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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Britney Russell, University of Connecticut; Antigoni Konstantinou, University of Connecticut; Ayah Abdallah, University of Connecticut; Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut

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. However,over the next year, the diverging and evolving instructional concepts and methods werepurposely restructured into a series of courses along distinct tracks to advance the professionaland career objectives of Ph.D. and MS students. Students from different engineering disciplinesshared a standardized professional platform where they can learn, practice, and master goodcareer practices instead of seeking individual sources to gain proficiency.In an era of constant technological advancements, the future of engineering education lies inembracing good communication skills to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Producingwell-prepared graduates to tackle the challenges of the ever-evolving industry and researchaspects is an asset to the

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Graduate Student Pipeline and Workforce Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Gross, Sam Houston State University; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University

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Paper ID #41241Preferences of Returners and Direct Pathway Students for Online vs. In-PersonMaster’s ProgramDr. Elizabeth Gross, Sam Houston State University Elizabeth A. Gross MLIS, PhD is currently associate professor of Library Science and Technology at Sam Houston State University and engineering education researcher. Her doctoral degree is in learning design and technology from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Other interests include AI in education and information literacy.Dr. Diane L. Peters, Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University

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GSD 2: Identity and Motivation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Ifeoma Mary Nwanua, University of Florida; Jasmine E. McNealy, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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and inclusion of underrepresented populations in academia and the workforce. She is an international student with an African root committed to increasing the presence of foreign-born talents in the US STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) industry. Her current research interest centers on illuminating the lived experiences of Black Ph.D. students in academic institutions to boost their resilience, sense of belonging, and participation. Through her research, she hopes to create a diverse and inclusive environment where individuals from Black and other underrepresented populations can flourish in science and engineering.Jasmine E. McNealy, University of Florida Dr. Jasmine McNealy is a a

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GSD 5: Mentorship

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabriella Coloyan Fleming; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

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ONE, vol. 7, no. 5, p. e36307, May 2012, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036307.[7]​ A. Coso Strong and D. Sekayi, “Exercising professional autonomy: Doctoral students’ preparation for academic careers,” Stud. Grad. Postdr. Educ., vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 243–258, Nov. 2018, doi: 10.1108/SGPE-D-18-00005.[8]​ A. Lee, “How are doctoral students supervised? Concepts of doctoral research supervision,” Stud. High. Educ., vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 267–281, Jun. 2008, doi: 10.1080/03075070802049202.[9]​ D. K. Sherman, L. Ortosky, S. Leong, C. Kello, and M. Hegarty, “The Changing Landscape of Doctoral Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: PhD Students, Faculty Advisors, and Preferences for Varied Career Options

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia; John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Racheida S. Lewis, University of Georgia

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Paper ID #39749Faculty Perception of the GRE as a Graduate Admission RequirementAnimesh Paul, University of Georgia Animesh was born in Tripura, India, and raised in a liberal modern ”brown” military upbringing. He prefers the pronouns ”He/They” and considers himself a creative, sanguine, and outgoing individual. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Technology focusing on Electronics and Electrical Engineering from KIIT University. He is now a part of the Engineering Education Transformation Institute as a Ph.D. student under the advisement of Dr. Racheida Lewis. His research is in Engineering Education, focusing

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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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an ethnographic study of the interplay between ethics and imagination in engineering research. As an extension of this work, I am closely collaborating with engineers and other technologists on issues related to the future of work and technology. In addition, I am a co-PI on an NSF-funded graduate research training program on robots in the future workplace, and a co-PI on an NSF-funded research project on platform design for nonprofits. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 ConGrad: A Graduate Education Framework for Convergence Research and Experiential Learning Tess B. Meier, Ceren Yilmaz-Akkaya, Yunus Do˘gan TellielAbstractGraduate STEM programs

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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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Hayden Ross Asbill, Campbell University; Mitchell Ann Letchworth, Campbell University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Christina A. Pantoja, Campbell University

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Paper ID #44473The Graduate Student Role in Undergraduate Research Mentoring: A SystematicLiterature ReviewHayden Ross Asbill, Campbell UniversityMitchell Ann Letchworth, Campbell UniversityDr. Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University Anastasia Rynearson is an Assistant Professor at Campbell University. She received a PhD from Purdue University in Engineering Education and a B.S. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her teaching experience includes outreach activities at various age levels as well as a position as Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at

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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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‭graduate programs still operate within primarily disciplinary-based organizational systems that‬ ‭impact scholars’ abilities to engage in interdisciplinary work at the expense of meeting‬ ‭disciplinary expectations‬‭[4], [5], [10], [19], [32],‬‭[33], [34]‬‭. Moreover, students graduating from‬ ‭interdisciplinary programs still struggle to develop positive senses of identity, belonging, and‬ ‭motivation in interdisciplinary research communities– all of which are necessary for pursuing‬ ‭interdisciplinary work as early-career academics‬‭[7],‬‭[35], [36]‬‭. The challenge is particularly‬ ‭acute for graduate students in engineering and STEM (i.e., Science, Technology, Engineering,‬ ‭and Math) fields. These areas of study

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Jamieson, Miami University

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reviews in software engineering–a systematic literature review,” Information and software technology, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 7–15, 2009.[27] Y. Wang, D. Liu, H. Qu, Q. Luo, and X. Ma, “A guided tour of literature review: Facilitating academic paper reading with narrative visualization,” in Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, 2016, pp. 17–24.[28] S. Mysore, M. Jasim, H. Song, S. Akbar, A. K. C. Randall, and N. Mahyar, “How data scientists review the scholarly literature,” in Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, 2023, pp. 137–152.[29] I. Kuon, R. Tessier, and J. Rose, “Fpga architecture: Survey and challenges

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Appiah-Kubi, University of Dayton; Khalid Zouhri, University of Dayton

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Paper ID #43763Integrating and Thriving in the First Semester as an International GraduateStudent in the United StatesDr. Philip Appiah-Kubi, University of Dayton Dr. Philip Appiah-Kubi is an Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering Management, Systems, and Technology (EMST). He has served as coordinator for three undergraduate programs and Director of two Graduate Programs. From fall 2021 to spring 2023, Philip served as the inaugural director of the interdisciplinary Stitt Scholars Program and held a joint appointment with the School of Engineering (SoE) and the School of Business Administration (SBA). In

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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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Zilong Pan, Lehigh University; Anand Jagota, Lehigh University; Volkmar Dierolf, Lehigh University; Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University

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Paper ID #42011Faculty Perspectives on Their Role in the Training of STEM Doctoral StudentsZilong Pan, Lehigh University Zilong Pan is an assistant professor of teaching, learning and technology, his research focuses on emerging educational technologies and innovative methodological approaches in educational practices and studies in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) disciplines.Anand Jagota, Lehigh University Anand Jagota is Vice Provost for Research and the Robert W. Wieseman Professor of Bioengineering and of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lehigh University. His training is in

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GSD 1: From Recruitment to Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Wendy C. Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Victor zavala, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Derek Johnson, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kerri Lyn Phillips, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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feedback, along with insightsfrom observation data, and the experiences of the FF planning committee, will be used to shapethe 2025 program with a long-term goal of expanding the program beyond MRSEC affiliateddepartments.IntroductionAs part of its mission to broaden participation of people who are historically underrepresented inscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, the National ScienceFoundation (NSF)- funded Wisconsin MRSEC works to retain graduate students by providingthe support they need to be successful, including financial, academic, and psychosocial support.The Wisconsin MRSEC also promotes multidisciplinary collaboration, close relationships withfaculty, and immersion in research. In support of this mission

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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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leverages his experience teaching engineering science courses to bridge the gap between theoretical, well- defined coursework and ill-defined, sociotechnical engineering practice. He received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to re-joining Michigan, he was an instructor in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Graduate student myths: interpreting the PhD student experiencethrough the lens of social media, memes, and stereotypesAbstractIn graduate student-oriented online spaces, students often portray themselves as

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Kathryn Bedette AIA, Kennesaw State University; Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University

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Paper ID #41323Assessment of International Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention inSample STEM ProgramsDr. Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University Dr. Sanjeev Adhikari is faculty from Kennesaw State University. Previously he was faculty at Morehead State University from 2009 to 2016 and faculty at Purdue University – Indianapolis from 2016 to 2019. He completed a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering, focusing on construction management, from Michigan Technological University in 2008. He has an extensive teaching background with 22 years of the academic experience at five different universities. Students and

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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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Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi, University of Connecticut

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, and spatial visualization to advanced study in the fields of Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). These traits can not only fuelunconventional problem-solving but also contribute to the richness of cognitive diversity.Despite their potential, navigating the traditional academic landscape at a major R1 universitypresents unique challenges for these students. While there are many institutional hurdles tooptimizing neurodiverse graduate students' experience, a key area of impact lies in thecommunication dynamics within their advisor-advisee relationships. Drawing from theexperiences of current graduate students, this paper explores the opportunities embedded in theserelationships to foster a more inclusive and productive

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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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Mirit Shamir, Kansas State University; Jonathan Aguilar, Kansas State University; Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ryan Robert Hansen, Kansas State University; Nathan P. Hendricks, Kansas State University; Gaea A. Hock; Stacy L. Hutchinson, Kansas State University; Prathap Parameswaran, Kansas State University; Matthew R. Sanderson; Melanie Derby, Kansas State University

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Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors (AnMBRs) and currently operates a pilot scale system at K-State’s north agronomy farm to treat swine lagoon wastewater, with efforts currently supported by the DoE’s IEDO office. His research interests also include: anaerobic digestion, pretreatment technologies for bioprocessing of wastes and biomass, microbial electrochemical cells for valuable products generation (electric power, hydrogen gas and advanced oxidation products ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #43706 such as hydrogen peroxide), downstream resource capture from photosynthetic microalgae

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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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Ari Sherris, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Christine Reiser Robbins, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Jianhong Ren, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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of Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK). He is the graduate coordinator of the doctoral program in environmental engineering. He has served as the Director of the Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology – Research on Environmental Sustainability in Semi-Arid Coastal Areas, Interim Executive Director of the Eagle Ford Shale Center for Research, Education and Outreach, and program coordinator of several TAMUK’s education programs including the NSF-Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Talent Expansion Program, and the EPA-Multidisciplinary Approach to Educate and Train Undergraduate Students in Air Pollution Issues of the U.S.-Mexico Border Region. Currently

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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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Paper ID #37074Investigating Graduate Students’ Perspectives of Influences onInterdisciplinary Scholar Identity Development: An Ecological SystemsTheory ApproachMargaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Margaret (Maggie) Webb is a master’s and Ph.D. student in sustainable land development (civil engi- neering) and engineering education, respectively, at Virginia Tech. She graduated with her mechanical engineering degree from Rice University and worked for ExxonMobil as a subsea engineer and as a high school STEM teacher in a Houston charter school before starting grad school. Her research

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Torres-Sanchez ​CEng MEng PhD PGCert FHEA MIMechE, Loughborough University; Paul Conway FREng CEng, Loughborough University

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actua- tion into heterogeneous systems; manufacturing technology and processes. He has delivered >£55M of research from public and industry funding that has included research in cyber-physical simulation, design tools, pervasive sensing and intelligence, and informatics. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Why a PhD? An exercise with LEGO® Using novel communication tools to express multi-level complex messagesAbstractSTEM doctoral students are typically regarded as strong model builders but weak reflectivecommunicators. Expressing one’s motivations to undertake a PhD degree requires theelaboration of a multi-level complex message

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Majid Nabavi, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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, business analytics, database systems, and programming. He has published in Quality Man- agement Journal, and a textbook in Business Analytics. Majid received his MBA and Ph. D. in Operations Management from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and B.E. and M.E. degrees in Mining Engineering from University of Tehran. Prior to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Majid was an associate professor of Supply Chain Management and Decision Sciences at Bellevue University.Dr. Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Jena Asgarpoor is a Professor of Practice in the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and the Director for the Master of Engineering Management Program in the College. She

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GSD 2: Identity and Motivation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nishchal Thapa Magar, George Mason University; Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Jessica L. Rosenberg, George Mason University

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. Balgopal, and L. Sample McMeeking, “Building professional identity: STEMteacher educators' growth through community,” International Journal of Science and MathematicsEducation, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 1–19, 2021.[8] R. L. Kajfez and H. M. Matusovich, "The role of identity in understanding graduate teachingassistants: A mixed methods analysis," International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 36,no. 3, pp. 1049-1061, 2020.[9] S. E. DeChenne, L. G. Enochs, and M. Needham, “Science, technology, engineering, andmathematics graduate teaching assistants teaching self-efficacy,” Journal of the Scholarship ofTeaching and Learning, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 102–123, 2012.[10] X. Zhou, L. Shu, Z. Xu, and Y. Padrón, “The effect of professional development on in

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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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action(s). The final and fourth aspect is the pause to engage in metacognition and reflectupon the actual actions and outcomes, and how these experiences fit into or conflict with theindividual's intentions and plans. Opportunities to engage in any of these four components ofBandura's agency model related to professional and disciplinary identity can be positive forstudents [2], but an emphasis on identity work is rarely considered in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate programs.Seeking mentors, reflecting on one's professional identity, and building a professional networkthat spans several employment types all require a sense of agency among interdisciplinarygraduate students who are already focusing energy on the