College science courses continue to transition from traditional lecture to active learning,
which has been shown to have both alleviating and exacerbating effects on undergraduate …

Anxiety is the top mental health concern for undergraduates. While researchers have identified
ways that in-person science courses can affect anxiety, little is known about how online …

Concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs) are identities that can be kept hidden and carry
negative stereotypes. To understand the potential influence instructors have as role models, …

Sharing personal information can help instructors build relationships with students, and
instructors revealing concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs) may be particularly impactful. One …

Fear of negative evaluation (FNE), defined as a sense of dread associated with being
negatively judged in a social situation, has been identified as the primary factor underlying …

Concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs) are hidden identities that carry negative stereotypes
and can result in a loss of social status if revealed. Instructors often choose to conceal …

Depression is a top mental health concern among college students, yet there is a lack of
research exploring how online college science courses can exacerbate or alleviate their …

Background Increasingly, college science courses are transitioning from a traditional lecture
format to active learning because students learn more and fail less frequently when they …

Depression is one of the leading mental health concerns among science undergraduates,
and rates of student depression increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Revealing one's …

LGBTQ+ undergraduates have higher attrition from science and engineering (S&E) than
straight and cisgender undergraduates and perceive that having LGBTQ+ instructors would …