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Heather Perkins

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2010

Publications

45

Citations

530

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2010

Research summary
AI-generated

Heather Perkins studies how students in science, health, and engineering fields develop a sense of belonging and 'science identity,' including how diversity and representation in coursework affect this. Her work also touches on education practices in nursing, medical civic engagement, and curriculum design aimed at broadening participation in STEM and health science fields. This research is likely of interest to students exploring science education, identity development, or diversity in STEM/health training programs.

Science identity and belonging in STEMDiversity and representation in curriculaHealth science and nursing educationSTEM career developmentTeaching evaluation and pedagogy

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with peaks in 2018, 2020, and 2024, and a decline to roughly 1-4 papers per year in the most recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
172018: 8 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 9 publications9202021: 6 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 4 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×3
  • Digital Commons - Winthrop University (Winthrop University)×3
  • Journal of Engineering Education×2
  • Journal of Pediatric Nursing×2
  • CBE—Life Sciences Education×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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