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ERM WIP I: Methodological Applications in the Disciplines

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sungwon Shin, Texas Tech University; Sunho Lim; Suhkyung Shin, Hanyang University

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who are interested in the topic and relevant careers, aligning well with career readiness.While many students appreciate the ethical focus, some feedback suggests that an overemphasison ethics could detract from technical content. Thus, maintaining a balance throughincorporating ethics into hands-on technical activities becomes critical, allowing students tosimultaneously develop ethical awareness and technical expertise.Implications for Future ResearchThe new curriculum serves as a model for integrating cybersecurity and privacy into engineeringeducation and offers a framework adaptable to other disciplines, addressing security and privacyfrom diverse perspectives. Future research may further explore the role of SSI framework incyber-aerial

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ERM Technical Session: Examining Undergraduate Recruitment & Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Maw, University of Saskatchewan; Peter M Ostafichuk P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Brian M Frank P.Eng., Queen's University; Lawrence R Chen, McGill University; Paul Neufeld P.Eng., MBA, PMP, University of Saskatchewan; Jason Grove P.E., University of Waterloo; Carolyn G. MacGregor P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Kimia Moozeh, University of Toronto; Grant McSorley, University of Prince Edward Island; Rubaina Khan, Queens University

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Edward Island Grant McSorley is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island, where he teaches courses related to sustainable design and systems engineering.Ms. Rubaina Khan, Queens University Rubaina is a research associate at Queen’s University and a doctoral candidate within the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, with a collaborative specialization in Engineering Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 An Analysis of Career Motivations and Aspirations of Canadian Undergraduate Engineering Students by

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ERM Technical Session: Broadening Methodological Impacts

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yunmeng Han, University of Cincinnati; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati; Siqing Wei, University of Cincinnati

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Reeping is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education at the University of Cincinnati. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech and was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. He received his B.S. in Engineering Education with a Mathematics minor from Ohio Northern University. His main research interests include transfer student information asymmetries, threshold concepts, curricular complexity, and advancing quantitative and fully integrated mixed methods.Dr. Siqing Wei, University of Cincinnati Dr. Siqing Wei received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education program at Purdue University as a triple boiler

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ERM Technical Session: Developing Engineering Competencies III

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanveer Mansur Syed, Florida Institute of Technology; Godwyll Aikins; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, The Pennsylvania State University; Kim-Doang Nguyen, Florida Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #48311Exploring the Role of Data Proficiency in Shaping Engineering IdentityMr. Tanveer Mansur Syed, Florida Institute of TechnologyGodwyll Aikins Godwyll Aikins is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology. He also earned his B.S.M.E at Florida Tech. He currently performs research under the supervision of Dr. Kim-Doang Nguyen.Catherine G. P. Berdanier, The Pennsylvania State University Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her

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ERM WIP III: Post-Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia; Nyna Jaye DeWitt, University of Georgia

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Georgia Racheida S. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia in the Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI) and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Lewis believes in creating a diverse engineering field and strives to do so through connecting with teaching and mentoring future engineers. She has devoted her life to this mission through her leadership and lifetime membership in NSBE, SWE, & SHPE. Ultimately, Dr. Lewis aspires to bridge together research and pedagogy within the academy to improve engineering education within the field and across disciplines.Nyna Jaye DeWitt, University of Georgia Nyna, born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, obtained

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ERM Technical Session: Faculty Influences on Student Support

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Christa E. Winkler, Mississippi State University; Blayne D. Stone, University of Pittsburgh; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh

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racial or ethnic experiences thatindividuals who are not white experience. We use the term “faculty of Color'' to highlight the range of identitiesreported by those in our sample. These identities include Black, Latiné, Indigenous, Asian and Multiracial BLI. Weutilize this phrase to underscore the instances of marginalization that participants of Color reported regularlyenduring in engineering contexts [1]. We intentionally capitalize the word Color as an act of resistance against theculture of white hegemony often experienced within higher education.must contend with the “hidden curriculum” of faculty life and tenure achievement. Faculty ofColor often face higher expectations for their performance than those expected of their whitecolleagues

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ERM Technical Session: Developing Engineering Competencies II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Harriss; Ian McGill; Elizabeth Gray; Aparajita Jaiswal, CILMAR Purdue University; Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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Paper ID #47936Assessing and Characterizing Perspective-Taking Abilities in UndergraduateStudents: A Case Study ApproachLaura HarrissIan McGillElizabeth GrayDr. Aparajita Jaiswal, CILMAR Purdue University Aparajita Jaiswal is an Intercultural Research Specialist with CILMAR, Purdue University. Her research endeavors revolve around exploring strategies for seamlessly integrating intercultural learning into both regular STEM curriculum and study abroad programs. Aparajita actively engages in offering guidance in developing research studies, curriculum enhancements, and assessment methods pertaining to integration and

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ERM Technical Session: Examining Undergraduate Recruitment & Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tyler Milburn, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Krista M Kecskemety, The Ohio State University

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Paper ID #49383Examining Student Motivation to Persist in Engineering when Turned Awayfrom their First-Choice MajorDr. Tyler Milburn, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Tyler Milburn is currently an Instructor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. He holds a PhD from Ohio State in Engineering Education, as well as BS and MS degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ohio State.Dr. Krista M Kecskemety, The Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University and the co

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ERM WIP III: Post-Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Uyen Thi Kim Nguyen, Utah State University; Anne Hamby, Boise State University; Jelena Pokimica, Boise State University; Eric Jankowski, Boise State University

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in Engineering Education: A Systematic Literature Review,” in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Baltimore, Maryland: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2023.[5] N. Kellam, T. Costantino, J. Walther, and N. Sochacka, “Uncovering the Role of Emotion in Engineering Education within an Integrated Curricular Experience,” in 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Vancouver, BC: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2011.[6] Authors.[7] K. A. Davis and D. B. Knight, “Becoming a researcher: A narrative analysis of U.S. students’ experiences in Australia,” in 8th Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES) Proceedings, Jul. 2019.[8] N. Diekelmann and J. Diekelmann, Schooling learning teaching: Toward

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ERM Technical Session: Methods in Graduate Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Jiuqing Yu, Pennsylvania State University; Nosakhare Iyobosa Idiaghe, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, The Pennsylvania State University

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bring a focus on interculturalcompetency development to graduate student populations.Introduction and MotivationIntercultural competency and global competency, here meaning competencies of working andcommunicating across national and international context, are needed in an increasingly globalizedsociety. Engineers across the globe are solving complex problems that have a reach beyond theirnational borders. The need for intercultural and global competency has been identified forengineers specifically and supported by multinational initiatives such as UN Sustainable goals [1]and Global Grand Challenges [2]. Global engagement has been identified as a required criterion,leading engineering programs to work to integrate intercultural and global

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ERM WIP I: Methodological Applications in the Disciplines

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan J Aldrich, Texas A&M University; Yanwen Chen, Texas A&M University; Alex Gonce, Texas A&M University; Aaron Peter Thibault, Texas A&M University; Michael S Rugh, Texas A&M University

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engagement with interactive entertainment in education. The project integrates digital game-based learning to develop a virtual measure of time preferences while exploring how virtual platforms and games influence learning outcomes, economic behavior, and market formation.Ms. Yanwen Chen, Texas A&M UniversityAlex Gonce, Texas A&M University Alex Gonce is an undergraduate researcher at the LIVE Lab at Texas A&M University, where they study Computer Engineering with a minor in Neuroscience. They have worked at the lab for over a year, leading a research team and collaborating on multiple projects focused on gamification in education. In addition to their research, they serve as a Peer Teacher for the College of

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ERM WIP V: Assessing & Developing Competencies in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason J Saleem, University of Louisville; Edward James Isoghie, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville

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interests focus on the integration of human factors engineering with the development of health information technology (HIT). His research also focuses on provider-patient interaction with respect to exam room computing, as well as virtual care tools and applications. Dr. Saleem also maintains an engineering education research portfolio and in 2024 was awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) entitled, ’Introducing a Mixed-Methods Approach to Engineering Students through Human-Centered Design’.Edward James Isoghie, University of Louisville Edward Isoghie is a PhD candidate with a research focus on human factors and engineering education leveraging emerging technologies such as AI, digital twin, and virtual

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ERM WIP V: Assessing & Developing Competencies in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine McGough Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Neeko Bochkarev, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Justine Chasmar, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Luke John Nyberg

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Engineering at Iron Range Engineering in the Department of Integrated Engineering at Minnesota State University, MankatoDr. Justine Chasmar, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Chasmar is a professor for Iron Range Engineering’s Bell Program through Minnesota State University, Mankato. She teaches self-directed learning classes for the professionalism curriculum, one of the three pillars of the Bell Program. Dr. Chasmar earned a Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education and M.S. and B.S. in Mathematical Sciences from Clemson University. She is a STEM educator, practitioner, and scholar. Dr. Chasmar spent the last decade serving in and directing learning centers. Most recently, Dr. Chasmar served as an Assistant

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ERM Technical Session: Professional Formation & Career Aspirations

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammed A. Alrizqi, Cornell University; Allison Godwin, Cornell University

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promoting high academicstandards and flexibility. These points underscore the need for systematic ways to measure andassess curricular complexity.Data-Driven Approaches for Quantifying Curricular ComplexityIn recent years, there has been an increased interest in data-driven approaches to studying andquantifying the complexity of engineering curricula [12]. Over the past decade, several studieshave introduced diverse methods for measuring this complexity. For instance, Roland et al. [13]analyzed curriculum prerequisite networks using a probabilistic student flow model. Theyidentified how individual courses affect graduation timelines and developed software to facilitatesimilar analyses. Meanwhile, Heileman et al. [14] proposed a network-analysis

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ERM WIP I: Methodological Applications in the Disciplines

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brendan Lobo, University of Toronto; Sinisa Colic, University of Toronto; Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto

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Paper ID #48147Democratizing the Analysis of Unprompted Student Questions Using Open-SourceLarge Language ModelsBrendan Lobo, University of Toronto An MASc candidate in the Integrative Biology and Microengineered Technologies Laboratory at the University of Toronto.Sinisa Colic, University of Toronto Sinisa Colic is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. He completed his PhD at the University of Toronto in the area of personalized treatment options for epilepsy using advanced signal processing techniques and machine learning. Sinisa currently teaches

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ERM WIP IV: Examining Undergraduate Recruitment & Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlie Cooper M.Ed., University of Georgia; Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University – West Lafayette; Danielle V. Lewis, University at Buffalo; Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University/Cornell University; Matthew Bahnson, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh

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majors and is currently a Graduate Research Assistant for the UBelong Collaborative.Mr. Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE) H. Ronald Clements is a postbaccalaureate research assistant in the STRIDE lab at Purdue University and an incumbent graduate student for the 2020-2021 year. He works on the project titled aˆ CœCAREER: Actualizing Latent Diversity: Building Innovation throuDr. Danielle V. Lewis, University at Buffalo Dr. Danielle Vegas Lewis is currently the Postdoctoral Associate in Dr. Courtney Faber’s ENLITE lab in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. Her research agenda aims to understand and disrupt the ways in which socially constructed

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ERM Technical Session: Examining Identity

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Asghar, University of Cincinnati; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; Teri J Murphy, University of Cincinnati; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati

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, threshold concepts, curricular complexity, and advancing quantitative and fully integrated mixed methods.Dr. Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati Gregory Bucks joined the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Cincinnati in 2012. He received his BSEE from the Pennsylvania State University in 2004, his MSECE from Purdue University in 2006, and his PhD in Engineering Education in 2010, also from Purdue University. His research interests lie in first-year pedagogy and program assessment as well as conceptual understanding of fundamental computing concepts.Dr. Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati Dr. Jeff Kastner is an Assistant Professor Educator in the Department of Engineering Education at

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ERM Technical Session: Examining Undergraduate Recruitment & Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Currey, Rowan University; Juan M Cruz, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Justin Charles Major, Rowan University

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, Engineering and Mathematics) grant at a Northeastern USinstitution, is in its second year of a four-year plan. Grounded in Tinto’s conceptual model ofstudent motivation and persistence, the project emphasizes early interventions, which are criticalfor low-income students facing external challenges that may impact their decision to stay incollege or enter the workforce. We developed and integrated the SSTEM project aiming toincrease four key elements, which based on Tinto will also increase persistence. The SSTEM project includes scholarships, an Engineering Learning Community (ELC)that promotes cohort-based learning and living, mentorship, and participation in personal andprofessional development seminars. Additionally, inclusive practices

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ERM Technical Session: Faculty Influences on Student Support

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kayt Frisch, George Fox University; Chris Sharp, George Fox University; Jeffrey Walters, University of Washington

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], andgenerally helping students clarify their future career goals [10], [11]. However, for a student toparticipate in research, they generally must take the initiative to seek out a position on a facultymembers’ research team or through an industry position. The low number of available positionsand the inherent challenges of pursuing this pathway for many students is a significant barrierthat leaves them without the opportunity to engage in research during their undergraduatecareers.Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) provide a potential solution tothese challenges related to student access. CUREs allow faculty to integrate an authentic researchexperience into their courses simultaneously providing value for both external

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ERM Technical Session: Strategies for Student Support

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sierra Outerbridge, University of Central Florida; Michelle Taub, University of Central Florida; Sudeshna Pal, University of Central Florida; Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida

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lecture videos). Additionally, each of these practices promotestudent learning in a way that moves students towards learning and challenges. By implementingpractices that focus on reflection and individual growth, we believe students will be able to fosteradaptive learning practices. Further, this research was conducted at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) at a largesoutheastern university in the United States in service of an NSF grant (#2225208) focused onsupporting Hispanic/Latina/o/é/x engineering students. With this in mind, we also focus thisresearch study on the experiences of those students, along with transfer students who arehistorically underserved, towards understanding how we can develop curriculum to bettersupport

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ERM Technical Session: Broadening Methodological Impacts

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Volpe PhD, EIT, LEED-GA, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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. from the University of Florida all in civil engineering.Dr. Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, F.ASEE, PMP, LEED-AP, is a pioneering leader in civil engineering education and workforce development, currently serving as a tenured, full professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida. With over three decades of experience in both academia and industry, Dr. Simmons has continually integrated theoretical research and practical application, demonstrating a commitment to evolving engineering competence in its most holistic sense. Dr. Simmons’s recent research efforts have expanded to include a nuanced exploration of communication

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ERM Technical Session: Developing Engineering Competencies III

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Grace Daniels, Johns Hopkins University; Rachel E Durham

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, “Integrating Data-Driven and Career Development Theory-Driven Approaches to Study High School Student Persistence in STEM Career Aspirations,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2024, doi: 10.18260/1-2--47651.[31] U. Bronfenbrenner, “Toward an experimental ecology of human development,” American Psychologist, pp. 513–531, 1977.[32] M. Miles, M. Huberman, and J. Saldaña, “Qualitative data analysis,” in Research Methods in Education, 3rd ed., London: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012, pp. 299–324. doi: 10.4135/9781544307725.n14.[33] V. Braun and V. Clarke, “Using thematic analysis in psychology,” Qual Res Psychol, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 77–101, 2006, doi: 10.1191/1478088706qp063oa.[34