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Education:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ph.D. Public Policy<\/p>\n

M.A. Sociology<\/p>\n

M.A. Environmental Economics and Natural Resources<\/p>\n

M.A. Economics<\/p>\n

B.A. Economics<\/p>\n

Specialty:<\/strong>\u00a0Sociology of Education<\/p>\n

Dr. Martha Cecilia Bottia is the Senior Research Analyst in the Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support at UNC Charlotte. Dr. Bottia has more than 24 years of experience doing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2010 and obtained her master\u2019s degree in Sociology at this institution too. Additionally, she has Master\u2019s degrees in Economics and Environmental Economics and a bachelor\u2019s Degree in Economics from Los Andes University in Bogota, Colombia. Her research interests include the role of K-12 school structural characteristics on college STEM outcomes, identifying the factors significantly related to students’ academic performance when in college, the effects of school composition on educational outcomes, and the impact of the implemented curriculum on students. Her other research interests include illicit drugs and terrorist organizations, and the education of immigrant students. She has published recent articles in Science Education, American Behavioral Scientist, Teachers College Record, Economics of Education Review, and Review of Educational Research, among many others.<\/p>\n

Research Interests:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Education Policy, STEM, High School, College, Desegregation, Latino Students, Immigrant Students, Armed Conflicts, Drug Trafficking, Violence. Diversity.<\/p>\n

Publications:<\/b><\/p>\n

Stearns, E., Mickelson, R., Bottia, M., <\/strong>Allen, D., Dancy, M., & Moller, S. (2024). How Community College Educations Generate Both Science Capital and Science-Specific Transfer Capital Among Low-Income White Women Majoring in STEM. Community College Journal of Research and Practice<\/em>, 1\u201321. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10668926.2024.2383204<\/a><\/p>\n

Bottia, M. C.,<\/strong> Mickelson, R. A., & Stearns, E. (2023). Racially diverse educational pathways and STEM college outcomes: A quantitative analysis of students in North Carolina. Science Education. https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/sce.21797<\/em><\/p>\n

Allen, DD., Dancy, M., Stearns, E., Mickelson, R. & Bottia, M.C.<\/strong> (2022). Racism, sexism, and disconnection: contrasting experiences of Black women in STEM before and after transfer from community college.\u00a0 International Journal of STEM Education<\/em> 9 (1), 1-21. https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s40594-022-00334-2<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Bottia, M.C.,<\/strong> Jamil, C., Stearns, E. & Mickelson, R. (2022). \u201cSocioeconomic Differences in North Carolina College Students\u2019 Pathways into STEM.\u201d Teachers College Record<\/em>. 124(1), 30-61. https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/01614681221086105<\/p>\n

Mickelson, R., Ayscue, J., Bottia, M.C<\/strong>., & Wilson, J. (2021). \u201cThe Past, Present, and Future of Brown\u2019s Mandate: A View from North Carolina.\u201d American Behavioral Scientist<\/em>. https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/00027642211033296<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Bottia, M.C.,<\/strong> Mickelson, R., Barry, L., and Jamil, C. (2021).\u00a0 \u201cFactors Associated with College STEM Participation of Racially Minoritized Students:\u00a0 A Synthesis of Research.\u201d Review of Educational Research<\/em>, 91(4), 614-648. \u00a0https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.3102\/00346543211012751<\/a><\/p>\n

Mickelson, R, Bottia, M.C., <\/strong>& Larimore, S. (2020). \u201cA Metaregression Analysis of the Effects of\u00a0School Racial and Ethnic Composition on K-12 Reading, Language Arts, and English \u00a0Outcomes.\u201d Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/eprint\/C9GXHEN7PH3ZYMETDTDV\/full<\/a><\/p>\n

Bottia, M. C.,<\/strong> Stearns, E., Mickelson, R. A., Moller, S., & Jamil, C. (2020). \u201cThe Importance of Community Colleges in Students\u2019 Choice to Major in STEM.\u201d The Journal of Higher Education, 1-33. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/00221546.2020.1742032<\/a><\/p>\n

Stearns, E., Bottia, M.C<\/strong>., Giersch, J., Mickelson, R., Moller, S., Jha, N., & Dancy, M. (2019). \u201cDo Relative Advantages in STEM Grades Explain the Gender Gap in Selection of a STEM Major in College? A Multimethod Answer\u201d American Educational Research Journal, 57 (1), 218-257.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.3102\/0002831219853533<\/a><\/p>\n

Giersch, J., Bottia, M.C<\/strong>., Mickelson, R.A., Stearns, E. & Moller, S. (2019). \u201cThe Predictive Role of School Performance Indicators on Students\u2019 College Achievement.\u201d Educational Policy.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0895904819857827<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Mickelson, R., Stearns, E., Bottia, M.C.,<\/strong> Rainey, K., Dancy, M., Moller, S., Allen, D. & Giersch, J. (2019). “The Roots of Race, Class, and Gender Disparities in College STEM Outcomes in North Carolina”. Poverty & Race, Vol. 28, No.3.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Bottia, M.C. <\/strong>(2019). \u201cEducational and Residential Segregation of Immigrants in the United States,\u201d PRRAC Report. https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/ED598425.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0B<\/strong>ottia, M.C.<\/strong>, Stearns, E., Mickelson, R. & Moller, S. (2018). \u201cBoosting the Numbers of STEM Majors? The Role of High Schools with a STEM Program,\u201d Science Education, 102, 85\u2013107. https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/sce.21318<\/p>\n

Mickelson, R. A., Giersch, J., Hawn Nelson, A., & Bottia, M.C.<\/strong> (2018). \u201cDo Charter Schools Undermine Efforts to Create Racially and Socioeconomically Diverse Public Schools?\u201d in Rotberg, I. C. & Glazer, J. L. (eds). Parallel Education Systems: Charter Schools and Diversity. Chapter 8. NY: Teachers College Press.
\nhttps:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/choosing-charters-9780807758991<\/p>\n

Ayscue, J., Hawn Nelson, A., Mickelson, R. A., Giersch, J., & Bottia, M.C.<\/strong> (2018). Charters as a Driver of Resegregation. The Civil Rights Project\/Proyecto Derechos Civiles and UNC Charlotte. January 30. https:\/\/www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu\/research\/k-12-education\/integration-and-diversity\/charters-as-a-driver-of-resegregation<\/p>\n

Bottia, M.C.<\/strong>, Mickelson, R., Giersch, J., Stearns, E., & Moller, S. (2018). \u201cThe Role of High School Racial Composition and Opportunities to Learn in Students\u2019 STEM College Participation,\u201d Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 55, 446-473.
\nhttps:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/tea.21426<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Bottia, M.C., <\/strong>Valentino, L., Moller, S., Mickelson, R. & Stearns, E. (2016). \u201cTeacher Collaboration and Latinos\u2019 Mathematics Achievement Trajectories\u201d American Journal of Education, <\/em>122(4), 505-535.<\/p>\n

Mickelson, R. A., Bottia, M. C<\/strong>., Larimore, S., & Lambert, R. (2016). The Effects of School Composition on K\u201312 Reading and Math Achievement. School Integration Matters: Research-Based Strategies to Advance Equity,<\/u> 56.<\/p>\n

Giersch, J., Bottia, M. C<\/strong>., Mickelson, R. A. & Stearns, E. (2016) \u201cExposure to School and Classroom Racial Segregation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg High Schools and Students\u2019 College Achievement\u201d Education Policy Analysis Archives,<\/em> 24 (32) from http:\/\/epaa.asu.edu\/ojs\/article\/view\/2123<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Bottia, M.C<\/strong>., Mickelson, R. Giersch, J., Stearns, E. & Moller, S. (2016) \u201cDistributive Justice Antecedents of Race and Gender Disparities in First Year College Performance,\u201d Social Justice Research<\/em>, 29(1), 35-72.<\/p>\n

Stearns, E., Bottia, M.C<\/strong>., Davalos, E., Mickelson, R., Moller, S. & Valentino, L. (2016). \u201cDemographic Characteristics of High School Math and Science Teachers and Girls\u2019 Success in STEM,\u201d Social Problems<\/em>, 63(1), 87-110.<\/p>\n

Mickelson, R. A., Bottia, M<\/strong>.C., Larimore, S., & Lambert, R. (2015). \u201cDoes School Racial Composition Matter for Achievement: Findings from Metaregression Analyses of the Effects of School Racial and Ethnic Composition on K-12 Reading and Mathematics Test Scores Since 1990.\u201d In Erica\u00a0Frankenberg, (Ed). Education and Civil Rights: Obstacles and Opportunities for Supporting\u00a0<\/u>Racial Diversity and Equity across the Educational Pipeline<\/u> (in preparation).<\/p>\n

Bottia, M.C., <\/strong>Stearns, E.,\u00a0\u00a0 Mickelson, R.,\u00a0 Moller, S., & Valentino, L.(2015).\u201cGrowing the Roots of STEM Majors: Female Math and Science High School Faculty and the Participation of Students in STEM,\u201d Economics of Education Review<\/em>, 45:14-27.<\/p>\n

Bottia, M.C., <\/strong>Stearns, E.,\u00a0\u00a0 Mickelson, R.,\u00a0 Moller, S., & Parker, A.D. (2015).\u201c The Relationships Among High School STEM Learning Experiences and Students\u2019 Intent to Declare and Declaration of a STEM Major in College\u201d Teachers College Record<\/em>, 117 (4), pp.1-46.<\/p>\n

Bottia, M.C., <\/strong>Moller, S.<\/strong>, Mickelson, R., Stearns, E. (2014).\u201cFoundations of Mathematics Achievement: Instructional Practices and Diverse Kindergarten Students,\u201d Elementary School Journal<\/em>, 115 (1), 124-150.<\/p>\n

Moller, S. Banerjee, N., Bottia, M.C<\/strong>., Stearns, E., Mickelson, R., Dancy, M., Wright, E. & Valentino, L. (2014). \u201cMoving Latino\/a Students Into STEM Majors in College: The Role of Teachers and Professional Communities in Secondary Schools,\u201d Journal of Hispanic Higher Education<\/em>, 14 (1), 3-33.<\/p>\n

Moller,S., Stearns, E. Mickelson, R., Bottia, M.C<\/strong>., & Banerjee, N. (2014).\u00a0 \u201cIs Academic Engagement the Panacea for Achievement in Mathematics across \u00a0Racial\/Ethnic Groups? Assessing the Role of Teacher Culture,\u201d Social Forces<\/em>, Vol. 92(4): 1513-1544.<\/p>\n

Mickelson, R., Bottia, M.C., <\/strong>& Lambert, R. (2013). \u201cA Meta-Regression Analysis of the Effects of School and Classroom Composition on Mathematics Outcomes,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Review of Educational Research<\/em>,\u00a0 Vol. 83: 121 – 158.<\/p>\n

Moller,S., Mickelson, R., Stearns, E., Banerjee, N. & Bottia, M.C. <\/strong>(2013).\u201cCollective Pedagogical Teacher Culture and Mathematics Achievement: Differences by Race, Ethnicity and Socio-Economic Status\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Sociology of Education<\/em>. 86(2): 174-194.<\/p>\n

Kuhns, J.B., Exum, M.L., Clodfelter, T.A. & Bottia, M.C<\/strong>. (2013). \u201cA Meta-analysis of the Alcohol and Intoxication Status of Homicide Offenders\u201d. Homicide Studies<\/em>, 18(3): 251\u2013270.<\/p>\n

Bottia, M.C., <\/strong>Cardona Sosa, L. & Medina, C.A. (2012). \u201cEl SISBEN como mecanismo de focalizaci\u00f3n individual del r\u00e9gimen subsidiado en salud en Colombia: ventajas y limitaciones\u201d, Revista de Econom\u00eda del Rosario<\/em>, Vol. 15(2): 137-177.<\/p>\n

Mickelson, R. & Bottia, M.C<\/strong>. (2010). \u201cIntegrated Education and Mathematics Outcomes: A Synthesis of Social Science \u00a0Research\u201d, North Carolina Law Review<\/em>, 88(3):993-1090.<\/p>\n

Tegeler, P., Mickelson, R. & Bottia, M.C. (2010).<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe Impact of School Integration on College Attendance and Poverty Reduction\u201d, \u00a0available at \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0http:\/\/www.spotlightonpoverty.org\/ExclusiveCommentary.aspx?id=5cd06dda-<\/a>6a5f-4c22-939d-d65574151c25<\/a><\/p>\n

Mickelson, R. A., Bottia, M.C.,<\/strong> & Southworth, S. (2012). \u201cSchool Choice and Segregation by Race, Class, and Ability\u201d in W. Mathis, Gary Miron and Kevin Welner (eds). School Choice: The Evidence, Politics, and Policies for the 21st Century. NY: Routledge.<\/p>\n

Bottia, M.C.<\/strong> & Mickelson, R. (2008) \u201cDesegregation.\u201d In\u00a0 Encyclopedia of African American Experience<\/u> Kofi Lometey (Ed). Newbury Park, CA: SAGE.<\/p>\n

Bottia, M.C., <\/strong>Cardona, L. & Medina, C. (2008)<\/strong>“Bondades y Limitaciones de la Focalizaci\u00f3n con Proxy Means Tests: El Caso Sisben en \u00a0Colombia\u00a0 (Strengths and Limitations of the Focalization with Proxy Means Tests: The Case \u00a0of the Sisben in Colombia),\u201d Borradores de Economia 005185<\/em>, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.<\/p>\n

Bottia, M.C. (2003).<\/strong>\u00a0 \u201cLa presencia y Expansi\u00f3n Municipal de las FARC: es Avaricia y Contagio, m\u00e1s que Ausencia Estatal\u00a0 (Municipal FARC\u201ds presence and expansion: is more greed and diffusion, that lack of State\u2019s presence)\u201d, Documentos CEDE 03<\/em>, Universidad de Los Andes.<\/p>\n

Complete CV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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