RT Journal Article ID 071ffb83428089f8 A1 Linley, Jodi L. A1 Renn, Kristen A. A1 Woodford, Michael R. T1 EXAMINING THE ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF LGBTQ STEM MAJORS JF Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering JO JWM YR 2018 FD 2018-04-13 VO 24 IS 1 SP 1 OP 16 K1 lesbian K1 gay K1 bisexual K1 transgender K1 queer K1 college K1 students K1 science K1 engineering K1 mathematics AB This study, drawn from a subset of qualitative data from the National Study of LGBTQ Student Success, explores the ecological systems [Bronfenbrenner, U., ed., Making Human Beings Human: Bioecological Perspectives on Human Development, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2005] of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identified (LGBTQ) students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. Through open and axial coding of students' interview transcripts, we identified three primary themes: (1) LGBTQ students experience multiple STEM microsystems influenced by faculty, peers, and colleagues; (2) social science and humanities academic microsystems are perceived as safe places for LGBTQ students to be out; and (3) students' LGBTQ identities are central to their higher education experiences and influence peer microsystems in the context of exo- and macrosystem forces. Students' narratives demonstrate how LGBTQ STEM students experience their collegiate ecological systems and illuminate implications for practice and research. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/00551c876cc2f027,5495db3154115a2d,071ffb83428089f8.html