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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Dustin B. Thoman, San Diego State University; Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University

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Venkataraman, San Diego State University Satchi Venkataraman, Ph.D., is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering. He has served as Graduate Advisor for the Aerospace Engineering program (17 years) and as an Associate Director at the Computational Sciences Research Center at San Diego State University (11 years). His expertise is in computational mechanics and optimization applied to design of lightweight and durable composite aircraft structures. He has extensive experience in developing programs for student professional development and broadening participation (co-PI and PI on three NSF S-STEM grants). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Exploring Interdisciplinary Identity Formation in

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Onboarding and Community Building in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Ifeoma Nwanua, University of Florida

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Paper ID #41719”Ima Nmadu”: Building Academic Success Through Relationships—A BlackCivil Engineering Ph.D. Student’s Autoethnographic InsightsMiss Mary Ifeoma Nwanua, University of Florida ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024"Ima Nmadu": Building Academic Success Through Relationships - A BlackCivil Engineering Ph.D. Student's Autoethnographic Insights Mary Ifeoma NwanuaDivision: Graduate StudiesAbstractThe need to diversify the engineering workforce is a national imperative, emphasizing broadeningparticipation and fostering inclusivity. Achieving this goal necessitates

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelli Cargile Cook, Texas Tech University; Fabiola Liliana Carrion-Anampa, Texas Tech University; Diego Alejandro Polanco-Lahoz, Texas Tech University; Jennifer A. Cross, Texas Tech University; Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Nanyang Technological University

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improved to support student mental health,reduce attrition rates, and bridge the gender and ethno-racial gaps in graduation rates, makingdoctoral education a more viable career path for engineers.Identity development in engineering doctoral students Research on identity development in engineering students has primarily focused onundergraduates, and only a handful have considered identity development in graduate students[1], [2], [3], [4]. Because engineering graduate students, and especially doctoral students, oftenmatriculate with professional experience, researchers have assumed that graduate students enterdoctoral programs with a ready-made professional identity as engineers. However, training indoctoral engineering programs requires

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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focuses on communication, collabo- ration, and identity in engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Investigating Graduate Students’ Perspectives of Influences on Interdisciplinary Scholar Identity Development: An Ecological Systems Theory ApproachAbstractSpanning hundreds of higher education institutions, the surge in interdisciplinary graduateprograms designed to prepare the future STEM professoriate for the grand challenges, big ideas,and demands for convergence is difficult to ignore. These interdisciplinary graduate programspose great opportunities for expanding the professional skills and knowledge base of STEMgraduate students, but they exist

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie M. Rieland, University of Michigan; Shamalee Goonetilleke, University of Michigan; Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

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, identity building, and coping for boththe producer and the consumer [27], [28]. Moreover, social media and memes have beenidentified as an important medium through which minoritized graduate students, especially atprimarily white institutions, can build social support, challenge racialized stereotyping, solicitadvice, and practice self-care [28], [29].Meme-producers often leverage techniques such as hyperbole, humor, and dark humor toexaggerate their lived-experiences in the quest for “relatability,” likes, and retweets. While manyindividuals [27] including the present authors, have associated graduate school memes withfeeling less alone in their programs and development of their identity as graduate students, thesesame memes may serve to

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Webb, Virginia Tech ; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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theory and facilitating interdisciplinary graduate programs; the identity development and experiences of interdisciplinary engineering graduate students and faculty; and the decision-making processes and factors impacting implementation of interdisciplinary graduate education initiatives. She works as a graduate research assistant for the Virginia Tech Disaster Resilience and Risk Management interdisciplinary graduate program, as well as for the VT Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Mentoring Programs in Graduate Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (TGC); Matthew Bonner Aurelius McCullough, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (TCG); Grace Gowdy; Shea Bigsby; Dawayne Whittington; Juanda Johnson-Taylor

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, presentations, and web materials to support numerous initiatives related to graduate student professional development, graduate assistant training, and other enrolled student services.Dawayne WhittingtonJuanda Johnson-Taylor ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 NCLSAMP Bridges to the Doctorate: Preparing future minority Ph.D. researchers (PFMPR) through a holistic graduate student development modelIntroductionWhile there are initiatives, such as the Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate(AGEP) embedded in universities across the country that focus on preparing the next generationof science, technology, engineering, and math scholars who are prepared to enter the STEM

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 9: Lessons Learned from Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Le Shorn Benjamin, University of Houston; Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston

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families to hands-on STEM experiences. Henderson’s research interests are in engineering identity development among Black men. He was most recently recognized by INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine as an Inspiring STEM Leader, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) Outstanding Young Alumni Award, and Career Communications Group with a Black Engineer of the Year Award for college- level promotion of engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID 39415 Contemplating Quality: Conceptions of

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Mentoring Programs in Graduate Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nahndi Tirrell Kirk-Bradley, Texas A&M University; Cara London, Texas A&M University; Eldridge Raymond Jr., Texas A&M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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treatment in stored grains and 2) innovate instructional strategies for Biologicaland Agricultural Engineering students. She is also a Member of the Engineering Education Faculty, In-stitute for Engineering Education and Innovation, Food Science Graduate Faculty, and MultidisciplinaryEngineering Graduate Faculty groups at Texas A&M University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Abstract Effective mentoring is critical to the success of graduate students; however, manymentors lack the skills and resources necessary to provide comprehensive support. To addressthis issue, the STAND model offers a framework for faculty mentors to guide and support theirstudents through five main actions: setting

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Crystal Alicia Nattoo, Stanford University; Crystal E Winston, Stanford University; Rachel A. G. Adenekan, Stanford University

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Precision Health and Integrated Diagnostics Center, the Stanford Center for Digital Health, the Stanford Diabetes Research Center, and the Stanford Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Fellowship. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 “How You Got Me Messed Up”: A Critical Analysis of Doctoral Engineering Education through the Lens of Black PhD Candidates Crystal A. Nattoo, Crystal E. Winston, Rachel A. G. AdenekanAbstract Engineering graduate education has been the machine keeping research and developmentafloat for decades. There have been recent efforts to increase the number of students from under-represented backgrounds admitted to doctoral

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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April A. Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Valerie E. Kerr, University of Pittsburgh; Susan K. Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh; Götz Veser, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh

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personalized learningmodel (PLM) for graduate education within the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. Thismodel aims to transform and modernize graduate STEM education through a personalized, inclusive, andstudent-centered approach, which will, in turn, advance existing knowledge on the relationship betweenpersonalized learning and student outcomes.The principles of personalized learning guide the PLM. It is comprised of five components. The first threecomponents provide an intentional approach to learning: Instructional Goals developed for each studentbased on a learner profile and individual development plans (IDP), a purposeful Task Environment thatbreaks the traditional three-credit coursework into modules and co-curricular

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tess Bisbee Meier, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yunus Doğan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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scholar identity development: An ecological systems theory approach. In 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2023.[14] Stephen Billett. Learning through practice. In Learning through practice: Models, traditions, orientations and approaches, pages 1–20. Springer, 2010.[15] Rex Fisher. Learning by teaching in engineering technology education. In 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, pages 9–847, 2004.[16] Nicole McIntyre, Catherine Amelink, and Jeffrey Bokor. Career development impacts of a research program on graduate student and postdoc mentors. In 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, 2020.[17] Dimitra Kokotsaki, Victoria Menzies, and Andy Wiggins. Project-based learning: A review of the literature. Improving

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Conner, Clemson University; Skylar Hubbarth, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Paper ID #43247Impacts of Near-Peer Mentoring Between Graduate Students and UndergraduateTransfer Students in Engineering and ComputingShannon Conner, Clemson UniversitySkylar Hubbarth, Clemson UniversityDr. D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University Dr. Boyer is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering & Science Education in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences at Clemson University. His work focuses on how technology supports knowledge building and transfer in a range of learning environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Impacts of

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: Professional Development for Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Mandeltort, University of Virginia; Priya Date, University of Virginia; Amy M. Clobes, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #38378Better together: Co-design and co-teaching as professional developmentLynn Mandeltort, University of VirginiaDr. Priya Date, University of VirginiaDr. Amy M. Clobes, University of Virginia Dr. Amy M. Clobes is committed to supporting current and future graduate students as Assistant Dean for Graduate Affairs for the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. In her current role, Dr. Clobes collaborates to support existing programs and develops new initiatives in graduate student recruitment, training, education, and career and professional development. Dr. Clobes holds a B.S. in

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: Professional Development for Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Elisabeth Gehr, Purdue University; Emily Garcia, Purdue University; Suzanne Swaine, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Stephen McBride, Purdue University; Joseph Vincent Rispoli, Purdue University; Christopher Greg Brinton

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surveys from the Graduate Student Experience in the Research University (gradSERU)online service. The fellows recognized several gaps in Purdue’s graduate mentoring experiencethat needed to be addressed: an engineering-specific individual development plan (IDP), surveysof faculty members, and educating students about taboo mentorship topics.An IDP was created for PhD or master’s students in the College of Engineering. The document isintended to guide students through four steps: a skillset self-assessment, goals for Year 1 ofgraduate school, a meeting between student and advisor, and progress updates after the first year.The IDP was published on the university website and distributed among the engineeringdepartments in August 2022 and has since

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Recruitment and Support in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa V. B. Santos, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah J. Boehm, Pennsylvania State University; Fadi Castronovo, California State University, East Bay; Tiffany A. Mathews, Pennsylvania State University

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fourth and final task while also following suggestions made previouslyregarding the easing of financial burdens [16]. The Graduate Research Experience and Transitioning to Grad School (GREaT GradS)program was developed to borrow from undergraduate bridge programs and interventions whilemaintaining that one does not need to approach graduate students who have already beenadmitted under the premise of a deficit model, such as the Meyerhoff Scholars Program [23] -[25] or Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program [26], [27].GREaT GradS is a 6-week, graduate foundational program for incoming students in STEMdisciplines, including engineering, materials science, chemistry, and physics. GREaT GradS wasdesigned to

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Dale Robbennolt; Anne Hart, University of Tennessee, Memphis

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Education Research & Development, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 565-578, 2019.[4] G. M. Sallai, J. Vicente, K. Shanachilubwa, and C. Berdanier, “Coping landscapes: How graduate engineering students’ coping mechanisms correspond with dominant stressors in graduate school,” In American Society for Engineering Education 2022 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, USA, June 26-29, 2022.[5] L. Osbeck, N. Nersessian, K. Malone, and W. Newstetter, Science as psychology: Sense-Making and identity in science practice. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 2010.[6] B. A. Burt, “Toward a theory of engineering professorial intentions: The role of research group experiences,” American Educational Research Journal