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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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. Stone has worked extensively in the domain of welding, specifically in the area of weld- ing technology and training. He has a deep appreciation for the importance of the welding field and plan to continue pursuing research projects that benefit the welding community.Devna Fay Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University Devna Popejoy-Sheriff is the Student Success and Services program Coordinator and Co-Chair of the Undergraduate Research Program in the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department at Iowa State University. She earned her M. Ed. in Higher Education from Iowa State University and has worked for the IMSE Department for more than 15 years. She has been recognized with multiple advising and

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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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lower-level undergraduate students. Forthe last three years, we have recruited sophomore students for president positions, first byappointment, and later by officer elections. These lower-class presidents do not have as muchexperience as senior students or graduate students in the computing fields. They do not have thesame academic and career planning pressure as senior and graduate students, however, they wereenthusiastic and energetic. They were able to recruit sufficient number of officers, expand thegroup, and organize events.The executive board of WiCSE has evolved from four positions (president, vice president,secretary, treasurer) in 2014 to eight positions in 2018. Below is the list of officers and theirmain responsibilities

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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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and their job commitments during a working day.(5) As a part of the year-long mentoring program, the team is conducting monthly meetings with students during the regular schools, although the initial plan was to conduct these sessions during weekends as Saturday Workshops.Feedback from the summer campAt this point, the team was able to measure only the immediate impact of the summer camp. Theoverall impact of the program will be understood at the end of the program and moreprominently, after several years from now by tracking the students’ advancement in high schoolto see whether they are progressing towards taking college admission in engineering/technologyareas.After the grant period is over, the team plans to institutionalize 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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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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age of the participating students and to the timeframe available for the activities. 5 Figure 4: Elenco SC-750 Hobby kits [18]Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology ActivitiesLEGO Mindstorms have been used in K-12 settings, and as a tool for teaching computerengineering and programming at the college level [19-23]. These robots are purchased witheducational modules and have plans for different age populations and respective activities, so itis easy to customize the activities based on the time available, the number of students, and theirage group.Robotic Badges Workshop Developed for the Girl ScoutsThe Robotic Badges workshop was held for the

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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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system in California was established by the 1960 Donahue HigherEducation Act, better known as California’s Master Plan for Higher Education [1]. The structureof the system is in three tiers- the state-wide University of California (UC), the regionallyorientated California State University (CSU), and the locally focused Community Colleges (CC)[7]. Each of these systems has a different enrollment criterion: the UC system being the mostselective and the CC system open to all students who are at least 18 years old or a high schoolgraduate. As established in the Master Plan, the goal of the UC system is to award bachelor’sdegrees to the top 12.5% of high school graduates and the CSU has a target of 33.3% of thepopulation [7].As largest university

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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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foster growth is a critical element for the female and faculty fromminority backgrounds to flourish.Clarity in policies and follow through in the implementation of these policies has beenidentified as one of the elements to aid the success of retention and hiring of female and facultyof color. Hence for female faculty of color to succeed, it is essential to carve out a plan thatstrives to meet their needs.Workshops, training sessions, personal development opportunities, teaching training, researchmaximizing training and opportunities to network and create collaborations can help assist inthis endeavor. Besides work support, it is also important to ensure work-life balance,adjustments to teaching schedules, encourage new and creative teaching 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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Jia G. Liang, Kansas State University; Rick Evans, Cornell University; Stacey E. Kulesza, Kansas State University

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[international community] had built this system, so then all of our plans kind of went up in smoke, and I think that was really frustrating to a lot of our members…I had my [local community] experience to know that these things didn’t always work out, and I think because I was a leader at that time, it was my job to tell everybody, “It’s okay,” and, “It’s going to work out,” and in the process I had to convince myself.For Nickie and for the other women, these ESPT experiences of failure became opportunities torespond – to get better at “doing”, to find an alternative way, to realize “Wow, I do need to knowthe answers” or to raise their own standards. Failure was an important part of engineering praxis– it defined the

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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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students navigate to their degrees by studying major pipelines, pathways, and mostrecently ecosystems. This study, however, drills down to a specific cohort of students - femalestudents in their first semester of a First-Year Engineering (FYE) program. It has been estimatedthat roughly one-half of these students enter into a major their sophomore year different from whatthey initially planned at the beginning of their freshman year. This longitudinal study examines theintended and declared majors of five cohorts of female students as they progressed through FYE,into an engineering discipline, and finally to their earned bachelor degree. Two types of students:Dedicated and Unsure, and three categories of majors: Confident, Middle Ground, 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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Renee M. Desing, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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career professional is daunting for anyone, especiallywomen entering a technical field such as engineering. When encountering challenging, gender-based situations, women react in various ways, from ignoring the situation to leaving theengineering field completely. Through a literature review, this paper investigates conceptuallyaligning counterfactual thinking and career motivation theory for early career women engineers.Counterfactual thinking is the creation of alternative scenarios to events that already occurredand imagining different consequences or benefits. Career motivation theory aims to understandcareer plans and decisions. From these theories, this review explores the effects of counterfactualthinking on women engineers’ reactions to

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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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about the wide range ofinterpretations of existing promotion criteria.Around the same time, the annual cycle of promotion announcements had been made. Whilethree men and two women with traditional scholarship had been promoted, word spread thatthree women in STEM disciplines, with a broad range of contributions, had been deniedpromotion from Associate to Full. Although there were no references to these cases in officialdocuments, negative reaction to these decisions seemed to galvanize efforts to put brakes on thePC’s proposals. In its April minutes, the GC reported receiving a letter from several facultyasking for broader input and community discussion about promotion criteria. Whereas the PChad planned to bring its motions to the faculty for

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina K. Lam , Arizona State University; Samantha N. Cruz, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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that the makerspace allowed for more meaningfulengineering experiences than those of the classroom. They appreciated the opportunity to accesssuch diverse resources. Having the autonomy to create and utilize the skills that these studentshave learned thus far not only helped foster confidence in their engineering identity but alsohelped solidify their future career plans. Melissa, a first-year electrical engineering student,described how her university makerspace has helped her conceptualize her future. “Themakerspace really lets you get a taste of what it really could be like in the workforce. It’s a goodway to make sure you know what you want to do.”The makerspace also allowed for students to take ownership of their projects and see their

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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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Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, an MBA and an M.S. in Information Management from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from UT Austin.Dr. Rachel M. Korn, University of California, Hastings College of the Law Rachel Korn is the Director of Research at the Center for WorkLife Law, a research and advocacy organi- zation at UC Hastings College of the Law that seeks to advance gender and racial equity in the workplace and in higher education. Rachel is a Social Psychologist with a background in quantitative research meth- ods and survey design. Her research at the Center has primarily focused on studying the correlates and consequences of gender, racial, and class bias in

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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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-schwarzman-college-of-computing-1015[Accessed January 31, 2019].[59] UTSA Today. “UTSA expands Downtown Campus with a National Security CollaborationCenter and planned new School of Data Science,” September 6, 2018. https://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/09/story/NSCC_SDS-announcement.html [Accessed January31, 2019].[60] Georgia Institute of Technology. “Core Requirements by Major,”https://admission.gatech.edu/transfer/course-requirements-major [Accessed January 31, 2019][61] USNA News Center. “Naval Academy Cybersecurity Program Receives ABETAccreditation,”September 21, 2018https://www.usna.edu/NewsCenter/2018/09/NAVAL%20ACADEMY%20CYBERSECURITY%20PROGRAM%20RECEIVES%20ABET%20ACCREDITATION.php[Accessed January 31, 2019][62] F. Bruni. “Aristotle’s Wrongful

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ellen K. Foster, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) ; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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whether the scale is at a micro-level.These small shifts may later become large cracks or fissures in the dominant frame against whichthese groups are organizing. For example, one activity at an OSH hacker meetup resulted inunplanned discussions about comfort, how to establish physically/mentally safe space, theproblems of masculinist and competition-based cultures in technoscientific work and research,and eventually led to a monumental change in mindset for a few individuals. But it also set thestage for changing dynamics at the host space and the future planning of restorative healingcircles, workshops, and methods in conversation with the participant who was experiencingexclusion, discomfort, and frustrations. Instead of animosity and being

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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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to experience nurturing environments and reported higher levels of self-efficacy, content interest, and support than their peers at PWIs [8], [12]. Institutions with higherrates of persistence and graduation rates with STEM underrepresented minority students, reportincreased student involvement on campus, have welcoming environments, and encouragemeaningful connections with faculty, which are all factors in fostering social-belonging [8].Understanding how high-performing institutions create environments of social belonging and asense of belonging can provide a plan to increase rates of success and degree completion forminority engineering students.Evidence indicates that there is a relationship between campus involvement

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Behzad Beigpourian, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Planning, Developing Research Report, and Understanding School Culture. During these years, he has taught construction courses in several technical schools. Mr. Beigpourian currently works in the CATME project, which is NSF funding project, on optimizing team- work skills and assessing the quality of Peer Evaluations.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative

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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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. [8]; Ibarra [9]) and may includework-related and/or social relationships. Informal professional networks are essential for careerdevelopment and job effectiveness (Ibarra [9]). Rankin and Caccamise [10] have presented anintervention model to achieve equity in the STEM fields and have recommended some concreteaction plans to achieve the desired outcome in regard to reducing gender gap. Gallagher, et al. [6]used the intervention model to show that the number of female faculty in Geotechnical Engineeringin the entire United States increased from 8 in 1989 to about 80 in 2017, which is believed to beabout approximately 25% of the total number of Geotechnical Engineering faculty in the nation

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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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teaching and learning”, 2000, pp.171-200.[28] E. Wenger, Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity, Cambridge university press; Sep 1999.[29] A. Amin, “Ethnicity and the multicultural city: living with diversity”, Environment and planning A, 34(6):959-80, Jun 2002.[30] GA. Fine and LJ. Van den Scott, “Wispy communities: Transient gatherings and imagined micro-communities”, American Behavioral Scientist, 55(10):1319-35, Oct 2011.[31] SB. Merriam, Qualitative Research: a Guide to Design and Implementation, 2009.[32] N. Valanides, “Analysis of interview data using the constant comparative analysis method” In Using analytical frameworks for classroom research, Routledge, pp. 77-89.[33] C. Gilligan, “Strengthening

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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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purpose of this second coding system was todevelop a simpler and more viable option to assess the sole construct of what engineers do. Itallows the participants conceptions of engineers to be coded into the following categories:  Designer: Designing or improving objects or processes, usually portrayed by drawing plans or performing specific parts of the engineering design process, an implied client or public use is intended  Technician: Computer or electronic technician portrayed by a person fixing something electronic  Design/Create single: Hobbies, crafts, and designs for personal use or making one object for a specific person  Tradesman: Carpenters, plumbers, welders, etc. where a person is fixing

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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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member’s career came upmultiple times as a source of frustrated relatedness needs. Unmet relatedness needs were oftenexpressed as isolation and loneliness and often attributed to poor representation of women in ahome department or unit. The results of these interviews viewed through the lens of SDT suggesta need to support relatedness more effectively in the academic workplace, both by reducingdetrimental competitiveness and by alleviating isolation among all faculty, regardless of gender.IntroductionIn order to support the future STEM workforce, a key area of focus for research is on STEMfaculty themselves. There is a significant long-term employment need that supports strong hiringand retention plans for faculty: the Bureau of Labor and

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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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