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Parental Support and Acceptance Determines Women’s Choice of Engineering as a Major

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nora Madjar, University of Connecticut; Bryan Douglas Huey, University of Connecticut; Leslie M. Shor, University of Connecticut
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

and new agricultural biotechnology to maximize crop yields. She is active in education and outreach initiatives that increase diversity and promote engi- neering as a service profession. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Parental Support and Acceptance Determines Women’s Choice of Engineering as a MajorAbstractThe goal of this research was to explore what are the critical factors that may influence andmotivate women to major in engineering. Guided by Social Cognitive Career Theory, weexamined a broad list of factors from personal characteristics and abilities and confidence level,to abilities and professional orientation of parents and friends and

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The Changing Role of Professional Societies for Academics

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University; Mary C. Verstraete, The University of Akron; Deborah J. O'Bannon P.E., University of Missouri, Kansas City
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions: Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

building.Not only do professional societies provide opportunities for networking and career building, butthey also provide affirmation that there are others in similar roles. Although there are financialand time constraints to becoming active within a professional society not affiliated with one’stechnical area, when academics feel that their involvement is valuable to their careerdevelopment they will invest necessary time and money into the professional society.Similarities exist between how professional societies retain/attract faculty from underrepresentedgroups and how universities accomplish the same goal.This research paper focuses on how one professional organization, SWE, is providingopportunities to women in academia that include

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Negotiating Gender in an Engineering Environment

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Katherine G Nelson, Arizona State University; Susan Shapcott, University of Bath ; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the President of the United States. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants in both the public and private sectors, and served as an external reviewer for doctoral dissertations outside the U.S. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and books. Dr. Husman was a founding member and first President of the Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education and has held both elected and appointed offices in the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Motivation Special Interest Group of the European

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Oral History Project of Underrepresented Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kelsey Morgan Irvin, Washington University in St. Louis; Elizabeth Hiteshue, University of Pennsylvania; Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Michael Geselowitz, Stevens Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #14771Oral History Project of Underrepresented Leaders in Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)Ms. Kelsey Morgan Irvin, Washington University in St. Louis Kelsey Irvin is a senior at Washington University in St. Louis double majoring in the Cognitive Neuro- science track of Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Psychology and hopes to pursue a career in clinical psychology. She is currently working on her honors thesis, which involves using neural measures to research reward processing in preschoolers with depression.Miss Elizabeth Hiteshue, University of Pennsylvania Elizabeth Hiteshue

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Connectivity at RIT - Developing & Delivering an Effective Professional Development Workshop Series for Women Faculty in STEM

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions: Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

slightly over the 2009-14 period. 6 In order to achieve thegoal of increasing “the representation and advancement of women in academic science andengineering careers,” the National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded over $130M in projectsat institutions of higher education and STEM-related not-for-profit organizations since 2001.7Cultural and structural barriers that may adversely affect women faculty are addressed by theseprojects. In 2012, RIT was awarded an NSF Advance Institutional Transformation grant. Thegoal of the AdvanceRIT project is to increase the representation and advancement of womenSTEM faculty, widely represented across ethnic, social, and cultural backgrounds. The approachis to remove barriers to resources that support career

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More than Increased Numbers: A Mentoring Program for Females in Science and Engineering

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lisa Carlson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Sarah Folsland, Woment in Science and Engineering
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

females in science and engineeringIntroductionThe concerns of low numbers of women in STEM have led to studies on the attrition1 and theimplementations of programs for the female students2. Studies found that students who withdrawfrom STEM majors are less involved in extra-curricular engineering activities, have lowerengineering self-efficacy and career expectations, but higher anxiety1, 3. However, the averageGPA of women who withdraw from STEM is no different than that of others1. To increase theretention of women in STEM, solutions have been proposed by many studies such as facilitatingcommunities for females4-5, involving peer mentors6-9, and mentoring by faculty and/or womenengineers10.According to the American Association of University

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Making Changes: Application of an NSF-ADVANCE PAID Grant at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution (PUI)

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University; Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University; Weslene Tallmadge, Gannon University
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions: Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

director at-large (2013-15) positions.Dr. Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University Lori D. Lindley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Counseling, and the Associate Dean of the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Iowa State University. She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vocational Behavior and the Journal of Career Assessment. Her research is on women’s career development, specifically self-efficacy and career barriers.Dr. Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University Elisa M. Konieczko, Professor of Biology at Gannon University, received her

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Design of an Interactive Multidisciplinary Residential Summer Program for Recruitment of High School Females to Engineering

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University; Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #16444Design of an Interactive Multidisciplinary Residential Summer Program forRecruitment of High School Females to EngineeringDr. Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University Dr. Paula Monaco, E.I.T., successfully defended her dissertation research Spring 2016 and will begin a career in the water/wastewater reuse treatment. Paula has led multiple outreach summer programs at TTU and provides support to student organizations within the college of engineering. Her technical research focuses include; anti-fouling and scaling RO technology and pharmaceutical and personal care product screening to predict environmental

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Unique Extracurricular Program Recruits Women into Engineering Through Orthopaedic Biomechanics

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Amy C Bucha, The Perry Initiative; Lisa L Lattanza MD, University of California San Francisco
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering

Professional Development Center for Educators, College of Education and HumanDevelopment, University of Delaware, Newark, DE4 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CAIntroduction Over the past twenty five years, the government and industry have called for heavyinvestment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education anddeveloped an impressive array of classroom and extracurricular programming designed toencourage young people to pursue STEM careers [1,2]. Despite these efforts, the vast majority ofcollege-bound high school students continue to pursue majors outside of engineering and otherSTEM fields [3]. Furthermore, there are high attrition rates – some approaching 50

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Leaning into Engineering: Tenured Women Faculty and the Policies and Programs that Support Them

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Deborah Ilana Karpman, University of California San Diego
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

the Policies and Programs That Support Them” explored the challenges that female engineering faculty faced in their careers, as well as the institutional policies and programs (i.e. family-friendly policies, diversity/equity programs, mentoring initiatives, etc.) that helped them to be successful in obtaining tenure. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Leaning into Engineering: Tenured Women Faculty and the Policies and Programs That Support ThemAbstractWhile researchers have documented the barriers that women in engineering programs face (i.e. genderbias, work/family conflict, “dual career” issues, limited access to information networks), few

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The Impact of Volunteering at a Girls Outreach Activity on Community Formation

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Amy J Moll, Boise State University; Catherine Rose Bates, Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering

: enabling teamwork, having women staff at alllevels, emphasizing a variety of careers creating active/hands-on fun, and providingacademically challenging modules. Thus, from the start, we emphasized community. Wedeployed women staff at all levels – near peers (students enrolled in college), graduate students,women who work in the college, and women who work in the local area as engineers. Weemphasized community building among the cohort. And we embedded undergraduate students inthe camp, using a peer mentoring approach. These peers were paid for their contributions, andslept, ate and participated in activities with the girls, in four teams of about ten each. Note thatalthough the students are paid for their contributions, this is not a significant

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Women in Industrial Distribution: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges for Female College Graduates

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Allie Copeland, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

stereotyping predictions [11]. Gottfredson’s Theory ofCircumscription and Compromise 12] notes that career choice is often an effort for an individualto prescribe themselves into a social order; social elements such as gender, affluence, andintelligence often play a key part in career selection. Interestingly Gottfredson’s research alsonoted that at a very young age, youths begin associating prospective career options with genderand furthermore that gender appropriateness for career choice was a significant motivating factorin later years [13]. Additional research by Glick, Wilk, and Perreault [16] further bolsteredGottfredson’s position noting that when asked to define attributes for specified jobs universitystudents commonly listed gender as the

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Retaining Diverse Students in Civil Engineering and its Subdisciplines: Challenges and Opportunities

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Abbie B Liel P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Eva Leong
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

retention is a challenge for all students, it isparticularly apparent for women and minority students whose representation in engineeringdecreases at every education and career milestone.1,2 As a result, women and minorities stillmake up a small fraction of those earning engineering degrees. At our institution, a publicuniversity in the state of Colorado, the undergraduate population is about 20% women and 8%underrepresented minorities (compared to 20% and 11% nationally). Moreover, only about 15%of practicing civil engineers in some subdisciplines, like structural engineering, are women.3 Incontrast, women now make up over 30% of lawyers and physicians, and over 70% ofpsychologists. Since no evidence exists that significant gender or racial

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Exploring Barriers in the Engineering Workplace: Hostile, Unsupportive, and Otherwise Chilly Conditions

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Rachel Yonemura, University of Washington ; Denise Wilson, University of Washington
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

howwomen consider leaving a job and in some cases, exit engineering altogether. A 'chilly' climatehas often been implicated as a primary or contributing reason for these exit decisions and hasbeen classified in the literature under such descriptors as a hostile or macho work culture,mysterious pathways to career advancement, and extreme work pressures. This study expands onthese previous studies by (a) emphasizing the engineering workplace experiences of millennialsin order to understand whether these chilly climate conditions have evolved over time or aretending to persist into the next generation; and (b) studying men as well as women to gain deeperinsight into which negative working conditions tend to occur across gender and which may begender

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Empathy and Gender Inequity in Engineering Disciplines

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Eddie L Jacobs, University of Memphis; Amy L de Jongh Curry, University of Memphis; Russell J. Deaton, University of Memphis; Carmen Astorne-Figari, University of Memphis; Douglas Clark Strohmer, University of Memphis
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Paper ID #15386Empathy and Gender Inequity in Engineering DisciplinesDr. Eddie L Jacobs, University of Memphis Eddie L. Jacobs holds a B.S.E.E. (1986) and M.S.E.E. (1988) degree from the University of Arkansas, and a D.Sc. degree in Electro-physics from the George Washington University (2001). Dr. Jacobs is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Tennessee. Dr. Jacobs began teaching in 2006 after a 17 year career as a US Department of Defense researcher. He currently serves as the Undergraduate Coordinator for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Memphis. He is actively

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Interdisciplinary Seminar Series: Increasing Awareness for Research, Recognition of the University, and Professional Development Opportunities

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jamie J Newman, Louisiana Tech University; Mary E Caldorera-Moore, Louisiana Tech University
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions: Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

across campus where stem cells are being used for research into areas of tissue engineering. Dr. Newman is the founder of the New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series and continues to lead the organization of the series each year.Dr. Mary E Caldorera-Moore, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Mary Caldorera-Moore is an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering and Nanosystems En- gineering, director of Women Influencing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (WiSTEM) out- reach organization, and the co-organizer of the New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series at Louisiana Tech University. She was also selected to be a 2014 NAE Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) Early-Career Engineering

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Dialogues Toward Gender Equity: Engaging Engineering Faculty to Promote an Inclusive Department Climate

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: J. Kasi Jackson, West Virginia University ; Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Maja Husar Holmes, West Virginia University; Rachel R. Stoiko, West Virginia University
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

published in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, International Journal of Public Administration, and Energy Policy.Dr. Rachel R. Stoiko, West Virginia University Dr. Rachel Stoiko is a postdoctoral fellow at West Virginia University. She is interested in the intersections of gender, work, and family. Specifically, she works on projects related to career decision-making and development, institutional diversity and inclusivity, and student success in STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 1 Dialogues toward Gender Equity: Engaging Engineering

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Methodology for Studying Gendered Differences among Secondary Students' Perceptions of Engineering

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto; Ruth A Childs, University of Toronto; Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Americans). Professor Bazylak started his career as a manufacturing engineer in a new product introduction division of a large telecommunication manu- facturer. He returned to academia joining the University of Victoria first as an engineering co-operative education coordinator and then as an engineer-in-residence. He joined the University of Toronto as a teaching focused professor where he is heavily involved in design education and diversity studies.Prof. Ruth A Childs, University of Toronto Ruth Childs is an associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the University of Toronto and a past president of the Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association. She teaches courses in

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Gender in the Workplace: Peer Coaching to Empower Women in the Classroom and as Professionals

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jennifer L. Groh, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

perception of littleopportunities for advancement. Conversely, a positive workplace climate also helps to explainwhy women stay in the engineering workforce.3,5For women in engineering careers, those who persist were found in one study to possess highlevels of self efﬁcacy, to describe themselves in terms of their identity as an engineer, and to bemotivated by the innovations and challenges afforded by engineering. This study also reasonedthat those who persist possess an ability to adapt and thrive “despite working in a male-dominated culture characterized by difﬁculties associated with the workplace, includingdiscrimination”. In contrast to this, women who left the engineering profession were “less likelyto recognize options in navigating the

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Listening and Negotiation

Conference Session: Listening and Negotiation
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas; Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Continuing Professional Development, Engineering Leadership Development Division, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

Engineering Mentoring from the White House; the 2008 Hewlett-Packard/Harriett B. Rigas Award from the IEEE Education Society; the 2013 Distinguished Educator Award from the ASEE Electrical and Computer Engineering Division; and was named an IEEE Fellow in 2014. Dr. Schrader earned her B.S. in electrical engineering from Valparaiso University, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Listening and NegotiationAbstractNegotiation is an important skill for faculty at all stages of their career, but one that researchsuggests is often uncomfortable for women faculty to employ. This paper

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Title IX and Project Lead the Way: Achieving Equity through All-female Cohorts in Public School Settings

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Shawna Fletcher, Texas A&M University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering

often than their non-PLTW female counterparts (17%)11. Overall, studies have shown thatexposure to PLTW has a positive influence on student math and science achievement, careerinterest, motivation, and future career choice12.Though these studies show impact, females are not enrolling in PLTW programs at high rates.Therefore, efforts are needed to remove environmental factors that inhibit women’s participationin PLTW and traditionally male-dominated areas.All-Female CohortsRecently, several all-female cohorts have popped up in Ohio, Georgia, Florida, Alaska andTexas13,14,15. Though not widely known, these efforts have been enlisted to significantly increasethe number of women entering IED and Electronics courses through PLTW. In 2011

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Role of Gender and Use of Supplemental Instruction in a Required Freshman Chemistry Course by Engineering Students on their Course Grades and Subsequent Academic Success

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Rachel Lauren Shapiro, Northeastern University; Emily Olina Wisniewski, Johns Hopkins University; Emma Kaeli, Northeastern University; Tyler Byrne Cole, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

in Chemistry & Chemical Biology and Chemical En- gineering at Northeastern University. During his academic career at Carnegie Mellon University, Boston University, and Olin College he has been the recipient of the first Whitaker Young Investigator Award from the BMES, a Searle Scholar Award, and an Early Career Development Award from the NSF as well as a three-time recipient of the Omega Chi Epsilon Outstanding Faculty Award from the North- eastern Student Affiliate of AIChE. He also has led industrial R&D teams at Organogenesis Inc. and Polymerix Corporation developing tissue-engineered medical products and drug- generating biodegrad- able polymers, respectively, and has co-founded Automated Cell, Inc. In

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Into the Light: Diffusing Ccontroversy and Increasing Transparency in the Faculty Salary Equity Study Process

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions: Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

. Many of the grants funded to datesupport large-scale comprehensive institutional transformation (IT) projects. In 2012, a largeprivate technical university received an NSF ADVANCE IT grant and set out to strategicallylaunch several initiatives aimed at increasing the representation and advancement of womenSTEM faculty by removing barriers to resources that support career success and by creating newinterventions and resources (NSF ADVANCE 1209115).This paper reports on one of the initiatives within the overall institutional transformation planwhich focuses on a salary gender equity study for pre-tenured and tenured faculty, conducted in amanner in which stakeholders would ideally have a high-level of confidence in its results. Across-university

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Empowering Male Students as Allies for Gender Equity Within an Engineering College

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Suzanne Grassel Shoger, The Ohio State University; Lauren Corrigan, Ohio State University; Steven Y. Nozaki, Ohio State University; Mitsu Narui, The Ohio State University Multicultural Center; Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

Assessment at the Multicultural Center at The Ohio State University and before that Asso- ciate Director for Statewide Secondary Career Technical Articulation Agreements within the Ohio Board of Regents. In addition, Dr. Narui currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal for LGBT Youth and Journal for Diversity in Higher Education and has been actively presenting her research on Asian and Asian American lesbian, gay, and bisexual college students. She has been published in the Journal of Homosexuality as well as presented her research at the Association for the Study of Higher Education and American Educational Research Association national conferences.Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University Adithya

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ECE-GIRLS: High School Girls Explore Electrical and Computer Engineering Program

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Na Gong, North Dakota State University; Jinhui Wang, North Dakota State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering

Engineering (CNSE) Figure 3: Selected Photos of ECE-GIRLS. 4  Working on group project on FPGA-based piano: A Verilog programming and FPGA implementation based group project – keyboard piano- was designed to expose high school girls to important ECE concept and encourage them to pursue an engineering degree in college and then a career in engineering.  Touring university ECE facilities: In addition to equipment and facilities in the ECE department, there are great resources available at NDSU to ECE faculty and students. The Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) provides IC testing resources

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A Population Dynamics Model for Gender Diversification in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Case Study with Relevance to Engineering

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Manuela Restrepo Parra; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Lisa L Lattanza MD
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

surgery after attending MSOP program𝛽0123 Percentage MSOP alumnae who are 57% 67% [8] “Very Interested” in pursuing orthopaedic surgery a priori the program 𝛼323 Percentage POP alumnae who matriculate 93% 93% [8] to 4-year college and major in STEM 𝛽323 Percentage POP alumnae who intend to 56% 56% [8] attend medical school 𝛾323 Percentage POP alumnae who are “Very 23% 13% [8] Interested” in pursuing careers in orthopaedic surgery We used our mathematical model (see Equations 1-4) to conduct two unique simulationsaddressing critical issues

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Understanding Female STEM Faculty Experiences of Subtle Gender Bias from Microaggressions Perspective

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Yang Lydia Yang, Ph.D., Kansas State University; Doris Wright Carroll Ph.D., Kansas State University
Tagged Topics: ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

settings.6Gendered microaggressions have been used to explain subtle sexism and sex-baseddiscrimination on women.12, 13 Gendered microaggressions are manifested in various forms,such as making gender stereotypical assumptions, sexually objectifying women, or being genderblind.13, 14 Several studies have shown that gendered microaggressions cause detrimentalconsequences to women’s psychological and behavioral health, and their careers.12, 15, 16 Thisstudy focused on women faculty, an often under-represented group in many male-dominantSTEM disciplines. We examined whether, and to what degree, women faculty in STEMexperienced gender-based subtle bias and discrimination.MethodsInstrumentsSeveral research measurements have been established to gauge