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• Recent News

  • Lab Director Allison Master spoke with Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith for the 2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
  • Check out our video entry into the NSF “STEM for All” Showcase! Our video won a Presenter’s Choice Award and was one of the most discussed videos. 
  • Lab Director Allison Master and co-PI Andrew Meltzoff discussed their grant on gender stereotypes in STEM with Inside IES Research. 
  • Lab Director Allison Master talks about breaking stereotypes on the Coder Kids podcast. 
  • Allison Master, Taylor Alexander and Krysti Turnquest led a workshop on “Educating on Racism while Avoiding Racial Trauma” at the Academics for Black Survival and Wellness Training.

• Highlighted Media Coverage

  Researchers looked at how early STEM stereotypes begin for kids. They found them every step of the way (The Hechinger Report)

  Study: Kids stereotype tech as being for boys and not girls – but not for the reason you might expect (GeekWire)

  New research on the stereotypes formed at a young age, their long-term impacts and what can be done to tackle them successfully (Higher Education Policy Institute)

  How quickly gender stereotypes about work emerge (Forbes)

  STEM strategies for girls (K5 TV) 

  Do STEM toys actually teach kids science and math? (Live Science) 

  By age 6, kids already think boys are better than girls in programming and robotics (GeekWire) 

• Media Presentations

  Pappas, S. (2020). Do STEM toys actually teach kids science and math? LiveScience. 

  Granneman, J. (2020). Area kiddie academies offer STEM adventures. Clark County Today. 

  Doleatto, K. (2020). It's not too earliy to talk to children about race. Herald-Tribune. 

  Eckart, K. (2017). Can early experiences with computers, robots increase STEM interest among young girls? UW Today.
  

  King5 News. (2017). UW study: STEM strategies for girls. 

  National Science Foundation. (2017). Can early experiences with computers, robots bring girls into STEM? Science360. 

  Schwartz, S. (2017). Gender stereotypes about coding ability start as young as 1st Grade, study finds. Education Week. 

  Stiffler, L. (2017). By age 6, kids already think boys are better than girls in programming and robotics. GeekWire. 

  Stiffler, L. (2017). My holiday gamble: Can video games help shift my daughter's view of technology? GeekWire. 

  UW 360. (2017). Girls and STEM. UWTV. 

  Collins, L. M. (2016). How cleaning your bathroom as a child can lead to success in adulthood. The Oklahoman. 

  Fagge, M. A., & Just, R. A. (2016). Designing the perfect school. SEEN Magazine. 

  Knudsen, J. D. (2016). A simple way to foster kindness in kids. Huffington Post. 

  McElroy, M. (2016). Feeling they are part of a group increased preschoolers' interest, success in STEM. UW Today. Reposted by Scienmag. 

  Stiffler, L. (2016). What preschoolers can teach the tech industry about working on STEM problems. GeekWire. 

  Bach, D. (2015). How to interest girls in computer science and engineering? Shift the stereotypes. UW Today. 

  Brown, M. (2015). UW researchers find high school girls prefer less 'geeky' classrooms. GeekWire. 

  Fisher, A. (2015). Would more girls study computer science if classrooms were 'less geeky'? Fortune. 

  Guzman, M. (2015). Study: Here's how to beat the stereotypes that keep women out of computer science. GeekWire. 

  Hansen, J. (2015). Learning to be "good." Teaching Tolerance. 

  McElroy, M. (2015). Do female teachers help girls overcome STEM stereotypes? News from I-LABS. 

  McElroy, M. (2015). To get girls more interested in computer science, make classrooms less 'geeky.' News from I-LABS. 

  Nile, A. (2015). Negative perceptions don't deter girls on Marysville Arts and Technology High School's robotics team. The Daily Herald. 

  Repka, M. (2015). Staying positive: How middle schoolers' attitudes about themselves influence academic and emotional outcomes. Chicago Policy Review. 

  Rose, J. (2015). Stereotypes and girls in science. Top of the Mind with Julie Rose. 

  Wing, J. (2015). UW studies highlight simple ways to get more women to study computer science. KPLU 88.5. 

  Dewar, G. (2014). One word can make kids more helpful. BabyCenter. 

  Goldbach, H. (2014). Learn the secret word that will get your preschooler to help clean up. Today. 

  Grant, A. (2014). Raising a moral child. New York Times. 

  Horowitz, E. (2014). To believe is to achieve. ExpandED Schools by TASC. 

  Kelly, M. (2014). The trick to getting your kids to help around the house. LiveScience. 

  Manke, K., & Binning, K. (2014). Mighty oaks from little (psychological) acorns grow. SPSP Blog. 

  Science Daily (2014). Want a young child to 'help' or 'be a helper'? Choice of words matters. 

  Singh, M. (2014). To get help from a little kid, ask the right way. NPR. 

  Wagner, D. (2014). San Diego researcher discovers the best way to ask for help. KPBS. 

  British Psychological Society Reader Digest. (2013). Exploiting children's social instincts to boost their learning. 

  Paul, A. M. (2013). A group doesn't even have to exist to affect our behavior. The Brilliant Blog. 

  Prevention Action. (2013). How groups can help children identify with learning. 

  Global TV Edmonton. (2012). Is praise positive reinforcement or potentially harmful? Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

  Stanford School of Humanities & Sciences. (2011). The faces of H&S: Allison Master, Psychology. 

  Chamberlin, J. (2010). Bright stars: Allison Master, Stanford University. APA Monitor on Psychology, 41, p. 68. 

  Nightline. (2009). The myth of praise. ABC News. 

  Krakovsky, M. (2007). The effort effect. Stanford Magazine, March/April. Stanford, CA. 

• Educational Outreach

  Master, A. (2019). Social influences on STEM motivation in young children. Talk given at the Learning & the Brain Conference, New York, NY. 

  Master, A. (2018). Growth mindsets. Talk given to David Leviten’s 4th/5th grade class, Explorer Community School, Redmond, WA. 

  Master, A. (2018). How to motivate students and promote belonging. Talk given at the Curriculum x Motivation Workshop, Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA. 

  Meltzoff, A. N. (2017). Stereotypes, STEM, and a sense of belonging. Blog on Learning and Development. 

  Master, A., Cheryan, S., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2016). How to attract girls to computer science. 

  Cheryan, S., Master, A., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2013). How stereotypes shape women's identities and careers. Invited talk given at press conference at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference, New Orleans, LA. 

  Master, A. (2013). Mindsets revisited. Talk given at the Evergreen Speaker Series, Seattle, WA. 

  Cheryan, S., Master, A., *Handron, C., & Grover, S. (2011). Debunking stereotypes: Research on why the image of computer science matters. Talk given at Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA. 

  Master, A., & Butler, L. P. (2011). How context shapes children's learning. Talk given at Bing Nursery School's Coffee Talk series, Stanford, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2011). Mindsets: Helping students learn to love challenges. Talk given at Parent Education Night, Guadalupe Elementary School and Dartmouth Middle School, San Jose, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2011). Mindsets: Helping students learn to love challenges. Talk given at Staff Development Day, Guadalupe Elementary School, San Jose, CA. 

  Master, A. (2010). How does identity shape behavior in children? Talk given at the Bing Nursery School Staff Development Day, Stanford, CA. 

  Master, A. (2010). "The good guys and the bad guys": Social categorization in early childhood. Talk given at the Black Psychology Student Association's Ranting on Research program, Stanford, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2010). Mindset: How to welcome and love challenges. Talk given at Sonoma Academy, Sonoma, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2010). Mindsets: Helping students learn to love challenges. Talk given at the Association of California School Administrators conference, San Jose, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2010). Mindsets: Helping students learn to love challenges. Talk given at the AVID Conference, Morgan Hill, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2010). Mindsets: Helping students learn to love challenges. Talk given at the Dartmouth Middle School Staff Development Day, San Jose, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2010). Mindsets: Helping students learn to love challenges. Talk given at the Learning & the Brain Conference, San Francisco, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2010). Mindsets: Helping students learn to love challenges. Talk given at the Union Middle School Staff Development Day, San Jose, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2010). Mindsets: What can research tell us about how to help students love challenges? Talk given at Parent Education Night, Ohlone Elementary School, Palo Alto, CA. 

  Master, A. (2009). Increasing achievement motivation in young children. Talk given at the Bing Nursery School Staff Development Day, Stanford, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2009). Mindset: How to welcome and love challenges. Talk given at the Positive Coaching Alliance workshop, Stanford, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2009). Mindsets: Transforming students' motivation to learn. Talk given at the Fremont Union High School Staff Development Day, Cupertino, CA. 

  Master, A., & Dweck, C. S. (2008). Mindsets: Transforming students' motivation to learn. Talk given at the Lynbrook High School Staff Development Day, Fremont, CA. 

  Master, A. (2007). Bing Nursery School Staff Development Day, Stanford, CA.