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John English

The EngineeringThe Engineering Career Awareness Program Career Awareness ProgramOptional slide for questions—picture of awards?

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Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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Daniel M. Hull P.E., OP-TEC; Greg Kepner M. Ed., Indian Hills Community College

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technology programs at IHCC. He has served as Industrial Technology Coordinator and has taught automation, robotics, and electronics. He developed an Early College program in which high school students earn post-secondary credits towards an AAS degree in Lasers, Robotics, or Electronics Engineering. He has previously worked as a Senior Field Service Engineer in semiconductor manufacturing and is currently serving on the boards of the Iowa Association of Career and Technical Education and the Iowa Industrial Technology Education Association. Page 24.257.1 c American Society for Engineering

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Courtney June Faber, Clemson University

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undergraduate engineering, biomechanics, and graduate engineering education courses. Her education includes a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bio- engineering from Clemson University.Adam Kirn, Clemson UniversityCourtney June Faber, Clemson University Page 24.261.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 CAREER: Student Motivation and Learning in EngineeringAbstractThis study seeks to identify factors that contribute to students’ motivation to pursue engineering,and to correlate these motivational attributes to problem-solving

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University

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Paper ID #9564CAREER: A Study of How Engineering Students Approach InnovationDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette S¸enay Purzer an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. In 2011, she received a NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She is also a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. Purzer conducts research on aspects of design education such as innovation and information literacy.Mr. Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nicholas D. Fila is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University

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WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

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Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Jan Rinehart, Northeastern University; Simon Pitts, Northeastern University

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Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program and Professor of Practice in Engineering Leadership. A graduate of Loughborough University and executive education at INSEAD, Simon began his career in advanced powertrain development and research at Ford Motor Com- pany. During his time with Ford, his assignments included leading engineering and cross functional teams as Vehicle Line Director, Director of Manufacturing Operations, and Director of Powertrain Planning and then Product Development Operations for all Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda and Volvo brands globally. Prior to joining Northeastern, Simon served as Director of the Ford-MIT Research Alliance

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Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

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M. Austin Creasy, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Nicole Otte, Central Nine Career Center

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #9352Team-Teaching Secondary STEM CoursesDr. M. Austin Creasy, Purdue University (Statewide Technology) Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Technology Purdue UniversityMrs. Nicole Otte, Central Nine Career Center Page 24.1176.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Team-Teaching Secondary STEM CoursesAbstractThe transition from high school to college can be difficult for some individuals. Especially in forstudents from high needs areas or first generation college students. In some

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Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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Scott Hofacker PE, US Army

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Paper ID #8815Career Self-efficacy of the Black Engineer in the U.S. Government WorkplaceMr. Scott Hofacker PE, US Army Dr. Hofacker is a recent graduate of The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development. His research area is the career self-efficacy of racially underrepresented mi- norities in the engineering workplace. Dr. Hofacker is also the Concept Design and Assessment Focus Area Lead for the US Army’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He is responsible for the strategic planning of science and technology efforts

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Preparing Future Educators

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Rachel McCord Ellestad, Virginia Tech; Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #9165Graduate Student and Faculty Member: An Exploration of Career and Per-sonal DecisionsRachel McCord, Virginia Tech Rachel McCord is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. Her research interests include engineering students use of metacognitive practices while studying in groups. Her advisor is Dr. Holly Matusovich.Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech Cory is currently a NSF Graduate Research Fellow pursuing a Masters in Industrial and Systems En- gineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering

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Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

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Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo; Roseli de Deus Lopes P.E., Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo

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Paper ID #9828High School Students’ Attitudes to Engineering and Engineers related totheir Career ChoiceMrs. Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo For almost 10 years I have worked as an assintant professor and since 2003, I have worked for the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and innovation in the Popularization of Science and Technology issues. Besides policy formulation and implementation of programs to popularize S & T, we give support to improve science teaching in schools, in partnership with the Ministry of Education. Authorized by deads, I have dedicated most of time as a PhD candidate

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Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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Mahmoud T. Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University; Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University ; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University

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Paper ID #9486Promoting STEM Education and Careers among Hispanics and Other Mi-norities through Programs, Enrichment, and other ActivitiesDr. Mahmoud T. Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University I currently work as an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering at Texas A&M International Univer- sity. I got my Ph.D. in Engineering Management in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University in August, 2012. I received an M.E. degree in Systems Engineering from the same department in May, 2009. I received a B.S. degree in Management Infor- mation Systems (MIS) from

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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Emil H. Salib, James Madison University; Eric Vincent Walisko, James Madison University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Quantitative Assessment of All-Class Project-based Undergraduate Course on Graduates Career Dr. Emil H Salib, Eric Walisko Integrated Science & Technology Department, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA salibeh@jmu.edu, waliskev@dukes.jmu.eduAbstractThe process of creating innovative technology applications is shifting to smaller developmentteams of entrepreneurial minded individuals who use a dynamic landscape of tools and muchcreativity. This new work environment calls for novel methods to best prepare its work force. Inthis paper we describe an All-Class Project-based

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Barger, FLATE (Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence); Marie A. Boyette, FLATE; Nina C. Stokes, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center

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Paper ID #9543Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Careers: Strate-gies for Engaging and Recruiting GirlsDr. Marilyn Barger, FLATE (Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence) Dr. Marilyn Barger is the Principal Investigator and Executive Director of FLATE, the Florida Regional Center of Advanced Technological Education, funded by the National Science Foundation and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida since 2004. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into technical career pathway; has produced

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alana Unfried, North Carolina State University; Malinda Faber, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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Paper ID #10378Student Interest in Engineering and Other STEM Careers: School-Level,Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and UrbanicityMs. Alana Unfried, North Carolina State UniversityMalinda Faber, North Carolina State University Malinda Faber is a Research Associate on the Evaluation Team at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University. She works on an evaluation of the Golden LEAF Founda- tions’ K12 STEM Initiative, a scale research study on the ”Students Discover” National Science Founda- tion Math and Science Partnership grant, an evaluation of the Golden LEAF Foundation’s Essential Skills

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Maggie Varga, SOCHE; Sean J. Creighton, SOCHE; Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard K. Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology

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Signal Processing. Page 24.1279.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Transforming Undergraduate STEM Summer Internships in a Federal Government Institution for 21st Century Engineering CareersAbstractThis paper describes first steps to transform all internships in the undergraduate STEM SummerResearch Program in the federal government at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) toprepare students for engineering careers in the 21st century. AFIT is a government institution ofhigher education within the Air Force. Over 40 students

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Beth A. Powell, Tennessee Tech University

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the perspectives of individuals who Page 24.1410.3have had successful, long-term careers as engineering professionals or faculty. These individualscertainly have the wherewithal to succeed as an engineer and their voices cannot be as easilydismissed as representing the viewpoints of those who are not “cut out” for the engineeringprofession.Our research also specifically examines the impact of left-of-center grading on women versusmen. Women tend to leave engineering at higher rates and with higher GPA’s than their malecounterparts and often cite poor teaching, intimidation, and loss of confidence among theirreasons for leaving [10, 11

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janie McClurkin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Velvet Fitzpatrick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering’s Leadership Minor at Purdue University. She also serves as the Executive Director of the International Institute for Engineering Education Assessment (i2e2a). She ob- tained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt Univer- sity. Her teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in STEM education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of graduate students for diverse careers and the development of reliable and valid engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University

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Paper ID #9082Do Engineers Beget Engineers? Exploring Connections Between the Engineering-related Career Choices of Students and their FamiliesMs. Allison Godwin, Clemson UniversityDr. Geoff Potvin, Florida International UniversityProf. Zahra Hazari, Florida International University Page 24.441.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Do Engineers Beget Engineers? Exploring Connections Between the Engineering-related Career Choices of Students and their

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Rhonda Kay Gaede, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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American Higher Education to Boost Completion and Reduce Costs. Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 2012, Washington, DC: Complete College America.27. Ohland, M.W., et al., Persistence, Engagement, and Migration in Engineering Programs. Journal of Engineering Education, 2008. 97(3): p. 259-278.28. Consumer Reports, Student debt grows to alarming levels -The hundreds of billions owed have potentially crippling ramifications for the U.S. economy, in Consumer Reports. 2012, Consumer Reports: Yonkers, NY.29. Rothstein, J. and C.E. Rouse, Constrained after college: Student loans and early-career occupational choices. Journal of

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Education Assessment (i2e2a). She ob- tained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt Univer- sity. Her teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in STEM education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of graduate students for diverse careers and the development of reliable and valid engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipient

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Miguel Alfonso Nino, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Kimberly Monique Holmes, George Mason University

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and expanding access to higher education for students of color and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Page 24.237.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Building a Community of Practice Among STEM Graduate Students to Foster Academic and Professional SuccessIntroductionSTEM graduate students will enter a competitive and ever-changing workforce, in whichnetworking and the need to build strong professional connections are mandatory for success.STEM graduate programs need to provide comprehensive career preparation, exposure to a widerange of career

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e- portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the engineering education discipline, assessment methods, and evaluating communication in engineering. Page 24.652.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Graduate

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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Brianna L. Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Meagan C. Pollock, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Meagan worked as a engineer for Texas Instruments, including three co-op rotations, before returning to school to earn her doctorate. She has earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Texas Woman’s University, and a Masters of Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University. In addition, Meagan has developed secondary curriculum in STEM for Learning.com and Scientific Minds, and worked as a research consultant for Texas Instruments Education Technology in exploring the K-12 Engineering Education market opportunities. As a researcher, Meagan’s current work is focused on closing the gender gap in engineering, improving STEM career counseling, equipping STEM

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sara E. Branch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #10232Survey Analysis of Engineering Graduate Students’ Perceptions of the SkillsNecessary for Career Success in Industry and AcademiaMs. Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette Catherine G.P. Berdanier is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota and her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University. Her current research interests include graduate-level engineering education, including inter- and multidisciplinary graduate education, innovative and novel graduate

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Gender Perceptions and Girls in K-12 Engineering and Computer Science

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shreya Kumar, Michigan Technological University; Linda M. Ott, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9758Encouraging Talented High School Girls towards a Career in Computingthrough a Broader Understanding of the FieldShreya Kumar, Michigan Technological University Shreya Kumar is a PhD student in Computer Science at Michigan Technological University. She worked in industry as a technical Business Analyst for British Telecom plc and Tech Mahindra Ltd. She is pursuing her PhD in communication related research in the context of the software project.Dr. Linda M. Ott, Michigan Technological University Dr. Linda M. Ott received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University in 1978. She joined Michigan Tech’s

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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as 4 years old as well as older ”children” (i.e. undergraduate students). Page 24.260.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 CAREER: Mathematics as a Gatekeeper to Engineering: The Interplay between Mathematical Thinking and Design Thinking – Using Video Data This project is funded through the EEC and TUES programs  AbstractThere is a need to better understand how students gain accurate engineering conceptualunderstandings and how they apply them in practice. There are varied approaches to study thedevelopment of

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Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brittany Paige Mihalec-Adkins; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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out career options as early as the5th grade.8 Other researchers have found that this process begins in elementary school and by the8th grade, students have decided which careers are not for them.9 Some career theorists havesuggested that career choice is based on developmental stages that children progress through intoadulthood. For example, Gottfredson’s Theory of Circumscription and Compromise states thatindividuals experience stages during which their career focused thinking changes and develops.10Gottfredson states that in early elementary years, children’s notions about careers tend to bebased on gender stereotypes. However, the most significant and influential stages where childrenbegin to consider what types of careers are possible for

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Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE P.E., Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #10677Maybe I am Interested in Engineering, Does that Matter?Dr. Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia TechDr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Holly Matusovich (co-PI) is an Assistant Professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. Her expertise includes motivation and related frameworks, using these frameworks broadly to study student engagement in learning, student recruitment into and retention within engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching

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Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly A.S. Howard, Boston University; Jacob William Diestelmann, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Tsu-Lun Huang; Lauren E. Aneskavich; Kevin Cheng; Benjamin Bryan Crary, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jean DeMerit, UW–Madison; Tam Mayeshiba, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amy K. Schiebel, Edgewood College; Susan C. Hagness, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steven M. Cramer P.E., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy E. Wendt, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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: OtherIntroductionEfforts to increase STEM career interests have often focused on high school youth. However,middle school is a critical juncture during which many students begin to seriously considercareer options. Attitudes about self and work developed during this period form the foundationalbelief system from which students set career goals and choose high school courses andactivities1. The method by which STEM activities are presented during middle school can have aprofound impact on students’ motivation and interest to pursue careers in STEM related fields2,3.Pre-college STEM education efforts have not been evenly distributed across the four subjectsrepresented by the STEM acronym. While math and science are core middle and high schoolsubject areas

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Potpourri

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

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his academic career, Dr. Schell spent over a decade in industry where he focused on process improve- ment and organizational development. This time included roles as VP of Strategy and Development for PrintingforLess.com, VP of Operations Engineering for Wells Fargo Bank, leadership and engineering po- sitions of increasing responsibility with American Express, where his last position was Director of Global Business Transformation for the Commercial Card division, and engineering positions with the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center.Dr. Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University Dr. Paul J. Kauffmann is a professor and former chair in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. His twenty