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Bryce E. Hughes, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Adult and Higher Education at Montana State University and Affiliate Faculty with the Montana Engineering Education Research Center. Trained as an engineer with a B.S. in General Engineering from Gonzaga University and a Ph.D. in Education from UCLA, Dr. Hughes studies belonging, identity, persistence, and inclusion in STEM, with particular attention to the experiences of LGBTQ+ students and professionals.
Over the past decade, Dr. Hughes has emerged as a leading scholar on LGBTQ+ participation in science and engineering. His research has informed conversations about equity and inclusion in STEM and has been published in journals including Science Advances, American Educational Research Journal, and Physical Review Physics Education Research. His work has also been featured by outlets such as Nature, Science, and Chemistry World.
An active leader in the engineering education community, Dr. Hughes previously served as Director of the Educational Research and Methods Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and is co-editor of Queering STEM Culture in U.S. Higher Education. Through his research, teaching, and leadership, he seeks to better understand how educational environments can foster belonging and help diverse students thrive in STEM.