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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Jennifer Cromley; Joseph Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Paper ID #38342RFE: Understanding graduate engineering student well-beingfor prediction of retention: Year 1Jennifer Cromley Jennifer Cromley, Ph.D. is professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Education at UIUC. Her RFE research is part of a larger program of research on retention in STEM. She uses a wide range of interview, think-aloud, questionnaire, and other quantitative research methods in her research.Joseph Francis Mirabelli (Graduate Assistant) Joseph Mirabelli is an Educational Psychology graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a focus in Engineering Education. His

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How Communities and Systems Influence Equity: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 2

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Matt Gordon, University of Denver; Scott Leutenegger

-spectrum inSTEM through robust demographic data collection in undergraduate engineering and computerscience courses at four institutions. PLoS ONE 17(3):e0264267.[CAHB21] Casper, A.M. A., Atadero, R. A., Hedayati-Mehdiabadi, A., and Baker, D. W. (2021).Linking Engineering Students’ Professional Identity Development to Diversity and WorkingInclusively in Technical Courses. Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 147(4).[EdMc02] Edwards, K. E., & McKelfresh, D. A. (2002). The Impact of a Living LearningCenter on Students' Academic Success and Persistence. Journal of College StudentDevelopment, 43(3), 395-402.[FlEW16] Flynn, M. A., Everett, J. W., & Whittinghill, D. (2016). The impact of a livinglearning community on first-year engineering

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Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

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Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University; David Shannon, Auburn University; Ryan Pippins, Tuskegee University; Eugene Thompson; Adrian Carter, Tuskegee University; Stephen Baker, Tuskegee University; Brandon Guiseppi, Tuskegee University

effective communication during the design phase is crucial foreffective product development to avoid pitfalls and expensive time-consuming fixes later duringthe manufacturing, inspection, and end use phases. Students engaged in design activities learnabout the capabilities and limitations of the different AM processes, while students focusing onmanufacturing tasks learn how to capture the designer’s intention based on their understanding ofthe relationship between the part quality and performance, and the AM processing parameters suchas the build orientation or the infill parameters.Several examples of integration of AM and drones in engineering education can be found inliterature. For example, Hur et al. demonstrated the use of metal and plastic

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Intersections of Identity and Student Experiences: Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session 10

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kaylla Cantilina, University of Michigan; Robert Loweth, University of Michigan

and her research explores the ways that students and practitioners seek to achieve equity in their design practices and outcomes. Through her research, she aims to develop tools and pedagogy to support design students, educators, and practitioners in conceptualizing and addressing equity.Robert P. Loweth Robert P. Loweth is an (incoming) Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research explores how engineering students and practitioners engage stakeholders in their engineering projects, reflect on their social identities, and consider the broader societal contexts of their engineering work. The goals of his research are 1) to develop tools and pedagogies that

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4- COVID and Virtual Learning

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, Southern Methodist University; Janille Smith-Colin, Southern Methodist University; Cindy Hua

goals through infrastructure systems research and education focused on developing methods and tools for engineering projects and organizations. Dr. Smith-Colin received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she simultaneously earned a Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning. Her engineering education research interests include the formation of engineering identity in underrepresented girls and women, and the development of professional skills and systems thinking amongst civil engineers. Dr. Smith-Colin was a 2019 American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) ExCEED Teaching Fellow. © American Society for Engineering

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Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

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Josephine Meyer, University of Colorado Boulder; Bethany Wilcox, University of Colorado Boulder; Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado Boulder

to build ethics into a new area of engineering education from the beginning.Noah D Finkelstein (Professor)Bethany Wilcox Bethany Wilcox is a member of the Physics Education Research group. Her research interests include understanding and addressing students' difficulties utilizing sophisticated mathematical tools and techniques in the context of physics problem solving. In addition to investigating students' difficulties in the context of a single course, she is also interested in understanding how these difficulties change longitudinally as students advance through the curriculum and encounter these mathematical tools in multiple contexts. She is also interested in the development of research-based and validated

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Issues Facing STEM Programs at Rural Two-Year Colleges

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Umar Iqbal; Alta Knizley, Mississippi State University; Jenna Johnson, Mississippi State University; Rani Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Shane Brauer, Mississippi State University

Paper ID #37330Improving Engineering Transfer Student Onboarding andRetention through Scholarship and ProgrammaticInterventionsLesley Strawderman (Associate Professor)Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh Dr. M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University. Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh investigates the use of digital systems to measure and support engineering education. Current projects include leveraging writing to support programming skill development, using 3D weather visualizations to develop computational thinking skills for K-12 students

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WIED: Partnering with and Supporting the WIED Community

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kayla Kummerlen; Gretchen Dietz, University of Florida; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida

Paper ID #36629An Autoethnographic Account of a Female UndergraduateEngineering StudentKayla Julianna Kummerlen (Student) Kayla Kummerlen is a recent civil engineering graduate from the University of Florida.Gretchen Dietz (Graduate Assistant) Gretchen Dietz is currently a Postdoc at the University of Florida that is transitioning to an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Fall 2022. Her research interests include diversity, equity, justice, cultures of inclusion in engineering and engineering identity development for underrepresented engineers

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LEES Session 9

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Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia; Sofia Zajec, University of Virginia; Morgan Stup, University of Virginia

members of our community Our vision is to be an influential catalyst in the development of future solutions that advance society, drive economic progress and improve the quality of life around the world. [UT Austin] 7 6. Produce 8/11 To inspire, educate, and mentor students through learn-by- leaders, lead doing and integrated study, preparing graduates for society success as future technology innovators and industry leaders; and to advance

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ERM: Mental Health and Wellness

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Catherine Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Luke Nyberg; Justine Chasmar, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jodi Nelson, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marissa Tsugawa, Utah State University - Engineering Education

on Sense of Community in Engineering. Int. Journal of Com. WB 4, 549–580 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-021-00149-z[20] Benson, L., Bolding, C., Ogle, J. H., McGough, C., Murphy, J., & Lanning, R. (2019). Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Belongingness in Civil Engineering. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings.[21] Verdín, D. (2021). The power of interest: Minoritized women’s interest in engineering fosters persistence beliefs beyond belongingness and engineering identity. International Journal of STEM Education, 8(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-021-00292-1[22] Johnson, & Ulseth, R. (2016). Development of professional competency through

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Social Justice and the Curriculum: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 3

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Kathryn O'Harra, The University of Alabama

coursework, campus climate, administration/leadership, classmates, and faculty.However, in a field which trails in reflecting the diversity of the society served, engineering hasthe potential to promote change in not only classroom content, but also in connections within thecampus and with the external community. Engineering educational systems must integratestructures which disable the exclusion and attrition of marginalized students, instead designing andrefining how programs like EPIC affect retention and potential, through: investigating themotivations surrounding organizational and professional commitments, analyzing student needsin order to provide students with equitably support the institutional and classroom experiences,and merging societal

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WIED: Support for All in the WIED Community

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Jia Zhu, Florida International University; Monique Ross, Florida International University; Disha Patel, Florida International University

Community of Practice to Develop the Scholarly Identity of Doctoral Students,” International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 30–37, 2016, publisher: International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning. [Online]. Available: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1106332[20] E. Crede, M. Borrego, and L. McNair, “Application of community of practice theory to the preparation of engineering graduate students for faculty careers,” vol. 2, pp. 1–22, Jun. 2010.[21] C. G. Berdanier, C. M. McComb, and W. Zhu, “Natural Language Processing for Theoretical Framework Selection in Engineering Education Research,” in 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE). Uppsala, Sweden: IEEE, Oct. 2020, pp

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Student Success Boot Camps, Summer Bridge Programs, and Living Learning Communities

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren Griggs, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Carmen Vanderhoof, Pennsylvania State University; Aaron Mattingly, Pennsylvania State University; Tonya Peeples, Pennsylvania State University

incoming first-year students into the Pennsylvania State University community.Along with acclimating students to their chosen engineering or science-based discipline, theprogram includes structured social and cultural events that encourage students to buildrelationships with one another and relate in-class activities to out-of-class experiences. Aprimary goal of the program is to guide participants toward academic success, providing themwith a head start in the challenging yet rewarding fields of engineering. Participants, traditionallyunderrepresented students in engineering, are engaged in math preparation, metacognitive skilldevelopment, group study sessions, near-peer mentorship, professional development workshops,and community building

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LEAD Tech Session #2: Assessing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Development.

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Volpe; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Simmons, University of Florida; Danielle Weisenfeld, University of Florida; Jackson Carcaba, University of Florida

that enable them to work together [20]. By providing a groupenvironment, shared objective, and opportunity to work through unforeseen challenges,out-of-class activities offer conditions under which engineering students can develop as leaders.As an example, one recent study found design competition teams contributed to engineeringstudents leadership identity development through peer coaching, task management, anddecision-making [21]. Biomedical engineering students in a co-curricular design experience alsoreported the value of the out-of-class activities in providing exposure to leadership skills andpositions [22]. The present study contributes to the growing conversation around leadershipdevelopment in engineering education through student

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Assessment in Chemical Engineering Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Araoluwa Adaramola, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

’ identity development. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comContextualized Self-Regulated Learning: Chemical Engineering Students’ Learning Experiences in a Materials and Energy Balances CourseAbstractThe transition into an engineering discipline via introductory discipline-specific courses can bechallenging for many undergraduate students. These reasons include the demanding nature ofengineering coursework which can be exacerbated by the documented equity and inclusionissues. Chemical engineering students are often introduced to the curriculum through thematerials and energy balances (MEB) course. Because students

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - PBL with Control Theory, Writing, ABET, and Shaping Ethical Worldviews

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Brown, Montana State University - Bozeman; Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University - Bozeman; Michelle Miley; Corey Pew, Montana State University - Bozeman; Beth Shirley, Montana State University - Bozeman; Stephanie Wettstein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University - Bozeman

mentorship through research or intern experiences. Inaddition, while the engineering faculty teaching these courses may have developed effectivetechnical communication skills through practice, they have typically not undergone pedagogicaltraining in technical communication or technical writing. Recognizing the institution’s need given the lack of an official WAC program, inAY2020 the Writing Center Director initially launched an “Integrating Writing into STEM”faculty grant program. The program was based off the model described by S. Wilhout, “WACwithout a WAC Program, (p. 79 in Sustainable WAC)”[8]. Knowing that students needmeaningful writing experiences integrated into their college curriculums and that faculty do notalways intentionally

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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Janice Higuera, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

fordomestic community support, involve cultural immersion, community-centered design, civilmilitary partnerships, and project management for engineer officers and the construction tradesspecialists who serve with them building roads, emergency operations centers, clinics, schools,and other infrastructure in complex environments. Despite this extensive experience and thepassage of the Post 9-11 GI Bill in 2006 to support undergraduate and graduate education, alimited number of veterans have considered engineering education programs.This research explored the drives and perceptions of Army and Air Force National Guardengineers regarding their military service. Thirty-six volunteers from seven states wereinterviewed during an IRT mission where each crew

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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H. Ronald Clements III, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Brianna McIntyre, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Heather Perkins, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Sherry Chen; Andrea Castillo, University of California, Irvine; Joana Marques Melo, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

’ identity development, belonging, and agency in interdisciplinary engineering education. She leads the ASEE CDEI virtual workshop team focused on building a community of educators passionate about expanding their knowledge concerning diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering education.Jacqueline Rohde Jacqueline Rohde is a PhD candidate at Purdue University and is the recipient of an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Her research interests in engineering education include the development student engineering identity and professional developmentHeather Lee Perkins (Post-Doctoral Researcher) I entered the Applied Science & Community Psychology program in the fall of 2014, after completing my Bachelor of Science

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CIT Division Technical Session #3

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Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University; Tiana Solis, Florida International University

Paper ID #37952Future Career Pathway Perceptions of Lower-IncomeComputing Students Through the Lens of Capital ExchangeBailey Bond-Trittipo Bailey Bond-Trittipo is an engineering and computing education Ph.D. student in the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (SUCCEED) at Florida International University. She earned a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Butler University in December 2019 and began her Ph.D. studies the following fall semester. Her work centers on understanding how systems of oppression shape the culture of undergraduate engineering education and developing

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PCEE Session 13: Equity in P-12 Engineering Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mariam Manuel, University of Houston

Paper ID #37345The Intersection of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy andEngineering Design in Secondary STEM (Research toPractice)Mariam Manuel Dr. Mariam Manuel is an Instructional Assistant Professor/Master Teacher for teachHOUSTON, a secondary STEM teacher preparation program in the Department of Mathematics at University of Houston. In addition to preservice STEM teacher education courses, Dr. Manuel teaches Physics for Middle School Teachers and has authored/taught graduate level coursework in Engineering Design Education, for the UH STEM Master’s program. Dr. Manuel serves on multiple grants and actively publishes and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Huvard, New Mexico State University; Hengameh Bayat, New Mexico State University; Sandra M. Way, New Mexico State University; Catherine Brewer, New Mexico State University; Addison Miller; Antonio Garcia, New Mexico State University

. Thus, the e3 Initiative engages eligible engineering students inandragogical learning by providing project-based, hands-on learning experiences that are largelyself-directed. In the e3 Initiative, students choose their own path and participate in engineeringactivities outside of their normal coursework that are designed to aid in their development as anengineer. As such, andragogy, or self-directed adult learning serves as a guide for how theprogram is structured. Since the e3 Initiative is a co-curricular program, students direct theirlearning based on their current interests or needs. In doing so, they assert control over theirengineering education outside of the classroom. Furthermore, by taking this approach, the e3Initiative is

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

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Cyril Okhio, Clark Atlanta University; Sade Tramble, Kennesaw State University; Amy Buddie, Kennesaw State University; Ayse Tekes

lines. In partnership with the campus community and industry, theseefforts will make our institution a wonderful place to work, live, and learn.The success metrics that we have adopted involves a well-developed, universally accepted, andwidely articulated definition of student success within the framework of the university mission.Ultimately, intended outcomes will include increased student retention and graduation rates in ourengineering programs.Our university is a Carnegie R2-classified institution. This university is a multi-campus universityand currently has a total undergraduate and graduate population of 43,000 students. The Collegeof Engineering and Engineering Technology has a total of 5,000 students enrolled as of Fall 2021.The

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Mechanical Engineering: Statics and Dynamics

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Paris Weber, University of Washington; Seung-Jin Lee, University of Washington; Heather Dillon, University of Washington

, biofuels, green buildings, and consumer products. His tools of research include life cycle assessment (LCA), industrial ecology, material flow analysis, energy efficiency, market diffusion models, reuse and recycling, and sustainable development. Prior to his current position, he was an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Flint.Heather Dillon Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma, where her research team is working on renewable energy systems, solid-state lighting, energy efficiency in buildings, fundamental heat transfer studies, and engineering education. She is the Chair of the Council on Undergraduate Research

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ETD - ET Curriculum and Programs I

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Gloria Fragoso-Diaz; Billy Gray, Tarleton State University

scholarship programs[11], or through peer advising, mentoring, tutoring and professional development workshops tolearn more about factors associated with their persistence in their programs [12], or studyminorities [13], etc. We can also find efforts that begin before technologists go to a four-yearinstitution. In [11], the authors introduce the approach to understanding better of the“professional identity, culture and formation” of the technologists that will go on to four-yeardegree programs colleges. We can also find reviews of approaches to student retention such asthe work reported by Mann and Tan [14]. These authors analyzed several approaches toundergraduate engineering education including “1) development of interdisciplinaryundergraduate

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Eileen Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Joseph Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sara Vohra

-doctoral fellowship at Sanofi Oncology in Cambridge, MA. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia.Eileen Johnson Eileen Johnson received her bachelor’s and MS in bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She previously worked in tissue engineering and genetic engineering throughout her education. During her undergraduate career, she worked with Dr. Brendan Harley developing biomaterial implants for craniomaxillofacial defects and injuries. In graduate school, she worked with Dr. Pablo Perez-Pinera working on new genetic engineering tools. There, she became interested in engineering

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LEES Session 8: Care and Commitments

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mallette, Boise State University

Paper ID #37174Centering Equity and Inclusion in Engineering Collaborationand WritingJennifer C Mallette (Associate Professor) Jennifer Mallette is an associate professor of English at Boise State University, where she collaborates with engineering faculty to support student writers. Her research builds on those collaborations, examining best practices for integrating writing into engineering curriculum; she also explores women’s experiences in engineering settings through the context of writing. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

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Corey Kiassat, PhD, MBA, PE, Quinnipiac University; Michael Ben-Avie, Quinnipiac University

) Michael Ben-Avie, Ph.D., is the Senior Director of Learning Assessment and Research at Quinnipiac University and a Senior Fellow at AAC&U. He co-edited six books on educational change and youth development with colleagues at the Yale Child Study Center. He conducts longitudinal, cohort studies to discern the impact of higher education on students’ learning and development. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work in Progress: Engineering First-Year Academy to Help Underprepared StudentsIntroductionThis work-in-progress paper describes an effort to improve the retention rate of traditional

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DEED Technical Session 4 Best in DEED

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Nicholas Fila, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Corey Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Practice: A Reflection on the Application of Engineering Education Coursework to New Course Development. 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 23.1247.1-23.1247.15. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--2263214. Tschimmel, K. (2012). Design Thinking as an effective Toolkit for Innovation. In: Proceedings of the XXIII ISPIM Conference: Action for Innovation: Innovating from Experience. Barcelona. ISBN 978-952-265-243-0.15. Sanders, E. B.-N., Stappers, P. J., (2008). Co-creation and the new landscapes of design. Co-Design, 4(1), 5–18.16. Dorst, K., & Cross, N. (2001). Creativity in the design process: Co-evolution of problem- solution. Design Studies, 22, 425–437.17. Visscher-Voerman, I., & Gustafson, K. L

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Computers in Education 1 - Programming I

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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AHMET ARIS, Florida International University; Luis Puche Rondon, Florida International University; Daniel Ortiz, Florida International University; Monique Ross, Florida International University; Mark Finlayson, Florida International University; A. Uluagac, Florida International University

focused on artificial intelligence/machine learning and interested in Natural Language Processing applications. Passionate about diversity in the tech industry!Monique Ross Assistant Professor, Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences and STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University, research interests include broadening participation in computing through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and identity in the academy and industry; 2) discipline-based education research that informs pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women and minorities in computer-related fields. She uses her scholarship to challenge the perceptions of who belong in computing.Mark Finlayson

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International Division Technical Session 5: COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons and Best Practices

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Arianna Cooper, Florida International University; Trina Fletcher, Florida International University

McGill et al. [18], "One element of thatwork is the development of inclusive and equitable UREs for students from underrepresentedgroups—communities historically excluded due to structural barriers in U.S. higher education."Many papers focus on first-generation and minority students; however, they fail to consider aninternational student's global perspective, which alters their identity compared to domesticstudents. For the United States to remain competitive, it must continue carrying a "welcoming"factor toward international students, including acceptance and seamless integration into the U.S.community and campus culture for this group of students [2]. To influence a smooth U.S.cultural adjustment for students from other countries, they should