> **[PUBLICATION LIST]{.underline}**

1.  **Mentoring**

    a.  Mandatory Mentoring:
        <http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2007_10_05/caredit.a0700140>

    b.  Mentoring success stories:
        <http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2007_10_05/science.opms.r0700041>

    c.  Most diversity training ineffective, study finds:
        <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/01/19/ST2008011901990.html?sid=ST2008011901990>

    d.  How to judge the training:
        <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/19/AR2008011901896_pf.html>

    e.  Mentoring undergraduates in summer research programs guide: see
        "mentor_guide_complete.pdf"

2.  **Affirmative Action**

    a.  Wall Street Journal 8/24/07 Gail Heriot: "Affirmative action
        backfires":
        <http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118792252575507571.html>

    b.  Best practices or best guesses? Assessing the efficacy of
        corporate affirmative action and diversity policies:
        <http://www.empoweringleadership.org/Resources/Best_Practices_or_Best_Guesses.pdf>

3.  **Studies and Evaluations regarding Minorities in the Education
    System**

    a.  Barlow, A. and Villarejo, M.  (2004) Making a Difference for
        Minorities: Evaluation of an Educational Enrichment Program. J.
        Res. Sci. Teach. **41,** pp.861-881 or
        <http://repositories.cdlib.org/postprints/173/>

    b.  Minority PhD students convene to further diversity in faculty
        ranks, Chronicle of higher education, 10/27/07

    c.  Article in Science Vol. 317; pages 78-81; 6 July 2007: Straight
        Talk about STEM Education

    d.  July 18, 2007 NYT "Challenges for Black Colleges' Brightest in
        the Lab"

    e.  "Minority professors are underrepresented in top science
        programs, report says" Chronicle of higher education, 11/1/07.
        Report---Minorities in Science and Engineering.pdf:
        <http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/11/565n.htm>

    f.  Department of Ed. Report on minority serving institutions:
        \<[[http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008156]{.underline}](http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008156)\>

    g.  Minority representation in grad school increases:
        <http://www.cgsnet.org/Default.aspx?tabid=168>

    h.  NSF science and engineering indicators (survey of public
        attitudes and understanding of science) 2008:
        <http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind08/>

    i.  Chronicle of Higher Education article: "Universities fail to
        reward science and math professors for working with
        schoolteachers":
        <http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=nf2jgZKF8bqkPJqRqTBwmjt8Vw4nPB8Z>

    j.  News from the pathways to college network---January 2008:
        \<[[http://www.pathwaystocollege.net/newsletter/Jan08.htm]{.underline}](http://www.pathwaystocollege.net/newsletter/Jan08.htm)\>

    k.  Portrait of a Latina/o College Freshman at Four-Year
        Institutions, 1975-2006.
        \<<http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/PDFs/pubs/briefs/brief-20081015-LatinoTrends.pdf>\>

    l.  Nettles, MT. and Millett, C.M (2006). [Three Magic Letters:
        Getting to PhD]{.underline}. Johns Hopkins University Press.

    m.  American Council on Education (2000). Annual status report:
        Minorities in higher education. Washington, DC, American Council
        on Education, Office of Minority Concerns.

    n.  Maton, K. I. and F. A. Hrabowski (2004). \"Increasing the number
        of African American PhDs in the sciences and engineering: A
        strengths-based approach.\" [American Psychologist]{.underline}
        **59**(6): 547-556.

    o.  Nora, A. and A.F. Cabrera, *The role of perceptions of prejudice
        and discrimination on the adjustment of minority students to
        college.* Journal of Higher Education, 1996. **67**: p. 119-148.

    p.  Villarejo, M. and Barlow, A. E. Evolution and Evaluation of a
        Biology Enrichment Program for Minorities. Journal of Women and
        Minorities in Science and Engineering **13**, 119-144 (2007).

    q.  Merna Villarejo, Amy E. L. Barlow, Deborah Kogan, Brian D.
        Veazey, and Jennifer K. Sweeney. Encouraging Minority
        Undergraduates to Choose Science Careers: Career Paths Survey
        Results. CBE Life Sci Educ 2008;7 394-409.
        \<[http://www.lifescied.org/cgi/content/abstract/7/4/394](http://www.lifescied.org/cgi/content/abstract/7/4/394?etoc)\>

    r.  Jones, M.T.; Barlow, A.E.; and Villarejo, M. Importance of
        undergraduate research for minority student persistence in
        biology. Journal of Higher Education. (in press).

    s.  Lopatto, David. "Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences
        (SURE): First Findings." CBE Life Sci Educ 2004 3: 270-277.
        <http://www.lifescied.org/cgi/content/abstract/3/4/270>

    t.  Matsui, John. "The Long-Term Assessment of Minority Student
        Success in Berkeley's Biology Scholars Program."
        <http://cshe.berkeley.edu/events/index.php?id=46>

    u.  User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations, NSF.
        <http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf97153>

4.  **Graduation Rates of URMs**

    a.  Graduation rate for minority undergraduate education: see
        "graduation_rate_watch.pdf"

    b.  "r_intlenrl07_III.pdf"

    c.  "enginesofinequality.pdf"

    d.  "urm graduation rates 2007 edu. Sector.pdf"

    e.  Oseguera, L. (2005). \"Four and six-year baccalaureate degree
        completion by institutional characteristics and racial/ethnic
        groups.\" [Journal of College Student Retention]{.underline}
        **7**(1/2): 19-59.

    f.  Cole, D. and A. Espinoza, *Examining the academic success of
        Latino students in science technology engineering and
        mathematics (STEM) majors.* Journal of College Student
        Development, 2008. **49**(4): p. 285-300.

5.  **National Programs**

    a.  Chronicle of Higher Ed. "Carnegie foundation creates new
        "owner's manual" for doctoral programs":
        [[http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=RrrsZsHRppxg3qGhkyYzzvFdW3yvbgvR]{.underline}](http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=RrrsZsHRppxg3qGhkyYzzvFdW3yvbgvR)

    b.  Meyerhoff program information: see "UMBC NHGRI
        Presentationfinal.ppt" and "ch6_Maton_FINAL.pdf"

    c.  Connecting the dots initiative (in California):
        \<<http://www.calendow.org/Article.aspx?id=2290>\>

6.  **Factors in URM success**

    a.  "Improving black graduation rates is mainly a matter of will,
        report says," Chronicle of Higher Education.
        <http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=b9w2nnppCQYbycx63CFZbqynq6fqCSpC>

    b.  National Academies report on encouragement of minority
        researchers (CBPR): "Understanding interventions that encourage
        minorities to pursue research careers":
        [[http://www.nationalacademies.org/moreworkshop]{.underline}](http://www.nationalacademies.org/moreworkshop)\>

    c.  "Diversifying through football" insidehighered.com:
        \<<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/01/11/black>\>

    d.  High correlation between research experience and desire to be a
        college/university faculty member. Cole, S. and
        Barber, E. (2003) *Increasing Faculty Diversity: The
        Occupational Choices of High-Achieving Minority Students*.
        Harvard University Press.

    e.  [Estimating Causal Effects using experimental and observational
        designs]{.underline} by Clifton Poodry (120 pg report from the
        American Education Research Assn)
        <http://www.aera.net/publications/Default.aspx?menu_id=46&id=3360>

    f.  Russell, M. L. and M. M. Atwater (2005). \"Traveling the road to
        success: A discourse on persistence throughout the science
        pipeline with African American students at a predominantly white
        institution.\" [Journal of Research in Science
        Teaching]{.underline} **42**(6): 691-715.

    g.  Brazziel, M. and F. Brazziel (2001). \"Factors in decisions of
        underrepresented minorities to forego science and engineering
        doctoral study: A pilot study.\" [Journal of Science Education
        and Technology]{.underline} **10**: 273-281.

    h.  Cole, S. and E. Barber (2003). [Increasing faculty diversity:
        The occupational choices of high-achieving minority
        students]{.underline}. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press.

    i.  Kang, K. (2007). [Impact of research experiences for minority
        students]{.underline}. Enriching the Academic Experience of
        College Science Students, University of Michigan.

    j.  Swail, W.S., K.E. Redd, and L. Perna, *Retaining minority
        students in higher education: A framework for success*. 2003,
        Association for the Study of Higher Education: San Francisco,
        CA.

    k.  Byars-Winston, A., et al., *Empirical insights into STEM
        retention of targeted students: A social cognitive approach*.
        2007, University of Wisconsin: Madison, Wisconsin. p. 12.

    l.  Pewewardy, C. and B. Frey, *Surviving the landscape: Perceptions
        of multicultural support services and racial climate at a
        predominately white university.* The Journal of Negro
        Education, 2002. **71**: p. 493-534.

    m.  Grossel and Roecklein-Canfield (2008). "Their Future in Your
        Hands: Inspiring Undergrads to Pursue Ph.D.s" [American Society
        for Cell Biology]{.underline} (Vol. 31, No. 12).
        <http://www.ascb.org/files/0812wicb.pdf>

7.  **Experiences and Stories**

    a.  Ethnographic study of exceptions, i.e. Mex-Amers w/ PhDs:
        Patricia Gandara (Prof. of Education at UCLA, formerly of UC
        Davis: \"Over the Ivy Wall\"

    b.  Experiences of ethnic minorities in science:
        <http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2007_10_12/caredit.a0700144>

    c.  Rita Thornton story:
        <http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2007_10_12/caredit.a0700145>

    d.  Seymour, E. and N. Hewitt (1997). [Talking about leaving: Why
        undergraduates leave the sciences]{.underline}. Boulder, CO,
        Westview Press.

    e.  Suarez-Balcazar, Y., et al., *Experiences of differential
        treatment among college students of color.* Journal of Higher
        Education, 2003. **74**(4): p. 428-444.

    f.  Hanson, S.L., *African American women in science: Experiences
        from high school through the post-secondary years and beyond.*
        National Women Studies Association Journal, 2004. **16**: p.
        96-115.

    g.  Nathan, R. (2006). [My freshman year: What a professor learned
        by becoming a student]{.underline}. New York, Cornell University
        Press.

    h.  Beyer, C. H., G. M. Gillmore, et al. (2007). [Inside the
        undergraduate experience: The University of Washington's Study
        of Undergraduate Learning]{.underline}. San Francisco, CA, Anker
        Publishing.

8.  **Value of Undergraduate Research**

    a.  Lopatto, D. (2004). \"Survey of undergraduate research
        experiences (SURE): First findings.\" [Cell Biology
        Education]{.underline} **3**: 270-277.

    b.  Nagda, B. A., S. R. Gregerman, et al. (1998). \"Undergraduate
        student-faculty research partnerships affect student
        retention.\" [The Review of Higher Education]{.underline}
        **22**(1): 55-72.

    c.  Seymour, E., A.-B. Hunter, et al. (2004). \"Establishing the
        benefits of research experiences for undergraduates in the
        sciences: First findings from a three-year study.\" [Science
        Education]{.underline} **88**: 493-534.

    d.  Hunter, A.-B., S. L. Laursen, et al. (2007). \"Becoming a
        scientist: The role of undergraduate research in students\'
        cognitive, personal, and professional development.\" [Science
        Education]{.underline} **91**(36).

    e.  Hathaway, R. S., B. A. Nagda, et al. (2002). \"The relationship
        of undergraduate research participation to graduate and
        professional education pursuit: An empirical study.\" [Journal
        of College Student Development]{.underline} **43**(5): 614-631.

    f.  Russell, S. H., M. P. Hancock, et al. (2007). \"Benefits of
        undergraduate research experiences.\" [Science]{.underline}
        **316**(5824): 548-549.