Exploring research design that captures and implements Revolutionary Love to best realize the STEM Transfer student experience.

This exploration focuses on the challenges STEM transfer students experience when transitioning from a two-year institution to a four year institution. Particularly, this research focuses on the social justice theory Revolutionary Love Compass in order to first, analyze student experiences with that lense and second, assist them with their transition. In this poster, we discuss current methodologies that focus on experiences with an appreciative stance (e.g Yosso, Cosby, Gutierrez, and Battychardya), concentrating on their possible applications towards STEM transfer student success. Finally, we explore how Valarie Kaur's Revolutionary Love Compass can shed light on the difficulties STEM student transfers face and how they overcome them when moving from a two-year institution to a four-year institution.