Word cloud from “A New Way of Seeing” (Rossmann and Armstrong 2021).
Research Focused on Advancing Inclusivity in STEM Fields
Gender Studies Classes Empowering STEM Students – Research with Jennifer Stroud Rossmann, Baird Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Lafayette College
Rossmann and Armstrong, “Empowering and Liberating: Influence of Engagement with Women’s and Gender Studies for STEM Students,”ADVANCE Journal 3.2 (2022).
Rossmann and Armstrong, “A New Way of Seeing”: Engagement with Women’s and Gender Studies Fosters Engineering Identity Formation for Diverse Students” ASEE Peer (2021). ***Winner Best Paper Award, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference 2021***
2022 Distinguished Warren Seminar Series Lecture, University of Minnesota
In December 2022, I was honored with a Distinguished Warren Seminar Series Lectureship from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo-Engineering at the University of Minnesota. You can watch my Warren Lecture here: “Beyond Diversity: Reimagining the Work of Inclusive STEM”
Creating Institutional Change to Support Women of Color in Academic STEM Professions – Research with Jasna Jovanovic, Professor of Psychology and Child Development, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Armstrong and Jovanovic, “The Intersectional Matrix: Rethinking Institutional Change for URM Women in STEM,” Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 10.3 (2017): 216-231.
Armstrong and Jovanovic, “Starting at the Crossroads: Intersectional Approaches to Supporting Underrepresented Minority Women STEM Faculty,” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 21.2 (2015): 141-157.
Jovanovic and Armstrong, “Mission Possible: Empowering Institutions with Strategies for Change,” Peer Review: Special Edition on Gender Equity in STEM, 16.2 (2014): 21-24.
Related National Science Foundation Grants: – NSF ADVANCE Program
Principal Investigator, 2012, NSF ADVANCE Program Research Grant, ADVANCING Intersectionality: An Analysis of Underrepresented Minorities in NSF ADVANCE Programming, ~$52,000 NSF Award Id# 1207223; ~$100,000 Total Collaborative Grant with Jasna Jovanovic, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Co-Principal Investigator, 2008-2009, NSF ADVANCE Program, IT-CATALYST Grant, Investigation of the Reasons for Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo ~ $200,000 NSF Award Id # 0810976.