NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.

Please join us at this event with Dr. Devasmita Chakraverty to explore the ways that STEM workers experience impostor syndrome. Admission to this event includes free access to the aquarium exhibits. There will also be time before and after the talk to network while enjoying some light snacks and drinks. All ages and genders are welcome to join us!

Event schedule:

3-4pm aquarium exhibits and event space open for networking

4-5pm Dr. Chakraverty's talk on impostor syndrome

5-6pm aquarium exhibits and event space open for networking

About the topic:

Impostor phenomenon, popularly known as the impostor syndrome, is an internalized experience of intellectual phoniness. People who feel like impostors are typically bright, motivated and successful, yet have incorrect, unrealistic and self-defeating perceptions about themselves. They think that they are not smart enough and may not have a realistic sense of their competence . These self-perceptions affect how people navigate their career, take professional decisions, and seek advancement opportunities. Academic training in STEM is a time-intensive, complex process. Yet, research examining how those who feel like impostors navigate academic training is not well-documented. This talk will address how individuals in STEM describe their impostor experiences in relation to their doctoral and post-doctoral training. Women and underrepresented minorities, in particular, are more vulnerable to experiencing this phenomenon. This talk also explores how women draw connections between experiencing workplace harassment and their impostor phenomenon.

Speaker Bio

Devasmita Chakraverty is faculty of Higher Education at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Prior to this, she was faculty of science education at Washington State University. She has conducted one of the larger mixed-methods studies on the impostor phenomenon, surveying more than 900 people and interviewing more than 400 of them from various STEM and medical fields in the USA, including PhD students, postdocs, faculty, MD students, residents, and physicians. Dr. Chakraverty earned a Ph.D. in Science Education from the University of Virginia and M.P.H. from the University of Washington. She has conducted research in India, USA, and Germany. You can connect with her on Twitter @DevasmitaTweets