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- Undergraduate Track - Technical Session IV
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- 2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
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Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kacey Beddoes, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
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Diversity, Undergraduate Education
% 20% 10% 0% Aero BMED CEE CPE CSSE EE IME MATE MEFigure 2. Mental health screenings by major. Aero: Aerospace, N=56-65; BMED: Biomedical, N=74-87; CEE: Civil andEnvironmental, N=118-132; CPE: Computer Engineering, N=51-60; CSSE: Computer Science and Software Engineering, N=103-119;EE: Electrical Engineering, N=73-86; IME: Industrial and Manufacturing, N=38-46; MATE: Materials Engineering, N=17-22; ME:Mechanical Engineering, N=132-151.According to these numbers, Computer Engineering (CPE) students are at the highest risk for seriousmental illness as measured by the Kessler instrument. This is particularly of note since at
- Conference Session
- Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II
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- 2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
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Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Abhik Roy, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Jeremy Clinton Schwartz, West Virginia University; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Christina Paguyo, University of Denver
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Diversity, Undergraduate Education
Freshman Engineering Program, in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University (WVU). She graduated Summa cum Laude with a BSME in 2006, earned a MSME in 2008, and completed her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineering Students. Her research interests