Paper ID #21957Monitoring Motivation Factors for Girls in Summer Robotics ProgramDr. Michele Miller, Campbell University Dr. Michele Miller is a Professor and Associate Dean at Campbell University. Prior to joining Campbell, she was a professor of mechanical engineering at Michigan Tech. She teaches courses in manufacturing and does research on engineering education.Ms. Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University Saeedeh Ziaeefard is a PhD student and research assistant with Nonlinear and Autonomous Systems Laboratory (NASLab) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan
conferred, 2015-16; and 12-month enrollment, 2015- 16,” 2017.5. L. Horn and P. Skomsvold, “Web tables: Community college student outcomes: 1994–2009,” NCES Publication No. 2012–253. Available: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012253.pdf.6. T. Bailey, “Can community colleges achieve ambitious graduation goals?”, in Getting to Graduation: The Completion Agenda in Higher Education, A. P. Kelly & M. Schneider Eds. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012, pp. 73-101.7. U.S. Department of Education, Fall Enrollment component, Spring 2016.8. R. J. Burke and M. C. Mattis, Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Upping the Numbers. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2007.9. D
Paper ID #21830RAMP: Summer Bridge Program for Female High School StudentsDr. Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology Jiahui Song received her B.S. in Automation and M.S. in Pattern Recognition & Intelligent Systems from Southeast University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Old Dominion University. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Technology at Wentworth Institute of Technology.Dr. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology
. in Atmospheric Science from Purdue University.Ing. Mayari Illarij Serrano Anazco, Purdue Polytechnic Institute MAYARI SERRANO is currently a graduate research assistant in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. She earned her B.S. degree in Biotechnology Engineering from the Army Polytechnic School, Quito, Ecuador. She completed her M.S. in Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University. Mayari is currently a PhD student at Purdue University and is working in for the Women in Engineering Program. Her interests include foster STEM enthusiasm, and technology innovation.Rachel Ann Baker c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Impact of Non-technical
Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech, along with graduate certificates in Women’s and Gender Studies and Engineering Education. Dr. Beddoes serves as Deputy Editor of the journal Engineering Studies. Further information can be found on her website: www.sociologyofengineering.orgDr. Cheryl Llewellyn, University of Massachusetts Lowell c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Salary Negotiations and Gender in Engineering EducationIntroductionA gendered wage gap persists in academia whereby men are consistently paid more than women,even when factors such as discipline and productivity are controlled for [1]. For instance, in onestudy, women were found to earn 21
MortonDr. Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University Nehal I. Abu-Lail received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytech- nic Institute in 2004. She is an Assistant Professor at the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University since August of 2006. Her research is focused on fundamental understanding of physiochemical cellular properties and interactions in environ- mental and biological systems. She has published over 50 technical articles and presented her research in over 200 national meetings. Her research is funded by the
in STEM careers is because the culture ofSTEM, especially engineering and analytical areas, is a limiting culture devoid of what femalesseems to prefer, empathy and social caring [8]-[10].However, measuring constructs such as interest is complex because of the interactive anddynamic nature of constructs with one another, that the constructs are usually self-reported, andthat few standardized measurement terms exist [11]. STEM can be considered as one contentarea or four content areas. We often ask our students to describe STEM. They usually answer bystating the letters S, T, E, and M stand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, butdo not state any concept of what “STEM” means. The term STEM is thought to originate withthe
Paper ID #21039Probing Correlations Between Undergraduate Engineering Programs’ Cus-tomizability and Gender DiversityDr. Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado Boulder Marissa H. Forbes is a research associate in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the Uni- versity of Colorado Boulder and lead editor of the TeachEngineering digital library. She previously taught middle school science and engineering and wrote K-12 STEM curricula while an NSF GK-12 graduate engineering fellow at CU. She went on to teach advanced placement and algebra-based physics for the Denver School of Science and Technology, where she
the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1998 and 2004, respectively, from Ohio University, Athens, OH, U.S.A. He is currently an assistant professor in College of Computing and Informatics, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, King- dom of Saudi Arabia. His research interests are in remote sensing applications, fiber optics, semiconduc- tor, and in the area of wireless digital communications, especially spread spectrum (SS) communications and its applications such as CDMA, channels, and DSP board applications. Also, his research interests are in engineering education and transfer technology. He attended and participated in many local and international conferences. He has over twenty publications
from: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d16/tables/dt16_326.10.asp.[4] American Society for Engineering Education. (2016). 2015 ASEE Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges. Washington, DC: Brian L. Yoder. Available online at: https://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/publications/college-profiles.[5] Martin, D.C., Arendale, D.A., & Associates. (1992). Supplemental Instruction: Improving first-year student success in high-risk courses. Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for The Freshman Year Experience, University of South Carolina.[6] Mau, Wei-Cheng, (2003). Factors That Influence Persistence in Science and Engineering Career Aspirations. The Career Development Quarterly, 51: 234–243.[7
Industry. As she has plans to remain and be an active member in SWE as a Professional Member, upon graduation in May of 2019. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Impact of "Imagineer Day," an Outreach Program, on K-8 girls and Women in EngineeringAbstractThe Society of Women Engineers at California State University, Chico developed an educationaloutreach program to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to K-8 girlsin 2012. Since then, every year over 200 local K-8th grade students are invited to participate inmultiple hands-on labs that demonstrate basic science and Engineering concepts. The goal of theoutreach program is to get young girls interested in
Paper ID #23756Intervention designed to increase interest in engineering for low-interest, K-12 girls did so for boys and girls ˜ University of Wisconsin - MadisonSamuel Alberto Acuna, Samuel Acu˜na is Ph.D. candidate in the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Wis- consin–Madison, where he studies neuromuscular biomechanics. He aims to improve gait and balance in older adults by developing technology that influences the nervous system. Samuel received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 2012, and his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
S-STEM grant to recruit rural stu- dents from Iowa and Illinois into STEM. Dr. Prosise mentors the collegiate chapter of SWE and organizes many outreach events encourage girls to go into STEM. She leads a study-abroad trip for engineering students to Brazil every-other-year, where students design, build, and implement assistive technologies for people with disabilities. Her research focus is to develop affordable upper limb prosthetics.Dr. R R Romatoski, Saint Ambrose UniversityDr. Susa H Stonedahl, St. Ambrose University Susa Hardwick Stonedahl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Physics at St. Ambrose University. She received her BA in Mathematics and Physics from Carleton College and her
Founda- tion (EIF) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Andrea has various levels of affilia- tions with the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Association of Technology Manage- ment and Applied Engineering (ATMAE), the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE), and the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineer- ing International (AACEI). Furthermore, Dr. Ofori-Boadu serves on several departmental, college, uni- versity, and industry committees. She has also served as a reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF
Instructional Technology from MSU. Vemitra has been involved with recruiting under-represented minority students in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) areas at Mississippi State University since the summer of 2010. Vemitra is a member of Columbus Lowndes County Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the recent award recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Woman Award from the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, a member of Phi Theta Kappa, Women’s Basketball Collegiate Association, and Mississippi Educators Association. Her active participation in these organi- zations reveals her passion in helping others succeed. Vemitra is also a former collegiate basketball player where
it by race: Young adults decisions to pursue an it career. Women and information technology: Research on underrepresentation, pages 55–88, 02 2006.[11] S. Katz, J. Aronis, D. Allbritton, C. Wilson, and M. L. Soffa. Gender and race in predicting achievement in computer science. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 22(3):20–27, Fall 2003. ISSN 0278-0097. doi: 10.1109/MTAS.2003.1237468.[12] Susan Haller and Sylvia Beyer. Gender differences and intragender differences in computer science students: are female cs majors more similar to male cs majors or female nonmajors? Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 12:337–365, 01 2006.[13] Jun He and Lee Freeman. Are men more technology-oriented than women? the
degree in Workforce Development (from the Ohio State University). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 S EM: Customized for Them How to attract students toward education’s latest trendBringing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) into the classroom is thelatest craze in educational strategies. And what is more trendy in education than STEMinitiatives? Well, pretty much the same thing, but with special guest letters like STEAM (+ Art)and STREAM (+ Reading). Acronyms aside, STEM courses are still a tough sell for a lot ofstudents who don’t excel in the traditional math and science courses. Tailoring our curriculumsand course offerings
Paper ID #23068Women in STEM: What Experiences Influence DecisionsDr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph is a Lecturer at The University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Computer Science. Research interests include: Artificial Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Game Theory, Teaching Computer Science, Outreach of STEM, Women in STEM, and Software Engineering.Dr. Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech. Dr. Kimberlyn Gray is an Assistant Professor at West Virginia University Institute of Technology in the department of Chemical Engineering. She coordinated STEM outreach
Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory, Engineering Innovation, Biomaterials and Engineering Design and Appro- priate Technology (ETHOS). She was director of the (Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning) for approximately ten years. She has incorporated service-learning projects into her classes and laboratories since she started teaching in 2000. Her research interests include community engaged learning and pedagogy, K-12 outreach, biomaterials and materials testing and analysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018
majorsin STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields (Grant, Battle, & Heggoy,2000; Rask, 2010; Sax & Harper, 2007; Whitt, Pascarella, Nesheim, Marth, & Pierson, 2003).This literature reveals a range of pre-college influences, from role models and societalexpectations to extracurricular exposure and high school coursework. These factors are equallyinfluential at the elementary, middle, and high school levels (Blackhurst et al., 2008) andcontinue through college (Cannes & Rosen, 1995; Rask, 2010; Sax & Harper, 2007). At the sametime, women remain underrepresented in STEM fields (National Science Foundation, NationalCenter for Science and Engineering Statistics, 2015). The National Science Foundation'sbiannual
Paper ID #23624Building and Breaching Boundaries: an Intersectional Coherent Group Ap-proach to Advancing Women Faculty in EngineeringDr. Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Professor Coleen Carrigan is a feminist anthropologist and an Assistant Professor of Gender, Race, Cul- ture, Science and Technology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She investigates the historical and cultural dimensions of underrepresented groups’ participation in science, technology and engineering and the rea- sons why white males still dominate these fields.Saejin Kwak Tanguay, University of Washington Saejin
TransitionAbstractPeer mentoring has been shown to be an effective means of improving the retention of women inengineering, but few studies have explored the impact of participation on the development of theleadership abilities of undergraduate women. Transitioning to a leadership mentality as a peermentor has the potential to foster self-efficacy in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) and socially stable academic relationships that may be replicated in post-graduate study and/or the workplace. This one-year study explored the experiences of junior andsenior female students in STEM majors (N=11) serving as mentors to first-year students in theWomen in Science and Engineering Honors Program (WISE) at Stony Brook University, a largeresearch
, academic and social integrationincreases [23], [27].Research ContextThe study participants (N = 51) were WISE undergraduate first year students declaring science (n= 32) or engineering (n = 19) majors at Stony Brook University in the 2016-2017 academic year(Figure 1). Stony Brook is a large research intensive university enrolling 17,000 undergraduates,with slightly more than half of all students enrolled in STEM-related disciplines. Student genderdistribution is 54% male and 46% female. The ethnicities of undergraduate students in 2017were reported as 36% White, 23% Asian, 11% Hispanic/Latino, 14% Non-Resident Alien, 7%Black or African American, and 9% Other.The WISE Honors Program offers educational and professional science, technology
]. This has been attributed to several factors, including poor academic self-efficacy [2], inadequate pre-college preparation [3], [4], and lack of sense of belonging in thefield [5]. Gender inequality in science and engineering is a persistent issue and warrants closeexamination of potential innovations to improve representation [6, 7]. The Women in Scienceand Engineering (WISE) Honors program at Stony Brook University has been in existencesince1993, when it was funded by the National Science Foundation to increase the participation ofwomen in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). When initial externalfunding ceased, the University institutionalized the WISE program. WISE Honors is currentlyhoused within the College of
“engineering” were examined. The five most frequently reported conceptsfor innovation within the transcripts were “innovative”, “technology”, “industry”, “initiative”and “future", and the most frequently reported highest related concepts for engineering were“engineer”, “technical”, “designing”, “mechanical”, “knowledge” and “project”. The top five related concepts were compared to the strength of the ranked association toinnovation and engineering, with no pattern detected. However, comparing most related conceptsbetween self-described innovative and non-innovative positions demonstrated more connectionto qualitative assessment: While both groups shared “technology”, “development”, “industry”and “focus” as four out of the five most closely
Paper ID #21907Understanding the Experience of Women in Undergraduate Engineering Pro-grams at Public UniversitiesDr. Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Jessica Ohanian Perez is an assistant professor in Electromechanical Engineering Technology at Califor- nia State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a focus on STEM pedagogy. Jessica earned her doctorate in education, teaching, learning and culture from Claremont Graduate University. Her research focuses on broadening participation of marginalized group in engineering and investigating alternate paths to the field
Paper ID #21312The Influence of Preconceptions, Experience, and Gender on Use of Supple-mental Instruction and Academic Success in a Freshman Chemistry Coursefor EngineersMr. Tyler Byrne Cole, Northeastern University Tyler Cole is a fifth year undergraduate student completing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Engineering Management at Northeastern University. He has been involved in the Connections Chemistry Review program and first year engineering tutoring for four years. Tyler has held a co-op position at Genzyme, Amgen, and McKinsey and Company.Ms. Emma Kaeli, Northeastern University Emma Kaeli is a fifth
University Dr. Noel Schulz received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in Electrical Engineering degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Va. in 1988 and 1990, respectively. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995. Noel joined the Washington State University faculty in 2016 in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She has a total of over twenty-three years of teaching experience including other schools such as Mississippi State University, Michigan Technological University, University of North Dakota, Virginia Tech and Kansas State University. Noel is active
participation in an engineering problem-based learning environment. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 12(1):2, 2017.[10] Lorelle A Meadows and Denise Sekaquaptewa. The influence of gender stereotypes on role adoption in student teams. In Proc. 120th ASEE Annual Conf. Exposition. American Society for Engineering Education Washington, DC, 2013.[11] Suzanne G Brainard and Linda Carlin. A six-year longitudinal study of undergraduate women in engineering and science. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4):369–375, 1998.[12] Brian L Yoder. Engineering by the numbers. 2016 ASEE Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges, 2016.[13] Stephen J Gaies. T-unit analysis in second language research
group made engineering fun for me again. The constant stress of exams and gradedassignments feel as though they are beginning to take a toll on me. The build group created astress free environment where I felt that I could fail countless times and it would be OK. With apositive attitude I can keep on going and eventually succeed and learn what I want to do.Engineering is about experimentation and creating new products, ideas, and technology. Butwith that comes failure. I feel that school conditions students to become afraid of failure and tostick to what their comfort zones are and follow a path that is guaranteed to work. Butengineering needs risk taking to continue to innovate. In short, the build group made me morecomfortable with messing up