Conference Session

K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

AC 2007-2999: EXPANDING GIRLS’ HORIZONS IN MATH AND SCIENCE: ALONGITUDINAL EVALUATION OF EYH CONFERENCE OUTCOMESMary Virnoche, Humboldt State University Mary is an associate professor of Sociology at Humboldt State University. Since graduate school she has been committed to community-based research and applied work with a focus on race, class and gender inequities. While a gradaute student and then a research associate at the University of Colorado, she facilitated partnerships between STEM professionals, educators and marginalized communities in addressing digital divide concerns. Since joining the faculty at HSU, Mary has focused on facilitating the participation of girls in the STEM pipeline and