-author of 20 peer-reviewed papers and principal investigator or co-principal investigator of more than 17 major research grants.Dr. Taylor Lightner, QEM Network Dr. Taylor Lightner is a dedicated educational researcher and advocate committed to empowering historically marginalized groups in STEM education and careers through innovative and equitable educational practices. Her background in Engineering Education and Industrial Systems Engineering enables her to deeply understand how system dynamics influence broadening participation in STEM preparation, training, and careers. Therefore, she has coordinated various research efforts associated with teaching courses, developing workshops, administering surveys
Business Concepts Purpose: Positively impact students' STEM Solution for the Classroom: attitudes toward STEM 13 independent lessons and activities on bridge design and concepts, classes, and construction using photos and interviews from a current career choices construction of the new I-70 bridge over the Missouri River Each lesson includes: PowerPoint Slide decksAnimated slides with notes that gives Embedded videos to explain Interviews with real engineers and photostheory, background, and examples concepts from an active construction siteRecorded Videos of presentations Hands
Biomedical Engineering from Wright State University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: A Collaborative Reflection Exploring the TeachingMotivation and Identity Development for International Graduate Students in EngineeringAbstractThis work in progress paper uses collaborative reflection to begin exploring the contextualfactors that influence the teaching motivation and identity of international engineering doctoralstudents. In this paper, the first two authors are international doctoral students who reflect ontheir first formal teaching experiences and their journey toward developing interests inengineering education careers. Sruthi (First Author
Paper ID #43280How Community College Transfer NSF S-STEM Scholars in EngineeringSpend Scholarship Funds to Enhance Their Academic SuccessDr. Will Tyson, University of South Florida Will Tyson is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida Tampa campus. His research uncovers the connections between educational experiences and career pathways and key life course transitions among students from various backgrounds. He specializes in research that challenges our understanding of interpersonal and structural influences on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and career
areexpected to take on responsibilities on many aspects of teaching, research, service, mentoring,advising, and globalization in U.S. institutions. Despite their success in teaching, research,service expectations, and contribution toward globalization, many international faculty membersstruggle with mental health, imposter syndrome, isolation, invisibility to the system and yetbeing used as a token, then immigration challenges, and they are also torn between two worlds(their home countries and the US) compared to the U.S.-born faculty. They also lack structural,navigational, and mentorship support throughout their career. Our own experiences of navigatingUS higher academia without much support have been our primary motivation to explore thistopic
involved on campus with a couple of student organizations and student government,which I really like. It makes me happy; I feel like I have a purpose in college, and it helps mymental health. I feel like the bonding that you have between other students has been rewarding,especially in calculus. Calculus is so hard, so when you’re struggling with somebody, you gettrauma-bonded. I met some of my best friends through calculus, so I really enjoythat. Sometimes, I feel a lot more in touch with the community because I’m so passionate aboutroads and transit. [...] And so, in those little things, it’s like, oh my gosh, that’s my career, it’s inmy community. I get so excited, and I dig really deep into it.What Comes NextFuture Plans: I want to travel
Ohio State University (OSU). He earned a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. He recently joined OSU after having served as an Associate Professor in The Polytechnic School within Arizona State University’s Fulton Schools of Engineering (FSE) where he was the Graduate Program Chair for the Engineering Education Systems & Design (EESD) Ph.D. Program. He is currently a Deputy Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education and co-maintains the Engineering Education Community Resource wiki. Additional career highlights include serving as Chair of the Research in
of women atvarious stages of their STEM careers. Employing a mixed methods approach, this study seeksto evaluate the individual impact of participation in a women's network committed tofostering a culture of gender equality and celebrating the accomplishments of recent years.Some initiatives organized by the Matilda Chair include books featuring the inspiringjourneys of women, expert panels, conferences, webinars, mentorship programs, social mediacampaigns, and research publications. This joint effort hopes to serve as an inspiration and toencourage other institutions to embark on similar journeys, advocating for equal rights andopportunities for women in both academic and professional areas. Together, we strive tocreate an equity
workplace.” Participants emphasized specific examples of improvements, such as theircommunication with managers, understanding of job duties, team collaboration, problem-solving, and work ethic. Practical applications of engineering in their courses helped them totranslate theoretical knowledge into employment opportunities. As stated by one participant, “Ifeel like I was one of the few people in my internship … that was actually able to take myresearch in my own direction.” Additionally, participants expressed that the program heightenedstudents’ confidence in exploring career opportunities in engineering and engineeringtechnology. They identified examples of how the skills students develop in the engineeringprogram contributed to their efforts in
awards, engineering is ranked fourth [1]. Despite intentions to pursue further education,the realities of full-time employment and the extended duration required to complete a degreepart-time often deter these students from achieving their educational aspirations. Literatureindicates that students who continue in engineering careers typically demonstrate high levels ofself-efficacy and identify strongly with the engineering community [1,2]. Although research onself-efficacy and engineering identity has expanded, it predominantly focuses on the initialcollege experience [3,4]. Limited research exists on self-efficacy and engineering identity amongstudents persisting in engineering education and into their professional careers [4,5]. The
Paper ID #42898Board 274: Exploring Problem-Solving Experiences in Autism-Inclusion SchoolsUsing Photovoice: A Collaborative Data Collection ProcessMs. Kavitha Murthi, New York University I am pursuing my doctoral studies at NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in the Department of Occupational Therapy. I work with Vice Dean Kristie Patten on a National Science Foundation (NSF) project titled ”Developing Abilities and Knowledge for Careers in Design and Engineering for Students on the Autism Spectrum by Scaling Up Making Experiences.” Through this project, I intend to explore the impact of
software skills. This work has potential challengessuch as dependence on specific resources like a greenhouse and student engagement level ofprojects will be varied. IoT Hands-on Activities in Secondary Education [10] assesses the impactof IoT-based activities on STEM learning and career orientation among secondary schoolstudents. They involved students participating in a summer school, engaging in hands-on IoTactivities. Results showed positive responses and increased interest in STEM fields and careers.Limitations of this study include a small sample size, short duration, and potential bias inself-reported data.Overall, these initiatives aim to bridge the gap between traditional EE education and the rapidlyevolving world of CPS and IoT
introducestudents to research work through rhetorical analysis of scholarly work. These first-timeundergraduate researchers are recruited from various universities and bring with them diverseexperiences based on their backgrounds. The REU program is designed to prepare students forgraduate studies by immersing participants in a authentic research conducted within a tier oneresearch facility alongside graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and faculty.The program also provides career development workshops on applying to graduate school,writing personal statements, developing a professional network, working in academia andindustry as well as creating graduate level research products (i.e., posters, presentations, andpapers).The Natural
,students continued with the main survey in which they responded to a series of demographic, self-report sleep habits, and perceived career-related questions. In this phase, a total of 152 constructionstudents participated in the study. The data were coded, cleaned, and modeled in statisticalsoftware.ResultsThe first section of the survey consisted of demographic questions, in which 88% of respondentswere male and the rest 12% were female which was slightly above the female gender rate for theconstruction program. Also, junior (47%) and sophomore (44%) students comprised the majorityof participants, followed by freshman (7%) and senior (2%) level students. In the next question,participants were asked to report their GPA. The pre-defined categories
integrated with the 12th grade science course. The high school program isdivided into two tracks: a.) High School Diploma Track and b) Career Readiness Certificate Track. Thestudents in the Diploma Track are working towards earning a High School Diploma. The CareerReadiness Track consists of students aged 14-21 who are working toward earning a High SchoolCertificate of Program Completion. There are three students enrolled in 12th-grade science. Consideringtheir primary disabilities, two of the students have autism while one student has multiple disabilities.Additional information about the students is presented in Table 1.Table 1. Learners’ Profile Student Age High School Track Profile Ava 18 Diploma Track
underrepresented in computing. Scholars receive support throughout theirgraduation and beyond should they pursue graduate studies in a STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math) discipline at any of the three participating institutions.Besides funds, the program provides an expansive career pathway opportunity to each of itsstudents, accompanied by various supporting services, a dedicated advising team, experientiallearning offices, career services offices, and graduate schools. Supporting services includeinternship fairs, panel discussions with alumni, resume workshops, graduate school applicationworkshops, and career fairs. The project brings together the unique collaboration of threeinstitutions for each of its supported activities to
,and employing predictive analytics. Major goals of the project included developing expertise inusing a student dashboard and integrating student data, with the potential broad impact ofinforming the STEM community of best practices for timely interventions, improving retentionand graduation rates, and facilitating career development. The Navigate platform is used for predictive analytics and to track and document ECS Scholarprogress toward achieving benchmark goals in the areas of retention, graduation rates,internships, undergraduate research experiences, and job placement. The use of predictiveanalytics has significant potential for helping students arrive at successful outcomes. However, itis an assumption of this project that the
College of Engineering (S and G) were asked to complete theFirst-Year Survey as they entered their program. This survey was repeated every semester forthese students over the three following semesters. The survey consisted of 10 questions askingabout their motivations for enrolling in their program, career aspirations, motivations, supports,and barriers. Barriers and supports were rated on a 4-point Likert scale responding to, “To whatextent have the following factors supported you/served as barriers to you in considering and/orattending the graduate program(s) indicated above?” (1 = not at all; 4 = a great deal). Statementsabout these supports and barriers were then phrased as “I” statements (e.g., “I can keep up withthe workload of graduate
at Urbana-Champaign. As a graduate student, he was a NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Graduate Fellow and mentor for the Summer Research Opportunities Program. Dr. Henderson has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students on pathways to pursue STEM careers. He believes that exposing students to STEM early will impact their lives and academic pursuits. He, along with Rick Greer, co-founded the St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy (SEBA). SEBA is an educational intervention that introduces underrepresented and underserved fourth and fifth-grade students and their families to hands-on STEM experiences. Dr. Henderson is the immediate past Director of the Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES, pronounced
. Demonstrate proficiency in use of quality assurance methods and quality control concepts. 6.0. Demonstrate proficiency in using tools, instruments, and testing devices. 7.0. Demonstrate basic troubleshooting skills. 8.0. Demonstrate appropriate communication skills. 9.0. Demonstrate appropriate math skills. 10.0. Demonstrate an understanding of modern business practices and strategies. 11.0. Demonstrate employability skills and identify career opportunities.The full framework including all of the specialization outcomes is available in the appendix andalso at https://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/curriculum-frameworks/2022-23-frameworks/manufacturing.stmlAdjusting Standards to Meet the Skills GapThis project emerged from
graduate levelengineering programs, the motivations behind student involvement and success in this field mustbe examined and adapted to accordingly. In this study, an educational comic has been created anddistributed to university students to investigate whether career prospects impact student motivationin pursuit of chemical engineering on an institutional level. This comic was then distributed tostudents beginning their first undergraduate year at Northeastern University and who had not yetdefinitively declared their major. This comic dismantles two key misconceptions that may discourage students from pursuingchemical engineering: limited scope of industrial opportunities and restrictive skill sets relatingexclusively to chemistry and math
their growth in the clinic’s learning outcomes (LOs) and the impact of the clinicexperience on their career preparation via a post-clinic survey. Students’ clinic products and theresults of the survey are presented. We anticipate future work to examine the learning of bothstudents designing the modules and students engaging in the modules.BackgroundSoft Robotics is a new and growing field that emphasizes developing robotic solutions thatprioritize compliant materials, embodied intelligence, and biomechanics in their design [1], [2],[3]. Emerging around 1995, soft robotics designs have been shown to have previouslyunprecedented capabilities [4], leveraging high degree-of-freedom actuators to adapt to theirsurrounding environments, change shapes
. • Increase students’ industry-relevant skills (described in the course learning goals). • Introduce students to the variety of career opportunities within medical devices industry.The scope of this Work in Progress is to describe students’ perceptions of the pilot course.Course DescriptionBMEG260: Introduction to Medical Device Design was piloted as an elective in spring 2022 andenrolled 10 students, prior to becoming a required course for all sophomore-level BMEundergraduates in spring 2023. Students were notified about the pilot through emails sent to allBME undergraduates; any second year BME was eligible to register. The course learning goalsand performance indicators are provided in Appendix A.To achieve these learning goals, students worked
Bridge and Internship ProgramsAbstractUndergraduate students need exposure, initiation, motivation, and guidance to develop anorientation toward research that will benefit them not only in their capstone projects but also intheir future careers. Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) made such an opportunity availableto the rising junior and senior students of the Engineering Technology program.Fifteen rising junior students were selected to participate in the summer bridge program, and fourrising junior and senior students were selected to participate in a summer internship program atthe Coast Guard's aircraft facility. The project's scope was to engage students in designing,prototyping, and fabricating Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAVs) and
-boarding activities, researchexperience, mentor experience, program interactions, and reflect on the gains from programparticipation. This study did not include survey data on participants perceptions of the programdue to the limited number of participant responses. Based on the focus groups conducted,participants reported that this experience was highly valued and significantly increased theirmotivation for pursuing future research and careers. Participants also reported that the programallowed them to develop and refine their professional and research skills, enabling them to applyconcepts learned during their undergraduate studies to their research projects. Additionally,participants described faculty mentors as supportive, understanding, and
in research knowledge and skills, deeper relationships with mentors, and clarity andinsight into career paths. This work involves thematic analysis of interviews with GEAR-SRparticipants and highlights student voices, including those traditionally marginalized in STEM.The advantages of undergraduate research experiences (UREs) are widely recognized, leading tohigher student retention, a sense of belonging in their field, improved academic outcomes, and agreater likelihood of pursuing advanced degrees [1, 5, 6]. This positive effect can be even greaterfor traditionally minoritized students [7], including students who are Black/African American,Hispanic/Latino(a), American Indian, and Pacific Islander. However, finding and performingresearch
human-centered engineers through advising,mentoring, and career exploration.Course planning and advising for prospective engineering students is complex at a liberal artsinstitution and often favors those students who are already at ease and comfortable withadvocating for themselves. While each first-year student at our institution is assigned anacademic faculty advisor, meetings with advisors are currently not mandatory. Thus, advising ishighly dependent on the random student-advisor pairings and a student’s initiative to seek outtheir assigned advisor’s help. In order to provide more equitable advising solutions for allstudents, advising will be built directly into our HCE course sequence, making it a mandatory(and thereby more equitable
approach may leave students unsure about potential careers [3], since itoften does not include integrating innovation, ideation, and developing new products, which arecrucial areas within the cutting-edge BME field [1], [4].One way to improve BME students’ confidence in their career preparation has been to introducethem to undergraduate research in BME-specific areas, such as research experience forundergraduates (REU) programs [5], [6], [7], as a way to encourage them to pursue graduate-level research and apply their curricular knowledge to practice [2], [8]. Generally, REUprograms have encouraged development of communication skills through both oral presentationand writing technical research, laboratory and computer skills, and collaboration
and nature. She is fascinated with how people and organizations learn and develop in ways that enable them to thrive. Rebecca’s career began in environmental education and outreach at places like the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and at a university in China, where her primary assignment as a Peace Corps Volunteer was environmental education. In 2009, she went on to work with the Institute of Environmental Decisions at ETH Zurich and, then, to earn her PhD at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, studying out-of-classroom science education. In 2017, she joined the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative, where she continues to support education programs through research and evaluation. She has published and
the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering culture, engineering careers in the public sector, and ethics and equity in STEM. Dimpho has several years of experience in thDr. Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto Emily Moore is the Director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead) at the University of Toronto. Emily spent 20 years as a professional engineer, first as an R&D engineer in a Fortune 500 company, and then leadingDr. Andrea Chan, University of Toronto Andrea Chan is a Senior Research Associate at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering | University of TorontoMs. Emily Macdonald-Roach, University of Toronto