Lynette Osborne, Ph.D., Affiliated Researcher
| Lynette Osborne, Ph.D., is an Affiliated Researcher at IWPR. Dr. Osborne is a sociologist who studies gender and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). She earned her Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2006; her dissertation focused on the perceptions of women in engineering education. Dr. Osborne was the 2006-2007 ExxonMobil Scholar in Residence at the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) Center for the Advancement of Scholarship in Engineering Education (CASEE) where she edited a manual for writing NSF grants on gender and STEM. She is an Assistant Professor in the University Honors Program (UHP) and an adjunct instructor in the Sociology Department at The George Washington University. At GWU, Dr. Osborne teaches courses on gender, feminist theory, and research methods. She also conducts program evaluation research for the UHP. Dr. Osborne has been with IWPR since 2007 where she has contributed to several projects. Currently, she is working on the evaluation project with the Girl Scouts of America. In this capacity, Dr. Osborne will conduct an evaluation of Girl Scout workshops geared toward promoting girls' interest in STEM fields. |  |
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