c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Creating a Diverse Next Generation of Technically- and Community-Minded STEM Professionals Purdue UniversityAbstractIn 2019, the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center, CISTAR, partnered withthe National Society of Black Engineer’s Summer Engineering Experience for Kids, NSBESEEK, to develop a summer program like no other! Through an NSF Research Experience andMentoring (REM) summer program, CISTAR was able to give students and teachers anopportunity to do 6-weeks of cutting-edge research at CISTAR and then “give back” bymentoring kids for 4-weeks at NSBE SEEK—all in one summer. In this paper, we elaborate onthe rationale for the program, namely
Paper ID #30109Developing Meaningful Studies of Student Success with Equity in Mind –Considering Context (Experience Report)Dr. Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Sarah Hug is director of the Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting. Dr. Hug earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research and evaluation efforts focus on learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, with a special interest in communities of practice, creativity, and experiences of underrepresented groups in these fields across multiple contexts.Dr. Wendy Chi, University of Colorado
Paper ID #34661WIP: Assessing Engineering State of Mind of First-Year UndergraduateAfrican American/Black Students in Scholar ProgramsJameka Wiggins, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Jameka Wiggins is an undergraduate senior Chemical Engineering major and Entrepreneurship minor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She is a member of the Center for Women in Technology and Ronald E. McNair Scholar Programs, as well as a Senator for UMBC’s Chapter of The National Society of Black Engineers. Her research fields include the use additive manufacturing to create biomass containment devices and the
, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). National data suggests that an urgent, sustained,comprehensive, intensive, coordinated, and informed national effort is necessary to increasesuccess of underrepresented minorities (URMs) in STEM [2]. URM is the classification given tothe following groups: African American, Hispanic American or Latino, Native American, NativeHawaiian or Pacific Islander. In the US, these groups comprise 31.1% of the population [3], yetthey are only 17.4% of the student population pursuing engineering degrees [4]. In general, the successful pathway to a career in STEM typically requires “the acquisitionof knowledge, skills, and habits of mind; opportunities to put these into practice; a developingsense of
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Paper ID #12921Black Male ”Buoyant Believers” in Engineering and Engineering-RelatedFieldsDr. Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University Dr. Leroy L. Long III recently earned his PhD in STEM Education with a focus on Engineering Education within the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University (OSU). He earned his Masters in Mechanical Engineering at OSU and his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at Wright State University. He has been a Graduate Teaching Associate with the First-Year Engineering Program and a Research Affiliate with the Center for Higher Education Enterprise at OSU. He has also served as
Paper ID #21474Tenure as a Closed System: Subconscious Behavioral Characteristics of Co-ercion, Groupthink, Bias and Inherent DiscriminationDr. Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Dr. Springer currently serves as an Executive Director for Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute lo- cated in West Lafayette, Indiana. He has over 35 years of theoretical and Defense industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. Dr
together. They decided upon relevant field trips andguest speakers in order to provide context to inform SABES.The community-based aspect of SABES was crucial for establishing in the minds of students,teachers, parents, and community members that STEM skills are relevant for their communitynow and in the future. Instead of being an academic exercise, each student engineering designproject was a practical attempt to envision the potential benefits to the community.For example, one school maintained a school garden. The fourth grade students decided to workon a composting project that would repurpose waste from the cafeteria. The students researchedcomposting, learned about composting from a guest speaker and field trip, and tested methods
study of nonlinear enhancement of polymers embedded with nano-materials such as quantum dots and carbon nano-tubes. He has given numerous technical lectures and seminars at professional meetings and universities and has published a number of journal and conference papers in the areas of nonlinear effects in polymers, solids and semiconductors. Dr. Walser has served as the divisional chair of the Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND) of the American Association of Engineering Education (ASEE) from 2000 to 2006. He is the recipient of many awards for teaching, including the Faculty of The Year award from the engineering honor society Eta Kappa Knu and the faculty award of the National Society of Black Engineers.Mr
tied her identity to problem solving when she said, I solve problems, and so that's one way I identify myself as an engineer. First, [….] what are the possible ways of solving the problem? I think that I have an understanding of the way a lot of different things work, and how they interact with each other. I have a big picture view, that's one thing about engineering, is having the whole in mind, even as you work on just the part. That's the second way I think I'd identify myself as an engineer. I'm fearless, I feel like I can solve any problem, or even if I can't solve it, I can understand what I don't understand. Even if I can't put the puzzle together, I can understand what it is I'm missing
Paper ID #18305Lessons Learned from Successful Black Male ”Buoyant Believers” in Engi-neering and Engineering-Related FieldsDr. Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Dr. Leroy L. Long III is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Embry-Riddle Aeronau- tical University in Daytona Beach, FL. He earned his PhD in STEM Education with a focus on Engineer- ing Education within the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University (OSU). He earned his Master’s in Mechanical Engineering at OSU and his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at Wright State University. He is a
country’s ability to develop competitive quantitiesof engineers, equipped to tackle the complex challenges of the future, has come under question.These challenges are wicked and unknown and will force engineers to use collaborate and usetechnical skills to solve social problems. With this in mind, the National Academies ofEngineering launched the Engineer of 2020 project and charged its Committee on EngineeringEducation to develop a vision for engineering in 2020 and beyond. The Engineer of 2020 will becharacterized by 10 attributes. The descriptions of these skills are vague; many institutions andorganizations have characterized these attributes and created internal metrics by and throughwhich they will develop these attributes in their
Paper ID #23764Preliminary Insights from Exploring Engineering Learning Ecosystems ofBlack YouthNina McDaniel, University of Michigan, Dearborn Nina McDaniel is a senior at University of Michigan-Dearborn majoring in Industrial Systems Engineer- ing with a minor in Anthropology. She is also pursuing a certificate in STEM education. Nina uses anthropological skills (e.g. ethnographic and participant observation) and engineering principles to ob- serve patterns in selected environments that allows insight and discussion.DeLean Tolbert, University of Michigan, Dearborn DeLean Tolbert is an Assistant Professor in the Department
Paper ID #15596Missing from the Classroom: Current Representations of Disability in Engi-neering EducationMs. Martina V. Svyantek, Virginia Tech Martina Svyantek is a doctoral student at Virginia Tech working towards an iPhD. Her doctoral research will investigate how disability is discussed, portrayed, and institutionalized within academia. Her undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering comes from Auburn University (2011). This undergradu- ate degree will be complemented with further work towards a Masters of Science degree from the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Virginia Tech, developing K-12 outreach
Paper ID #33251Understanding Non-Traditional Students in Engineering and Computing(Work in Progress)Dr. Stephen Secules, Florida International University Stephen is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International Uni- versity. He has a prior academic and professional background in engineering, having worked profession- ally as an acoustical engineer. He has taught a number of courses on engineering and education, including courses on engineering design, systems in society, and learning theories. Stephen’s research interests include equity, culture, and the sociocultural dimensions of
highlighting the voices and experiences of those at the intersection ofmultiple marginalized identities and were mindful of the authors we were featuring. We includedreadings from authors with different gender, racial, and queer identities, as well as articles studyingthese intersections to provide a cohesive picture of STEM. We discussed the literature bias towardscisgender gay white men, particularly in the foundational works of the field (e.g., Rhoads, 1994).A full list of topics and readings can be found in Appendix I.To gauge student interest, we sent out a survey to undergraduate and graduate students in theCollege of Natural Sciences and the School of Engineering via the department academiccoordinators. We also advertised through students
Paper ID #25779Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in an Engineering Summer Intervention Pro-gram (Research)Dr. Tonisha B. Lane, University of South Florida Dr. Lane’s research agenda broadly examines diversity, equity, and inclusion in postsecondary educa- tion with the objective of advancing inclusive and transformative policies and practices. Her primary research strand investigates the experiences and outcomes of underrepresented groups in science, tech- nology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Using qualitative methodologies, she has explored access and success for underserved students of color in STEM and STEM
Paper ID #33553Reflecting on 10 years of Centralized Engineering Student DiversityInitiatives (Experience)Ms. Lisa Trahan, University of California, San Diego Lisa Trahan joined UC San Diego’s IDEA Engineering Student Center in 2018 as Director of Strategic Initiatives and Assessment. Ms. Trahan leads planning and development of new student success initiatives and programs within the Center. She provides expertise to assess, improve, and evaluate the impact of the Center’s programs on student retention and success. Previously, Ms. Trahan was a Research and Evaluation Associate at The Lawrence Hall of Science, UC
Paper ID #32539Classroom Practices that Support Minoritized Engineering Students’ Senseof Belonging (Research)Miss Arielle Marie Rainey, Colorado School of Mines Arielle Rainey graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in May 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Envi- ronmental Engineering and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Humanitarian Engineering at the same university. Her research focuses on belongingness, funds of knowledge, and engineering identity and how these factors vary among different demographics of first-generation college students.Dr. Dina Verd´ın, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dina Verd´ın, PhD
Paper ID #14862Ethnic Student Organizations in Engineering: Implications for Practice fromTwo StudiesDr. Julie P Martin, Clemson University Julie P. Martin is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Her research interests focus on social factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of underrepresented students in engineering. Dr. Martin is a 2009 NSF CAREER awardee for her research entitled, ”Influence of Social Capital on Under-Represented Engineering Students Academic and Career Decisions.” She held an American Association for the Advancement of Science
. Censusstatistics, demonstrating a strong need for increased efforts in both recruitment and retention inorder to achieve parity.22, 23, 24 The discussion in this paper will examine real world orbits in thecontext of academic orbits, and an Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate(AGEP) professional development program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, thatis designed to broaden participation in engineering and other STEM fields.2.0 Real World OrbitsThe word “orbit” often brings to mind the celestial phenomenon where massive objects such asplanets, moons, and stars, seem to revolve around one another. Orbital mechanics is a complexmathematical discipline beyond the scope of our discussion in this work, however, we willhighlight
Paper ID #19169Engineering (verb) Diversity: Using the Engineering Design Process to Defineand Intervene in the Issue of Undergraduate Diversity at the Institution LevelProf. Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware Dr. Buckley is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Delaware. She received her Bachelor’s of Engineering (2001) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware, and her MS (2004) and PhD (2006) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, where she worked on computational and experimental methods in spinal biomechanics. Since 2006, her research
. Again, ASEE was the full sponsor for the booth.4. Highlighting Scholarly ActivityIn 2017, the Diversity Committee introduced traditional publish-to-present paper sessions at theASEE Annual Conference. This was in part a response to the papers nominated for the BestDiversity Paper award. The Diversity Committee maintains a position of supporting a broaddefinition of diversity and recognized a need to provide a space for papers on diversity-relatedtopics that were not the historical focus of other divisions within the organization. That year,twenty-two papers were accepted for presentation at the annual conference; this was above andbeyond the papers submitted to the Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND), the Women inEngineering Division
Paper ID #19970Rethinking Engineering Pathways: An Exploration of the Diverse K-12 SchoolExperiences of Six Black Engineering UndergraduatesDr. Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mary- land in 2003, after which he was hired by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) where he worked on nanotechnology. In 2005 he left JHU/APL for a fellowship with the National Academies where he conducted research on methods of increasing the number of women in engineering. After a brief stint
. The program seeksto improve students’ competence and self-efficacy in science and engineering, stimulate an interestin pursuing STEM-related careers, and provide engaging “hands-on/mind-on activities.” Theprogram is divided into two initiatives which include an academic year and weekend academy. Atotal of 45 middle school students have participated in a 1-week Girls in Science Lab Camp andfive half-day Girls in Science and Engineering Weekend Academy activities. For the Girls inScience Lab program, the participants were divided into teams and assigned an environmentalscience and engineering themed case study to solve during guided laboratory experience. Studentswere taught how to collect and analyze water samples using university laboratory
Paper ID #26126Work in Progress: Science and Engineering for Social Justice: CurriculumDevelopment and Student ImpactCamille Birch, University of Washington Camille Birch is a graduate of the Bioengineering and Computer Science departments at the University of Washington. She developed curriculum concerning the interplay of diversity and ethics for undergrad- uate engineering students at UW and is interested in the power of education to enact change in future generations of engineers. She currently works for Microsoft in the Bay Area.Celina Gunnarsson, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks
Paper ID #28985Toward the Development of a Scale Linking Underrepresented EngineeringFaculty’s Workplace Experiences & Career OutcomesDr. Jeremi S London, Virginia Tech Dr. Jeremi London is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Poly- technic Institute and State University. London is a mixed methods researcher with interests in research impact, cyberlearning, and instructional change in STEM Education. Prior to being a faculty member, London worked at the National Science Foundation, GE Healthcare, and Anheuser-Busch. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering, and a
Paper ID #33424Types of Stereotype Threats that Latinx Students Experience inUndergraduate Engineering Education (Research)Ms. Elizabeth Turochy, Auburn University Elizabeth Turochy is an graduate research assistant at Auburn University pursuing a masters degree in civil engineering.Michael Alexander Perez, Auburn University Michael Perez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Auburn University spe- cializing in construction and post-construction stormwater practices, methods, and technologies. Michael earned his Ph.D. in 2016 and M.S. in 2014 in civil engineering from Auburn University. He
Paper ID #22015Investigating the Effects of Mechanical Vibrations on Oryza Sativa: An In-terdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research ExperienceDr. Dennis O’Connor, California State University, Chico Dennis M. O’Connor California State University, Chico Chico, CA 95929-0789 dmoconnor@csuchico.edu Professional Preparation B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Au- gust 2004 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, May 2007 Ph.D. Engineering Science, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, May 2014 Academic Appointments Lab Manager, Southern Illinois University
became more and more solid in my mind…From my first half an hour interactionwith him, of course it’s difficult to tell how he is going to be for the next five years.” If the earlyinteractions were uncomfortable, it took more time – and perhaps more mental energy – forstudents to trust their advisors. This might suggest that students were fearful that theirassumptions about mismatches between advisor and advisee may have been accurate.Threatening Effects of Experiencing Racial Microaggressions within the Advisor-AdviseeRelationship Findings from this study illustrate that some Black men students deal with racialmicroaggressions in various ways that threaten their understandings of their professional identityas engineers and – in part