Presentation

2026

Ai, S. (2026). Shortcut or Stepping-Stone? AI-Assisted Coursework and STEM Graduate Aspirations Among U.S. STEM Undergraduates. Paper Presentation at UCLA School of Education & Information Studies, Los Angeles, CA. [Slides]

Eagan, K., & Ai, S. (2026). BUILDing STEM Futures: The Role of Undergraduate Research and Mentorship in Developing Graduate Degree Aspirations. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), Division J: Postsecondary Education, Los Angeles, CA. [Slides]

Ai, S. (2026). Does Exposure to Science Museums or Planetariums Shape Science Identity and STEM Major Choice? Evidence from HSLS:09. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), Division J: Postsecondary Education, Los Angeles, CA. [Slides]

2025

Ai, S. (2025). Can Community Service Foster Commitment to Social Responsibility Among First-year STEM Major Aspirants? Dissertation Proposal Defense at UCLA School of Education & Information Studies, Los Angeles, CA. [Slides]

Ai, S., Eagan, K., & Wu, J. (2025). Fueling Ambition: Graduate Degree Aspirations Among Women of Color in STEM. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Denver, CO. [Slides]

Ai, S., & Eagan, K. (2025). What Factors Promote High School Students’ Development of Science Identity and STEM Major Aspiration? An Analysis of HSLS:09 Data. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division J: Postsecondary Education, Denver, CO. [Slides]

Ai, S. (2025). A Critical Race Analysis of Black and Hispanic Female Graduate Students’ Enrollment Trends from 2012 to 2021. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division J: Postsecondary Education, Denver, CO. [PDF]

Cherished memories: big blue bear, aquarium tigers, union station, botanic gardens, ramen bar, homelands of the Nuuchiu (Ute), Tsistsistas (Cheyenne), and Hinono’ei (Arapaho) peoples, beautiful mind

2024

Ai, S., Rios, M., Olivares, J., & Jiang, T. (2024). Can Community Cultural Wealth Guide Undergraduate Women of Color Toward STEM Careers? Examining HERI Data. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Minneapolis, MN. [Slides] [Conference Paper]

Ramos, H., Eagan, K., & Ai, S. (2024). BUILDing Science Identity: Exploring the Efficacy and Moderation Effects of a Nationally Funded Intervention. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Minneapolis, MN. [Slides]

Jiang, T., Ai, S., & Li, K. (2024). Revealing Contributions on Research Data: The Potential of Data Paper. Paper presentation at the MET/STI 2024 Workshop, Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), Virtual. [Slides]

Ai, S. (2024). STEM Curriculum as a Catalyst: Narrowing Racial and Structural Inequalities. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division L: Educational Policies and Politics, Philadelphia, PA. [Slides]

Liu, Xi., & Ai, S. (2024). Improving Affect Detections for K-12 Online Math Learning Using Time-related Variables. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), Division C: Learning and Instruction, Philadelphia, PA. [Slides]

Cherished memories: home, first-time attendee, Hmong, homeland of the Dakhóta Oyáte (Dakota people)