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| Abstract Title: | The C2C Design Team: insights from the experiences of disabled physics students |
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| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Abstract: | We present a study stemming from the Courses to Careers (C2C) project, aimed at creating a mutually beneficial professional development experience for physics faculty and disabled students. We recruited the C2C design team – six disabled physics students with different disability identities and academic trajectories – to offer their insight to the design. The design team and primary investigators meet weekly to discuss their experiences in postsecondary physics, what they wish instructors knew about their experiences, and challenges they've faced in their career preparation. Prior to the meetings, the design team members answer questions in an asynchronous working document that prompt ideas for that week's meeting. From the working documents and recordings of the design team meetings, we utilize frameworks such as community cultural wealth, critical disability theory, and critical discourse analysis to identify emergent themes. This work is supported in part by NSF Grant Nos. DUE 2336367 and DUE 2336368. |
| Session Time: | Poster Session B |
| Poster Number: | B-34 |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Theodore Bott Michigan State University, Department of Physics & Astronomy Lansing, MI 48910-3794 Phone: 5862162248 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Daryl McPadden (she/her), Michigan State University, Department of Physics & Astronomy; Matt Guthrie (he/him), University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Xian Wu (he/him), University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Erin Scanlon (she/her), University of Connecticut Avery Point, Groton, CT Tanya Adams (she/her), Michigan State University RCPD, Michigan Rehabilitation Services |
