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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ari Sherris, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Christine Reiser Robbins, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Jianhong Ren, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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certified as an EFL and ESL teacher as well as a School Principal. Ari’s research and language revitalization interests include Mikasuki, Salish Ql’ispe (aka Salish-Pend d’Oreille, Montana Salish, and Flathead Salish) and Safaliba. His ethnographic work documents situated practice in grassroots policy initiatives and school-based activism among the Safaliba in rural Ghana. His language documentation includes conceptual metaphors and formulaic language in Salish Ql’ispe and Safaliba. He also explores applications of task-based language teaching in the pedagogy of revitalization. His practitioner papers analyze integrated content and language instruction, academic English instruction for graduate students, and asset-based

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tess Bisbee Meier, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yunus Doğan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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they conducted convergent research projects.There are many benefits from connecting with international researchers in one’s field, the mostimportant being collaboration opportunities, networking, and dissemination of research. This isan example of how graduate students can practice their own communication skills.When asked to reflect on the impact of the experience, Meier responded with the following: This experience was incredibly useful in learning, practicing, promoting, and teaching convergence methodologies in the context of PBL. I have continued to seek experiences to hone these skills further. I created an interdisciplinary project team for a senior capstone design project (MQP) relating to my own medical

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Conner, Clemson University; Skylar Hubbarth, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Paper ID #43247Impacts of Near-Peer Mentoring Between Graduate Students and UndergraduateTransfer Students in Engineering and ComputingShannon Conner, Clemson UniversitySkylar Hubbarth, Clemson UniversityDr. D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University Dr. Boyer is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering & Science Education in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences at Clemson University. His work focuses on how technology supports knowledge building and transfer in a range of learning environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Impacts of

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Kourtney Rogers Gruner, Texas A&M University

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. Forthat reason, capstone projects are increasingly used as a result of both ABET (AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology) requirements and strong consensus among educators andindustry that students need hands-on practical design experiences. Capstone projects may be oneof the best ways to evaluate how well students have learned to apply technical competencies [8,9]. In fact, the ability to assimilate, assess, and apply knowledge while building deeper levels ofunderstanding demonstrates mastery [10, 11].Although literature about capstone use in engineering confirms its usefulness in the academythere is limited studies regarding graduate-level capstone use in engineering. Reviews of priorresearch revealed that there are studies on

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayden Ross Asbill, Campbell University; Mitchell Ann Letchworth, Campbell University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Christina A. Pantoja, Campbell University

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-crafting, and self-care. She earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, a M.S. in Education from Indiana University, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. She has four years of experience as a process engineer in industry and more than twenty years of experience in education and career counseling. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Graduate Student Role in Undergraduate Research Mentoring: A Systematic Literature ReviewAbstractBackground: Graduate students have an important role in undergraduate research. Theyare typically in a triad mentoring relationship, where they mentor the undergraduate and arementored by

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Graduate Student Pipeline and Workforce Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabella Victoria, University of Florida; Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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provided to participants of these workforcedevelopment programs. The research questions (RQs) for this study were: (RQ1) What trainingprograms exist in the literature for workforce development for engineering Ph.D. students? (sub-RQ1) How are Ph.D. workforce training programs for engineering graduate students in theliterature being described? (RQ2) What workforce readiness skills do these training programs havefor engineering Ph.D. students and how do they align with the type of skills described in theVirginia Workplace Readiness skills framework? To address these research questions and sub-research questions, we performed a systematized literature review utilizing three databases:SCOPUS, Engineering Village and ERIC. The selection of the

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University; Nicole Else-Quest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joe Roy, American Society for Engineering Education

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9.7%, Asian American women earned 18.5%, andWhite women earned 61.3% [3]. In turn, the American Council on Education [4] has delineated aneed for academic leaders to develop policies and best practices to promote diversity in STEM.Engineering doctoral programs are a type of organization, and the continuation of students inthese programs through Ph.D. completion can be viewed as an issue of organizational 2commitment or member retention. From this perspective, an organizational climate measurementcan guide researchers and leaders in better understanding the climates affecting the experiencesof students from underrepresented populations, such as

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Onboarding and Community Building in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashton Garner Ward, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; Casey Kidd, Louisiana Tech University; Lindsay K. Gouedy, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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develop a community withpeers in the same field.Two faculty members, who are active STEM education researchers, have instituted a newseminar series specifically for these students that is designed to realign the course withengineering education topics, continuously improve the Ph.D. curriculum, and assist students ontheir Ph.D. paths. The group of faculty and students began meeting every other week to discusstopics specifically related to STEM education and the needs of graduate school in lieu ofattending the general engineering seminars. This new seminar series covers multiple topicsapplicable to students in STEM education, including developing a plan of study, writing andpresenting a proposal for a dissertation, and on-campus graduate

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yiqi Liang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Qing Li, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Gül E. Kremer, University of Dayton; Nigel Forest Reuel, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Shan Jiang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Director of Graduate Education in the School of Education . She teaches courses in program evaluation and assessment, student affairs and higher education.Prof. Shan Jiang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Dr. Shan Jiang is currently an Associate Professor from the Materials Science and Engineering department at Iowa State University. Dr. Jiang earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After graduation, he furthered his study at MIT as a postdoc. Following his academic training, Dr. Jiang then worked at the Dow Chemical Company Coating Materials as a research scientist. Drawing on his industrial background, Dr. Jiang initiated the Graduate for Advancing Professional Skills

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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April A. Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Valerie E. Kerr, University of Pittsburgh; Susan K. Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh; Götz Veser, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh

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graduate education areto (1) break the traditional "one-size-fits-all" approach to graduate STEM education by creating andvalidating a PLM that is inclusive to all students and (2) propagate our engineering education researchinto practice by generating the knowledge to extend this innovation to other STEM graduate programs.The Personalized Learning Model (PLM)Seeded by a shared vision across SSOE and guided by experts in engineering education, we are piloting,measuring, refining, and institutionalizing the PLM for STEM Graduate Education (Figure 1). Recognizingthat a program with "pointwise" personalization (i.e., a single course or professional development focus)will have a modest impact, we propose a personalized learning model that permeates

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Onboarding and Community Building in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Ifeoma Nwanua, University of Florida

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, Blackstudents face a higher attrition rate compared to their peers of other races [4]. Given these starkstatistics, the retention of the Black population in graduate and undergraduate engineeringprograms becomes imperative for establishing a diverse and robust workforce [8], [10].The systemic and cultural racial biases inherent within educational institutions contribute to themarked dearth of Black students in engineering doctoral programs. Even as research begins tounravel the experiences of Black Ph.D. students in engineering – from motivations and persistenceto encounters with racial microaggressions – the disparity remains, underscoring the need fordeeper exploration. This group has additional heterogeneity [11], particularly overlooking

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marah C. Lambert, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Lisa Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Cathy Howell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Dilara Yaya Bryson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Edith Gnanadass, The University of Memphis

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-doctoral researcher, and (6) an African Americanpost-baccalaureate psychology student. MethodsResearch DesignThis research was drawn from a larger multiple embedded case study that sought to understandthe nature and quality of STEM doctoral mentorships. However, this work focuses on anextracted case: women STEM doctoral students. Data was drawn from a National ScienceFoundation Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NSF AGEP) grant-fundedresearch study, which included three institutional types: (a) Historically White Insitution (HWI)-Flagship/R1, (b) Historically Black College and University (HBCU)/R2, and (c) HWI-Regional/R2. These institutions were located in the Southeastern part of

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Graduate Student Pipeline and Workforce Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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a hurdle for many test takers. Since the tests are administered in English, studentsfrom other linguistic backgrounds may not perform up to their ability, particularly on the verbalportion [13]. One recent study [14], though, challenges this assumption. Moreover, the tests arenot designed to measure soft skills and leadership, which are important factors affecting successin graduate school [15]. It should be noted that the Educational Testing Service, whichadministers the GRE, is aware of this limitation and is working on another test to assess theseattributes [16]. But it is not part of the current GRE.Test anxiety [17] is another reason why standardized tests might not provide an objectivecomparison of candidates. Many students experience

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Michael M. Malschützky, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Germany; Neha B. Raikar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Yarazeth Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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educating and developing engineers, teachers (future faculty), and the community at all levels (k12, undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate and internationally). A few of these key areas include engineering identity and mindsets, global competencies, failure culture, first year experiences in engineering, capstone design thinking, integrating service and authentic learning into the engineering classroom, implementing new instructional methodologies, and design optimization using traditional and non-traditional manufacturing. She seeks to identify best practices and develop assessments methods that assist in optimizing computing and engineering learning. Dr. Gurganus was one the inaugural award winners of the Diane M. Lee

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Crystal Alicia Nattoo, Stanford University; Crystal E Winston, Stanford University; Rachel A. G. Adenekan, Stanford University

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advanced degrees in science andengineering from prestigious American universities, and they trained me for academic successfrom a young age. I went to regular school during the day, but nights and weekends were dedi-cated to family school, a school in which my parents pushed me beyond any public curriculum.They tutored me personally, never outsourcing my education to teachers or private tutors, and Ireaped the fruit of their labor. I graduated from one of the best public high schools in the countryat the time and from the best engineering undergraduate program in the world. I also completedmultiple research projects during my undergraduate program, and I had stellar letters of recom-mendation from both course instructors and research advisors. I

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Siqing Wei, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Moses Olayemi, University of Oklahoma

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University of Oklahoma. He is a graduate of Chemical Engineering from the University of Lagos. He was awarded the 2022/2023 Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship by Purdue’s School of Engineering Education and he has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from the same university. For his dissertation, he employed an embedded sequential explanatory mixed methods design to understand culturally relevant engineering education in multiple settings, focusing on the Federal Republic of Nigeria as the Case Study. For his work, his paper, ”Telling half a story: A mixed methods approach to understanding culturally relevant engineering education in Nigeria” was awarded the best DEI paper in the International Division of ASEE at the 2023

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Kathryn Bedette AIA, Kennesaw State University; Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University

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putting on the final touches. With their knowledge of engineeringprinciples, they ensure that what's built matches the intended design while navigating challengeslike material availability, labor issues, and unexpected site conditions. Ultimately, constructionmanagement adds the practical human touch to design projects, turning blueprints into functionalstructures that serve society.Based on the literature review, there is an overall gap in creating comprehensive andcompassionate student recruitment and retention strategies for construction managementinternational graduate students. This research, therefore, emphasizes the importance of creatingand implementing such strategies to meet international graduate students' immediate academicand

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Appiah-Kubi, University of Dayton; Khalid Zouhri, University of Dayton

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. 12. M. Walker, J. Sproule, and S. Pitre, "Academic integrity, plagiarism, and self-plagiarism: A practical guide for researchers and graduate students," IOS Press, 2016. 13. C. Lipson, "Succeeding as an international student in the United States and Canada," University of Chicago Press, 2008.Appendix – Survey QuestionsSucceeding in U.S. graduate School (Multiple choice grid)Rank the following in terms of how important they are to succeed academically as a graduate student inthe first semester in the United States.Mastering EnglishHow long have you been speaking English? (less than 2 years, 2 to 5 years, more than 5, but less than 10years, 10 years or more)On a typical day outside of the classroom, how often do you

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Jamieson, Miami University

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theirliterature.Overall, there is not a significant focus on how to learn or teach the reading of academicpapers.3 Our Case-based Method as applied to in-class Paper DiscussionsThe goal of this work is to create a learning method to help learners understand how to readacademic papers related to a research area. The framework we propose and have run for 3iterations is a modification of the case-based method as reported earlier. In this section, wedescribe our framework as applied in a class on FPGA CAD taught in 2015, 2018, and 2021 toundergraduate students in their 4th year and graduate students.Within this course, the goal is to learn about general computer-aided design (CAD) where thefocus CAD flow targets FPGAs. For the focus area, the topics include an

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi, University of Connecticut

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relationship has a profound impact on the studentexperience, and that this is particularly important for students from marginalized groups [31]. Inthe case of neurodiverse students, whose marginalized identity is invisible, the advisor-adviseerelationship may take on particular significance in relation to graduate students’ decision-makingprocess related to disclosure of their neurodiversity diagnoses, their working and learningprofiles, and their challenges in the context of their courses and research [32]. Thus,establishment of trust and open communication becomes key for creating an inclusiveenvironment in which students may advocate for themselves without fear of negative perceptionson the part of their advisor, who holds significant power within