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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 7: Interdisciplinarity
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- Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto
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Paper ID #49205Building Sociotechnical Competencies through an Integration of EngineeringEthics and Science, Technology and Society Studies: A Reflection on InstructionalPracticesDr. Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey serves as Associate Professor, Teaching and Associate Director, ISTEP (Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice) at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on the development of sociotechnical thinking and lifelong learning skills in engineering.Dr. Robert Irish, University of Toronto Robert Irish is the author of two textbooks in Engineering Communication
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 9: Collaboration and Community
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- Jacqueline Rose Tawney, California Institute of Technology; Morgan L Hooper, University of Toronto; Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California; Maria Jose Azcona Baez, California Institute of Technology; Meredith Hooper, California Institute of Technology; Matthew Alexander Langley; Nina Mohebbi, California Institute of Technology; Micah Kalaihi Kushi Nishimoto, California Institute of Technology; Kay T Xia, California Institute of Technology
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Paper ID #47379Fostering Effective & Enduring Advocacy in STEM: Exploring the Role ofCommunity Through a Collaborative AutoethnographyDr. Jacqueline Rose Tawney, California Institute of TechnologyDr. Morgan L Hooper, University of Toronto After completing her PhD at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT), Morgan Hooper is now an Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream) at the University of Toronto. There, her teaching focuses on building community within hands-on Engineering Design courses and beyond. She encourages students to engage with multi-faceted, trans-disciplinary
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- Yume Menghe Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach
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their academic engineering career?,” in 2021 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Virtual Meeting, Jun. 2021.[5] D. A. Delaine et al., “A systematic literature review of reciprocity in engineering service‐ learning/community engagement,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 113, no. 4, pp. 838–871, Oct. 2024, doi: 10.1002/jee.20561.[6] M. Natarajarathinam, S. Qiu, and W. Lu, “Community engagement in engineering education: A systematic literature review,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 110, no. 4, pp. 1049–1077, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1002/jee.20424.[7] J. Lucena, J. Schneider, and J. A. Leydens, Engineering and Sustainable Community Development. in Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, & Society. Cham: Springer International
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 5: Decoloniality and Indigenous Knowledges
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- Jessica N. Tran, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba
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education, and understand how students and faculty learn these curricula. She also researches student engineering identity; instructor pedagogical knowledges, approaches, and belief systems; engineering competencies required for engineering practice; sociotechnical thinking; relational methodologies for engineering and technological development; and the development of engineering education as a field in Canada. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Decolonizing engineering curriculum on stolen land: Settler amnesia within engineering educationAbstractIn line with the LEES division theme, “Engineering Education for Truth and Reconciliation”,this paper reflects on
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 10: Institutions and Structures
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- Rae Jing Han, University of Washington; Selen Güler, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sriram Mohan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions on Education, International Journal of Engineering Education, Transactions of ASME, Chemical Engineering Journal, Bioresource Technology, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, and Combustion and Flame. She is a member of the ASEE, ASME, and the Algae Biomass Organization. Dr. Shuman served as Chair for the ASEE Energy Conversion and Conservation Division. She received a Dipl. Ing. degree in mechanical engineering from Belgrade University and an M.S.M.E. and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. She has held the title of Paccar Professor and is an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington.Dr. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University Alan Cheville
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 3: Identity, Professionalization, and Belonging II
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- Clay Walker, University of Michigan; Mariel Krupansky, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Kenneth M. Alfano, University of Michigan; Colleen Hart, University of Michigan
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Communication lecturer and a Engineering Education researcher at the University of Michigan. Her teaching is primarily in team-based engineering courses, and her research focuses on equity in communication and collaboration as well as in group design decision making (judgment) under uncertainty. She is especially interested in how power relationships and rhetorical strategies affect group judgment in engineering design; one goal of this work is to to understand factors that inhibit full participation of students who identify with historically marginalized groups and investigate evidence-based strategies for mitigating these inequities. In addition, she is interested in technology and how specific affordances can change the
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 8: Communication and Liberal Education
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- Catherine Woodworth Wong, University of New Hampshire; Cynthia Helen Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College
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Paper ID #46298Cultivating Plain Language Skills for Engineering StudentsProf. Catherine Woodworth Wong, University of New Hampshire Catherine Wong, M.S., M.S. is an Assistant Professor and Librarian for Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of New Hampshire. She is passionate about connecting people with nature through participatory science and people to books and technology through the CLICK For Quality Education Foundation.Dr. Cynthia Helen Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College Before earning her doctorate, Dr. Carlson spent 10 years as a water resources engineer, working on water management projects
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- Nadine Zeeni, Lebanese American University; Haidar Harmanani, Lebanese American University; George E Nasr, Lebanese American University; Rony S. Khnayzer, Lebanese American University
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-intensiveindustries, contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental degradation.However, engineers also possess the unique skills and knowledge to develop innovativesolutions, such as renewable energy technologies, sustainable transportation systems, andclimate-resilient infrastructure.Despite this critical role, studies have shown that senior engineering students often holdmisconceptions about climate change [1]. These misconceptions can include underestimatingthe severity of the crisis, lacking a comprehensive understanding of its interconnectedimpacts, and over-relying on purely technological solutions. Faulkner [2] and Cech [3]highlight how engineering education often reinforces a technical/social dualism, wheretechnical aspects
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- Amanda Dawn Hilliard, The Johns Hopkins University
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Journal to General: Teaching Graduate Engineering Students to Write for All AudiencesAbstract - The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) identifies “anability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences” as a critical learning outcome forengineering programs. This underscores the importance of engineers learning to articulate theirideas clearly, not only to peers within their field but also to non-specialist audiences. Whilerecently developed generative AI tools offer support for crafting written documents, they are nota substitute for mastering the foundational skills necessary for clear and effective technicalcommunication. Moreover, students frequently find themselves unprepared for the
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 1: Critical Reflections on Teaching and Learning
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- Jennifer Howcroft, University of Waterloo; Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Julie Vale, University of Guelph; D'andre Jermaine Wilson-Ihejirika P.Eng., University of Toronto; Stephen Mattucci, University of Guelph
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Education & Practice (ISTEP). Prior to that she worked for many years as an engineer and project manager in the Oil & Gas industry. She is originally from Nassau, Bahamas, and completed her B.Eng in Chemical Engineering at McGill University and her MASc. from the Centre for Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship (CMTE) at the University of Toronto. She also currently sits as the President of the Board for BrainSTEM Alliance and is the Executive Director of Work Integrated Learning at the Calgary Economic Development.Stephen Mattucci, University of Guelph Mattucci was raised in the traditional territories of the of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabek and Haudenosaunee Peoples
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 10: Institutions and Structures
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- Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto
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Paper ID #47634Illustrating Meritocracy: (How) Do Canadian Engineers See Social Structure?Ms. Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto Saskia van Beers (she/her) is a current MASc. student studying engineering education under the supervision of Dr. Cindy Rottmann. Her research interests include engineering culture, cultural reproduction and transformation, and structural inequity within engineering.Dr. Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto Cindy Rottmann is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Leadership Education at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering leadership, ethics, and equity in the
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 2: Identity, Professionalization, and Belonging I
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- Lazlo Stepback, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE); Amanda Katz, Utah State University
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Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET) in1980, two organizations that have significant influence in engineering education today [6].As engineering education has become more intertwined with policy and accreditation over thelast century, there have been five major shifts in engineering education [9]. These include shiftstowards engineering science as well as outcome-based education and accreditation that havealready occurred. Shifts towards engineering design emphasis, applying educational research toengineering education, and integration of modern information and communication technologiesare happening presently [9]. Some of these shifts are intentional, such as the mass adoption ofABET accreditation, but some are more organic such as
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 5: Decoloniality and Indigenous Knowledges
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- Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University; Mhonbeni E Humtsoe; Satya Swaroop Nune, Plaksha University; Ananya Singla; Tanu Adhikari; Nandini Goyal; Yuven Blowria, Plaksha University; Pehar Jhamb, Plaksha University
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Paper ID #47581Contextualizing Engineering Education by incorporating Indigenous KnowledgeSystems (IKS) in the Curriculum DesignDr. Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University Brainerd Prince is the Associate Professor of Practice and the Director of the Center for Thinking, Language and Communication at Plaksha University. He teaches courses such as Reimagining Technology and Society, Ethics of Technological Innovation, and Art of Thinking for undergraduate engineering students and Research Design for PhD scholars. He completed his PhD on Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Philosophy from OCMS, Oxford – Middlesex University, London. He
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 2: Identity, Professionalization, and Belonging I
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- Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Jeffrey C Shragge, Colorado School of Mines; Jonah Klemm-Toole, Colorado School of Mines
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Paper ID #45730Celebrating the Skeptics: Funds of Knowledge as a Critique of EngineeringEpistemologiesDr. Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines Jessica M. Smith is Professor in the Engineering, Design and Society Department at the Colorado School of Mines.Dr. Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines Juan Lucena is Professor and Director of Humanitarian Engineering Undergraduate Programs at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). Juan obtained a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech and a MS in STS and BS in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering froDr. Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 7: Interdisciplinarity
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- Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia
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Paper ID #49454Engineering Communication as an Area of Specialization and a FundamentallyInterdisciplinary Domain: What We Can Learn from Fred Newton ScottDr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Engineering & Society Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a past chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division of ASEE and is ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Engineering Communication as an Area of Specialization and a
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 8: Communication and Liberal Education
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- Shazib Z Vijlee, University of Portland; Stephanie Anne Salomone, University of Portland; Andrew Guest, University of Portland
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; Sciences Education in Europe; Editors: E Cohen de Lara and H Drop; Wilmington, DE; Vernon Press; 2017.5. D Epstein; Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World; New York, NY; Riverhead Books; 2019.6. I Leslie; Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on it; New York, NY; Basic Books; 2014.7. D Riley; “Pedagogies of Liberation in an Engineering Thermodynamics Class,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition; 2003; Nashville, Tennessee.8. JC Lucena and GL Downey; “Engineering Cultures: Better Problem Solving through Human and Global Perspectives?,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition; 1999; Charlotte, North Carolina.9. EA Cech; “Culture of Disengagement in Engineering Education?,” Science, Technology, &
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 9: Collaboration and Community
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- Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Diego Reyes; Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Jennifer Hadley Perkins, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Joshua Owusu Ansah, Arizona State University; Precious Njeck, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Esther Low, Arizona State University; Crislana Rafael, Arizona State University; Bilal Ahmad, Arizona State University; Jenna Materna, Arizona State University
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Systems & Design Program at Arizona State University. Her research interests include Graduate Students’ Teaching Formation, Faculty Development & Mentorship, Curriculum Design, and Virtual instruction. She earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas in 1997. She attended Wichita State University for graduate study, earning a Secondary Mathematics Teaching Certification in 2008 and an MS in Mechanical Engineering in 2018. Ms. Perkins is a former Assistant Engineering Educator in the Engineering Technology Department of Wichita State University. She has also taught Secondary Mathematics courses in both public and private school settings.Joshua Owusu Ansah, Arizona State UniversityPrecious
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- Todd Nicewonger, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech
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ethnographic research in both design learning and applied contexts. He is also deeply engaged in transdisciplinary experiments within academia, investigating how design methods and tools from the arts can foster innovative research and collaborative learning.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is Professor of Engineering Education and Director of Arts and Education at the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology (ICAT) at Virginia Tech. She is an executive committee member for a2ru and an editorial board member for Ground Works journal. Her research and teaching interests include developing interdisciplinary project-based learning experiences, building networks between university, industry, and community
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- John William Lynch, University of Cincinnati; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati; Teri J Murphy, University of Cincinnati; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University
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Paper ID #48461Further Investigations into the Link Between Spatial and Technical CommunicationMr. John William Lynch, University of Cincinnati I am a PhD student in Engineering and Computing Education at the University of Cincinnati, with a focus on improving undergraduate computer science education and student retention. My research explores the intersections of computer science, spatial skills, technical communication abilities, and how to use current technologies to enhance learning experiences. My ultimate goal is to improve retention rates in computer science across all education levels and make the field more
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 2: Identity, Professionalization, and Belonging I
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- Brooks Michael Leftwich, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)
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decision-making of engineering students when looking forjobs, including computer science/information technology students in India [14] and civilengineering students in the U.K. [15]. More specifically, in a survey of 331 U.K. final-year civilengineering students, Wilkinson found that women were significantly more likely to placeimportance on the ethical considerations of their work compared to men when accepting theirfirst job [15]. Additionally, Gokuladas found that undergraduate engineering students (n=560)choosing their first job were more intrinsically motivated than extrinsically motivated [14].Moreover, students from urban areas were more intrinsically motivated while rural/semi-urbanstudents were more extrinsically or interpersonally
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- Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 3: Identity, Professionalization, and Belonging II
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- Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University; Cassandra J McCall, Utah State University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Vanessa Tran, Utah State University
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graduate and undergraduate students in pursuing critical and action-oriented research.Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University Maimuna Begum Kali is a Ph.D. candidate in the Engineering and Computing Education program at the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (SUCCEED) at Florida International University (FIU). She earned her B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Kali’s research interests center on exploring the experiences of marginalized engineering students, with a particular focus on their hidden identity, mental health, and wellbeing. Her work aims to enhance inclusivity and diversity in engineering
Characteristics and Discourses about Energy Transition: Insights from Crossdisciplinary Student Talk
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- Desen Sevi Özkan, University of Connecticut; Todd Campbell, University of Connecticut; Pamela C Detrois, University of Connecticut
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Instruction at the University of Connecticut.Pamela C Detrois, University of Connecticut ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Characteristics and Discourses about Energy Transition: Insights fromCrossdisciplinary Student TalkAbstractDiscourses of energy and energy transition have become increasingly prevalent in informal and formallearning spaces. Energy transitions differ across regions, contexts, and technologies. The contextualnature of energy is an opportunity for a sociotechnical approach to its study. Energy transition is not onebig change effort but instead is made up of countless decision points negotiated by and throughgeography, technology, culture, and people. In this study, we examine the