To increase participation of students of color in science graduate programs, research has focused on illuminating student experiences to inform ways to improve them. In biology, Black students are vastly underrepresented, and while religion has been shown to be a particularly important form of cultural wealth for Black students, Christianity is stigmatized in biology. Very few studies have explored the intersection of race/ethnicity and Christianity for Black students in biology where there is high documented tension between religion and science. Since graduate school is important for socialization and Black students are likely to experience stigmatization of their racial and religious identity, it is important to understand their experiences and how we might be able to improve them. Thus, we interviewed 13 Black Christian students enrolled in biology graduate programs and explored their experiences using the theoretical lens of stigmatized identities. Through thematic content analysis, we revealed that students negotiated experiences of cultural isolation, devaluation of intelligence, and acts of bias like other racially minoritized students in science. However, by examining these experiences at the intersection of race/ethnicity and religion, we shed light on interactions students have had with faculty and peers within the biology community that cultivated perceptions of mistrust, conflict, and stigma. Our study also revealed ways in which students' religious/spiritual capital has positively supported their navigation through biology graduate school. These results contribute to a deeper understanding of why Black Christian graduate students are more likely to leave or not pursue advanced degrees in biology with implications for research and practice that help facilitate their success.

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孤立、韧性和信仰：黑人基督教学生在生物学研究生课程中的经历

为了增加有色人种学生对科学研究研究生项目的参与，研究的重点是阐明学生的经历，以告知改进他们的方法。在生物学领域，黑人学生的代表性严重不足，尽管宗教已被证明是黑人学生文化财富的一种特别重要的形式，但基督教在生物学领域却受到了污名化。很少有研究探讨生物学中黑人学生的种族/族裔与基督教的交叉点，因为宗教与科学之间存在着高度紧张的关系。由于研究生院对于社会化很重要，而且黑人学生可能会经历种族和宗教身份的耻辱，因此了解他们的经历以及我们如何改善他们非常重要。因此，我们采访了 13 名就读生物学研究生课程的黑人基督徒学生，并利用污名化身份的理论视角探讨了他们的经历。通过主题内容分析，我们发现学生们像其他科学领域的少数族裔学生一样，经历了文化孤立、智力贬值和偏见行为。然而，通过研究种族/民族和宗教交叉点的这些经历，我们揭示了学生与生物学界教师和同龄人的互动，这些互动培养了不信任、冲突和耻辱感。我们的研究还揭示了学生的宗教/精神资本如何积极支持他们进入生物学研究生院。这些结果有助于更深入地理解为什么黑人基督徒研究生更有可能离开或不攻读生物学高级学位，这对有助于促进他们成功的研究和实践具有影响。