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Building Community Understanding of Institutional Compensation Systems: An ADVANCE Partnership Mid-Project Update

Conference Session: Persistence, Outcomes and Barriers for Women in Engineering
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Margaret B. Bailey Ph.D., P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Jessica C Bennett, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities; Iris V. Rivero Ph.D., University of Florida; Gloria L. Blackwell, American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Paper ID #45431Building Community Understanding of Institutional Compensation Systems:An ADVANCE Partnership Mid-Project UpdateProf. Margaret B. Bailey Ph.D., P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Professor Margaret Bailey, Ph.D., P.E. is a professor of mechanical engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology and a professionally registered engineer. She conducts research related to Thermodynamics, engineering education, and gender in engineering and science. She authors an engineering Thermodynamics textbook and recently published a book that highlights the stories and lived experiences of women within

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BOARD # 479: Empowering the Next Generation of Women Engineers: Early Outreach and Mentorship through Targeted STEM Programs

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Abas Sabouni, Wilkes University; Mahsa Khamechi, Wilkes University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Engineering Education, 2025Empowering the Next Generation of Women Engineers: Early Outreach and Mentorship through Targeted STEM ProgramsAbstractThis paper presents a structured outreach initiative designed to address gender disparities inengineering by engaging middle and high school girls through a hybrid model of hands-onlearning, mentorship, and virtual challenges. With participation from 120 students, theprogram featured projects in biomedical, structural, and renewable energy engineering.Evaluation using a mixed-methods approach, including surveys, journals, interviews, andrubric-based project assessments, revealed statistically significant gains in studentconfidence, interest in engineering careers, and STEM-related engagement at home

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Examining the Effects of Gender on Capstone Team Cohesion

Conference Session: First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Madeline JoAnna Szoo, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

building, and team leadership, while also experiencing disciplinary orcross-disciplinary projects emulating workplace settings [3, 4]. These experiences providestudents with the skills necessary to “share a common goal, distribute workload based onexpertise, and allocate time and financial resources” as they will do in the workforce followinggraduation [5].Due to its widespread benefits, collaborative learning has been codified into the 2024 - 2025ABET Engineering Accreditation Criteria to ensure that future engineers can navigate the socialand interpersonal landscape of the engineering profession. The 2024 - 2025 ABET Criteria forAccrediting Engineering Programs requires engineering students to demonstrate “an ability tofunction effectively on a

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High Impact Experiential Learning – An Undergraduate STEM Research Experience for Women in Science and Engineering.

Conference Session: First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lorne S. Joseph, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Lydia Q Prendergast, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

support of anear-peer mentor and faculty advisor who help students develop their STEM identity as theystrengthen their scientific reasoning through technical understanding of their projects. At theconclusion of the experience, students communicate their findings at a poster session. As a first-time research experience for women in STEM, this CURE highlights the importance ofrepresentation and community in research areas where women are still largely underrepresented.A quantitative program assessment was conducted to provide a look at the program’s impact ongraduation over the last 10 years. The long-standing program proves to be a high impactexperience as the results showed that 94% of the students who participated in the programgraduated with a

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A Model of Increased Female Engineering Persistence to Graduation

Conference Session: Persistence, Outcomes and Barriers for Women in Engineering
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Matthew J Miller, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago; Andrea Hércules, Loyola University Chicago; Erika Esmeralda de la Riva, Loyola University Chicago
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

mandatory active learning style, which increases the retention of female students,students of color, and first-generation students [28-31]” [46].Building on the social justice core curriculum already provided by the university, Engineeringadministers social justice case study projects within Engineering courses to teach about thesocial consequences of technology on others. “Four social justice case study projects areembedded in the Introduction to Engineering Design first-year course, Experiential Engineeringsophomore course, Electronics Circuits and Devices sophomore course, and Capstone Design Isenior course. Each case study project has a different format, and contains written, presentation,and discussion components” [47]. This program is the

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Girl Scouts: Students Who Engineer Magic

Conference Session: First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Federica Aveta; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Mary Machado; Xiu Zhai, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

girls. Her research interests include dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing, artificial intelligent in Manufacturing, and engineering education.Dr. Federica Aveta Federica Aveta received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electronic Engineering from La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, in 2012 and 2016, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Oklahoma (OU), Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2020. Before joining Wentworth Institute of Technology, Federica has worked as an Optical Engineer where she designed, built, and tested optical fiber lasers for medical applications. She is currently an Assistant

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Building the Pipeline: STEM Summer Camps and the Path to Gender Equality in Engineering

Conference Session: Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Bahareh Goodarzi, Concordia University; Navid Sharifi, Concordia University; Sara Jameel, Concordia University; Anjali Agarwal, Concordia University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

, equipping themwith techniques to drive innovation and make a difference in society. We provide detailed examples of activitiesdesigned to spark interest in various engineering disciplines and discuss the outcomes observed over multiple campsessions. These sessions include hands-on challenging interactive in-lab activities in nine different areas ofengineering, presentation sessions from the final year engineering and computer science students working on theircapstone projects, interactive sessions with female role models in the industry, and panel discussions with women-in-engineering students. Introducing girls to different engineering disciplines and how engineering can be used to addressdaily life problems engages their different mindsets in the

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“I can do this”: Resilience of women students in engineering and technology courses in Portugal

Conference Session: Programmatic Design and Resiliency Among Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Bill Williams, TUDublin, Ireland; Shannon Chance, University College London
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

students in STEM areas,aiming to explore their academic trajectories and experiences. Adopting a musicalmetaphor, the study seeks to explore common themes in a choir of voices while alsorecognizing and honoring contributions of individuals. We use thematic analysis [19] togenerate themes that help us characterize the shared harmony while also distinguishingspecific melodies voiced by our participants .This work is part of a larger project investigating the experience of female STEMstudents in higher education in Portugal, Ireland, and Poland. The overall study wasdesigned phenomenologically, and the interviews were conducted in an open-ended,participant-driven way. In Poland and Ireland, the second author of this paper conductedall interviews in

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Engineering Personas Through the Lens of First-Year Engineering Students

Conference Session: First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Miranda Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cassie Wallwey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

students at a large, public university. Previous research has found thatstudents often share the preconceived stereotypical associations of masculinity with the field ofengineering. For this study, data came from the project submissions of about forty different first-year engineering student teams. For this project, students created personas of engineers who theybelieved to have contributed to the creation of a product or process they selected to deconstructand study. The data were analyzed by quantifying the demographics of the personas created, aswell as comparing the demographics of the teams to the demographics of the personas thoseteams created. Results indicate that the populations underrepresented in engineering in societyare also

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I Know What You Were Trying to Say- An Analysis of Online Messaging of Colleges of Engineering

Conference Session: Messaging, Motivations and Supports for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

hashtags, were coded in two ways. The type of post/ imagewas first considered. These were coded into six main categories: celebratory, either student orfaculty, like a graduation or club win; Students working in class, typically this means a lecturehall; Students in a lab, this can be outdoors or factory as well; Students directly working with aprofessor; Alumni spotlight; Student club/activity and meetings for clubs; Professor, faculty, andstaff only including leadership not necessarily celebratory; Students speaking directly on a topic;and University general (not engineering specific). When the text and hashtags were consideredand coded four major focuses of the text arose: Advancement; Project-based Learning/Hands onlearning; excellence; and

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Insights from a Practice-Based Program: Connecting Women to Technology and Advancing Diversity in Computing

Conference Session: Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Elodie Billionniere, Miami Dade College; Lawrence Eric Meyer Jr, Miami Dade College; Yangting Wang, Independent Evaluation Consultant; Eduardo Medina, Independent Evaluation Data Analyst; Jeremiah Pina, Independent Evaluation Consultant
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Industry Mentorship Figure 1. LIFT Program Participants’ Activities.Accelerated Coursework and Learning Communities: The LIFT-adjusted curriculum introducesfoundational programming languages, requiring all participants to take Python, along withadditional scripting or programming courses like C++ and Java based on their specificcomputing program. A specialized Calculus and Physics sequence, for computer science studentsonly, pairs Calculus I and Physics I in the fall and Calculus II and Physics II in the spring, taughtby STEM women professors who integrate computing-related projects. This approach enhancesengagement, accelerates STEM prerequisite completion, and fosters

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FYWES- First Year Women Engineering Student Perspectives and Reflections

Conference Session: First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lekshmi Sasidharan, University of Arkansas; Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

offered by FEP, forming the cohort forthis study.Methods and Project ApproachWhile it is encouraging to observe that the female students are retained at a higher rate than malestudents at the college of engineering, our study focuses on the students’ perspectives on genderinfluences. To collect feedback from the first-year engineering students on this subject, a surveyhas been prepared (see Appendix A.) To encourage participation, students were offered a 50-point assignment bonus for completing the survey. Since we offered bonus, we did not limit thesurvey to only female students but branched some of the questions to make it more genderrelevant. Below are the main questions focused in the First-Year Engineering Students’Perspectives on Gender

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Bridging the Gender Gap in Mechanical Engineering: Fostering Female Student Engagement at Union College

Conference Session: Programmatic Design and Resiliency Among Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: hongyan miao, Union College; Elsie Mae Lewin Paxton, Union College; Jaqueline Nicole Anderson, Union College; Maia Chapin, Union College; Leza Sorn, Union College
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Schenectady, NY 12308AbstractFemale representation in mechanical engineering remains a critical challenge for academicinstitutions committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity. At Union College, the genderdisparity is evident, with female enrollment in the Mechanical Engineering departmentdeclining from 22.5% in the freshman cohort to only 13.3% by senior year. To address thisgap, the department has introduced initiatives aimed at supporting and retaining femalestudents through structured mentorship, peer support, and career development programs.Key among these efforts is the Female Student Mentor Project, which pairs senior studentswith underclassmen to foster academic confidence and professional growth. Additionally,regular networking events

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A complex systems approach to studying the outcomes of initiatives supporting women engineering faculty.

Conference Session: Messaging, Motivations and Supports for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Juan M Cruz, Rowan University; Corey T Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Muhammad Ali Sajjad, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Melanie Gabriela Valladares, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Brianna Mateus, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

the aspectsthat make broadening participation initiatives effective as well as to identify persistent barriers totheir successes. This requires exploration of complex systems tools and methods andconsideration of the theories explaining the systems where these problems are located.This full research paper describes the ongoing data collection stage of a larger project evaluatingthe effectiveness of the NSF-ADVANCE program as an exemplary broadening participationinitiative. As the ADVANCE program has now supported more than one-hundred US institutionwith the goal of expanding women representation in STEM careers, it offers a uniqueopportunity to explore the intricacies of enacting positive change for gender equity withinexisting complex

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Motivations, Challenges, and Future Aspirations of Women in Engineering at an HBCU

Conference Session: Messaging, Motivations and Supports for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Abiola Olayinka Ajala, Morgan State University; Blessing Isoyiza ADEIKA, Morgan State University; Opeyemi Taiwo Adeniran, Morgan State University; Raymond Deji Olamijulo, Morgan State University; Sarah Halleluyah Adeyemi, Morgan State University; Blessing Omomola, Morgan State University; Ayobami Christianah Dunmoye, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

of multiple international conferences promoting technological advancements. In addition to his academic work, Mr Olamijulo is committed to enhancing the educational experience of undergraduate and graduate students through innovative teaching strategies and hands-on projects. He is actively involved in advising student projects, mentoring research groups, promoting hands-on learning experiences and is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the engineering field.Sarah Halleluyah Adeyemi, Morgan State University Sarah Halleluyah Adeyemi is a Master student in the Department of Bioinformatics at Morgan State University. She holds a B.Sc. in Microbiology from Mountain Top University, Nigeria. Her research

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A Cross-Campus Study of Experiences of Women Engineering Students and the Role of Campus Libraries

Conference Session: Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Wynn Tranfield, University of California, Santa Cruz; Shelby Hallman, University of California, Los Angeles; Emily Halan Dovan, University of California, Los Angeles
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

in turn directlycontribute to student persistence and eventual degree completion [5], [6]. Engineering library divisions serve a distinct user group with unique information needs.Undergraduate engineers find computational work heavily weighted early in their curriculum butoften transition to more project-based assignments in junior and senior years. These project tasksare often designed to support collaborative information activities where students practiceconceptualizing as a group [7]. Feelings of belonging contribute to identity building aspects ofthe program, which encourage students to see themselves as engineer trainees [8]. Engineeringstudents are unlikely to seek research assistance from library workers or navigate high

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High Impact Experiential Learning – STEM Living Learning Communities for Women

Conference Session: Engagement and Participation for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lydia Prendergast, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Lorne S. Joseph, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Hayet Bensetti-Benbader, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

54students. The College was committed to science education since its inception. Laboratoryfacilities were continually expanded through the 1920s. See Figure 1. Figure 1: Douglass Chemistry Lab, Rutgers University, 1920Since 1986, the Douglass Women in Science and Engineering program (WiSE, originally namedthe Douglass Project for Women in STEM) has formally supported the advancement ofundergraduate STEM students at Rutgers University. Today By co-enrolling at Douglass and aRutgers academic school, students experience a small college atmosphere and programs thatempower their academic excellence and leadership development while engaging with all the richeducational resources of Rutgers University. Over half of Douglass’ enrollment consists ofSTEM

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A Decade of Research on Women in Engineering: A Systematic Mapping Study

Conference Session: Systemic and Policy Issues affecting Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico (ITESM); Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile (UNAB); Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

(IEEE-RITA), and a guest editor for the journals Education Sciences, Frontiers in Education, and Discover Sustainability. Her main research areas are: interdisciplinarity in science, gender studies in STEM, and faculty development. Due to her interest in women’s participation in science, she has been a mentor in several programs, received the Mentor in Science distinction from the British Council Mexico, and coordinates mentoring program at the Tecnologico de Monterrey and at Universidad Andres Bello. Angeles leads projects on gender studies in STEM, mathematical and interdisciplinary modeling, and teacher training.Prof. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago,Chile

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Can She Relate? Examining Undergraduate Women’s Experiences with Engineering Peers

Conference Session: Engagement and Participation for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ursula Nguyen, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

engineering professional organization that supports women inengineering and technology fields. As participants of this national organization, the youngwomen can be members of the local group at their college or university. The research team forthe larger research project recruited participants by emailing members of this nationalorganization using their listserv. The engineering women in this study have self-selected toparticipate in this organization and are enrolled across multiple institutions of higher education.For this study, I combined cross-sectional survey data from across two years, such thatengineering women participants completed a survey in either Spring 2019 or Spring 2020. As thefocus of this study is women in engineering, the final

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Exploring Women Engineering Students' Gendered Internship Experiences

Conference Session: Programmatic Design and Resiliency Among Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jing Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Hou Xie; Rosie Ruoci Shen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

are more in like administrative roles, ratherthan technical ones.” Within the engineering department, she noted the presence of some womenengineers but a significantly higher number of women project managers, commenting that “theratio [in the engineering department] wasn’t super ideal.” Her observations suggested thatwomen in her company might be less likely to hold roles that required engineering skills, bothwithin and outside the engineering department.When comparing gender representation in their school and workplace experiences, participants’perspectives on which setting had better representation varied and appeared to be influenced bytheir specific engineering fields. For example, A003 described the 1:1 gender ratio in herinternship