Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Pamela Cosman, University of California, San Diego; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

Swarthmore College in 1980. She went on to earn an MS in Operations Research from Stanford University in 1981 and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Cornell University in 1984. After 30 years at Georgia Tech in a variety of roles, Donna became the Executive Director of the new Institute for STEM and Diversity Initiatives at Boise State University in January 2015. Donna’s current interests center around education issues in general, and in particular on increasing access and success of those traditionally under-represented and/or under-served in STEM higher education.Ms. Ann Delaney, Boise State University Ann Delaney graduated in 2016 with her Masters in Materials Science & Engineering with an interdisci- plinary

Conference Session

Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

widely documented to have a positive impact on retention and studentexperience [2]–[5].Although the importance of such programs is clearly recognized, an understanding of how andwhy such programs have an impact is less well-developed. In a review of programmatic studentsupport initiatives, Lee and Matusovich [6] presented a comprehensive analysis of diversitysupport practices, and then called for more interplay between research and practice on diversitysupport. Narrowly framed, a relationship between an empirical base and implementationstrategies might be summarized as determining “evidence-based best practices.” However, Leeand Matusovich noted that “while the practice of providing students with co-curricular supporthas been evaluated, theory

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Adam Stark Masters, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Undergraduate Education

Paper ID #231132018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29How Making and Maker Spaces have Contributed to Diversity & Inclusionin Engineering: A [non-traditional] Literature ReviewAdam Stark Masters, Virginia Tech Adam S. Masters is a doctoral student and Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. They received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware and are currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Adam’s research interests include access, equity and social

Conference Session

Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; Thien Ngoc Y Ta, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Her research focuses on design and innovation, entrepreneurial thinking, mentorship approaches of engineering faculty, and she is particularly interested in how to scale and sustain educational innovations to help tell the story of impact.Ms. Medha Dalal, Arizona State University Medha Dalal is currently a doctoral student in the Learning, Literacies and Technologies program at Ari- zona State University. She received her master’s degree in Computer Science from NYU-Poly. Medha has worked as an instructional designer/research assistant at the Engineering Research Center for Bio- mediated and Bio-inspired