International Journal of STEM Education (2025) Author: Ran Liu Abstract: Despite gender similarity in math performance, gender disparities persist in math-related attitudes and STEM aspirations among adolescents globally. To disentangle this puzzle, some studies adopt the …
Year: 2025
Exclusionary Behaviors Reinforce Historical Biases and Contribute to Loss of Talent in the Earth Sciences
Earth’s Future (2023) Authors: Erika Marin-Spiotta, Emily Diaz-Vallego, Rebecca Barnes, Allison Mattheis, Blair Schneider, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Meredith Hastings, Billy Williams, Vicki Magley Abstract: Geosciences remain one of the least diverse fields. Efforts to diversify the …
Historically Excluded Groups in Ecology are Undervalued and Poorly Treated
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2023) Authors: Richard Primack, Tara Miller, Carina Terry, Erika Marín-Spiotta, Pamela Templer, Asmeret Berhe, Emily Diaz Vallejo, Meredith Hastings, Vicki Magley, Allison Mattheis, Blair Schneider, Rebecca Barnes Abstract: Hostile workplaces undermine …
Racial Disparities in the Auto Loan Market
Review of Financial Studies (2023) Authors: Alexander Butler, Erik Mayer, and James Weston Abstract: We document racial disparities in auto lending. Combining credit bureau records with borrower characteristics, we find that Black and Hispanic applicants’ approval rates …
Gender Bias in Promotions: Evidence from Financial Institutions
Review of Financial Studies (2024) Authors: Ruidi Huang, Erik Mayer, and Darius Miller Abstract: We test for gender bias in promotions at financial institutions using two central predictions of Becker’s (1957, 1993) model: firms with bias will (1) raise the …
The Impact of Minority Representation at Mortgage Lenders
Journal of Finance (2023) Authors: W. Scott Frame, Ruidi Huang, Erica Jiang, Yeonjoon Lee, Will Liu, Erik Mayer, and Adi Sunderam Abstract: We study links between the labor market for loan officers and access to mortgage credit. Using …
Scaling Gender and Sexual Diversity Policies in K-12 Schools
Educational Policy (2023) Authors: Mollie T. McQuillan Abstract: As policy debates concerning LGBTQ+ students and staff continue across the American education system, there is not a clear description of the prevalence of local policy protections, even …
LGBTQ+-Inclusive Professional Development in Elementary Schools: Does It Matter to Schoolwide Discipline?
Journal of School Leadership (2023) Authors: Mollie T. McQuillan, Erin K. Gill, and Xue Gong Abstract: PK-12 leaders use gender- and sexuality-inclusivity professional development (IPD) as a tool to improve the school climate for LGBTQ+ students, …
Union Membership, Retention, and Perceived Safety for PK-12 Trans School Workers of Color
Equity and Excellence in Education (2024) Authors: Mario I. Suárez, Harper B. Keenan, Christina Cook. Mollie T. McQuillan, Lee Iskander, Bishop Owis, Daniel Gallardo-Zamora, and Christy Glass Abstract: In this study, we use data from a …
‘Everything They Think They Know, They Should Forget’: How Trans School Workers Respond to Transphobic Discourses
Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (2024) Authors: Lee Iskander, Harper Keenan, Mollie McQuillan, Mario Suarez, Bishop Owis, Christina Cook, and Daniel Gallardo Abstract: This article explores how trans school employees redeploy, trouble, …