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is also tied to the perception of how others mightinvalidate its existence. This perception is supported by literature which indicates that asexuality“lack[s] social credibility” and suffers “social invisibility” across countries and cultures [30].Since asexuality is characterized by social invisibility, Kayla’s only desirable path forward toresisting was internal. She concluded that asexuality was not a useful or valid identity toexternally resist through, partly because it was socially invisible, and partly because she stillstruggled with her asexual identity development. Kayla's nuanced view of her asexualityhighlights in sharp relief Mollet's finding of the complexity of identity disclosure management,distinctly influenced by perceived
Design for Learning. He has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming). He has approximately 25 publications/presentations. He is a member of the American Society for Engineer- ing Education (ASEE). He is the recipient of David S. Taylor Service to Students Award and Golden Apple Award from Boise State University. He is also the recipient of ASEE Pacific Northwest Section (PNW) Outstanding Teaching Award, ASEE Mechanical Engineering division’s Outstanding New Edu- cator Award and several course design awards. He serves as the campus representative (ASEE) for Boise State University and as the Chair-Elect for the ASEE PNW Section. His academic research interests in- clude
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TeamSupport for this work was provided by the National ScienceFoundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and theProfessoriate (AGEP) program under award numbers1916093, 1916018, and 1915995 to Rice University, Texas Dr. Torrie Cropps Dr. Yvette E. PearsonSouthern University, and University of Houston. The project Postdoctoral Researcher Vice Presidentis branded as AGEP STRIDES (Strengthening Training andResources for Inclusion in Data Engineering and Science).The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National
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