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Identity and Engineering: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renata A Revelo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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program of note because it is the secondmost chosen career path by Latinas/os in the sciences, and one that many Latina/o studentsdenote as prestigious or synonymous to being called a doctor6. Yet, Latinas/os remainunderrepresented in engineering. This paper aimed to address the problem of underrepresentationin engineering for Latina/o engineering students via a study of engineering identity that isgrounded on the Latina/o student experience. This study was guided by the following researchquestion: In what ways does membership in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineersinfluence the engineering identity development of Latina and Latino students? Literature Review Latinas/os are a growing

Conference Session

Self-efficacy and Emotion: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ellen L Usher, University of Kentucky; Natasha Aniceto Mamaril, University of Illinois ; Caihong Li, University of Kentucky; David Ross Economy, Clemson University Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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individuals’ self-efficacy is related to their career-relatedand academic choices12, 13. The power of students’ personal efficacy beliefs to influencestudents’ achievement and persistence in engineering programs has now been clearly Page 26.1386.2documented. However, considerably less research has focused on investigating the developmentof personal efficacy beliefs in the domain of engineering. If self-efficacy is directly related to thechoice learners make to focus their post-secondary studies on engineering, what sorts ofexperiences build this sense of efficacy?Sources of Self-EfficacyBandura1 hypothesized that individuals form their self

Conference Session

The Role of Peers in Promoting Learning and Persistence

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Thien Ngoc Y Ta, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Cody D Jenkins, Arizona State University; Karl A. Smith, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Ryan James Milcarek, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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research in engineering education in areas of sustainability, resilience and fuel cell education.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Fulton Schools of Engineering Poly- technic School. Dr. Brunhaver recently joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and

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Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Natalia Kapli, Pennsylvania State University

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that those students with a more positive perception of active learning techniques ingeneral will also likely find the activities used in the course to be positive.2. What is the relationship between students’ perceived relevance of course and their perceptionof active learning?We hypothesize that students who perceive the course to be more relevant to their future and ofgreater interest to them will be more likely to endorse principles of active learning. Many of thestudents in the class are planning careers in industry as opposed to academic positions. Wehypothesize that students who have a greater interest in teaching will also likely feel morepositive about teaching strategies that have an active component.3. What differences exist between

Conference Session

Professional Identity

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Diane Carlson Jones, University of Washington; Joy K. Crawford; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Donald M. Peter, M.S. P.E., Seattle Pacific University; Elaine P. Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Nanette M. Veilleux, Simmons College

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students’ sense of professionalidentity, affect toward learning their discipline and their connection to community (sense ofbelonging, support, etc.) at the following levels: individual courses, academic major and thelarger institution. This paper presents these survey items and the relevant results from our pilotsurvey.Our pilot survey results indicate which measures of professional identity and affect are mostrelevant for this effort. Further, these preliminary results reveal a strong Pearson correlation (r =0.50) between career identity and connection to academic major as well as between affect andconnection to academic major (r = 0.56). There are somewhat smaller correlations to a specificclassroom community (r = 0.41 and r = 0.39), and still

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, Clemson University; Shirley Yu, University of Houston; Denise Grant, Clemson University; Hibah Salem, Univesity of Houston

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AC 2009-786: PARTICIPATION IN A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FORTEACHERS PROGRAM: IMPACT ON PERCEPTIONS AND EFFICACY TOTEACH ENGINEERINGJulie Trenor, Clemson University Julie Martin Trenor. Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. She 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. Her research interests focus on factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of under-represented students in engineering. Prior to her appointment at Clemson, Dr. Trenor served as the Director of Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Retention

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ERM Technical Session 4: Professional Development in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Frenkel, New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, New York University

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 engage  with them in professional skill workshops.    The S2S program aims to prepare both graduate and undergraduate students with the  professional skills they will need after graduation regardless of if they are going into industry or  academia.  A multitude of skills are covered in the program that address the knowledge, skills,  and abilities necessary for the T­shaped engineer, including but not limited to:  information  literacy,  leadership, teamwork, diversity, time and project management, reflection  scientific/written/oral communication, writing, career services, entrepreneurial mindset, and  public speaking.  To

Conference Session

Faculty Development II: Building Community Among STEM Educators

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Toni Ivey, Oklahoma State University; Nicole M. Colston, Oklahoma State University; Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Juliana Utley, Oklahoma State University

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collaborative efforts – such as No Duck Left Behind, a partnership with waterfowl biologists to promote wetland education efforts, and En- gineering is Everywhere (E2), a partnership with a materials engineer to develop a an efficient model for STEM career education. Thomas has been active in professional associations such as the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA-Past Executive Director and the Council for Elementary Children International (CESI-Retiring President).Dr. Juliana Utley, Oklahoma State University Juliana Utley is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Director for the Center for Research on STEM Teaching and Learning (CRSTL) at Oklahoma State University. Her research interests include

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Pereira, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; William Helton, Michigan Technological University; Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Chris VanArsdale, Michigan Technological University

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traditionalmale traits and is male dominated, women often attempt to assimilate by disqualifying theirfemininity and by matching the male styles of behavior12.Survey Version 1In the first survey, we asked respondents to rate the relative importance of various attributes(including hands-on ability) for new engineering hires. Our list of nine attributes looks similar tothose compiled by various engineering organizations, including the NAE. The surveys wereadministered to exhibitors at an engineering conference in October 2008 and to recruiters at an Page 15.149.3on-campus career fair in February 2009. Respondents rated the nine traits on a scale of 1

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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Robert M. O'Hara, Clemson University; Candice Bolding, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Rachel Lanning, Clemson University

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to consider howthese factors interact with one another. Students’ affective attributes are complex in nature; thus,research methods and analyses should holistically examine how these attributes interact, notsimply as a set of distinct constructs. Prior research into engineering students’ affectiveattributes, in which we used a validated survey to assess student motivation, identity, goalorientation, sense of belonging, career outcome expectations, grit and personality traits,demonstrated a positive correlation between perceptions of belongingness in engineering andtime spent in the program. Other prior research has examined interactions between affectiveattributes, for example engineering identity as a predictor of grit (consistency of

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 2: The Study of Identity in Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline Bolton, Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

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that aims toidentify whether engineering identity and academic motivation are correlated to the extent thatone may predict the other. Engineers face challenges which can result in both failure andtriumph. Studying the source of an individual’s motivation in conjunction with how theyperceive themselves as an engineer may provide long-term insight into ways in which one canpositively enhance the other. Previous work suggests that establishing a strong sense of identityin the workplace can result in greater career motivation [1]. We hypothesize that a stronger senseof engineering identity correlates with stronger academic motivation, and that ultimately onemay be used to measure the other with acceptable validity and reliability. This connection

Conference Session

Engineering Cultures and Identity

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis Prybutok, The University of Texas, Austin; Anita D. Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Mary Jo Kirisits, University of Texas, Austin

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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National Science Foun- dation and an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. Dr. Borrego is Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education and serves on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education as Chair of Pro- fessional Interest Council IV. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering. Her M.S. and Ph.D. are from Stanford University, and her B.S. is from University of Wisconsin

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Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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, she is the PIC IV Chair and a frequent speaker on career opportunities in engineering, especially for women and minority students. Page 13.1287.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Thinking About Graduate SchoolAbstractLess than 18% of graduating engineers in the US go directly full-time to graduate school andvery few women and underrepresented minority students go on to graduate school. Our countryneeds more diverse researchers in engineering, and students do not realize the creative andchallenging work that they can obtain with a graduate degree. There are many reasons for thelow

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Paper ID #7111From Freshman Engineering Students to Practicing Professionals: Changesin Beliefs about Important Skills over TimeDr. Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech Katherine Winters earned her PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech studying the career goals and actions of early career engineering graduates. She also has BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from BYU.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia TechMs. Samantha Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a fifth year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in

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ERM Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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audiences.Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amy K. Atwood a Quantitative Methods graduate student in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research has primarily focused on the appropriate use of statistical methods, particularly those involving preliminary tests of significance.Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amy Prevost is a graduate student in Education Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research has focused on the STEM career pipeline, especially related to engineering and engineering education and biotechnology.Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison L. Allen Phelps is Professor

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rongrong Yu, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons PE, Virginia Tech

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investigating students’ development of leadership skills and other professional competencies and in students’ involvement in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Dr. Simmons is a NSF CAREER award recipient for her research entitled, ”Investigating Co-Curricular Participation of Students Underrepresented in Engineering.” Page 26.1450.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Synthesis of Engineering Undergraduate Students’ Out of Class InvolvementAbstractAs engineering educators prepare more high-quality engineers for the global workforce, moreemphasis has been

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Broadening Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Anne L Mundy, Texas A&M Kingsville; Sel Ozcelik, Texas A&M University Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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onlyafter applying the material.Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), a Hispanic Serving Institution, is offeringCASCaded Mentoring And Design Experiences (CASCADE), an NSF Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) to their engineering students. Page 26.331.4The overall goal of CASCADE is to increase the quantity, quality, and diversity of TAMUKstudents who successfully earn an engineering baccalaureate degree. CASCADE engagesengineering students in design exercises and experiences throughout their academicundergraduate careers, and provides student support in an innovative configuration of cascadedpeer

Conference Session

Engineering Cultures and Identity

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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theirfamily7 and FGS take fewer risks in college8, are more afraid of failure9, and are more likely tochoose majors with high earning potential8. When examining FGS in the context of engineering,work has shown FGS often choose against majoring in engineering because of not havingengineering prerequisites10. FGS that choose to major in engineering show more career interestthan the CGS11. FGS students in engineering also have statistically different social capitalcharacteristics and accessed resources compared to CGS showing that FGS students aresuccessful, but use different resources to gain entry and persist in engineering12. We seek tocontinue advancement in the understanding of the experiences of FG engineering students,through examination of

Conference Session

Learning Outside the Classroom

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Jessica M. Yellin, University of Washington

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InteractionsAbstractThis exploratory study addresses the need to increase the numbers of traditionallyunderrepresented minority (URM) students in engineering careers through an investigation of therole of research mentoring in recruiting and retaining URM students in engineering. Mentoringstudents in engineering and science research has long been acknowledged as an effective way toengage undergraduates in engineering majors, and is also an essential component of the doctoraldegrees that represent the gateway to careers in engineering research. This study was guided bythe following questions: 1) What can we identify as best practices in mentoring and supervisingURM students as they conduct engineering research? 2) How is the effectiveness of thesepractices

Conference Session

Preparing for Practice

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Huff, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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= 523). Our semi-structuredinterview protocol was informed by both the survey responses of alumni and the objectives ofthis larger investigation. As EPICS is a design course, the topic of design was explicitly probedthroughout the survey. Moreover, interview participants often recounted how their designexperiences in EPICS informed their current design experiences. Through the thematic analysis,we recognized themes related to design to be quite pervasive in the interview accounts.The objective of this particular paper is to articulate how authentic design experiences, such asEPICS, affect alums in how they understand and practice design in their careers. We discuss themultiple and also common ways that alumni understand and enact design because

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abbas Ghassemi, University of California, Merced; Christopher A. Butler, University of California, Merced

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community facing engineering student-lead projects, and produced more than 200,000 community service hours. Butler brings faculty and industry partners together to mentor and support these student projects as students gain real-world experiences the necessary skills for future careers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 STEM Energy Education in California San Joaquin ValleyBackgroundThere are significant educational equity gaps that exist in STEM fields for underrepresentedminority (URM) students who live in the San Joaquin Valley. URM students are defined as non-white and non-Asian, though it is recognized that there are subpopulations of URM

Conference Session

Problem Solving, Adaptive Expertise, and Social Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University

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from NSF, including a CAREER award. She oversees the Simmons Research Lab (www.denisersimmons.com), which is home to a dynamic, interdisciplinary mix of undergraduate and graduate students and a post-doctoral researcher from various colleges and de- partments at Virginia Tech who work together to explore engineering and construction human centered issues with an emphasis on understanding difference and disparity.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor and Associate School Head in the School of Civil and Environmen- tal Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Institute and State University MAURA BORREGO is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Borrego holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Her current research interests center around interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering and engineering education, including studies of the collaborative relationships between engineers and education researchers. Investigations of interdisciplinary graduate programs nationwide are funded through her NSF CAREER award.Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University JENNY LO is an advanced instructor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Lo

Conference Session

Motivation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jiawei Zhang, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Rebecca Kramer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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in stretchable electronics, responsive material actuators, soft material manufacturing, and soft-bodied control. Dr. Kramer serves as an Associate Editor and Editorial Board member of Frontiers in Robotics and AI: Soft Robotics. She is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the NASA Early Career Faculty Award, the AFOSR Young Investigator Award, the ONR Young Investigator Award, and was named to the 2015 Forbes 30 under 30 list. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Enhancing Student Motivation and Self-Efficacy Through Soft Robot DesignAbstractThis research paper evaluates student perceptual changes in engineering motivation and self

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Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Nicole M. Colston, Oklahoma State University; Tyler Ley P.E., Oklahoma State University; Beverly DeVore-Wedding, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Leslie R. Hawley, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Juliana Utley, Oklahoma State University; Toni Ivey, Oklahoma State University

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materials engineer to develop a an efficient model for STEM career education. Thomas has been active in professional associations such as the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA-Past Executive Director and the Council for Elementary Children International (CESI-Retiring President).Dr. Nicole M. Colston, Oklahoma State University Nicole M. Colston is currently an NSF Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) Fellow. Her interests in K-12 engineering education include engineer role models and early-aged ca- reer awareness. Her current work focuses on blending informal and formal engineering education in the context of climate adaptation and resiliency in rural communities.Prof. Tyler Ley

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Engineering Identity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #17847A Cross-sectional Study of Engineering Identity During Undergraduate Ed-ucationDr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education 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 Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Issues in Advising and Mentoring

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Dolenc, University of Virginia

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Robotics Competition (FRC), a high school robotics contest focused on inspiringstudents to enter STEM careers. Mentor involvement within these robotics teams are comparedto establish end points, and characterized to find where the remainder mentor visions fall withinthis spectrum. Our research questions are: How do mentors define their roles? How do theamount of mentoring levels differ when comparing with the other robotics teams? What are thevarious student behaviors under these mentoring roles?Mentorship Literature Review The difficulty of research obtaining an overall clear definition of mentoring is due todefinitions changing based on the context mentoring exists in. An effort to define mentoring hascaused an overlap of definitions that

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ERM Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Julie Trenor, Clemson University

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understanding and integrating complex problem solving in undergraduate engineering education. This latter project is funded through her recent NSF CAREER award. Her other research interests lie in cardiovascular fluid mechanics and K-12 engineering education.Julie Trenor, Clemson University JULIE MARTIN TRENOR is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. 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. Her research interests focus on factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of under-represented students in

Conference Session

Mentoring Practices and Project Teams

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzette R. Burckhard, South Dakota State University; Joanita M. Kant, South Dakota State University; Francis Arpan; Ross Peder Abraham, South Dakota State University; Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University

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conducted research into heavy metals concentrations in plants and soils on Pine Ridge Reservation and ethnographic research on Rosebud Reservation. That reservation research is part of an ongoing National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored Pre-Engineering Education Collabora- tive led by Oglala Lakota College (a tribal college) in cooperation with South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and SDSU. She has recently served as a principal investigator for a South Dakota Space Grant Consortium project designed to create interest in STEM education and careers among high school girls at Flandreau Indian School. She has publications in peer-reviewed regional conference proceedings and international journals and has recently

Conference Session

Institutional Change

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevion S. Henderson, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan

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design teams and professional engineering societies, has been shown topromote engineering identity development, graduate school intentions, and plans to pursueengineering careers after graduation.In this work we posit that it is not simply differences in SES that separate highly involved,successful students in engineering from their less involved, less successful counterparts. Insteadwe postulate that such differences inform students’ socialization into engineering and, as a result,their patterns of co-curricular participation. Weidman defines socialization as “the process bywhich individuals acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that make them more or lesseffective members of their society” [5]. In this study, we hypothesize that an