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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karina Ivette Vielma, The University of Texas, San Antonio; Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas, San Antonio

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engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Analyzing the Needs of Engineering Teaching Assistants: Examining Hidden Deficit IdeasIntroductionThe lack of preparation of graduate students for the professoriate has been documented bydifferent scholars [1, 2]. It is well known that graduate education prepares students to pursuedifferent career paths [1], but a large majority of engineering graduate students will followprimarily corporate and industry positions while a small percentage will chase faculty careers[3]. According to Choe and Borrego [3], doctoral international engineering students are morelikely to pursue an academic career. Nonetheless, it

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Working Against Unjust Social Forces

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo; Rebecca Walton, Utah State University; Natasha N. Jones, Michigan State University

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strategize this way. Pre-tenure faculty or graduate students would not be wise to contact some track coordinatorsbecause, depending on the conference, this can get early-career scholars blackballed or labeled as“difficult,” especially white women and scholars of color. Similarly, early-career scholars cannotalways risk withdrawing a paper that has been accepted for publication simply because thereviewer doesn’t accept their methodological or linguistic choices.Second, the power of the reject in most cases (as in this one) is that it is a coalitional move—thepurpose of a reveal is to seek out others who might be willing to work with you to replace unjustbehaviors, procedures, etc. In this case, the lead author was able to reveal directly to

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Polly Parkinson, Utah State University; Fawn Groves, Utah State University; Emma Mecham; Amy Wilson-Lopez, National Science Foundation; Ivonne Santiago, University of Texas at El Paso; Jennifer Ramos-Chavez

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for academic careers; the Department of Education’s (DoE) STEMGROW Program to encourage students Latino(a) students and students with disabilities to pursue STEM careers; ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #38753 and DoE’s Program YES SHE CAN that provides support and mentoring to female pre-college students. She is also a member of two advisory committees to the UTEP’s President: The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee and of the Women’s Advisory Council, in which she served five years as Chair. She is also Co-PI in the NSF Engineering Research Center for Advancing

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Critical Conversations on Being Valued

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Qualla Jo Ketchum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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. Homero Murzi is an engineering educator with 15 years of experience interacting withundergraduate engineering students. He has worked most of his academic career to improve theway students learn engineering concepts by making sure they are engaged and their personalexperiences are valued in the classroom. He is originally from Venezuela where he worked for11 years as a faculty member at a public technical university. Here in the U.S., he has alsoworked at a predominantly white institution and interacted as well as experienced how studentsfrom traditionally marginalized populations have barriers to become engineers. He hasintentionally tried to be aware of how to develop more inclusive experiences in both his researchand teaching practices, while

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon D. Barker, University of Virginia; Kenya Crosson, University of Dayton; Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Jordan Jarrett, P.E., Colorado State University

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implemented in colleges of engineering that disrupt the status quo regarding who gets to participate in engineering education as students and faculty members; and (3) increased participation and comfort among Black and Brown K– 12 students in pre-college engineering activities that signal to parents and young learners that an engineering career is an option for anyone. These outcomes map to three strategic pillars of the Year of Impact on Racial Equity.”Volunteers for the Year of Impact on Racial Equity were divided into three taskforces, eachfocusing on a distinct pillar: (1) student organizations at Colleges of Engineering and EngineeringTechnology, (2) faculty and administrators in Colleges of Engineering, and (3

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fatima Glovena Fairfax, Duke University; Elyse McFalls, Duke University; Alex Rogers, Duke University; Jabari Kwesi, Duke University; Alicia Nicki Washington, Duke University; Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Crystal E. Peoples, Duke University; Helen Xiao, Duke University; Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

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member in the Department of Computer Science. Her professional experience also includes Winthrop University, The Aerospace Corporation, and IBM. She is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University (B.S., ’00) and North Carolina State University (M.S., ’02; Ph.D., ’05), becoming the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at the university and 2019 Computer Science Hall of Fame Inductee.Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University Shaundra B. Daily is a professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Sci- ence at Duke University and Levitan Faculty Fellow, Special Assistant to the Vice Provosts. Prior to joining Duke, she was an associate professor with tenure at the University of Florida

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 13

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janis P. Terpenny, National Science Foundation; Tracee Gilbert, System Innovation

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-changing digital landscape are needed. Workforce development and shortages are significantwith needs for talent at all levels. For engineers in particular, workers need to be able utilize andadvance technology, excel in the interdisciplinary nature of complex engineering problems,within interconnected digital spaces, make decisions, and be versed in ‘soft skills’ required forcollaboration and communication.Traditionally, undergraduate and graduate engineering education has been siloed according todisciplinary departments. Students navigate their education through a series of courses intendedto prepare them via methods and tools that define the discipline. This approach is based largelyon 20th-century needs. While team-based and project-based

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Engineering Equity: Challenging Paradigms and Cultivating Inclusion in Technical Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Jamaal Downey, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego

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built environment.Prof. Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego Dr. Gordon D. Hoople is an assistant professor and one of the founding faculty members of integrated engineering at the University of San Diego. He is passionate about creating engaging experiences for his students. His work is primarily focused on two ar ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Whiteness in STEM/Engineering: The Problematic Nature of Meritocracy and Colorblindness Abstract Research in engineering education has taken a deficit-oriented perspective by focusing onthe dearth of People of Color (POC) in engineering as a supply issue, also more commonlyreferred to as a

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Changing How We Pursue Change

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Madeleine Jennings, Arizona State University

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power but elected not to do so. This decision resulted in an incredibly harmful outcome forMathiae, who expressed a great deal of concern for incoming mathematics students who mightshare a similar identity to zir. Ze also mentioned that the decision to leave mathematics had anadverse effect on zirs relationship with zirs family, who strongly desired for Mathiae to pursue aSTEM degree. The culmination of trauma that ensued from this incident exacerbated by theineffective “allyship” displayed by the administration weighed so heavily on Mathiae that zebecame observably upset during our interview.Coping StrategiesNavigating power structures within the STEM institution had an adverse effect on theparticipants’ mental health. In order to cope with

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Changing How We Pursue Change

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Daiki Hiramori, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Tokyo, Japan.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Washington Center for Evaluation and Re- search for STEM Equity (UW CERSE) and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She has been at UW working on STEM Equity issues for more than 17 years. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE, 2020-2021 chair of the ASEE Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and a former board member of the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Her research interests include the educational cli- mate for students, faculty, and staff in science and engineering, assets based approaches to STEM equity, and gender and race stratification in education and the

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara E. Lego, Pennsylvania State University

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5State’s Learning Resource Network (LRN) and is free to University faculty, staff, and students.Through videos and interactive vignettes that address a broad array of identity characteristics(e.g. age, disability, nationality, language, race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation), itprovides a clear set of 6 techniques that individuals can use to halt verbalized instances of bias atthe micro- and macro- levels in non-confrontational but effective ways. The training materialsalso include a workbook that allows students to practice the techniques learned and that is used,in part, as an assessment mechanism for the homework grade.Armed with the techniques presented in both the DEI Overview lecture and the “Ouch! ThatStereotype Hurts” bystander

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meagan Eleanor Ita, Arvinas; Monica Farmer Cox, The Ohio State University

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highlight this. Rarely, however, are there spaces andplaces for women in engineering to discuss these tensions. We wanted to create space so thosecoming after us can do the real work to move toward sisterhood.Race affects cross-racial mentoring relationships at all levels of higher education includingsenior faculty to junior faculty, faculty to postdocs, and faculty to graduate students [1]–[3]. Forexample, common factors that shape cross-racial mentoring of Faculty of Color include “anawareness of the mentee’s cultural experience” by the mentor, “open-mindedness”, and “trust,comfort, and common ground” [3]. Davis and Linder [4] further call to action the necessity toacknowledge and candidly discuss whiteness in cross-racial relationships between

Conference Session

Asset Sourcing for Remaking Engineering Learning

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Anna Lee Swan, University of Washington; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sriram Mohan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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the University of Washington Center for Evaluation and Re- search for STEM Equity (UW CERSE) and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She has been at American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #32715UW working on STEM Equity issues for more than 17 years. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE, 2020-2021chair of the ASEE Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and a former board member of theWomen in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Her research interests include the educational cli-mate for students, faculty, and staff in science and engineering

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liliana Lozada-Medellin, University of Texas, El Paso; Ivonne Santiago, University of Texas, El Paso; Yuanrui Sang

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Curitiba, Brazil; native communities in the Amazon in Villavicencio, Colombia; and underserved communities in Piura, Per´u. Dr. Santiago is passionate about providing experiential learning opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students with a focus on Hispanic and female students. She is currently Co-PI of UTEP’s NSF-AGEP program focusing on foster- ing Hispanic doctoral students for academic careers; the Department of Education’s (DoE) STEMGROW Program to encourage students Latino(a) students and students with disabilities to pursue STEM careers; and DoE’s Program YES SHE CAN that provides support and mentoring to female pre-college students. She is also a member of two advisory committees to the UTEP’s

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara Al Humidi; Alena Sloan; Andrea Atkins, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud, University of Waterloo

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in educational systems, will help with student retentionin engineering classrooms. Hence, diversifying the workforce results in a career path that is notrooted in the current patriarchal norms [3].In a post-secondary engineering faculty, that would mean the diversification of both faculty andthe student body to include more women and people of color. Creating a more inclusiveenvironment that stems from gender, race and ethnic diversity allows for new experiences andknowledge to be introduced [3]. Nielsen et al. highlight how gender diversity contributes to teamdynamics by enhancing creativity, decision making, and problem solving when compared to all-men research teams. This is largely due to the ability of women to recognize their

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tomeka Carroll, University of Virginia; Diana Marcela Franco Duran, University of Virginia; Lindsay Ivey Burden

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-to-PeerRottman and Reeve reference the use of curricular integration strategies to introduce ethics andequity to students. Faculty members offer an invitation for instructors to incorporate case studiesor co-construct classes that allow for modules to present ways in which these ideas are exploredand demonstrated in real world contexts.Accessibility: Students with disabilitiesAt Carnegie Mellon, course materials are adjusted for file format and font to make it easier forstudents with visual disabilities to view. [19].Only a few articles outlined concrete steps for implementation. A few touch on professorsorienting students to understand equity in engineering through the Liberal social justice theory.“Liberal social justice theory frames

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 11

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianna N. Griffith, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas, Dallas; Meagan C. Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Patrice Nicole Storey

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Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University (2016–2019), Department Head and Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech (2011–2016) and held faculty and administrative positions at Virginia Commonwealth University (2008–2011) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1998–2008). Her research interests include: Broadening Participation, Faculty and Graduate Student Development, International/Global Education, Teamwork and Team Effectiveness, and Quality Control and Manage- ment. In 2003, she received the CAREER award from the Engineering Education and Centers Division of the National Science Foundation. Dr. Adams is a leader in the advancement and inclusion of all in science, technology, engineering

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Redefining Inclusivity: Embracing Neurodiversity in Engineering and Computing Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Lynn Miles, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Corey T Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Nicole Lowman, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Kate Haq, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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organizationattracts. Signaling theory emphasizes the importance of both the medium and content oforganizational-based information in influencing both applicant attraction and an applicant’sdecision to pursue employment. Studies by Allen and colleagues [7] and Rynes and colleagues[8] support the notion that the organizational culture portrayed on a website significantly shapesapplicant attitudes and decisions. In this study, we use signaling theory to provide insight intohow environmental organizations communicate to engineering faculty, staff, and students theirexplicit commitments to diversity and justice, as well as how they convey their organizationalculture through images, as well as the racial makeup of their staff and boards of directors.Service

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Bridging Content and Context in the Classroom

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Melissa Ellen Ko, Stanford University

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- tors of in-person, online, and hybrid format classes. Melissa continues to serve as a teaching consultant with CTL and focuses on projects relating to equity. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Revolutionizing Grading: Implications on Power, Agency, and EquityAbstractEven as we integrate inclusive teaching strategies and course design, the philosophy andimplementation of grading continues to be a large source of inequity in higher education. Gradessignal to students whether they belong within a course or degree major and dictate access toacademic and career opportunities. Consequently, even in a classroom