Table 1.
Participants [n] | Gender n (%) | Race n (%) | Ethnicity n (%) | Mean age (SD) | Field of study n (%) |
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Undergraduates with LD [52] | Male 26 (50) Female 24 (46) Not reported 2 (4) | White 37 (71) Black 8 (15) Asian 1 (2) Other 4 (8) Not reported 2 (4) | Hispanic 9 (17) Non-Hispanic 26 (50) Not reported 17 (33) | 21.2 (3.5)∗ | Physical/Biological sciences☼ 20 (38) Social/Behavioral/ Economic Sciences 14 (27) Technology 3 (6) Engineering 12 (23) Mathematics 3 (6) |
Graduate student mentors [57] | Male 28 (49) Female 28 (49) Not reported 1 (2) | White 29 (50) Black 6 (11) Asian 13 (22) Other 3 (5) Not reported 6 (11) | Hispanic 5 (9) Non-Hispanic 39 (68) Not reported 13 (23) | 24.5 (4.7)† | Physical/Biological Sciences 22 (38) Social/Behavioral/ Economic Sciences 17 (30) Technology 1 (2) Engineering 15 (26) Mathematics 2 (4) |
Faculty mentors [34] | Male 19 (56) Female 8 (23) Not reported 8 (21) | White 18 (53) Black 1 (3) Asian 5 (15) Indian 1 (3) Other 2 (6) Not reported 7 (20) | Hispanic 2 (6) Non-Hispanic 31 (91) Not reported 1 (3) | — ¶ | Physical/Biological Sciences 11 (32) Social/Behavioral/ Economic Sciences 11 (32) Technology 2 (6) Engineering 8 (24) Mathematics 2 (6) |
∗n = 51; ☼includes chemistry, physics, astronomy, earth/ocean/atmospheric, agricultural, environmental, life, health sciences; †n = 46; ¶data not collected.