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The Impact of Autistic Traits on Student Evaluations of Professors of Different Genders
Presentation Year
2025
College or Department
College of Professional Studies
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
Instructor evaluations are critical to the tenure process but are known to be biased with respect to gender (e.g. males are rated higher than females) and other identities (e.g. autism). This study aims to address the following question: Are male and female professors evaluated differently by male and female students when the professor’s autism identity is revealed compared to not revealed? This research highlights the impact of disclosing or failing to disclose one’s autism identity and its impact on student evaluations.
Does your project align with any of the following?
Social Justice / equity / community
Permission to Publish Work
Yes
Primary Contact: First Name
Kauyumari
Primary Contact: Last Name
Sanchez
Primary Contact: Email
ks2271@humboldt.edu
Primary Contact: I am a
Faculty
Primary Contact: Phone Number
7078263748