Linda Castner of Pittstown participates in Rutgers aviation workshop

A dozen female faculty members from Rutgers University recently completed a two-day aviation workshop funded by the Rutgers Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (SciWomen) and a National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant (award HRD-0810978) designed to increase the participation and advancement of women in academic sciences. Spearheaded by Joan W. Bennett, Associate VP of the SciWomen Office, a mixed methods study designed by Dr. Elena Polush of Ball State University is testing a theory developed by Take Flight Workshop facilitators called The Flying Effect.