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Engineering Equity: Challenging Paradigms and Cultivating Inclusion in Technical Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jingfeng Wu, University of Michigan; Clay Walker, University of Michigan

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

in the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering Technical Communication Program. He regularly teaches first-year, intermediate, and senior writing courses for students in all engineering disciplines, but especially Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science Engineering. His research focuses on the interplay between identity, experience, and agency in language and literacy practices in technical and workplace communication contexts through translingual and linguistic justice frameworks. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Mechanical engineering reasoning diagram: How can modeling engineering thinking support learning in writing intensive labs?The

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Inclusive Horizons: Shaping Diverse Pathways in Engineering and Design Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Baldis, University of California, San Diego; Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

spaces before transitioning to higher education.Dr. Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego Dr. Alex Phan is the inaugural Executive Director for Student Success in the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego. Prior to his appointment, he has served as a project scientist, engineer, and lecturer, teaching across multiple divisions, including the Jacobs School of Engineering (Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng., Dean’s Office Unit) and UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies. His teaching interests and expertise are in experiential learning, holistic education models, active learning environments, and metacognition. In his current role, he leads the IDEA

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Engineering Futures: Navigating the Pathways of Education, Inclusion, and Professional Growth

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Zaccheus Sikazwe, University of the Incarnate Word; Stephanie Weiss-Lopez; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

) program he was the instructor of Coding Academy in which he was able to teach Python to high school students from various backgrounds.Stephanie Weiss-Lopez Stephanie Weiss-Lopez has overseen GEMS since 2020 as a Project Manager and Coordinator. Ms. Weiss-Lopez is a UIW alum with a degree in Meteorology, currently the AVS Laboratories Project Manager, and an MBA student at UIW. She has over 18 years of management and leadership experience and has been a member of the AVS labs since 2018. Ms. Weiss-Lopez has experience in personnel development, scientific research, and grant writing. During Ms. Weiss-Lopez’s leadership GEMS implemented and distributed over 450 free STEAM kits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Weiss

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Charting Inclusivity: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Technology in Engineering and Computing Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Halpern, University of New Hampshire; Mariah Arral, Carnegie Mellon University; Cassandra Michelle Lafleur, University of New Hampshire; Sarah Young; Elise Baribault, University of New Hampshire; Julianna Gesun, University of New Hampshire

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

disagreed nor agreed or strongly disagreed that theyhad a positive relationship with their research professor/mentor. Both ND and NT participantsresponded similarly to having laboratory peers who collaborate and support each other(Figure 3B). It is well documented that academia has an ableist problem; however, our dataindicate that ND students feel supported by their peers [4]. This is a very positive finding wheremost studies highlight the negative experiences of ND students [22].Figure 2: Research Demographics related to all participants (96 participants) separating outthe type of research conducted and whether the research was volunteer, credit-bearing, or paid.Neurodivergent participants had a larger percentage indicated strongly agree or agree

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Innovating Inclusivity: Rethinking Access and Empowerment in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Patricia Nicole Delgado, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

knowledge and attributes that willpositively influence their learning outcomes if those assets are acknowledged and nurtured.College faculty, higher education institutions, and specifically engineering programs may lack anunderstanding of just how important and liberating it is to approach teaching and learning withan asset-based mentality [6]. To truly understand asset-based pedagogical practices, thisliterature review will explore three specific themes that honor and underscore its importance: 1)recognizing diverse assets within diverse students, 2) building on the strengths that are present inunderrepresented students in engineering programs, and 3) the realization of empoweringstudents when asset-based pedagogy is practiced.Recognizing diverse

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Innovating Inclusivity: Rethinking Access and Empowerment in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

, Personalized Learning, and STEM Education.Dr. Mihai Boicu, George Mason University Mihai Boicu, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Information Technology at George Mason University, Associate Director of the Learning Agents Center (http://lac.gmu.edu), Co-Director of IT Entrepreneurship Laboratory (http://lite.gmu.edu) and Co-Director of ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Anti-racism, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Database CurriculumThrough Group Research Projects on Historical, Social and Ethical Database Related TopicsIntroductionThe purpose of this work in progress research paper is to present a redesign of a sequence of fourcourses in order to provide

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Reimagining Pathways: Nurturing Diversity and Identity in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meghan Williams, Elizabethtown College; Mark Brinton, Elizabethtown College; Kurt M Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Elizabeth Dolin Dalton

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Paper ID #42814Student Anxiety and Belonging in a Mastery-Based-Learning CourseMeghan Williams, Elizabethtown College Meghan Williams is a recent graduate from Elizabethtown College with a degree in Physics Secondary Education. She is currently working as a high school math teacher and will be pursing a masters degree in applied phyiscs in the fall.Mark Brinton, Elizabethtown College Dr. Mark Brinton currently teaches electrical and biomedical engineering courses at Elizabethtown College. Prior to joining Elizabethtown College, he studied advanced prosthetic limbs at the University of Utah (postdoc, Biomedical Engineering

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Equity in Engineering: Uncovering Challenges and Championing Change in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Robert, Colorado School of Mines; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Education and M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and her B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the Colorado School of Mines.Dr. Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines Jon A. Leydens is Professor of Engineering Education Research in the Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines, USA. Dr. Leydens’ research and teaching interests in engineering education focus on social justice and sociotechnical thinking. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024The Prestige Game: Making Visible the Mental Health Effects of Institutional Prestige Seeking on Underrepresented STEM StudentsIntroduction and Literature ReviewThis critical theory

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Engineering Equity: Challenging Paradigms and Cultivating Inclusion in Technical Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Jamaal Downey, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

racial identity (i.e., visibility ofPOC) was often equated with inability and stereotypes in engineering [40]. Thus, claiming thatcolor-neutral attitudes exist in engineering negates the lived experiences of POC and thehypervisibility they are constantly exposed to in classroom, laboratories, or team activities.Colorblindness, and the idea that attitudes and behaviors in engineering are race-neutral, alsolead to issues of “otherness,” racialization, and cultural dissonance [41], [42], all of which havedetrimental effects on students of color. Moreover, colorblindness institutionalizes racism without asking for accountability whenracist acts occur. For instance, McGee argued that racism in STEM continues to exist becauseracially hostile

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Institutional inclusion: Advancing equity and belongingness in engineering education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Krista Dulany Chisholm, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Microbiology at a Hispanic-serving community college in Miami, Florida. As an educator, they utilized equitable teaching practices & encouraged student agency to ensure positive learning outcomes. Their first year of PhD research focused on undergraduate student perceptions of social responsibility in STEMM, with special emphasis placed on the importance of science communication & policy advocacy, as well as the intersection of institutional culture & transformational change towards cultivating more inclusive & equitable access for underrepresented minority students in STEMM fields. They are now pivoting to explore critical mentorship & building out a new study. Outside of their research, they are the