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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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Victor Tsui, University of North Dakota; Kordell Mitchell Bernaldez Tan, University of North Dakota; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, University of North Dakota

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Paper ID #46350Conducting an International Med-IoT Project under the Innovation-BasedLearning ModelMr. Victor Tsui, University of North Dakota Victor Tsui is a Professional Chemical Engineer and a multidisciplinary biomedical engineer by train for over 30 years in biotech companies in San Francisco Bay Area. Victor graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnics University and University of Wisconsin with a master’s degree in engineering. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in computer science and certificate in project management. Victor is a co-founder for ”Powder Pharmaceuticals” a needle-free drug delivery device manufacturing in

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

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greatest sources of satisfaction lies in leveraging my knowledge and skills to mentor undergraduate students, guiding them in the refinement of their research and professional capabilities. I take immense pride in fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment where students can thrive, encouraging their academic growth and contributing to the broader community of biomedical engineering scholars.Abigail Tubbs, University of North Dakota Ph.D. student and the Chief Technology Officer of MindMend Biotech LLC. Her research and entrepreneurial work focus on the intersection of biotechnology and engineering innovation. She is deeply committed to mentoring women in STEM and actively advocates for increasing diversity and

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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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Paper ID #47660Characterizing student adoption of generative AI in technical communicationcoursesProf. Angela Lai, Tufts University I am a current Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University. I am involved in mentoring students in both the laboratory and in the classroom and am the program director for the capstone for seniors and engineering design process for juniors.Prof. Kavon Karrobi, Boston University Kavon Karrobi is a Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, as well as the Manager of the Bioengineering Technology & Entrepreneurship Center (BTEC) at

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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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Paper ID #45759Developing an AI/ML activity for a BME physiology courseDr. Laura Christian, Georgia Institute of Technology Laura Christian is a Lecturer in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Georgia Tech. She is excited to combine her experiences in biology teaching with methods used in engineering instruction and to use education research techniques determine methods that work well for these students.Ophelia Anais Winslett, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAlpa Gautam, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology Todd is the Director of Learning Innovation and a Senior Lecturer in the

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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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Viswajith Siruvallur Vasudevan, Cornell University; Shivaun D Archer, Cornell University; Jonathan T. Butcher, Cornell University

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. Butcher, Cornell University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Exploring the Efficacy of Generative AI and ChatGPT in BME Instructional Labs: A Case Study on GABA Receptors and Synaptic PotentialsIntroductionThroughout history, new technologies have challenged traditional practices. From Google'simpact on education [1, 2] to MOOCs' rise and fall [3-6], each technology brings potential gainsand losses. The education sector has been no exception to the challenges brought about by thesenew technologies. Just as one challenge is understood, another requires the education sector toadapt, understand, master, and grow. The advent of high-capacity computing brought aboutartificial intelligence (AI) and

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; George D. Ricco, Miami University

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Paper ID #48160BOARD # 18: WIP: A Methodology for Developing a ”Signal Detective”Mindset in Biomedical Engineering StudentsDr. Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute of Technology Uri Feldman is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He received a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. As a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Medical School at Brigham

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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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Society for Engineering Education, 2025 A Design-Based Research Course for Biomedical Engineering StudentsAbstractThis paper describes updates to an undergraduate and graduate-level soft robotics design courseintended to help students become aware of how research and design work occurs withinbioengineering fields, specifically aimed at exposing the hidden curriculum of research to buildstudent confidence. This soft robotics design course, an elective within a bioengineeringdepartment, concentrates on academic research and industry applications of robotics inhealthcare and health technology. Students were introduced to soft robotics through theengineering principles and material concepts alongside

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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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Jennifer Ayres, Duke University; Hannah Lee, Duke University; Amaris Huang, Duke University; David Knudsen, Museum of Life and Science; Nirmala Ramanujam Ph.D., Duke University; Megan Madonna, Duke University

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in Durham, NC. He oversees the data collection and program evaluation of informal education programs at the Museum and science communication of grant-funded projects. He also works with Duke University as a community partner for the Ignite Program to offer informal education expertise to the program.Dr. Nirmala Ramanujam Ph.D., Duke University Nirmala (Nimmi) Ramanujam is the Robert W. Carr Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Cancer Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and Global Health at Duke University. She founded the Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies (GWHT) in 2013 to reshape women’s health through technology innovation. Her translation program in cervical and breast cancer has brought

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Innovative Approaches to Biomedical Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa Gray, Brown University; Lawrence Martin Boyd, Clemson University

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Paper ID #48649Biomedical Engineering Master’s: Aligning Programs with Industry and AcademicStakeholder NeedsDr. Marissa Gray, Brown University Marissa Gray is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Brown University and is the Director of the Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program. Prior to joining Brown in January of 2019, Gray was a Teaching Assistant Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Programs at Stevens Institute of Technology. Dr. Gray received her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering with a minor in electrical and computer engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2009. She completed her

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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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Paper ID #48187BOARD # 17: Students Learning Experiences in VR LaboratoriesDeborah Moyaki, University of Georgia Deborah Moyaki is a doctoral candidate in the Engineering Education and Transformative Practice program at the University of Georgia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Educational Technology and is excited about the possibilities technology offers to the learning experience beyond the formal classroom setting. Her research focuses on improving the educational experience of engineering students using merging technologies such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence.Dr. Nathaniel Hunsu, University 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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California, Los Angeles, and a research manager in the Center for SMART Health, where she focused on wireless health monitoring for stroke and pediatric asthma. Her current research is on engineering education and women’s health, specializing in pedagogy strategies to promote learning and innovation in design-build-test courses, including senior design, computer programming, and computer-aided-design courses, as well as pre-partum and partum medical devices.Prof. Elliot E HuiYama Akbari, University of California, IrvineDr. Warren Wiechmann, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine As the Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Science Education and Educational Technology, Dr. Warren Wiechmann pushes faculty to leverage

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Warren Ph.D., Kansas State University; Charles Carlson, Kansas State University

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Goetz, Nic Jones, Emily Hertel, Reed Podoll, and Nicole Wagoner (inno particular order as related to Students AG noted in the appendices). This work is exemptfrom human subject review under IRB exemption category §46.104(d), which relates to researchconducted in established or commonly accepted educational settings [7].References1. Giuntoli, David. Competitive Technology Teardown – A Springboard to Meaningful Innovation, Medical Product Design, November 17, 2022, https://www.mindflowdesign.com/insights/5-step-product-teardown-process/2. What are Product Teardowns?, gHb Intellect, https://ghbintellect.com/what-are-product- teardowns/.3. Medical Device Tear-down: Seven Tips, https://blog.spcollege.edu/engineering- manufacturing-building

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Long, Rice University

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Paper ID #47785BOARD # 27: Work in progress: Multiple submissions for technical writingassignments improve students’ self-efficacy and reduce anxietyDr. James Long, Rice University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work in progress: Multiple submissions for technical writing assignments improve students’ self-efficacy and reduce anxietyIntroductionThe engineering education community has long understood that one of the core engineeringskills is technical writing, as shown in several works [1], [2], [3] and highlighted in the mostrecent version of the ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs [4

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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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address specific challenges identified by students, improve student success,and promote a more inclusive BME community.References[1] C. Donham, C. Pohan, E. Menke, and P. Kranzfelder, "Increasing Student Engagement through Course Attributes, Community, and Classroom Technology: Lessons from the Pandemic," Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. e00268-21, 2022, doi: doi:10.1128/jmbe.00268-21.[2] J. Grodotzki, S. Upadhya, and A. E. Tekkaya, "Engineering education amid a global pandemic," Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, vol. 3, p. 100058, 2021/11/01/ 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aime.2021.100058.[3] R. S. Heller, C. Beil, K. Dam, and B. Haerum

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Innovative Approaches to Biomedical Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Zobus, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Caroline Cvetkovic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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to engineering, intending to developlong-term interests in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and promotediversity in these fields. This outreach initiative was conducted as a collaboration between amiddle school biology classroom at a bilingual school and a bioengineering-related club at alarge public university during the 2024-2025 academic year. The 7 lab-based workshops engagedstudents in tangential real-world applications of bioengineering, ranging from DNA extractionand planaria regeneration to an Arduino representation of gene circuitry, while helping studentsdevelop confidence in communicating research and scientific findings.To evaluate the educational impact of these workshops, we solicited feedback through

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Bocian, Cornell University; Alexandra Werth, Cornell University; Campbell James McColley, Cornell University

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. such as part of a life vest, first aid -Cultivate comfort with failure in engineering design. kit, and office supplies. Device dissection/reverse engineering of blood pressure - Identify gaps in current technology where there is potential monitors. for innovative designs through clear problem definition. 2 - Evaluate how user needs and system constraints impact

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colleen Louise Bringman, The University of Iowa; Amy L Kimball, The University of Iowa

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includes technology aimed at facilitating physical therapy exercises at home.Patients who completed their physical therapy prescription at home have better outcomes relatedto health, mobility, and pain compared to their non-compliant counterparts [3]. The growingindustry is poised to incorporate cutting-edge technology if properly supported by engineering,particularly biomedical engineering. Biomedical engineers are uniquely equipped to developcreative solutions at the intersection of science and medicine. To properly train biomedicalengineers to tackle these complex problems, it is pivotal that they have opportunities to honetheir skills during their undergraduate biomedical engineering education.The goal of this paper is to showcase a newly

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex Nelson Frickenstein, University of Oklahoma

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/08832323.2014.905765.5. Colvard, N.B.W., C. Edward; Park, Hyojin. The Impact of Open Educational Resources on Various Student Success Metrics. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2018, 30, 262 - 276.6. Hilton, J. Open educational resources and college textbook choices: a review of research on efficacy and perceptions. Educational Technology Research and Development 2016, 64, 573-590, doi:10.1007/s11423-016-9434-9.7. Slomp, E.M.; Ropelato, D.; Bonatti, C.; Silva, M.D.d. Adaptive Learning in Engineering Courses: How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Improve Academic Outcomes. In Proceedings of 2024 IEEE World Engineering Education Conference (EDUNINE), 10-13 March 2024; pp. 1-6

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Innovative Approaches to Biomedical Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lindsay Tolchin, The Ohio State University; Rachel C Childers, The Ohio State University

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Paper ID #45578Industry Mentorship Program Brings Increases in BME Internships, Co-Ops,and Career Placement for Undergraduate StudentsLindsay Tolchin, The Ohio State University Lindsay Tolchin is a Senior Academic Advisor in the Biomedical Engineering Department at The Ohio State University. She created and manages the Industry Mentorship Program for the department to connect undergraduate students with professionals working in industry.Dr. Rachel C Childers, The Ohio State University Dr. Childers is an Associate Professor of Practice at the Ohio State University and Director of Undergraduate Education in Biomedical

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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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greatest sources of satisfaction lies in leveraging my knowledge and skills to mentor undergraduate students, guiding them in the refinement of their research and professional capabilities. I take immense pride in fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment where students can thrive, encouraging their academic growth and contributing to the broader community of biomedical engineering scholars.Abigail Tubbs, University of North Dakota Ph.D. student and the Chief Technology Officer of MindMend Biotech LLC. Her research and entrepreneurial work focus on the intersection of biotechnology and engineering innovation. She is deeply committed to mentoring women in STEM and actively advocates for increasing diversity and

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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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focusing onsociotechnical concepts, non-technical communication, and ethics (Science, Technology, andContemporary Issues – STS 1500). The design course was taught by several faculty from acrossthe school, each using a curriculum of their own choosing. Some sections included a client, butmost not. Some sections included fabricating physical devices, while some did not.Students entered their engineering major in their second year.Second-year BME students are required to take a course in BME design (BME Design andDiscovery – BME 2000). The course emphasized skills development – in particular CAD, digitalimage analysis, microcontrollers and basic circuits, 3D printing, soldering, and several others.The course culminated in a design challenge that

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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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Charlotte Da Jung Sevrain, Vanderbilt University; Nathan Zhang, Vanderbilt University; Michael I. Miga, Vanderbilt University; Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University

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Paper ID #48158Engineering in Clinical Practices: An Evidence-Based Review of Two-CourseSequenceCharlotte Da Jung Sevrain, Vanderbilt University Charlotte Sevrain is a junior at Vanderbilt University, pursuing a degree in Biomechanical Engineering. She serves as an undergraduate research intern with the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE), where she has contributed to innovative research for a year.Nathan Zhang, Vanderbilt University Nathan Zhang is a undergraduate studying biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University working on biomedical engineering education in conjunction with the Vanderbilt

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Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Innovations

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Jennifer Howcroft, University of Waterloo; Sean Rose, University of Waterloo

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providing support around subject-specific and interdisciplinary research Kate both supports and collaborates in driving research forward. At the University of Waterloo, Kate works on strategies related to information and misinformation, understanding the research landscape, and building innovative partnerships that span disciplines. Kate is passionate about understanding how health information and technology interact, how people are accessing, understanding, and disseminating information, and how to better support students through their undergraduate degrees and beyond. Kate also researches in how engineering and science students navigate information seeking, and how to understand how framing critical appraisal can