CARLY BUSCH
CARLY BUSCH
PhD Candidate
Arizona State University
ABOUT
I am a PhD candidate with Katey Cooper and Sara Brownell in the Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center at Arizona State University. My research focuses on equity and inclusion in the sciences, including the experiences of students with depression and anxiety, the role of instructors as role models, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ students and instructors in college science classrooms.
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
LGBTQ+ INSTRUCTOR ROLE MODELS
What happens when an instructor comes out during class? Our initial study demonstrated that all students, but particularly LGBTQ+ students and women, perceived that the benefitted from an instructor revealing their LGBTQ+ identity during class. We are continuing to assess students' perceptions of an instructor coming out during class as well as the experiences of the instructors themselves.
INSTRUCTORS'
CONCEALABLE STIGMATIZED IDENTITIES (CSIs)
Do instructors reveal their concealable identities (e.g., having depression, being a first-generation college student, growing up in a low socioeconomic household) to students? We are exploring the extent to which college science instructors have these identities, whether they reveal them to their students, the rationale behind their decisions, and whether some instructors are more likely to reveal CSIs than others.
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH
Having depression or anxiety can affect undergraduate and graduate students' experiences in various learning environments from the classroom to research labs. Our current projects explore the reciprocal relationship between mental health and various learning environments: aspects of learning environments that can exacerbate or alleviate mental health and ways in which depression or anxiety affect students' experiences in their learning environment.
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427 E Tyler Mall; Tempe, AZ 85287
cabusch [at] asu.edu