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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelynn Ann Horsey, University of Arkansas; Thomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas; Timothy J. Muldoon, University of Arkansas

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background in his future career in veterinary medicine via research and development in this field.Dr. Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas Dr. Mostafa Elsaadany is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Elsaadany teaches Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Biomolecular Engineering, Senior Design, and Entrepreneurial Bioengineering. He is active in Engineering Education Research, where he studies different mentoring strategies to ensure historically marginalized groups’ academic and professional success. Further, he studies strategies for instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students and innovative

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria Rose Garza, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of Cincinnati; Teja Guda, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Cincinnati Dr. Joel Alejandro (Alex) Mejia is a Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education at the University of Cincinnati. His work examines the intersections of engineering, social justice, and critical pedagogies. He focuses on dismantling deficit ideologies in STEM, centering Latino/a/x student experiences—especially of those along the U.S.-Mexico border. His work draws on Chicana/o/x studies, raciolinguistics, and bilingual education to explore how language, race, and socialization shape engineering pathways and engineering practice. In 2025, Dr. Mejia received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Award for his contributions to

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Postcard Session (Best of WIPs)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The George Washington University; Chanyee Hong; Hyeyeon Lim

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on engineering identity development, career pathways, and integrating computational and AI-based methods in engineering education. He has been actively involved in developing and assessing engineering courses, including project-based learning initiatives.Chanyee HongHyeyeon Lim ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Work in Progress: Exploring Biomedical Engineering Students’ Perceptionsof Large Language Model in Academic SettingsIntroductionIn Work in Progress (WIP) study, we are particularly interested in how engineering studentsperceive utility value and self-efficacy in using LLM for their engineering studies. Previousresearch has shown that self-efficacy is closely linked to academic

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ishita Tandon; Vitali Victorovitch Maldonado, University of Arkansas; Megan Wilkerson, University of Arkansas; Amanda Walls; Raj R. Rao, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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invited talk. Ishita served as the finance chair of the Graduate Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and was the co-founder and president of the Biomedical Engineering Department Graduate Students’ Organization. Her career objective is to pursue translational biomedical research in academia. Her leadership goal is to inspire and uplift women who lack opportunities for education, self-development, growth, and leadership.Mr. Vitali Maldonado, University of Arkansas Vitali is a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering.Ms. Megan Wilkerson, University of Arkansas Megan is a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering.Ms. Amanda Walls

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Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Innovations

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William H Guilford, University of Virginia

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by one instructor to bridge the gap between technical and sociotechnicaltopics and provide a more integrated learning experience (Engineering Foundations 1 and 2 –ENGR 1010 and ENGR 1020). These courses integrate engineering design, communication,career development ethical reasoning, and sociotechnical thinking, and is taught by dedicatedfaculty who also serve as academic advisors, fostering regular, supportive interactions withstudents. Three brief design projects were completed in the Fall semester – one closed-ended andtwo open-ended but student sourced. A single authentic client-driven design problem was tackledby students in the second semester. By combining technical and sociotechnical content throughevidence-based pedagogies

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xianglong Wang, University of California, Davis; Tiffany Marie Chan, University of California, Davis; Angelika Aldea Tamura, University of California, Davis

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Medicine at UC Davis. Before joining UC Davis, he was a career-track Assistant Professor at Washington State University (WSU). Dr. Wang is the recipient of the 2024 ASEE-PSW Section Outstanding Early Career Teaching Award, 2023 UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, and 2022 WSU Reid Miller Teaching Excellence Award.Tiffany Marie Chan, University of California, Davis Tiffany Chan is a 4th-year undergraduate student in biomedical engineering at UC Davis and the recipient of the 2024 ASEE-PSW Section Undergraduate Student Award. She actively contributes to the cube3 Lab, where her interests lie in community building and inclusive practices. Tiffany is involved in various DEI (Diversity, Equity

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Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice in Biomedical Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emma Farago, University of Calgary; Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary

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communitiesmay lack access to qualified physics instructors. Persistent stereotypes and implicit biases againstunderrepresented groups, including women, Indigenous peoples, and visible minorities, maydiscourage these students from studying high school physics. By the time students become awareof engineering as a potential career, it may be too late to fulfill the physics requirement.In 2019, the University of Calgary (UCalgary) began offering an alternative admissions pathwayto first-year engineering for motivated students lacking the physics prerequisite. Students areconditionally admitted to UCalgary based on their high school biology grades in place of theusual physics grade, provided they successfully complete the Bioengineering Summer Institute(BSI

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Hands-On Learning and Clinical Immersion in BME

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda Bacon, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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understandthe typical roles of first authors and sometimes we are able to guide them into finding wherethose authors are now and how their career has evolved. With this we help students discover thenetwork of global researchers in the field. Later in the course, we discuss how soft robotictechnologies make it from the lab to commercial products, as there are examples in the field,some even with documented stories of success and failure (Empire Robotics). Altogether,throughout the course we discuss the hidden curriculum of academia. Figure 1. Example of journal article details that are discussed before technical content is covered.As the class examined publications, the publication industry was explained to students providingbackground for the

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Adkins, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Naji S. Husseini, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Lianne Cartee, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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styledeliverables (e.g., basic business plans, product launch plans, patents) already verticallyintegrated into the design curriculum.SurveysPre- and post-course surveys were administered to Group A in FA22, and will be administeredlater in SP23, and FA23. Group B will take the pre- and post- course surveys in FA23 only. Thepre-course survey asks students to evaluate their confidence in technical writing and theperceived value of gaining technical writing skills for future coursework, following graduation,and to reach their career goals on a 4 point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, disagree, stronglydisagree). In addition to the questions from the pre-course survey, the post-course survey collectsstudent feedback on the efficacy of the technical

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Hands-On Learning and Clinical Immersion in BME

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Fugger, University of North Dakota; Blair Dupre, University of North Dakota; Mercedes Terry, University of North Dakota; Abigail Tubbs, University of North Dakota; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, University of North Dakota; Ryan Striker P.E., University of North Dakota

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fromeach participant and provides a uniform method for administering and managing the survey. Thisalso ensures that participants can access the survey regardless of online or in-personparticipation. Table 1: Professionalism Survey Questions 1 The Learning Coach Program is preparing me well for my future career. 2 The support from my learning coach is important to my professional growth. 3 I am satisfied with the guidance provided by my learning coach regarding my major. 4 My overall attitude towards the Learning Coach Program is positive. 5 My learning coaches have

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AI, Technology, and Data-Driven Learning in Biomedical Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Lai, Tufts University; Kavon Karrobi, Boston University

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questions are listed in Appendix 7.1. Students were asked to complete thesurvey after the first lecture was given and before students worked on and submitted their firstwritten assignment. Majority of the questions focused on gauging what kind of background andunderstanding students had with respect to technical reading, writing, and presenting. It was alsointeresting to see what career paths the students were interested in at the time they completed thesurvey and how important they thought communication skills would be in their future careers.Finally, there were two questions related to student use of generative AI tools prior to the course:first about how often students used generative AI tools for technical communication, and secondabout what

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Viswajith Siruvallur Vasudevan, Cornell University; Jonathan T. Butcher, Cornell University

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, etc.). 2. The support provided by the [course/department/program] faculty allowed me to enroll in the courses I wanted to take as I developed towards a career in BME. 3. In an emergency, the [course/department/program] instructors responded to requests for valid reasons to be partly or wholly excused from missing sessions, specifically exams.The schedule of sessions here includes, but is not limited to: • The timing of lectures, labs, and other components associated with the course requirements. • classroom allocation and the time needed to travel between classrooms between sessions • Timing of office hours for TAs, instructors, and other instructional staff associated with a course. • the timing of

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Hands-On Learning and Clinical Immersion in BME

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssandra P Navarro, University of Arkansas; Jacquelynn Ann Horsey, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Thomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas; Bryce Williams, University of Arkansas; Timothy J. Muldoon, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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could offer insights into how confidencegains translate into career readiness and retention in biomedical engineering fields.In conclusion, the course demonstrates its potential as a tool for fostering confidence and skilldevelopment among historically marginalized student groups. However, addressing the systemicdisparities revealed in this study requires a holistic approach, including culturally responsiveteaching practices, mentorship opportunities, and targeted outreach to historically marginalizedcommunities. By implementing these strategies, biomedical engineering programs can betterprepare all students for success while promoting diversity and equity in the field.References:[1] B. Przestrzelski and J. D. DesJardins, "The DeFINE Program: A

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Wuppertal; Cheryl T Gomillion, University of Georgia

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-grounded studies that investigate the influence of VR laboratories on learners'experiences beyond technical evaluations and comparison studies. Our study addresses this gapby evaluating students' experiences in VR laboratories through the experiential learning theory(ELT) lens. In adopting a theory-driven approach, we aim to uncover insights and strategies forimplementing VR laboratories for optimal student outcomes toward adequately preparingstudents for workplace careers. We adopt a qualitative methodology to answer our researchquestion: "What are students’ experiences when using VR labs for learning?"We adopted ELT as it provided a framework for assessing VR laboratories as environments thatallow for active learner roles through its emphasis on

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 1: Sense of Self in Biomedical Engineering Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Jill Lunn, Florida International University; Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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thebiomedical engineering students, typically included considering how they could impact others.This was reflected in the scores for each dimension (Table 3), where stories did include aself-focus, but also touched on societal-level change. Other scholars have described how BME isone potential field perceived as placing a higher emphasis on helping others [37, 38], a “humanefield” [39, p. 1567], a perception that could entice more altruistically motivated individuals. As adiscipline, it has been noted to attract students who may seek to pursue careers outside ofengineering, and to lend itself to enhanced occupational pursuits in health and medicine[39, 40].Sharing: “Sharing” was significant only for the D5-DFinal pair (p < 0.001). We want to

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Innovative Approaches to Biomedical Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley R Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kinsley Tate, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andre Albert Muelenaer Jr, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech; LaDeidra Monet Roberts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christopher Arena, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sara L Arena, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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increase the quality of life for others. That's the duty that wehave…That's what we all do and so you have a duty to uphold that.”Connecting with notions of duty, several faculty drew parallels between health equity and codesof ethics for biomedical engineers. For example, Andy reflected on his motivation for developingan ethics-focused course for biomedical engineers and integrating health equity concepts:“Some [BME] students will be going into industry, but never interface with clinical medicine.Others will practice hand-in-hand with healthcare providers. Others will follow academiccareers, while some will go on to professional careers. Most will have some relationship thataffects the health and well-being of patients. With the explosion of

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 3: Technology in Biomedical Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Wuppertal; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Pravalika Irukulla, University of Georgia; Cheryl T. Gomillion, University of Georgia

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manufacturing, biomechanics, and other areas.Therefore, undergraduate BME students need intensive practical training on biomedical toolsand equipment to adequately prepare them for industrial careers. It is expected that upongraduation, most students would seek opportunities in industry [1]. Laboratories offer therequired real-world experience that is reported to significantly impact students’ learningexperience when integrated into the engineering curriculum [2].However, the use of physical laboratories comes with high monetary implications forinstitutions in terms of equipment acquisition, equipment maintenance, and staffingrequirements, especially in a rapidly evolving field like BME. Despite these challenges, thereremains an increasing industrial

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AI, Technology, and Data-Driven Learning in Biomedical Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Christian, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ophelia Anais Winslett, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alpa Gautam, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology

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needs of different interests and careerpaths of different students. All students should have some exposure, alongside opportunities for greater depththat flow from this introductory exposure.Introducing data skills in undergraduate BME education poses particular challenges. Many BME programs arestructured so that students receive a broad range of coursework. This breadth of work may come at the cost ofdepth into topics critical for their future careers in the field [9]. Our department determined that developing aseparate introductory course in data skills would not be feasible. This decision was based on limitations ondegree credits, space, and other practical challenges. In addition, studies have shown that BME students have alimited view of

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine E King, University of California, Irvine; Elliot E Hui; Yama Akbari, University of California, Irvine; Warren Wiechmann, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

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with a BME team.Observations team meetings showed that the medical students were able to assist BME studentswith the clinical aspects of understanding the unmet need. However, the instructors noted that itwas difficult to match medical students to student-driven projects in which the students intendedto develop a start-up company due to IP concerns. In our institution, medical students andundergraduates fall under different jurisdictions for IP as compared to graduate students andpostdoctoral trainees. This does provide a challenge in IP, aside from differences in perspectivesand career goals between the BME and medical students in terms of potential start-ups.Nevertheless, industry and faculty-led projects were accepting of the students, as

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer L. Leight, The Ohio State University; Larry Hurtubise; Tanya M. Nocera, The Ohio State University

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” of the course. a) Have new team member identify their “Big Rocks” b) Meet as a team to share and revise “Big Rocks”2) Share team values, organization, and processes3) Have new team member shadow classes4) Share material repository a) Course development documentation b) Syllabi, lectures, assignments, exams, activities c) Material from related courses5) Share logistical information a) Learning management site (e.g. Canvas, Blackboard) b) Consistency in grading between instructors, previous rubrics6) Help make connections with industry, guest speakers, university services (e.g., Student Advocacy and Disability Services, Technology Transfer Office, Career Services)7) Facilitate social events with new faculty

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony E. Felder, University of Illinois at Chicago; Michael Gordon Browne, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Biomedical Engineering; Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois Chicago

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, C. Jancuk, and A. A. Shoukas, “Sharing Best Practices in TeachingBiomedical Engineering Design,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 41, no. 9, Apr. 2013. [Online].Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-013-0781-y. [Accessed Jan. 1, 2023].[13] Schmedlen, R., & Lee, J. W., & Shekhar, P., & Stegemann, J. (2019, June), The Clinical PeerMentors Program: Student Motivations, Skills and Knowledge Acquisition, and Influence on Career PathPaper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--33376[14] Felder, A. E., & Kotche, M., & Stirling, S., & Wilkens, K. M. (2018, June), InterdisciplinaryClinical Immersion: from Needs Identification to Concept Generation Paper presented at

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Breanna Kilgore; Luis Carlos Estrada Petrocelli, Universidad Latina de Panamá, Facultad de Ingeniería; Jay Molino, Univesidad Especializada de las Américas; Ernesto Antonio Ibarra Ramirez P.E., Universidad Latina de Panama; ABHISHEK MAHESH APPAJI, B.M.S. College of Engineering; Rogelio Garcia Contreras, University of Arkansas; Raj R. Rao, University of Arkansas

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NSF-CAREER, Qimonda Professorship, Billingsley Professorship, IBE Presidential Citation for Distinguished Service and University of Arkansas Honors College Distinguished Leadership Award. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Investigating the impact of international education oncultural understanding, health disparities and collaboration through project- based learningIntroductionInternationalization and promotion of global understanding are important areas of focus foreducators with interdisciplinary approaches emphasizing international health issues, causes, andtechnology-based solutions of global health issues. To effectively solve global

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adel Alhalawani, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bill Weiner, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alan Chiu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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, Signals and Measurements with the PCB project. Overall, it helps with better understanding the design process as other skills like soldering, solidworks, and machining. 3. I learned a lot about the design process, which I feel will help me a lot in my career. 4. This is a class that really helped me connect the elements of design we learned last year with concepts of circuits and systems. 5. I feel like I have a good understanding of the FDA design controls process and can apply it to real world situations. 6. I think it was nice that this class matched up with what we were learning in Circuits, Signals and Measurements. 7. A strength of this course was being able to apply the design process to the PCB Project

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janna Jobel, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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opportunities. References[1] American Society for Engineering Education, “Profiles of engineering and engineering technology, 2021,” 2022.[2] American Society for Engineering Education, “Engineering and engineering technology by the numbers 2019,” 2019.[3] E. Higginbotham and M. L. Dahlberg, The impact of COVID-19 on the careers of women in academic sciences, engineering, and medicine. 2021. doi: 10.17226/26061.[4] A. Patrick, M. Borrego, and C. Riegle-Crumb, “Post-graduation plans of undergraduate BME students: Gender, self-efficacy, value, and identity beliefs,” Ann Biomed Eng, vol. 49, no. 5, 2021, doi: 10.1007/s10439-020-02693-9.[5] A. E. Winkler, S. G. Levin

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED): Best of Works in Progress

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Abigail Schafer, Northwestern University; David P. O'Neill, Northwestern University

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comfortable workenvironment with lowered barriers to engagement in a large lecture course. However, lowattendance rates amongst students at office hours suggests that the increased anxiety around thecourse likely increased cognitive barriers to help-seeking and threshold to office hoursattendance despite high academic need. Combined with the observation that reasons that studentsin the study reported attending office hours and barriers to office hours are consistent withliterature, we posit that ideas about office hours are solidified early in students’ college careersand that these beliefs may affect students’ likelihood of accepting new strategies implemented incourses taken later in their college careers. Future work will focus on better

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria Rose Garza, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Teja Guda, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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engineering is what makes it smore difficult to understand.” As shown in the qualitative data, students mostly emphasized concern that it is not thecontent that is complex; instead, it is the amount of content relayed in the course and the limitedopportunities to engage in dialogue. The response from this survey further demonstrates thatthere is difficulty in translating academic concepts into practical problem-solving approachesrelevant to the complex challenges they may encounter in their future engineering careers if thereis not ample opportunity to apply and discuss conceptual knowledge. These insights provided bythe student comments highlight students’ perceived need to receive additional opportunities tocritically analyze the

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Barker, University of Virginia; Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia; Lynn Mandeltort, University of Virginia; Jessica Taggart, University of Virginia; Timothy E. Allen, University of Virginia

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(2015). Engineering innovation in healthcare: technology, ethics, and persons. Hum Reprod & Gen Ethics 17(2) 3. D Leonard and JF Rayport (1997). Spark innovation through empathic design. Harvard Business Review, Nov-Dec 1997 4. F.O. Karatas, G.M. Bodner, S. Unal, “First-year engineering students’ views of the nature of engineering: implications for engineering programmes,” European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 41, no. 1, p. 1, 2016. 5. National Academy of Engineering, “Major Findings & Recommendations. Understanding the Educational and Career Pathways of Engineers,” 2018. 6. Laverty JT, Tessmer S, Cooper MM, Caballero MD. “Engaging physics faculty in course transformation.” Physics

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Postcard Session (Best of WIPs)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne-Marie Ginn-Hedman, Texas A&M University

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.”According to the data, group assessments fostered open communication, reduced exam-relatedanxiety, and encouraged teamwork. Additionally, 28% of responses explicitly stated that groupwork improved their understanding of the material. Students expressed appreciation for beingevaluated as engineers rather than just students, as they could showcase their practical skills andreadiness for real-world challenges. Appropriately, these findings align with researchdemonstrating the importance of collaborative learning in preparing students for careers inengineering [5,9,10].Emerging Theme 2: Real-World Applications (44% of Responses)“Being able to perform a hands-on activity with my team […was very helpful in…] discoveringthings that I probably would have

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yareni P Lara-Rodríguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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an instructor and teacher in STEM for almost a decade. Her professional career includes also being a quality engineer in the manufacturing processes for a biomedical devices’ company in Puerto Rico. Currently, she is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UPRM, and her research focuses on Cellular Mechanobiology. She has participated in several events in Mexico, Puerto Rico and United States as a mentor and woman in STEM role to encourage young girls and women to pursue STEM careers.Dr. Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Christopher Papadopoulos is Professor of Engineering Sciences and Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez (UPRM). He

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander James Carroll, Vanderbilt University; Joshua Daniel Borycz, Vanderbilt University; Sheldon Salo, Vanderbilt University; Amanda R. Lowery, Vanderbilt University

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library-licensed resource can be used to find experimental protocols and engineeringhandbooks (Cold Spring Harbor and AccessScience, respectively). This is likely because thesewere newer tools to the students, while Q8 and Q9 both related to Web of Science, which is amore popular platform.These findings highlight the value of demonstrating specialized engineering information tools tostudents within a BME laboratory course. These tools provide uniquely useful information forstudents expected to draft laboratory reports that cite primary and secondary literature sources,yet early-career undergraduate engineering students are unlikely to learn about these specializedtools within an information literacy training session designed for first-year