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Thu 16 Mar 2023 11:10 - 11:35 at 715 - Building Inclusive Communities Chair(s): Benjamin Xie

The Program (anonymized) cultivates pursuit and persistence in the computing research trajectory for students from historically marginalized groups through virtual career mentorship from industry professionals, a peer community, and just-in-time resources. Since 2018, 222 mentors have engaged 724 students from 230 institutions in the U.S. and Canada. The program employs socioemotional support and advocacy to navigate systemic barriers by validating students’ intersectional identities in order to improve outcomes in core constructs for students: self-efficacy, sense of belonging, research skills, motivation to pursue graduate school and research careers, and intersectional capital. Evaluation outcomes from 400 matched respondents (68% response rate) indicate that the program affects positive, statistically significant change in those constructs that largely persists across demographic subgroups. 80% aim to pursue computing research careers, and significantly fewer students are undecided about their future career. We were also able to identify disaggregated learnings: Black, Indigenous, and Latinx students are significantly less likely to submit to a research conference, and students from Historically Marginalized Groups (defined within) are significantly less likely to apply to a CS graduate program. We discuss key design elements of the program, how the findings are informing future iterations, and the potential for the model to scale.

Thu 16 Mar

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10:45 - 12:00
Building Inclusive CommunitiesPapers at 715
Chair(s): Benjamin Xie Stanford University
10:45
25m
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CS-JEDI: Required DEI Education, by CS PhD Students, for CS PhD StudentsMSIIn-PersonERT Best Paper
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Bailey Flanigan Carnegie Mellon University, Ananya Joshi Carnegie Mellon University, Sara McAllister Carnegie Mellon University, Catalina Vajiac Carnegie Mellon University
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11:10
25m
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Equitable student persistence in computing research through distributed career mentorshipMSIIn-Person
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Sloan Davis Google, Audrey Rorrer UNC Charlotte, Cori Grainger Google, Sepi Hejazi Moghadam Google
DOI
11:35
25m
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Growing an Inclusive Community of K-12 CS Education ResearchersK12MSIIn-Person
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Sloan Davis Google, Monica McGill CSEdResearch.org
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