“I’m excited because earlier I didn’t think about the issues between females and males in science. I see now that there’s so much that can stop a woman from getting a career compared to a man. With men you’re expected to do well and get the support, but for females, you have to sacrifice something in a different way from men, and I didn’t realize that earlier. I think it’s very important for other women to see that I have had success.” —May-Britt Moser (source)
[please note that this page is very much a work in progress;
I will continue to clean these up and add things as I can]
Supporting Diversity in STEM; University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Feb 2024
Supporting Diversity and Inclusion in Physics; Oklahoma State University, Nov 2022
Gender Bias in Physics: Issues and Actions; Univ. of Edinburgh, Nov 2022
Gender Bias in STEM: Issues and Actions; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Oct 2022
Standards-Based Grading in College Physics; Mississippi State Univ. colloquium, Oct 2022
Women’s Leadership in Physics Education; poster at AAPT meeting in Grand Rapids MI, July 2022
Supporting Diversity in STEM; SPS Zone 9 meeting at UW-RF, Apr 2022
Standards-Based Grading in College Physics; University of Minnesota PER Seminar, Apr 2022
Professional Skills for Women in Physics, Iowa State Society of Women in Physics and Astronomy, Mar 2022
[Education video] The hidden curriculum; UW-Stout, Oct 2021
[Educational video] UW-Stout’s Learning Glass (lightboard) with other UW-Stout instructors
Supporting Diversity in STEM; presentation at Winona State University, Oct 2021
Gender Diversity in Physics; physics seminar at Stockton University, Oct 2021
Inside Stout: Women in STEM podcast with Dr. Jo Hopp, September 2021
Gender Identity and Gender Presentation of Female STEM Leaders in the US; poster presentation at the International Conference on Women in Physics, July 2021 (associated paper forthcoming)
Issues of Gender in Physics and Astronomy UW-M Center for Gravitation, Cosmology, and Astrophysics, Nov 2020
Gender and Science in the time of COVID UW-LaCrosse physics seminar (for undergraduates), Nov 2020
Female STEM Leaders: How Many? What Helps? What Hurts?: presentation at the Women in Leadership Higher Education conference, Harvard, Nov 2019
Issues of Diversity and Inclusion for the Sciences: presentation for the Amer. Cryst. Assn. July 2019
Standards-based Grading in Introductory Physics: An Example; poster presentation at July 2019 AAPT meeting in Provo, UT [download documents here] Also see the presentation two down, which has different information.
Women and Physics: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times; presentation at UMN-Duluth April 2019
Standards-Based Grading in College Science Classes; presentation at Nov 2018 UW-System Women and Science Opening Workshop, Wisconsin Dells, WI
Women’s Leadership in Physics Education; poster at July 2018 AAPT meeting, Washington DC
The 6th International Conference on Women in Physics; invited presentation at APS April meeting 2018 (unable to present, presentation given by Geraldine Cochran)
Physics & Gender: What do we know?; presentation at UW-La Crosse physics seminar April 2018
Women in Physics Leadership poster at the International Conference on Women in Physics, July 2017, Birmingham UK
Gender and STEM leadership; presentation at Univ. of MN PER seminar April 2017
(Similar to Women’s Leadership in STEM presentation at UW-System Women & Science Spring Conference May 2017)
Gender Equity in STEM: Leadership and Learning; presentation at Univ. of North Carolina-Greensboro March 2017
Women and Physics; presentation at University of Wisconsin-Barron County March 2017
Helping STEM Students with Disabilities Using Soft Skills Training; presentation at UW-System Women & Science Spring Conference May 2016
Does Learning Come in Pink and Blue?; workshop at Utah Valley University March 2016
Women in Physics; colloquium at Purdue University April 2015 (link to video on nanohub)
Teaching Science with Science Fiction; PER seminar at Purdue University May 2015 (link to video on nanohub)
Increasing Job Placement Rates for STEM Students with Disabilities; presentation at AAPT meeting in San Diego, CA Jan 2015
What’s up with Women in Physics?!; presentation at UW-Eau Claire Oct 2014
Getting Started in PER: Gender and Ethnic Minorities; invited presentation at AAPT meeting in Minneapolis, MN July 2014
Soft Skills, Hard Science: A Program to Improve Job Placement for STEM Graduates with Disabilities; presentation at UW-System Women & Science conference May 2014
Soft Skills, Hard Science: A Program to Improve Job Placement for STEM Graduates with Disabilities; presentation at UW-System Women & Science conference May 2013
Supporting PER as a Department Chair; poster at AAPT meeting in New Orleans January 2013; paper
Gender Differences in Student Responses to Physics Conceptual Questions Based on Question Context; presentation at ASQ STEM Agenda conference at UW-Stout July 2011
Women’s Leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Barriers to Participation; presentation at Oxford Round Table in Oxford, England March 2011 (peer-reviewed paper available here)
Gender in PER: A Retrospective; invited talk at AAPT meeting in Jacksonville, Florida January 2011
The Current Status of Women in Physics; presentation at WAPT/MN-AAPT meeting in River Falls, WI October 2010
The Current Status of Women in Physics; invited talk at AAPT meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan July 2009
Research Supporting Best Practices for Women in Science; presentation at UW-System Women & Science Spring Conference, Wisconsin Dells May 2009
Science News in the Physics Classroom: What Do Students Choose to Read? Poster presented at AAPT meeting in Chicago, IL February 2009
Science News and the Science Classroom; presentation at Wisconsin Association of Physics Teachers meeting, Chippewa Falls, WI October 2008
What Science Topics do Women and Men Choose to Read and Write About? presentation at UW-System Women & Science Spring Conference, Wisconsin Dells May 2008
Effects of Students’ Backgrounds and Experiences on Science Learning; workshop presentation at UW-System Women & Science Opening Workshop November 2007
Context, Gender, and Physics Questions; poster presentation at AAPT meeting in Greensboro, NC August 2007
Cannonballs and Baby’s Bowls: How Context and Gender Affect Physics Tests; seminar presentation at Minnesota State University Mankato, April 2007 and ISAAPT April 2007
The Background of PER people: A survey; presentation at AAPT meeting in Seattle, WA January 2007
Gender in Science and Math Education; seminar presentation at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville October 2006
An insider’s look at the PER community; poster presentation at AAPT meeting Syracuse, NY August 2006
Creating Gender-Neutral Problems; workshop presentation at Bangor, ME June 2006
Promoting Women’s Participation in Physics; presentation at MAAPT in St. Paul, MN April 2006
Interactive Pedagogy and Physics; presentation at UMN-TC March 2006
Static or Dynamic? The Current Status of Women in Physics; invited presentation at AAPT in Anchorage, AL January 2006
Women in Science and Testing; or, Why Does Context Matter? seminar presentation at Trinity University, San Antonio, TX March 2005
Gender Interactions with the Force Concept Inventory; invited presentation at AAPT meeting in Sacramento, CA August 2005
Gender, Context, and Assessment; presentation at Curriculum Reform Institute, Oshkosh, WI June 2004
Listening to Women in Physics Education; presentation at UW-System Women & Science Spring Conference, Wisconsin Dells May 2004
Educational Goals and Gender at the College Level; presentation at AAPT meeting in Miami Beach, FL January 2004
The FCI and Non-physics Students; presentation at AAPT meeting in Madison, WI August 2003
Historical Methods and Gender in Science Education; presentation at PER conference in Madison, WI August 2003
Context and Gender in Science Assessment; seminar presentation at UMN-TC July 2003
Gender and Science Learning; presentation at Curriculum Reform Institute, Oshkosh, WI June 2003
Context, Gender, and Assessment: A Research Project; presentation at UW-System Women & Science Spring Conference, Wisconsin Dells May 2003
Gender Issues in Physics; seminar presentation at UMN-TC April 2003
The FCI and Context: Gender and Non-Physics Students; presentation at AAPT meeting in Boise, ID August 2002
Gender, Math, and the FCI; presentation at PER conference in Boise, ID August 2002
Gender and Science Education; presentation at UW-Oshkosh June 2002
The Missing Women: Physics and Gender; seminar presentation at the Ohio State University, May 2002 and Slippery Rock University April 2002 and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville November 2001 (very similar talks)
Gender, Educational Reform, and Instructional Assessment: Part I; presentation at AAPT meeting in Philadelphia, PA January 2002
Gender, Context, and the Force Concept Inventory: Further Studies; presentation at AAPT meeting in Rochester, NY July 2001
Does Learning Come in Pink and Blue? Gender and Learning; presentation at PER conference in Rochester, NY July 2001
A Gender Context for the Force Concept Inventory; presentation at AAPT meeting in San Diego, CA January 2001
Gender Differences on Multiple-Choice Conceptual Tests; invited presentation at AAPT meeting in Phoenix, AZ January 1997
For copies of the unlinked presentations or papers, please email me at lauramccphd@gmail.com. I will keep working on getting copies of talks posted here.