Matthew Baumiller | 2025 I.S. Symposium

Name: Matthew Baumiller
Title: Planting the Seeds of STEM: Identifying Factors to Lead Students to Studying in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Major: Mathematics; Adolescent / Young Adult Math Education
Pathway: Data Communication
Advisor: Dr. Robert Kelvey

In the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), there is often a lack of diversity, whether that is across ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic statuses. This Independent Study uses the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) dataset to analyze a nationally representative sample of 23,503 students across the United States. Using this dataset, inspired by Ta-Yang Hsieh and Sandra Simpkins’ work, we look to identify factors that influence students pursuing STEM degrees and occupations, and which influence students pursuing further education beyond high school.

Posted in Symposium 2025 on May 1, 2025.