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The Academic Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa McClain, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Women in Engineering

Page 13.713.2faculty members that universities are working hardest to recruit and retain.In Fall 2005, Boise State University administered a Campus Climate Survey to faculty, staff andstudents. The results from the faculty portion of the survey are allowing the university to beginthe process of cultural transformation. Science and engineering (S&E) faculty at the universityare taking a key leadership role in addressing these issues for S&E faculty from underrepresentedgroups, with the long term goal of incorporating the gains they have made into the university as awhole for faculty, staff, and students. They have forged a coalition of key faculty and staff acrosscampus who exercise responsibility for, and interest in, equity issues

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Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

. U n i v e r s i t y K a t e G l e a s o n C o l l e g e o f E

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Potpourri II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline Hayes, University of Minnesota

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Women in Engineering

students and faculty in a variety ofscience and engineering fields. The paper focuses on engineering at colleges and universitiesbecause of the role which these institutions have in inspiring both women and men to chooseengineering as a field, and their potential to change the composition and size of the futureworkforce. Findings include that for fields dominated by men in the 1960s 1) those fields withthe highest (or lowest) proportions of women students in the 60’s still have the highest (orlowest) proportions of women students today, and 2) the proportion of women students is highlycorrelated with the proportion of women faculty in a field. This may suggest that increasing thenumber of women faculty may be a strategy for more rapidly attracting

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville

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Women in Engineering

women to engineering, with specific attention to theofferings at the University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering.IntroductionWomen and minorities have been underrepresented by alarming proportions ininstitutions of higher education in general and in science and engineering (S&E)programs in particular over the last quarter century. Although more female and minorityhigh school students have at least heard of engineering, relatively few of them have hadthe opportunity to become familiar with engineers and the work they perform. As notedin Figure 1, Bachelor's degrees awarded in S&E and non-S&E fields by sex for the yearsof 1966–2004, nationally, women earn substantially more bachelor's degrees in non-S&Efields than

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joye Jepson, Antioch University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

13.641.8long run, making universities and engineering schools exciting, creative, adventurous, rigorous,demanding, and empowering milieus is more important than specifying curricular details”.[41, p.162]Bibliography1. Agosto, D. E. (2004). Using gender schema theory to examine gender equity in computing: A preliminary study. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 10(1), 37-37-53.2. American Society for Engineering Education. (1994). Engineering Education for a Changing World., 1994, from http://www.asee.org/resources/beyond/greenReport.cfm3. Bell, A. E., Spencer, S. J., Iserman, E., & Logel, Christine E. R. (2003). Stereotype threat and women's performance in engineering. Journal of Engineering

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The Impact of Engineering Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Malady, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Whitney Bopp, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Alexa Jones, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brittany McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kim Norris, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Women in Engineering

, MA, 2003.[5] National Science Foundation, “Program for Gender Equity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: A Brief Retrospective, 1993-2001,” NSF 02-107, www.nsf.gov, 2002.[6] I. F. Goodman, C. M. Cunningham and C. Lachapelle, “The Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) Project,” Report published by the Goodman Research Group, www.grginc.com, April 2002.[7] E. Seymour and N.M. Hewitt, Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences, Westview Press, 1997.[8] M. J. Johnson and S. D. Sheppard, “Relationships Between Engineering Student and Faculty Demographics and Stakeholders Working to Affect Change,” ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 139-150, April 2004.[9] J. Teague, “Women in

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Girls and Young Women

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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

was held in Fort Smith, Arkansas where the girls attend the BESTrobotics competition with SHS. During this competition, the girls helped the high schoolstudents staffing the S HS team booth; help out with the robot with repairs, and even driving andspotting the robot during the competition itself. The girls enjoyed the activities tremendously. Page 13.29.6Saturday Activity 2 – Box it UpThe second activity has not occurred at the time of this writing (February 2008). The secondactivity will introduce prototyping using CNC (computer numerical control) and 3D rapidprototyping - technologies used in design and development, manufacturing processes

Conference Session

The Impact of Engineering Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venetia Dover, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Viara Quinones, Howard University

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Women in Engineering

findings provide insights about the role that academic climate plays on the postbaccalaureate decision making process.IntroductionResearch suggest that the number of women earning baccalaureate degrees in science andengineering has increased every year since 1966 (excluding 1988) and by 2004 women earned44% of master’s degrees in science and engineering (as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2)1.Although the number of baccalaureate degrees for men in science and engineering reached over224,000 in 2004, the number of master’s degrees earned by men in the sciences and engineeringdeclined during the 1990s (as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2)2. Figure 1. Bachelor's degrees awarded in S&E and non-S&E fields

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Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

: • Providing ABET course control documents for the courses3 • Providing current course syllabi3 • Having qualified CC faculty (master’s degree and 18 hours within engineering)3 • CC faculty teach courses at the four-year institution • Link community college classrooms with four-year college classrooms taught on the four-year college campus5Articulation: Articulation agreements (state-wide, if possible) are a necessity for a smoothtransition for a community college transfer. The engineering and technology part of the IllinoisArticulation Initiative, started in the early 1990’s, is described by Mirman and Skattum.6Articulation agreements are an important part of

Conference Session

Mentoring

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Anakaorn Khan, North Dakota State University; David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

of the program in increasing female student enrollment at NDSU. Articles and programsthat appeared in local print and broadcast media communicate effectively to the broadercommunity the importance of engineering and technology and the need to encourage more girlsto pursue related fields. Indirectly, the program helped increase the visibility of the NDSUEngineering College as well as enhance the image of engineering in the area.References 1. Hanson, S. L. (1996). Lost Talent: Women in the Sciences. Philadelphia, PA:Temple University Press. 2. Widnall, S. (2000) Digits of pi: barriers and enablers for women in engineering, The Bridge, National Academy of Engineering 30 (3 & 4) 3. Adelman, C. (1999). Answers in the

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Maria Elsner, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Nicole Natho, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Christian Schroeder, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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Women in Engineering

. Nina Dahlmann's research interests are focused on approaches that support the visualization of complex mathematical and physical problems.Maria Elsner, Technische Universitaet BerlinSabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart After receiving her M.Sc. in Physics at the Berlin University of Technology in 1997, graduating with distinction, Sabina Jeschke worked as an assistant teacher at the department for mathematics and natural sciences and earned her doctorate in 2004. Holding a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation, she spent several months of research at the NASA in Moffet Field, CA. In 2000 and 2001, S. Jeschke worked as an instructor at the GaTech (Georgia Institute

Conference Session

The Pipeline

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Mary Ann Sheline, Grand Valley State University; Margo Dill, Grand Valley State University; Jessica Noble, Grand Valley State University

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Women in Engineering

. (April 2005). More than robots: An evaluation of the FIRST robotics competition participant and institutional impacts. Retrieved November 16, 2007, from http://www.usfirst.org/ uploadedFiles/Who/Impact/Brandeis_Studies/FRC_eval_execsum.pdf6. Grand Rapids Area Pre-College Engineering Program Quick Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved November 11, 2007, from http://services.davenport.edu/grapcep/Web/Program/ quick%20fact.htm.7. Shettle, C., Roey, S., Mordica, J., Perkins, R., Nord, C., Teodorovic, J., Brown, J. Lyons, M., Averett, C., and Kastberg, D. (2007). The nation’s report card: America’s high school graduates (NCES 2007-467). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S

Conference Session

Potpourri II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Waterfall, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Elizabeth Albrecht, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

lifegoals.Bibliography: 1. Crookston, B.B., “A developmental view of academic advising as teaching,” Journal of College Student Personnel, 13(1), p. 5, 1972 2. Frost, S. H. (1994). Advising alliances: Sharing responsibility for student success. NACADA Journal, 14 (2), 54-58. 3. King, M.C., “Developmental academic advising,” p.1, 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2008 from NACASA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Web site: http://www.nacada.ksu.deu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/dev adv.htm. 4. Raushi, T. M., “Developmental academic advising,” in M.C. King (Ed.), Academic advising: Organizing and delivering services for student success, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, p. 6, 1993 5. Crookston, B.B., “A developmental view

Conference Session

Focus on Under-Represented Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Donohue, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia

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Women in Engineering

, accessed on 9 January 2008.43. http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?mid=398&ptid=1, accessed on 9 January 2008.44. http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/story.asp?S=1070392&nav=menu200_2, accessed on 9 January 2008.45. http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/story.asp?S=1085488, accessed on 9 January 2008.46. Fleming, L; Engerman, K.; and Griffin, A., “Persistence in Engineering Education: Experiences of First Year Students at a Historically Black University,” Proceedings of the 112th ASEE Conference and Exposition (2005).47. Reyes, M.A.; Anderson-Rowland, M.R.; and McCartney, M.A., “Student Success: What Factors Influence Persistence?” Proceedings of the 29th Frontiers in Education Conference (1999), Volume

Conference Session

Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

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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

study taking place in 5 schools in a large urbandistrict in the Northeast. For this investigation, we limited our analytic sample to the 549 femaleparticipants from whom we collected survey data in order to examine correlates of girls’ interestin pursuing college coursework in engineering, science, and mathematics. Using a social-ecological framework, we found differing patterns of associations using engagement, capacity,and continuity variables (as suggested by Jolly et al.’s trilogy model) for the three domains.Engineering interests and aspirations were related to school characteristics, science and mathself-efficacy, and experience with extracurricular activities. Interest and aspirations for sciencewere correlated with science salience and

Conference Session

The Academic Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

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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

future studies can explorehow a more complex learning environment will lead to a less gendered environment thatempowers underrepresented minorities to pursue degrees in engineering.Theoretical BackgroundThe environment’s influence on a person’s behavior has been recognized since the 1930’s whenLewin developed field theory (see Table 1).12 Field theory postulates that behavior is not only afunction of the individual person, but is also a function of their environment. Years later,Murray developed the needs-press theory, which extended field theory by discussing theindividual’s needs and the environment’s press.13 The environment’s press is the pressure thatthe environment exerts on the individual. These theories provide a useful framework to

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Girls and Young Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Kowalski, Penn State University - New Kensington; Tracie L. Brockhoff, Penn State University - New Kensington

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Women in Engineering

at (724)-334-6742, tzb1@psu.edu, for Tracie Brockhoff, or (724-334-6737, jak12@psu.edu for Joan Kowalski.Sincerely, Sincerely,Tracie L. Brockhoff Joan A. KowalskiFIRSTE Program (1999) Survey 1. Did you receive a college degree? If yes, what was your major (s), and what school(s) did you attend? If no, skip to question 2. 2. Are you currently employed? If yes, where, and what position do you hold there?Table 3 contains the responses obtained from the questionnaire in tabulated form. Each columnrefers to a question shown on the survey. There is a row allotted to each of the respondents,though some of them elected not to supply their

Conference Session

Potpourri II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Homsher, Kettering University; Janet Brelin-Fornari, Kettering University; Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

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Women in Engineering

exposure to the field’s potential can impact interest andmatriculation. We can further substantiate this claim with data from post-program surveysconducted among former participants who matriculate elsewhere. Nearly 65% of them major inmechanical engineering at other colleges and universities (92% major in various engineeringfields). Retention rates among LITE matriculants are significantly higher than those of otherstudents, including women students. We have retained nearly 100% of all LITE matriculants, ahighly favorable number by any standard. Only one student has left the University beforecompleting her degree. Four (4) have graduated. Among them are two women who intend tocomplete Ph.D.’s in STEM disciplines. One attends graduate

Conference Session

The Academic Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Young, Syracuse University; John Tillotson, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

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Women in Engineering

uc o l e c tur in en m h e c a s u e m m g t r M e o c si d h a om M ero gri c (g g. P iron iron a N te d /C Me C uf Bi an Pe c hi ut

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At The Institutional Level

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Loveless-Morris, University of Washington; Priti Mody-Pan; Robert Embrey, Highline Community College; Kali Kuwada, Seattle Central Community College; Marisela Mendoza, Columbia Basin College; Robert Olsen, Washington State University; Eve Riskin, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

exception of one institution, a representative from each of the six institutionswas interviewed.The structured interviews were mostly centered around Kanter’s (1994) “CollaborativeAdvantage,” which will be further discussed in the literature review 8. Sample questions include: • Which of the following description(s) best describes the relationships among the partners. After choosing the best description(s), please provide an example that demonstrates the relationship you chose. For example, if one chose option B, and example for why one chose this option might be: Institution A has the ability to reach more minority students, while Institution B has the ability to connect students with real- world internships

Conference Session

Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

engineering and computer science students who made up close to 60% of the totalenrollment in the program. Through the programming, the CIRC students were exposed totopics not normally found in the classroom such as portfolios, writing a good resume, and talksby practicing engineers on what it is “really like in industry”. The program has been determinedto be very successful and is being continued with an NSF S-STEM grant.II. Program HistoryThis first group was composed of 12 transfer students, 9 women, 5 minority students, and 2freshman minority students who were unable to attend Arizona State University withoutscholarship assistance. All of the students had at least a 3.0 GPA and all were in need offinancial assistance as determined by their FAFSA

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynette Osborne, The George Washington University

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Women in Engineering

sample size offemales in the present study, and thus the general lack of statistical power in major analysis,these differences were not deemed detrimental to the study.Table 2. Percentages of females and males in each major, by those enrolled in the Universityprogram and by those participating in the study. FEMALE MALE Major Enrolled Participant Enrolled Participant Total (By Major) s s N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) Enrolled Participant sAerospace/ 16 (8%) 2 (13%) 98 (11

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Focus on Under-Represented Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cleopatria Martinez, Phoenix College

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Women in Engineering

fraction of these degrees. These numbers increased from 640 in 1990 to 1250 in 1998.1There is no further break down of data to look at how Chicanas (or Mexican Americans), inparticular, fair in this scheme.At the Master’s level, Hispanic women earned 48 percent of the total master’s degrees awardedto all Hispanics.1 At the Doctoral level, Hispanics earned 468 of the Science and Engineeringdoctoral degrees awarded in 1990 and 688 of those awarded in 1999. They comprised 4 percentof the S&E doctorate recipients in 1999, up from 3 percent in 1990. Coincidentally, the youngestof the contributors to this book, Dr. Montoya, received her doctorate in Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering in 1999, becoming the first Chicana in her department to receive a

Conference Session

The Pipeline

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cortney Martin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tonya Smith-Jackson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Women in Engineering

University of Pennsylvania.11. O'Hare, S. (1995). Freshman women in engineering: Comparison of their backgrounds, abilities, values, and goals with science and humanities majors. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 2, 33- 47.12. Ericsson, K. A., & Simon, H. A. (1993). Protocol analysis: verbal reports as data. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.13. Smith-Jackson, T. L. (2002, June 10-13). Child-Centered Safety Research Issues. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the XVI Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 10-13.14. Martin, C. V. (2007). Usability of pictorial assembly instructions for young children. University Libraries

Conference Session

Mentoring

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristen Billiar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Marsha Rolle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Susan Zhou, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Women in Engineering

. Page 13.733.1016. Pai, S., N.J. Gunja, E.L. Dupak, N.L. McMahon, J.C. Coburn, J.F. Lalikos, R.M. Dunn, N. Fancalancia, G.D. Pins, and K.L. Billiar, A mechanical study of rigid plate configurations for sternal fixation. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2007. 35: p. 808-816.17. Liu, Y., A.M. Gallardo-Moreno, P.A. Pinzon-Arango, Y.R. Reynolds, G., and T.A. Camesano, Cranberry changes the physicochemical surface properties of E. coli and adhesion with uroepithelial cells. submitted for publication. Page 13.733.11

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Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Brake, Eastern Michigan University; Kaninka Bhatnagar, Eastern Michigan University

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Women in Engineering

of control. New York: W.H. Freeman11. Eccles, Jacquelynne S, & Wigfield, Allen (2002). Motivational beliefs, values and goals. Annual Review ofPsychology, 53, 109-32.12. Atkinson, J. W. (1957). Motivational determinants of risk taking behavior, Psychological Review, 64, 359-372.13. Eccles (Parsons), J., Adler T., & Meece, J. (1984). Sex differences in achievement: a test of alternatetheories. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 46, 26-43.14. Eccles, J. (1983). Expectancies, values and academic behaviors. In J. T. Spence (Ed.), Achievement andachievement motives (pp. 75-146). San Francisco: Freeman15. Parsons, J.E., J.L. Meece, T.F. Adler and C.M. Kaczala, Sex differences in attributions and learned helplessness,Sex Roles 8