AWAKENING SCIENCES TO DIVERSITY
Dr. Nelson became the science adviser to the TV show "Breaking Bad". She felt it helped attract young people to science. In 2001, she began research on the race/ethnicity, gender and rank of female college science professors. Her Nelson Diversity Studies showed no African-American, Hispanic, or Native American females were either tenured or tenure-tracked in the top 50 science departments. Her research received national recognition, including coverage in major magazine, recognition from the National Organization for Women, and a Congressional Report on Title IX.
