Navigating STEM Doctoral Programs with ADHD: Barriers, Workflow Challenges, and Adaptive Strategies
Paul Ezeamii, Kristen Shinohara · 2025 · ASSETS 2025: 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
This paper investigates how PhD students with ADHD navigate the structural barriers of STEM doctoral programs through a mixed-methods study with 13 participants. The research addresses a significant gap: while the 2023 Survey of Earned Doctorates reported only 130 computing PhD…
ADHD · neurodiversity · cognitive accessibility · graduate education · executive function