MacKenzie Christensen, sociology graduate student, is the recipient of the 2024 Charles A. Lave Paper Prize for her paper, “Tracing the Gender Confidence Gap in Computing: A Cross-National Meta-Analysis of Gender Differences in Self-Assessed Technological Ability.” The honor recognizes the Ph.D. student for work displaying clear creative models and theories. Below, Christensen shares her work and plans post UCI which include a move to the University of Oregon where she’s accepted a position as an assistant professor of sociology.