TABLE 1.

Description of study participants at the beginning of the study

Student	Community college campus	Age	Ethnicity	Year in school	Degree track	Previous research experience	Gender
Allison	Kapi‘olani Community College	19	Asian American, Japanese	2	Life Science	Yes	Female
Kate	Leeward Community College	48	American Indian, Asian American	2	Geology and geophysics	No	Female
Nancy	Leeward Community College	20	American Indian, Hispanic/Latino	3	Marine biology	No	Female
Hannah	Kapi‘olani Community College	29	White/Caucasian	4	Natural resources	Yes	Female
Julie	Honolulu Community College	20	White/Caucasian	3	Natural and biological science	No	Female