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Dr. Lydia Ross
African American Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
@Lydiaross1
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Dr. Lydia Ross
Title: Director LEAD360process Research Topic: African American Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Institution: Argosy University Committee Chair: Dr. Kimanya Ards Abstract: Fields that interest students as well as will bring them a high financial benefit in the job market are within STEM education. However, women, especially African American women, continue to experience high unemployment with limited economic opportunity as compared to men and women of other nationalities in the United States. The aim of the study was to encourage African American women to pursue STEM education to the PhD level and then obtain a leadership role in the STEM field? African American woman’s influence on future endeavors especially around scientific inventions and technological advances is extremely small. This means, as Americans, we will be lacking in the great wealth an African American woman’s perspective brings to technological advances and future inventions for better living (Prince, 2013). The study may allow a platform constructed of successful attributes an African American woman needs to successfully operate through the various different experiences faced as minority women underrepresented in STEM. The conceptual framework of this study follows the mega- community model. The methodology used in this phenomenological study is the interview approach. African American women experts in the STEM disciplines were interviewed using a 17 interview questions. The interviews answered the three research questions: 1. What are the barriers for African American women competing to earn a Master’s or STEM degree? 2. “What workforce barriers prevent qualified African American women in STEM from being assigned a decision making role?” 3. “What are the lived experiences of AA women working in a STEM industry? |
BioDr. Lydia Ross is the second child of six born to Reverend Dr. Ralph M. Ross and Mrs. Gertrude S. Ross. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee but spent her early years in Atlanta, Georgia, Columbus, Georgia, Miami, Florida and finally back to Knoxville, Tennessee. She has one son, currently serving in the United State Marine Corp as well as a guitarist in a up and coming Metal Band. She holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology, a Master Degree in Industrial Engineering, a Master Degree in Project Management and a Doctorate Degree in Business Administration. Throughout her career she has held management positions iwith Revlon, AT&T, the City of Miami, non-profit organizations and is currently an adjunct Professor at South University and a business owner of Lead360Process.
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ScholarshipDr. Lydia Ross has many years of experience in the areas of Marketing, Project Management, Business Development, Human Resource Management, Research, Report Writing, Grant Writing, She is recognized nationally for her expertise in Data Evaluation, SPSS, Budget Development, and Non-Profit Development.
Her vision is to develop STEM centers to ensure African American are at the table designing, innovating and creating along with the rest of society. Her motto is advance forward and move up in Christ Jesus. |
Abstract
Fields that interest students as well as will bring them a high financial benefit in the job market are within STEM education. However, women, especially African American women, continue to experience high unemployment with limited economic opportunity as compared to men and women of other nationalities in the United States. The aim of the study was to encourage African American women to pursue STEM education to the PhD level and then obtain a leadership role in the STEM field? African American woman’s influence on future endeavors especially around scientific inventions and technological advances is extremely small. This means, as Americans, we will be lacking in the great wealth an African American woman’s perspective brings to technological advances and future inventions for better living (Prince, 2013). The study may allow a platform constructed of successful attributes an African American woman needs to successfully operate through the various different experiences faced as minority women underrepresented in STEM. The conceptual framework of this study follows the mega- community model. The methodology used in this phenomenological study is the interview approach. African American women experts in the STEM disciplines were interviewed using a 17 interview questions. The interviews answered the three research questions:
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The Unexpected
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