Why Students Choose STEM: A Study of High School Factors That Influence College STEM Major Choice

Abstract

Tram Dang is a PhD student of Engineering Education at Purdue University as well as a tenured professor of physics and engineering at Santa Monica College (SMC), a two-year transfer-focused Hispanic serving institution in California. Her research interests lie in using mixed methods techniques to understand the factors leading to STEM and engineering student retention and university transfer at the community college level. Tram Dang currently holds her Master's in Materials Science and Engineering as well as her Bachelor's in Physics from UCSD.