Willie Pearson, Jr.

Professor School of History, Technology, and Society Phone: 404-385-2265 Email: willie.pearsonjr@hts.gatech.edu Ph.D., SIU-C Field: Sociology

Research:

NSF, STEM Workforce
NSF, Chemistry Post-docs
International workshop on women in science and engineering, supported by NSF

“The Status of Women in International Chemistry, Computer Science, and Mathematics: What We Know and Need to Know to Increase the Advancement of Women.” (2008), National Science Foundation (Co-PI) $327,800, 2 years.

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Section on Social, Economic and Behavioral Sciences.

Member, Committee on Underrepresentation in Science and Engineering. National Research Council. 2007-09.

Member, Committee on Protecting and Accessing Data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates. A Workshop Summary. National Academy of Sciences. 2009.

Publications:

Cheryl B. Leggon and Willie Pearson, Jr. (2008). “Assessing Programs to Improve Minority Participation in STEM Fields: What We Know and What We Need to Know.” In Ronald Ehrenberg and Charlotte Kuh, Editors, Doctoral Education and the Faculty of the Future. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.