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The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers: Recipient Details

Becky Packard


Affidivation:

Mount Holyoke College

NSF Directorate:

EDU

Gender:

F

Award Year:

2004

Citation:

For using a longitudinal design to study the impact of community organizations, home and school environments in the transition of low-income, urban youth from high school to post-secondary education or work. She is identifying factors that attract and retain ethnic minority youths into science and technology across time and social contexts. She involves undergraduate students enrolled in her educational psychology courses in field research.

 

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