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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida; Tonika Jones; Jodi Angela Doher; Kurtis Gurley, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Adrienne Leigh Provost, University of Florida

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faculty as well as co-founding the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department at the University of North Texas – Denton. Traum received Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT, and he holds dual B.S. degrees from the UC Irvine in mechanical and aerospace engineering.Tonika JonesJodi Angela DoherDr. Kurtis Gurley, University of FloridaDr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida Dr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department at the University of Florida (UF). Her research focuses on self-efficacy and critical mentoring. She is pas- sionate about broadening participation in engineering, leveraging evidence-based approaches to improve the

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Mazen I. Hussein, Tennessee Technological University

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requested to prioritize these factors based on theextent to which they influenced their self-efficacy beliefs. Analysis of student responsesconcerning the factors affecting confidence in success in this first-year engineering courserevealed nine categories of prominent factors: understanding or learning the material; drive ormotivation toward success; teaming issues; computing abilities; the availability of help andability to access it; issues surrounding doing assignments; student problem-solving abilities;enjoyment, interest, and satisfaction associated with the course and its material; and gradesearned in the course.In a Connecticut university, a survey was conducted on Introduction to Psychology students fromdifferent majors, including

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Jennifer S. Brown, Clemson University; Marshal Fasika Rice, Clemson University; Karen A High, Clemson University

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shared similar livedexperiences and values. For the mentee in particular, it often contributes to an improved self-efficacy and sense of belonging for those who hold marginalized identities in STEMM fields,including those who identify as women, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), low-income, first-generation, neurodivergent, or as a member of the LGBTQ+ community [9].Unfortunately, the underrepresentation of these identities in university engineering facultiesoftentimes exacerbates the already reduced access to mentors with whom women doctoralcandidates can identify or share similar lived experiences. This disparity along the lines ofmarginalized identities was highlighted in an iconic study by Nettles and Millett in 2006