the importance of not only a professional butalso a personal bond between advisors and students, which made them feel more supported andaccepted. To ensure culturally relevant advising practices for international engineering students,both studies highlighted the need for intercultural competence training for advisors.Literature has highlighted the significance of advising dynamics and the roles of interculturalcompetence and intra-personal relationships in enhancing the quality of experience forinternational students. Advisors can better integrate cultural differences and improvecommunication with their students by being mindful and engaging, leading to more effectiveadvising practices and increased sensitivity towards international student
context and interest of cultivating a CoP for success; and2) community building and interactive feedback as the most critical design principles for asuccessful CoP [2]. In Europe, the advancement of engineering education research appeared inthe form of CoP as a loose support network of like-minded scholars to further exchange ideas[3], e.g. the formation of Nordic Network in Engineering Education Research [4]. More recent literature in engineering education has shared the experiences of capabilitybuilding related to a CoP. For example, Matemba and colleagues [5] depicted how a professionalcommunity, the Engineering Education Research Network in Africa, catalyzes scholarship andmentorship in engineering education research. They highlighted the
Paper ID #38277Assessment and Support of Advisor-Student Mentoring for GraduateEngineering Students at a Land-Grant InstitutionRachel Elisabeth Gehr, Purdue University Rachel is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow pursuing her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue Uni- versity. She has earned a BS in Civil Engineering from LeTourneau University and MS in Environmental Engineering from Purdue. Rachel’s current research focuses on fair assessments and evaluation in engi- neering, but she also has experience in photochemistry, water quality, PFAS remediation, and disinfection. In her free time, Rachel enjoys kayaking, hiking
Paper ID #39667Work in Progress: Exploring the Landscape of Stressors Experienced byDoctoral Engineering StudentsMr. Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Joseph Mirabelli is an Educational Psychology graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign with a focus in Engineering Education. His interests are centered around mentorship, mental health, and retention in STEM students and facultyJennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Jennifer Cromley is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses
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
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
institution after graduation [8], [9], [10].2.2. UMBC’s CIRTL and SEAIn pursuit of teaching and innovation excellence, UMBC joined the Center for the Integration ofResearch, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) as a member in 2016. This program, situated withinthe graduate school, constitutes a key component of the university's future faculty developmentinitiatives.The Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA), housed in UMBC’s Department of ProfessionalStudies, brings exposure to up to 500 or more middle and high school students providing collegeexperiences and opportunities in science, engineering, technology, the arts and humanities, allled by UMBC faculty, industry professionals and graduate students.This includes: • offers unique, fun, challenging and mind
Paper ID #38901and inclusion of identities, histories, experiences and perspectives historically underrepresented in STEMfields.As an equity-minded strategist, Yazmin is passionate about developing evidence-based programming thatdelivers authentic and sustainable change. Her approach focuses on coalition-building and mentorship.Trained as a mixed methods researcher, she holds a M.A. and B.A. in Latin American Studies from UCLA. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Student-led Program to Improve Equity in PhD Oral Qualifying ExamsAbstractIn this paper, we present a student-developed and led program implemented in our graduatedepartment to help students begin
Assistant Professor of Engineering at Cal State East Bay. I received my doctorate in Architectural Engineering at Penn State with a minor in Educational Psychology. I am strongly focused on my teaching and research. In my teaching, I strive to provide an engaging and active learning experience to my students, by applying innovative technology and researched pedagogi- cal interventions. I translate this passion for pedagogy in my research by evaluating the intersection of innovative technology and learning.Tiffany A. Mathews, Pennsylvania State University Tiffany A. Mathews is the Director of the Office of Science Engagement in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State. Her focus is helping undergraduate find research
Paper ID #40184Perceived Advisor Support and Thesis Self-Efficacy: An InstrumentDevelopmentAbimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University Abimelec Mercado Rivera is a Puerto Rican doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the En- gineering Education Systems and Design program at Arizona State University. Abimelec received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM) in 2016. After working in the aerospace industry, he returned to the UPRM for his MS in Mechanical Engineering in 2017, where he pursued ways to tailor ideation methods to interdisciplinary
displacement of Bedouins. Ari’s international community service to Palestinian rights align with international law and the Geneva Convention.Christine Reiser Robbins, Texas A&M University, KingsvilleDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, a Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in various grants funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, DHS, etc.Jianhong Ren, Texas A&M University, KingsvilleDr. David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. David Ramirez is a tenured Associate Professor of the Department
from historically excluded groups face a hostile obstacle course,” Nat. Geosci. 2021 151, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 2–4, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.1038/s41561- 021-00868-0.[5] Y. Li, D. J. Mai, E. Horstman, and R. Bhargava, “Preparing female engineering doctoral students for the Academic Job Market through a training program inspired by peer review,” 2015, doi: 10.18260/p.24584.[6] A. K. Shaw and D. E. Stanton, “Leaks in the pipeline: separating demographic inertia from ongoing gender differences in academia,” Proc. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci., vol. 279, no. 1743, pp. 3736–3741, 2012, doi: 10.1098/RSPB.2012.0822.[7] G. Jackson, “Mind the (gender) gap,” Int. J. Clin. Pract., vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 375–375, 2011, doi: 10.1111/j
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
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
Paper ID #43552Harnessing the Strengths of Neurodiverse Students in Graduate STEM Fields:The Central Role of Advisor-Advisee CommunicationMs. Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut Connie Syharat is a Ph.D. student and Research Assistant at the University of Connecticut as a part of two neurodiversity-centered NSF-funded projects, Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (NSF:RED) ”Beyond Accommodation: Leveraging Neurodiversity for Engineering Innovation” and Innovations in Graduate Education (NSF:IGE) ”Encouraging the Participation of Neurodiverse Students in STEM Graduate Programs to Radically Enhance the Creativity
Paper ID #41103Understanding Ecosystems of Interdisciplinary Graduate Education throughan Ecological Systems ApproachMargaret Webb, Virginia Tech Margaret (Maggie) Webb is a master’s and Ph.D. student in sustainable land development (civil engineering) 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 interests include interdisciplinary higher education, focusing on organizational systems
Paper ID #37332Graduate student myths: interpreting the Ph.D. student experiencethrough the lens of social media, memes, and stereotypesMs. Julie M. Rieland, University of Michigan Julie received her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Michigan in 2018. She is now at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she is finishing out her PhD in the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program. She is just starting research in the area of engineering education with an interest in mental health and culture.Shamalee Goonetilleke, University of MichiganMs. Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan Sarah
Learning, ”New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education” in New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, and a chapter entitled ”Gender still matters in distance education” in the Handbook of Distance of Education. She is the co-editor of Adult Education Quarterly and guest editor of the upcoming Being Black in the U.S. themed issue of Dialogues in Social Justice: An Adult Education Journal. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Expectations versus reality: Understanding women STEMdoctoral students' perceptions and experiences on doctoral mentoring relationships IntroductionThe representation of women within the STEM field