Paper ID #23903ECE Scholars: NSF S-STEM GrantDr. Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University Agnieszka Miguel received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2001 from the University of Wash- ington, and MSEE and BSEE from Florida Atlantic University in 1996 and 1994. Dr. Miguel’s profes- sional interests involve image processing, machine learning, and engineering education especially active learning, diversity, retention, and recruitment. Her teaching interests include MATLAB, circuits, linear systems, and digital image processing. She is a member of the IEEE, ASEE, SWE, and Tau Beta Pi. Currently, Dr. Miguel is the Chair of
Paper ID #22564PEEPS S-STEM Partnering with Americorps CSU STEM VISTAsDr. Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Lizabeth is an Associate Dean and a professor at Cal Poly, SLO in Industrial and Manufacturing Engi- neering. In her current role so advocates for access and equity for undergraduates at the university. She has been teaching for 25 years and has continued to develop innovative pedagogy such as project based, flipped classroom and competency grading. Through the SUSTAIN SLO learning initiative she and her colleagues have been active researching in transformation in higher
Paper ID #22854Lessons Learned from an S-STEM GrantDr. Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University Dr. Ricky Castles is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He is primarily affiliated with the ECU Electrical Engineering concentration. His research work focuses on the use of wireless sensor networks, microcontrollers, and physiological data collection for a variety of applications. He is also interested in engineering education research including leadership development, broadening participating, and opportunities for first generation college students.Dr. Evelyn C. Brown, North
Paper ID #22760An S-STEM Project for Improving Undergraduate Engineering EducationProf. Ning Fang, Utah State University Ning Fang is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University, USA. He has taught a variety of courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels, such as engineering dy- namics, metal machining, and design for manufacturing. His areas of interest include computer-assisted instructional technology, curricular reform in engineering education, and the modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes. He earned his PhD, MS, and BS degrees in mechanical engineering and is a
Paper ID #21090Evaluation of Suffolk University’s Electrical Engineering S-STEM Programat Year 4Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University Professor of Electrical Engineering, Suffolk University Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering, the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS, Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology BS, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMs. Kerrie Pieloch , Suffolk University Ms. Kerrie Pieloch is a clinical psychology Ph.D. candidate at Suffolk University. She received her Masters of Science in clinical psychology in May of 2015. Her clinical work focuses on
Paper ID #22464A Rolling Stone: Evaluation of one NSF S-STEM Program through Succes-sive Grant PeriodsDr. Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University Dr. Scott Steinbrink is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering.Dr. Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University Dr. Karinna Vernaza joined Gannon University in 2003, and she is the current Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Business and a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Her B.S. is in Marine Systems Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. She was
Paper ID #24000Implementing a Successful S-STEM Project on SETS in an Urban Large Pub-lic UniversityDr. Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston, College of Technology (CoE & CoT) Dr. Xiaojing Yuan is Associate Professor in the Computer Engineering Technology program of Engineer- ing Technology Department. She is the founder and director of the Intelligent Sensor Grid and Informatics (ISGRIN)research lab and actively involving undergraduate researcher in her research on networked smart data acquisition systems, wireless sensor networks, and data analytics of the data collected. Her research interest also includes quality
Paper ID #22687The SEECRS Scholar Academy at Whatcom Community College: An S-STEM Scholarship ProgramDr. Tommaso A. Vannelli, Whatcom Community College Dr. Tommaso A. Vannelli is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, WA. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry with a minor in Environmental Studies from Tufts Uni- versity. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California at San Diego. He is the co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) of the NSF-funded S-STEM scholarship program at Whatcom Com- munity College. Tommaso is actively developing a research program at Whatcom
American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 S-STEM Summer Scholarship for a Sophomore Bridge: Year 1 in ReviewThe 2016-17 Academic Year constituted the launch of a new S-STEM Scholarship Program atLouisiana Tech University. The program is designed to provide rising sophomore engineeringmajors with a smoother transition into the more difficult mathematics and engineeringcoursework accompanying the typical “sophomore slump.” The overall objective of the programis to increase engineering retention, thereby leading to an increase in the number of STEMgraduates prepared to enter the workforce.Program OverviewThe scholarship program takes places over a 12-week summer term in which participants enrollin the
primary teach- ing responsibilities in general chemistry, physical chemistry, and science for non-majors. She is a co-PI on the S-STEM program, ACES, serving as liaison to the Institute for Leadership Education, external assess- ment, and external advisory board. Her research interests include Langmuir films of organic molecules and STEM education.Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College Mariah Birgen earned her B. S. in Engineering Physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991 and her Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1997. She has been employed as a professor of mathematics at Wartburg College since 1997 including earning tenure in 2003 and full professor in 2011. Her
Paper ID #21880Some Highlights of SESMC: Scholarships in Engineering, Science, Mathe-matics, and Computer Science – National Science Foundation S-STEM ProjectProf. 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. He is Chair of the Mathematical Sciences Department, and Principal Investigator of the NSF S-STEM grant at AHC. He is Vice Chair of the Two-Year College Division of ASEE, and Vice Chair/Community Colleges for the Pacific Southwest Section of ASEE
Paper ID #21260Lessons Learned from a NSF S-STEM Project in a Rural and Hispanic Serv-ing InstitutionDr. Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College IVAN LOPEZ HURTADO received his B.S. degree in Industrial Physics Engineering from Tec de Mon- terrey, Monterrey, Mexico, 1995. M.S. degree in Automation from Tec de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, 1998 and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA in 2008. He is currently the Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Northern New Mexico College, Associate Professor of the College of Engineering and Technology, and
Paper ID #21163The Impact of the Mathematics S-STEM Program at the University of Texasat ArlingtonProf. Tuncay Aktosun, University of Texas at Arlington Dr. Aktosun is a professor of mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington. His research area is applied mathematics and differential equations with research interests in scattering and spectral theory, inverse problems, wave propagation, and integrable evolution equations. He is involved in various men- toring and scholarship programs benefiting students. He has been the GAANN Fellowship Director in his department since 2006, the NSF S-STEM Scholarship Director in
, Dearborn c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 S-STEM Scholarship Program in Manufacturing: First Three Years’ Experience at the University of Michigan-DearbornIntroductionThe NSF-awarded STEM scholarship program in the College of Engineering and ComputerScience at the University of Michigan-Dearborn was started in September 2015, and now it is inits third year of its existence. The title of our NSF proposal is “S-STEM Program inManufacturing Engineering Leadership Development”. The key objectives of this program areto provide tuition scholarship, academic support, mentoring and career guidance to academicallytalented, financially needy undergraduate students who will join the university as
Doctoral Scholars in Engineering. Dr. Ladeji-Osias’ involvement in engineering curricular innovations includes outcomes-based articulation and online delivery of undergraduate engineering degrees. In addition to conducting research on color image fusion and real-time implementation of algorithms, she is the immediate past chair of the Middle Atlantic Section of the American Society for Engineering Education and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. She enjoys observing the intellectual and professional growth in students as they prepare for engineering careers.Dr. Cindy S. Ziker, SRI International Cindy Ziker, Ph.D., M.P.H., is a Principal Researcher at SRI International’s Center for
grown into a leader at NYSCI, contributing in numerous capacities. In July 2014, Priya became the Director of the Alan J. Friedman Center for the Development of Young Scientists where she develops and leads youth development initiatives, crafts strategy to ensure the Center’s sustainability, and oversees all aspects of the Career Ladder. As the current Vice President of Youth Development, Priya continues to lead the development and research of programs and activities that allow youth across NYC to see STEM as a potential career pathway.Satbir S. MultaniDr. Katherine McMillan Culp, New York Hall of Science Katie McMillan Culp is Chief Learning Officer at the New York Hall of Science. She is a developmental
Paper ID #21897Professional Development Activities that Improve the Persistence of Low-Income, Academically Talented Underrepresented Graduate Students in En-gineeringProf. Jean S. VanderGheynst, University of California, Davis Jean VanderGheynst is Executive Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering in the College of Engineering at University of California, Davis. Her prior leadership positions at UC Davis include Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies (2009- 2013) and Interim Dean (2015) in the College of Engineering. Dr. VanderGheynst’s research focuses
University and has published research using qualitative interviewing, ethnographic and rhetorical methods to examine communication in diverse contexts ranging from aging families to university campus cultures. She has advised undergraduate and graduate students in ethnographic and qualitative interview projects on a wide-range of topics, has taught research methods at the introductory, advanced, and graduate levels, and has trained research assistants in diverse forms of data collection and analysis.Dr. Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr Wendy C. Newstetter isAssistant Dean for Educational Research and Innovation in the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech.Dr. Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of
Paper ID #23101Results from the Implementation of Culturally-relevant Engineering DesignCurriculum for the Navajo Nation and Future DirectionsDr. Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus SHAWN JORDAN, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter
Virginia Tech, and his B.S. in industrial engineering from Clemson University.Dr. Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Jeremi London is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Arizona State University in the Polytech- nic School. London is a mixed methods researcher with interests in research impact, cyberlearning, and instructional change in STEM Education. Prior to ASU, London worked at the National Science Founda- tion, GE Healthcare, and Anheuser-Busch. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Dr. Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech Watford is Professor of Engineering Education, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
apply design thinking and making processes to their work. He is interested in the intersection of designerly epis- temic identities and vocational pathways. Dr. Lande received his B.S in Engineering (Product Design), M.A. in Education (Learning, Design and Technology) and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Design Education) from Stanford University.Dr. Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Jeremi London is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Arizona State University in the Polytech- nic School. London is a mixed methods researcher with interests in research impact, cyberlearning, and instructional change in STEM Education. Prior to ASU, London worked at the National Science Founda
, 1993.[19] Bandura, A. (1997), “Self-efficacy: the exercise of control,” New Your, Freeman.[20] Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L. and Cocking, R. R. (Eds) (2000). “How People Learn:Brain, Mind, Experience, and School,” National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 2000.http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9853.html[21] E. Cook, E. Kennedy, and S.Y. McGuire, *2013), “Effect of Teaching MetacognitiveLearning Strategies on Performance in General Chemistry Courses,” Journal of ChemicalEducation, 2013, 90, 961-7.[22] Zhao,N., Wardeska, G. J., McGuire,Y. S., and Cook, E.(2014) “ Metacognition: AnEffective Tool to Promote Success in College Science Learning,” Journal of College ScienceTeaching, March/April 2014. See:http://digital.nsta.org/article/Metacognition
Education at Virginia Tech. His research interests include graduate education, curriculum development, faculty development, global engineering education, and education policy.Dr. Lin Tan, Virginia TechIsabel S. Bradburn, Virginia Tech Isabel Bradburn studies contexts of development and STEM education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Gatekeepers to broadening participation in engineering: Investigating variation across high schools comparing who could go versus who does go into engineering Project funded by Division of Engineering Education and Centers (BPE)This project is an investigation of the gatekeepers—including the people, places
Paper ID #23961Dr. Dinakar Sagapuram, Texas A & M University Dr. Sagapuram received his B.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2009) and Purdue University (2013). Prior to joining Texas A&M in 2016, he was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Center for Materials Processing and Tribology at Purdue. His re- search and teaching interests span materials science, mechanics and manufacturing processes. His current research focuses on mechanics of large-strain deformation, plastic instabilities and fracture phenomena.Dr. Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University Marian Kennedy is an Associate Professor within the Department of Materials Science & Engineering
in the context of problem solving, and researcher identity.Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Ohio State and earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research interests focus on the intersection between motivation and identity of undergraduate and graduate students, first-year engineering programs, mixed methods research, and innovative approaches to teaching.Dr. Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University Marian Kennedy is an Associate Professor within the Department of Materials Science &
Virginia Tech, his M.S. in industrial & systems engineering from Virginia Tech, and his B.S. in industrial engineering from Clemson University.Dr. Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Courtney S. Smith,PhD is a Teaching Assistant Professor at UNC Charlotte. Her research interests span the mentoring experiences of African American women in engineering,minority recruitment and retention, and best practices for diversity and inclusion in the Engineering classroom. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Collaborative Research: Supporting Agency among Early Career Engineering Education Faculty in Diverse Institutional ContextsAbstractGiven the
cognition.Mr. Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno Nelson Pearson is an Ph.D. student at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research interest includes, social networks and the integration of diverse populations, engineering culture as well as engineering pedagogy. His education includes a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno.Mr. Benjamin P. Jackson, Purdue UniversityMs. Tara C. Langus, University of Nevada, Reno Tara C. Langus is a doctoral student pursuing her degree in STEM Education at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). She received her BS/MS in Biology from UNR where she studied insect immunology and chemical ecology. She has five years of teaching experience and currently
. Before joining ASU, I worked as Systems engineer for 4 years at Hewlett Packard Research and Development, Bangalore, India.”Prof. Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University Andreas Spanias is a professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University. He is also the founder and director of the SenSIP industry consortium. His research interests are in the areas of adaptive signal processing, speech processing, and audio sensing. He and his student team developed the computer simulation software Java-DSP (J-DSP - ISBN 0-9724984-0-0). He is author of two text books: Audio Processing and Coding by Wiley and DSP; An Interactive Approach. He served as associate editor of the
Paper ID #22611High-Achievers Scholarship Program in Computer Science and MathematicsDr. Rahman Tashakkori, Appalachian State University Rahman Tashakkori received his PhD in Computer Science from Louisiana State University in 2001. He is currently serving as the Chair and Lowe’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Appalachian State University. He has led several NSF projects that include CSEMS, S-STEM, STEP, and RET.Dr. Cindy Norris, Appalachian State University Dr. Cindy Norris is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Appalachian State University. She received her PhD in Computer Science from the
at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Prior to Lipscomb, Dr. Myrick was the Director of the Health Systems Research Center in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technol- ogy. He also was a former faculty member at the University of Central Florida and a project engineer at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, CT. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Enhancing Engineering Talent in Tennessee NSF S-STEM Grant 1458735AbstractA summary of work in progress regarding the Enhancing Engineering Talent in Tennessee, NationalScience Foundation S-STEM Grant #1458735 sponsored by the Directorate for