Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Disability

to identity construction [13, 14]. In this study, particularlyin our preliminary analysis, we focus on the interactions between two such factors: disability andprofessional identity. We thus focus our discussion on the ways in which experiences withdisability influence and are influenced by the ways in which students engage in, internalize, andinterpret the civil engineering profession as they move through their undergraduate careers.Professional Identity and the AOI ModelOur work is also informed by prior research on professional identity construction. Typically,professional identity is described using a variety of research lenses that capture a dimension ofidentity that forms as individuals learn and internalize the values, behavioral