Conference on Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers,
May 26-28, 2011
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The 5th Annual Conference on Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers will be held on May 10-12, 2012, at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD. Hotel and other information will be forthcoming by mid-January.
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The 4th Annual Conference on Understanding Interventions was established to facilitate dissemination and exchange of hypothesis-based research on interventions and initiatives that broaden participation in science and engineering research careers.
The conference is designed to create a dialogue among behavioral/social science and education researchers, evaluators, and faculty in STEM fields who participate in interventions programs.
FEATURED RESOURCE:
Plenary Presentations from the 4th Understanding Interventions Conference
Welcome and Overview
Daryl E. Chubin, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Anthony L. DePass, Long Island University, Brooklyn
Widening the Lens Evaluating the Investment: New Ideas and Interventions Needed for Addressing Achievement Gaps
Michael T. Nettles, Educational Testing Service
Overview of the GRE General Test and Efforts to Address Fairness and Access Issues in Admissions Processes
David G. Payne, Educational Testing Service
What does MCAT measure and how do admissions officers use it?
Karen Mitchell, Association of American Medical Colleges
Do GRE Scores Predict Student Performance in Graduate School?
Roger Chalkley, Vanderbilt University
Economic Modeling and Interventions Research
Samuel L. Myers, University of Minnesota
Modeling and Measuring Professional Advancement: A Systems Approach
Joan Y. Reede, Harvard Medical School
BELOW ARE A SET OF CONFERENCE RESOURCES:
4th Understanding Interventions Program Book (Final Version Coming Soon)
Final Agenda
Participant List
Speaker and Moderator Biosketches
Plenary Presentations and Abstracts
Workshop and Symposium Presentations
Poster Presentations
