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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Jennifer Serne, Central Washington University; David Wesley Martin, Central Washington University

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over 12 years industry experience in con- struction engineering and management encompassing over $400,000,000 worth of vertical and horizontal construction. He also has over 15 years of academic experience in college level construction management education. During his time in academia, he has coached or assisted over 20 ASC student competition teams, taught 10 different courses, earned two departmental awards in teaching and scholarship. He is passionate about preparing construction management students for the industry with a particular focus on cultivating the necessary leadership skills for Integrated Project Delivery. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Gender

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Anu Osta, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Baldwin Wallace University; Alissa Papernik; Amanda Ferreira Dias-Liebold, Rowan University

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active member of ASEE since 1998. She joined as a graduate student, after working on an engineering education project and presenting that work and student chapter activities at annual conference. As a faculty member, she regularly publishes and presents at the ASEE Annual Conference. Her interests are in design education and assessment in mechanical and biomedical engineering. She previously served ASEE in leadership roles in the ERM and Mechanics Divisions and as PIC-III Chair.Miss Alissa Papernik Undergraduate Student at Rowan University’s College of EngineeringAmanda Ferreira Dias-Liebold, Rowan University Undergraduate Student at Rowan University College of Engineering American

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Mary Kay Camarillo P.E., University of the Pacific; Eileen Kogl Camfield, University of California at Merced

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Paper ID #29388Revising Roles: Enhancing an Engineering Capstone Course to ImproveOutcomes for WomenMary Kay Camarillo P.E., University of the Pacific Mary Kay Camarillo is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. She specializes in water treatment and in domestic and industrial waste treatment. Dr. Camar- illo’s research includes development of biomass energy projects for agricultural wastes and treatability assessments for oilfield produced water. She focuses on environmental problems in California. Dr. Ca- marillo earned her Ph.D. at UC Davis and spent many years in

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University; Steven Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

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students.Existing data gives reason to believe that enrollment and retention of female students at X University maybe linked to certain perceptions about a particular major or profession. Perceptions of a major beinghuman-centric and enabling an individual to make a difference were shown to be significant factorsamong those identified in a research study. Literature will be presented to show the connection betweenhumanitarian efforts undertaken in an engineering context, and the impact that it has had on femalestudent participation. This paper will attempt to shows the trends of female enrollment and retentionamong various majors at X University, and compare them to programs, organizations and projects whichhave a humanitarian aspect.It is important that

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Tech; Francesca Giardine, Smith College; Robin Ott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Anne Kary

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company based in Radford, where she held multiple roles of increasing responsibility dur- ing her nine years there. While at Kollmorgen Robin worked with Shingijutsu Global Consulting experts from Japan and earned black belts in the DBS kaizen areas of Standard Work and 5S and traveled globally to qualify suppliers in Asia and Europe. Most recently Robin worked as Senior Director of Project Man- agement for a small bio-tech company, Intrexon, located in the VT Corporate Research Center and had the opportunity to introduce manufacturing principles into a highly specialized DNA production facility. Since joining the faculty at her Alma Mater in 2015, Robin has been coordinating and teaching the Cap- stone Senior Design

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research in- terests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology James R. McCusker is an Associate Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Since joining Wentworth in 2010, he has been heavily involved with an array of

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Weihui Li, Biomedical Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology

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. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research in- terests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.Dr. Weihui Li, Biomedical Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology Weihui Li received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Tsinghua University and her PhD from Tulane University. She was also a research fellow in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University

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as acareer path, it is imperative that we engage participants early in life [6]. By engagingparticipants in computer science at an early age, we can promote the development of self-efficacy in computing before adolescent opinions are formed that may discourage girls fromseeking curricular or co-curricular experiences in computing [7]. A study by the National GirlsCollaborative Project states that although women earn 57.3% of bachelor degrees in all fields in2013 and 50.3% of science and engineering bachelor degrees, only about 17.9% of womenreceive these degrees in computer science [8].To engage diverse populations in computing, we need to better understand how to supportparticipants in navigating conflicts between identities with computing

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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Jocelyn LaChelle Jackson, University of Michigan; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas

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workshop and research project focused on their unique challengesand strategies that enable them to survive and thrive in the academy. This paper summarizes the outcomesof the Intergenerational Mentoring Workshop held Summer 2019 and aims to equip the broaderengineering education community with insights for supporting this endangered demographic. Theworkshop was attended by 24 African American women engineering faculty who represented a widerange of roles in the academy. The day-long workshop consisted of multiple sessions in whichparticipants shared their insights, challenges, and promising solutions. This paper includes the results ofqualitative and quantitative data collected from a focus group with a subset of participants, observationsmade by

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

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M. Teresa Cardador, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kelly J Cross, University of Nevada, Reno; Grisel Lopez-Alvarez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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with engineering department faculty, staff, advisors, andfemale students. By understanding how and why elective tracks become gendered withinengineering majors, we hope to identify effective strategies for improving the preparation ofwomen to pursue technical roles and career paths in their chosen field of study, with the broadgoal of improving the workplace retention of female engineers.As this project is ongoing, we plan to present preliminary results based on wave one (1)interviews with 30 female engineering students in their sophomore year (the year when electivetrack selections are made).Project Background and Theoretical FrameworkExisting research shows that men and women in gender-typed occupations – such as engineering– often

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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Sinéad C Mac Namara, Syracuse University; Anne E Rauh, Syracuse University; Michelle M Blum, Syracuse University; Natalie Russo, Syracuse University; Melissa A Green, Syracuse University; Shikha Nangia, Syracuse University

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Architecture and Engineering released in 2014 and her research has been published in engineering and architecture education journals, nationally and internationally. She has received awards for innova- tive teaching from Princeton University, Syracuse University, and the American Society for Engineering Education. She also engages in design and design-build projects as a collaborator with her architecture students and colleagues. This work has been recognized with awards from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, the Architectural Institute of America and the City of New York.Ms. Anne E Rauh, Syracuse University Anne E. Rauh is the Head of Collections and Research Services at Syracuse University Libraries. She

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

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Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Israel Zamora-Hernandez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Jorge A. Gonzalez-Mendivil, Tecnológico de Monterrey; J. Asuncion Zarate-Garcia, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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University of Puebla, Mexico. He has a M.Sc. in Digital Systems from Tecnologico de Monterrey. He has been a lecturer in the School of Engineering for over 18 years. His work especializes in attracting new stu- dents to STEM programs at University level. He has directed several teams in the Admissions Office at Tecnologico de Monterrey.Mr. Jorge A. Gonzalez, Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey Master in Sciences with an speciality in Quality Systems and Industrial and Systems Engineer by ITESM in Mexico, twenty years of experience in engineering education, several projects in innovation of engi- neering education such as the use of 3D virtual ambiences as a way of developing competences.Dr. J. Asuncion Zarate-Garcia, Tecnologico de

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Jessica Sperling, Duke University; Megan Gray, Duke University; Medha Gupta, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology; Amy Arnold, Duke University; Kelly Perri, Duke University

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designing and implementing technology-infused learning environments that provide youth an opportunity to learn about themselves, others, and to gain insight into interpersonal dynamics.Dr. Jessica Sperling, Duke University Dr. Sperling leads the Applied Research, Evaluation, & Engagement area of Duke University’s Social Science Research Institute.Megan Gray, Duke University Megan Gray is a Research Analyst in Evaluation and Engagement at Duke University’s Social Science Research Institute (SSRI). She serves as a project manager and researcher for both qualitative and quanti- tative evaluation and research efforts, in partnership with community-based programs as well as campus- based initiatives. Megan came to

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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Cynthia Lester, Georgia State University; Sahithya Reddivari, Georgia State University; Forough Ansari, Georgia State University

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Fellow and has been a White House invitee discussing STEM Inclusion. Dr. Lester holds professional memberships in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).Dr. Sahithya Reddivari, Georgia State University Sahithya Reddivari is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Georgia State University. She teaches freshman and sophomore engineering courses including, Introduction to Engineering, Engineering De- sign and Graphics (2D and 3D modeling) and Statics. She has developed experiential learning projects for first-year engineering students through the Instructional enhancement grant awarded by the Center for

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University

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Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET), and an evaluator for several NSF projects. His first research strand concentrates on the relationship between educational policy and STEM education. His second research strand focuses on studying STEM classroom interactions and subsequent effects on student understanding. He is a co- developer of the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) and his work has been cited more than 2800 times and he has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals such as Science Education and the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.Lydia Ross, Arizona State University Dr. Lydia Ross is a clinical assistant professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Kerry Greer, University of British Columbia; Katherine A. Lyon, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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institutions), while other, often newer, programs like biomedical (BME) and environmental(ENV) reach near parity in some schools. BME and ENV are often viewed as “helping”disciplines, which suggests why they may be more appealing to women students. Researchconducted as a means of evaluating a NSF project to attract more women to engineering showsthat young women are attracted to “helping” disciplines within engineering2. Anecdotal evidencefrom one institution suggests adding a “helping” discipline may be associated with a decline inthe proportion of women in a related traditional discipline (that is, the new disciplines mayattract women already in the engineering pipeline, rather than attracting women to engineeringwho would not otherwise be enrolled

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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

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2017 North Carolina A & T State University (NCAT) Rookie Research Excellence Award. Under her mentorship, Dr. Ofori-Boadu’s students have presented research posters at various NCAT Undergraduate Research Symposia resulting in her receiving a 2017 Certificate of Recognition for Undergraduate Re- search Mentoring. In 2016, her publication was recognized by the Built Environment Project and Asset Management Journal as the 2016 Highly Commended Paper. Andrea has served as a reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several journals and conferences. In 2015, Dr. Ofori-Boadu established her STEAM ACTIVATED! program for middle-school girls. She also serves as the

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Courtney Green P.E.

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of North Carolina at Charlotte, she was employed as a project engineer at SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. in the building solutions group for 7 years. Her job responsibilities included performing forensic investigations to determine condition of building structural components; including concrete, masonry, wood and steel; preparing remedial designs; and performing construction administration. She is currently a third year PhD student in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Exploring the Educational Experiences of Women Who Persisted in Engineering: A

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Lourdes A. Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Saylisse Davila, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Olga Beatriz Rivera, Amgen Manufacturing Limited; Nolgie Oquendo-Colon, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Maria Angelica Velazquez, Montana State University

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-related environments are notthe norm – not statistically, nor sociologically. This problem is addressed as the “strength ofnumbers” emphasizing that the most important strategy is to improve the relative amount offemales [2]. The expectation is that this gender imbalance problem will stop when females growto a critical mass [3]. However, the question still remains on when we will accomplish this? Astrategy that could reduce in the long term this gender gap, at least within academia, is gettingfemale undergraduate students involved early in research projects [1].Empirical studies make an attempt to (1) understand the decision-making behind female careerchoices [4-5], (2) pressures that contribute for females to take career breaks [6], (3) factors

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Bob Brennan P.Eng., University of Calgary

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the emphasis on the technical designprocess. Although the technical elements of design are important, they were not well balancedand tended to imply that technical design was the dominant and more powerful activity. Forexample, although A5 had the most progressive statements on society integrated throughout theirpaper, when it got down to the actual project it was still heavily focused on the technical. Afterthe students’ first semester, they submitted a proposal document which included “the designteam’s preliminary engineering analysis and design work, [and] a detailed work statement,proposed budget, and project completion schedule” (A5, p.3). Students will interpret theimportance of activities based on those included in the proposal, and

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY

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gender in engineering, I was very familiarwith this question and presumed my research participants would be as well. It was supposed tobe an easy question, a way for me to get participants talking about something familiar, and tobuild rapport between us. I realize now this question was also an implicit invitation to tell astory, to give me a sense of who they are, and to provide me a roadmap of what kind of questionsmight be useful to ask later in the interview.For most participants, it accomplished all of these goals. I was surprised by how naturally thesenarratives rolled off their tongues, how rehearsed women’s stories were about how they came tobe involved in engineering. As my research project went on, this became a narrative that I

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Anne M Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Liza Ann Russell, Purdue University ; Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Shelly Tan

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moving into higher business leadership positions, but some women may bediscouraged from pursuing one due to a lack of female presence in MBA programs [3].Certifications/Licensure & Continuing EducationA Professional Engineering license is the primary form of licensure for engineers and requiredby some fields of engineering, especially civil and structural as it allows the engineer to sign offon drawings for public use projects such as bridges and roads [4]. This licensure is also requiredfor those who operate their own engineering consulting business or any other business with“engineering” in the name [4]. However, licensing is not always required in other engineeringpositions, such as at large corporate firms as an exemption allows

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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Robin O. Andreasen, University of Delaware; Shawna Vican, University of Delaware; Yvette A Jackson, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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at the University of Delaware. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University. An organizational sociologist, Dr. Vican in- vestigates the adoption and implementation of new employment practices and corporate social behaviors. Across her research, Dr. Vican explores how organizational policies and practices, managerial behavior, and workplace culture shape individual career outcomes as well as broader patterns of labor market in- equality. Her current research includes a qualitative study of corporate diversity management strategies and a series of mixed-methods projects on diversity in the academic workforce.Prof. Yvette A Jackson, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Yvette Jackson, Professor of

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Amrita Dhakal Ghimire, Mississippi State University; Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University

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for women than men [8].Since 2011, researchers at our institution have been studying the impact of gender-specificinterventions in computing and cybersecurity on the self-efficacy of girls and women incomputing. Mississippi State University’s (MSU) Bulldog Bytes K-12 computing andcybersecurity outreach program has engaged over 1000 informal computer science learners since2013 [4,9,10,11]. With increasing gaps between the number of computer science graduates and thenumber of unfilled jobs in computing, it is imperative that we discover opportunities for increasingentry and retention of persons traditionally underrepresented on computing pathways.For this project, the authors considered best practices from Bulldog Bytes

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

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Katherine L Walters, University of Georgia ; John M Mativo, University of Georgia; Uduak Zenas George, San Diego State University

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white women; we mustlook to increasing the number of engineers from all racial, ethnic, and socio-economicbackgrounds. Looking towards the future, not only will we need more engineers to handle thefield’s projected job growth, teams with diverse perspectives may be more successful in meeting21st century challenges [44-46].Conclusion The goal of the current study was to understand why women enroll as engineeringmajors. Additionally, this study provides avenues for future research. Female undergraduatescompleted a 20-question survey that asked them to identify their reasons for enrolling as anengineering major, as well as their personal and family educational backgrounds. A majority ofsurvey participants chose engineering because they

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Computing -- Increasing Participation of Women and Underrepresented Minorities

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Laura K. Dillon, Michigan State University; Maureen Doyle, Northern Kentucky University; Linda Ott, Michigan Technological University; Wendy Powley, Queen's University; Andrea E Johnson, Spelman College

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with disabilities2. Background2.1 Computing’s Diversity ScorecardComputing is a high growth field with well-paying career opportunities, but the percentage ofwomen and minorities in careers in computing is well below their percentages in both theworkforce and in society. With a 19% projected job growth in computing between 2016 and2026, employment prospects and compensation levels in computing are both excellent; the paygap between men and women is also low compared to other engineering disciplines.2 Yet overthe past decade, women have held only 25% of computer and mathematical (C&M) jobs whilecomprising 56%-58% of the total workforce [11]; in 2016, Blacks made up only 7.9% percent ofC&M workers while comprising 11.9% of all workers

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania; Brandy Maki, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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autoethnographies on female faculty in academia are limited [2, 11]. This researchgathered autoethnographic stories from three female faculty members in engineering, the authorsof this paper, who had also experienced gender bias in their teaching. This was then organizedinto a ”collective autoethnography”. The analysis and writing-up of the project were alsocompleted by the authors. According to Ellis’s autoethnographic principles [8], stories are centralto this paper. The literature presented and the emotions evoked after the stories are told is all doneto change the understanding of what it means to be a female instructor in the engineeringclassroom.The three authors of this paper are early-career faculty in small teaching-focused institutions.Two of the

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Shawn Fagan, Temple University

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reported that “women werecomprised of approximately 52 percent of the U.S. population, African Americans 12 percent,Latinos 16 percent, Asians 5 percent, and all other racial-ethnic groups 3 percent” (p. 25).However, women (11 percent) and African American, Latino, and Native American males (7.4percent) only accounted for less than 20 percent of the engineering workforce in the U.S. in 2010(Byars-Winston, Fouad, & Wen, 2015). If these trends continue as we approach the middle of thetwenty-first century it could have a damaging impact on the United States’ skilled workforce.This is especially true since it is projected that by the year 2050 approximately half of the totalU.S. population will be comprised of people of color (Palmer, Maramba

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Maureen C Smith, San Jose State University; Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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participants’ engineering identity which is related to their educational andprofessional persistence [3] [4]. A review of the literature summarizing approaches torecruitment and retention of women and the role of engineering identity can be found in a priorpublication [2].Our current project studied the impact of the 2019 conference on various aspects of engineeringidentity in the participants through pre- and post-conference surveys. Our work draws heavilyfrom the following prior work, which indicates that identity in general, and engineering identitymore specifically, is a multi-dimensional construct that is influenced by many factorsand frequently dependent on context. Before describing influences in engineering identity, it isimportant to note

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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

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Paper ID #30545IMPROVED METRIC FOR IDENTIFYING FEMALE FACULTY REPRE-SENTATION INENGINEERING DEPARTMENTSDr. Jennifer Retherford P.E., The University of Tennessee at Knoxville Dr. Retherford is an alumna of the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and received her graduate degrees from Vanderbilt University. She currently teaches a variety of courses supporting the department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Among many structural engineer- ing courses, Dr. Retherford manages the Senior Design Project course for all undergraduate civil & environmental engineering seniors.Dr. Sarah J Mobley P.E