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Track 5: Technical Session 5: Successful mentoring practices for women undergraduate STEM students

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton

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Paper ID #40740Successful mentoring practices for women undergraduate STEM studentsDr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer is Associate Director of the Women in Engineering Program and Asso- ciate Professor (by courtesy) in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. She conducts research around student success.Ms. Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton Beth Hart is a Principal Lecturer for the University of Dayton School of Engineering Innovation Center. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Dayton, both in

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Track 3: Technical Session 6: Organizational Transformation for Graduate Education: Intentionally Engaging Graduate Students as Partners in Equity Work

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Teirra K Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Natali Huggins, Virginia Tech ; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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National Experimental University of T´achira in Venezuela. In addition, she has several years of experience in research and practice at graduate educa- tion level in the engineering field, with special focus on assess based perspectives, minoritized students’ socialization, and agency in graduate education. Her strengths include qualitative research study design and implementation. Her dissertation examined Latinx motivation to pursue Ph.D. in engineering, mi- noritized engineering doctoral students’ socialization and the impact of the engineering context in their experiences. Her research expertise lies in diversity and inclusion in graduate education, with a particu- lar interest in minoritized students’ socialization

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Track 3: Technical Session 1: An Ecosystem of Support Initiatives for BIPOC, Women, and Domestic Graduate Students in STEM

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Andrew Edmunds, Clemson University; Melissa Smith, Clemson University

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participated in “CIMER – Facilitating Entering Mentoring” mentor training facilitated by certified Clemson university program coordinators. • Students are required to take a 1hr seminar course that covers tips for being successful in a PhD program.The B2D program at Clemson University is an example of how additional externalfunding can follow and contribute to a foundation of support for domestic, BIPOC,and women graduate students. B2D fellows now comprise a formal and informalnetwork of student support and mentorship across STEM disciplines and graduateprograms. Presenters will share successes, challenges and best practices. B2D Fellowsinclude STEM ALL IN Fellows and together they have created a community of

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Track 8: Technical Session 2: Adapting the Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) to Engineering: A Digital Tool to Aid Inclusive Design

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Audrey Anne Blanchet, Université de Sherbrooke; Nathalie Roy, Université de Sherbrooke

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interdisciplinary pedagogical activities. These major capstone projects span the lastthree sessions of the bachelor's degree, equivalent to a period of 20 months. An interdisciplinarystudent team is formed to create a project from its initial idea to its design. These projectsprovide an advanced and realistic context for engineering practice as they allow students to applyall the skills they have learned during their studies.Pedagogical innovation approachIn this project, the pedagogical innovation approach consists of two complementary components:(1) developing a digital tool to inclusive design in engineering and (2) developing a trainingprogram, consisting of two modules designed to enable the use of the tool in a pedagogicalcontext.Developing the

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Track 1: Technical Session 2: Tailoring DEIA Programming through Current Field Analysis: Promoting Allyship in STEM of University Graduate Students

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Mia Leigh Renna, University of Maryland College Park; Emily Lawson-Bulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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), a graduate student-ledorganization at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), designs and hostseducational workshop programming to accomplish its mission to promote allyship and fosterinclusivity within the STEM. AiS recognizes allyship, defined as active support and advocacy byindividuals – particularly those with privilege – for marginalized groups, as a critical tool inreducing discrimination and promoting equity. Concurrently, AiS understands the importance ofdeveloping effective diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programming to createconcrete, demographic-specific strategies for allyship as informed by existing research within theliterature. This process involves addressing the unique challenges faced by

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Track 4: Technical Session 3: Considerations for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement of a pre-college STEM summer program for promising Black high school students

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Jesika Monet McDaniel, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kim Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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resident assistants, andschedule of activities. Evidence-based practices built into programming for DISTINCTIONencourage engagement and exposure to engineering at the undergraduate level and a residentialand rural college experience at a predominantly and historically white institution. Students arepaired with roommates in a residence hall on campus to encourage socialization and makeconnections in a communal setting. Residence hall activities include group activities initiated byresidents and program assistants. Outside the residence halls, students connect with facultythrough discipline, research, and student support-centered talks, with opportunities to interactclosely with engineering faculty and graduate students. Lastly, an industry

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Technical Session: Transforming Engineering Education Is Possible! A Descriptive Case Study of Reimagining Engineering Education and Delivering a Wake Forest Engineering Student Experience Promoting Inclusion, Agency, Holistic Learning, and Success

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

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engineering education researcher and engineering educationpractitioner. This is a story that demonstrates how educational research (from engineering,social sciences, and beyond) guided educational practice at Wake Forest Engineering, as dideducational practice guiding questions and ideas that informed educational research (applied andfundamental). A guiding question in sharing this journey (and in guiding the author in her roleas the Founding Chair of Wake Forest Engineering) was and is:What strategies support a transformative engineering education experience leading to inclusion,innovation and positive impact for our students and our communities?This paper will focus on the work that impacted the student experience. Future papers will shinelight on

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Track 5: Technical Session 2: Adoption of an Advocates and Allies Program to a Predominantly STEM Campus

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Sonia Goltz, Michigan Tech; andrew storer, Michigan Technological University; Patricia Sotirin, Michigan Technological University

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education for student growth and societal advances. While directing the Micro Medical Device Engineering Research Labo- ratory (M.D. – ERL), she has managed, as PI or co-PI, ˜$13 million, yielding 93 research graduates*, a patent, and >100 publications [*12 PhDs (64% women, 18%UR)]. Her favorite quote is by Ray Mc- Dermott, ”Culture is not a past cause to a current self. Culture is the current challenge to possible future selves.”Sonia Goltz, Michigan Tech Sonia Goltz earned her PhD in industrial/organizational psychology at Purdue University and is the Mickus Endowed Faculty Fellow of Business Impact in the College of Business at Michigan Tech, where she has served as Co-PI on two NSF ADVANCE grants.andrew storer

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Track 1: Technical Session 8: Cutting the Curb for Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Higher Education

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Brianna B Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Jamie Marie Regan, Colorado School of Mines

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://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_olink/r/1501/10?clear=10&p10_accession_num=ucin1522399761180306[32] C. Dunn, D. Shannon, B. McCullough, O. Jenda, and M. Qazi, “An Innovative PostsecondaryEducation Program for Students with Disabilities in STEM (Practice Brief),” p. 11.[33] S. Seok, B. DaCosta, and R. Hodges, “A Systematic Review of Empirically Based UniversalDesign for Learning: Implementation and Effectiveness of Universal Design in Education forStudents with and without Disabilities at the Postsecondary Level,” Open Journal of SocialSciences, vol. 06, no. 05, Art. no. 05, May 2018, doi: 10.4236/jss.2018.65014.[34] A. Babb, “A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences and Needs of Disabled Students inHigher Education,” Doctoral Dissertations and

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Track 1: Technical Session 5: From De Facto To De Jure and Beyond. It's More Than Just Weather. What The "Chilly" Climate Really Feels Like for Black Doctoral Students in STEM

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Dreama Heaven Rhodes, Arizona State University; Motahareh Darvishpour Ahandani, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University; Kerrie G Wilkins-Yel; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University; Dailynne Major; Nicholas A Smith; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Juan David Gutierrez, University of Massachusetts Boston

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Paper ID #40799From De Facto To De Jure and Beyond. It’s More Than Just Weather. WhatThe ”Chilly” Climate Really Feels Like for Black Doctoral Students inSTEMDreama Heaven Rhodes, Arizona State UniversityMotahareh Darvishpour Ahandani, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus I am Motahareh Darvishpour Ahandani, and I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Engineering Education System and Design at Arizona State University. I serve as a Research Assistant and bring with me six years of industry experience as a woman engineer. My research interests revolve around the mental health of international engineering graduate

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Track 2: Technical Session 8: Establishing and Sustaining Inclusive Learning Communities for Supporting Faculty Creating More Inclusive Engineering Classrooms

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Jessica Moriah Vaden, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Amy Hermundstad Nave, Colorado School of Mines; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy L Brooks, University of Pittsburgh

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engineering education efforts to create inclusive classrooms and programming.Dr. April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh April Dukes (aprila@pitt.edu) is the Faculty and Future Faculty Program Director for the Engineering Educational Research Center (EERC) and the Institutional Co-leader for Pitt-CIRTL (Center for the Inte- gration of Research, Teaching, and Learning) at theDr. Amy Hermundstad Nave, Colorado School of Mines Amy Hermundstad Nave is a Faculty Developer in the Trefny Innovative Instruction Center at the Col- orado School of Mines. She earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University before going on to earn her PhD in Engineering Education andDr. Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh

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Track 2: Technical Session 6: Minoritized Student Audio Narratives to Influence Faculty's Empathic Understanding: Learning from Sophie and Enola

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Cassandra J McCall, Utah State University; Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University

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narratives.Conclusion: This project highlights lessons learned for faculty in the areas of student support,accommodations, inclusive practice, and student perceptions of classroom practice. We present thisproject as methodological innovation for qualitative research, and as future work, we intend to keepinvestigating impact on faculty via faculty focus groups, surveys, and workshops. We also highlight thisresearch as a metaphor for the empathic understanding that each faculty member can gain by listening tostudents, individually and collectively, and distilling lessons for their practice.The Need for Innovation in Broadening Participation Research “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” 1

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Track 4: Technical Session 7: Siloed Efforts and Collaboration Among STEM Equity Initiatives: An Organizational Network Analysis

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Daniel Mackin Freeman, University of Washington; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Pauline Charlotte Dott, University of Washington

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Paper ID #40707Siloed Efforts and Collaboration Among STEM Equity Initiatives: AnOrganizational Network AnalysisDaniel Mackin Freeman, University of Washington Daniel Mackin Freeman is a doctoral candidate in Portland State University’s Department of Sociology and a Research Scientist at the University of Washington Center for Evaluation and Research for STEM Equity. He received his BFA in General Fine Arts with a focus on social practice from the Pacific North- west College of Art and his MS in Sociology from Portland State University. With a background in the philosophy of art and education, Daniel’s current research