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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College; Joseph J. Helble, Dartmouth College

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efforts to attract and retain women, the percentage of women earning degreesin engineering remains low nationally. Women earned close to 60% of all bachelor’s degrees in2012 but less than 20% of those degrees were in engineering [1]. At Dartmouth, however, thepercentage of women in engineering is approaching gender parity [2]. As shown in Figure 1, thepercentage of female students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in engineering at Dartmouthpeaked at 54% in 2016. While the percentage of women graduating in engineering in 2017 wentdown, it remained high at 45%, which is more than twice the national average; the nationalaverage of women earning bachelor degrees in engineering is less than 20% [1]. Enrollmenttrends in current classes indicate that

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James A. Coller, University of Michigan; Magel P. Su, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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disagreement in order to realizedifferences between their mental models, and then they update and defend mental models as peerspush them to understand an idea in new and deeper ways. Both of these beneficial effects ofdisagreement only occur if students are willing to express disagreement with peers [1]. It ishypothesized that gender and power dynamics at play in team conversations affect the willingnessfor individuals to disagree with one another. Previous work has shown that students are morewilling to express disagreement in an online environment compared to face-to-face [2], but therole of gender in these disagreeing interactions has not been studied.Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments have been shown to supportstudent

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henriette D. Burns, Washington State University, Vancouver; Sean Palmer Marquardt Rice, Washington State University, Vancouver

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observations, focus groups and interviews of the all-girls program arediscussed in a different paper. Our interest survey, the quantitative part of our mixed methodstudy discussed here, was developed and validated in a previous study [1]. Our question was canthis survey be utilized to determine the following research questions? • Is believing that girls belong in engineering related to middle school student mathematics, science or STEM interest? • Does student interest in science, math and STEM vary by grade in school, sex or ethnicity? • How do the girls in the after-school, all-girls program respond to the STEM interest survey?Our survey was revised to include the perception question, “Do girls belong in

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laine Schrewe, Tolles Career and Technical Center

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toward these science-y initiatives is only effective if you can get studentsexcited about taking these courses. This means that finding a way to break down wary students’preconceived ideas about what these STEM-based courses will entail and getting them intriguedand excited about these courses is critical in establishing a successful STEM-based strategy in aschool. This paper discusses how student feedback was used to promote and grow anengineering program at the high school level.Tolles Career and Technical Center partnered with Jonathan Alder School District to create twoSTEM-based pathways that could feed into the career center in the district: (1) Engineering and(2) Information Technology. Jonathan Alder High School, located in rural Plain

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Blue, Miami University; Amy Summerville, Miami University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Brielle Nikole Johnson

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and gender, as well as areas of existential psychology and counterfactual thinking. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Succeeding but Doubting: Effects of Gender on Performance and Self-perception in Foundational Courses for Engineers Jennifer Blue, Amy Summerville, Brielle Johnson, and Brian Kirkmeyer1 Two studies were done with engineering majors enrolled in three courses taken in their first year of college: calculus-based physics, calculus, and introductory computer programming. The first study was of 75 men and 45 women and the second study was of 154 men and 80 women. Although women in Study 1 had a lower

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vemitra M White, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Jessica Ivy, Mississippi State Universitt; C. Danielle Grimes, Mississippi State University

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in computing before adolescent opinions are formed that may discourage girls fromseeking curricular or co-curricular experiences in computing. Further, we will describe how theMSAWC is illuminating the path for girls and women in the state, to engage them withcomputing and to influence their persistence on the computing pathway through college and intothe workforce, using collective impact strategy.IntroductionThe Mississippi Alliance for Women in Computing (MSAWC) adopts the strategies ofDoerschuk et.al. intentionally growing existing programs and developing new ones across thestate in order to successfully recruit, retain, and transition young women into the computingworkforce [1]. MSAWC is refining scalable pathways models that focus on

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Women in Engineering Technical Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hadil Mustafa, California State University, Chico; Shelby Ann Freese

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respect to gender,ethnicity, age, and discipline.Introduction and MotivationWhile the number of women in certain STEM fields, such as biology, chemistry, and math, hasincreased in the last decade, it had declined in Computer Science and Engineering [1]. The USDepartment of Commerce has published an updated study of Women in STEM in 2017 as part ofa series of reports examining the STEM workforce and its gender dynamics. The study showedthat the distribution of women and men in STEM majors has persisted to differ significantly inthe workforce since 2009. As shown in figure 1, 59% of women who chose STEM field majoredin physical life science while only 31% of men majored in the same field. On the other hand,women’s representation in Engineering and

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Rachel Ann Baker

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Conferences on Female Engineering Students’ Self-esteem and Engineering Self-efficacyAbstractIt has been long noted that there exists a gender imbalance across science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM) fields in higher education. Engineering in particular saw only 20.9% ofits bachelor degrees awarded to women in 2016 which is a slight 2.8% increase from 2007 1 . Thisdisparity creates a gender imbalance in the academic environment that persists into the workplace.There are several factors that may contribute to the gender disparity in STEM, such as, but notrestricted to, gender-stereotyping, lack of female role models, girl’s image of engineering,self-efficacy, and self-esteem. In this paper, we address two of these factors

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madison E. Andrews, University of Texas, Austin

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andexamine all relevant existing knowledge of the effects of undergraduate work experiences on keyfactors in student retention. This method allows for a holistic perspective by sourcinginformation from multiple sources and primary studies. Inclusion criteria are defined as follows:(1) examines participants of an undergraduate engineering program who are employed full-timebefore obtaining their degree; (2) presents empirical research or evaluates results of affectivestudent outcomes; (3) disaggregates data by gender; (4) published as a report, article, conferencepaper, or dissertation in English since 1990. The search yielded 13 results.Examining these results provides insight into students’ experiences. Most studies examinedsome measure of interest

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University ; Daniel Collier, Western Michigan University

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Education, 2018 A systematic literature review of analysis of success of undergraduate engineering women students in the USIntroduction Over the past three decades, women in the United States (US) have outpaced men inenrollment and degree obtainment in higher education1, but not in engineering education2,3.Figure 1 provides the percentage engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to female students ofall engineering bachelor's degrees awarded in the US from 2006 to 2014. While the earlierdownward trend is reversed, the significant underrepresentation of women in engineeringremains. The underrepresentation of women creates a lack of diversity in engineeringworkforce, which hampers development of innovative and

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, King Saud University; Hamed Dhafi Alsharari, Saudi Elecrtonic University

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), its first mixed-gender university [1]; its firstpublic women-only and the world's largest university for women, Princess Nora bintAbdulrahman University (PNU) [2]; and its first private women-only university, EffatUniversity [3]. In view of these initiatives, this paper serves as an extension of a previous study thathighlights the need in the kingdom for the participation of females in engineering highereducation [4]. The authors here present and justify engineering specializations where females areexpected to be most successful from both academic and career perspectives. First, an overview ispresented regarding the involvement of women in engineering higher education and the jobmarket in select countries. This is subsequently followed

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Saejin Kwak Tanguay, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Julie Simmons Ivy, North Carolina State University; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; M. Claire Horner-Devine, University of Washington and Counterspace Consulting

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distinct types of discourse: Talking Across Differences in moments of operationalplanning and Intentionally Breaching the Professional and the Personal, whereby theethnographers developed mechanisms to transgress this false binary into the very design of theethnographic research.LATTICE includes two professional development cohorts of women in academic engineeringand computer science and an anthropological investigation of the values, practices, relationshipsand philosophies of the organizers. LATTICE refers both to the programmatic interventionsaimed at advancing women leaders in academic engineering and also the team organizing them.The interventions have six characteristics that include: (1) establishing a national network andprofessional

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela L Dickrell, University of Florida

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build groups, they were not selected for anyspecific ethnic or year of study analysis in this pilot. Out of the total 40 students, 31 were female,8 were male, and 1 student chose ‘other or prefer not to answer’. The one student who chose‘other’ approached the professor prior to the build group registration for advice on registration.The student at the time of the build group registration was in gender transition, and was unsure ofwhich section to register for. Given the student self-identified as a male at the time ofregistration, the student chose to register for the co-ed section. The student decided if theyparticipate in future semesters and feel they then self-identified as female, they might choose thefemale only section in future

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chloe Wiggins, Designing Education Lab; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, SKG Analysis; Benedikt von Unold, Stanford University; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory; Michael Arruza Cruz

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Stanford has been working on designing,revising and offering an engineering course focused on who are today’s engineers, and howthose engineers consider the people they are engineering for. The course, called ExpandingEngineering Limits (EEL): Culture, Diversity and Gender, was first offered in the Fall of 2015,and in revised forms in Winter 2017 and Winter 2018. The learning objectives for students inthe course (as of the Winter 2018 offering) are the following:(1) Identify and analyze the interdependencies of diversity, culture, and engineering, using avariety of research-based sources.(2) Connect issues relating to diversity and culture to students’ experiences in college and futureworkplace experiences.(3) Envision new engineering processes

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison Webster-Giddings, Vanderbilt University; Nancy Dickson, Vanderbilt; Melissa S Martiros, Anna Maria College; Sarah Mullen, Vanderbilt University

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economydemands further growth and innovation, Arts and Design majors are seen as a necessary andintegral element for such change (Bequette & Bequette, 2012). Consequently, there has been apush, especially in K-12 education, to add “A” (Art & Design), transforming STEM intoSTEAM (Bequette & Bequette, 2012, Piro, 2010; White, 2011). Although, there seems to be asympathetic relationship between Art and STEM majors, there is limited research identifying thekey experiences or factors that foster the relationship between STEM and Arts which is evidentin the number and types of degrees conferred by women (Piro, 2010) (see Figure 1: DegreesConferred by Women). By “examining how artists mix art, science, technology, and math in

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ray Lynn Littlejohn

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programs.IntroductionThough women earned more than 50% of the bachelor’s degrees awarded in the United States(NCES, 2015), from 2010-2013 they earned an average of only19% of the undergraduateengineering bachelor’s degrees, compared to 20% in physics, 42% in math and statistics, 49% inchemistry and 59% in the biological sciences.1 Wide disparity in gender diversity exists amongstengineering disciplines; in 2015, the percentage of bachelor’s degrees awarded to women rangedfrom 11% in computer engineering to 50% in environmental engineering.2 Numerous studiesindicate that in most engineering disciplines no differential attrition exists by gender,3,4,5,6,7 andthat the large gender disparities among graduates are due to low initial enrollment of women inengineering.Why

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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majors.Introduction/BackgroundNowadays, more and more scientists, engineers and innovators are needed to succeed in theglobal competitive economy environment. As a result, this requires quality science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. However, few American students pursueeducation and training in the STEM fields. After noticing this challenge, the whole STEMsociety has made great efforts to increase STEM-related activities, which have the potential topromote collaborative learning and inquiry as well as to contribute to the development of the21st century skills [1]. The US government also realized the shortage of STEM workforces. Itinitiated the “Educate to Innovate” program to increase student participation in all STEM

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grace Panther, Oregon State University; Kacey Beddoes, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Cheryl Llewellyn, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech, along with graduate certificates in Women’s and Gender Studies and Engineering Education. Dr. Beddoes serves as Deputy Editor of the journal Engineering Studies. Further information can be found on her website: www.sociologyofengineering.orgDr. Cheryl Llewellyn, University of Massachusetts Lowell c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Salary Negotiations and Gender in Engineering EducationIntroductionA gendered wage gap persists in academia whereby men are consistently paid more than women,even when factors such as discipline and productivity are controlled for [1]. For instance, in onestudy, women were found to earn 21

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura K Alford, University of Michigan; Valeria Bertacco, University of Michigan

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entry and exit survey results (Fall 2017) analyzed usingmixed model ANOVA for repeated measures of questions on self-efficacy, intimidation byprogramming, and feelings of inclusion. Statistically significant results include: women havelower self-efficacy than men in both courses, and women are more intimidated by programmingthan men in the second programming course. Although we cannot reject the null hypothesis forany of our three hypotheses regarding these questions, we can still glean useful insight from thisdata set.Introduction and MotivationOver the past 30 years, women completing computer science and computer engineeringundergraduate degrees have been a minority compared to their male counterparts. 1 The reasonsfor this gender gap are

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tyler Byrne Cole, Northeastern University; Emma Kaeli, Northeastern University; Bradley Joseph Priem, Northeastern University; Caroline Ghio, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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chemistry and GPAs afterthree semesters if they perceived chemistry was important for their engineering degree. Thesefindings suggest greater encouragement of the use of SI in gateway science classes by femalesand students undecided in their engineering major in particular can impact their academicsuccess.IntroductionSupplemental instruction (SI) has been utilized in academic institutions as a strategy to retainstudents, particularly females, in their degree programs [1], [2], [3]. To limit attrition inprograms such as engineering, universities have provided academic support for first-yearstudents enrolled in the gateway math and science courses that have been historically challengingfor students and have prevented or deterred students from

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A Gatz, Stony Brook University ; Angela M Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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engineering.IntroductionDespite gender similarities in mathematics and science achievement, women continue to beunderrepresented in STEM education and careers [1]-[3]. Of the 108,969 bachelor’s degrees inengineering awarded in 2013-2014, 20,031 (18.4%) were awarded to women [4]. Between 2000and 2013, the proportion of science and engineering bachelor’s degrees in all fields awarded towomen remained mostly flat with declines in computer science (10%), mathematics and statistics(5%), physics (3%), and engineering (1%) [5]. Some researchers reported retention rates inscience and engineering in the U.S. have been disproportionately high for women [1], [6], whileothers have pointed out the attrition rates for women were consistent with those in other majors[7]. Research has

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Women in Engineering Technical Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University

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Recognition for Undergraduate Research Mentoring. She was also selected as a 2018 National Science Foundation - NC A & T ADVANCE IT Faculty Scholar. She has received $170,000 to support her teaching, research, and outreach projects. Overall, Dr. Ofori-Boadu’s research work has resulted in 1 book publication, 12 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 5 conference proceedings, 3 manuscripts under conditional acceptance, 4 accepted abstracts, 29 presentations at na- tional conferences, and 27 poster sessions. In 2016, her paper to the Built Environment Project and Asset Management journal was recognized as the 2016 Highly Commended Paper. In 2015, Dr. Ofori-Boadu established her STEM ACTIVATED! program for middle-school

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Women in Engineering Technical Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jodi F. Prosise, St. Ambrose University; R R Romatoski, Saint Ambrose University; Susa H Stonedahl, St. Ambrose University; Yunye Shi Shi, St. Ambrose University

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potentially inhibitoryor suppressive presence of boys. The activities are designed to leverage girls’ existing interestsby showing how STEM fields require creativity, can improve lives, or can make the world abetter place. Over one-thousand girls between the ages of 3 and 13 have participated in the lastthree years, and feedback demonstrates that the event has been successful at getting girlsinterested in engineering. This paper will detail how to plan and implement a successful event tointerest young girls in engineering utilizing industry partners, student organizations, and fungirls-only activities.IntroductionCareers in STEM-related fields will comprise much of the future job growth in the U.S. andworldwide [1]. Innovation in science and

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Women in Engineering Technical Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Alberto Acuna, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Joseph E Michaelis, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Joshua Daniel Roth, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Joseph Towles, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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to increase their level ofengagement.Accordingly, there were two primary goals of this study. The first goal was to determine whethera partially new set of biomechanics-based activities were similarly impactful as a different set ofactivities used in a previous study. This goal would in fact test whether activity type (i.e.,biomechanical) or the actual activities themselves were impactful. The second goal was toinvestigate the impact of an intervention targeted at increasing interest in low-interest girls at acollege-wide engineering outreach event.   1  MethodsProtocolWe surveyed (Fig. 1)students attending anengineering outreach eventbefore

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Women in Engineering Technical Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Miller, Campbell University; Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University; Brian R Page, Michigan Technological University; Lauren Nicole Knop, Michigan Technological University ; Guilherme Aramizo Ribeiro, Michigan Technological University; Mo Rastgaar; Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University

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andthe environment [1]. Reaching students in the middle school years or earlier is criticallyimportant because they are forming interests that will affect course selection in high school andin the long term may affect career choices [2-4]. To increase female enrollment in engineering,we need to promote engineering as a profession that contributes to the welfare of society [5].Others are showing that participation in robotics can be broadened through classes orcompetitions that are organized around a “Make Life Better” theme [6,7].Based on these findings, we developed an educational program at Michigan TechnologicalUniversity to promote engineering in pre-college STEM education. The program utilized two in-house affordable robotic platforms that

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History of the Women in Engineering Division: Reflections from Past Chairs of the Division

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Noel N. Schulz, Washington State University; Sarah A. Rajala, Iowa State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

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not attendthe conference, Donna Reese participated in this paper. The guiding questions for chairsconcerned: the influence of their leadership of the WIED on their career, their perspective on theclimate for women, the main issues the division faced when they were chair, and what researchquestions people should be asking now.IntroductionOn the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the American Society for Engineering Education, apanel of past chairs of the Women in Engineering Division (WIED) were assembled to discuss keyquestions they faced as Chairs of WIED during their two years of leadership. The chairs wereleaders of the division acrosstwenty years, selected in Table 1: Past Chair, Chair, Chair Elect/Program Chair and

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Strategies for Success and Sanity for Academic Parents

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristin E. Sherwood, Stony Brook University; Angela M Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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importance of supporting women as underrepresented participants intheir university-based STEM community. They felt a personal responsibility to share theirinsights as academically and socially integrated upperclassmen. Findings suggest that mentoringprograms should leverage the skills and achievements of peer mentors while enhancing theirleadership transitions through the development of the self-determination of their mentees.IntroductionGender disparities in participation in engineering have been persistent in the U.S. for manyyears. Although the number of bachelor‘s degrees in engineering gradually increased by about30% from 2000 to 2012, the actual number of degrees awarded to women has remained nearlyconstant (Figure 1). In light of the increase

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malle R Schilling, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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with math than men. These results suggest two things: a co-ed camp model maynot be the ideal model for fostering women’s interest in engineering, and a single-sex campmodel can have positive effects on the women who attend and participate.IntroductionDuring World War II, manufacturing companies such as GE and Curtiss-Wright began to hirewomen to function as engineers when the men left to fight in the war [1], [2]. Although thewomen were not formally trained as engineers, many were hired in engineering roles to ensurethat the manufacturing companies could produce aircraft parts needed to support the war. Whenthe war ended and the men began returning to their manufacturing jobs, women’s place in theengineering workplace became obsolete. However

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Understanding the Experience of Women in Undergraduate Engineering Programs at Public UniversitiesThe rate of degree attainment of women in the field of engineering has remained stagnant with18.4% of all undergraduate engineering degrees awarded to women [1]. Even with consistent,targeted efforts in the last ten years, the number of women receiving engineering degrees hasdecreased slightly. While the rate of completion is well examined, the underlying factors, whichhelp to explain why, have not been fully explored. To understand how women experienceundergraduate engineering, three distinct stages in the educational journey will be examined: inthe second year