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Potpouri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-3533: WOMEN ENGINEERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST FROM EN-ROLLMENT TO CAREER: A CASE STUDYDr. Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut Hoda Baytiyeh is a Computer Engineer. She has earned a Ph.D. in instructional technology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Education Department at the American University of Beirut. Her research interests include engineering education, ubiquitous computing using open source software, and online learning communities. Page 25.1482.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amrita Dhakal Ghimire, Mississippi State University; Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Lineberry, Mississippi State University Lineberry is currently a Ph.D. student in Engineering with a concentration in Engineering Education at MSU with a research focus in cybersecurity education. She received her MS in CS with a concentration in Information Assurance from North Carolina A & T State University. Her BS in CS was received from Voorhees College. Previously, Lineberry was Area Coordinator and an Instructor in CS at Voorhees.Dr. Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University Sarah Lee joined the faculty at Mississippi State University (MSU) after a 19 year information technology career at FedEx Corporation. As an associate clinical professor and assistant department head in the Computer Science and

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Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Joshua M Frey, Elizabethtown College

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Women in Engineering

23.633.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Gender Differences in Motivation to Perform K12 OutreachAbstract To continue our leadership role in technological innovation, the United States is callingfor 10,000 more engineering students to graduate each year. While producing more engineers is acomplex systemic challenge, one of the major hurdles is the lack of students entering the pipelineto higher education in STEM fields. Outreach programs are one way to interest young people inengineering, but more engineers need to be motivated to perform outreach. Using the VIE(Valence, Instrumentality, Expectancy) motivation framework, we determine similarities anddifferences between women and men

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Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Brunette, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; paula rayman, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; meg bond, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Lu Yuan, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Women in Engineering

Massachusetts-Lowell Page 12.34.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007A Delphi Study to Structure a Working Conference on Women’s Success in STEMIntroductionAlthough there is vast information regarding the difficulties that women face in thescience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, still it is still not veryclear how the critical work-related factors interact and have an impact on the attraction,retention, and advancement of women in STEM fields. Since there is little evidenceregarding the magnitude and direction of established relationships between these work-related factors and women’s success, it is critical

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Recruitment and Retention Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yolanda George, AAAS; Patricia Campbell; Tom R. Kibler, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc; Rosa Carson, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.; Shirley M. Malcom, AAAS

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Women in Engineering

, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and issues of race/ethnicity, gender and disability since the mid 1970's. Her BS, from LeMoyne College is in Mathematics, her MS, from Syracuse University, is in Instructional Technology and her PhD, also from Syracuse University, is in Teacher Education. Dr. Campbell, formerly a professor of research, measurement and statistics at Georgia State University, has authored more than 100 publications including co-authoring Engagement, Capacity and Continuity: A Trilogy for Student Success and Upping the Numbers: Using Research-Based Decision Making to Increase Diversity in the Quantitative Sciences with Eric

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Mini-Workshop on Bias in Faculty Searches

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, University of Washington, ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change

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Women in Engineering

institution with two branchcampuses, almost 40,000 students and more than 3,000 tenure track faculty as of fall 2010.Thirty-one percent of the tenure track faculty is female and 14% is faculty of color. Theuniversity hires over 200 new faculty members per year. Diversity is considered a key priorityby the university’s Board of Regents and many initiatives are in place to aid in recruitment andretention of diverse students and faculty. In October 2001, the University of Washington was one of eight institutions to receive aNational Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation award to advance womenfaculty careers in science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM). The five-yearcooperative agreement with NSF allowed UW to

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ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas; Shauna A. Morimoto, University of Arkansas; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Valerie H. Hunt, University of Arkansas

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Women in Engineering

Engineering (2001 - 2008)AbstractFor over two decades, the US government has supported gender equity programs in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. In 2001, the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) initiated the ADVANCE Institutional Transformation (IT) program with theprimary goal to increase the representation of women in STEM. Since 2001, 37 institutions ofhigher education have received the NSF ADVANCE IT awards, and 19 have completed theirfive-year projects. Using the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) data, weassess the changes in the representation of full-time tenure-track women faculty in engineeringcolleges. While earlier cross-institutional studies of the ADVANCE IT program focus only onADVANCE

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University; Jennifer D. Moss, Emporia State University; Jose M. Garcia, Purdue University; John H. Lumkes, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #32978Exploring Young Women’s Interest in Fluid Power with Workshop Experi-encesDr. Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University Dr. Lucietto has focused her research in engineering technology education and the understanding of engineering technology students. She teaches in an active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploring the performance and attributes of engineering technology students and using that knowledge to engage them in their studies.Dr. Jennifer D. Moss, Emporia State University Jennifer D. Moss, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Madjar, University of Connecticut; Bryan Douglas Huey, University of Connecticut; Leslie M. Shor, University of Connecticut

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #16450Parental Support and Acceptance Determines Women’s Choice of Engineer-ing as a MajorDr. Nora Madjar, University of Connecticut Nora Madjar is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Connecticut School of Busi- ness. She received her Ph. D. in Business Administration from the University of Illinois and is a Fulbright Scholar from 2011. Her main expertise is creativity in the workplace and her research has contributed to a better understanding of the social and contextual factors that stimulate or hinder creative performance. Her current research focus is on the interaction of work and

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sami Ainane, Pertoleum Institute Abu Dhabi UAE; Ali Bouabid

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Women in Engineering

1993-1998 Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County Mechanical Engineer 1989-1995 EEC Consulting Rockville, MD President, Dome Enterprises 1989 - 1993 Bethesda MD HONORS AND AWARDS Best Presentation Award, ICESEEI 2016 : 18th International Conference on Educational Sciences and Effective Educational Instructions. Paris France 2016 Outstanding Service and Commitment to the En- richment of the Science and Technology Program, Eleanor Roosevelt H.S., Greenbelt MD, 05/2003 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. A. Bouabid, B. Bielenberg, S. Ainane, N. Pasha, ”Learning Outcomes Alignment across Engineering Core Courses”, 18th International Conference on Educational Sciences and Effective

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The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Keathly, University of North Texas; Robert Akl, University of North Texas; Ryan Garlick, University of North Texas

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Women in Engineering

encourage young women to participate inthe program.Evaluation StructureThe summer camp programs were designed to motivate student learning and improve recruitingby including creative problem-solving laboratory experiences, as well as higher education andcareer exploration and planning activities related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math(STEM) disciplines. The project’s overall goal was to develop summer camp programs thatattract young women into science and engineering disciplines, as well as to implement strategiesoutside the scope of this paper to retain these students once they are in STEM disciplines.The evaluation plan included both formative measures to provide feedback to project developers,and summative assessment to address

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The Pipeline

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Women in Engineering

speakers haveaddressed diverse topics such as plasma physics, stealth radar, biomedical imagery, supercomputers/micro technology, aeronautical engineering, astrophysics and satellite reconnaissance.In recent years, the program has been revised from a strictly seminar series to a hands-onprogram designed to help students understand the engineering design process. Since revising theformat of the program, average attendance has more than tripled to a 2006-7 level of 107students. Two-hour sessions are held biweekly and students learn how to go from brainstormingto designing, building, and testing. In an attempt to attract more young ladies to the program (aswell as to encourage them to pursue engineering as a career), the 2007-8 program focuses on

Conference Session

Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Porche, Wellesley Center for Women; Jennifer Grossman, Wellesley Center for Women; Anne Noonan, Salem State College; Peter Wong, Tufts University

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Women in Engineering

encourage girls, presentation of STEMopportunities that appeal to girls and speak to their interests). Implications for teaching andpractice are discussed.Background Even as girls’ and women’s participation in some areas of science has risen considerablyin the past few years, the field of engineering has changed very little with rates of femaleengineering majors estimated at between 18 and 20% 1. Research on the patterns of girls’progression in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pipeline is wellestablished 2, documenting attrition which begins in middle school and continues throughgraduate school. On the other hand, women who do enter into college science and engineeringprograms tend to be successful 3. Thus it is critical

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

Federal Title IX Reviews: What They Really MeanOver the last three years, the federal government has stepped up its efforts to perform Title IXcompliance reviews in science and engineering, in response to criticisms in a 2004 reportpublished by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The mere thought of using Title IX to“do for science and engineering what it has done for athletics”1 has fomented a great deal ofcontroversy.2,3 Moreover, the lack of visibility into what actually has resulted from these reviewshas limited any development of public awareness and understanding of why these reviews canbenefit academic institutions in general and their science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) departments in particular.3,4This paper

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malle R Schilling, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory, Engineering Innovation, Biomaterials and Engineering Design and Appro- priate Technology (ETHOS). She was director of the (Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning) for approximately ten years. She has incorporated service-learning projects into her classes and laboratories since she started teaching in 2000. Her research interests include community engaged learning and pedagogy, K-12 outreach, biomaterials and materials testing and analysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

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An International Perspective

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Tatiana Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Idalis Vazques, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Women in Engineering

surrounding businesses topay for their lodging.Status of the UPRM’s College of Engineering in the islandThe UPRM is a highly recognized university in Puerto Rico. Its image comes from being one ofthe best universities specialized in Engineering and Science in the Caribbean. Engineeringgraduates get very competitive job offers from the many pharmaceutical, bio-technology andelectronics companies in the island 7.Having a positive image of the career and university settingis one of the recognized attraction factors into STEM careers. Graduate school is also an optionas all engineering specialties have well-established graduate programs and many prestigiousengineering schools in the continental US come to recruit students, offering full scholarships

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Perspectives for Women Faculty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University; Valarie young, Ohio University

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Women in Engineering

/ 2 College of Technology Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 / 3 Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ohio University Athens, OH 45701AbstractIncreasingly, women are having or caring for children while in tenure-track faculty positions.This paper focuses on the experiences of pregnant engineering faculty members, usingqualitative data derived from a survey of women faculty who are members of the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education Women in Engineering

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

societal benefits of engineering in the first year might help to retain thesestudents.BackgroundEngineering is currently promoting itself with messages that engineers “improve people’s livesin meaningful ways”.20 This may help attract female students to engineering. A large number ofstudies have shown that women to a greater extent than men value work that helps and interactswith people, contributes to society, has a clear social purpose, and contributes to communalgoals.5,7,11- 17,19 This affinity may be due to female gender role4,6,8,14 or other factors. Studieshave also shown that women are less willing to enter careers that they perceive will not allowthem to fulfill these helping goals, such as science, technology, engineering, and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer S Gurski, Drexel University; Penny Louise Hammrich, Drexel Univeristy

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

ofyoung women’s unique perceptions of K-14 STEM interventions. The questions addressed theexperiences, perceptions, and feelings of self- efficacy behind students’ successful navigation ofthe engineering pipeline.Definition of TermsThe following key terms are utilized throughout this research: STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics) and STEM identity, which is the formation of one’s personalconnection to the STEM majors and studies (Carlone & Johnson, 2007; Hughes et al., 2013) as itrelates to each young woman’s current reality. For the purposes of this study, the term pre-engineering pipeline represents students’ K-14 STEM and engineering experiences. Self-efficacyrefers to one’s feelings of adequacy in one’s ability (Bandura

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University; Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri, Columbia; Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Katie L. Piacentini, University of Missouri - Columbia; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Women in Engineering

Professor at the University of Missouri in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies. She is Director of Research of the NSF-funded Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women in Student Environments (AWISE) projects, and a co-principal investigator for the National Girls Collaborative project. Dr. Marra teaches course on assessment, evaluation and the design and implementation of effective online learning experiences.Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkKatie L. Piacentini, University of Missouri - ColumbiaMr. David B Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park David Knight is a PhD candidate in the Higher Education Program at Pennsylvania State

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WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas; Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas

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Women in Engineering

degrees in Educational Psychology, Industrial Relations, and Organizational Leadership. She is a published author of several articles and two books.Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas RONALD J. BENNETT PhD is Honeywell Fellow in Global Technology Management in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas after having served as the Founding Dean. He holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering and an MBA. With a background of more than 20 years in industry, Bennett teaches and publishes on diverse topics including materials engineering, technical innovation, technology transfer, leadership and engineering education. He is an EAC of ABET commissioner for SME

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How to Get Published: Tips from Journal Editors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

engineering education research. The panel is moderated by BevleeA. Watford. The five panelists are≠ Gary Downey, Editor, Journal of Engineering Studies≠ Jackie ElSayed, Editor, Journal of Process Education≠ Jack Lohmann, Editor, Journal of Engineering Education≠ Susan Lord, Editor, IEEE Journal of Engineering Education≠ Larry Shuman, Editor, Advances in Engineering EducationGary Downey is an ethnographic listener interested in the relationship between knowledge andpersonhood. Trained as a mechanical engineer and cultural anthropologist, he is Professor ofScience and Technology Studies and an affiliated faculty member in the Departments ofEngineering Education and Sociology, as well as in the Women's Studies Program

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K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Hubelbank, WPI Evaluation Consulting; Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Shelley Errington Nicholson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephanie Blaisdell, Independent Consultant; Paula Quinn, Independent Consultant; Elissa Rosenthal, Marketing Research Consultant; Suzanne Sontgerath, Independent Consultant

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Women in Engineering

Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She co-founded Camp Reach and has co-directed the program from 1997-98 and 2003-present. Her teaching and research interests include use of educational technology, classroom formative assessment, development of intercultural sensitivity, and K-12 engineering outreach. She received the ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers in 2000 and WPI's Trustees' Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2002.Shelley Errington Nicholson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute SHELLEY ERRINGTON NICHOLSON serves as the Director of Women’s Programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She has co-directed Camp Reach since 2006. Prior to joining WPI Shelley has worked at several

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ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Constant, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

allfaculty. Dissemination of results and training has taken various forms including workshops,web-based resources, formal presentations, informal discussions and even ‘Readers Theater’presentations.IntroductionIowa State University of Science and Technology is a land grant institution with strength inscience and engineering. The university, with about 27,000 students and 1,700 faculty, has 8colleges, the second largest of which is the college of engineering with a faculty of 190 andstudent enrollment of over 6,000. Iowa State’s faculty is 28% women in tenured or tenureeligible positions, but the College of Engineering (COE) has only 10.6% women faculty.1Additionally, the attrition rate for ISU women faculty in STEM fields (Science, Technology

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

Technology is a land grant institution with strength inscience and engineering. The university, with about 28,000 students and 1,750 faculty, has 8colleges, the second largest of which is the College of Engineering with a faculty of 225. IowaState’s faculty is 28.9% women in tenured or tenure eligible positions, but the College ofEngineering (COE) has only 10.1% women faculty.1 Additionally, the attrition rate for ISUwomen faculty in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) issignificantly higher for women as compared to men (especially in the first three years).2Although these numbers are less favorable than national averages, ISU has demonstrated a strongcommitment to increase the diversity of the faculty and has invested

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Deborah Lynn Fraley, Women in Defense, TN Valley Chapter

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #18595Women Building the US STEM PipelineDr. Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville Dr. Carmen obtained a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering degree as well as a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA. While at Ga. Tech she worked with Dr. Warren Strahle, researching solid propellants. She obtained a Doctor of Philos- ophy in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) with a focus upon turbulent combustion modeling. Dr. Carmen is the capstone design class coordinator in the Mechanical and Aerospace

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Recruitment & Retention of Women I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ayre, University of South Australia; Julie E. Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

students who lack the usual entry requirements to undertake higher education. One ofATU‟s areas of priority has been women in engineering.The first female civil engineering student at the Institute of Technology which was one of ATU‟santecedent institutions, graduated in 1974. The study included all female students who hadgraduated with civil engineering bachelor degrees up to 2008, totalling 76 women. Currentcontact details were sought by utilising alumni databases, social networking sites such asFacebook and by asking members of the cohort to provide contact details for others that theyknew. After this process, no contact details were able to be obtained for 11 of the graduates. Ofthe 65 who were sent the survey, 56 responded (86%). It cannot

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Alana Christine Snelling

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #10322When, Why, How, Who – Recruitment Lessons from First Year EngineeringStudents in the Millennial GenerationDr. Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University Jane Lehr is Associate Professor in Ethnic Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies at California Polytech- nic State University. She is also Faculty Director of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) in STEM Program at Cal Poly and Co-Director of the Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies Program. She previously served as elected co-chair of the Science & Technology Taskforce of the Na- tional Women’s Studies Association

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hillman, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ghada Salama, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Emilio Ocampo Eibenschutz, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Saly Mohamed Ali Awadh, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Lara El Said, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

scholarly literature pertaining to women in Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) in the Middle East, and particularly in the Gulf region.This mixed-method study draws on data collected in spring 2017. It includes anonymous onlinesurveys completed by TAMUQ’s female students. Additionally, it draws on a series of focusgroups with female students in order to examine the participants’ perspectives on their academicand social experiences in relation to the university’s institutional strengths and challenges insupporting female students for working in engineering-related careers.Literature ReviewThe topic of female participation, or lack thereof, in STEM fields has been researched mostly inWestern contexts. While there are recurring

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-2456: OUTREACH INITIATIVE FOR RECRUITING WOMEN TOENGINEERING: DOING A GOOD DEED FOR GIRL SCOUTSDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering