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Mental Health of Graduate Students

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Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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large response rates (i.e. not skip logic based). Thisrestricts the number of responses used for analysis as well as the ability to test the surveyinstrument’s factor structure in its entirety. This means that there may be larger underlyingthemes that we cannot pull out or important themes present in these opt in items that will beoverlooked. References[1] S. Lipson, E. Lattie, & D. Eisenberg, “Increased rates of mental health service utilization by US college students: 10-year population-level trends (2007–2017),” Psychiatric Services, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 60-63, 2019.[2] S. Lipson & D. Eisenberg, “Mental health and academic attitudes and expectations in university

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Professional Development for Graduate Students

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Melissa Gavin, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Randy Mentz, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Lori M. Wedig, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Christine H. Storlie, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Eric Herbst, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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inthe workplace.As part of an NSF S-STEM grant, the University of Wisconsin - Platteville implemented a seriesof professional development opportunities to STEM Master Students on a variety of topics. Inasking students about topics they wanted, students reported a need for soft skills. Knowing thestudents desire to learn about soft skills and knowing that employers find soft skills essential, theteam wanted to determine how effective incorporating professional development opportunities,called “Scholar Spots,” to the scholarship program were at increasing the student’s ability in thetopic areas.The team decided to advance students’ learning about soft skills through a series of monthlywebinars, dubbed “Scholar Spots.” Each spot was required

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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training of new Ph.D.’s is toonarrow intellectually, too campus-centered, and too long” [3].Educational reform at the national level occurred with the advent of the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) university-led Engineering Research Centers (ERCs). ERCs and similar typesof programs typically offer different engineering Ph.D. student research experiences thantraditional basic research experiences, requiring more applied research projects, greaterinteraction with industry and government sponsors, and different student skill sets [10, 11]. Oneof the original goals of ERCs was “to improve engineering research so that U.S. engineers willbe better prepared to contribute to engineering practice” [6]. To accomplish this goal, ERCsincorporated a focus on

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Bala Ram P.E., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Teixeira-Poit

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experiences that caused them to see themselves as differentiated from the broader group ofresearch engineers. This within-group differentiation appears to be grounded in fairly routine experiencesas a member of an under-represented group in a STEM field. Ironically, despite the clear disempoweringimpact that these experiences can have, there is also some evidence that they may promote thedevelopment of alternative value structures and feelings of purpose related to STEM fields for membersof underrepresented groups. 15ReferencesAlexander, C. (2011) Learning to be lawyers: Professional identity and the law school curriculum. Maryland Law Review, 70(2), 465-483.Ancis, J. R., & Plillips, S. D

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Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

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Shannon Barker, University of Virginia; Amy Clobes, University of Virginia; Jasmine D. Crenshaw, University of Virginia

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talent at the crossroads,” National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, Washington DC, 20115. W.B. Harvey, “American council on education (ace), minorities in higher education twenty- first annual status report (2003-2004),” American Council on Education, 1-100, 20056. P. Gurin, E.L. Dey, E.L. Hurtado, Gurin, P., “Diversity and higher education: Theory and impact on educational outcomes,” Harvard Educational Review, 72, 330-366, 20027. P. Gurin, B.R.A. Nagda, G.E., “The benefits of diversity in education for democratic citizenship,” Journal of Social Issues, 60(1), 17-34, 20048. A.L. Antonio, M.J. Chang, K. Hakuta, D.A. Kenny, S. Levin, & J.F. Milem, J. F. “Effects of racial

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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Kara Danielle Fong, University of California, Berkeley; Shannon Ciston, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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preparedness and self-efficacy. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. American Society for Engineering Education, 2012. [4] S Marikunte, F Harackiewicz, J Nicklow, and L Chevalier. Benefits and challenges of training teaching assistants. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. American Society for Engineering Education, 2006. [5] RJ Gustafson. Determining impact of a course on teaching in engineering. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. American Society for Engineering Education, 2011. [6] S Montgomery. A hands-on course on teaching engineering. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. American Society for Engineering

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Dennis W. Hess, Georgia Institute of Technology

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, cultures, and personalities ofeach team or organization member confound effective decision-making and lead to personal andprofessional conflict. This means that the technical leader must consider the problem(s) in lightof both the individuals involved and the engineering or scientific challenges. Unfortunately,academic training does not build awareness of such issues, and therefore does not equip studentsor postdoctoral scholars with tools to address these situations.Technical degree programs focus on technical competency, continuous learning, passion forengineering and science, and ability to identify significant problems. Aptitude in these areas isessential but not sufficient for success in technical leadership. Effective leaders also must

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Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

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Fantasi Nicole, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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dark arts (of Cyberspace) universities are offering graduate degrees in cybersecurity,” IEEE Spectr., vol. 51, no. 6, pp. 26–26, Jun. 2014.[2] M. Lloyd, “Negative Unemployment: That Giant Sucking Sound In Security,” Forbes, 21- Mar-2017.[3] B. NeSmith, “The Cybersecurity Talent Gap Is An Industry Crisis,” Forbes, 09-Aug-2018.[4] A. Bicak, X. (Michelle) Liu, and D. Murphy, “Cybersecurity Curriculum Development: Introducing Specialties in a Graduate Program,” Inf. Syst. Educ. J., vol. 13, no. 3, p. 2015.[5] S. A. Kumar and S. Alampalayam, “Designing a graduate program in information security and analytics,” in Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference on Information technology education - SIGITE ’14

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Mental Health of Graduate Students

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Amanda C. Arnold, Arizona State University; Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts Boston; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Madison Natarajan, University of Massachusetts Boston; Ashley K. Randall, Arizona State University ; Roxanna Francies, Arizona State University; Chinwendu Elyse Okwu, University of Pittsburgh

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herself, "This is really mentally affecting me." Erin noticed thetoll that graduate school had on her mental health and attributed this to the lack of preparationon the part of advisors and mentors. She stated, I had realized the mental and emotional toll that grad school was heaping on [me], honestly, unrealistic level[s] of expectations, the multiple projects, and the teaching, and still dealing with personal life, and all while being thrown in the deep end. No one actually ever teaches you how to do research. You just kind of sink or swim.Giselle’s increased mental distress led to her decision to take a leave of absence. She shared, I had to take a leave of absence, because I couldn't deal with it. I had to take a

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Cliff J. Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University; Bruce Gluckman, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University

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transition to independent research, Studies in Higher Education, 30:2, 137-154.[4] Gardner, S. K. (2010). Contrasting the socialization experiences of doctoral students in high- and low-completing departments: A qualitative analysis of disciplinary contexts at one institution. The Journal of Higher Education, 81(1), 61-81.[5] Gardner, S. K. (2008). “What's too much and what's too little?”: The process of becoming an independent researcher in doctoral education. The Journal of Higher Education, 79(3), 326-350.[6] Lovitts, B. E. (2008). The transition to independent research: Who makes it, who doesn't, and why. The journal of higher education, 79(3), 296-325.[7] A document preparation system. (n.d.). Retrieved

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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Chang Kyoung Choi, Michigan Technological University; Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University

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, mind, experience, and school: Expandededition. National Academies Press, 2000.[4] C.C. Bonwell and J.A. Eison, "Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom." 1991ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Reports. ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, 1991.[5] M. Prince, "Does active learning work? A review of the research." Journal of engineeringeducation, 93(3), pp.223-231, 2004.[6] C. Brame, Active learning. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching, 2016.[7] S. Freeman and S.L. Eddy et al, "Active learning increases student performance in science,engineering, and mathematics." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(23),pp.8410-8415, 2014.[8] E. Seymour and N.M. Hewitt, Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave theSciences

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Online and Professional Graduate Programs

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Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carmen Torres-Sánchez , Loughborough University; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Charles M. Wolf, Texas A&M University

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Industrial c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #30121 Technology from 2007 to 2010. Prior to her appointment at Purdue University in 1993, she spent seven years teaching for Texas A&M University’s Department of Engineering Technology. Dr. Newton has a Ph.D. in Educational Human Resource Development, a Master’s degree in Business Administration, and a B.S. in Industrial Distribution, each from Texas A&M University.Dr. Carmen Torres-S´anchez CEng, Loughborough University Dr Torres-S´anchez is an Associate Professor at the University of Loughborough, England, United King

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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Miguel Velez-Reyes P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Fenot Aklog, Columbia University; Dawn M. Horton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Yajaira Mejia, City College of New York; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Jorge E. González, City College of New York; Jeff Sivils, El Paso Community College; Harry Meeuwsen, University of Texas at El Paso; Fred Moshary, City University of New York; Joseph Barba, City University of New York

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community colleges that can supportand facilitate their transition into community college faculty positons.9 AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No.1723209 and 1723245. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.10 References[1] R. W. Fairlie, F. Hoffmann and P. Oreopoulos, "A Community College Instructor Like Me: Race and Ethnicity Interactions in the Classroom," The American Economic Review, vol. 104, no. 8, pp. 2567-2591, August 2014.[2] A. Perrakis and L. S. Hagedorn, "Latino/a Student Success in Community Colleges and

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Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

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Adrienne K. Scott, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madalyn D. Kern, University of Colorado, Boulder; Julie E. Steinbrenner, University of Colorado, Boulder

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during the 2015-2016academic year, to improve communication between the group of first-year students and thedepartment administration. This way, if any problems arise (e.g. conflicts with an advisor,academic challenges, time management), students have the opportunity to express their concernsbefore the problem(s) escalate.Electronic Surveys: One of the recent initiatives which began in the 2019-2020 academic yearinvolves a survey to be completed by the current TAs. At the end of each course, the Lead TAdistributes surveys designed to collect data regarding allocation of TA time for different teachingrelated activities, such as grading and office hours. Because this survey is new and the samplesize is low, the data have not been shared yet with

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Online and Professional Graduate Programs

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James Nevin McKirahan Jr., Indiana State University; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, Indiana State University

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alsotake an associated thematic independent research course to investigate thoroughly previousresearch in the selected theme. All Ph.D. students must undertake a doctoral research project,preferably in the second summer semester of study. This course introduces students to therequirements of management research. Finally, students work on the dissertation, an originalinvestigation of a research question(s) related to technology management.The minimum curriculum requirements are:  Management Core Courses (15 credit hours)  Technology Management Courses (9 credit hours)  Associated Doctoral Seminars (12 credit hours)  Research Methods Courses (12 credit hours)  Independent Research Project (3 credit hours)  Doctoral

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Vetria Byrd, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jorge D. Camba, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Brasileiro De Pneumologia, vol. 42(6), pp. 403-403, Dec. 2016.[3] J. Morrison, “Developing research questions in medical education: The science and the art,” Medical Education, vol. 36(7), pp. 596-597, 2002.[4] D. B. Bradley, “Developing Research Questions Through Grant Proposal Development,” Educational Gerontology, vol. 27(7), pp. 569-581, 2001.[5] W. Booth, G. Colomb, J. Williams, J. Bizup, and W. FitzGerald, The Craft of Research. Fourth Edition, Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing, 2016.[6] S. Feferman, “Three conceptual problems that bug me,” Lecture draft 1996 [Online]. Available: https://math.stanford.edu/~feferman/papers/conceptualprobs.pdf. [Accessed Jan 14, 2020].

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Online and Professional Graduate Programs

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Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University; Frederick Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University

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value proposition driven by: 1. Strong partnerships with key strategic suppliers 2. Accelerated new product introductions (NPI) 3. High efficiency supply chain processesTo support and use supplier alliances in new solutions, Maximus is considering developing aTechnical Marketplace. Their suppliers allow them to sell products via the MAXIMUS platformbecause they invest in their employees’ qualifications specific to the supplier’s technicalofferings (e.g. ensuring employees are trained by for the distribution andsales of certain key ’s products). This enables MAXIMUS to sell theseproducts in their Marketplace. These training processes could be multiplied out through manyother manufacturers in Germany with technically demanding products

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Mental Health of Graduate Students

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Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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Various Sizes,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 101, no. 3, pp. 565–589, 2012.[10] S. W. Rogers and R. K. Goktas, “Exploring Engineering Graduate Student Research Proficiency with Student Surveys,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 263– 278, 2010.[11] J. P. Kotter, Leading change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2012.[12] J. A. Gambatese, A. A. Karakhan, and D. R. Simmons, “Development of a Workforce Sustainability Model for Construction,” The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2019.[13] T. M. Evans, L. Bira, J. B. Gastelum, L. T. Weiss, and N. L. Vanderford, “Evidence for a mental health crisis in graduate education,” Nature Biotechnology, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 282– 284, 2018

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Professional Development for Graduate Students

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Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Gina M. Kunz, University of South Carolina; Kevin Brock, University of South Carolina; Darin Freeburg, University of South Carolina

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value theinterdisciplinary experience they currently get.) Second, we offer our courses by the usualsemester (spring, summer, for all) over a 14-week period. Programs on a trimester system mighthave to adapt accordingly. Third, for large research groups, it should be possible for the principalinvestigator(s) to present our approach via research group meetings. Students could then beprovided with the appropriate templates and coached to use the CT framework in bothpresentations as well as in the drafting of papers. We believe research advisors and their studentswould benefit from having a consistent intellectual framework as well as a consistent vocabularyto use in developing critical reading and writing skills. Finally, other universities might

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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Locke Davenport Huyer, University of Toronto; Neal I. Callaghan, University of Toronto; Dawn M. Kilkenny, University of Toronto

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autonomy support, and undergraduate student engagement," International Journal of Educational Research, vol. 98, pp. 91-105, 2019.[5] D. A. Torvi, "Engineering graduate teaching assistant instructional programs: training tomorrow's faculty members," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 376- 382, 1994.[6] J. Johnson and D. D. Pratt, "The apprenticeship perspective: Modelling ways of being," Five perspectives on teaching in adult and higher education, pp. 83-103, 1998.[7] A. E. Austin, "Preparing the next generation of faculty: Graduate school as socialization to the academic career," The journal of higher education, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 94-122, 2002.[8] J. S. Fairweather, "Beyond