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WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Rae Volpatti, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Lauren M. Byland, University of Pittsburgh

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #8519Implementation of a Sexual Harassment Workshop Targeting Female Engi-neersMiss Lisa Rae Volpatti, University of Pittsburgh Lisa Volpatti received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2013. Throughout her undergraduate career, she held several officer positions in the University of Pittsburgh’s section of the Society of Women Engineers, including section President during her senior year. She is pursuing a Master of Philosophy in Chemistry at the University of Cambridge as a Whitaker International Fellow and has received a National Science Foundation Graduate

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

Purdue University’s ADVANCE program, and PI on the Assessing Sustainability Knowledge project. She runs the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group, whose projects are described at the group’s website, http://feministengineering.org/. She is interested in creating new models for thinking about gender and race in the context of engineering education. She was recently awarded a CAREER grant for the project, ”Learning from Small Numbers: Using personal narratives by underrepresented undergraduate students to promote institutional change in engineering education.” Page 22.356.1

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WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mara R. London, Gonzaga University; Jillian Rae Cadwell, Gonzaga University; Alexander Maxwell, Clarkson University

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Women in Engineering

engineeringIntroductionMultiple studies have documented that women value career paths that incorporate a clear socialpurpose and provide opportunities to help others1,2. Furthermore, studies have shown that thegeneral public does not view engineering as a discipline that plays a viable role in solving theproblems of society2,3.Currently, recruitment and retention of women pursing engineering degrees at GonzagaUniversity is in accord with the national average. Described here are efforts to recruit, retain, andattract additional female students through the on-going development of an independentengineering study abroad program in Africa that integrates engineering and social justiceprojects. The motivation to focus on a study abroad program as a recruitment and retention

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Retaining Women Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

implemented the following protocol.Quantitative SurveyThe PACE questionnaire included questions in the following categories: Quality of Teaching,Professors, Teaching Assistants, Labs, Resources, Student Interaction, Extracurricular Activities,Personal Experience, Perceptions of Engineering Careers, Perceptions of Engineering Major,Confidence and Demographic Information. In addition, Personal Experience included ninequestions relevant to sensitive issues such as sex and race discrimination and harassment.In recognition of the varying Institutional Review Board rules that regulate the release of studentdata, we created four survey administration options from which each institution could choose.They included 1) school hosts survey, school samples

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

the Content Team. Dr. Bernstein is a national leader in graduate education, having served higher education in a variety of positions. These have included: Dean of ASU’s Graduate College, Director of NSF’s Division of Graduate Education, leader of ASU’s extensive Preparing Future Faculty Program, innovator of ASU’s Preparing Future Professionals Program, President of the Western Association of Graduate Schools, and member of the Board and Executive Committee of the Council of Graduate Schools, and member of the CRPGE board of NASULGC. Her over 200 publications and presentations have focused on graduate education reform and the career advancement of women and underrepresented

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Courtney S Smith-Orr, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

-efficacy. In 2010, Joneset al. found mixed results in a study of first-year engineering students, with no statisticallysignificant differences associated with attainment, interest, utility, identification, or career-plans;although men did score higher with respect to self-efficacy and expectancy, the difference wassignificant only for expectancy10.In a related study, Jones et al. found few differences between men and women with respect toengineering identification, gender identification, GPA, or likelihood of changing major, andwomen reported higher perceptions of engineering ability11. The analysis also indicated noeffects for stereotype threat; notably, however, although both men and women scored relativelylow with respect to endorsing negative

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

another fluid power course and students reported that they felt theirunderstanding and interest both increased due to the activities [9]. In yet another course,students completed interactive, competitive, and ungraded activities in class to enhance theirlearning of fluid power. Faculty involved in this course reported observing enhanced learning inthis redesigned classroom climate [10]. These studies and others demonstrate that methods existto increase learning and interest in fluid power at the undergraduate level [11].Exposing students to fluid power and engaging students in related activities in middle school orhigh school is important to increasing the number of trained workers in later years, as studentsbegin to choose career pathways during

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

. Many of the grants funded to datesupport large-scale comprehensive institutional transformation (IT) projects. In 2012, a largeprivate technical university received an NSF ADVANCE IT grant and set out to strategicallylaunch several initiatives aimed at increasing the representation and advancement of womenSTEM faculty by removing barriers to resources that support career success and by creating newinterventions and resources (NSF ADVANCE 1209115).This paper reports on one of the initiatives within the overall institutional transformation planwhich focuses on a salary gender equity study for pre-tenured and tenured faculty, conducted in amanner in which stakeholders would ideally have a high-level of confidence in its results. Across-university

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Girls and Young Women

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Burkett, University of Arkansas; Claire Small, Springdale High School; Charles Rossetti, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas

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Women in Engineering

andpossibilities of engineering careers.3 The UA-SHS day camp targets 7th grade (rising 8th grade)girls in Springdale to increase the number entering the Springdale High School pre-engineeringprogram and ultimately the engineering profession. Support for single gender programs andspecifically reaching this age group is supported by research. Studies have shown significantattitudinal differences between girls attending single-gender programs compared to mixed-gender programs,7 and that targeting underrepresented rising 8th graders in this critical period ofeducational development and growth was very effective.8,9 Students began forming careerchoice opinions and were generally receptive to engineering as a realistic career choice. TheUA-SHS camp provided a

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnes G. d'Entremont, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Hannah Gustafson, University of British Columbia; Katherine A. Lyon, University of British Columbia ; Jonathan Verrett P.Eng., University of British Columbia; Kerry Greer, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia; Atif Shoukat Ali, University of British Columbia

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

are aprimary factor inhibiting gender parity (De Cohen 2009). In other words, the problem beginslong before women students enter university.Numerous theories help explain women’s decision not to enroll in engineering. Supply sidetheories assume a mismatch between women’s perceptions of the field and their ability toachieve their life goals (Ceci, Williams, and Barnett 2009). In particular, women may come tothe conclusion that a highly demanding engineering career would be too constraining on theirability to birth and raise children—a perception that may be exacerbated in national contextswhere public childcare systems have not been developed. Other theories suggest that there is areduced demand for women based on institutionalized attitudes

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Diane Matt, WEPAN

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Women in Engineering

ResourcesSupporting Future Faculty• Achieving Success in Academia. WEPAN hosted this conference June 27-29, 1997 in Arlington, Virginia, to begin to address the low representation of female faculty in engineering in the U.S. Funded by the National Science Foundation, this conference offered non-tenured, tenure track female faculty and graduate students, strategies to enhance their careers in academia and provide insight into successfully navigating the tenure track. Participants included 34 non-tenured, tenure track female engineering faculty and 28 female engineering graduate students interested in a career in academe. The graduate students who attended did so accompanied by a faculty member from their institution to help initiate or

Conference Session

Attaining Academic Leadership Positions

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Chris S. Anderson, Michigan Technological University; Dianne Dorland, Rowan University; Sarah A. Rajala, Mississippi State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College

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Women in Engineering

Anderson’s career began as a middle school science teacher and an instructor at the post-secondary level, which then led to program administration. She has extensive experience developing precollege academic programs and diversity, retention, and student support programs. Her current role involves es- tablishing and maintaining partnerships with secondary schools, community colleges, corporations, and state and national organizations that help strengthen the University’s outreach, recruitment, retention, and graduation of underrepresented student populations, as well as the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty and staff. Michigan Tech’s ongoing climate study is directed by Anderson. She advises and re- views unit

Conference Session

WIED: Curricular Undergraduate Student Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University (Eng.); Alisa Morss Clyne, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Women in Engineering

received her Doctorate in Medical and Mechanical Engineering from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technol- ogy. Dr. Clyne received an NSF CAREER award in 2008 and an American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant in 2010. She received both research and educational funding from NSF, NIH, De- partment of Education, the Nanotechnology Institute, and the State of Pennsylvania. She is a member of ASEE, ASME, BMES, IEEE-EMBC, Sigma Xi, and SWE. Her teaching focuses on mechanical engi- neering applications in biological systems, and she founded several programs to increase diversity within engineering

Conference Session

Institutional Transformations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University

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Women in Engineering

, methodology, findings, andconclusions and implications are presented.Background The relatively low number of tenured and tenure-track female faculty in STEM fieldscontinues to be a concern for universities and colleges, and for good reason. In a report by theCommittee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering,Beyond Bias and Barriers, the following summary findings were asserted: 1. Women have the ability and drive to succeed in science and engineering. 2. Women who are interested in science and engineering careers are lost at every Page 23.1088.2 educational transition. 3. The problem is not simply

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

rather than using them toward an associate’s degree. [16]Additionally, the NSB reported that “In 2013, recent female S&E bachelor’s and master’s degreerecipients were more likely than their male counterparts to have attended a community college.”[16]The focus of PVWIS on local community college women in STEM directly supports broadeningparticipation efforts. According to Costello, “Scientists and policymakers point to thecommunity college as a critical link in the educational pathway to STEM careers for women andstudents who are low-income, minority, or the first in their families to enter college. This linkmust be bolstered if community colleges are to provide opportunities in STEM fields for largenumbers of these students.” [5] Snyder and

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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

) education in the United States (US) was initiated between womenrepresenting academia and industry. The industry contingent provided financial support andmentorship to the academic side that resulted in undergraduate engineering student teamsdesigning and building educational products for use within primary and secondary educationschools with the goal of encouraging younger students to pursue careers in STEM fields. Due toan aging workforce at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the USDepartment of Defense (DoD), and the US Aerospace Industry, as well as the need to improvediversity in STEM jobs, the need to grow the US STEM pipeline is critical. This national priorityis informed by the fact that advancements and innovations in

Conference Session

An International Perspective

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University; Nancy Felipe Russo, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is the Chair of PIC IV and a frequent speaker on career opportunities in engineering, especially for women and minority students. She has more than 150 publications, mostly on the recruitment and retention of students in engineering, especially women and underrepresented minority students.Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University BIANCA L. BERNSTEIN, Ph.D. is the Principal Investigator of a major research grant from the National Science Foundation upon which the work reported here is based. The grant aims to improve persistence among women in science and engineering Ph.D. programs, and includes Drs. John Horan

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

Women Engineers. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is the PIC IV Chair and a frequent speaker on career opportunities in engineering, especially for women and minority students. Page 13.305.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Community College Transfer Engineering Students: Does Gender Make a Difference?AbstractIn many universities, little attention is paid to transfer students, especially community

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Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Julie Olney, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

engineering Page 13.339.6 ‚ Increase retention levels for first year women engineering students. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education ‚ Improve the level of preparation of women going into engineering careers by showing them ways to handle the unique challenges that they may face.To build and continue the mentoring relationships formed in the We’re in Motion program, theManagement Team designed a series of fusion experiences and the resulting program is namedKate’s Community (in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin I. Tyler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Johnson-Glauch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Engineering Education, 2017 Implementing Design Thinking into Summer Camp Experience for High School Women in Materials EngineeringAbstractAlthough women make up a significant portion of the college educated population, there remainsa sizable gap between the number of men and women pursuing degrees and careers in science,technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The gender gap begins at middle school andwidens considerably in later high school years. One major factor for this gap is the lack ofbelonging women can feel towards engineering. As one approach to developing and improvingthis sense of belonging, we focused on improving students’ comprehension of engineering topicsduring a weeklong materials science and

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1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Allison Interrante, Northeastern University; Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

Engineering tostrengthen the pathways for women and girls to pursue careers in engineering and science. Theprogram targets the transition points from middle school to high school, high school to college,and college to career. Connections program components at the college level are extensive andinclude scholarships, social programs, a freshman residence LLC (Learning Living Community),outreach programs, academic support, e-mentoring, and career preparation. The ConnectionsPhysics Review program was established as one of the early initiatives and has evolved over afive year period to become one of the key academic components. Physics was chosen becauseof its place in the engineering curriculum (required first year course) and because the problemsolving

Conference Session

WIED Olio

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Susan Jurow, University of Colorado at Boulder; Wendy C. Chi, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

the same time, knowing whatactions and individual characteristics lead to acceptance in a graduate program and an eventualacademic career assists students in navigating their engineering careers towards academia. Inother words, a program participant who begins to be viewed by professors and peers as aresearcher, as ―graduate school bound;‖ who talks about what she will do as a professor; whogoes to academic conferences and studies for the GRE could be seen as accepting the pathwaytowards the professoriate.Individuals‘ learning pathways in a community arise from multiple factors related to thecommunity‘s routine practices and the individual‘s historically-developed dispositions andambitions.18 The local community, or the specific group of

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Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Stacy Doore, University of Maine; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Karen J. Horton P.E., University of Maine; Kristen L. Jellison, Lehigh University; Sharon Melissa Latimer, West Virginia University; Marci J. Levine, Lehigh University; D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

and record of supporting women faculty intheir department, colleges, and the university. Advocates are active and effective proponents of Page 26.905.4gender diversity and equity, specifically in terms of increasing the number of female faculty,encouraging the hiring and promotion of female faculty in administrative positions, and ensuringthe fair and equitable treatment of women within partner institutions. They are committed toincreasing their understanding of gender bias and its impact on the academic careers of women.At North Dakota State University, Advocates meet at least monthly and work toward specificgoals and outcomes, including the

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WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas; Shauna A. Morimoto, University of Arkansas; Aparna S. Terdalkar, University of Arkansas; Valerie H. Hunt, University of Arkansas; Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas; Rodica Lisnic, University of Arkansas

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Women in Engineering

explicitly targeted “recruitment” or “hiring” efforts.The initial selection of all recruitment initiatives was conducted by one of the team members, aformer graduate student, under the supervision of the first author. The final analysis ofrecruitment initiatives was conducted independently by three social science faculty. Each facultymember reviewed all initially selected recruitment initiatives and assigned them to one of thefollowing categories: Family-Friendly; Dual Career; Creating a Diverse Pool of Applicants;Training/Workshops for Search Committees; Workshops for Search Committees on Bias in theApplicant Review Processes; Networking/Collaborations; Facilitating Recruitment and CampusVisits; Mentoring; Start-up Funding; and the Development of

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Panel: Opportunities & Methods to Encourage More Women Toward Research Commercialization

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Babs Carryer, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Abby Thompson, Mississippi State University ; Louise C. Dunlap, DunlapBrowder

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #8192Panel: Opportunities & Methods to Encourage more Women Toward Re-search CommercializationDr. Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Technological University in 1998. Adrienne’s research interests include electrokinetics, predominantly dielectrophoretic characterizations of cells, and the development of biomedical microde- vices. She earned a 2007 NSF CAREER award, has published research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (2006), Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sumaia Ali Raisa, West Virginia University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Engineering: The Role of STEM Interventions,” Journal of College Student Development, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 742–747, Sep. 2016, doi: 10.1353/csd.2016.0072.[9] N. A. Fouad, W.-H. Chang, M. Wan, and R. Singh, “Women’s Reasons for Leaving the Engineering Field,” Front Psychol, vol. 8, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00875.[10] J. Rohde et al., “Design Experiences, Engineering Identity, and Belongingness in Early Career Electrical and Computer Engineering Students,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 165–172, Aug. 2019, doi: 10.1109/TE.2019.2913356.[11] S. Hurtado and D. F. Carter, “Effects of College Transition and Perceptions of the Campus Racial Climate on Latino Students’ Sense of Belonging,” Sociology of

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Women in Engineering

. Womenengineers (and computer scientists) are considered unfeminine. There is a strong cultural bias inthe US against women pursuing careers in CS. Girls don’t see computer scientists as havinglives outside their work; with the perception that working in computing related fields requires24/7/365 commitment.13 Women are ill at ease in a field that encourages highly focused, almostobsessive behavior as the key to success, and believe it will be difficult to balance CS with afamily life. The image of a CS student as someone (usually male) who has played withcomputers since early childhood is widespread and pervasive, and for a large percentage of maleCS students, it also happens to be accurate.Can Anything Be Done To Improve the Situation?Studies have shown

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kieran Sullivan, Santa Clara University; Ruth Davis, Santa Clara University

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Women in Engineering

discuss the successes and challenges theyhad witnessed in their programs. Dr. Eleanor Willemsen, a psychologist at Santa ClaraUniversity, spoke about key concepts from developmental psychology that are relevant to girls'persistence in STEM careers.10 She noted that persistence in the face of challengingcircumstances is highest for goals that are valued in themselves (intrinsic motivation) rather thanwhen striving for the goal as a means to another end (extrinsic motivation). Thus girls who enjoythe process of problem solving, using complex equipment and mathematical skills, and who areproud of being technically competent, are much more likely to succeed and persist than those

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Ashley Babcock, University of Georgia; David Gattie, University of Georgia-Athens

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Women in Engineering

environment, and Page 13.1225.6between students that tend to take a holistic approach to problem solving and a complex learningenvironment (bottom, left and upper, right corners of figure 3 respectively) and those in between(blue oval). Ideally, students would be capable of using a holistic and reductive approach by thetime they reach graduation. The blue oval area is a good fit region and would prepare studentsfor the professional, real-world environment. This would be an ideal region for students toremain in order to best prepare them for their professional careers so that they can transitionseamlessly between reductive and holistic problem solving

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Rohlfing, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Brandon Yabko, Arizona State University; Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

ofgraduate school completion1 In the physical sciences and engineering, attrition is most commonwithin the first three years2,3. While women represent 22% of the doctoral students inengineering, they receive only 17% of the doctorates; the dropout rate for women is roughlytwice that of male PhD students in the same fields4,5. Additionally, even women who persistthrough their doctoral program remain unlikely to actually embark on a career in science orengineering; 36.5% of women with degrees in science, compared to 27.4% of men, never beginscience careers5.The purpose of CareerWISE, an NSF-funded research program, is to improve the retention offemale STEM doctoral students (and, indirectly, the likelihood of their entry into STEM-relatedcareers