toward Intentional Diversity, Equity, and Respect in Chemistry Research and Practice. J. Chem. Educ. 2020

The Chemistry Graduate Student Experience: Findings from an ACS Survey. J. Chem. Ed. 2021

Ten simple rules for building an antiracist lab. PLoS Comput. Biol. 2020.

Contrasting the Socialization Experiences of Doctoral Students in High- and Low-Completing Departments: A Qualitative Analysis of Disciplinary Contexts at One Institution. The Journal of Higher Education 2016.

Indigenous peoples

National Indigenous Science Education Program (NISEP): Outreach Strategies That Facilitate Inclusion J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Cultural Relevance in Chemistry Education: Snow Chemistry and the Iñupiaq Community. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Adaptation of the Periodic Table to Kichwa: An Ecuadorian Native Language. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Classroom accessibility

Understanding STEM Instructors’ Experiences with and Perceptions of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: The First Step toward Increasing Access and Inclusivity. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Understanding Diverse Needs and Access to Resources for Student Success in an Introductory College Chemistry Course. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Insights Gained into Marginalized Students Access Challenges During the COVID-19 Academic Response. J. Chem. Educ. 2020.

“Nothing about us without us:” the perspectives of autistic geoscientists on inclusive instructional practices in geoscience education. Journal of Geoscience Education 2020.

Postsecondary STEM Education for Students with Disabilities: Lessons Learned from a Decade of NSF Funding. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability 2017.

BIPOC issues and narratives

Black girls speak STEM: Counterstories of informal and formal learning experiences. J. Res. Sci. Tech. 2018.

Case for Narrative Inquiry: Understanding the Experiences of Elena, A Historically Minoritized Graduate Student in Chemistry J. Chem. Ed. 2022

The Black Student Experience: Comparing STEM Undergraduate Student Experiences at Higher Education Institutions of Varying Student Demographic. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

The Life and Career of James Andrew Harris: Let’s Ask More of History. J. Chem. Ed. 2021.

An Examination of the Impact of Racial and Ethnic Identity, Impostor Feelings, and Minority Status Stress on the Mental Health of Black College Students. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development 2016.

An examination of the impact of minority status stress and impostor feelings on the mental health of diverse ethnic minority college students. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development 2013.

Increasing the number of African American PhDs in the sciences and engineering: A strengths-based approach. American Psychologist 2004.

Stereotype Threat and the Intellectual Test Performance of African Americans. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1995.

The ‘Obama Effect’: How a salient role model reduces race-based performance differences. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 2009

The Role of Familism in Explaining the Hispanic-White College Application Gap. Social Problems 2009.

Gender and sexuality

Gender Differentials on Academic Performance and Lifelong Learning Attribute in Chemical Engineering. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Seen and Unseen Identities: Investigation of Gender and Sexual Orientation Identities in the General Chemistry Classroom. J. Chem. Ed. 2022.

Exploring Factors Affecting Interest in Chemistry Faculty Careers Among Graduate Student Women: Results from a Local Pilot Study. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Drawing a New Scientist: Why I Come Out to My Chemistry Class. J. Chem. Ed. 2019

Coming out in STEM: Factors Affecting Retention of Sexual Minority STEM Students. Science Advances 2018.

The Intersection of Gender and Race: Exploring Chemical Engineering Students’ Attitudes. Chem. Eng. Educ. 2018

An educational intervention to improve women’s academic STEM outcomes: Divergent effects on well-represented vs. underrepresented minority women. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 2020.

Understanding the Science Experiences of Successful Women of Color: Science Identity as an Analytic Lens. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 2007.

Role of International Research Experiences in the Development of Women of Color in Chemistry. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

Policy and faculty

The Chemical Sciences and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Ang. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018

Faculty Professional Development on Inclusive Pedagogy Yields Chemistry Curriculum Transformation, Equity Awareness, and Community. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

A QuantCrit Investigation of Society’s Educational Debts Due to Racism and Sexism in Chemistry Student Learning. J. Chem. Ed. 2022

The Important Role of Chemistry Department Chairs and Recommendations for Actions They Can Enact to Advance Black Student Success. J. Chem. Ed. 2021

Changing the Chairs: Impact of Workshop Activities in Assisting Chemistry Department Chairs in Achieving Racial and Ethnic Diversity. J. Chem. Ed. 2011.

The preeminence of ethnic diversity in scientific collaboration. Nat. Comm. 2018

Clearing the air: The effect of experimenter race on target’s test performance and subjective experience. British Journal of Social Psychology 2005.

Strategies to improve equity in faculty hiring. Mol. Biol. Cell 2019.

Organic Chemistry: A Call to Action for Diversity and Inclusion. Organometallics 2020.

General DEI topics

Impostorism is Associated with Greater Psychological Distress and Lower Self-Esteem for African American Students. Current Psychology 2015.

Predictors of imposter phenomenon among talented ethnic minority undergraduate students. Journal of Negro Education 2015. 

Is the pain worth the gain? the advantages and liabilities of agreeing with socially distinct newcomers. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 2009.

Racial Microaggressions and Difficult Dialogues on Race in the Classroom. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 2009.

No Services Needed?: The Case for a Conceptual Base for Minority Mentoring Programs. Peabody Journal of Education 1999.

Racism, whiteness, and burnout in antiracism movements: How white racial justice activists elevate burnout in racial justice activists of color in the United States. Ethnicities 2019.

No progress on diversity in 40 years. Nature Geoscience 2018.

Ethnic diversity deflates price bubbles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2014.

Targets as Perceivers: How People Determine When They Will Be Negatively Stereotyped. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2009.

Diversity in work groups. Current Opinion in Psychology 2016.

Toward Intentional Diversity, Equity, and Respect in Chemistry Research and Practice. J. Chem. Ed. 2020

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