Project Description 
With support from the Spencer Foundation, this project utilized existing survey data from the BRAID Research Project to explore the characteristics and experiences of upward transfer students in computing (i.e., those who transfer from 2- to 4-year colleges). As part of this study, I replicated recent studies of “best practices” to foster gender equity in computing to determine the extent to which recent research on gender and women in computing captures upward transfer student experiences. The larger overarching goal of this study was to explore the ways in which upward transfer can serve as a mechanism for advancing gender equity in computing and other STEM fields. You can read more about this project here.
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Project Presentations and Publications
Blaney, J. M. & Wofford, A. M. (2023). Upward transfer student pathways in computing: Examining degree and career outcomes through structural equation modeling. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. Advance Online Publication. 

Blaney, J. M. (2022). Cultivating community college pathways to STEM leadership: Examining the relationships between gender, upward transfer, and students' computing leadership identity. Community College Review, 50(3), 269-291.

Blaney, J. M., Barrett, J., & Choi, Y. H. (2022). Fostering post-transfer student success to diversify the STEM workforce: A look into how upward transfer students develop their sense of belonging in computing. New Directions for Community Colleges, 2022, 63-75.

Wofford, A. & Blaney, J. M. (2022). Community college pathways to computing degrees and careers: Upward transfer as a mechanism for broadening participation. Paper presentation at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference, Tempe, AZ.

Blaney, J. M. & Wofford, A. M. (2021). Fostering Ph.D. aspirations among upward transfer students in computing. Computer Science Education, , 31(4), 489-511.

Blaney, J. M. (2021). Retaining upward transfer women in computing majors. Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 28(1), 125-144. 

Blaney, J. M. (2021). Understanding the factors that predict upward transfer students’ retention in computing: The role of gender, family support, and peer interactions. Roundtable presentation at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference.
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Blaney, J. M. & Barrett, J. (2021). Advancing gender equity and sense of belonging in computing: Are documented best practices representative of upward transfer students? Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 46(9), 633-653. 

​Blaney, J. M., Barrett, J. (2020). Gender and sense of belonging in computing: Are best practices representative of upward transfer students? Roundtable presentation at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference. 

Blaney, J. M. (2020). Broadening participation in computing: The role of upward transfer. Proceedings of the 51st Annual Technical Symposium of the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), Portland, OR.
 
Blaney, J. M. (2020). Gender equity and sense of belonging in computing: Are documented best practices representative of upward transfer student experiences? Paper presentation at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges Annual Meeting, Tempe, AZ. (Conference cancelled).

Blaney, J. M. (2020). Exploring the characteristics and experiences of upward transfer students in computing. Roundtable presentation at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges Annual Meeting, Tempe, AZ. (Conference cancelled).