Conference Session

Equity and Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felicity Bilow, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lucas Adams, Clarkson University; Mohammad Meysami, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

solvingsocial issues [24] and helping people [25], and are more likely to pursue engineering because ofsocial motivations [5],[26]. Women are typically more interested in engineering disciplines thatprovide more real-world, contextualized learning opportunities [27], so engineering courses thathighlight the social aspects of engineering may help female students to see engineering as asuitable career for them. Second, engineering graduates would better understand the importanceof considering the social aspects of engineering and the societal implications of engineeringwork. This would better prepare them for a career industry where they will be (1) makingdecisions that impact people [1] and (2) interacting and collaborating with others [28]-[30].One

Conference Session

Equity and Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno; Kelly J Cross, Georgia Institute of Technology; Isabel Anne Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

. My education and career inengineering took place in predominantly white, male settings. Because of the privilege Iexperience as a white person and the sheltering of experiences that my privilege offers, I haveundergone a massive amount of learning to identify systems of oppression embedded in theculture that may limit others in the profession. My goal with my research is to explore norms inengineering to understand and identify systems of oppression embedded in the culture that maylimit marginalized communities in the profession.Author 2: I am a queer, white woman raised by upper middle-class parents in a suburb to a midsized Southeastern city. I attended a mid-size public high school that was mildly diverse in termsof race and socio