AC 2012-4599: WOMEN BECOMING WISE: GENDER, PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT, AND PROGRAMMING FOR SUCCESSMrs. Sarah Miraglia, Syracuse UniversityMs. Sharon W. Alestalo, Syracuse University Sharon W. Alestalo, M.S., is the Program Director for Syracuse University’s Women in Science and Engi- neering (WISE) program within the colleges of Engineering and Computer Science and Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. Alestalo came to the university with 25 years of practical and executive experience in social action venues and eight years in higher education settings. Her bachelor’s and master’s degrees are from the University at Albany in sociology and rehabilitation counseling, respectively. In addition to managing programs in
AC 2010-1198: CAREER SUCCESS FOR FEMALE STEM FACULTY AT PUBLICTWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONSDavid Koonce, Ohio UniversityValerie Conley, Ohio UniversityCindy Anderson, Ohio University Page 15.261.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Career Success for Female STEM Faculty at Public Two-Year InstitutionsAbstractVery limited research exists on the career advancement of STEM female faculty members atpublic two-year institutions. Within a four-year institutional setting, several employmentoutcomes, including representation in faculty and leadership positions, tenure status, academicrank, salaries, disciplinary affiliation, research
AC 2010-1917: SURVIVAL TIPS FROM THE TRENCHESSusan Lantz, Trine University Dr. Lantz is currently the Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Trine University. She has been teaching for 17 years, at four different universities. She may be reached via email at lantzs@trine.edu.Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University Dr. Minerick is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Mississippi State University. She is also Director of the Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Lab (M.D.–ERL) at Mississippi State. She may be reached via email at minerick@che.msstate.edu.)Donna Reese, Mississippi State
AC 2011-2242: INTENTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH:THE REALITY OF ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND MENTOR-ING PROGRAMSCassandra Groen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Cassandra Groen is a graduate student emphasizing in structural engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Her thesis work is in Engineering Education and she is the first student at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to research in this field.Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Jennifer Karlin is an associate professor of industrial engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and the faculty development
AC 2012-3538: PERCEIVED LEVELS OF FACULTY VALUE, INFLUENCE,AND SATISFACTION BY GENDER, RANK, ETHNICITY, COLLEGE, ANDDEPARTMENT AT A LARGE PRIVATE UNIVERSITYProf. Carol E. Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology Carol Marchetti received her B.S. in mathematics and M.S. in operations research from Case Western Reserve University, and a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Rochester. Her experience includes teaching introductory and advanced undergraduate statistics courses at Rochester Institute of Technology. She is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences at RIT. Her research interests include statistics education, collaborative learning, deaf education, and online learning.Prof
AC 2009-1845: FUNDING AGENCIES LOOK FOR INDICATORS OF A POSITIVEENVIRONMENT FOR FACULTY MEMBERSJane Daniels, Henry Luce Foundation Dr. Jane Zimmer Daniels is director of the Clare Boothe Luce and Higher Education Programs at The Henry Luce Foundation. Jane has worked on equity issues for women in the sciences and engineering for more than 30 years. She is the Director Emeritus of Purdue University’s Women in Engineering Program. Jane was the founding president of the Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN). She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Commission on Professionals in Science and Engineering (CPST), a fellow of the Society of Women Engineers and
AC 2011-1319: THE EFFECT OF SKEWED GENDER COMPOSITIONON STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERINGPROJECT TEAMSLorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan Dr. Lorelle Meadows is Director of Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. In this role, she holds primary responsibility for the design, management and delivery of the first year program to undergraduate students. She also serves as a catalyst for coordination among the engineering programs encompassed by the Office of Undergraduate Education, including the Center for Entrepreneurship, the International Programs Office and the Multidisciplinary Design program. In this role within the college, she also has
AC 2011-1687: ISU ADVANCE SUSTAINING AND INSTITUTIONALIZ-ING EFFORTS TO ENHANCE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND AD-VANCEMENT OF WOMEN FACULTY IN ENGINEERINGKristen P. Constant, Iowa State University Kristen P. Constant is a Professor in Materials Science and Engineering. Her physical research is in the area of photonic materials and her academic research is related to Gender in the Sciences. Page 22.980.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 ISU ADVANCE – Sustaining and Institutionalizing Efforts to Enhance Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of Women Faculty in
AC 2011-1243: NOT ALL WOMEN LEAVE! REFLECTIONS ON A CO-HORT OF ”STAYERS” IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGMary Ayre, University of South Australia Mary Ayre is currently a PhD student at the University of South Australia having recently retired from a senior lectureship at the University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. When teaching mathematics to engineering students 25 year ago she became interested in recruiting female students and since then has been involved in many women in engineering initiatives and research projects in the UK and Australia.Julie E. Mills, University of South Australia Julie Mills is Professor and Program Director in Civil Engineering at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia. Prior to
AC 2011-332: FIRST YEAR WOMEN ON THE ENGINEERING PATH-WAY: RESEARCH STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT RETENTIONDaniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in coun- seling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering
AC 2011-2430: MOVING BEYOND THE DOUBLE-BIND: WIE AND MEPPROGRAMS AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF WOMEN OF COLOR INENGINEERINGLisa M Frehill, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Lisa Frehill is the Director of Research, Evaluation and Policy at the National Action Council for Mi- norities in Engineering (NACME), a Senior Program Officer with the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine at the National Research Council, and a senior analyst at Energetics Technol- ogy Center. Since earning her doctoral degree Dr. Frehill has developed expertise in the science and engineering workforce with a focus on how gender and ethnicity impact access to careers in these fields. While she was an
AC 2010-1792: PREFERENCES AND CHALLENGES FOR FEMALE GRADUATEENGINEERING STUDENTS: A SURVEY BASED STUDYSoumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University Soumya K. Srivastava is a PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University since August 2007. She received her M.S from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago and B.S from R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, India. She has worked as an intern research engineer at Bayer Biologicals, co-op chemist at American Air Liquide, Chicago during her MS degree. Before joining MSU she was at Warren Analytical, Greeley, CO for 1.5 years as a Research Associate Chemist. Her research involves building lab-on-a-chip device for medical
AC 2011-1382: WOMEN AS THE MINER’S CANARY IN UNDERGRAD-UATE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONBeth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette Beth Holloway is the Director of the Women in Engineering Program (WIEP) at Purdue University. As director, Beth manages programs that recruit and retain women engineers from Kindergarten through fac- ulty ranks. Beth received both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. She is pursuing a PhD degree in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is a past president of WEPAN (Women in Engineering ProActive Network), a national organization of about 600 members dedicated to being a catalyst, advocate, and leading resource for institutional and national
AC 2010-2242: CALWOMENTECH PROJECT: RECRUITING AND RETAININGWOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSDonna Milgram, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS)Daniella Severs, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS) Page 15.255.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 CalWomenTech Project: Recruiting and Retaining Women in Technology ProgramsAbstractThe Institute for Women in Trades, Technology Science’s (IWITTS) CalWomenTech Project isbeing highlighted by NSF following an expert panel review at the three year mark in December2008 for demonstrating significant achievement and program
AC 2012-4953: MENTORING WOMEN FACULTY IN STEM: A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACHDr. Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Jenna P. Carpenter is Associate Dean for Administration and Strategic Initiatives in the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. She is also Wayne and Juanita Spinks Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Office for Women in Science and Engineering. Dr. Carpenter serves as PI for Louisiana Tech’s NSF ADVANCE Program and is on the Board of Directors for WEPAN, as well as SWE Advisor at Louisiana Tech.Dr. D. Patrick O’Neal, Louisiana Tech University D. Patrick O’Neal is an Associate Professor in the Biomedical Engineering program, which is part of the College
AC 2011-2792: DUAL CAREER PANELAdrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech having moved from Mississippi State University in Jan 2010, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. She 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 and the development of biomedi- cal microdevices. She earned a 2007 NSF CAREER award; her group has published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE Journal cover. She is an active men- tor of undergraduate
facultyreviewers did not have an impact.24Despite efforts by faculty and administration, the daunting national data is echoed at theuniversity under study in this paper where gender diversity has historically been a challenge witha 2:1 ratio of male to female students.9 Female enrollments ranged from 33-35% during theperiod from 2010-2013 with some STEM colleges within the university reporting approximately10% female students.25Breaking into a Career: Faculty Hiring PatternsSimilar to the student experience, female faculty may well begin their academic careers at adisadvantage as they continue to be faced with gender bias even if it is implicit rather thanexplicit. For those who persist and advance toward a career in academia, developing a strongacademic
AC 2010-99: THE EFFECT OF GENDER ON SUPPORT AND SELF-EFFICACY INUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING PROGRAMSRachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University Rachelle Reisberg is Director of Women in Engineering at Northeastern University. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rice University. She was President of a start-up software company before joining Northeastern.Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as
AC 2011-1053: PATHWAYS TO MALE-DOMINATED ENGINEERING PRO-GRAMSAura Tuulia Paloheimo, Aalto University, School of Science and Engineering Aura Paloheimo (M.Sc.Tech.) works in the Aalto University School of Science and Engineering as a university teacher. She teaches computer science basics. Her recent research areas have covered different aspects of female minorities in technical fields.Kaisa Pohjonen, Aalto University Kaisa Pohjonen works in Aalto University as a research assistant to Aura Paloheimo. Ms. Pohjonen will graduate as B.Sc. (Math) in 2011 and continue her studies in master’s level.Pirjo Helena Putila
AC 2012-5260: LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE LEARNING IMPROVESCONFIDENCE OF ENGINEERING SKILLS IN WOMENJennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley Jennifer Wang is a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, studying engineering edu- cation. She has an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and computer science. Currently, she does research with the Lawrence Hall of Science, a public science center.Mr. Eli Patten, University of California, BerkeleyRyan Shelby, University of California, BerkeleyFarzana Ansari, University of California, BerkeleyDr. Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley Lisa Pruitt received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and materials engineering from the
AC 2011-2390: MOTIVATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE, BUT IS THEREA DIFFERENCE IN MOTIVATION? WHAT INSPIRES WOMEN AND MENTO STUDY ENGINEERING?Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington Deborah Kilgore is a Research Scientist in the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching at the Univer- sity of Washington. She has extensive expertise in the learning sciences and qualitative methodologies, and has a particular interest in the experiences of women in engineering.Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design-related classes, she conducts research on fracture me- chanics and applied
Conference and Exposition., ASEE Paper # AC 2010-1512.22. Bilen-Green, C., Green, R., McGeorge, C., Birmingham, E., & Burnett, A. (2013) Mentoring programs supporting junior faculty. Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.23. Zurn-Birkhimer, S., Geier, S. R., & Sahley, C. (2013) ADVANCE-PURDUE: Retention, success and leadership for senior female STEM faculty. Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.24. National Institutes of Health. (2014, March 21). NIH grant review process youtube videos. Retrieved from http://public.csr.nih.gov/aboutcsr/contactcsr/pages/contactorvisitcsrpages/nih-grant-review- process-youtube-videos.aspx.25. http://wwwp.oakland.edu
AC 2011-912: A TRIAD FACULTY MENTORING PROGRAMJan Rinehart, Rice University Jan Rinehart is Executive Director of the National Science Foundation funded ADVANCE Program at Rice University. The goals of the ADVANCE program are to increase the number of women faculty in science, engineering, and mathematics at all levels of leadership, and change the institutional climate. She has over twenty years in higher education with most of her work focused on diversity in STEM fields. Prior to assuming the ADVANCE position, she served as the Deputy Director of the Space Engineering Institute for two years and the Director of Engineering Student Programs at Texas A&M University. She initiated the Women in Engineering
AC 2010-21: OUTREACH TEACHING, COMMUNICATION, ANDINTERPERSONAL SKILLS ENCOURAGE WOMEN AND MAY FACILITATETHEIR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN THE ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMSara Atwood, University of California, BerkeleyEli Patten, University of California at BerkeleyLisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley Page 15.933.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Outreach Teaching, Communication, and Interpersonal Skills Encourage Women and may Facilitate their Recruitment and Retention in the Engineering CurriculumAbstractWomen continue to be underrepresented in engineering and technology fields. Recent gains ingender equity in
AC 2008-1103: ADVANCING WOMEN FACULTY IN ENGINEERING THROUGHINSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION: THE IOWA STATE UNIVERSITYADVANCE PROGRAM IN THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGKristen Constant, Iowa State University Kristen Constant is an Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering.Sharon Bird, Iowa State University Sharon Bird is an Associate Professor in Sociology at Iowa State UniversityFlorence Hamrick, Iowa State University Flo Hamrick is an Associate Professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Iowa State University. Page 13.161.1© American Society for Engineering Education
AC 2007-2310: ISISHAWAII: THE POWER OF ONE PLUS ONE FOR BRINGINGGIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN INTO THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGPIPELINELynn Fujioka, isisHawaii and Women in Technology In 2002, Lynn Fujioka left the advertising industry after 25 years to launch isisHawaii, a women's online mentoring resource. Since partnering in 2003 with The Women in Technology (WIT) Project (a statewide workforce development initiative administered by The Maui Economic Development Board and funded, in part, by the U.S. Departments of Education, Agriculture and Labor), Lynn's new-found passion in educational outreach provides a rewarding outlet for her creative and business skills.Sheryl Hom, isisHawaii and Women in
AC 2011-335: USING AN EXTENSION SERVICES MODEL TO INCREASEGENDER EQUITY IN ENGINEERINGElizabeth T. Cady, National Academy of Engineering Elizabeth T. Cady is a Program Officer at the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education of the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, DC.Norman L. Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering (Washington) Dr. Norman L. Fortenberry is the founding Director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). CASEE facilitates research on and deployment of, innovative policies, practices, and tools designed to enhance the effective- ness and efficiency of systems for the formal
AC 2010-188: HOW TO GET PUBLISHED – TIPS FROM JOURNAL EDITORSBevlee Watford, Virginia Tech Page 15.656.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 How to Get Published – Tips From Journal EditorsAbstractPublication of scholarly work is an important aspect of a faculty position. Decisions regardingtenure and promotion include number and quality of publications in addition to teaching,research funding and service activities. Faculty members seeking to publish papers focusing onengineering education are somewhat limited in the journals they may submit their work to, andoften find it difficult to publish education oriented work in more traditional research
assignment ofthe semester required students to write reflective essays. The assignment asked students toreflect on their definition of CE/EvE/AE, if they were interested in continuing to major inCE/EvE/AE, and why. Students were prompted to discuss personal experiences prior to college,content in the first year CE/EvE/AE course, and other college courses that impacted thisdecision. Students were also instructed to “Cite specific aspects of CE/EvE/AE and being aC/Ev/A engineer that appeal to you and do not appeal to you.”The essays were generally about two pages long. The assignment was worth ten percent of theoverall course grade. It was graded on whether or not the students fully answered each question,not based on their specific responses (such as
to administer this survey to several groups including college and highschool students as well as faculty members and practicing engineering professionals. From this Figure 1: EQ-SQ score data collected for students and acquaintances. Discipline 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 Biomedical 36.9 37 39.1 39.2 40.6 Civil 20.1 20.3 21 20.6 19.4 Computer 7.9 9.5 9.4 8.5 12.0 Electrical 11.5 11.6 11.5 12.7 13.7 Mechanical 11.4 11.5 11.7 12.4 13.5Table 1: Percentage of bachelors degrees awarded to women in selected engineering disciplines