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- Engagement and Participation for Women Engineers
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- 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Andrea Lidia (Lili) Castillo, Arizona State University
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. Through her research, Lili hopes to amplify the voices of historically underrepresented populations in engineering to foster an inclusive space in engineering education for diverse students through asset-based and culturally relevant approaches. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025“I’m allowed to be my own person in engineering”: How gender identity-based engineering student organizations support women’s engineering identity developmentBackgroundThis work-in-progress paper examines women’s motivations for joining gender identity-basedengineering student organizations (GI ESOs) and how those organizations support women’sengineering identity development. Engineering holds a reputation
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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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- Spencer Szczesny, Pennsylvania State University; Alyssa Salazar; Ann Cameron Casasanta
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first-and second-year graduate students in the biomedical engineering program were enrolled in theseseminar courses since they are required to complete a degree (BS/MS/PhD) in biomedicalengineering at PSU. Second, these seminar courses provide professional development forbiomedical engineering students by presenting current research and career opportunities throughweekly invited speakers. The overall professional development learning objectives of the courseswere compatible with our education modules designed to increase student understanding andcompetency of topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Third, the format of the courses(i.e., weekly invited speakers) made it easy to insert our content into the curriculum. During each
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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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- Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sumudu Lewis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; nadia sahila, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
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and 2019 have completed their engineering degreeprogram. We assessed their experiences through exit interviews and report in this paper asummary of their responses. The students noted that being able to identify themselves asbelonging to the RAMP community was a positive outcome of their participation during thesummer, an identity they appreciated throughout their engineering program. The potential forsummer bridge programs to create community and sense of belonging has been discussed insurveys of STEM summer bridge programs [8,9]. Characterized as a psychosocial goal of theprogram, improving student sense of belonging to a community has been found to influencestudent motivation, academic achievement, and well-being [8]. The Meyerhoff
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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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- Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students
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- Wynn Tranfield, University of California, Santa Cruz; Shelby Hallman, University of California, Los Angeles; Emily Halan Dovan, University of California, Los Angeles
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the high userates, particularly for solo study. Although students reported using libraries for group study only“sometimes,” using libraries as collaborative spaces is also essential to fostering community.There is prime opportunity to develop and promote tailored resources to students within thespace, and to gather feedback on new initiatives. Being valued as a safe, functional space isparamount to supporting student success. Reflecting student identities in classrooms is a process. Libraries can also partner withdepartment administration and faculty to update and change static curricular content. Theincreasing use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in engineering is an opportunity for facultyto critically examine course materials
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- Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students
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- Lillian Clark Jeznach, Roger Williams University; Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University
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online classroom,” “Falling behind in content material that wewill build on in future semesters,” “That my grades from on-line learning will be problematic,”and “Connecting with classmates to collaborate on assignments.” Moreover, the averages wereall higher for women than for men in these questions. It points to students’ worry over manycomponents of the online learning environment, while the last prompt speaks to the concernabout an inability to connect with peers. While both women and men’s scores demonstrated highlevels of stress surrounding community-related prompts, the women’s averages were consistentlyhigher. Perhaps then, a sense of community is something educators can aim to foster, inparticular for underrepresented students and in
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- Engagement and Participation for Women Engineers
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- 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Jennifer Glenn, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma State University; Lenna Abouzahr, Oklahoma State University
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and the Role of Student OrganizationsAbstractThe key factors that motivate young women to pursue engineering careers should be recognizedand integrated across the educational system, from K-12 through graduate-level programs.Focusing on motivating factors highlights a fundamental shift from focusing on the obstacles thatyoung women face to emphasizing the positive influences that foster interest and confidence inchoosing to study engineering and enter engineering career fields. Current research in this areahighlights seven specific factors which are positive influences that can be developed throughinformal learning experiences, such as clubs or enrichment activities. Research shows that youngwomen who choose and stay in engineering [1, 2
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- First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers
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- Lekshmi Sasidharan, University of Arkansas; Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas
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. (2012). Women in engineering: A review of the 2006-2010 literature. Frontiers in Education Conference11. Rosenthal, L., London, B., Levy, S. R., & Lobel, M. (2013). The roles of perceived identity compatibility and social support for women in a single-sex STEM program at a co- educational university. Sex Roles, 69(11-12), 475-486.12. Wu, D. J., Thiem, K. C., & Dasgupta, N. 2022. Female peer mentors early in college have lasting positive impacts on female engineering students that persist beyond graduation. Nature communications. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34508-x13. Diekman, A. B., Clark, E. K., Johnston, A. M., Brown, E. R., & Steinberg, M. (2010). Malleability in communal goals and beliefs influences
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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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Technology and Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology, as well as Head of Subject, Physics at Kenyatta High School. The combination of my teaching and data analysis skills earned me a position at a child and women rights community-based organization, Champions of Peace-Kisumu (CoP-K), as a capacity building coordinator, a precursor to my new action-research interest. With work experience spanning engineering industry and teaching in technical and vocational education and training institutions, my research centers on underrepresented (URM) groups with a focus on efforts to advance solutions on broadening participation in engineering spaces, both in college and the workplace.Dr. Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati
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- Programmatic Design and Resiliency Among Women Engineers
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- hongyan miao, Union College; Elsie Mae Lewin Paxton, Union College; Jaqueline Nicole Anderson, Union College; Maia Chapin, Union College; Leza Sorn, Union College
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outreach efforts. However,more structured interventions are needed to ensure that female students not only enter butalso persist and thrive in mechanical engineering [13].To combat these challenges, Union College has developed a multi-faceted support system,including the Female Peer Mentorship Program, which connects upper-level female studentswith underclassmen to provide academic and career guidance; Biannual Female Student 2Meetings, fostering a sense of community through leadership workshops, alumni panels, andcareer discussions; industry mentorship and networking events, offering exposure tosuccessful female engineers and potential career pathways; and
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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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- First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers
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- Madeline JoAnna Szoo, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University
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Paper ID #45807Examining the Effects of Gender on Capstone Team CohesionMadeline JoAnna Szoo, Northeastern University Madeline Szoo is a 5th year undergraduate Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry major at Northeastern University (graduation May 2025). She is the current President of the Northeastern University Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, and outside of engineering education research, she studies the development of predictive vascularized tumor models for preclinical assays. She plans to pursue her PhD in Biomedical Engineering starting Fall 2025.Dr. Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern
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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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- Hannah Boyce, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Madeline JoAnna Szoo, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University
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build upon our previous studies and examine the beliefs and behaviorsof engineering students entering in Fall 2021, including longitudinal research analyzing theeffects of various pre-college experiences and student attitudes on self-efficacy, SI usage, andfirst-semester outcomes [7].Consequences of Preparedness for First-Year Engineering StudiesPre-matriculation credits, defined as classes taken in high school that are equivalent to college-level courses, have historically been a key indicator of student success in undergraduate STEMeducation programs [8]. Students receive these credits based on results from AdvancedPlacement (AP) and/or International Baccalaureate (IB) tests, or through dual enrollmentprograms at community colleges and other
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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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advisor for Women in Computing club at Farmingdale, contributed in Grace Hop- per Celebration as a technical committee member and reviewer. Dr. Aydin has published and presented in peer reviewed venues about women in computing and broadening the participation over a decade.Lisa Cullington, National University Lisa Cullington, Ph.D. is an educational researcher with expertise in curriculum development, learning outcomes and educational assessment best practices. She focuses on building and evaluating academic programs that promote inclusive excellence for all learners. Currently, Dr. Cullington serves as the Director of Learning Outcomes for National University. Previously, she was the Founding Co-Director of the Honors