Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Greg FrancisBull, Hailey Marie2022-07-082022-07-082021https://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/16474How does bringing in a diverse group of science, technology, engineering, and math professionals impact student perceptions of what people in these fields look like and do for a living? By interviewing women and people of color in these careers and showing recorded and edited versions of the interviews to students, some students showed growth in tests like the Draw-A-Scientist-Test, proving that they learned anyone could be a scientist. Additionally, results from the Thinking about My Future Survey showed that students also had a change in attitude regarding their beliefs that they would be capable of having a career in one of these many fields. Class discussions also indicated that students had started to understand that no one in any of the jobs we discussed had to look a certain way or fit a specific mold. Many stereotypes were removed from student perceptions, but some were difficult for students to move away from mentally.enScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Education)Middle school studentsRole modelsStereotypes (Social psychology)PerceptionProfessional PaperCopyright 2021 by Hailey Marie Bull