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Technical Session 5 - Paper 2: Opportunities from Disruption - How lifelong learning helped create more connected classrooms

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Society of Women Engineers

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students ascaffold for learning, facilitating their emotional and intellectual growth, and being an integralpart of their journey from a novice engineering student to a skilled and confident engineer.I strive to engage my students in such a way that they become much more self-aware,empowered, and confident — so that they persevere when trying to solve difficult problems —rather than becoming frustrated and not believing in their ability to learn.I strive to make myself available to my students whenever they need me including virtual officehours. I continue to leverage technology to enhance student learning by elevating pedagogy andalways keep in mind this quote from former Secretary of Education Richard Riley, “We arecurrently preparing students

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Technical Session 3 - Paper 3: International engineering students’ resistance to isolating university experiences: An opportunity for greater inclusion in engineering education

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Memoria Matters, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, University of South Florida; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Education Review, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 480–501, Nov. 2019, doi: 10.1086/705427.[15] R. A. Revelo and L. D. Baber, “Engineering resistors: Engineering Latina/o students and emerging resistant capital,” Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 249– 269, Jul. 2017, doi: 10.1177/1538192717719132.[16] T. Chambers and C. E. Phelps, “Student activism: Impacting personal, institutional, and community change,” New Directions for Student Services, vol. 1994, no. 66, pp. 45–57, Jun. 1994, doi: 10.1002/ss.37119946606.[17] K. Field, “Mental health in Minnesota: Where student activism spurred change,” Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 63, no. 12, p. A12, Nov. 2016.[18] P. Marr and L. Carey, “International students: A mindful

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 3: Enhancing Participation of Underrepresented Student Populations and Women in Engineering and Computer Science – An Experience Report

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Shihong Huang, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University; Tamsyn Nicole Carey, Florida Atlantic University-College of Engineering and Computer Science

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program is the mentoring piece. Students are paired with Peer Mentors andIndustry Mentors (primarily Motorola Solutions engineers) who connect with them throughout the year toprovide positive guidance, encouragement and support as the students navigate the rigors of their courses.Additionally, events and activities are carefully designed to address areas of need and specific topics of interestthat inspires and engages students. Events such as Personal Branding to facilitate professionalgrowth/opportunities, Developing confidence as a female engineer/computer scientist, Female Engineers in theSpace Industry, Alumni Panel Discussions and Mindfulness are very eye-opening and inspirational for ourstudents.Motorola Solutions also hosts an extensive

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Technical Session 9 - Paper 2: Course Interventions to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Curricula

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Richard Blackmon, Elon University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University

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classrooms which are focused on student team dynamics are well documented [3], [9][10], [11]. However, it is critical to provide guidance on the value and importance of leveragingthe benefits of diverse teams [12]. When the benefits of diverse teams are not pointedlyaddressed, the effectiveness of a diverse team can be diminished. One prime example of this isinequitable distribution of work and tasks due to gender bias [9], [10], [12],Similar to [12], this work focuses on the integration of activities designed to help students see thevalue and importance of diverse perspectives in engineering design. The engineering program atthe investigator’s institution was launched in Fall 2018. The program was built with ABETaccreditation standards in mind and

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 5: The Impact of Prior Programming Experience on Computational Thinking in First-Year Engineering Experience.

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University

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to me to help me succeed and do my best and to understand the way they seem difficult. ... But I made up my mind and I'm going to stick with engineering. And just because it’s a motivation knowing that this degree has many possibilities to provide me with a good career in the future. And I know that this is something that can be applied in so many diverse ways and it's a very much needed career right now. And so, I think with all those things and knowing that I can apply my passion, creativity into the engineering field, it gives me a hope and a motivation that I can continue moving forward with it, despite my previous doubts.Andrea's placement in a group of male peers that were both experienced in

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Technical Session 12 - Paper 3: Increasing Minority Student Applications to STEM Graduate Programs: Lessons Learned and Outlook for a New Program

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Kingsley Nwosu Jr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mandy J Wright, Fields Wright Consulting; Mike Ekoniak, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering

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Paper ID #35592Increasing Minority Student Applications to STEM Graduate Programs:Lessons Learned and Outlook for a New ProgramMr. Kingsley Nwosu Jr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Kingsley Nwosu is a Computer Science Master’s of Engineering student at the Virginia Polytechnic Insti- tute and State University’s (Virginia Tech) College of Engineering. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science from Saint Leo University. Nwosu attends Virginia Tech as a full GEM fel- low, and serves as a graduate student for the Virginia Tech College of Engineering. He has also served as a

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Technical Session 7 - Paper 6: Lived Experiences of African American Engineering Students at a PWI Through the Lens of Navigational Capital

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Stephanie Ashley Damas, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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between the conferring of science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) bachelor’s degrees to minoritized groups at four-yearpredominantly White institutions (PWIs) and the number of STEM faculty that representminoritized groups [1], [2]. The Morrill Act of 1862 established engineering as a major atinstitutions currently known as PWIs. From the very conception of the engineering collegiateculture in 1862, minoritized groups have been ostracized and unwelcomed. Engineering as amajor was not created with Communities of Color in mind. Studies have shown that a diverseengineering faculty contributes to improving access and success of diverse students [3].Considering this, it is important to address the effects of the lack of minority

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Technical Session 1 - Paper 3: Online and Global Education in Engineering: Building a Strategic Case for Placed-based Learning

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Natasha B. Watts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Paper ID #35636Online and Global Education in Engineering: Building a Strategic Casefor Placed-based LearningDr. Natasha B. Watts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University As Director of Cardinal Education and the Associate Director of Online Learning in the College of En- gineering at Virginia Tech, Natasha provides college-level leadership for the design, development, im- plementation, and evaluation of distance learning initiatives. Watts is the main point of contact for the Cardinal Education Program (formerly Commonwealth Graduate Engineering CGEP). Before coming to Virginia Tech, Natasha worked as an

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 2: PhD’ing While Black: Unpacking the Emotions of Navigating Engineering as a Black Student and the Implications for Mental Health

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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negative emotional responses such a denial or avoidance. Problem-focused attempts touse purposeful efforts to manage a stressful situation. For example, Olivia’s describes: This is what they think engineering looks like: white men for the most part. And I am not that, at all. I feel like I had to prove myself, even when no one was telling me, "Olivia, you don't belong here.". In my mind it is like I have to show you that this is where I belong.Olivia’s emotional response to this identity related experience was to prove herself. While this isan example of a problem-focused coping mechanism she could have decided to cope in a varietyof ways.Olivia and Joshua both expressed indicators of imposter syndrome through only their

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 2: Program: A focused, 5-year effort to increase the number of African American, Hispanic/Latino(a), Native American (AHLN) 7th-grade students who are academically prepared to take algebra

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Saundra Johnson Austin, University of South Florida; Renee Serrell Gibert, Purdue University; Carol S Stwalley P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Tamara Markey, Purdue University, Minority Engineering Program; Cynthia Murphy-Ortega, Chevron Corporation

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serves on the College of Engineering’s Industrial and Professional Advisory Council (IPAC). Since July 2020, Dr. Johnson Austin is serving as the president of AAUW Tampa, Inc. In addition, she currently serves as Member-At-Large for American Association for Engineering Education Minorities In Engineering Division (ASEE MIND), a member of the Smithso- nian Science Education Center’s Advisory Committee for ’Zero Barriers in STEM Education,’ and on the executive advisory board member for the Northeast STEM Starter Academy at Mount Vernon, NY. Dr. Johnson Austin is a member of the editorial review board for the Caribbean Educational Research Journal (CERJ). She also served as a reviewer for the National Science

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 5: Cultivating Inclusivity: A Systematic Literature Review on Developing Empathy for Students in STEM Fields

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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OR Compassion OR Mentalizing or Mentaliz* OR Cognitive empathy OR Theory of mind ) AND (Learn* OR Pedagog* OR Educat* OR Develop* ) AND (STEM Student* OR Science Student* OR Tech* Student* OR Comput* Student* OR Engineer* Student* OR Math* Student* )One issue encountered was the stopping conditions in our databases. For example, GoogleScholar often lists hundreds of thousands of results. As such, we only included the first 50 hitsfrom each combination. Although not all of the combinations delivered a full 50, the majority didextend well beyond this but the content became

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 1: Combining Forces: Putting Equity to Work

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Fatima Alleyne, University of California, Berkeley; Ricky Vides, University of California, Berkeley; Grace D O'Connell, University of California, Berkeley

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ultimately, the development of a joint proposal led byProfessor Grace O’Connell, and in collaboration with diverse faculty in theMechanical Engineering Department. The process undertaken by the faculty todevelop and execute this proposal will be described as well as our lessons learned.Finally, acknowledgements will be given to all those who contributed to this work. 2The college of Engineering is the 2nd largest college on campus and home to ~250 active faculty, 240 staff, and 6,000 students. At its core, our dean, Dean Tsu- Jae King Liu, is committed to and has prioritized the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion.With this principle in mind

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Technical Session 12 - Paper 2: DEI Student Ambassadors Program

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University; Brooke I Wynalda; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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Ambassadors alongside three other undergraduate STEM students. In addition to working as a DEI Ambassador, they served on several boards for social change and integrated their perspectives on abolitionism, anti-racism, trans-inclusivity and accessibility into their work as a Ban- nan Scholar, Resident Assistant in the Kolvenbach Living Community, Ignatian Leader and Intellectual Traditions Honors Program Graduate. Brooke is a passionate advocate for both scientific literacy and deconstructing institutionalized racism and transphobia on college campuses and beyond.Dr. Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University Agnieszka Miguel received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2001 from the University of Washing- ton, and MSEE and

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Technical Session 9 - Paper 1: The New Normal: Student Perspectives on Supportive University Policies during COVID and Beyond

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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Paper ID #35616The New Normal: Student Perspectives on Supportive University Policiesduring COVID and BeyondMaimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University Maimuna Begum Kali is a Ph.D. student in the Engineering and Computing Education program at Florida International University (FIU), in the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Ed- ucation (SUCCEED). She completed her B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in Bangladesh. She began her Ph.D. study in Com- puter Science but changed her program to Engineering and Computing

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Technical Session 6 - Paper 3: Practitioners' Reflections on Developing and Implementing Virtual Educational Programming During COVID-19

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Paula Davis Lampley Esq., University of Cincinnati; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Krizia L. Cabrera-Toro

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effectiveness within four categories, learning achievement, self-efficacy, satisfaction, and climate. Compared to traditional TVLE where the participants are allstudents; our participants range from pre-college to college students, faculty, and staff. AlthoughTVLE was created with students’ learning in mind, the framework applies to all educationalvirtual environments where learning is an integral outcome part of programming.ParticipantsThe research reflects the experiences of four practitioners at the University of Cincinnati Collegeof Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS), a historically white tier-1 research institution. Thepractitioners voluntarily agreed to participate in this research study and to have their recordedexperiences included as part

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Technical Session 10 - Paper 2: Lived Experiences and Literature Reviews: Leveraging Experiential Knowledge in STEM Education Doctoral Studies

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Sharetta M. Bufford M.Ed., Clemson University; Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University; Matthew Voigt, Clemson University; Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University

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found the forum in my engineering space to discuss them. Bearing this experience in mind, I hadn’t realized that I had trained myself to exclude the identities that made me unique when I was doing “real work” and not in an interview. Entering the Engineering and Science Education space as a graduate student, I’ve been exposed to an area of study that gives way to my cultural identity and values the effects and implications they have on my identity as an engineer. However uncomfortable this transition is, it has opened me in ways I had not known was possible. I find myself constantly making connections between my experiences and theoretical frameworks found in STEM education that I wish I could highlight in my writing. In the last two years I

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Technical Session 2 - Paper 2: Lessons Learned from Conducting a Diversity-Focused Faculty Cluster Hire at a Predominantly White Institution

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder; Dana Francesca Stamo, University of Colorado Boulder; Clayton Lewis, University of Colorado Boulder

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, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) faculties. We present adescriptive case study that recounts a recent cluster faculty hire at the University of ColoradoBoulder. The study is designed to share processes used at our institution that were, in part, basedon work previously shared by other institutions embarking on similar efforts to improve theinclusivity of their faculty search processes. We discuss the complex and controversial issuesthat arose while searching for tenure-track faculty and explain how we navigated thosechallenges to meet our institution’s goals. We also discuss the institutional, college, anddepartment-level support systems that were deemed crucial for recruiting faculty, with theirlong-term success and retention in mind

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Technical Session 1 - Paper 5: Navigating the academy in the absence of graduate disability accommodation policies

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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D. C. Beardmore, University of Colorado Boulder

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Paper ID #35572Navigating the academy in the absence of graduate disabilityaccommodation policiesD. C. Beardmore, University of Colorado Boulder Mx. Beardmore is currently a PhD student at the University of Colorado, Boulder. They study inclusive engineering education and construction engineering risk management. Their full bio and current and historical positionality statements can be found on their website at dcbeardmore.com American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Navigating the academy in the absence of graduate disability

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Technical Session 2 - Paper 5: Need for Change: How Interview Preparation and the Hiring Process in Computing Can Be Made More Equitable

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University; Monique S Ross, Florida International University

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Paper ID #35549Need for Change: How Interview Preparation and the Hiring Process inComputing Can Be Made More EquitableDr. Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology Stephanie Lunn is presently a postdoctoral fellow in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. She recently completed her Ph.D. from the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International Uni- versity (FIU). Her research interests span the fields of Computing and Engineering Education, Human Computer Interaction, Data Science, and Machine

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Technical Session 7 - Paper 3: Forming and Fulfilling Expectations: Perspectives of Underrepresented Computer Science Doctoral Students

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Vidushi Ojha, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Raul Enrique Platero, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Beleicia B Bullock, Stanford University

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doctoral students need to meet during their graduate studies and how the dissemination of these expectations affect students from underrepresented groups.Beleicia B Bullock, Stanford University Beleicia Bullock is a first-year Computer Science Ph.D. student at Stanford University. Her research interests focus on leveraging human-computer interaction to develop equitable systems that support com- munities in online and offline settings. To this end, Beleicia explores both novel systems-building and interventions that can help train students to tackle these issues in the future. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Forming and Fulfilling