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Katie Smith
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Read, write and teach about higher ed and student career development/ opportunity/ outcomes. Sometimes re: STEM. Love writing, rec sports, travel. sites.google.com/view/ksmithedu
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Newly out: A paper on women's experiences in engineering internships, in collab w @anniewoff.bsky.social & colleagues! Findings: internships build skills, clarify interests, provide access to other opportunities, but experiences vary by manager/org support received and gender/race/age dynamics.

Screenshot of article. Title: “Do I Even Belong?”: Internships as Gendered Career Socialization Experiences in Engineering; Authors: Katie N. Smith, Ben Pincus, Annie M. Wofford, and Breann L. Branch. Abstract: Although many engineering students participate in industry internships during their bachelor’s programs, few studies have examined how students with minoritized gender identities experience these roles. To better understand internships as early career socialization experiences, we recruited undergraduate women in engineering to examine how internships influence their career development and goals....Synthesizing stories across multiple data sources, the findings include five major themes: recognizing and building hard and soft skills; clarification of career interests; managerial and organizational support; navigation of gender, age, and racial dynamics; and access to future professional opportunities.
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Katie Smith
@ksmithedu.bsky.social
Read, write and teach about higher ed and student career development/ opportunity/ outcomes. Sometimes re: STEM. Love writing, rec sports, travel. sites.google.com/view/ksmithedu
112 followers89 following36 posts
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