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January 19, 2023

Ashley Wong on gender diversity at universities

How does gender diversity at universities influence the direction of scientific research?

Ashley Wong is a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. She sat down for an interview at the 2023 AEA poster session to talk about how undergraduate diversity can lead to more research that focuses on underrepresented populations.
 

Undergraduate Gender Diversity and Direction of Scientific Research

Can diversity lead to greater research focus on populations underrepresented in science? Diverse researchers can bring new questions and perspectives, but exposure to diversity may also inspire scientists, regardless of demographic identity, to pursue new topics. This paper studies a potential determinant of research ideas . . .

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The AEA interviewed select poster presenters at the 2023 conference in New Orleans to discuss their research and the broader implications of their work. View the full list of videos.