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Selected Publications

I've included a selection of my recent peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, and various presentations. For a full list of my publications, please check my CV.

Engineering Identity & Belonging

2023

Godwin, A., Perkins, H., DeAngelo, L., McChesney, E., Kaugman-Oritz, K., Dorve-Lewis, G., & Conrique, B. (2023). Belonging in Engineering for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous Students: Promising Results from an Educational Intervention in an Introductory Programming Course. IEEE Transactions on Education.

2022

Perkins, H., Godwin, A., Berger, E., & Major, J. (2022). Potential of a Values Affirmation Intervention for Marginalized Gender Students’ Belonging and Recognition. 2022 American Society for Engineering Education.

2021

Perkins, H., Gesun, J., Scheidt, M., Major, J., Chen, J., Berger, E., & Godwin, A. (2021). Holistic wellbeing and belonging: attempting to untangle stress and wellness in their impact on sense of community in engineering. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 4, 549-580.

2020

Perkins, H. L., Bahnson, M., Tsugawa-Nieves, M. A., Satterfield, D. J., Parker, M., Cass, C., & Kirn, A. (2020). An intersectional approach to exploring engineering graduate students’ identities and academic relationships. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 11(3), 440-465.

Anti-Racism & Critical Consciousness in STEM

2024

Perkins, H., Major, J., Chen, J., Berger, E., & Godwin, A. (2024). Kindness, stability, or strength: Trivialization of racism mediates the relationship between values and belonging among White engineering students. 2023 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention.

2023

Perkins, H., Major, J., Chen, J., Berger, E., & Godwin, A. (2023). Using a values affirmation to increase engineering students’ awareness and acknowledgement of racism. 2023 American Psychological Association Conference.

Stereotypes of Scientists & STEM Interest

2024

Perkins, H., Royse, E.A., Cooper, S., Kurushima, J., & Schinske, J.N. (2024). Enhancing community college students’ science literacy by building science identity. 2023 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention.

2023

​Perkins, H., Royse, E., Cooper, S., Kurushima, J., Godwin, A., & Schinske, J. (2023). Are there any science people in undergraduate health science courses? Assessing science identity among pre-nursing and pre-allied health students in a community college setting. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1-35.

2021

Perkins, H., Prevatt, B.-S., & Nance, A. (2021). Psychology today: A project to increase diversity in psychology curriculum. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 7(4), 288-300.

2018

Perkins, H., Nance, A., & Prevatt, B.-S. (2019). Stop re-inventing the wheel alone: Sharing a mixed methods evaluation of a discipline-specific diversity intervention and building a community of practice. International Society for Exploring Teaching & Learning Conference on Innovative Higher Education Pedagogy: Peer-Reviewed
Presentation, Charlotte, NC.

2018

Perkins, H., Wyer, M., & Schinske, J. (2018). Evaluation of effects of an intervention aimed at broadening participation in STEM while conveying science content. In T. Kishbaugh (Ed.), Increasing Retention of Under-Represented Students in STEM through Affective and Cognitive Interventions. Washington, D.C.: ACS Books.

2016

​Schinske, J.N., Perkins, H., Snyder, A., & Wyer, M. (2016). Scientist Spotlight Homework Assignments Shift Students’ Stereotypes of Scientists and Enhance Diverse Introductory Science Class. CBE Life Sciences Education, 15(3).

Graduate Engineering Education

2023

Bahnson, M., Satterfield, D., Perkins, H., Parker, M., Tsugawa, M., Cass, C., Kirn, A. (2023). Engineer Identity and Degree Completion Intentions in Doctoral Study. Journal of Engineering Education.

2021

Bahnson, M., Perkins, H., Tsugawa, M., Satterfield, D., Parker, M., Cass, C., & Kirn, A. (2021). Inequity in graduate engineering identity: Disciplinary differences and opportunity structures. Journal of Engineering Education, 110(4), 949-976.

2020

Perkins, H. L., Bahnson, M., Tsugawa-Nieves, M. A., Satterfield, D. J., Parker, M., Cass, C., & Kirn, A. (2020). An intersectional approach to exploring engineering graduate students’ identities and academic relationships. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 11(3), 440-465.

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