Research question

Will participating in the DPD seminar empower and motivate institutional leaders and faculty members to actively contribute to campus climate transformation (through improving their interpersonal interactions)?

Hypothesis Two

2a.  Men and women STEM faculty who identify along social identity categories that are centered in US culture (e.g., white, able bodied, straight) will have a higher level of awareness and understanding of relational power, and a greater appreciation of what is involved in building authentic alliances across difference after completing the seminar relative to their peers who did not participate.

2b. Men and women STEM faculty who identify along social identity categories that are centered in US culture (e.g., white, able bodied, straight) will take more explicit actions to foster positive and affirming faculty interactions across difference after completing the seminar relative to their peers who did not participate. 

Interview Instruments

    • Guide, Pre-Seminar
    • Guide, 12-Month Post Seminar
    • Guide, 18-Month Post Seminar, Seminar Participants Only

Survey Instruments (Administered Pre-Seminar, and 12-Month Post Seminar)