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Track 6: Technical Session 3: The role of undergraduate engineering students' different support networks in promoting emotional well-being: A narrative study

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Sowmya Panuganti, Purdue Engineering Education; Narjes Khorsandi Koujel, Rowan University; Justin Charles Major, Rowan University

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Paper ID #45172The role of undergraduate engineering students’ different support networksin promoting emotional well-being: A narrative studySowmya Panuganti, Purdue Engineering Education Sowmya Panuganti is a graduate student at Purdue University in the Engineering Education department. She is passionate about understanding engineering culture and the effects it has on engineers’ mental health and well-being.Narjes Khorsandi Koujel, Rowan University Narjes is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Rowan University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering in Iran and subsequently worked as an industrial

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Track 2: Technical Session 2: "Si no servimos, no servimos": A Pilot Study on the Influence of Perceived Advisor Support on Graduate Student Thesis Self-Efficacy

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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conceptualizingand operationalizing “Servingness,” which encompasses the policies and practices aimed atpositioning institutions to reflect and act in their role to ensure representation and engagement ofthe Latin* community (Garcia, 2020; Garcia et al., 2019; Garcia & Cuellar, 2023; Garcia &Koren, 2020).Perhaps as an unintended side effect of their undergraduate-centered definition, current researchon how policies and practices at HSIs impact Latin* student success predominantly focuses onundergraduate students. As a result, little is known about how servingness impacts theexperiences of engineering graduate students and how institutional policies and practices may beaiding or barricading their path to success. As the calls to expand the post

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CANCELLED: Track 6: Technical Session 1: A Student-Centered, Theory-Informed, Integrated Model to Academic and Career Advising to Educate the Whole Engineer: Transforming Engineering Education and Broadening Participation in Engineering is Possible!

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University; Melissa C Kenny, Wake Forest University

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careercounseling and career advising within both centralized and decentralized structures and withshort-term and long-term developmental strategies. Strength-based coaching models also exist toidentify and leverage students’ strengths, passions, and career goals. Advisors vs coachestypically take on different roles within these varying models of career advising. As an example,models exist where advisors take a proactive approach to career advising reaching out tostudents, while other models position coaches to be available to students when they are ready tooffer general support. Sometimes upperclassmen or recent graduates can be the advisors orcoaches. The more integrated and innovative models of career advising build connectionsbetween academic and

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Track 3: Technical Session 2: Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Intersectional Leadership to Foster Inclusive Excellence in STEM

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Beth Anne Johnson, Lamar Creative Co. ; Ershela L. Sims, WEPAN, Inc.; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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? Lamar Creative Co.Innovative Recruitment and Retention ProgramsOverview:Importance of diverse representation in STEM at all educational levels.Examples of successful recruitment and retention strategies.Key Points:Targeted outreach programs for K-12, undergraduates, and graduate students.Scholarships, mentorships, and support networks.Notes…PEER WISE has implemented a comprehensive recruitment strategy aimed at attractingthe best talent in the state, focusing on underrepresented students in STEM fields. Thisstrategy leverages strong partnerships with faith-based organizations, administrators atthe Boys & Girls Club, and local

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Track 1: Technical Session 5: Motivations for Engineering Faculty Engagement in an Inclusive Pedagogy Program

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Renee M. Desing, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Karen Thomas-Brown, University of Washington

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support the teaching-learning process and students as culturally competent future engineers, (2) build mentorshipcapacity by connecting faculty with experts in various DEI spaces, (3) embed inclusive andequity in teaching using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, (4) increaseaccess to DEI-related resources and provide course redesign supports, (5) create organizationalchange across the College of Engineering to prioritize uncommon voices and create a learningenvironment where all students feel respected, and (6) foster a cross-disciplinary community offaculty across the College of Engineering acting as change agents for DEI in engineeringeducation.Conducted in a cohort-based, community of practice [25] model, each cohort of faculty

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Track 5: Technical Session 2: Barriers in the Workplace: An Analysis of Engineering Workplace Culture and Climate

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Katherine Drinkwater, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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with a specialization in electrical engineering from Roger Williams University. Her research interests include developing professional skills for engineering students and understanding mathematics barriers that exist within engineering.Ms. Katherine Drinkwater, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Katie Drinkwater is a recent graduate of Duke University with a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. She is excited to begin working towards her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech in the Fall. Her interest in Engineering Education began through a project where she helped to design a makerspace inside a shipping container. Since then, she has explored design and engineering education through

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Track 6: Technical Session 3: Breaking Barriers: Unveiling the Journeys and Triumphs of Faculty Women of Color in STEM Academia

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Kemesha Gabbidon, University of South Florida; Saundra Johnson Austin, University of South Florida

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and I guess even from my growing up, I had two working parents. My mom I think was a very good role model for me…A Hispanic female that was able to achieve success, not in an academic setting, but in an entrepreneurial setting and was very much the power dynamic like between my like parents…It was like normal for me to see, a woman of color, achieve, go for these like high goals and achieve success in her career while also having a family and keeping that as an important part of her life as well. So, I think that was very instrumental for me growing up. And I think even though she's not in the academic field, I think just because of seeing her example and then her helping me make connections, even though she's in a