Christy Starr 🏳️🌈
@christinerstarr.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Studies motivation and equity in STEM, identity & stereotypes.
#queer #firstgen #feminist, She.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Studies motivation and equity in STEM, identity & stereotypes.
#queer #firstgen #feminist, She.
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New report in Education Week profiles IDS affiliate @christinerstarr.bsky.social's work that looks to better understand how to motivate students in STEM whose parents didn't attend college.
www.edweek.org/leadership/m...
www.edweek.org/leadership/m...
Many Kids' Parents Didn't Go to College. You Can Still Motivate Them in STEM
Students whose parents did not go to college often do not feel they have the necessary support to excel STEM subjects.
www.edweek.org
May 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
New report in Education Week profiles IDS affiliate @christinerstarr.bsky.social's work that looks to better understand how to motivate students in STEM whose parents didn't attend college.
www.edweek.org/leadership/m...
www.edweek.org/leadership/m...
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Come join us! I have startup funds to hire a postdoc for Fall 2025 at Rutgers to study intergroup relations. The job ad is at jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/249... & evaluations begin in 1 wk (5/16) w rolling evaluation. See 🧵below for a write-up on what I'm looking for in a postdoc. Please share widely!
May 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Come join us! I have startup funds to hire a postdoc for Fall 2025 at Rutgers to study intergroup relations. The job ad is at jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/249... & evaluations begin in 1 wk (5/16) w rolling evaluation. See 🧵below for a write-up on what I'm looking for in a postdoc. Please share widely!
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It’s a tough time for STEM education research right now, but we are still excited to share our new PNAS paper, “Divergence in children’s gender stereotypes and motivation across STEM fields”! We have big surveys (2,765 students in Grades 1-12), 2 pre-registered studies, and open data. (1/13)
May 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It’s a tough time for STEM education research right now, but we are still excited to share our new PNAS paper, “Divergence in children’s gender stereotypes and motivation across STEM fields”! We have big surveys (2,765 students in Grades 1-12), 2 pre-registered studies, and open data. (1/13)
Looks like NSF-BPE has been canceled. My institution was literally supposed to submit my and Dr. Alan Meca's grant to it today... 🫠
April 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Looks like NSF-BPE has been canceled. My institution was literally supposed to submit my and Dr. Alan Meca's grant to it today... 🫠
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🧪 Brand new details on DOGE’s infiltration at NSF
““The Office of Management and Budget recently instructed some NSF staff that all funding opportunities needed approval from DOGE, OMB, or the Office of the Director, a document viewed by FedScoop indicated.”
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““The Office of Management and Budget recently instructed some NSF staff that all funding opportunities needed approval from DOGE, OMB, or the Office of the Director, a document viewed by FedScoop indicated.”
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How DOGE got into the National Science Foundation
Associates of the Elon Musk- led group recently showed up at the National Science Foundation.
fedscoop.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🧪 Brand new details on DOGE’s infiltration at NSF
““The Office of Management and Budget recently instructed some NSF staff that all funding opportunities needed approval from DOGE, OMB, or the Office of the Director, a document viewed by FedScoop indicated.”
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““The Office of Management and Budget recently instructed some NSF staff that all funding opportunities needed approval from DOGE, OMB, or the Office of the Director, a document viewed by FedScoop indicated.”
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It was just a matter of time. My R01, a grant dedicated to addressing sexual harassment in biomedical research (which affects over 50% of women and sexual and gender minorities), is being terminated.
I guess I should be grateful this letter doesn’t have the offensive language in other terminations.
I guess I should be grateful this letter doesn’t have the offensive language in other terminations.
April 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It was just a matter of time. My R01, a grant dedicated to addressing sexual harassment in biomedical research (which affects over 50% of women and sexual and gender minorities), is being terminated.
I guess I should be grateful this letter doesn’t have the offensive language in other terminations.
I guess I should be grateful this letter doesn’t have the offensive language in other terminations.
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www.crawfordforwi.com
#MomSky
Just finished phone banking session and will start another soon
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Vote Susan Crawford Wisconsin
Vote for your freedoms
#MomSky
Just finished phone banking session and will start another soon
Wisconsin VOTE FOR SUSAN CRAWFORD
POLLS OPEN TILL 8PM
POLLING LOCATION
GO... myvote.wi.gov
Vote Susan Crawford Wisconsin
Vote for your freedoms
Judge Susan Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Judge Susan Crawford is a former prosecutor and current Circuit Court Judge running for Wisconsin Supreme Court to protect the rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.
www.crawfordforwi.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
www.crawfordforwi.com
#MomSky
Just finished phone banking session and will start another soon
Wisconsin VOTE FOR SUSAN CRAWFORD
POLLS OPEN TILL 8PM
POLLING LOCATION
GO... myvote.wi.gov
Vote Susan Crawford Wisconsin
Vote for your freedoms
#MomSky
Just finished phone banking session and will start another soon
Wisconsin VOTE FOR SUSAN CRAWFORD
POLLS OPEN TILL 8PM
POLLING LOCATION
GO... myvote.wi.gov
Vote Susan Crawford Wisconsin
Vote for your freedoms
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Analysis of Terminated NIH Grants with Word Clouds
First, using the titles of grants not to Columbia...
Gender and DEI predominate
First, using the titles of grants not to Columbia...
Gender and DEI predominate
March 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Analysis of Terminated NIH Grants with Word Clouds
First, using the titles of grants not to Columbia...
Gender and DEI predominate
First, using the titles of grants not to Columbia...
Gender and DEI predominate
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Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
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Want to help save research using NCES restricted-use data? Here is a gdrive with actions, background, and context from my colleague sean reardon (sharing with permission):
1) actions
2) background
3) list of data files: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
1) actions
2) background
3) list of data files: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
March 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Want to help save research using NCES restricted-use data? Here is a gdrive with actions, background, and context from my colleague sean reardon (sharing with permission):
1) actions
2) background
3) list of data files: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
1) actions
2) background
3) list of data files: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Substantial updates to the list of cancelled grants👇
- THANK YOU to all who have contributed. Crowdsourcing restores faith in humanity.
- It's still a work in progress. You'll see more updates shortly.
- There are multiple teams & efforts engaged in tracking & advocacy. More to come soon!
- THANK YOU to all who have contributed. Crowdsourcing restores faith in humanity.
- It's still a work in progress. You'll see more updates shortly.
- There are multiple teams & efforts engaged in tracking & advocacy. More to come soon!
Rescinded NIH & NSF Grants
docs.google.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Substantial updates to the list of cancelled grants👇
- THANK YOU to all who have contributed. Crowdsourcing restores faith in humanity.
- It's still a work in progress. You'll see more updates shortly.
- There are multiple teams & efforts engaged in tracking & advocacy. More to come soon!
- THANK YOU to all who have contributed. Crowdsourcing restores faith in humanity.
- It's still a work in progress. You'll see more updates shortly.
- There are multiple teams & efforts engaged in tracking & advocacy. More to come soon!
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Universities: We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately
Columbia was first, but it seems very likely they're going to effectively use the same playback to retract federal scientific funding. A new hit list from Trump's Dept of Ed. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
March 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Universities: We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately
This makes me so sad... I've been using one of these datasets for the past 5 years. They're so important for education research.
AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
March 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This makes me so sad... I've been using one of these datasets for the past 5 years. They're so important for education research.
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I have to say: Chuck Schumer is a weak man and a fool. This was the one cudgel Dems had. Now it's up to the courts which we new from the beginning were at best going to slow some things down. There's 18 hours left to somehow bring additional pressure to bear. It will be really hard to do that.
March 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I have to say: Chuck Schumer is a weak man and a fool. This was the one cudgel Dems had. Now it's up to the courts which we new from the beginning were at best going to slow some things down. There's 18 hours left to somehow bring additional pressure to bear. It will be really hard to do that.
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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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🧪The entire staff of the Department of Education’s NCES-a vital independent statistical agency - has just been RIFed. The continued erasure of data and evidence allows for the Trump administration to hide the impact of their corruption.
#EduSky #Scisky @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @cossa.bsky.social
#EduSky #Scisky @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @cossa.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
🧪The entire staff of the Department of Education’s NCES-a vital independent statistical agency - has just been RIFed. The continued erasure of data and evidence allows for the Trump administration to hide the impact of their corruption.
#EduSky #Scisky @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @cossa.bsky.social
#EduSky #Scisky @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @cossa.bsky.social
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Just talked with CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp) about my NSF EDU-funded study on early stereotypes in STEM.
With my @airinforms.bsky.social colleagues, the results show the importance of *sustained* and *evidence-based* funded efforts to expand opportunities for girls in tech at early ages.
With my @airinforms.bsky.social colleagues, the results show the importance of *sustained* and *evidence-based* funded efforts to expand opportunities for girls in tech at early ages.
Exploring kids’ early stereotypes about STEM
U.S. researcher David Miller discusses kids’ favouring boys in certain STEM subjects, while Canadian Association of Girls in Science CEO Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko shares ways to counter gender stereoty...
www.cbc.ca
March 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Just talked with CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp) about my NSF EDU-funded study on early stereotypes in STEM.
With my @airinforms.bsky.social colleagues, the results show the importance of *sustained* and *evidence-based* funded efforts to expand opportunities for girls in tech at early ages.
With my @airinforms.bsky.social colleagues, the results show the importance of *sustained* and *evidence-based* funded efforts to expand opportunities for girls in tech at early ages.
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A call for papers for a special issue of JRA.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Journal of Research on Adolescence Call for Abstracts – Exploring Identity-based Discrimination, Victimization, Bullying, and Violence among Adolescents from a Global Perspective
Both basic and applied studies using diverse methodologies, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and participatory action research, as well as high quality systematic reviews and meta-analyses will be considered.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A call for papers for a special issue of JRA.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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I encourage everyone to go through to see the grants that have been categorized as "woke DEI." It's disgusting. www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database
www.commerce.senate.gov
February 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I encourage everyone to go through to see the grants that have been categorized as "woke DEI." It's disgusting. www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
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Why is the Institute of Education Sciences important for students, teachers, schools, and for the United States?
How IES Helps Students and Educators. theconversation.com/helping-teac...
Helping teachers learn what works in the classroom − and what doesn’t − will get a lot harder without the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences
The nonpartisan arm of the Education Department supports research and shares data on student progress. It identifies what works and what doesn’t.
theconversation.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Why is the Institute of Education Sciences important for students, teachers, schools, and for the United States?
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Click on the magnifying glass icon in your browser bar, then select "DuckDuckGo" as your default search engine.
February 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Click on the magnifying glass icon in your browser bar, then select "DuckDuckGo" as your default search engine.
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This TICS paper turned out to be unexpectedly timely... We could have called it "Why DEI and Merit Go Hand in Hand" given recent developments... Valuing diversity and excellence/merit aren't opposing forces -- they're complementary.
Why the belief in meritocracy is so pervasive
🚨Recent work from Ian R. Hadden, Céline Darnon, Lewis Doyle, Matthew J. Easterbrook, Sébastien Goudeau & Andrei Cimpian
🚨Recent work from Ian R. Hadden, Céline Darnon, Lewis Doyle, Matthew J. Easterbrook, Sébastien Goudeau & Andrei Cimpian
Why the belief in meritocracy is so pervasive
People worldwide tend to believe that their societies are more meritocratic than they
actually are. We propose the belief in meritocracy is widespread because it is rooted
in simple, seemingly obvious...
www.cell.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This TICS paper turned out to be unexpectedly timely... We could have called it "Why DEI and Merit Go Hand in Hand" given recent developments... Valuing diversity and excellence/merit aren't opposing forces -- they're complementary.
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! It is more necessary than ever to emphasize the importance of increasing gender equity in STEM. Here's a throw-back to last year's conversation with Dr. Lisa Harvey-Smith, Australia's Women in STEM Ambassador: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXjG...
Challenging Stereotypes: Cultivating STEM Futures for Girls - A Conversation with Dr Allison Master
YouTube video by Australia's Women in STEM Ambassador
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! It is more necessary than ever to emphasize the importance of increasing gender equity in STEM. Here's a throw-back to last year's conversation with Dr. Lisa Harvey-Smith, Australia's Women in STEM Ambassador: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXjG...
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Extremely disappointed to see HHMI decide to kill their Inclusive Excellence program, including terminating the current IE3 awards to over a hundred institutions effective this year in the middle of a 6-year grant. I was hoping HHMI (and other private funders) would continue to lead the way.
February 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Extremely disappointed to see HHMI decide to kill their Inclusive Excellence program, including terminating the current IE3 awards to over a hundred institutions effective this year in the middle of a 6-year grant. I was hoping HHMI (and other private funders) would continue to lead the way.