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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renee M. Desing, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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Paper ID #26599Literature Review of Counterfactual Thinking and Career Motivation The-ory for Early Career Women EngineersMs. Renee Desing, Ohio State University Renee Desing is currently a graduate student at the Ohio State University in the Department of Engi- neering Education. Ms. Desing holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the Pennsylvania State University. Most recently, Ms. Desing worked as a managing consultant for IBM Public Sector Advanced Analytics.Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University Dr

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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H. Paige Brown, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Paper ID #26231A Systematized Literature Review of the Experiences of Women in the Engi-neering WorkplaceH. Paige Brown, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) H. Paige Brown is an Engineering Education Ph.D. student and George Washington Carver Fellow at Purdue University. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, Paige was employed with the US government. She began her career as an electrical engineer with Naval Air Systems Command. Her most current role was with the Food and Drug Administration where she performed the regulatory review of medical devices. Outside of her professional

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chaoyi Wang; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

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students in grades six through eight to measure their self-reported attitudes inmathematics, science, engineering and technology. The results showed a significant increase incampers’ self-perceived attitude in mathematics. In addition, semi-structured interviews wereconducted with 22 campers to explore how the camp experiences altered attitudes toward STEMstudy and impacted their career interest. Interview findings indicated (1) campers hadopportunities to develop STEM, robotics, and programming knowledge through various hands-on activities which made the camp fun and interesting, (2) teamwork and single-gender learningenvironment helped campers become more open to STEM subjects, and (3) coding andprogramming were two major themes in miniGEMS that

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PANEL: After #MeToo: What’s next for Women in the Engineering Workplace?

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer J VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Sandra D. Eksioglu, Clemson University; Joanna Wright, University of Washington

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Paper ID #25794PANEL: After #MeToo: What’s next for Women in the Engineering Work-place?Dr. Jennifer J VanAntwerp, Calvin College Jennifer J. VanAntwerp is a Professor of Engineering at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with research in protein engineering. Her current research interests include retention, diversity, and career pathways among engineering students and professionals.Dr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf P.E., Savannah State University; Bryan Knakiewicz, Savannah State University

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]. The problem is two-fold: (1) not enough female students arepursuing engineering and technology studies, and (2) those who pursue these areas often leaveearly in their career.The gender differences in entry and persistence in the area of engineering and technology thatleads to the under-representation of women in these fields are due to a combination of somesocial and environmental factors [8, 9, 10, & 11]. Some key factors that contribute to the genderdifference in entry to engineering and technology areas are gender stereotypes anddiscrimination, perceiving engineering as a profession for men, lack of encouragement,inaccurate information about the variety of careers available, negative beliefs about women’sabilities in STEM areas, and

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith J. Bowman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Sue Rosser, California State University System, Office of the Chancellor

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Paper ID #25150Enhancing Gender Diversity in STEM Requires Support from AllDr. Keith J. Bowman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Dr. Keith J. Bowman is Dean of the College of the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) and Constellation Professor of Information Technology and Engineering at UMBC, the Uni- versity of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Bowman began his academic career as a Purdue University Assistant Professor after receiving BS and MS degrees from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and a PhD degree in materials science and engineering from the University of Michigan. He served as

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker P.E., California State University, Fresno; Constance Jones, California State University, Fresno; Arezoo Sadrinezhad, California State University, Fresno; Maryam Nazari, California State University, Fresno

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faculty in the California State University systemLalita Oka 1*, Kimberly Stillmaker 1, Constance Jones 2, Arezoo Sadrinezhad 1, Maryam Nazari 11 Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering, California State University, Fresno2 Department of Psychology, California State University, Fresno* Corresponding AuthorAbstractGiven the low representation of women among engineering faculty, it is important to ensurewomen in engineering academia have networking opportunities and resources necessary toadvance in their careers. To this end, an online survey was sent in April 2018 to engineering facultyemployed at California State University (CSU) campuses offering a degree in engineering orcomputer science. The main objective of this study was to evaluate

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Dmitry Goldgof, University of South Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida

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Paper ID #25846WiCSE: Impact of a Women’s Support Group on Increasing the Percentageof Women Students in a Department of Computer Science and EngineeringDr. Jing Wang, University of South Florida Dr. Jing Wang is an Instructor II in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at University of South Florida. Dr. Wang is the faculty advisor of the student organization Women in Computer Science and Engineering (WiCSE). WiCSE focuses on gathering together female students who are majoring, or interested, in computer science and engineering to provide support, career guidance, opportunities to discuss relevant topics

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University; Dongyang Deng, North Carolina A&T State University; Cheryl Monique Stevens, North Carolina A&T State University; Kayla Gore; Iyshea Borders-Taylor, North Carolina A&T State University

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development in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) students. In February 2019, Andrea received the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award to re- search professional identity development processes in undergraduate AEC women. She has also received grants from East Coast Construction Services, Engineering Information Foundation, and the National 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

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers; Rachel M. Korn, University of California, Hastings College of the Law; Joan Chalmers Williams, University of California, Hastings College of the Law

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Law. She has written extensively on gender bias and women in STEM, with work published in sociology, psychology and law journals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Examining Gender Bias in Engineering in IndiaIntroductionMany issues are influencing women’s decisions to enter into and stay in the engineeringworkforce. While much work has been done to understand how we can encourage more girls toconsider a career in engineering, there is also a great deal of attention around the structural andcultural factors that influence women once they enter the workplace. One area of study focuseson the influence of gender bias on decisions that have a direct impact on girls’ and

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahaa Mayeesha Ahmed, Rowan University ; Melanie Basantis, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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years as well as the lack of women role models present in these fields. Toencourage more girls in STEM, the Attracting Women into Engineering (AWE) Workshop wasfounded in 1998. The AWE Workshop is a summer program that strives to introduce middleschool girls to engineering careers via one-day sessions. Participants have the opportunity tointeract with women faculty members and undergraduate/graduate students during hands-onengineering experiments while also learning about various engineering disciplines. Our missionis to negate preconceived stereotypes about engineering, to cultivate girls’ interest in STEM, toexpose girls to the diverse career paths that engineers can pursue, and to foster an environment ofintellectual growth, self-esteem, and

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Mativo, University of Georgia; Uduak Z. George, San Diego State University

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aspiring to be engineers, following the same career path astheir mothers. Could there be a subtle but real influence at home that mothers did not recognize?In a future study, authors intend to compare these results to those of other professions.3.6 System dynamics approach to studying women engineering professionalsThe Authors were intrigued by the survey findings and then proceeded to ask the question “whatcharacteristics lead a female individual to pursue a degree in STEM field or engineering inparticular?” And “why do women engineers have a high percentage of daughters aspiring to beengineers?” We explored possible answers to the question by using a system dynamics (SD)modeling approach. This modeling approach allows us to capture the

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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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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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Joanna Wright, University of Washington; Lauren Summers, University of Washington

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a Professor of Engineering at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with research in protein engineering. Her current research interests include retention, diversity, and career pathways among engineering students and professionals.Joanna Wright, University of Washington Joanna Wright is an M.Ed. student in Learning Sciences and Human Development at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her education research interests span early childhood through higher education, with a focus on the impact of pedagogical practices and contexts on learning and development.Lauren Summers, University of Washington Lauren

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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-- in part,because our existing science and engineering programs cannot handle the number of studentswho state an interest in science” [7 p. 9]. This prescriptive curriculum can make it more difficultto enter throughout their career or to repeat courses without delaying graduation [8].While quantitative studies have been completed to point to factors that decrease success inengineering curriculum, little work has been done to understand the factors that underlie theissues. The question of degree attainment is compounded by the intersection of multipleidentities a student carries- gender, ethnicity and first generation degree seeking status. Currentefforts are falling short to increase enrollment of women and marginalized groups. The currentbody

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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/Management and Broadening Participation. She is an honor graduateof North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering, in 1988.In 1991 she was awarded the Master of Engineering degree in Systems Engineering from the Universityof Virginia. She received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1998.She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the National Science Foundation’s mostprestigious, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. She is a Fellow of the American So-ciety of Engineering Education, holds membership in a number of organizations and presently serves onthe National Advisory Board of the National Society of Black Engineers

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney S. Green P.E., University of North Carolina in Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; April C Smith, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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insight on why women of color persist andfind success in engineering while facing added challenges related to race and gender.Keywords: women of color in engineering; persistence; gender; raceIntroductionThe United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that in 2018, women accounted for42.2% of careers in life, physical, and social science occupations and accounted for only 14% ofarchitecture and engineering occupations. Additionally, African Americans and Latinos onlyaccount for 5.5% and 8.9%, respectively, in architecture and engineering occupations. Moreover,since BLS’s employment growth report in 2016 projects an average increase of 4% inengineering careers, and up to 24% in some engineering fields, there is motivation to

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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adapted from Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (a = .77). A multiple regressionanalysis was used to predict achieving success in their major career from leisure time spent withwomen in STEM majors, having many friends studying in their discipline, confidence incompleting a science/engineering degree, impact of high school coursework, and not having togive up extracurricular activities. The multiple regression was significant, F(5,48) = 9.82, p

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Elizabeth Long Lingo, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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personnel(T&P) committees are usually filled by Professors.Some discourse continues to suggest that the underrepresentation of women at the highest rank isdue to their voluntary career choices. In contrast, Bird [3] theorizes university promotion systemsas “incongruous, gendered structures” with institutional barriers that limit the advancement ofwomen or systematically advantage men. While many studies have investigated these problemsand interventions to address them [4], fewer have addressed promotion policy reform and theprocesses by which institutions have attempted to transform incongruous, gendered systems tomore equitable systems where rewards are aligned with institutional mission and values.Scholars have also examined the problem of

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Buckley, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Tomás Hyland, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, Athlone Institute of Technology; Arnold Neville Pears, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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of education is likely tolead to a career in an engineering related field, there is a clear need to understand the factorswhich influence female students’ decisions to enroll in higher education engineering courses.There are many influences on students’ choices to pursue specific career paths. For example,how students conceive a particular discipline or career will influence this decision, as what theybelieve it to involve will likely affect their interest in engaging with it. In engineering, studentsoften have misconceptions regarding what it means to be an engineer and the Draw-an-EngineerTest (DAET) has frequently been used to investigate these misconceptions.Studies using DAET have found that young students typically conceive engineers

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; Richard Stone, Iowa State University; Devna Fay Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University

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13. Research made the course work more interesting 14. I learned more from the course work than the research 15. Research made me like industrial engineering more 16. Clarification of career path 17. Tolerance for obstacles faced in the research process 18. Understanding of the research process in IE 19. Ability to integrate theory and practice 20. Understanding of how to work on real problems 21. Learning how to work independently 22. Learning how to work in teams 23. Becoming part of a learning community 24. Confidence in my potential to be a teacher of engineering 25. Evaluate your overall sense of satisfactionWhile the data collected during the first trial was insufficient in quantity for statistical analysis

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ona Egbue, University of South Carolina Upstate; Arshia Khan, University of Minnesota Duluth; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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experience for minorities andtheir colleagues include creating more transparent organizational processes and structures,creating family friendly policies and programs, creating networking opportunities, clarifyingpolicies regarding harassment, promotion/rewards, and mentoring [28]-[30]. Mentoring hasbeen identified as an essential component to offer support, guidance and encouragement toachieve tenure and promotion. Mentors have a positive impact on women's self-esteem, jobsatisfaction and work-life balance [31]. Furthermore, mentoring can prove to be especiallybeneficial to mid-career faculty, who have attained the associate rank but lack the support,resources and encouragement required to get to the rank of full professor [20], [21], [22], [32

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Quiles-Ramos, Virginia Tech; Ellen K. Foster, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Donna M Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a professor of industrial engineering and held the Pietz professorship for entrepreneur- ship and economic development. She is now a professor of integrated engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato, in the Bell Engineering program and the managing partner of Kaizen Consulting. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Infrastructure Sinkholes: The Pretense of Operating Gender-Neutral Organizations Erodes Engineering EducationAbstractThis paper draws from the framework of Feminist Scholar Joan Acker’s

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Emily Fredette, Purdue University

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of the Women in Engineering sem- inar courses. For the past decade, Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer’s research has focused on broadening participation of women and underrepresented group in STEM fields. Recently, she has been investigating the intersec- tion of education and career path with cultural identity and is developing strategies to inform programming and policies that facilitate recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in academia. In 2012 Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer was presented with an Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Earth, At- mospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. She also serves on their Alumni Advisory Board. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer earned her B.S. in Mathematics from the

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristina Rigden, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Nicole Gutzke, Cal Poly Pomona

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Paper ID #24607Femineer R Program: A Model for Engaging K-12 Girls in STEMDr. Kristina Rigden, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Kristina Rigden is the Director of Outreach Programs and the Women in Engineering Program for the College of Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). In her position, she provides several different outreach programming events to engage K-12 female students to pursue STEM majors and/or careers. Dr. Rigden holds a B.A. in Liberal Studies from Cal Poly Pomona, a TESOL certificate, a M.A. in Teaching with a multiple-subject credential and an

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sagit Betser, University of California, Davis; Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis; Rebecca Ambrose Ph.D., University of California-Davis

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about“people” an act of giving significance to the story in the context of participating in the program.Across the interviews, every girl described her interest in making and all but one described activeinvolvement in different modes of making. Some of the girls described making at homefollowing specific YouTube channels or as a mutual interest with a family member. For others,making was an integral part of their school as they participated in maker classes or followed atrack in school. Eight girls described a specific STEM discipline as one of their career options.Half of the girls who came to the program described learning about the program from asupportive teacher who encouraged them in pursuing their interest in making.At the same time

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eddie Jacobs P.E., University of Memphis; Amy L. de Jongh Curry, University of Memphis; Carmen Astorne-Figari, University of Memphis; Russell J. Deaton, University of Memphis; Wesam M. Salem, University of Memphis; Yonghong Jade Xu, University of Memphis; Shelby G. Roberts, University of Memphis

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Paper ID #26272The Role of Empathy in Choosing MajorsDr. Eddie Jacobs P.E., 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 involved in

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maral Kargarmoakhar, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University

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, gender rolesare separated, and potential career choices have been identified for individuals based on thesecultural influences [8],[9],[10]. One example, is the concern in Muslim majority countries aboutthe work environment that women will take part in and the restrictive codes for women’s behavior[9], [13]. And although there are no strict rules prohibiting women from working outside, Muslimwomen and their families typically prefer an indoor job environment versus outdoor [11], [15]. A study from Siann & Clark [11] found that parents and daughters in Muslim countriesbelieved women must be educated because they cannot work in hard labor. For Muslim women,majoring in CS gives them the opportunity to work from home without the need to

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jia G. Liang, Kansas State University; Rick Evans, Cornell University; Stacey E. Kulesza, Kansas State University

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duringfreshman year, or the disaster-turn-to-awesome high school debate team experience, a sense of “Ican and I did it” was evident. Nickie shared, “I kind of had this idea that I wanted to dosomething … really, really technically difficult. …. I feel that I’m always trying to prove myselfthat I can do it.” While the actual “hands-on experiences” was somewhat limited for Nickiebefore her college years, she was clear on the essence of a career she wanted to pursue. Sheasked herself “What’s going to have the most impact?” Her answer was STEM. She noted, “Iwas just so incredibly attracted to the idea of making something … of having a final product.”Her rationale was “… what is what I am doing, at the end of the day, going to give back …otherwise what is

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Joseph Priem, Northeastern University; Caroline Ghio, Northeastern University; Hannah Boyce, Northeastern University; Sydney Anne Morris, Northeastern University; Emma Kaeli, Stanford University; Tyler Byrne Cole, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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Degree in Engineering Managament and a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering in 2018. While at Northeastern, he was involved in the Connections Chemistry Review program and first year engineering tutoring for four years. Tyler currently works as a tech transfer engineer in biopharmaceuticals.Dr. Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University Paul A. DiMilla is an Affiliate Associate Teaching Professor in Chemistry & Chemical Biology and Chem- ical Engineering at Northeastern University. During his academic career at Carnegie Mellon University, Boston University, and Olin College he has been the recipient of the first Whitaker Young Investigator Award from the BMES, a Searle Scholar Award, and an Early Career