REAL Lunches

Dr. Cynthia Sims and
Dr. Angela Carter

Dr. Cynthia Sims is Assistant Professor and Dr. Angela Carter is Clinical Assistant Professor of Human Resource Development. They will share research proposed to NSF. “Testing the Critical Theory of Leadership Identity Development: A Mentoring Experiment for STEM Faculty with Minoritized Identities” will use a critical theory lens to examine whether those with stronger leadership identities are more likely to persist as they aspire to leadership roles and experience greater congruency among their leadership, gender, and or racial/ethnic identities. They will conduct an experimental virtual mentoring leadership intervention to determine the extent to which leadership identity salience can be positively enhanced and persistence increased in pursuing leadership roles within minoritized STEM faculty in higher education. Sims Google Scholar Profile | Carter LinkedIn Profile

Meihua Qian

Dr. Meihua Qian is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Co-Director of the CLEaR Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Inquiry Methodology (dual majors) at Indiana University at Bloomington in 2014. She teaches courses on educational psychology, measurement, and statistics. Her current research focuses on creativity assessment, game-based learning, test bias, item response theory models, and machine learning. Her work has been published in several highly ranked journals, including Computers in Human Behavior, Creativity Research Journal, Elementary School Journal, Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts (PACA), Journal of Creative Behavior, Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, and Psychology & Marketing. Dr. Qian was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2020. Qian’s Google Scholar Profile