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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qian Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU); Biying Wen, Liverpool University; University of Liverpool

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have been considered as masculine fields.Despite long-standing initiatives to improve gender equity in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field, the underrepresentation of women has persisted[1]. Studies show that although there has been an increase in women earning PhDs incomputer science and engineering, the percentage of female faculty members has notincreased as much [2]. One possible reason could be that demands to publish and teachstudents have created challenges for female faculty of STEM to balance between work andfamily [3]. If such assumption is true, this reality indirectly but undoubtably have pushedback boundaries of the traditional ideology regarding women’s family and work roles andresponsibilities [4] and

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary V. Villani, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Ilknur Aydin, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Lisa Cullington, National University

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college,public institution in NY State. Participants participated in a pre- and post-conference survey todetermine the perceived impacts. Participants were also surveyed one month and eight monthsafter conference attendance to determine longer-term impacts. The study findings demonstratethat women computing majors felt an improved sense of belonging and academic self-conceptafter attending the conference. Students felt more optimistic about their ability to connect withpeers, faculty, and industry partners and their ability to persist through the computing degree.Implications for institutions and research are also discussed.1. Introduction and BackgroundFarmingdale State College (FSC) is a four-year commuter college with approximately

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Stephens, Spelman College; Tiffany Renee Oliver, Spelman College; Pamela M Leggett-Robinson, PLR Consulting

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WiSTEM is theobservation that Black women are underrepresented in STEM for a variety ofreasons that include (1) anxiety pertaining to mathematics and computing (2) a lackof exposure to STEM disciplines and tangential careers (3) a lack of exposure toculturally responsive pedagogy, and (4) a lack of communities of support. Key Words - STEM Identity, Sense of Belonging, Persistence, Community, Self AwarenessINTRODUCTION AND PROBLEM STATEMENTMany institutions of higher education in the US do not reflect the racial and ethnicdiversity of our nation amongst its degree recipients. Clearly, we must acknowledgethe barriers to STEM education for individuals underrepresented in these disciplinesand develop interventions to mitigate them [1]–[3]. Racial

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elle Ann Kreiner, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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as the program chair for the pre-college divi- sion and serving on two task forces with the president to create a framework for ’Weaving in Students vs. Weeding them out’ and a report to NSF for changing students’ mindsets. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 1 Qualitative Study of Women’s Personal Experiences of Retention and Attrition in Undergraduate Engineering ProgramsINTRODUCTION Women’s continued underrepresentation in the field of engineering should continue to beof national priority. From 1997 to 2016, the proportion of women earning degrees in

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology

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major search engines, Ethics: techniques for incorporating ethics in computer curriculum specifically in data science curriculum Programs/curricula: evaluating Data Science programs in the US and China and Retention: evaluating minority female retention in computer related degree programs. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Retention of Female Minority Students in Bachelor STEM Degree Programs: An Exploratory Study of Five Cohorts1.0 Introduction Female minority students are underrepresented in academic based undergraduate science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degree programs [1]. This group of studentswhich is comprised of American Indian or

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawna Dory, Pennsylvania State University; Luis Roberto Delgado Jr., Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Esther Gomez, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University

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Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)program in a chemical engineering department at a large, Research 1 (R1) university. In additionto learning technical research skills through the REU program, REU administrators hoped topromote and assess a host of educational and psychosocial skills, including the interest andmotivation for participating in undergraduate research, the likelihood of attending graduateschool, engineering growth mindset, sense of belonging, and creative identity. To measure anypotential changes in participants in these areas from before to after participating in the REU,evaluators conducted both pre- and post-surveys and individual interviews with the participants.With the mentioned host of learning outcomes associated with

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johanna Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Finland

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appear as an end instead of a means. This, onits part, may reduce the interest in participating in these activities.Engineering outreach activities and initiatives come in various forms with most of themrelying on hands-on activities in some way or another [1], [2]. Unfortunately, the researchevidence of their impact or effectiveness is scarce [3], [4]. Although the tinkering aspect ofengineering has been shown to be attractive to both girls and boys [5] it may not be sufficientto convey the need for diversity in technological development or societal benefits throughtechnology.Finland is known to be a very egalitarian country, where gender equality is highly valued andendeavors for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion are generally

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Jamieson, Miami University

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should seek outthe power of narrative and story as the fundamental intervention path that will improve ourdiversity. In particular, we believe that three existing research ideas related to stories should beexamined and understood to help us achieve our diversification goals. We start by providing amodel of the story for the idea of the transformation and recruitment of a student to become anengineer. Next, we describe how our own personal narratives define who we are, and how rolemodels provide us with ways of imagining our future. These role models, therefore, if not curatedproperly do not allow us to imagine our own narratives fitting into being engineeringprofessionals. After that, we look to Baxter Magolda’s model [1] of self-knowing andself

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Rodriguez, Virginia Tech; Maria L. Espino, Iowa State University ; J. Cody Nielsen; Marin Jayne Fisher, Virginia Tech

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indifference, making the melding ofidentities and feeling able to bring one’s whole self to the profession difficult. This paper will sharefindings and implications highlighting how college students can connect their engineering and religiousidentities. This qualitative, phenomenological study – part of a larger, National Science Foundationfunded project – is focused on two broad questions:(1) How does an undergraduate college student develop their engineering identity?(2) How does the religious identity of an undergraduate college student influence the development of anengineering identity?This study represents a deep dive into the lived experiences of one engineering woman’s college studentexperience with this phenomenon. Over a three-interview

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arezoo Sadrinezhad; Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker, P.E., California State University, Fresno; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Catalina Eleonora Cardenas Arriaga; Feruza Amirkulova; Maryam Nazari; Kira Abercromby; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University

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) women, aunique focus. Although the speed mentoring events are open to all engineering faculty in theCSU system, there is specific emphasis on those who are normally excluded from formalmentoring. In this paper, the post-event survey results which include the demographics of theparticipants are reported and the importance and impact of these events are discussed.Background:Mentoring interventions, particularly mentoring that incorporates networking, have beeneffective at meeting the professional needs of women and URM faculty ([1], [2]). However,women in STEM careers have reported feeling left out of networks and thus face decreasedsocial and administrative support [3]. Moreover, past studies have found that women born ortrained outside the US

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Brooke Lamonte Long-Fox, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Arley Williams, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Lisa A. Kunza; Sara Elizabeth Racz

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, in the aftermath of COVID-19, two events occurred at the South Dakota School ofMines and Technology (SD Mines) that significantly impacted each other: the institution wasawarded an NSF ADVANCE Adaptation Grant (NSF EES 2121601), and the Office of FacultyDevelopment and Advancement (OFDA) was created. While they had different paths tocreation, they share common goals and a synergy that are beneficial to the success of each. Theway in which these two programs developed, overlap, and ultimately strengthen each other isdescribed in this paper, a work-in-progress demonstrating the synergy between these twoserendipitous events in creating support for a more diverse and engaged faculty.A Tale of Two InitiativesPart 1: Campus Culture and Gender

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadah Al Theeb, Purdue Engineering Education

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begins with anintroduction to the topic and the research question guiding the study. Next, the Literature Reviewsection examines previous research on the topic, while the Methods section details the process ofselecting studies and analyzing results. The Analysis and Results section presents findings in threethemes, followed by the Discussion section, which provides an interpretation of the findings,recommendations, and implications for addressing these challenges. Finally, the Conclusionsummarizes the key findings of the paper.Introduction Despite women comprising 50% of the global workforce, they remain significantlyunderrepresented in STEM fields, which is a concerning trend that persists worldwide [1]. Whilewomen make up an estimated

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5 - Careers and Professional Identity

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Macdonald-Roach, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto; Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto; Sasha-Ann Eleanor Nixon, University of Toronto

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engineers face when trying to earn their professional engineering license. Her MASc research focuses on understanding how Canadian engineers reflect on the impact that their social location has had on their career.Sasha-Ann Eleanor Nixon, University of Toronto ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Are Hardhats Required for Engineering Identity Construction? Gendered and Racialized Patterns in Canadian Engineering Graduates’ Professional IdentitiesAbstractDespite ongoing efforts to increase diversity in engineering, women continue to beunderrepresented in the field, making up only 15% of licensed professional engineers in Canada[1]. This persistent

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5 - Careers and Professional Identity

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto; Emily Macdonald-Roach, University of Toronto

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career path trajectories. The often-obscured implications of career paths on professionaloutcomes, and in particular the ways in which race and gender can be associated with career pathstreaming, serve as the rationale for our current study. Our guiding research question is simple:How do race and gender intersectionally influence the career path trajectory, and by extensionthe sense of professional belonging and identity, of engineering graduates in Canada?Ample research has documented workplace marginalization, exclusion, discrimination, andmisogyny experienced by women in engineering [1], [2], [3]. Robust theoretical work, groundedin empirical findings, has demonstrated the way societal gender norms are entrenched in the wayengineering, a

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa K Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jeff R. Brown, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Joseph Roland Keebler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jenna Korentsides, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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solutions to the problemsposed to the industry [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] . However, to ensure the team can work togethereffectively, each team member must feel safe, included, and valued by the team [6]. It is this“psychological safety” as discussed by Edmondson, and the pursuit to mentor students on itsimportance and how they might contribute to it that served as motivation for the intervention ofthis study. The intention of the authors was to increase student awareness regarding genderharassment, inequity and the bystanders that watch it happen, through discussions centered oncompassion for those who experience harassment or inequities. This was attempted throughfacilitating classroom discussions focused on clips from the documentary film Picture a

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Ivan Rodriguez-Devora, University of Georgia; David Emory Stooksbury, University of Georgia; Sonia J Garcia, University of Georgia

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and SlavicStudies developed a successful Five-Year Engineering plus German dual degree program in2012.In recent years, undergraduate engineering students requested the college's leadership for asimilar program in Engineering plus Spanish. To gauge the interest in a dual degree program inEngineering plus Spanish, we searched the university database for engineering students majoringor minoring in Spanish. In Spring 2023, 29 engineering students were minoring in Spanish.There were no engineering students with a Spanish major. Interestingly, 60 percent of thestudents majoring in engineering and minoring in Spanish are females (Figure 1).The University of Georgia’s College of Engineering is committed to increasing the number ofunderrepresented

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahjah Marie Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Samieh Askarian Khanamani, University of Cincinnati; Mark Okoth Onyango, University of Cincinnati; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati

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Dr. Gaskins is the Associate Dean of Inclusive Excellence and Community Engagement in the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science, the only African-American female currently teaching in the faculty of the College of Engineering ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Faculty Perception on STEM Culture at a Women’s UniversityAbstractIn higher education, women's universities have notoriously provided a utopia for women collegestudents to thrive [1]. Specifically, women students feel at liberty to exercise their intelligencealongside their female counterparts [2]. Even more so, women undergraduate students have oftenregarded their academic programs to be

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Savanna Dautle, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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(PSVT:R) and self-reported gender, we performedmultiple structural equation model (SEM) analyses based on a previously developed model. The aim ofthis work was to examine any differences that may exist between groups of test-takers, best representedby multi-group SEM; however, in spite of numerous efforts, insights into the proposed research questionscould not be gained.IntroductionIn engineering education, there have been uncertainties about the effect of spatial skills on undergraduatestudent performance, whether it be causal or simply correlational [1], [2], [3]. Furthermore, there has beenargument about whether there is a gender difference present in tests of spatial skills, with some claimingthat it is a true difference in skill, whereas

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vianney Lara-Prieto, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Maria Ileana Ruiz-Cantisani, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Marcela Paola Bentin; Maria Haydée Peralta, National University; Laura Romero, Tecnologico de Monterrey

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the promotion of gender equality, and ensuring womenparticipation in leadership roles and decision-making positions in political, economic, andpublic life. [1]These gaps are significant depending on the sectors that can be analyzed: by geographicregion, by culture, by education, by place where one lives (city or country), by field of study,by type of work, etc. This research addresses this gap in STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics) environments in Latin America.UNESCO shows the gap by reporting that in the world 35% of those pursuing highereducation in STEM areas are women. When analyzing LATAM countries, it is observed, forexample, that "in Mexico, for every 100 men enrolled in engineering, there are 45 women",while in

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2 - Personal Situations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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authors hope that by sharing this work/life story, more considerationsare made to acknowledge the multiple hats and caretaking roles of faculty parents working underthe expectations and rigor of academic universities and institutions of higher education.Introduction Motherhood in academia has in the literature and over the decades pointed to the multipleobstacles that women face in their professional paths e.g., [1-7]. Its impact has become evenmore pronounced since the COVID-19 pandemic [8-12]. The normative regimes of academiaand their metrics of performance push individuals to be their most productive at the cost of highlevels of anxiety, stress, and exhaustion [13]. The gendered nature of academia [14] also createssystems that

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4 - Hands-on Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego

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, thereby contributing to a more gender-balanced representation in STEM-related fields. Prior studies by the authors of this paper[Delson et. al 2023] described a controlled trail to evaluate the benefit of increased sketchtraining in a in a freshman introduction to mechanical design class. This publication evaluates thedata from this study to discern the impact by gender. This paper explores the benefit of sketchingin in a freshman introduction to mechanical design class and explores the following researchquestions as it impacts male and female students: 1. Does adding additional sketching instruction to a class with CAD and hands-on design have measurable benefits? 2. Do the benefits of sketch training extend beyond improving

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janne Mishanne Hall, Morgan State University; Temberlenn Donald Ashton Hall, Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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engineering years ago [1].According to Pew Research Center, employment statistics for STEM job clusters (definedSTEM jobs specific to the applicable industry), Caucasians, Asians, Blacks, and Hispanicsrepresent 67%, 13%, 9%, and 8% respectively of STEM jobs—Caucasians and Asians areoverrepresented in engineering and architect jobs at 71% and 13%, respectively—Blacks andHispanics are underrepresented at 5%, and 9% respectively [2]. The increase of women inengineering academia or the workplace has been slow to non-existent over decades. In a surveyposted by the U.S. Census Bureau, decennial census 1970-2000 and American CommunitySurvey public use microdata 2010 & 2021 reported a slow incline of female representation inengineering in the workplace

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura J. Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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, equity, inclusion, and belonging at NC State College ofEngineering takes many forms. As stated before, the programmatic efforts are the most visible,but they are not the bulk of the work. The model described in this paper take the form of a three-dimensional coordinate system. This approach was selected to illustrate three sliding scales withopposing aspects. The axes are shown orthogonal to one another, but that is not actually intendedto be a part of the model. The angle between axes is not intended to imply any relationship.There are three axes of activity associated with the work:1-Strategic versus tactical2-Relational versus performative3-Systemic versus individual Relational

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6 - Institutional Contexts

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebeca Petean, Society of Women Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

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Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from UT Austin. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Role of STEM Society Scholarships in Supporting the Retention and Persistence of Women in Engineering and Computer ScienceIntroductionProgress and innovation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fieldsrely heavily on their ability to promote gender equality in all aspects of society [1]. Althoughstrides have been made toward achieving gender equality, there remains a noticeable gap when itcomes to the representation of genders in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics) fields – women constitute less than 30% of the graduates in these fields [2

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3 - Belongingness and Community

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruby ElKharboutly, Quinnipiac University

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: Fostering a Sense of Belonging for Women in Computing through Community Service (WIP)1. Introduction and Motivation Having a sense of belonging and involvement are critical indicators of student’s success and retention in general but more specifically for female students in computing disciplines [1, 2, 3, 4]. Females are underrepresented in STEM majors, including computer science and software engineering. Female students’ enrollment and retention in computing fields is low compared to males as depicted in [5]. Only 20% of computer science and 22% of engineering undergraduate degrees are earned by women in the US. In 2020, women made up only 19% of computer science graduates. Universities have been aware of

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6 - Institutional Contexts

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camila Zapata-Casabon, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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level. To address these objectives, a self-administered questionnaire was employed, adapted, and validated for the context of engineeringstudents in Chile. The questionnaire covers the perception of incorporating gender perspectivesin a higher education institution across three dimensions: (1) Institutional sensitivity to genderperspectives, (2) Integration of gender perspectives into the curriculum, and (3) Awareness ofgender inequalities in the classroom. The results allow for the characterization of the sample'sperception regarding incorporating gender perspectives into their engineering educationprograms. Furthermore, it is worth noting that statistically significant differences exist betweenthe perceptions of men and women concerning the

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8: Leadership and Persistence

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Michelle Delahanty, National Science Foundation

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fromundergraduate engineering majors that included 197 women and 211 men revealed that (1) for all students, as bothGPA and CSE increased, Growth Creative Mindset (GCM) or the belief that creativity can be cultivated increased. (2)women were less likely than the men to have a Fixed Creative Mindset (FCM), or the belief that creativity cannot beimproved, (3) CSE had no effect on FCM for women, but for men, as CSE increased the belief that creativity cannotbe improved also increased, (4) for women, progression in the engineering major, and for both groups, succeeding tothe senior year contributed to the increased belief that engineering is a creative field.IntroductionCreativity within engineering is integral to the profession and diversity is crucial to

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8: Leadership and Persistence

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Pierce, Purdue University; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University

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integrated, and both provide opportunities for individual skill development byconducting Professional Development sessions across a variety of professional and technicaltopics. This study employs both a quantitative analysis of the utilization of professionaldevelopment and a thematic analysis of student focus groups to investigate differences acrossgenders. This study has implications for a wide range of engineering programs looking to createequitable opportunities for students.IntroductionEPICS and VIP Program HistoryThe EPICS program was founded in 1995 at Purdue University in response to a need forengineering students to gain more practical, hands-on design experience before transitioning intotheir professional careers [1]. EPICS connects teams

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5 - Careers and Professional Identity

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebeca Petean, Society of Women Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers; Rachel Porcelli, Society of Women Engineers

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Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from UT Austin.Rachel Porcelli, Society of Women Engineers ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Multifaceted Examination of ALWE's Influence on Personal Growth and Leadership in Engineering Academia Introduction Research shows that we need more than a multifaceted approach to achieve gender equity inengineering – we need tailored and personalized responses to tackle specific challenges faced inmale-driven and dominated fields. Numerous research studies suggest that effectiveinterventions highlight the importance of programs that go beyond improving individual skilldevelopment to tackle systemic and institutional barriers [1].Such

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2 - Personal Situations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niloufar Bayati, North Carolina State University; Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University

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