On this page as a list my current and most recent research projects. If you would like learn more about my research projects and/or are interested in collaborating with me on other projects, please contact me at chrystal.smith@uconn.edu

• An Examination of How the Lived Experiences of African American Undergraduates Affect their Persistence in their Engineering Programs (NSF EDU Core Research #2000769: 2020-present)
• EAGER: Measuring the Effects of Academic Climate and Social Networks on Persistence of STEM Undergraduates (NSF EAGER #1747583: 2017-2020)
• The Effects of Social Capital and Cultural Models on the Retention and Degree Attainment of Women and Minority Engineering Undergraduates (NSF EDU Core Research #1664366; 2016-2020)