College of Education

Education

• PhD, Higher Education, University of Michigan
• MA, Student Affairs Administration, Michigan State University
• BA, Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara

Biography

Selyna is a scholar-practitioner that has 10 years of experience working in Student Affairs in Residence Life, K-12 STEM outreach, the College Assistance Migrant Program, and academic advising. Before she entered her PhD program, she was coordinating academic advising at Cal Poly Pomona through the Provost’s office. During her PhD program she was active as a leader in her department and in AERA. Following her PhD, she worked as a postdoctoral research associate in the WEI Lab at the University of Wisconsin, Madison where she conducted research on the Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance whose focus is to broaden participation in STEM through faculty hiring and professional development focused on inclusive practices. In her spare time, she likes to sneak in a run, sing a tune in her car, listen to NPR, and spend time with her husband, three kids, and miniature schnauzer.

Interests and Expertise

• Inclusive Teaching
• STEM faculty
• Women’s Issues in STEM
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM
• Engineering Education
• Academic Advising

Publications and Presentations

Selected Publications

• Beverly, S. & Lattuca, L. (forthcoming). Studying Latinas' Experiences in Engineering Courses: Toward a Conceptual Framework. In L. Perez-Felkner, S. Rodriguez, & C. Fluker (Eds.), Latinx Students in Engineering: An Intentional Focus on a Growing Population. Rutgers University Press.
• Kim, S., Beverly, S., & Ro, H. (2020). High Impact Practice Participation among Latina students in STEM. In E. M. Gonzalez, F. Fernandez, & M. Wilson (Eds.), Latina Women Studying and Researching in STEM: An Asset-Based Approach to Increasing Resilience and Retention. Routledge Publishing.

• Beverly, S. P., & Gillian-Daniel, D. L. (2023). Creating inclusivity in engineering teaching and learning contexts: Adapting the aspire summer institute model for engineering stakeholders. Conference Proceedings of 2023 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD.

Selected Presentation

• Beverly, S. P., & Gillian-Daniel, D. L. (2023). Creating inclusivity in engineering teaching and learning contexts: Adapting the aspire summer institute model for engineering stakeholders. Conference Proceedings of 2023 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD.
• Beverly, S. P. (2023). Operating in the cloak of darkness: Continuing STEM equity work within an anti-DEI political landscape. Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
• Beverly, S. P. (2023). Improving classroom climate for women through instruction in the engineering classroom. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (Roundtable).
• Beverly, S. P., Hill, L., Gillian-Daniel, D. (2023).Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion: Operationalizing the inclusive professional framework to develop STEM faculty change agents. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.