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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

madesubstantial changes to the state’s curriculum and high school graduation requirements since itwas passed by the state legislature in 2013. HB5 came into effect in Fall 2016 and has threemajor components: 1) A core set of courses each student must complete for a total of 22 credits; 2) The requirement that each graduating eighth grader select one of five Endorsements (listed below), which are broad categories of career related courses; and 3) A Distinguished Level of Achievement for outstanding performance within the chosen endorsement. The five endorsements are: 1) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A Gatz, Stony Brook University ; Angela M Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

engineering.IntroductionDespite gender similarities in mathematics and science achievement, women continue to beunderrepresented in STEM education and careers [1]-[3]. Of the 108,969 bachelor’s degrees inengineering awarded in 2013-2014, 20,031 (18.4%) were awarded to women [4]. Between 2000and 2013, the proportion of science and engineering bachelor’s degrees in all fields awarded towomen remained mostly flat with declines in computer science (10%), mathematics and statistics(5%), physics (3%), and engineering (1%) [5]. Some researchers reported retention rates inscience and engineering in the U.S. have been disproportionately high for women [1], [6], whileothers have pointed out the attrition rates for women were consistent with those in other majors[7]. Research has

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Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianna Blaser, University of Washington; Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington; Sheryl Elaine Burgstahler, University of Washigton

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #12207Including Universal Design in Engineering Courses to Attract Diverse Stu-dentsDr. Brianna Blaser, University of Washington Brianna Blaser is a counselor/coordinator at the DO-IT Center at the University of Washington where she works with the AccessEngineering program. She earned a bachelors degree in math and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University and a PhD in women studies at the University of Washington. She has a background in broadening participation and career development in science and engineering fields. Before joining DO-IT, she was the project director for the AAAS (American Association for

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Saejin Kwak Tanguay, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Julie Simmons Ivy, North Carolina State University; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; M. Claire Horner-Devine, University of Washington and Counterspace Consulting

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

) Institute”. A certified coach, Grant consults and empowers STEM individuals at all levels in the academy towards excellence in career and professional development. Her workshops on mentoring and academic career development for NSF ADVANCE programs at Purdue, Cornell, Texas A&M, University of Toledo, UVA, Prairie View A&M, and the ADVANCE Annual PI meetings pro- mote STEM faculty development while providing diverse role models for students. She has mentored and empowered hundreds of faculty, students and postdocs.Dr. M. Claire Horner-Devine, University of Washington and Counterspace Consulting Dr. Claire Horner-Devine is the co-founder and co-director of three, federally funded, national programs (BRAINS, WEBS

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Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Zundl, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Laura Stiltz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Helen M. Buettner, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

feedback about specific elements of the LLC program. Wehave found that our first two cohorts of female engineering students, currently in their secondand third years, express significantly higher levels of career expectations, self-efficacy, feelingsof inclusion and coping towards engineering than when they first entered. !IntroductionEngineering remains an academic area where women obtain a small fraction of bachelor degrees,and this trend does not seem to be changing in the near future. A recent report by the NationalStudent Clearinghouse found that although more students are pursuing S&E degrees, women’sshare of these majors has failed to increase over the last ten years.1 Researchers’ assumptions thatas women claimed more of the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shafagh Jafer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

information to femalesexploring an education at Embry-Riddle. At least 25% of scholarships, graduate studentassistantships and graduate research assistantships will also be designated for female engineeringstudents. Moreover, increasing the number of female engineering faculty will be supported withplans to create hiring process guidelines for chairs and committees with a goal of hiring sixadditional female tenure-track faculty by 2016. The institute would also provide a central spacefor research opportunities, career/internship/co-op positions and professional conferences andcompetitions across the engineering departments. WEI will establish connections and exchangeopportunities with other professional and academic organizations, like the Institute

Conference Session

Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moshe Hartman, Retired; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering

posed in this paper is how persistent are gender differences in engineeringorientation and achievement, once we control for engineering discipline, cohort, and year in theprogram. More specifically, we ask: 1. Do gender differences persist in grades, engineering self-confidence, satisfaction with engineering major, satisfaction with peers, and commitment to engineering as a career, even when major, year, and cohort are controlled? 2. Is there an interaction between gender and major, so that women and men in the same major have different reactions/achievements in engineering? 3. How much variation in these variables is there between majors (women or men)? 4. Is there a clear pattern of variation in any of these

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Mathematics. The campus is fortunate to be well represented with women in thesciences and engineering; professors from all disciplines serve as facilitators for the group.Background:There are initiatives on other campuses and with other groups to increase the involvement andretention of women in the sciences and engineering, including OXIDE (Open ChemistryCollaborative in Diversity Equity), a diversity equity initiative cofounded by the NationalScience Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Energy 3. Inaddition to OXIDE, other initiatives aimed at addressing the gender gap include the NSFADVANCE grants to increase the participation and advancement of women in academic scienceand engineering careers, and COACh, a

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Joseph F. Santacroce P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

initiated the “Educate toInnovate” program to increase student participation in all STEM-related activities. The long-termobjective of these activities is to encourage more young women to choose an education in theSTEM in the future [2].Getting more students involved in the STEM education is a challenge. Attracting more femalestudents into the STEM fields can be even harder. Statistics show that there is a big gender gapin the STEM fields in workplaces. It has been found that the women make up 46% of theworkforce, but women have only 24% of jobs in STEM fields [3]. More women in STEM careershave at least two primary benefits. First, STEM careers typically have higher salary, benefits,and career stability in the workforce [14]. Secondly, a more

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Interactive Panel on Perspectives and Practical Skills for Men as Advocates for Gender Equity

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence J. Genalo, Iowa State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Archie L Holmes Jr., University of Virginia; Brian P Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Lopresti, Lehigh University; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division, Minorities in Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

research interests include electrokinetics, predominantly di- electrophoretic characterizations of cells, and the development of biomedical microdevices. She earned a NSF CAREER award and was nominated for Michigan Professor of the Year in 2014. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. – ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activi- ties in area schools (see www.mderl.org). Adrienne is currently co-Chair of ASEE’s Diversity Committee and PIC I Chair; she has previously served on WIED, ChED, and NEE leadership teams and contributed to 37 ASEE conference proceedings articles.Prof. Beena

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech; Margaret Layne, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

successof women faculty in science and engineering. Institutions funded by the National ScienceFoundation ADVANCE Program, have been in the vanguard of the movement to transforminstitutional and departmental culture in order to recruit and retain more women and minoritiesas faculty in science and engineering. Among a broad portfolio of initiatives aimed atrecognizing that faculty life extends beyond work performance, the 19 round one and twoADVANCE institutions have promoted such work-family policies as dual-career hiring, stoppingor delaying the tenure clock for childbirth or adoption, on-campus childcare and lactation rooms,and the opportunity for temporary periods of part-time employment to deal with family crises,such as the terminal illness of

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E. Pinelli, NASA Langley Research Center; Cathy W. Hall, East Carolina University; Kimberly Marie Brush, NASA Langley Research Center; Jeannine B. Perry, Continental Research Associates, Inc.

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Women in Engineering

world marketplace. For women this is further complicated by the fact oncethey do enter the workforce consistent with their chosen major, they are less likely to remain inthis career field.6 Fouad and Singh6 note that after five years in an engineering career, one out offour women are likely to leave as opposed to only one out of ten men. There are not onlyconcerns in attracting and retaining women as engineering majors at the college/university level,but concerns also in retaining women in engineering career trajectories once they have receivedtheir degree. Research focusing on individual characteristics has suggested that one of the reasons forthe gender disparity in physical sciences and engineering is differences in skill sets between

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. Skaggs, American University in Cairo

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Women in Engineering

engineeringeducation, this study allows for increased understanding of their identity development in relationto their future career choices. For many females, their identity formation during their collegecareer, as they balance being a woman with being an engineer, is precarious resulting in anexodus of females from engineering within the first five years of graduation.This paper will first present the research surrounding evidence of women not participating inengineering, indications of engineering as a socially-constructed masculine environment, and thepurpose of higher education for professional and personal identity development. Secondly, theconceptual framework and research questions driving this study will be provided. Thirdly,Marcia Baxter Magolda’s

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University; Victor Ofori-Boadu, Penuel Consult Inc.; Jacob Randall Vanderpool, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Dongyang Deng, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

and construction (AEC) students. In February 2019, Andrea received the prestigious National Science Foundation NSF - CAREER award to research professional identity development processes in undergraduate AEC women. She has also received grants from East Coast Construction Services, Engineering Information Foundation, and the Na- tional Association of Home Builders. Dr. Ofori-Boadu was selected to participate in the 2019 QEM-NSF INCLUDES summit. In 2018, she was selected as a 2018 National Science Foundation - NC A & T ADVANCE IT Faculty Scholar. She also received the 2018 CoST Teaching Excellence Merit Award. Dr. Ofori-Boadu received both the 2017 NC A & T - CoST Rookie Research Excellence Award and the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa A Dagley, University of Central Florida; Nirmala Ramlakhan, Nee-Moh, Inc; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida

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Women in Engineering

iSTEM Dr. Dagley works to promote and enhance collaborative efforts on STEM education and research by bringing together colleges, centers, and institutes on campus, as well as other stakeholders with similar interest in STEM initiatives. Her research interests lie in the areas of student access to edu- cation, sense of community, retention, first-year experience, living-learning communities, and persistence to graduation for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs.Dr. Nirmala Ramlakhan, Nee-Moh, Inc Situated in the unique space straddling both academia and industry, Dr. Ramlakhan uses her 13 years of experience in education, workforce and career development to drive STEM agendas. Currently

Conference Session

WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Women in Engineering

faculty advisor to the EDDP’s Engineering Club and the Society of Women Engineers student organization. She also teaches a career planning class for engineers and a first-year engineering course. From 2006-2008, she was the Director for the Preparing Outstanding Women for Engineering Roles–POWER– Summer Camp. Mrs. McCormick received her Masters of Science in Technology and Bachelors of Science in Engineering from the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.Ms. Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Terri Talbert-Hatch, Ed.D. Assistant Dean for Student Services Purdue School of Engineering & Technol- ogy, IUPUI Dr. Talbert-Hatch oversees the Student Services Office

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University; Jung Sook Kim, Ohio State University; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Ebony O. McGee is an Assistant Professor of Diversity and Urban Schooling at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and a member of Scientific Careers Research and Development Group at Northwestern University. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and she was a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow. As a former electrical engineer, she is concerned with sci- ence, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and participation among historically marginalized students of color. Her research focuses on the role of racialized experiences and biases in STEM educational and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Mario J. Leone, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

her videos that instruct young engineers on how to create their ownwearable electronic art. These women have found ways of combining art and engineering into Page 26.605.2very successful careers. This pursuit of influencing a male-dominated field with creativity andthe arts serves as an inspiration for women who are also looking to succeed in pursuing a uniqueengineering career. These role models make the field more accessible for female students whodid not realize that such career options existed, and create opportunities to retain more women inthe field after graduation.The ability of art to be combined with electrical engineering projects

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eddie L Jacobs, University of Memphis; Amy L de Jongh Curry, University of Memphis; Russell J. Deaton, University of Memphis; Carmen Astorne-Figari, University of Memphis; Douglas Clark Strohmer, University of Memphis

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #15386Empathy and Gender Inequity in Engineering DisciplinesDr. Eddie L Jacobs, University of Memphis Eddie L. Jacobs holds a B.S.E.E. (1986) and M.S.E.E. (1988) degree from the University of Arkansas, and a D.Sc. degree in Electro-physics from the George Washington University (2001). Dr. Jacobs is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Tennessee. Dr. Jacobs began teaching in 2006 after a 17 year career as a US Department of Defense researcher. He currently serves as the Undergraduate Coordinator for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Memphis. He is actively

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Preventing Marginalization of Underrepresented Students on Teams

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paige Smith, University of Maryland-College Park; Linda Schmidt, University of Maryland-College Park; Patricia F. Mead; Stephanie Adams

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Women in Engineering

ofoptoelectronic products, and she was actively involved in engineering education reform. In 1997,Dr. Mead received the NSF Faculty Early CAREER Award in recognition of her combinedresearch and educational activities. Dr. Mead is the first African American woman to receive thePh.D. from the college of engineering at the University of Maryland, and she has been a FacultyFellow of the Hewlett Packard Company and a Doctoral Fellow of the Eastman Kodak Company(Rochester, NY), She has published numerous archival journal and conference papers on Page 11.700.3photonics and engineering education research.Stephanie G. Adams, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Research and

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janis P. Terpenny, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

ofwomen in careers in higher education in STEM related fields1,2,3,4. Of course, issues arecomplicated and no single answer or antidote exists. Those seeking to improve the number ofwomen who enter and remain in careers in academe have sought to understand pipeline issuesfor entry, what factors impact career success and retention, and answers to why the number of Page 24.885.2women who are ultimately promoted to the rank of full professor in STEM fields remains low,and even lower, for those who enter leadership positions4.Much evidence exists that suggests that women role models are significant to progress in manyrespects. Women students

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Zachariah Beasley, University of South Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Sudeep Sarkar, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #32664Increasing the Participation of Women in Computer Science andEngineering: A Systematic Approach for Culture ChangeDr. Jing Wang, University of South Florida Jing Wang is an instructor and Director of Broadening Participation in Computing in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University of South Florida. She received her PhD in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University in 2005. Throughout her career, Dr. Wang has been actively involved in the important mission of recruiting and mentoring women in computer science and engineering. She serves as the faculty advisor of Women in

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie J Newman, Louisiana Tech University; Mary E Caldorera-Moore, Louisiana Tech University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

across campus where stem cells are being used for research into areas of tissue engineering. Dr. Newman is the founder of the New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series and continues to lead the organization of the series each year.Dr. Mary E Caldorera-Moore, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Mary Caldorera-Moore is an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering and Nanosystems En- gineering, director of Women Influencing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (WiSTEM) out- reach organization, and the co-organizer of the New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series at Louisiana Tech University. She was also selected to be a 2014 NAE Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) Early-Career Engineering

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

the PIC IV Chair from 2008-2010. She has also been active in the IEEE Power & Energy Society and served as Secretary for 2004-2007 and Treasurer for 2008-2009. Page 14.1011.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Recharge your professional and personal activities through an International SabbaticalAbstractFaculty careers are very demanding. The first six years we focus on activities related to tenureand promotion. Faculty are busy developing course notes, getting research programs growing,supervising graduate students, writing papers and proposals, and many other

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University; Jerie Pedescleaux, Northwestern State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Girls Who Draft: A STEM Outreach InitiativeAbstractEngineering and Engineering Technology are essential to a functioning society leading to theseprofessionals to be highly sought after in the workplace. Recent data shows that, despite manyScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives over the past decade toincrease the number of those entering into the Engineering and Engineering Technology fields,the percentage of women engineers (and computer scientists) remains fairly low. Several reasonscontribute to the low number of women in these fields, such as support of supervisors/co-workers, perceptions of working environments/conditions, and lack of awareness of whatengineering/technology careers entail.It is important to set

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Retherford P.E., The University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah J Mobley P.E., The University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Kristen N. Wyckoff, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Women in Engineering

teaching responsibilities,thereby not effectively influencing the undergraduate population as a junior female faculty with amore recurring undergraduate teaching assignment. The opportunity for a university to report atruer representation of the engagement with female faculty is valuable to recruitment of femalestudents and may possibly be attractive to other minority factions. A series of 10 undergraduateengineering programs were reviewed at a single institute to compare the percentage of femalefaculty to an “engagement” percentage.Literature ReviewSTEM Diversity initiatives and recruitment plans all over the world have increased the numberof women choosing to pursue a career, and therefore education, in STEM topics. Universities arereporting

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Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Aultman-Hall, University of Connecticut; Britt Holmen, University of Connecticut

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Women in Engineering

Associations can contribute to increasing the number of women in engineering leadership roles.Advice to Individual Women EngineersThese accomplished women panelists from all types of organizations providedpersonal advice to individual women engineers that was valued by all. Thisguidance is also helpful for those who want to encourage or mentor individualwomen engineers. Women were encouraged to take risks and accept challenges.These challenges were identified as taking the form of technical challenges in newprojects as well as learning about other disciplines such as public policy orfinance. Knowledge of these other disciplines is needed for successfulengineering leadership. Young women were encouraged to develop a career planas soon as possible

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Lorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan

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Women in Engineering

of design projects in first-year engineering courses, little research to dateexamines the effect of such courses on student motivation. Broad studies of retention inengineering education show promising results for women and other under-represented studentsin project-based courses2; however, engineering educators need a richer understanding of howspecific project-oriented pedagogies affect students’, and in particular women’s, motivations forengineering and their intended career plans. This study focuses on women because of theircontinued underrepresentation in engineering3, 4 and the need to ensure effective retention effortsin the midst of a movement to enact large-scale curricular transformation in engineering.To address this need, this

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Women & New Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Jessop, University of Iowa

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Women in Engineering

ticking, and you’re getting antsy. You’ve delayed starting a family because youwanted to get settled into your academic position; however, that doesn’t seem such a good ideanow that you’re approaching your mid-30’s. What factors should you consider in making thedecision to start your family? Once you’ve decided to take the plunge into family life, what arestrategies you can use to strike a balance between your family and career? Here, personalexperiences of several female engineering faculty members from the University of Iowa will beshared, along with tips from other resources. Topics include: (1) Negotiating with your supervisor [how will baby’s arrival affect your contributions to the department/college?]; (2

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Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynsey Mitchell Kissane, Ryerson University; Liping Fang, Ryerson University ; Ruth Jean Silver, Groundswell Projects

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Boomer Generation) feminine STEM role model, while well-intentioned, cansometimes convey an unattainable level of success that is threatening to young girls.8 The NAE’s“Changing the Conversation” report (2008) provided examples of organizations that had createdfictional young feminine STEM role models9 in which engineering students are posed as guitarplayers or superheroes in an effort to convey a more exciting or well-rounded engineeringidentity. Others have employed soccer players and fashion bloggers to vouch for how “cool”STEM can be.10 Unfortunately, efforts to update and broaden the engineering identity havefocused too much exclusively on the career aspects of the profession (ex. an engineer at work) oremployed ineffective adult