Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A Cross, Texas Tech University; Jason Tham, Texas Tech University; Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Texas Tech University; Diego Alejandro Polanco-Lahoz, Texas Tech University; Madison Hanson, Texas Tech University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

0 focus group 6 interviews 8 interviews Table 1: Summary of study data collected to dateWhat is the process of developing engineering identity in doctoral students (primarily,researcher identity)? (RQ1)Analysis of the Rounds 1 and 2 journey mapping data7-8 revealed that, early in their programs,the doctoral students in the study relied primarily on formal, curricular structure, includingcourse-based research projects, to establish their researcher identity (see RQ3 below).Preliminary results also suggested that doctoral student identification of and engagement with afaculty advisor in early doctoral program semesters promotes researcher identity development.When the combination of code frequency and