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Engineering Identity 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #6290The Development of Critical Engineering Agency, Identity, and the Impacton Engineering Career ChoicesMs. Allison Godwin, Clemson UniversityDr. Geoff Potvin, Clemson UniversityProf. Zahra Hazari Page 23.1184.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Development of Critical Engineering Agency, Identity, and the Impact on Engineering Career ChoicesAbstractThe choice of an engineering discipline upon entrance to college is often a partly informeddecision. This paper explores the agency

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ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Becka Morgan, Western Oregon University; Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W Hislop, Drexel University

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[11]  Guidelines to aid instructors [15]  An initial approach to project selection [17]Other research has explored ways to support student involvement in HFOSS projects. Resultsof this research [13, 14, 16, 18] have shown that student involvement in HFOSS has positiveimpact on:  Student attitude towards software engineering  Self-reported learning of software engineering knowledge  Selection of major and career plans  Technical and professional knowledge  Understanding of how to develop and maintain softwareIt should be noted that female students reported a significantly greater understanding ofhow to manage software projects [14].2.2 Motivating QuestionsThe investigation reported in

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ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Stephen Barner, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Sean Lyle Gestson, Oregon State University

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include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize prac- ticing engineers’ understandings of core engineering concepts. He is a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education.Mr. Sean Lyle Gestson, Oregon State University Sean Gestson is a recent graduate from the University of Portland where he studied Civil Engineering with a focus in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering. He is currently conducting Engineering Education research while pursuing a doctoral degree in Civil Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include problem solving, decision making, and engineering curriculum

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ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen A. Dietz, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Erica D. McCray, University of Florida

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Diversity

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. Faulkner, “Doing gender in engineering workplace cultures. I. Observations from the field,” Eng. Stud., vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 3–18, Mar. 2009.[14] Z. Leonardo, Race Frameworks: A Multidimensional Theory of Racism and Education. Teachers College Press, 2013.[15] M. S. Ross, “A unicorn’s tale: Examining the experiences of Black women in engineering industry,” Purdue Univ., p. 376, 2016.[16] M. M. S. Ross and D. A. Godwin, “Engineering Identity Implications on the Retention of Black Women in Engineering Industry,” presented at the ASEE Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2016, p. 11.[17] S. A. Hofacker, “Career Self-Efficacy as a Means of Understanding the Gap Between Career Attainment and Opportunity for the U.S. Government Black

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Beth A. Powell, Tennessee Tech University

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Educational Research and Methods

the perspectives of individuals who Page 24.1410.3have had successful, long-term careers as engineering professionals or faculty. These individualscertainly have the wherewithal to succeed as an engineer and their voices cannot be as easilydismissed as representing the viewpoints of those who are not “cut out” for the engineeringprofession.Our research also specifically examines the impact of left-of-center grading on women versusmen. Women tend to leave engineering at higher rates and with higher GPA’s than their malecounterparts and often cite poor teaching, intimidation, and loss of confidence among theirreasons for leaving [10, 11

Conference Session

Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University

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Paper ID #9082Do Engineers Beget Engineers? Exploring Connections Between the Engineering-related Career Choices of Students and their FamiliesMs. Allison Godwin, Clemson UniversityDr. Geoff Potvin, Florida International UniversityProf. Zahra Hazari, Florida International University Page 24.441.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Do Engineers Beget Engineers? Exploring Connections Between the Engineering-related Career Choices of Students and their

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Rhonda Kay Gaede, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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American Higher Education to Boost Completion and Reduce Costs. Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 2012, Washington, DC: Complete College America.27. Ohland, M.W., et al., Persistence, Engagement, and Migration in Engineering Programs. Journal of Engineering Education, 2008. 97(3): p. 259-278.28. Consumer Reports, Student debt grows to alarming levels -The hundreds of billions owed have potentially crippling ramifications for the U.S. economy, in Consumer Reports. 2012, Consumer Reports: Yonkers, NY.29. Rothstein, J. and C.E. Rouse, Constrained after college: Student loans and early-career occupational choices. Journal of

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianna L. Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Meagan C. Pollock, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Meagan worked as a engineer for Texas Instruments, including three co-op rotations, before returning to school to earn her doctorate. She has earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Texas Woman’s University, and a Masters of Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University. In addition, Meagan has developed secondary curriculum in STEM for Learning.com and Scientific Minds, and worked as a research consultant for Texas Instruments Education Technology in exploring the K-12 Engineering Education market opportunities. As a researcher, Meagan’s current work is focused on closing the gender gap in engineering, improving STEM career counseling, equipping STEM

Conference Session

Medley of Undergraduate Programming and Pedagogies

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Yue Liu, Arizona State University; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University; Gerhard Sonnert, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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Diversity

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Paper ID #33532Understanding How Social Agents and Communicative Messages InfluenceFemale Students’ Engineering Career Interest From High School to FirstSemester of College (Fundamental)Ms. Yue Liu, Arizona State University Yue Liu is a Ph.D. student in the Engineering Education Systems and Design program within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.Dr. Dina Verd´ın, Arizona State University Dina Verd´ın, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineer- ing at Arizona State University. She graduated from San Jos´e State University with a BS in Industrial

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Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Oleksandr Kravchenko, Old Dominion University; Konstantin Cigularov, Old Dominion University; Phillip Dillulio, Old Dominion University

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non-traditional, second- career, engineering students.Dr. Konstantin Cigularov, Old Dominion University Dr. Konstantin Cigularov is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in the College of Sciences at Old Dominion University. He holds a Ph.D. from Colorado State University in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and a B.S. in Banking and Finance from the University of Eco- nomics in Bulgaria. As the Director of the Leadership and Employee Assessment and Development Re- search Lab, Dr. Cigularov has investigated various organizational issues related to leadership and culture, employee burnout and stress, as well as training programs and interventions. Dr. Cigularov has extensive

Conference Session

Sense of Belonging and Diversity in Engineering Programs, Courses, and Teams

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sandra M. Way, New Mexico State University; Stephanie M. Arnett, New Mexico State University; Jeremy J. Brown, New Mexico State University; Miquela K. Gorham; Lorissa Humble, New Mexico State University

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Mexico State University I am a senior undergraduate student in computer science and sociology at New Mexico State University. Currently, I work as a research assistant for the New Mexico Alliance for Minority participation studying student persistence and retention in STEM disciplines. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 WIP: Investigating the Impact of Engineering Identity, Belonging and Career Commitment on Early Postsecondary OutcomesAbstractThis work in progress paper describes initial findings from a multi-cohort, longitudinal studydesigned to investigate engineering identity development and the role it plays in

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Degree Pathways and Cocurricular Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Beata Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #30675Work in Progress: Survey Development of the Influence of EngineeringStudents’ Extracurricular Involvement on Career Aspirations andProfessional DevelopmentBeata Johnson, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Beata Johnson is an Engineering Education Ph.D. student at Purdue University and recipient of an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. Her research interests include extracurricular and experiential learning in engineering education, students’ pathways through engineering education, and transition to the

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui H Wang, Jacksonville University; Steven Christopher Davis, Jacksonville University; Emre Selvi, Jacksonville University; Laura C. Atkins, Jacksonville University

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Paper ID #18790Work In Progress: The Impact of Project-Based Service Learning on Stu-dents’ Professional Identities and Career ReadinessProf. Huihui Wang, Jacksonville University Dr. Huihui Wang, is an assistant professor and the Chair of the Engineering Department at JU. JU is a private, undergraduate liberal arts institution in northeast Florida. Within our College of Arts & Sciences, the STEM disciplines continually draw the largest student enrollment numbers. In 2015, the Engineering Department transitioned from its 30 year history as an engineering dual degree program to a four year on- site program. The former

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venetia Dover, Howard University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Viara Quinones, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods

Achieving Black STEM Students (HABSS) longitudinal study. Her research explores psychological and sociocultural factors affecting international STEM students’ undergraduate process. Page 13.178.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008An Examination of the Use of Social Cognitive Career Theory toExplore Factors Influencing the Post Baccalaureate Decisions of High Achieving Black Engineering Students Page 13.178.2 1 An Examination of the Use of Social Cognitive

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Constance Harris, Purdue University; Lindsey Tracy, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-345: STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES AND THRESHOLD CONCEPTSTOWARDS ENGINEERING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREER: RESEARCHBY PARTICIPATORY DESIGN OF AN EDUCATIONAL GAMEJohannes Strobel, Purdue UniversityInez Hua, Purdue UniversityJun Fang, Purdue UniversityConstance Harris, Purdue UniversityLindsey Tracy, Purdue University Page 14.1088.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Students’ attitudes and threshold concepts towards engineering as an environmental career: Research by participatory design of an educational gameAbstractThe overall purpose of the research described in this paper is to research the attitudes andthreshold concepts

Conference Session

Mentoring, Advising, and Facilitating Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Paper ID #15762What Do You Want to Do with Your Life? Insights into how Engineering Stu-dents Think about their Future Career PlansMichelle Marie Grau, Stanford University Michelle Grau is a K-12 Design Thinking, Engineering, and Robotics teacher at The Nueva School, where she primarily teaches in the middle school and coaches robotics teams (FIRST Lego League and FIRST Robotics Competition). She started research in engineering education as an undergraduate mechanical engineering student at Stanford in Dr. Sheri Sheppard’s Designing Education Lab in 2011, where she continues that work today.Dr. Shannon Katherine Gilmartin

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Data-informed Approaches to Understanding Student Experiences and Outcomes

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Brittany C. Bradford, Rice University; Margaret E. Beier, Rice University; Megan McSpedon, Rice University; Michael Wolf, Rice University

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Paper ID #29704Examining STEM Diagnostic Exam Scores and Self-Efficacy as Predictors ofThree-Year STEM Psychological and Career OutcomesMs. Brittany C. Bradford, Rice University Brittany C. Bradford is a fifth-year graduate student in industrial and organizational psychology at Rice University, working with Dr. Margaret Beier. She graduated from Texas Christian University with a B.B.A. degree in finance and from Rice University with an M.A. in Psychological Sciences. Her research interests include education, learning, and motivation.Dr. Margaret E. Beier, Rice University Margaret Beier is a Professor of Psychology at

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STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, University of Houston; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-592: UTILIZING A SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORETICALFRAMEWORK TO INVESTIGATE THE INFLUENCES OF A SUMMERUNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE ON PARTICIPANTS’ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLANSJulie Trenor, University of Houston JULIE MARTIN TRENOR is a Research and Instructional Assistant Professor at the University of Houston, and is the Director of Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Retention for the Cullen College of Engineering. Dr. Trenor holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech and a bachelor’s degree in the same field from North Carolina State University. Dr. Trenor develops and teaches freshman engineering courses, and directs the women-in-engineering program

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, University Of Minnesota; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-2303: PORTRAYING THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTSIN ENGINEERING: STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR EDUCATIONALEXPERIENCES AND CAREER ASPIRATIONS IN ENGINEERING.Russell Korte, University Of Minnesota Russell F. Korte is a doctoral candidate in Human Resource Development and Strategic Management and Organization at the University of Minnesota. He is also a research assistant for the university’s Institute of Technology in collaboration with the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education. His research interests include learning, socialization, and performance in adult education and the workplace.Karl Smith, University of Minnesota Karl A. Smith is Cooperative Learning Professor

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Best Paper Finalists

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Catherine Mcgough Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Diversity

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World as We Know It, and I Need a Job: A Qualitative Exploration of Mid-Year Engineering Students' Future Possible CareersAbstractThis research paper on students’ future possible careers is situated in a larger mixed methodsstudy exploring mid-year engineering students’ motivations related to their future possiblecareers. Previous work has demonstrated the importance of motivation in engineering forimproved academic performance and retention. Our work is situated in the future-orientedmotivation frameworks of future time perspectives (FTP) and future possible selves (FPS). Inthis study we further qualitatively explore the perception of a group of students who have beenquantitatively identified as having

Conference Session

Retention and Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Potvin, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Leidy Klotz, Clemson University; Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Robynne M. Lock, Department of Engineering and Science Education, Clemson University; Jennifer Dawn Cribbs, Western Kentucky University; Nicole Barclay, Clemson University

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survey, conducted in 2011, of 6772 studentsenrolled at 50 colleges and universities in the U.S. By identifying students intending to major ineight different disciplines (bio-, chemical, civil, electrical/computer, environmental,industrial/systems, materials, and mechanical engineering), we show how student goals, valuesand self-perceptions differ. Regression analysis is used to study how the likelihood of enteringone of these eight disciplines is associated to career outcome expectations, students' self-beliefsaround their science, physics, and math identities, and constructs measuring their personal andglobal science agency.Results indicate that students intending to major in engineering show substantial inter-disciplinary distinctions in the

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A.P. Cass, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Clemson University, Department of Engineering & Science Education and Department of Mathematical Sciences; Philip Michael Sadler, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Gerhard Sonnert, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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AC 2011-1589: ENGINEERING PERSISTERS AND NON-PERSISTERS:UNDERSTANDING INFLOW AND OUTFLOW TRENDS BETWEEN MID-DLE SCHOOL AND COLLEGECheryl A.P. Cass, Clemson University Cheryl Cass is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering & Science Education at Clem- son University and will soon join the faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University as Director of Undergraduate Programs. Cheryl completed a B.S in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from NCSU and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson. Her work focuses on the intersection between science identity, math identity, engineering pre- conceptions, and engineering career choice in the

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Learning and Engagement

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine McGough, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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4.2 3 5 5 6.4 6.4 PI 4.7 3.1 4.9 4.4 4.4 6Nikki’s InterviewNikki is a sophomore in BME, and she describes her future goals with definition and depth intothe future. She definitely wants to work in BME, and stay in engineering. When asked if she sawherself staying in engineering and how certain she was, Nikki replied, “Oh yeah, definitely” and,“Very. Like, ten out of ten.” She would like to work in tissue engineering and is working towardsgetting internships and experience working in tissue engineering. And, eventually, she wouldlike to have her own patent.Another part of her future career goal is to work abroad: “I’m willing to live abroad reallyanywhere.” But

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Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky; Renee Kaufmann, University of Kentucky

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undergraduate education. This passion led her to pursue a career as a lecturer, where she could focus on training undergraduate chemical engineering students. She has been teaching at UK since 2015 and has taught Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Computational Tools and the Unit Operations Laboratory. She is especially interested in teaching scientific communication and integration of process safety into the chemical engineering curriculum.Dr. Renee Kaufmann, University of Kentucky, College of Communication and Information, School of Informa-tion Science c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 “All communication is important”: Comparison of Incoming FreshmenCommunication Expectations to

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Dee K. Mooney, Micron Foundation; Janine Rush-Byers, Micron Technology Foundation, Inc.; Nathan Dean, Boise State University

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Educational Research and Methods

asurvey of desirable STEM careers the students selected engineering with very high frequencywhich was matched only by nursing in terms of student selection as a desirable STEM career 1.Yet, when the K-12 students were asked if they would like to work in a career that appliesmathematics and science a majority of the students responded “no” indicating that there is adisconnect between their career preferences, expectations, aspirations, and their understanding ofengineering as a career. These results led us to wonder what influences a student to be anengineering major.We hypothesized that students become engineering majors because they like to work onproblems and develop solutions. Similarly, we anticipated students want to be nurses becausethey

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Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joana Marques Melo, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

methods for engineering education research, diversity in engineering education, and technical communication in engineering.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clem- son University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research Practices and Community

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Samantha N. Cruz, Arizona State University; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Taylor Lightner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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. Participants on a non-traditional career track reportedgreater awareness of published research than those on a mid-career track. Engineering educationresearchers reported greater awareness, influence, and implementation of published research thanengineering education practitioners. Implications of findings, such as future directions and waysfor improving attitudes toward research in engineering education, are discussed.Introduction Over the past several years, the field of engineering education has been striving forchange at a systemic level (Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, 1999;Elrod & Kezar, 2017; Reinholz, Corbo, Dancy, Finkelstein, & Deetz, 2014). Many have pointedto research as the path by which

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lynn Rathbun, Cornell University

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Educational Research and Methods

partnership of 13 university-based laboratories supported by the NSF. The NNIN alsohas extensive education outreach programs for the K-gray population. One such program is ourNNIN Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). NNIN has a strong commitment to thebroader mission of nanotechnology education, knowledge transfer, and outreach for the nation.Since 1997, NNIN (and its predecessor NNUN) has conducted a network wide, multi-site REUprogram. Between 40 and 80 students participate annually in the NNIN REU and over 500undergraduates having completed this summer research program. We have several years’ worthof evaluation results from annual surveys which we use to modify the program and to measurethe impact of our program on career choices. The

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashlyn Munson, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Alka Harriger, Purdue University

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Computer Information Technology and Assistant Department Head. Professor Harriger's current interests include reducing the IT gender gap, web application development, and service learning. Since January 2008, she has been leading the NSF-ITEST SPIRIT project which is discussed in this article and seeks to rekindle enthusiasm for information technology disciplines as a career choice among high school students, especially young women. Page 14.1104.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Realized Through Information Technology (SPIRIT