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Defining a physics person: Tensions in the identity development of undergraduate women in physics
Laura M. Akesson, Jessica L. Rosenberg, Nancy Holincheck +1
This qualitative study explores how undergraduate women define what it means to be a physics person alongside how they describe their own physics identity. Our team analyzed 120 su…
Building Student Understanding of Quantum Information Science and Engineering through Projects on Applications to Medical Technologies
Jessica L. Rosenberg, Nancy Holincheck
Medical technologies, including quantum machine learning (QML) and quantum sensing, represent transformative tools for addressing some of the most pressing challenges in healthcare…
Why Teach Quantum?: Elementary Teachers Initial Beliefs about Quantum
Xiaolu Zhang, Nancy Holincheck, Jessica L. Rosenberg +3
This paper examines the initial beliefs held by elementary educators (n=11) and their students about teaching and learning quantum concepts at the elementary level. All teachers we…
Pathways to Quantum: Fostering High School Student Interest in Quantum Information Science
Jennifer Simons, Nancy Holincheck, Jessica Rosenberg +1
This study examines the Pathways to Quantum Immersion Program at George Mason University, which introduces high school students to quantum concepts and careers. Fifteen group inter…
Outcomes from a Workshop on a National Center for Quantum Education
Edwin Barnes, Michael B. Bennett, Alexandra Boltasseva +35
In response to numerous programs seeking to advance quantum education and workforce development in the United States, experts from academia, industry, government, and professional…
Quantum Science and Technologies in K-12: Supporting Teachers to Integrate Quantum in STEM Classrooms
Nancy Holincheck, Jessica L. Rosenberg, Xiaolu Zhang +3
Quantum science and computing represent a vital intersection between science and technology, gaining increasing importance in modern society. There is a pressing need to incorporat…
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Undergraduates' Knowledge and Interest in Quantum Careers: Barriers and Opportunities to Building a Diverse Quantum Workforce
Jessica L. Rosenberg, Nancy Holincheck, Michele Colandene
Efforts to build the workforce in support of the second quantum revolution are growing, including the creation of education programs that will prepare students for jobs in this are…
Role of Mentorship, Career Conceptualization, and Leadership in Developing Women's Physics Identity and Belonging
Jessica L. Rosenberg, Nancy Holincheck, Kathryn Fernández +4
The percentage of women receiving bachelors degrees in physics in the U.S. lags well behind that of men, and women leave the major at higher rates. Achieving equity in physics will…