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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christian Glandorf, New Mexico State University; Sandra M. Way, New Mexico State University; Catherine Brewer, New Mexico State University; Wendy Chi, ABC Research & Evaluation ; Paulette Vincent-Ruz, New Mexico State University

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, New Mexico State University Dr. Catherine Brewer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering at New Mexico State University.Dr. Wendy Chi, ABC Research & Evaluation Dr. Wendy Chi is director of ABC Research and Evaluation, specializing in education research and program evaluations of projects focusing on educational equity issues; specifically, the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM fields. Dr. Chi earned her PhD in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice from the University of Colorado at Boulder.Paulette Vincent-Ruz, New Mexico State University Dr. Paulette Vincent-Ruz is an Assistant Professor in Chemistry Education Research in the Chemistry

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Promoting Social Sustainability, Cultural Assets, and Assessing Equity and Diversity Index

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis R. Parnell Jr., University of Florida; Jabari Wilson, University of Florida; Karen Theodora Hicklin; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida

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theimpact of the current racial climate in the U.S. on their college experience, the third and fourthauthors of this work submitted a research proposal to the university’s advancing racial justicesolicitation [9]. This project aimed to provide information to staff, faculty, and administrators onways to improve the experiences of Black engineering students on campus.Black engineering students’ experiences at UF have not been studied at length. While theinstitution has focused on implementing general measures to address the needs of all Blackstudents, it could benefit from collaborating with its Black engineering students to identify betterapproaches to supporting them throughout their undergraduate studies. One way to achieve thisgoal is through an

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Voices of Diversity: Perspectives and Experiences in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire MacDonald, The University of Texas at El Paso; Palvi Aggarwal, The University of Texas at El Paso; Xiwei Wang, Northeastern Illinois University; Yun Wan; Shebuti Rayana, The State University of New York at Old Westbury; Rudy Caraballo; Sherrene Bogle, Cal Poly Humboldt

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. Aggarwal has focused on socio-technical aspects of cybersecurity using human experiments, machine learning, and cognitive modeling. She is currently leading an interdisciplinary research lab, i.e., Psyber Security Lab at UTEP, that focuses on improving cyber defense by understanding human decision-making processes. At UTEP, Dr. Aggarwal teaches courses on Computer Security, Behavioral Cybersecurity, and Applied Computational Cognitive Modeling to undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Aggarwal has strong interdisciplinary collaborations with various universities and such collaboration will be beneficial for this project. Dr. Aggarwal published her research work in various conferences including HFES, HICSS, ICCM

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Mentorship, Retention, Minority Participation, and Examining the Experiences of Women

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Felix F. Udo-Eyo, Temple University

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strategic interventions that may combat observed trends. The intellectual merit of thisresearch project is that it will provide a greater understanding of the disparity between minoritystudents and Caucasian students, as it relates to engineering colleges’ dropout rates, and will helpcollege administrators devise a comprehensive research-based plan that could enhance thepersistence and retention rates of underrepresented minorities within their institutions. The broaderimpact of this research is three-fold: it will (1) strengthen working communities and the nation’sworkforce, (2) advance racial equity and justice, and (3) lead to the building of an economy forall.IntroductionIn the U.S., the social and political climate of the 1970s, including the

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Diverse Pathways: Exploring Inclusive Practices and Outreach in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Cassandra J McCall, Utah State University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Vanessa Tran, Utah State University; Agustina Dotta Ceriani, Florida International University

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focus on their hidden identity, mental health, and wellbeing. Her work aims to enhance inclusivity and diversity in engineering education, contributing to the larger body of research in the field.Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University Gabriel Van Dyke is a Graduate Student and Research Assistant in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. His current research interests are engineering culture and applying cognitive load theory in the engineering classroom. He is currently working on an NSF project attempting to improve dissemination of student narratives using innovative audio approaches. Gabe has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University (USU).Dr. Stephen Secules

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Diversity Trainings, Inclusive Learning, and Distance Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura J. Bottomley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Kimberly Pender

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College that they could use in interactions with students and parents duringthe summer programs.After the presentation, the participants were divided into groups for a role-play activity. Eachgroup was given a different scenario and given time to discuss it amongst themselves. They wereinstructed to choose actors and be prepared to present the scenario with possible solutions to therest of the group. The scenarios used were:Scenario 1:You are watching groups work on a project. You notice that in one group, there is one studentthat is not participating. She is standing on the edge of the space watching the three boys in hergroup build their design. What do you do?If you choose to talk to her, she tells you that her group is not listening to her

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Self-Advocacy, Sense of Belonging, Measuring Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Construction Management Education Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Winifred Opoku, The Ohio State University; Jameka Wiggins, The Ohio State University; Monica Farmer Cox, The Ohio State University; Kaitlyn Harper

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leadership buy-in could lead to more diverse leadership teams and moreinclusive policies and practices.Rooted in values that allowed for diverse representation, equity, and a culture of inclusion, thenetwork leadership, from the onset of the project recognized and acknowledged the potentialpower dynamics at play within and outside a multiscale network structure. Thus, to set the toneof the larger network, the core team of PIs and Co-PIs were scholars from racially diversebackgrounds (South Asian, White, and Black); the extended team of senior personnel also coversa range of backgrounds – race, gender, and academic disciplines. In addition, the researchnetwork comprises members from several universities that serve historically underrepresentedgroups

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Diverse Pathways in Engineering Education: Exploring Experiences and Opportunities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Y Flores, University of Missouri - Columbia; Rachel L Navarro, University of North Dakota; Pat Garriott; Sarah Lynn Orton P.E., University of Missouri - Columbia; Jinkoo Lee, University of Missouri - Columbia; Chia-Lin Tsai, University of Northern Colorado; Han Na Suh, Georgia State University - Perimeter College; Bo Hyun Lee, The Ohio State University

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Tsai4, Han Na Suh5, Bo Hyun Lee6, Anna Nguyen2, Andrew Lenway2, & Diana Mathis7 1 University of Missouri, Columbia; 2University of North Dakota; 3University of Denver; 4 University of Northern Colorado; 5Georgia State University; 6Ohio State University; 7Purdue University Engineering is critical to our nation’s global competitiveness, and the demand to fillengineering jobs is projected to grow over the next decade (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,2018). To meet this demand, efforts are needed to broaden the involvement of underrepresentedracial minorities (URM) in engineering. Latine are one of the largest racial/ethnic group in theU.S. today, estimated to comprise 19.1

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Peer Mentorship, Cross-Race Mentoring Relationships, Race, Gender, Student Success, and Career Outcomes

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiwei Wang, Northeastern Illinois University; Shebuti Rayana, SUNY, Old Westbury; Sherrene Bogle, California Polytechnic, Humboldt ; Palvi Aggarwal, University of Texas, El Paso; Yun Wan, University of Houston, Victoria

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many international conferences.Shebuti Rayana, SUNY, Old Westbury Shebuti Rayana is an Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Sciences at the State University of New York at Old Westbury (SUNY OW). She earned her PhD from the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University. Before moving to the United States for higher studies, she completed BSc from Computer Science and Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Shebuti Rayana’s research is to build a safe and secure digital world with the help of cutting- edge Data Mining techniques. During her PhD, she was involved in several projects funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Advanced Research

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Empowering Marginalized Voices in STEM: Perspectives and Initiatives

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin

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research10. Making oral presentations. project. 11. Defending an argument when asked 3. Problem-solving in general. questions. 4. Formulating a research question that 12. Explaining my project to people outside my could be answered with data. field. 5. Identifying limitations of research 13. Preparing a scientific poster. methods and designs. 14. Keeping a detailed lab notebook. 6. Understanding the theory and 15. Conducting observations in the lab or field. concepts guiding my research project. 16. Using statistics to analyze data. 7. Understanding the connections among 17. Calibrating instruments needed for scientific disciplines

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Voices of Diversity: Perspectives and Experiences in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Najme Kishani, University of Toronto; Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto; Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto

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education. The presented findings emanate from the fourth phase of anextensive multiphase mixed-method research project. The project seeks to elucidate theimpediments that underrepresented students, particularly women, face in pursuing graduateengineering degrees and the potential solutions to overcome those barriers.Our methodology in this phase encompassed a comprehensive mixed-method survey, garneringresponses from over 600 undergraduate and graduate engineering students within the Faculty ofEngineering. Preliminary analyses revealed that the decision to pursue graduate studies isinfluenced by intersectional identity variables.In the sphere of engineering education, the pursuit of diversity, inclusion, and equity has longbeen recognized as

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Promoting Social Sustainability, Cultural Assets, and Assessing Equity and Diversity Index

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Judith Rivera, Florida International University ; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University

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current demandfor professional engineers on the island and in other states where professional certification can beendorsed. Presented by the United States of America Bureau of Economic Analysis report for thefirst quarter of 2022, the construction industry's nominal value added was 4.1 percent of the GDPand projected to reach a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 5 percent from 2022-2026 [21]. Thisprojection of industry growth exacerbates the ongoing crisis of workforce shortage that currentlyexists in the industry in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics reportpublished in April 2022, employment in engineering and architecture professionals projected toincrease by 6 percent between 2020 and 2030. As a result, the construction

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 14

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Florida International University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Haiying Long; Daniel Ifeoluwa Adeniranye, Florida International University; Jingjing Liu, Florida International University

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Paper ID #43641Expanding the Broadening Participation in Engineering Focus to IncludeData on Nontraditional StudentsMr. Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Florida International University Joseph Sturgess is a Ph.D. student in the School of Universal Computing, Construction & Engineering Education majoring in Engineering Education at Florida International University, where he also serves as a graduate research assistant contributing to various projects supporting post-traditional students and transfer students. His research interests include community college-minority serving institution partnerships, transfer students, post

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Navigating Diversity and Equity in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nandika D'souza, University of North Texas; Hector R. Siller, University of North Texas; Hyun Kyoung Kyoung Ro, University of North Texas; Debbie Huffman, North Central Texas College

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engineering andengaging students sequentially from enrollment through graduation. We explore these in the pre-pandemic, post-pandemic, new HSI designation macro changes in the University. The resultsindicate that students are benefitted from having administrators, faculty and full-time staff worksynergistically to communicate information that can be accessed by students without needing anappointment/commute and to grow a students pathway to lifelong learning through research isbest enabled through student-student direct engagement.IntroductionThe need for the Engineering and Computer Science graduates in the workforce is high.[1]National STEM occupation growth is projected to surpass growth in all other occupations. [2,3]Nearly all STEM jobs require

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Peer Mentorship, Cross-Race Mentoring Relationships, Race, Gender, Student Success, and Career Outcomes

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Jennifer Tygret; Anneke Bruwer; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, American Society for Engineering Education ; Ray Phillips, American Society for Engineering Education

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projects focused on broadening participation and success in STEM academia. Her research centers on creating inclusive higher education policies and practices that advance faculty careers and student success.Dr. Jennifer TygretAnneke BruwerDr. Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute Comas Lamar Haynes is a Principal Research Engineer / faculty member of the Georgia Tech Research In- stitute and Joint Faculty Appointee at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research includes modeling steady state and transient behavior of advanced energy systems, inclusive of their thermal management, and the characterization and optimization of novel cycles. He has advised graduate and undergradu- ate research assistants

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Advancing Diversity in Engineering Education: Insights and Perspectives from Underrepresented Communities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Delu Louis Zhao; Meghana Gopannagari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Xiuhao Ding, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Alan Tao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sujit Varadhan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Chrysafis Vogiatzis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; David Dalpiaz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yun Huang; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Robert Dignan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Bobbi Lee Battleson Hardy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Hongye Liu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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: movedeadlines back, rolling deadlines, and dropped assignments.01/17/2024, #5 “UDL & Accessibility Highlights from Fall 2023”For the first week of the spring semester, we highlighted the topics covered over the previousfour nuggets: Flexible Deadlines, Recorded Lectures, Use of Captions, and ClassTranscribeand I-Note tools.01/27/2024, #6 “Survey”We requested feedback from our subscribers on their experience with the nuggets.01/28/2024, “Campus Newsletter”The weekly campus newsletter ran an announcement about our subscription-based UDLnuggets. It highlighted our research project, linked to our subscription sign-up page, and ourresearch website.01/30/2024, #7 “Use Onboarding Forms to Understand Your Students Needs”We provided an example of a semester

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Mentoring, Case Study of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Identity Dilemmas, Cultural Homelessness and Intersectionality, and Transfer Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise M. Driscoll, Purdue University ; Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University College of Engineering

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interaction with the students. These industry sessions, therefore,provided a general, real-world contrast while students were also doing a deep dive into one specificarea to complete a laboratory research project in six weeks.A third reason, as we discussed in a previous paper [1], is consistent with some general designelements known to inspire and increase inclusion. For example, an Industry Energy Program willhelp deepen the REM student’s understanding between theory, research, and application; of howwhat they learn in class relates to what companies may be doing. For students with morecommunity-minded orientations (i.e., altruistic cultural values), this bigger picture of what ishappening in the different energy sectors, and learning about real

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Diverse Pathways: Exploring Inclusive Practices and Outreach in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aref Majdara, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

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effectively improve underrepresented students’ engagement and attention to theelectrical engineering discipline.1. IntroductionIn today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, STEM education is the foundation forfuture advancements, economic growth, and societal progress. It prepares students for careers infields like engineering and computer science. It equips them with the skills necessary to thrive ina technology-driven world. It also fosters innovation and problem-solving abilities to addressglobal challenges like the energy crisis, climate change, and healthcare. According to the Bureauof Labor Statistics, employment in STEM areas in the United States is projected to grow by 9.5%from 2019 to 2029, which is a much faster growth compared to

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Advancing Diversity in Engineering Education: Insights and Perspectives from Underrepresented Communities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia

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strong commitment to equity and social justice. Through his research and advocacy efforts, he strives to remove barriers and create environments where every individual’s voice is respected. Actively involved in his community, Animesh recently took on the role of Vice President-Elect of Projects & Programs at Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Incorporated (oSTEM), with a vision of fostering a future where diversity flourishes and opportunities are accessible to everyone.Dr. Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia Racheida S. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia in the Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI) and the Department of Electrical and

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Diversity Trainings, Inclusive Learning, and Distance Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Chance, Technological University Dublin & University College London; Ines Direito, University College London; Bill Williams, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal

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the initiation phase, Zafira crosses a threshold into a new and unknown world of engineeringstudies that requires her to overcome engineering tasks and trials, which she manages with helpfrom others, including a male peer mentor from Saudi Arabia who coaches her patiently until sheunderstands. He isn’t permitted, by his religious beliefs, to make eye contact or interact sociallywith any woman outside his family, but he finds innovative ways to assist Zafira by, for instance,using screen share to coach her on coding prior to an important project deadline.Equipped with new understandings of herself and a crucial sense of atonement with her father,Zafira enters the return phase, where she returns to the ordinary world with rewards from

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Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivet Parra-Gaete, Arizona State University; Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University; Mayra S Artiles, Arizona State University; Stephanie G. Adams, The University of Texas at Dallas; Juan M Cruz, Rowan University; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures

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also served in key leadership positions. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award in 2018, and was ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #41056 inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Faculty Leadership in 2020. Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 19 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award, with her share of funding being nearly $3 million. She has co-authored 2

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Diverse Pathways in Engineering Education: Exploring Experiences and Opportunities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie M. Smith, CSEdResearch.org; Jordan Williamson

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calculus level. (In only a small number of programs, students may select fromvarious content offerings.) Other frequently-mentioned content included engineering principles(often presented in a project-based manner), study and/or metacognitive skills, physics, andchemistry.We categorized each program’s goals as academic (e.g., improve math skills), retention (e.g.,increase the number of students completing an engineering major), or affective (e.g., cultivate acommunity). Figure 7 shows the results of this categorization. SBPs are less likely to includesolely affective goals (n = 6) and are more likely to involve either (1) a combination of affectiveand academic goals (n = 16), (2) solely academic goals (n = 14), or (3) solely retention-relatedgoals

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Towards a Participatory Action, Retention of Black Students, and Exploring Black Engineering Student Success

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hermine Vedogbeton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Crystal Brown; Gbetonmasse B Somasse, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Krueger, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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. It was pretty clear to me that I was not going to be friends with most of them …” (Female student)Classmates/teammates, microaggressions, and student wellbeingMost microaggressions Black students experienced come from the institution community, with57% from non-Black peers and 10% from faculty (Figure 10). Figure 10: Aggression by Non-BlacksStudents report that they were often victims of racism in 1) classroom settings and 2)dormitories. They had challenges working on group projects and felt diminished anddisrespected by their peers, which affected their contribution to group assignments and theirgrades. Students reported: "They underestimate me, question the quality of my work, some have been disrespectful/rude

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Advancing Equity in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simonne Renee Whitmore, Southern University and A&M College

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, Construction Engineering, Construction EngineeringTechnology, etc.) by various departments and colleges (Applied Science, Engineering, Business,Management, etc.). To recognize CM as a STEM field, more specifically an engineering field, thedefinition of “engineering” by Lucas and Dobrijevic as “the application of science andmathematics to solve problems” [9] is considered. While CM students do apply science andmathematics to develop cost estimates and schedules, it should be also noted that successfulconstruction relies on the application of several other engineering concepts including statics,dynamics, structures, hydraulics, and soils analysis. Graduates of CEPs must understand how theseconcepts apply to the construction projects which are undertaken

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Empowering Diversity in Engineering Education: Strategies and Impacts

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne E. Leak, University of California, Santa Barbara

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partnerinstitutions. In an effort to look at engineering undergraduate’s experiences over time, this paperincludes evaluation findings from both awards who attended the 4-year undergraduateengineering degree program at UCSB. It is important to note that in ESTEEM 2, some of theseScholars first joined ESTEEM as community college students and continued as Scholars aftertransferring if they transferred into an engineering major at UCSB.MethodsThis paper focuses on a secondary analysis of evaluation reports and data from UCSB Scholarswho participated in ESTEEM from 2011 to 2023, spanning two project funding cycles.Evaluation reports included both quantitative data from tracking surveys and qualitative datafrom open-ended survey questions and focus groups

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Advancing Equity in STEM Academia: Insights and Strategies

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Jennifer Tygret

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collaborative research projects focused on broadening participation in STEM academia. Dr. Mendez’s research centers on the creation of optimal higher education policies and practices that advance faculty careers and student success, as well as the schooling experiences of Mexican-descent youth in the mid-20th century.Jennifer Tygret ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Improving University Postdoctoral Affairs Offices: Viewpoints from Engineering Postdoctoral Scholars of ColorAbstractAn instrumental case study (Stake, 1995) explores the perceptions and opinions of engineeringpostdoctoral scholars of color about ways to improve university postdoctoral affairs offices tobetter

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Promoting Social Sustainability, Cultural Assets, and Assessing Equity and Diversity Index

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Collette Patricia Higgins; Emily Joanna Kamp; Kenneth Stewart; Azadeh Bolhari, P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University

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COVID-19, Next Generation of STEM Professionals, and Racialized Organizations

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Samuel Garcia, Texas State University

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increase the retention and graduation rates(shown in Table 1).The RGV service area of UTRGV encompasses the four counties on Texas’ southernmost borderwith Mexico including Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties. Approximately 93% ofUTRGV students are residents in one of the four counties (~61% from Hidalgo County, ~28%from Cameron County, ~3% from Starr County, and ~1% from Willacy County).The need for the proposed project is based on three key characteristics of the region (Table 2): • Rapidly Growing Population: In terms of population, Table 2 shows that Hidalgo County (the largest county in the RGV) is growing at a faster rate than the USA. • Very Young Population: The U.S. Census Bureau also reports that the

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Mentorship, Retention, Minority Participation, and Examining the Experiences of Women

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chrystal A. S. Smith, National Science Foundation; John Skvoretz Jr., University of Florida ; Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, University of Connecticut; Ellen Puccia, Beta Research Associates; Gladis Kersaint, University of Connecticut; Julie P. Martin, The Ohio State University; Hesborn Wao

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, Directorate for STEM Education, National Science Foundation.John Skvoretz Jr., University of Florida John Skvoretz is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and, by courtesy, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a recipient of the James Coleman Distinguished Career Award from the Mathematical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association, his current research projects analyze social network data from various sources.Dr. Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, University of Connecticut Dr. Rebecca

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COVID-19, Next Generation of STEM Professionals, and Racialized Organizations

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tejal Mulay, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Mohamed Khalafalla, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Chao Li, P.E., Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Doreen Kobelo Regalado, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Behnam Shadravan, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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master’s of science degree and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Florida State University and her Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in India.Mohamed Khalafalla, Florida A&M University - Florida State University Dr. Mohamed Khalafalla Ahmed is an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology at Florida A&M University. His research focuses on risk analysis, alternative project delivery, and cost estimating for construction and infrastructure projects. Dr. Khalafalla has performed risk analy- sis and cost estimating related work for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program. Also, Dr. Khalafalla has