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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 3

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julius Ogaga Etuke, Morgan State University; Oyinkansola Aladeokin, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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Pedagogical Approaches at an HBCUAbstractThe increasing global challenges in critical infrastructure and environmental sustainabilityhighlight the urgent need to integrate sustainability principles into civil engineering education.However, many civil engineering students struggle to apply these principles, particularly incapstone projects. This study assesses sustainability integration in capstone projects at aHistorically Black College and University (HBCU) and identifies effective strategies to enhancestudent engagement with sustainability concepts.A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining quantitative analysis of capstone projectscores using a Sustainable Design Rubric and qualitative insights from semi-structured interviewswith students

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 11

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haya Alshayji, Pennsylvania State University; Deja Workman, Pennsylvania State University; Swapnika Dulam, Pennsylvania State University; Lauren A Griggs, The Pennsylvania State University; Dixon Zor, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher L Dancy, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Paper ID #47381Experiences with using an LLM-based Chatbot for a Multicultural EngineeringProgram Orientation (Experience)Haya Alshayji, Pennsylvania State University Haya Alshayji is advancing her academic journey as a Ph.D. candidate at Pennsylvania State University’s Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, focusing on integrating machine learning, data science, and statistical modeling in her studies. Recently, she expanded her research experience by joining THiCC Lab as a research assistant. Haya’s involvement in these diverse research areas highlights her commitment to leveraging Al for social good and advancing the

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 10

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Aaron H. Persad, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Yan Waguespack, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Mary L Bowden, University of Maryland, College Park; Gilbert Lee Pinkett, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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navigation, (ii)preliminary trials with growing plants using robotic platforms in lunarregolith in controlled indoor environments, and (iii) broadly engage the UMES campus communitythrough curriculum integration and innovative projects aligned with the long term vision of theNASA Artemis project.In alignment with the scope of the 3rd objective listed above the UMES project leaders haveincorporated an innovative mini-grant program that solicits proposals that will address any aspectof NASA’s Artemis project from UMES faculty and student teams from all disciplines in late fall.Two of these mini-proposals will be selected for funding to be implemented in the spring semesterannually for the duration of the project (2023-2026). This paper will highlight

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aldo R Pinon Villarreal, Angelo State University

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for assessing the “complexity of … thought processes” [20]. Gernsbacher etal. [13] suggests timed exams as a form of assessment should be removed from the curriculum asthey found evidence that these are less valid, reliable, inclusive, and equitable.As mentioned in the Introduction, a large number of studies demonstrate gaps in educationaloutcomes among historically underrepresented groups [21, 22]. The process of analyzing studentdata with respect to educational outcomes by separating by student gender or ethnic group is calleddata disaggregation. If a subgroup of students attains an outcome at a rate substantially lower thanthe benchmark rate, that subgroup is referred to as disproportionately impacted. According to theCalifornia Community

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 3

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2025 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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Wetheim College of Engineering. Her focus is on developing curriculum, professional development and coaching models focused on use of system thinking and conceptual pedagogical practices. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Cultivating Future Engineers through Mentoring Experiences: Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Mentorship in an Educational STEM K-12 Summer ProgramAbstractThe Goldberg Gator Engineering Explorers (GGEE) Summer Program is an informal STEMeducation program that offers free summer camps for K-12 students from under-resourcedcommunities. Camps are held in the K-12 student’s local school district and emphasize skillsdevelopment in

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 6

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Analia E. Rao, University of California, Irvine

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were recipients of an NSF funded S-STEM scholarship at a4-year Hispanic serving university in the Southwest of the U.S. Scholarship recipients transferredfrom 49 different community colleges and were an average of 22.6 years old with 7% of studentsabove the age of 30 years when they transferred. They enrolled in a variety of engineeringmajors at the 4-year university: 10% Aerospace Engineering, 11% Biomedical Engineering, 11%Chemical Engineering, 8% Civil Engineering, 10% Computer Engineering, 13% ElectricalEngineering, 2% Environmental Engineering, 1% Material Science and Engineering, 34%Mechanical Engineering.The goal of the scholarship program is to improve the transfer student experience in engineeringby providing co-curriculum cohort

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 16

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary J Combs, Quality Measures, LLC; Codjo AC Akpovo, Quality Measures, LLC; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC

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-construct, Academic Integration, encompassed experiences involving faculty interaction withstudents, faculty, alumni and peer-to-peer mentoring, professional development, and researchopportunities. Using Tinto’s Model in this way allowed the paper to examine how each project’sdesign and implementation supported students’ persistence in STEM.The evaluation plan for the S-STEM projects at participating institutions employed a quasi-experimental design [6] involving two groups: an experimental group consisting of projectparticipants and a comparison group of non-participants. Students in the experimental groupwere enrolled in the S-STEM project and required to engage in key project activities, while thosein the comparison group had access to these

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 11

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eva Theresa Singleton, The Citadel Military College ; Oguzhan Oruc, The Citadel; Deirdre D Ragan, Pennsylvania State University; Nahid Vesali P.E., The Citadel; Andrew B. Williams, The Citadel

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. Williams is an alumni of the National Academy of Engineering Frontiers in Engineering Symposium and the National GEM Consortium Ph.D. in Engineering Program. He received both his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in AI and his BSEE from the University of Kansas. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 The First AI+ Health & Humanoids Camp for Underrepresented Minority Middle School Girls in South Carolina (Work in Progress)AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the first AI+ Health and Humanoids Campfor underrepresented minority middle school girls in South Carolina hosted by the ArtificialIntelligence, Algorithmic Integrity, Autonomy Innovation

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 10

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cristian Eduardo Vargas-Ordonez, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cedric Collinge, South Dakota Mines

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Paper ID #45772Barriers and Innovations: Promoting Inclusion in South Dakota’s EngineeringEducationDr. Cristian Eduardo Vargas-Ordonez, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Cristian Vargas-Ordonez is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines. He has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University, a Master in Education from the University of Los Andes in Colombia and a Master in Science, Technology, and Society from the National University of Quilmes in Argentina.Cedric Collinge, South Dakota Mines ©American Society for Engineering Education

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 7

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Asanaka, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Delu Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Meghana Gopannagari, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sonika Tamilarasan, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Alan Tao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Nancy Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Grace Elizabeth Sletten; Adelia Solarman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Xiuhao Ding, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Pablo Robles-Granda, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Chrysafis Vogiatzis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Hongye Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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her Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. She has worked with University of New Mexico before joining UIUC where she developed some graduate courses on Electromagnetics. Dr. Shao has research interests in curriculum development, assessment, student retention and student success in engineering, developing innovative ways of merging engineering fundamentals and research applications.Dr. Chrysafis Vogiatzis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dr. Chrysafis Vogiatzis is a teaching associate professor for the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Prior to that, Dr. Vogiatzis was an assistant

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 15

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Caroline Steely, University of Colorado Boulder

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curriculum topics compared to a maximumof 2.7 in the world view category for Team D.DiscussionThis research found that a team with a large amount of ND students excelled in group reflectionassignments compared to a team without any ND students. In the context of classroom projects,these findings may indicate that teams with more divergent functionalities may perform strongestwhen working together, rather than separately, on assignments. These findings might revealpractical applications on how to integrate classroom activities to act as an academic interventionfor ND students who otherwise might struggle with traditional learning environments. Utilizingassigned teams in the classroom and providing the option for teams to complete tasksindependently

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 16

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel I. Adeniranye, Florida International University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Jingjing Liu, Florida International University; Julian Rodrigo Sosa-Molano, Florida International University; Gabriel Najera

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transfer students at four-year institutions, with the goal of strengthening engineering identity and supporting national STEM advancement. Prior to joining FIU, Daniel served as a STEM Specialist with the Ministry of Education in Dubai. He is also an author and founder committed to advancing inclusive and impactful STEM education.Dr. Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelorˆa C™s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland in 2003. He then completed a masterˆa C™s degree in engineering management at George Washington University in 2007. In 2016, he earned a PhDr. Jingjing Liu, Florida International University Dr. Jingjing Liu is a Postdoctoral

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 12

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sehba Midhat Hasan, Tufts University

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Paper ID #49036More than a summer bridge programSehba Midhat Hasan, Tufts University Sehba Hasan is an engineer, educator, and advocate committed to equitable STEM education. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and an MBA in Management . She is currently a Ph.D candidate in STEM education. Sehba’s career reflects her passion for inclusive STEM programming and innovative teaching methods. Her experience includes roles as an Engineering Instructor an Assistant Trio Director and an Associate Director. She played a crucial role in guiding underrepresented students through higher

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 12

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Larry Peel PE, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC; Selinda Martinez, Laredo College; Yan Xu, Del Mar College; Yi Ren, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Antonio Guadalupe Carranza III, Laredo College

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from paper airplanes to drones and from rocket to robot cars). • Aerospace Engineering Video Report (16 different videos provided). • Aerospace Engineering Magazine Report (5 different magazines provided). In the Laredo area, the implementation of learning modules by instructors at both thecommunity college and local school district level formed an integral part of project-basedlearning initiatives within courses. At the college level, modules were implemented in coursessuch as College Physics, Physical Science, Introduction to Engineering, College Algebra,Calculus I, Calculus III, and General Biology. At the high school level, participating coursesincluded Principles of Applied Engineering, Robotics, Aerospace

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 6

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Analia E. Rao, University of California, Irvine

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Paper ID #47028Promoting the Persistence of Underrepresented Low-Income Engineering TransferStudents through a Comprehensive Scholarship Program (Experience)Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine Dr. Dicke is an Associate Project Scientist within the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. In her research, she aims to understand how students’ motivation and interest in the STEM fields can be fostered to secure their educational persistence and long-term career success. Trying to bridge the gap between theory and practice, she is currently involved in an NSF-funded project aimed at fostering

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Hiram Moya, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Anil Kumar Srivastava, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Paper ID #48838Supporting Student Success in Engineering by Promoting the Participationof Underrepresented Minorities in Research VenuesDr. Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.Dr. Hiram Moya, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Dr. Hiram Moya earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas in 1996. After working in Accenture for 5 years, he founded and became the managing Partner of

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 16

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luz Zithviani Gomez, The Ohio State University; Amena Shermadou, The Ohio State University

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U.S. classrooms (Kovats Sanchez et al., 2022). The authors suggest educatorsdiscuss Latine history through an anti-colonial lens to allow healing for students. Additionally, onestudy highlights the significance of communal and intergenerational settings for transformativesocial and emotional learning (TSEL). It suggests that researchers work with educators to centerIndigenous voices and integrate Indigenous communal practices into TSEL (Mesinas & Casanova,2023). These articles highlight the importance of schools engaging with local Indigenouscommunities and provide valuable recommendations for practitioners working with diasporicIndigenous students. While the findings have yet to be explored in engineering or higher educationcontexts

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 13

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Anthony Moore Jr, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Jeannine E. Turner, Florida State University

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mentorship and professional development strategies. Building on thisfoundation, the Expanded Network for BP-AE (ENBP-AE) program was established to extendthese efforts and scale the impact to a broader network of institutions and students.The ENBP-AE program strategically added five institutions selected based on the desire toincrease pathways into aerospace careers and existing faculty connections. Since the program’sexpansion, one of the added institutions has established an undergraduate program in aerospaceengineering, and a core institution has launched a graduate program in Aerospace Engineering,further enhancing the capacity for aerospace education within the network.The train-the-trainer mentorship model was pivotal for integrating these

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Robert Rusnak, Lincoln University - Missouri; David Heise, Lincoln University

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. Ingersoll, "Formative assessment in higher education: an exploratory study within programs for professionals in education", in Frontiers in Education, vol. 9, no. 1366215, 2024. [24] C. Rusnak, D. Heise, and Z. Alfawaer, "WIP – Building a Stronger Curriculum: A Comprehensive Model for Enhanced Evaluation", in Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Annual Conference, in press. [25] T. Ransom, "Clarifying the Contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Engineering Education", in Changing the Face of Engineering: The African American Experience, Hopkins Press, 2015, pp. 120-148.

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of Cincinnati; M. Sidury Christiansen, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Karla Mariana Escobar, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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skin pigmentation for years, and these devices haveoverestimated oxygen saturation in Black patients [8]. Also, many medical devices overlook thespecific needs of women or people of color, leading to discomfort, pain, and even injury [9].Similarly, transportation infrastructure projects may prioritize the needs of car-dependentcommuters while neglecting the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit users,disproportionately impacting low-income communities and communities of color [7, 10]. Theseexamples illustrate how a male-oriented and ethnocentric perspective within engineering practicecan lead to biased and inequitable outcomes. To exacerbate this issue, the currentengineering curriculum frequently fails to provide adequate

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 7

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Bailey Alexandra Brown, Spelman College; Tamara Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Talia Goldwasser, SageFox Consulting Group

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at Spelman, she served as Associate Director of School and Community Engagement at the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC) at Georgia Tech, where she led K-12 school and district partnerships. Dr. Pearson holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Spelman College, with a minor in Computer Science, and an MEd and PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Educational Technology from the University of Florida.Talia Goldwasser, SageFox Consulting Group Talia Goldwasser is in her third year as a member of the data team at SageFox Consulting Group, where she is responsible for creating and maintaining a number of equity-related data visualizations used by

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nia A. Keith, Purdue University College of Engineering; Jacqueline E McDermott, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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engineering. Nia’s work bridges academia, industry, and research, drawing from her diverse experiences to create inclusivity in engineering. As an advocate for diversity in engineering, she is committed to being a visible role model and supportive presence for aspiring engineers.Dr. Jacqueline E McDermott, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Jackie McDermott joined the Purdue Engineering Dean’s Office for Graduate Education in August 2018 and is the Associate Director of Graduate Student Partnerships and Access. Dr. McDermott completed her B.S. in Biology from Hofstra University (NY) with minors in Spanish and Biochemistry, and her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Brandeis University (Boston, MA). As the

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 13

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fahad Khan, Springfield Technical Community College

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. During his time at STCC, Professor Khan developed a curriculum in building heating efficiency and restructured the hands-on portion of the heating program to focus on providing traditional and non-traditional students with the fundamental skills required for workforce development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 The Effect of SLOs Focused Lectures and Class Modality on STEM Latinx Students’ Success In schools serving minority students or Hispanic-Serving Institutes (HSIs), therestructuring of class material delivery methods is crucial for improving student learningoutcome (SLO) attainment. The recent pandemic has accelerated the shift towards

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 5

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meira Griffel, Oregon State University; Sarah Oman, Oregon State University

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Ethics Pedagogy Can Accommodate Neurodivergent Students and Expose Ableist Assumptions," Building Inclusive Ethical Cultures in STEM, vol. 42, pp. 289-311, 2024.[36] M. Pilotte and D. Bairaktarova, "Autism spectrum disorder and engineering education - needs and considerations," in IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Erie, 2016.[37] J. L. Kouo, A. E. Hogan, S. Morton and J. Gregorio, "Supporting Students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in Engineering: K-12 and Beyond," Jounral of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 1-21, 2021.[38] D. R. Delp, ""Where Resources End and Teaching Begins: Experience with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Freshman Engineering Curriculum," in ASEE

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 15

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Syed Ali Kamal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Nichole Ramirez, University of Texas at El Paso; Douglas B Samuel

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Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo – SUNY where she leads the Diversity Assessment Research in Engineering to Catalyze the Advancement of Respect and Equity (DAREtoCARE) Lab. Her research focuses on developing cultures of care and well-being in engineering education spaces, assessing gains in institutional efforts to advance equity and inclusion, and using data science for training socially responsible engineers.Nichole Ramirez, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Nichole Ramirez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and Leadership at the University of Texas at El Paso. Previously, she served as the assistant director of Vertically Integrated Projects at Purdue University. Her