Mark Leddy, PhD, Program Director Division of Human Resource Development

1. Postsecondary Students with Disabilities in STEM: Engagement, Persistence and Graduation Mark Leddy, PhD, Program Director Division of Human Resource Development Directorate for Education and Human Resources National Science Foundation

2. National Science Foundation NSF Mission “to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense; and for other purposes.” (NSF Act of 1950 - PL 81-507)

3. National Science Foundation NSF Vision “NSF envisions a nation that capitalizes on new concepts in science and engineering and provides global leadership in advancing research and education.” (NSF 11-047)

4. National Science Foundation “Women, minorities and persons with disabilities remain underrepresented in STEM professions while they are an increasing percentage of the overall U.S. workforce.” (NSF 06-48)

5. National Science Foundation Division of Science Resource Statistics NSF Division of Science Resources Statistics SOURCES: Population and U.S. workforce—U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2005; Workforce and doctoral faculty—National Science Foundation, SESTAT data system, and Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2006.

6. National Science Foundation Division of Science Resource Statistics NSF Division of Science Resources Statistics SOURCES: Students 6-17—U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, 2008; Undergraduate and graduate students—U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2008; STEM doctorate recipients, NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates 2008, Workforce and doctoral faculty—National Science Foundation, SESTAT data system, and Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2006, 2008.

7. National Science Foundation NSF Performance Goal T-2 “Prepare and engage a diverse STEM workforce motivated to participate at the frontiers.” (NSF 11-047)

8. National Science Foundation • Mechanism 1: NSF’s Merit Review Criteria Applied Across the Foundation • What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity • How well does the proposed activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g., gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)?

9. Directorate for Engineering Division of Engineering Education & Centers Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center (0540865) Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh

10. National Science Foundation • Mechanism 2: NSF will also give careful consideration to the following in making funding decisions: • Broadening opportunities and enabling the participation of all citizens, women and men, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, are essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering. NSF is committed to this principle of diversity and deems it central to the programs, projects, and activities it considers and supports.

11. Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences Division of Materials Research An Internship Opportunity for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Polymer Blends (0906455) Tufts University

12. National Science Foundation • Mechanism 3: Specific Programs/Policies • Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED) • General and Age Related Disabilities Engineering Program (GARDE) • Research in Disabilities Education Program (RDE)

13. National Science Foundation Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) • Broadening participation of people with disabilities in STEM • Formerly “Program for Persons • with Disabilities” • Funding research projects and alliances targeting post-secondary STEM degree completion

14. National Science Foundation Previous RDE Program Tracks (NSF 09-508) Demonstration, Enrichment, or Dissemination • Standard or Continuing grants up to 2 yrs. and up to $200K. • Demonstrate proof of concept for future Research studies. • Enrich student learning and create test bed for future Alliance. • Disseminate information from RDE knowledge base. Research • Standard or Continuing grants up to 3 yrs. and up to $450K. • Investigation of promising practices for STEM education. • Expanding knowledge base about students in STEM. Alliances for Students with Disabilities in STEM • Continuing grants up to 5 yrs. and up to $3M. • Working with high school, 2-year and 4-year college students. • Increasing STEM degrees and entry to 4-year schools, graduate • school or industry.

15. National Science Foundation Barriers to Student Success • Negative faculty and peer attitudes • Labs and classes not accessible • Limited campus services • Lack of student funding • Poor self-advocacy skills • Poor academic preparation

16. National Science Foundation Alliances for Students with Disabilities in STEM Research in Disabilities Education U of Washington U of So. Maine RIT U of Wisconsin City U of NY – Hunter Col. Ohio St. U Wright St. U U of MO Kansas City New Mexico St. U U of GA GA Tech Auburn U Tuskegee U Alabama St. U U of Hawaii

17. Stipends Tiered Mentoring Research Internship STEM Peer Tutoring Learning Community Self-Advocacy Faculty Support Industry Externship STEM Recruiting Transition Support National Science Foundation Alliances for Students with Disabilities in STEM

18. Research in Disabilities Education Divisionof Human Resource Development Wright State University,Dayton,OH The Ohio State University,Columbus,OH • Student Learning Communities • Mentoring • Individualized “Ability” Advising • Internships OSAA is supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF Award Numbers HRD-0833644 and HRD-0833561. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.

19. EAST Alliance for Students with Disabilities In STEM University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME High Schools • Summer Science Camps • Transition Planning • Teacher Professional Development Higher Education • Learning Community Course • Peer Tutoring • Student Support Team • Undergraduate Research • Mentoring • Faculty Professional Development Funded by the National Science Foundation: Award HRD-0833567

20. The Northwest Alliance for Students with Disabilities in Science,Technology,Engineering, & Mathematics (0833504) • Outreach & Transition Activities • Universal Design in STEM Programs • On-Line Communities of Practice • Dissemination of Knowledge

21. National Science Foundation AccessSTEM Alliance University of Washington, 2005-2008 • Total Participants = 119 • Total Number of Graduates = 46 • 4 Year Degree = 36 • 2 Year Degree = 9 • Technical Degree = 1 • Source: Northwest Alliance - AccessSTEM (HRD-0227995) to SRI International, June 2008

22. BreakThru: Georgia STEM Accessibility Alliance • University of Georgia, Athens, GA • Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (Funded by NSF Awards 1027635 and 1027655)

23. National Science Foundation Alliances for Students with Disabilities in STEM Research in Disabilities Education U of Washington U of So. Maine RIT U of Wisconsin City U of NY – Hunter Col. Ohio St. U Wright St. U U of MO Kansas City New Mexico St. U U of GA GA Tech Auburn U Tuskegee U Alabama St. U U of Hawaii

24. Alliances for Students with Disabilities in STEM Institutions

25. Alliances for Students with Disabilities in STEM Student Participants

26. Alliances for Students with Disabilities in STEM STEM Degree Attainment

27. National Science Foundation Division of Science Resource Statistics Science and Engineering Doctorate Recipients Who Have Disabilities 2004-2008

28. Kansas NSF EPSCoR Office Foley Hall 2021 Constant Ave. Lawrence, KS 66047 (785) 854-3096 nsfepscor@ku.edu www.nsfepscor.ku.edu/publications.html • (This report was prepared as account of work sponsored by NSF Award 0854967 and NIH’s NIGMS)

29. Recommendations • “…acquire data that better represents the participation of students with disabilities and that can be used to understand why they are less likely to complete advanced scientific education.” • Use the data to create and refine: • Student mentoring programs • Targeted student fellowships • Student support systems • Faculty career development

30. Recommendations • “…department chairs and administrators should communicate and interact regularly with both their own university’s ADA and counseling offices and with their colleagues at other institutions.” • To help make offices and laboratory environments accessible and welcoming • To employ inclusive policies • To use universal design • To provide creative tailored accommodations for students and faculty

31. Basics About Disabilities and Science and Engineering Education Ruta Sevo and Robert Todd GA Institute of Technology Free Download: www.lulu.com/sevo (Funded by National Science Foundation award 0622885)

32. Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): Findings from Research and Practice for Middle Grades through University Education www.catea.gatech.edu/scitrain/lit.pdf (Funded by National Science Foundation award 0622885)

33. RDE Collaborative Dissemination www.washington.edu/doit/RDE/(Funded by National Science Foundation Award 0929006)

34. Nobel Laureates with Disabilities • Robert Barany, 1914, Physiology/Medicine • John Cornforth, 1975, Chemistry • Francois Jacob, 1965, Physiology/Medicine • Archer Martin, 1952, Chemistry • John Nash, 1994, Economics • Charles Nicolle, 1928 Physiology/Medicine • James Sumner, 1946, Chemistry

35. 2009 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Carol W. Greider, PhD Department of Biology and Genetics Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

36. National Science Foundation Mark Leddy, PhD, Program Director Mary Moriarty, PhD, Program Director Linda Thurston, PhD, Program Director Corey Hynson, Office Automation Assistant Research in Disabilities Education Division of Human Resource Development Directorate for Education and Human Resources National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd, Rm. 815, Arlington, VA 22230 Phone: 703-292-4655 Fax: 703-292-9018 mleddy@nsf.gov www.nsf.gov