Current National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding
EAGER: Measuring the Effects of Academic Climate and Social Networks on Persistence of STEM Undergraduates (#1747583; 2017-2019; $173,989)PI: Chrystal A. S. Smith
The Effects of Social Capital and Cultural Models on the
Retention and Degree Attainment of Women and Minority Engineering
Undergraduates (#1432297; 2014-2018; $1,499,982).
PI: Gladis Kersaint, Ph.D., Dean, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut
Co-PIs: Chrystal A. S. Smith
George MacDonald, Ph.D. University of South Florida
Hesborn Wao, Ph.D. University of South Florida
Reginald Lee, University of South Florida
Articles Submitted
Hesborn Wao, Chrystal A. S. Smith, Gladis Kersaint, Rebecca Campbell, Julie Martin, Ellen Puccia, Reginald Lee, George MacDonald, John Skvoretz, Kingsley Reeves, and Jonathan D. Ware
Social Capital Acquired by Women and Minorities Before Entering Engineering Undergraduate Programs
Journal of Higher Education, submitted: September 2017.
Articles Under Development
Chrystal A. S. Smith, Catherine Lynch, and Hesborn Wao
Promotion and Tenure (P&T) Guidelines to Improve Successful Faculty Advancement: The University of South Florida Experience
Academic Medicine, anticipated submission date: October 2017.