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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University

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National Science Foundation Engineering PLUS Alliance. Claire leads the coordination of stEm PEER (Practitioners Enhancing Engineering Regionally) Academy, a key strategy for this grant. Claire has helped lead multiple NSF STEM grant efforts including but not limited to ATE, ITEST, RET, REU, and S-STEM initiatives. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Formative Evaluation of REU Site Hosting Community College Students and Funded by NSF REU ProgramAbstractThis Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active researchparticipation by community college (CC) students with a focus on Smart Engineering, including:Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Smart

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Inclusive and Reflective Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista Dulany Chisholm, University of Florida; Emersen Kronsnoble, University of Florida; Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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, and mathematics (STEM) identity before, during, andafter participation in the 2024 summer programs.This study aims to investigate the impacts of the GGEE summer program on the development ofSTEM identity in middle school student participants. To measure the impacts on the developmentof STEM identity, three validated survey tools were modified to fit the needs and perspectives ofthe summer programs: the single-item STEM Professional Identity Overlap (STEM-PIO-1)measure, Role Identity Surveys in STEM (RIS-STEM), and Student Attitudes toward STEM (S-STEM). These tools focused on different aspects of STEM identity formation: 1) overall STEMidentity formation by measuring how much students feel like they overlap with a scientist orengineer, 2

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GSD 4: Stressors and Supports

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Dustin Thoman, San Diego State University; Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University

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support research on equity and inclusion in STEM education.Prof. Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University Satchi Venkataraman, Ph.D., is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering. He has served as Graduate Advisor for the Aerospace Engineering program (17 years) and as an Associate Director at the Computational Sciences Research Center at San Diego State University (11 years). His expertise is in computational mechanics and optimization applied to design of lightweight and durable composite aircraft structures. He has extensive experience in developing programs for student professional development and broadening participation (co-PI and PI on three NSF S-STEM grants). ©American Society

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.E

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Gabriella Marie Haire, University of Florida College of Education; Pavlo Antonenko; Christine Wusylko, University of Florida; STEPHANIE KILLINGSWORTH, University of Florida; Brian Abramowitz, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida

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participate but also to explain theimportance of AI in science to their peers and community. This enabled scholars to feel apersonal connection as their scientific project was envisioned within a real-world context. Figure 2. Google Teachable Machine [16].Measures and data sourcesThe self-reports of the children’s self-efficacy for AI were collected via a survey administeredon Qualtrics before and after the Shark AI program. Self-efficacy for AI was assessed using anadapted version of the original Science subscale (9 items) and the Technology and Engineeringsubscale (9 items) of the widely used 37-item S-STEM questionnaire developed by NorthCarolina State University’s Friday Institute [19]. Only the Science and Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic J Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; Eva Schiorring, STEMEVAL; Jens-Uwe Kuhn, Santa Barbara City College; Jason Curtis, Cuesta College; Christine L Reed, Allan Hancock College; Francisco E Jimenez, Cabrillo College; Gabriel Cuarenta-Gallegos, Cuesta College; Leila Jewell, Monterey Peninsula College; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Vincent Mark Briones Crisostomo, Moorpark College; Marcella Klein Williams, Oxnard College; Justin William Miller, Oxnard College; Franco Javier Mancini, Santa Barbara City College; Joe Selzler, Ventura College

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Paper ID #47786BOARD # 391: LSAMP/B2B: C6-LSAMP – Reflections on C6’s Fall UndergraduateResearch SymposiumProf. Dominic J Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College Dom Dal Bello is Professor of Engineering at Allan Hancock College (AHC), a California community college between UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. At AHC, he is Department Chair of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty Advisor of MESA (the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Program), has served as Principal/Co-Principal Investigator of several National Science Foundation projects (S-STEM, LSAMP, IUSE). In ASEE, he is chair of the Two-Year College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Lynnette Michaluk, West Virginia University; N’Diya Harris, Wright State University; Ansley Lynn Shamblin, West Virginia University

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-generations (first-gen), low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ruralstudents, and more, even though they intend to support those students. Recruitment is critical toreach and convince underserved students to enroll in those programs to broaden participation inengineering. Limited literature focuses on recruitment practices and barriers in those programs[2-3]. Difficulties were reported in identifying effective recruitment strategies. The BCSER PIled an engineering summer bridge program formerly funded by NSF Scholarships in ScienceTechnology Engineering and Math (S-STEM) program and observed the recruitment challengesafter federal grant phased out in her own bridge program and other similar ones that lack federalfunding. The purpose of this BCSER

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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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partnership model for expanding and diversifying the talent pipeline to the jobs of tomorrow,” presented at the 2019 CoNECD-The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity, 2019.[33] J. Yowell, G. Hanzel-Sello, G. Barnak, and M. Venn, “Mathematics Success for Underrepresented Community College Students through STEM Core: A Wrap-Around Student Services Model,” presented at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2022.[34] D. D. Arola, S. B. Maddox, C. Margherio, L. Pozzo, E. Roumeli, and I. Fajardo, “An S-STEM Scholarship Program Engaging Transfer Students in the Materials Intensive Engineering Departments: Successes And Unexpected Challenges,” presented at the 2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference, 2022

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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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codes and codes that were similar yet not matching the original intent of the code.Additional codes to connect to career goals and interests were included; however, ultimately amore open thematic approach appeared more beneficial for the data. We were able to bettercapture experiences related to students’ funds of knowledge, including accessing experienceswith mentors and past experiences working in different fields, showing support for studies thatshowed similar findings quantitatively [5].References[1]​ C. Spence, E. Siverling, and M. Soledad, “NSF S-STEM: Iron Range Engineering Academic Scholarships for Co-Op Based Engineering Education,” in American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, Montreal, Quebec, 2025.[2]​ A

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jing Yan, Tennessee State University; Lin Li P.E., Tennessee State University; Ivan T. Mosley Sr, Tennessee State University

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The reassessment of students' academic trajectories observed during the study153 suggests a need for CURE programs to go beyond research immersion. Integrating154 career exploration initiatives that link research experiences to a variety of STEM155 career paths could provide students with a clearer vision of their future opportunities.156 Tailored mentoring and exposure to diverse professional avenues would also help157 address the unique challenges URM students face in navigating STEM fields,158 fostering both confidence and persistence.159 Acknowledgements160 We acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF HBCU-161 UP Implementation Project #2306341; NSF S-STEM #2029907). The opinions,162 findings

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama; Chris Smith Crawford, The University of Alabama; Erika Machan Steele, The University of Alabama

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Paper ID #47424BOARD # 298: RET: Year One Lessons-Learned from a Sensing and MeasurementFocused Site for Middle School Math and Science TeachersDr. Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. He has coordinated REU, IRES, RET, IUSE, and S-STEM programs supported by the National Science Foundation, with many of these programs focused on increasing engagement of engineering students in research. His research focuses on techniques to collect and analyze the electrical impedance of biological

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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Center for Signal Integrity and CentralPennsylvania Research and Teaching Laboratory for Biofuels.2. S-STEM Student Support Services and ProgramsThe project aims to build off the current PSCC infrastructure and enhance the scholars’opportunities for social and academic integration and student-faculty interactions through a focuson four key components (S.T.E.M.): Scholar Support; Team-Based Cohorts; EngagementActivities; and Multi-Level Mentoring. These components are based on the Persistence ofInterest Framework of Figure 1 and provide opportunities for the scholars to foster theirpersistence related to academic interest, the rigor of the academics, and commitment to theSTEM programs.For example, we implemented a STEM Scholars’ Orientation Day

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama

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Paper ID #48022BOARD # 252: IRES: Undergraduate Engineering Students InterculturalCommunication Competence Before and After Participation in a 12-weekInternational Research Experience in the Czech RepublicDr. Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. He has coordinated REU, IRES, RET, IUSE, and S-STEM programs supported by the National Science Foundation, with many of these programs focused on increasing engagement of engineering students in research. His research focuses on techniques to collect

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad A. Williams, Central Connecticut State University; Stan Kurkovsky, Central Connecticut State University; Nathan Sommer, Xavier University; Mikey Goldweber, Denison University

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professor at the Department of Computer Science at Central Connecticut State University. He earned his PhD from the Center for Advanced Computer Studies of the University of Louisiana in 1999. Results of his doctoral research have been applied to network planning and industrial simulation. Dr. Kurkovsky served and continues to serve as a PI on a number of NSF-sponsored projects, including four S-STEM grants, three IUSE grants, and an REU Site grant. He also received funding from NIH, NSA, and ACM. He has an established record of over 100 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of software engineering, mobile computing, and computer science education.Nathan Sommer, Xavier University Nathan Sommer has taught software

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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Ashleigh Wright, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jacqueline Henderson, Bradley University; Rebekka Darner, Illinois State University; Nafisa A Ibrahim, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Brenda Anne Wilson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Loralyn Cozy, Illinois Wesleyan University; Brian J. Bellott, Western Illinois University; Mahua Biswas, Illinois State University; Alejandro Lleras, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Narendra Jaggi; Michelle Edgcomb Friday, Bradley University; Terrance Bishop, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Catherine Lipovsky, Bradley University

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this possible and we believe institutions should view them as a high impact investment that pays off. 3. Leadership team: The SCI-LSAMP leadership team has a wealth of experience in the LSAMP program including a former LSAMP scholar, Bridge to the Doctorate fellow, four Faculty Champions in the Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence, and three former administrators of LSAMP institutional programs. Additionally, three leaders currently administer NSF Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) programs. Because of this experience, the group was well-positioned to develop and implement this alliance. 4. Include a range of various types of institutions and leverage institutional strengths: The value of having

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Identity, Experiences, and Perceptions (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 2)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lucy Arellano Jr., University of California, Santa Barbara; Margarita Rodriguez, University of California, Santa Barbara

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color: Science identity as an analytic lens. Journal of Research in Science 21 Teaching, 44(8), 1187–1218. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.20237Chen, K. C., Duerr, J., Schlemer, L. T., Lehr, J. L., Liptow, E. E., Singer, M. L., & Finger, H. (2018, April 29). Leveraging an NSF S-STEM Grant to Initiate “PEEPS” (Program for Engineering Excellence for Partner Schools) for Recruiting and Retaining Students from Underrepresented Groups while Covertly Transforming Ourselves and Our University. 2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference. https://peer.asee.org

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 4: Curriculum and Assessment

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University

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member in both the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Science at FAU. Her research interests include understanding and designing curricular models to advance meaningful learning in complex domains and the role of socio-psychological factors in student academic success in STEM fields. She is currently Co-PI on several major NSF grant projects (e.g., NSF S STEM, NSF Cybercorps SFS, and NSF RAPID). She is PI on FAU’s Title III Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) STEM Articulation grant project with two large, urban community colleges. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Advancing AI Education: Curriculum Development in Florida's Two-Year State

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Scaling Impactful Pre-College STEM + C Programs: Lessons from Transportation, Technology, and Engineering Camps

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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assisted in the various collaborative activities. Forboth offerings, the middle school students completed validated and reliable pre- and post-surveysadapted from the Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey and the Group Work SkillsQuestionnaire Manual. The S-STEM survey assessed STEM interests, while the Group WorkSkills Questionnaire Manual Survey evaluated collaboration. Preliminary results from aWilcoxon Signed-Rank test indicated positive significance that the 2024 ECE summer campsessions led to greater enjoyment for campers than the 2023 offering. Daily reflection surveyswere also administered to understand the comparison of cohorts and the impact of individualactivities students participated in each day. Results were analyzed to

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Reimagining STEM Transitions: Bridging Gaps and Building Resilience in Post-Pandemic Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andri Christodoulidou, University of Connecticut; Stephany Santos, University of Connecticut

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-STEM Sponsored Program Activities that Have a Positive Impact onMechanical Engineering S-STEM Scholars. American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE) Virtual Annual Conference.

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Stephen Tolman, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Amanda Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University

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University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 WIP: Enhancing STEM Degree Completion: Initiation of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CAM) Scholarship ProgramAbstractThis paper presents the progress of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Scholarship (CAM)project. This is a multi-year project to enhance the degree completion of students in civil andmechanical engineering as part of a National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (NSF-S-STEM) grant. The students participating inthis project attend a dual-mission university that aims to provide students with the educationalopportunities afforded by both a major university and a community

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Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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a diverse student body. Lastly, implementing robustfeedback mechanisms to continuously gather and analyze participant input will help refineprogram components and ensure sustained, long-term impact.AcknowledgmentWe thank Reboot Representation Tech Coalition for their support in advancing diversity in tech.Their funding and partnership have been key to LIFT’s success, aligning with their goal ofdoubling Black, Latina, and Native American women in computing by 2025—a milestonereached early [21]. Their contribution fosters a more inclusive, skilled workforce. In addition,this material is based upon work supported partially by the National Science FoundationScholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program

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ERM Technical Session: Strategies for Student Support

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Edwards, College of Lake County; Carrie Kortegast, Northern Illinois University

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. She is also serving as the Principal Investigator on the college’s NSF S-STEM grant, Building an Academic Community of Engineering Scholars.Carrie Kortegast, Northern Illinois University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Guides on the transfer journey: A qualitative study exploring the academic and social supports of community college transfer studentsIntroductionThis research brief explores the community college student’s transfer journey guided by thetransfer student capital and engineering identity frameworks. Academic supports, socialrelationships, and experiential learning are common programmatic approaches to fostering asense of belonging and engineering identity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; Carl Boyet, Louisiana Tech University; James D Palmer P.E., Louisiana Tech University; William C. Long, Louisiana Tech University

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, "Avoiding the second-year slump: A transition framework for students progressing through university," Int. J. Innov. Sci. Math. Educ., vol. 20, no. 2, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.proquest.com/scholarly- journals/avoiding-second-year-slump-transition-framework/docview/2248391289/se-2.[13] S. M. Lord and J. C. Chen, "Curriculum design in the middle years," in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, A. Johri and B. M. Olds, Eds. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2014, pp. 181–200.[14] K. C. Cruse, D. Hall, M. E. Caldorera-Moore, and M. Desselles, "SUCCESS Scholars: Early findings from an NSF S-STEM project," presented at the 2024 ASEE Annu. Conf. & Expo., Portland, OR, Jun. 2024. doi

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nestor L. Osorio, Northern Illinois University; Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering: A Systematic Review of Articles from 2018 to 2023.39. Wellbeing of Graduate Engineering Students: A Systematic Review.40. [Work-In-Progress] A Systematic Review of S-STEM Programs in Community Colleges: Program Features and Student Decision-making.41. Methodologies for Evaluating the Impact of STEM Outreach on Historically Marginalized Groups in Engineering: A Systematic Literature Review (Other, Diversity).42. Quantifying Spatial Skills across STEM Disciplines: A Systematized Literature Review of Assessment Tools.43. How AI Assisted K-12 Computer Science Education: A Systematic Review.44. Visuospatial and Embodied Cognition in STEM Education: A Systematic Literature Review.45. Use of Theories in Extended Reality Educational

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ERM WIP III: Post-Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander V Struck Jannini PhD, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Eunsil Lee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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.*[19] S. Alqudah, E. Litzler, J. A. Brobst, J. Davishahl, and A. G. Klein, “S-STEM becoming engaged engineering scholars (BEES): Insights from year 1,” ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc., vol. 2020-June, 2020, doi: 10.18260/1-2--35171.*[20] S. Amato-Henderson and J. Sticklen, “The Relationship between Teaming Effectiveness and Online Students’ Sense of Connectedness in a First-Year Engineering Program,” in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2022, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 1136–1140, doi: 10.1177/1071181322661525.*[21] M. E. Andrews, M. Borrego, and A. Boklage, “Self-efficacy and belonging: the impact of a university makerspace,” Int. J. STEM Educ., vol. 8, no. 1, 2021, doi: 10.1186

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Tufts University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Dominic J Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College

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professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University and co-director of the National Effective Teaching Institute. His research examines a range of engineering education topics, including how to assess and repair student miscoProf. Dominic J Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College Dom Dal Bello is Professor of Engineering at Allan Hancock College (AHC), a California community college between UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. At AHC, he is Department Chair of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty Advisor of MESA (the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Program), has served as Principal/Co-Principal Investigator of several National Science Foundation projects (S-STEM, LSAMP, IUSE). In ASEE, he is chair of the

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 2: Identity, Professionalization, and Belonging I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Jeffrey C Shragge, Colorado School of Mines; Jonah Klemm-Toole, Colorado School of Mines

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does notexactly track with socioeconomic status, given that students who are recently independent for taxpurposes may have significant unmet need, as they no longer claim their parents’ income, even ifthey grew up in a privileged household.) Students who received the S-STEM scholarshipparticipate in an exit interview with either the external evaluator or a program faculty memberwho is not their primary advisor. The interview covers how students understand their FOK, howthey view the connections between their FOK and their graduate experience, how theyexperience belongingness in their graduate program and in the wider STEM field, and how theyview their own professional identity. The interviews are all recorded, transcribed, andanonymized.This

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Evaluating Pre-College STEM Programs: Longitudinal Impact, Integration, and Engagement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bin (Brenda) Zhou, Central Connecticut State University

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Demographic Groups in STEM, The STEM Labor Force of Today: Scientists, Engineers, and Skilled Technical Workers. Available: https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20212/participation-of-demographic-groups-in-stem.11. United States Census Bureau, Educational Attainment in the United States: 2022. Available: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/educational-attainment-data.html12. National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. STEM Workforce: Definition, Size, and Growth, The STEM Labor Force of Today: Scientists, Engineers, and Skilled Technical Workers. Available: https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20212/u-s-stem-workforce-definition-size-and- growth.

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Culturally Responsive and Identity-Affirming Approaches in Pre-College STEM Education

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DeAnna Bailey, Morgan State University; Kate Rotindo; Baba Amin Ojuok, The Uhuru Academy; Charnee Bowens, Morgan State University; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University; Chaz Romeo Padilla; Nasir Randall, Morgan State University; Krystle Dunn

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shown to support learning and engagement amongAfrican Americans (Coleman et al., 2023). These teaching methods reflected African cultural traditionsand were designed to bolster confidence, engagement, and understanding among camp participants.Through this approach, the UACI STEM Camp provided a culturally affirming and educationallyeffective experience for African American learners. Impact of the UACI STEM Camp Strategies ​​ The participants of the summers of 2023 and 2024 UACI STEM Camp completed pre- andpost-program surveys to measure the impact of camp’s cultural practices and teaching strategies. Theprogram surveys were adapted from the Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey (FridayInstitute for

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Horatio Haller; Jimmy Peralta; Fatimah Musa; Doris J. Espiritu, City Colleges of Chicago

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, pp. 243–272, 1999.[23] R. O. Brinkerhoff, “The Success Case Method: A Strategic Evaluation Approach to Increasing the Value and Effect of Training,” Adv. Dev. Hum. Resour., vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 86– 101, Feb. 2005, doi: 10.1177/1523422304272172.[24] S. Y. Tobar, B. M. Zalloum, A. N. Le, Y. Nicacio-Rosales, and D. J. Espiritu, “Board 53: Engagement in Practice: Strengthening Student’s STEM Identity Through Service,” presented at the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2023. Accessed: Jan. 11, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/board-53-engagement-in-practice- strengthening-student-s-stem-identity-through-service

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Student understanding

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama; Miriam E. Sweeney, The University of Alabama; Claire Major, The University of Alabama

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Paper ID #46709First-Year Undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering StudentsEthical Understanding Performance During an Introduction to the DisciplineCourseDr. Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. He has been the PI for REU, IRES, RET, IUSE, and S-STEM programs supported by the National Science Foundation, with many of these programs focused on increasing engagement of engineering students in research. His research focuses on techniques to collect and analyze the electrical