Paper ID #37829Effects of Distance Learning on African-American Students in EngineeringTechnology Courses During COVID-19 PandemicDr. Tejal Mulay, Florida A&M University - Florida State University Dr. Tejal Mulay is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Electronic Engineering Technology in the Division of Engineering Technology under the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology (SAET) at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU). Dr. Mulay’s primary research area is speech signal pro- cessing, including but not limited to acoustic emotion recognition, digital signal processing, autonomous vehicles
´Dr. Bill Williams, Instituto Polit´ecnico de Setubal, Portugal Bill Williams originally trained as a chemist at the National University of Ireland and went on to work in education in Ireland, UK, Eritrea, Kenya, Mozambique and Portugal. He is Emeritus Professor at the ˜ Instituto PolitA©cnico ˜ de SetAºbal, Portugal an ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Using the Hero’s Journey monomyth framework to understand students’ engineering experiences Shannon Chance, Inês Direito, and Bill Williams Technological University Dublin & University College
, she served as a special educator for students with behavioral and learning disabilities in Title I elementary and middle schoolGretchen Dietz, University of Florida Gretchen A. Dietz is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management at UNC Charlotte. Her research interests include diversity in engineering and qualitative methodologies.Randy Dorian Brown, University of FloridaPaul G Richardson ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engineering Firms as Racialized Organizations: The Experiences of Black Male EngineersAbstractRecent studies have shown the barriers that African Americans
Paper ID #39270Inspiring and Including Diverse Students with an Industry Energy ProgramEmbedded into a Summer Research ExperienceDr. Denise M. Driscoll, Purdue University Dr. Denise M. Driscoll is currently the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at a National Science Foun- dation Engineering Research Center called CISTAR (Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources) in Purdue’s School of Chemical Engineering and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences in Purdue’s College of Health and Human Sciences. Her experiences as an aca- demic, diversity consultant, and administrator over
Paper ID #40099Engineering While Black: Exploring the Experiences of Black Universityof Florida Undergraduate Engineering Students Using PhotovoiceDennis R. Parnell Jr., University of Florida Dennis Parnell Jr. is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida. His research focuses on understanding and improving underrepresented student retention and persistence in engineering. For his doctoral research, Dennis is leveraging emerging learning technolo- gies to broaden participation in engineering by exposing students to semiconductor fabrication processes. Much of his work
National Science Foundation (NSF) Broadening Participation inEngineering Track 3 award (#2217745). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, andrecommendations belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNSF.ReferencesAmerican Society for Engineering Education. (2022). Engineering and engineering technology by the numbers 2021. https://ira.asee.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Engineering-and- Engineering-Technology-by-the-Numbers-2021.pdfBuzzanell, P. M., Long, Z., Anderson, L. B., Kokini, K., & Batra, J. C. (2015). Mentoring in academe: A feminist poststructural lens on stories of women engineering faculty of color. Management Communication Quarterly, 29(3), 440–457. https://doi.org
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that we present in this paper. First, Students of Color scored higher thanWhite Students on a combined index of survey items measuring the six forms of cultural capital.Second, we discuss how Students of Color, who are more likely to be First-Generation students,use their cultural assets in unique ways. We discuss the important implications of these findingsfor developing and implementing engineering instructional practices and curricula.IntroductionThe National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) biennial report on the representation of women,minorities, and persons with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) education and employment highlights the continuing progress made in diversifying theengineering workforce
©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engineering PLUS Alliance stEm PEER Academy for Faculty and Administrators: Transforming the National Engineering Education Landscape for Women and BIPOC StudentsIntroductionThe Engineering PLUS Alliance is one of 17 National Science Foundation (NSF) INCLUDESAlliances of higher education institutions and the only INCLUDES Alliance focused onengineering. The NSF INCLUDES Alliance is a nationwide initiative designed to build UnitedStates leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by increasingthe participation of individuals from groups that have been historically underrepresented inSTEM. The Engineering PLUS Alliance seeks to strengthen and expand
a focus on mentorship and transitions as well as faculty development and the use of technology in engineering and computing education.Mr. Mohamed Elzomor P.E., Florida International University Dr. Mohamed ElZomor is an Assistant Professor at Florida International University (FIU), College of Engineering and Computing and teaches at the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustain- ability. Dr. ElZomor completed his doctorate at Arizona ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Factors Affecting Enrollment, Retention, and Attrition of STEM Undergraduates at a Minority Serving Institution
Populations through Understanding their Challenges in Professional Engineering CertificationAbstractAs the population of the United States of America continues to be more diverse, educationalpedagogies must embrace the different components of diversity so that the workforce representsa diverse society. Construction and engineering education must foster the social sustainabilitycomponents of increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion to better position our future workforce.In the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) profession, minorities, females, andunderserved communities are yet staggering in representation within the engineering andconstruction industry. In the United States
from their STEM EducationMentor by week 8. The STEM Mentor was a K-12 STEM teacher, recruited from our localpublic school district, and was introduced to students in week 5. The STEM Mentor assistedstudents in the design of developmentally appropriate content for the target grade or the range ofgrades; 4) Align their activity with either of these K-12 educational STEM standards: CommonCore State Standard, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), or International Technologyand Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) Standards for Technological Literacy (STL); 5)Map out their activity to be hosted on ‘TeachEngineering’ digital library to reach a globalaudience. TeachEngineering is a standards-aligned, free-access curricular resource aimed
opportunities for Latina students to connect with one another and build supportive networks. This might look like going beyond supporting efforts like Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) or the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) to also supporting and getting involved with efforts like SHPEtinas (https://2022.shpe.org/conferences/shpetinas/) or Technolochicas (https://technolochicas.org/), which both focus on advancing Latinas within these fields. • Recognizing the centrality of whiteness and combating microaggressions: Address the centrality of whiteness as well as combat microaggressions and other forms of discrimination and bias that Latina students may
. Gladis Kersaint, University of Connecticut Gladis Kersaint, Ph.D., is a Professor of Mathematics Education and Associate Dean at the University of South Florida’s College of Education. She is the principal investigator of several grants including the NSF- funded study, ”The Effects of Social Capital and Cultural Models on the Retention and Degree Attainment of Women and Minority Engineering Undergraduates.” Her areas of professional interests include factors that influence STEM education, mathematics teaching, and learning of at-risk students, and use of technology for learning and teaching mathematics. She received her doctorate in mathemat- ics education from Illinois State University and her Masters degree in
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mentees. In this paper, we discuss the design and implementation of the BP-AEmentoring program and show how we plan to expand and evaluate the program.IntroductionAerospace engineering is a relatively new branch of engineering that has plenty of momentumbehind it thanks to a booming commercial air transport industry, the popularity of technologiesthat rely on satellite technology, and the consistent needs of the U.S. defense and travelindustries. 2 Although the U.S. is a global leader in the production of aerospace and aviationtechnology and talent, it is facing increasingly stiff competition. As pointed out by recent reports,the increasing global competition is due to the aging of the current aerospace workforce and thefact that aerospace and
Paper ID #37698Bend and Not Break: Examining Hispanic Engineering Students’ AcademicChallenges During Covid-19Dr. Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Dr. Marquez is a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. His research efforts focus on dynamics and vibrations of mechanical systems under various loads. The mathematical models developed include deterministic and stochastic differential equations that incorporate finite element methods. Additionally, Dr. Marquez research efforts focus on developing and implementing pedagogical methods in
Ejike Ewim, The Ohio State UniversityLeonardo Rodrigues da Costa MoraesBeenish SabaShawanee’ Patrick, Texas A&M University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Doing Academia Differently: The Creation of a Cohort-Based Postdoctoral Scholars Program for Emerging Engineering Faculty (EBR)Abstract The postdoctoral to professoriate pathway is a conventional path to develop significantengineering faculty talent and diversify the engineering academia workforce. Relatively fewstudies have examined the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) postdocexperience, even though these scholars have faced structural and interpersonal challenges as theynavigate the
Paper ID #38269Indigenous Innovators: Creating Collaborative Student-EngineerInnovation Teams between Tribal Colleges and Research InstitutionsMr. Nicholas M. Bittner, University of North Dakota Nick is currently a Biomedical engineering student at the University of North Dakota since graduating with a associates in engineering from Cankdeska Cikana Community College located on the Spirit Lake nation. Utilizing the innovation based learning model found in his new department, he is spear heading an effort connect the Tribal colleges and Universities to forge long lasting and productive relationships.Ms. Rebecca Kennedy
Contextualizing Engineering Educational Culture as Masculine and Competitive,” Eng. Stud., vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 196–216, Sep. 2019, doi: 10.1080/19378629.2019.1663200.[5] W. W. Wulf, “Diversity In Engineering,” Leadersh. Manag. Eng., vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 31–35, Oct. 2001, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)1532-6748(2001)1:4(31).[6] American Society for Engineering Education, “Engineering and Engineering Technology by the Numbers 2019,” Washington, DC, 2020.[7] E. Godfrey and L. Parker, “Mapping the Cultural Landscape in Engineering Education,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 99, no. 1, pp. 5–22, 2010, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2010.tb01038.x.[8] C. E. Foor, S. E. Walden, and D. A. Trytten, “‘I Wish that I Belonged More in this Whole Engineering Group:’ Achieving
Paper ID #40014Opportunities and Barriers to UDL-Based Course Designs for InclusiveLearning in Undergraduate Engineering and other STEM CoursesSujit Varadhan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Sujit Varadhan is a Junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign majoring in Computer Sci- ence. He is an undergraduate research assistant as well as a frontend developer on ClassTranscribe.Xiuhao Ding, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Xiuhao Ding is a Math and CS senior student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.Delu Louis ZhaoAnanya Agarwal, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignDavid Dalpiaz
in the Wertheim College of Engineering and a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida. Her research answers national calls for construction and civil engineering professionals to develop new competencies to navigate the changes of evolving work- force demographics, technology, and organizational structures. As director of the Simmons Research Lab, she researches competency development via education and training; interactions between humans and technology; and conceptualization of leadership in engineering. Supported by more than $7.5M in federal funding and with results disseminated across more than 100 refereed publications, her research aims
, and outgoing individual. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Technology focusing on Electronics and Electrical Engineering from KIIT University. He is now a part of the Engineering Education Transformation Institute as a Ph.D. student under the advisement of Dr. Racheida Lewis. His research is in Engineering Education, focusing on equity, inclusion in the classroom, and easing student transition to the workforce catering to STEM graduates. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Facing a Double Pandemic: Viewpoints of African American Engineering Students During COVID-19 and Racial Unrest in the United StatesIntroduction The 2020 global pandemic caused
Engineering Education, 2023 CAREER OUTCOMES OF NEW YORK CITY LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION GRADUATE STUDENT ACTIVITIES COORDINATORS 1998 TO PRESENTAbstractThe NSF supported New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NYCLSAMP) at the City University of New York (CUNY) has, since its inception in November 1992,been at the forefront of a concentrated effort to substantially increase the number ofunderrepresented minority students (African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and NativePacific Islanders), who pursue and graduate with Baccalaureate Degrees in Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Since inception in November 1992 (through 2018), over18,000 baccalaureate degrees have been
still located withina college or school of engineering. The American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) hasaccredited 75 baccalaureate programs with 31 of those programs located within colleges or schoolsof engineering, engineering and technology, architecture and engineering, or architecture,engineering, and technology [2]. Further, some construction management programs are alsoaccredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). ABET hasaccredited construction management programs at 33 institutions using its Applied Natural ScienceAccreditation Commission (ANSAC) criteria. ABET has also accredited construction engineeringtechnology programs at 33 institutions using its Engineering Technology
and other academic publications and funded by federal agencies and private foundations. Her books on educational technologies, equitable workplace practices, and organizational change are widely used in higher education practice. She has received numerous awards for her research and teaching. Jaime regularly consults with colleagues and universities on faculty workload, pedagogical innovations, leadership, and organizational change.Milagros Rivera, George Mason University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work-in-progress: A data gathering effort on STEM faculty startup packages for assessing equity in recruitment Leigh McCue, Girum Urgessa, Tehama Lopez
University of Texas at San Antonio Dr. Sandeep Langar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Science in College of Architecture, Construction, and Planning at The University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning from the CoDr. Tulio Sulbaran, The University of Texas at San Antonio He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineer from Georgia Institute of Technology with concentration in Con- struction Management with a minor in Computer Engineering and strong statistical background. He has over 8 years of work experience in the A/E/C (Archite ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 STEM Summer Camps in the US: Knowledge
Paper ID #39575Identity Dilemmas, Cultural Homelessness and Intersectionality: ADiscourse Analysis of the Experiences of a Female UndergraduateInternational and Transracial Adoptee in Engineering (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 Inter- national University (FIU). She earned her B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Kali’s research interests
Americans pursuing careers in STEM: ‘You Don’t Just Take, You Give Something Back.,’” Intersect. Crit. Issues Educ., no. 1, 2019.[19] M. Blair-Loy and E. A. Cech, Misconceiving Merit: Paradoxes of Excellence and Devotion in Academic Science and Engineering. Chicago ; London: The University of Chicago Press, 2022.[20] E. A. Cech, “The (mis)Framing of social justice: Why Ideologies of depoliticization and meritocracy hinder engineers’ ability to think about social injustices,” in Engineering Education for Social Justice, J. Lucena, Ed., in Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, vol. 10. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2013, pp. 67–84. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-6350- 0_4.[21] E. A. Cech, “Culture of
Science and Policy Studies at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and a Master’s in statistics. His research interests are in applied econometrics, technology and development, program evaluation, and higher education. In teaching and learning, he is interested in student motivation, experiential learning, and critical reflection to promote active and more intentional learning. Previously, Somasse was a senior economist statistician at the Central Bank of West African States.Dr. Robert Krueger, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Improving the Experiences and Retention of Black Students in STEM