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Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Renata A Revelo , University of Illinois at Chicago; Shannon K Stefl, Clemson University; Stacey D Garrett, Clemson University; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech
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Conference, we discoveredthat both of our studies provide striking similarities in their findings despite having beenconducted without any knowledge of each other’s engagement with similar work. We contendthat our mutual findings are of great significance to the engineering education community.The author of one study (Renata) utilized a mixed methods approach to explore how SHPEmembership influenced the engineering identity development of Latina/o students. Previousstudies show that students who build engineering identities in their college career are more likelyto persist within their engineering programs, thus illustrating the importance of engineeringidentity development to persistence. However, previous studies of engineering identitydevelopment
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Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Olgha B. Davis, North Carolina State University
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their participation in mathematics classes as preparationfor their future career as engineers. Mathematics is both a requirement for entrance into thecareer and a necessary knowledge to pursue the career. Thus, identity in mathematics ismaintained through both imagination and alignment33.4. African American Males Academic Success at Community Colleges AAM students in community colleges can be studied through persistence and academicsuccess literature. AAM students’ academic persistence, graduation, and success rate enteringCCs are alarming. The US Department of Education (2006) reported that a one year persistencerates for AAM students show low rates to continue their academic studies at CCs. AAMs haveapproximately 74% first year
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Trina L. Fletcher, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Vishodana Thamotharan, Florida International University; Atalie Garcia
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thatsalient STEM identity development can contribute to persistence in these fields. Promotingengagement in mentoring opportunities, like summer camps, could aid in increasing andsustaining URM STEM majors.IntroductionIn order for the nation to continue its prominence in a global market, many scholars have deemedthe need to increase the participation of underrepresented minorities (URM) in engineering andother STEM related fields imperative1. This push to increase the participation of URM haslaunched efforts at the K-12 through graduate level2-8. Within the K-12 space the nationalacademies have deemed the need for equity and diversity in science and engineering a priorityfor the nation, labeling it a “democratic ideal worthy of focused attention”9
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Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Cindy S Ziker, SRI International; Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Kamal S. Ali, Jackson State University; Philip Puthumana, Verizon Foundation
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. Capobianco BM, French BF, Diefes-Du HA. Engineering Identity Development Among Pre-Adolescent Learners. J Eng Educ. 2012;101(4):698-716. doi:10.1002/j.2168-9830.2012.tb01125.x.20. Markus H, Nurius P. Possible selves. Am Psychol. 1986;41(9):954-969.21. Shavelson RJ, Marsh RW. On the structure of self-concept. In: Schwarzer R, ed. Self-Related Cognitions in Anxiety and Motivation. Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc; 1986:305-330.22. Brown Q, Burge JD. MOTIVATE: Bringing out the fun with 3d printing and e-textiles for middle- And high-school girls. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. ; 2014:24.915.1- 24.915.12.23. Lyon GH, Jafri J, St. Louis K. Beyond the Pipeline: STEM Pathways for
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University
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.) about themselves were the factors that wouldcontribute other than the FYE foundation course. Teamwork and communication wereagain mentioned mostly as being helpful in other courses or largely through extra-curricular engineering projects (e.g., civil engineering canoe, mechanical engineeringrace car, the aerospace engineering model airplane or the multi-disciplinary or inter-departmental satellite, etc.). 35% 30% Female(%) 25% Male(%) 20% Total(%) 15% 10% 5% 0%Figure 4. Other factors impacting development of student's successful
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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jamie Bracey, Temple University College of Engineering; Gregory D Jones Jr, Temple University; Nadif Bracey, Morgan State University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University
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self-efficacy (belief) in their ability to study engineering, the reality is that half tested belowCalculus I, 66%% had no engineering coursework in high school, only 32% had a familymember in the field, and only 5% had ever had an industry mentor to introduce them tothe profession.These descriptive statistics are at odds with established predictors of engineeringpersistence, including likelihood of having a family member or parent in the discipline,participation in pre-college engineering activities, and ability to build on prior knowledgeand identity (Byers, et al 2010), particularly through peer mentoring (Good, Halpin &Halpin, 2002). Given the majority of engineers in the US are predominately white males,it is generally understood that
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Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Leroy L. Long III, The Ohio State University; Joseph Allen Kitchen, The Ohio State University; Trevion S. Henderson, The Ohio State University
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thesuccess of each respective student “type” that will prove useful to faculty, staff, and practitionerswho work with Black male students in STEM.IntroductionThe nation strives to maintain a competitive edge internationally by contributing significant andinnovative advances in science/engineering. However, our postsecondary institutions are notproducing the number of graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) fields, necessary to keep pace with demand. To curb projected shortages, it isimperative that the country invests in developing and educating a talented pool of qualifiedSTEM graduates. It must do so with an increasingly racially/ethnically diverse society andcollege-aged population. Despite the high demand and
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder
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question: How do the curricular, advising, and cohort-building elements of the RedShirt program impact the students’ experiences in the sophomore orjunior year at their university and in engineering? RedShirt students in the sophomore and junioryears responded to a semi-structured list of questions through focus group participation, withsome individual follow-up interviews.The thematic findings from sophomores and juniors include: academic strategies for respondingto more challenging classes; adjusting to new peer groups; developing identity as a minoritizedstudent; effects of advising interactions; and, dealing with living arrangements and other externalfactors. Additionally, themes from 2019-2020 include how students adapted to the
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Bruk T. Berhane, Florida International University; Haiying Long, University of Kansas; Anna Teresa Caringella; Andrea Pinto
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interests transfer students who first enroll in community colleges, as well as developing broader and more nuanced engineering performance indicators.Dr. Haiying Long, University of KansasMs. Anna Teresa CaringellaIng. Andrea Pinto American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Understanding Nontraditional Students in Engineering and Computing (Work in Progress)When post-secondary schools design academic and co-curricular programs and student performance goals,they often frame them around traditional student populations (Chen, 2017). Traditional students aregenerally full-time, live on campus, are 18-24 years old, and are financially supported by parents (Figure1). Chen
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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Damon L Tull; Shawnisha Hester, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Anthony Michael Johnson, University of Maryland Baltimore County
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-minority, counter-parts. There arechallenges related to broadening participation in engineering that can be considered “blackholes” in the metaphorical space-time continuum that constitutes the “ivory tower.”Experiences of underrepresented scholars in engineering (undergraduates, graduate students,faculty) have been wrought with problems that have affected recruitment, retention, degreecompletion, and transition to careers. In this section, we will briefly discuss the three socialscience theories that can be used to develop an overarching construct for developing STEMcommunity: 1) Psychological Sense of Community, 2) Counter Spaces and Cultural Capital, and3) STEM Identity.4.1 Sense of CommunityThe theory of Psychological Sense of Community has
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Arielle Marie Rainey, Colorado School of Mines; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines
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author their identities as engineers and negotiate their multiple identities in the current culture of engineering. Dina has won several awards including the 2018 ASEE/IEEE Fron- tiers in Education Conference Best Diversity Paper Award, 2019 College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award and the Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Distinguished Scholar Award. Dina’s dissertation proposal was selected as part of the top 3 in the 2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division D In-Progress Research Gala.Dr. Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines Jessica M. Smith is Associate Professor in the Engineering, Design & Society Division at the Colorado
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Pamela Petrease Felder, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Shawnisha Hester LGSW, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Denise Nicole Williams, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Yarazeth Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Amanda Lo, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Erika T. Aparaka, University of Maryland College Park; Patricia Ordonez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
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Maryland College Park.Dr. Patricia Ordonez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Hashtag #ThinkBigDiversity: Social Media Hacking Activities as Hybridized Mentoring Mechanisms for Underrepresented Minorities in STEMIn the spirit of “hack-a-thons” that build solutions to develop tools or fill gaps in knowledge, weleveraged resources from the National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Educationand the Professoriate (AGEP), NSF ADVANCE, and NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for MinorityParticipation’s Bridge to the Doctorate (LSAMP-BD) programs to co-develop “hacking diversityin STEM” events for underrepresented minorities
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park; Felicia James Onuma; Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park
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his tenure from 27% in 2012 to 37% this year. Bruk completed a master’s degree in engineering management at George Washington University in 2007. In 2016, he earned a Ph.D. in the Minority and Urban Education Unit of the College of Education at the University of Maryland. His dissertation research focuses on factors that facilitate transfer among Black engineering community college students.Ms. Felicia James Onuma A Phi Beta Kappa graduate, Felicia received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a minor in Social Policy from the Johns Hopkins University. During her undergraduate years, Felicia accrued a vast amount of experiences. To name a few, she taught English in Denmark, served as an Admissions Representative
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Mayra S. Artiles Ph.D., Arizona State University; Juan M. Cruz, Rowan University; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC
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. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas Dr. Stephanie G. Adams is the Department Head and Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She previously served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University and was a faculty member and administrator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Her research interests include: Teamwork, International Collaborations, Fac- ulty Development, Quality Control/Management and Broadening Participation. She is an honor graduate American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021
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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan McGrade, Indiana Institute of Technology
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Paper ID #14744An Exploration into the Impacts of the National Society of Black Engineers(NSBE) on Student PersistenceMrs. Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monique Ross is a doctoral candidate in the Engineering Education department at Purdue University. Her research focuses are race, gender, and identity in the engineering workplace, specifically the experiences of Black women in engineering industry. She also has interest in preparing women and minorities for career advancement through engagement in strategies for navigating the workplace. She has a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Natalie Schaal, Loyola Marymount University; Spencer Edwin Chan, Loyola Marymount University; Julian K. Saint Clair, Loyola Marymount University
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) numerical simulations of earthquake source physics, which relates to her graduate work, and (2) developing, imple- menting, and assessing the effectiveness of educational interventions that support student persistence in STEM.Mr. Spencer Edwin Chan, Loyola Marymount University Spencer Chan is an undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), majoring in Mechan- ical Engineering. He is an activist for better understanding the underlying reasons that lead to student success. In addition to engineering education research, he was also involved in research under Dr. Omar Es-Said at LMU to improve the mechanical properties of MGAz31-B through cold rolling and heat treat- ments.Dr. Julian K. Saint Clair, Loyola
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3
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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Zaniyah Victoria Sealey, University of Georgia; Racheida S. Lewis, University of Georgia; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University
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Paper ID #34059What I Wish My Instructor Knew: Navigating COVID-19 as anUnderrepresented Student - Evidence Based ResearchMs. Zaniyah Victoria Sealey, University of Georgia Zaniyah Sealey is an Undergraduate Student majoring in Computer Systems Engineering, at the Uni- versity of Georgia(College of Engineering). She is set to graduate in 2022 with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Systems Engineering along with a certificate in Informatics. She was recruited for the project through the National Society of Black Engineers(NSBE) where she currently serves as Secretary. Her current research and general interests include
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Elizabeth A. Sanders, University of Michigan; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Gretchen M. Forman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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students take a rigorous and intensive University course (e.g., chemistry,calculus) with other non-Summer Scholars participants, as well as a cohort-based elective(Engineering Projects, Research, or Professional Development). In addition to their coursework,students are mentored in successful student behaviors such as study skills and participate inactivities that promote community-building and growth as engineers (e.g., local industry visits).While Summer Scholars is open to all students, in-state, underrepresented students (concerningrace/ethnicity, gender, and rural counties) are targeted with special invitations and scholarships.Summer Scholars significantly differs from traditional summer bridge programs, as this programtargets students
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Tina L. Fletcher, University of Pennsylvania; Janelle L. Williams, Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions; Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University; Brittany Nicole Boyd, Morgan State University; Kevrick Watkins
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Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. Her research interest focuses on interdisci- plinary students’ identity development, belongingness in engineering, and recognition.Miss Brittany Nicole Boyd, Morgan State UniversityMr. Kevrick Watkins c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Minority Serving Institutions: America's Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce Report – Implications for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)AbstractIn 2018, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine released a reportentitled, Minority Serving Institutions: America’s Underutilized Resource for Strengthening theSTEM Workforce. The