Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

women representing more than half of the US population, they remain underrepresentedin Computing fields. An introductory programming course (CS1) is critical for progression in theComputer Science (CS) degrees. It often presents challenges for retention and graduation,especially among underrepresented students. Previous research has indicated that women may bemore likely to leave or lose interest in computing due to various challenges. The computingclassroom culture needs to improve engagement and create a welcoming environment forwomen. As more schools are using peer instruction, such as LA (Learning Assistant), PLTL(Peer-Led Team Learning), and UTA (Undergraduate Teaching Assistants), some researchindicates that such practice for recitation

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2 - Personal Situations

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enas Aref, Western Michigan University; Dina Idriss-Wheeler, University of Ottawa; Julia Hajjar, University of Ottawa

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cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn and workefficiently, and contribute to their community and to socio-economic development” [25]. Inacademia, students and professors alike struggle with their mental health and well-being. Facultyat all levels must balance many roles and responsibilities such as teaching, mentorship, researchand administrative tasks. Similarly, graduate students must complete course and/or laboratorywork, teaching or research assistantships, secure funding to cover costs of tuition, write andpublish papers, attend meetings, and complete administrative tasks. Notably, graduate studentsexperience rates of depression and anxiety at rates six times higher than the general population[26]. Research

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8: Leadership and Persistence

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sumudu Lewis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; nadia sahila, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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the workforce. An analysis of student reflections from exit interviews of graduatingstudents from 2018 and 2019 cohorts and journal entry data collected from students from therecent 2023 cohort is presented in this work. The themes emerging from this analysis show thatboth graduating students and current students seek to strengthen the RAMP community beyondthe summer program. Their recommendations point to the need for continuing support in bothpersonal achievement and for advocating the needs of their peers. With over a hundred RAMPparticipants now established across the engineering majors and the workforce, theserecommendations will be integrated in the participatory action research framework that anchorsthe design of RAMP. We will address

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4 - Hands-on Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Foss, Weber State University; Mark Baugh, Weber State University; Yucheng Liu P.E., South Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

. Belonging encompasses a subjective assessment of astudent's sense of acceptance, value, inclusion, and encouragement from both peers andinstructors within the academic environment. It also entails feeling integral to the class andrecognizing one's importance in the educational community [13]. Studies indicate that studentswho persist in STEM majors tend to experience a heightened sense of belonging compared totheir counterparts who transition out of STEM fields. However, individuals fromunderrepresented groups, including females, are less likely to perceive a strong sense ofbelonging. This disparity is, in part, attributed to the numerical underrepresentation of womenboth in educational settings and within the industrial landscape [13-18]. This

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahjah Marie Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Samieh Askarian Khanamani, University of Cincinnati; Mark Okoth Onyango, University of Cincinnati; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati

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, yielding findings that suggest thatwomen and non-white students who received the letter-grade C in an introductory STEM courseare less likely to complete a STEM degree than white male counterparts. Despite Black andHispanic students declaring STEM majors at the same rate as their white peers, they are pushedout of STEM at disproportionate rates regardless of academic preparation, intellectual ability, ortheir affinity for STEM [8], [17],[18]. Additionally, they are often depicted as being without ormore so, at a deficit to be academically successful in STEM.Meritocratic ideologies or the belief that individuals are successful because of their own merit asopposed to historical, social and institutional barriers in place underscore STEM culture for