Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nelson Cardona-Martínez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Carla López del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Anidza Valentín-Rodríguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

as an Assistant Professor.Dr. Anidza Valent´ın-Rodr´ıguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Success Expectations of Low-Income Academically Talented Students in Engineering - A Preliminary Study at a Hispanic- Serving InstitutionIntroductionThis paper describes findings on interviews conducted with Hispanic engineering studentsinterested in participating in an S-STEM fellowship program at the University of Puerto Rico,Mayagüez Campus (UPRM). The program seeks to increase the retention, persistence, andsuccess of Low-Income Academically Talented Students (LIATS) at the College of Engineering(CoE). The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Emily E Liptow, California Polytechnic State University; Jaclyn Duerr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jeffrey Boncan Cabanez, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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University, San Luis Obispo. He spent the last two years working for an AmeriCorps national service program, CSU STEM VISTA. Here, he implemented programming for an NSF S-STEM grant for an academic learning community of underrep- resented students in mechanical engineering and conducted outreach to K-5 students. Currently, he is one of two CSU STEM VISTA Leaders implementing hands-on learning experiences in STEM throughout the CSU system and supporting a cohort of 15 VISTAs across 11 CSU campuses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 PEEPS: Cultivating a cohort of supportive engineering students and building a support team for institutional changeAbstractA National

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rezvan Nazempour, University of Illinois at Chicago; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois at Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois at Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, University of Illinois at Chicago; Didem Ozevin P.E., University of Illinois at Chicago; Jeremiah T. Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Research and Education c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Implementation of an Introductory Engineering Course and its Impact on Students’ Academic Success and RetentionAbstractThis Complete Research paper will describe the implementation of an introductory course(ENGR194) for first semester engineering students. The course is meant to improve retention andacademic success of engineering first-year students in the College of Engineering at the Universityof Illinois at Chicago. The implementation of this course is part of an ongoing National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (S-STEM)project. This paper reports on the impact of combinatorial

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Catherine Baker Lipe, Cañada College

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Two Year College Division

Bay Area, received a National Science Foundation Scholarshipsin Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) grant to develop a scholarshipprogram for financially needy community college students intending to transfer to a four-yearinstitution to pursue a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field. In collaboration with the College’sMathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program – an academic, personal,and professional support structure has been designed and implemented to maximize thelikelihood of success of these students. This support structure aims to create a learningcommunity among the scholars through a combination of academic counseling and mentoring,personal enrichment and professional development opportunities

Conference Session

Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Kerrie Pieloch, Suffolk University; Emily Shamieh, Latino-STEM Alliance

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

fair was used to make families aware of the manySTEM resources in Boston as well as to pique their interest in STEM. Engaging families is apriority of the LSA in order to encourage parents to advocate for STEM offerings in schools, aswell as to encourage the parents, who are often very young, to consider STEM education andcareer pathways for themselves.Another key feature of this event was the participation of NSF S-STEM electrical engineeringscholars from Suffolk University, who are graduates of Boston Public High Schools and who arepredominantly students of color themselves. These students engaged the fair participants inhands-on experiments about energy and electricity and served as role models for the participantsand their families

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Methods & Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Timothy A Poynton, University of Massachusetts Boston

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

all the factors listed above, Suffolk University’s EE program, at theencouragement of its industrial partners, is putting extra emphasis on power concepts in itscurriculum, and is promoting careers in power to its students.Encouraging underrepresented Boston students with financial need to study EE atSuffolkIn order to encourage underrepresented Boston students with financial need to study EE atSuffolk, the EE program was awarded an NSF S-STEM grant EE Scholars at Suffolk University.For this grant, the EE partnered with three local Boston Public High Schools and companies fromthe electric power industry so that these scholarship recipients can gain exposure to their industry.The partner schools, TechBoston Academy (70% African American, 20

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University; Harriet A. Lamm, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, TAMUS; Shannon D. Walton, Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Judy Kelley, West Texas A&M University; Krystal E. Thomasson, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John David Rausch Jr., West Texas A&M University; Frank Pezold, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Kendall T. Harris, Prairie View A&M University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

interested in STEM majors atTAMU and community college representatives interested in building relationships for theirstudents to transfer into STEM majors at TAMU. The STEM Conference program includedresource roundtables for students and one-on-one sessions with faculty and staff forrepresentatives.Other activities such as the NSF Scholarship in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (S-STEM) were used as both recruitment and retention strategies. The S-STEMsprovided community college transfer students research opportunities, academic and professionaldevelopment seminars, scholarship money to assist in funding students’ education without themhaving work commitments, and establishment of cohorts and the resulting social community tohelp

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University; Dustin B. Thoman, San Diego State University; Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jose E Castillo, San Diego State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

experience in developing programs for student professional development and broadening participation (co-PI and PI on three NSF S-STEM grants). He has led a number of undergraduate training and summer research programs focussed on supporting first-generation and underrepresented minority students.Dr. Dustin B. Thoman, San Diego State University Dr. Dustin Thoman is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education at San Diego State University. His scholarship is grounded in social psychology, diversity science, and a social contextual framework of motivation. He studies how motivation can be supported or disrupted by the social and cultural contexts in which

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2023 IL-IN Section Conference

Authors

D. W. Mueller; Josue Njock Libii; Donna D. Holland; O. David Momoh; Peter A. Ng; Reynaldo M. Pablo; Suleiman Ashur

surveys Figure 1. Types of data collectionDescription of Grant ActivitiesFunding from this grant was primarily used to support twenty-six (26) junior- and senior-levelstudents. Students were recruited in three cohorts consisting of eight, eight, and ten students from2017-2019.S-STEM Scholars ProgramTwenty-six (26) rising junior-level students were selected to participate in the S-STEM ScholarProgram (SSP). Demographic data is given in Table 2. The application process consisted of anapplication form, personal essay, and letter of support from a faculty member. Applicants also hadto satisfy residency requirements in accordance with NSF guidelines and demonstrate financialneed as determined by the office of financial

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1 - STEM Outreach

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Smits, The University of Texas at Arlington; Michelle Schwartz, The University of Texas at Arlington; Nathaniel Steadman, The University of Texas at Arlington

controlgroup of non-participants were surveyed using an amended S-STEM survey developed by theFriday Institute for Engineering Education at North Carolina State University. The generalstudent body’s perceptions decreased over time towards STEM between 6th and 8th grade forboth boys and girls; girls had lower STEM attitudes when compared to their male peers. Girlswho participated in the program over the course of at least two semesters saw an increase in theirSTEM attitudes while those who did not participate saw a decrease over the multiple semestersof surveys. Exposure to STEM through general enrichment opportunities did not show ameasurable correlation with interest and participation in STEM. Rather, the biggest indicator ofSTEM interest was access

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amelito Enriquez; Catherine Lipe; Tom Nguyen

skills, and inadequate or ineffective academicadvising and mentoring. In 2009, Cañada College, a federally designated Hispanic-servinginstitution in the San Francisco Bay Area, received a National Science Foundation Scholarshipsin Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) grant to develop a scholarshipprogram for financially needy community college students intending to transfer to a four-yearinstitution to pursue a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field. In collaboration with the College’sMathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program – an academic, personal,and professional support structure has been designed and implemented to maximize thelikelihood of success of these students. This support structure aims to

Conference Session

Track 6: Technical Session 4: WIP: investigate recruitment strategies used by engineering bridge and success programs to recruit underserved students

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University; Lynette Michaluk, West Virginia University; N’Diya Harris, Wright State University; Ansley Lynn Shamblin, West Virginia University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

disabled students.To broaden participation and increase diversity in engineering and computing majors in 4-yearuniversities and colleges, bridge and success programs (also called intervention programs in someliterature) such as summer bridge, engineering scholar, and bootcamp have been used to supportstudents’ college transition and retention [1-8]. Some were initially created with federal fundingsupport from U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Engineering,Technology, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) and Louis Stokes Alliances for MinorityParticipation Program (LSAMP) [9] and institutionalized later. Both S-STEM Scholars programand LSAMP Scholars program not only provide financial support to student participants but

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katrina Donovan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Paula Jensen, Texas Tech University; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Paper ID #38319IMPLEMENTING CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR BEST PRACTICES TO INCREASE ANDRETAIN FEMALE ENGINEERSKatrina Donovan (Lecturer)Jon J Kellar (Professor)Paula H Jensen (Ph.D. Candidate) Paula Holmes Jensen is a Ph.D. Candidate at Texas Tech University and was the Co-PI of the NSF S-STEM grant Culture and Attitude at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Mines). She taught at SD Mines for ten years and is now pursuing her Ph.D. in Systems and Engineering Management at Texas Tech University full-time. Her research interests are in Engineering Education and Lean Six Sigma in the service industry. She also

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico; Kristine Denman, University of New Mexico

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Kristine Denman is the Director of the New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center. She has over 20 years of experience in both applied research and program evaluation, including multiple evaluation projects focused on STEM internship experiences. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023An Engineering/Computer Science Project with Community Service FocusAbstract:This conference paper informs about a S-STEM (Scholarships in STEM) project awarded to theUniversity of New Mexico (UNM) School of Engineering (SOE). This NSF project is focused onproviding scholarships to students with merit who also demonstrate financial need. Thisparticular NSF project was focused on professional development activities as well as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine G. Herbert, Montclair State University; Thomas J Marlowe, Seton Hall University; Jerry Alan Fails, Boise State University; Cyril S Ku, William Paterson University; Kelly M Goedert, Seton Hall University; Emily Hill, Drew University; Nina M Goodey, Montclair State University; Donal Thomas MacVeigh S.J.

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Herbert is also a recently looking at problems regarding sustainability data and mobile applications. This work with Dr. Emily Hill, Dr. Jerry Fails and Dr. Jennifer Bragger, has been funded by the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Sci- ences. This work has been published in IEEE Big Data and ACM CSCW. Dr. Herbert is also the Principle Investigator for the National Science Foundation funded S-STEM Networking and Engaging in Computer Science and Information Technology (NECST) Program here at Montclair State University (NSF award 1259758). The NECST Program funds students, regardless of background, who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in computer science. Students from computing related fields as well as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin L. K. Koskey, University of Akron; Wondimu Ahmed, University of Akron; Nidaa Makki, The University of Akron ; Nicholas Garafolo, University of Akron; Benjamin G. Kruggel, University of Akron; Donald P. Visco Jr., The University of Akron

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

and test a shell for a mini model car, while learning science concepts of forcesand motion. This curriculum was aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards in terms ofthe focus on integrating engineering practices in the science curriculum.A quasi-experimental pre-test post-test group comparison design was applied to assess theimpact of the intervention on students’ understanding of engineering design concepts (measuredby an engineering concept test with 13 multiple choice items and 2 open ended design tasks),understanding of force and motion concepts (measured by a science concept test), interest inSTEM (assessed by the S-STEM survey), and interest in STEM careers (also assessed by the S-STEM survey). We report key findings from the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton; Allison Serrano; Axel Alvarez Loya, California State University, Fullerton; Nikol Miojevic; Kimberly Krystal Lopez-Zepeda; Madeline E. Rasche

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

a STEM researchproject. National Science Foundation Middle/High School Student Attitudes Towards STEM (S-STEM) Survey [8] was used to assess the overall impact of the outreach program on the femalestudents’ self-confidence and motivation in pursuing future cross-disciplinary STEM careers.The results showed that the 21st Century skills related to critical-thinking, communication, andcollaboration was the section with the most radical improvement.Keywords: kinematics of mechanisms, protein kinematics, biomechanics, biochemistry, DNAnano-mechanismsIDEAL Online Summer Outreach Program Curriculum Plan and MethodsDuring the summer of 2019, mechanical engineering faculty and two undergraduate studentsfrom both NSM and ECS colleges offered a two

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 24.1275.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Transfer Students: Lessons Learned Over 10 YearsAbstract.This paper will summarize the accomplishments of an NSF sponsored S-STEM program fortransfer students. This program had 97 students: 41.2% underrepresented minority, 28.9%female, and 60.8% either female and/or underrepresented minority. Therefore, this programoverrepresented minority engineering and computer science students in the university by

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Sarah (Yin Yin) Tan; Song-Lin Yang; David Labyak

in S-STEM Engineering Technology Scholars (ETS) program, may face challengesin academic and career advancement. These challenges often stemmed from feelings ofunpreparedness, lower self-efficacy, and a reduced feeling of inclusion, compared to their peersin the same honors program. However, little research has integrated both objective andsubjective approaches, to assess and compare academic success between transfer students in theETS program and their traditional engineering transfer counterparts.This study focuses on examining whether participation in the Engineering Technology Scholars– IMProving Retention and Student Success (ETS-IMPRESS) program, designed to supportunderrepresented students in engineering technology (ET) fields

Conference Session

Technical Session 11 - Paper 2: Completing the engineering and computer science transfer pathway: Transfer students’ post-matriculation experiences through a four-year institution

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Richardson P.E., Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Dustin Michael Grote, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janice Leshay Hall, Florida International University ; Hannah Glisson

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Mississippi State University. As a 2015 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Hall obtained her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech.Hannah Glisson American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022In this session we will think about the latter stages of a transfer student’s journey. Much research has focused on pre‐transfer and the first semester post‐transfer, but in this session we will think about students’ experiences beyond that initial semester. We will be drawing on a set of interviews with transfer students who participated in an NSF‐funded S‐STEM program.The project is a collaboration between Virginia Tech

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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Diversity

development efforts, and served in several administrative roles. She has been recognized for her teaching, advising, service, and research and as an Exemplary Faculty Member for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Evolution of a Student Transition and Success Program Reflections on a 10 Year JourneyAbstractA lot has happened since 2012 – in society, in education, and in one engineering studentdevelopment program, called The Academy of Engineering Success (AcES)! AcES started in2012 at West Virginia University (WVU), a large, mid-Atlantic, R1 institution, and receivedNSF S-STEM funding beginning in 2016 and corporate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Hartenstine, Western Washington University; Perry Fizzano, Western Washington University; Joseph Arthur Brobst, Old Dominion University; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

education, K-12 STEM teacher professional development, and preservice teacher preparation in STEM.Dr. Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University Dr. Garner is Executive Director of The Center for Educational Partnerships at Old Dominion University, VA. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Near-Peer Mentoring and Early Exposure to Computer Science – Quantitative and Qualitative Results - SummaryIntroductionThe CS/M Scholars Program at Western Washington University (WWU) is funded by an NSFTrack 2 S-STEM grant (Award Number 1742110). The grant funds scholarships for low-incomehigh-achieving students majoring in computer science or math and

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 6: stEm PEER Academy: the Power of Human Capital

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Elizabeth H. Blume, Northeastern University Engineering PLUS Alliance

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

dissertation in elementary STEAM education. She also worked as a professional engineer in the athletic footwear and medical device industries for 10 years before joining the faculty at Northeastern University in 2006.Ms. Claire Duggan, Northeastern University Claire Duggan is currently the Executive Director for The Center for STEM Education at Northeastern University and Co-Principal Investigator for The Engineering PLUS Alliance. She is also current the Co-Principal Investigator for the REU site, REU Pathways and the S-STEM initiative, S-POWER.Ms. Elizabeth H. Blume, Northeastern University Engineering PLUS Alliance Elizabeth Blume is Manager of the Dept. of Homeland Security PEERs, SENTRY and Engineering PLUS Alliance

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Deniz Nikkhah, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro; Hye Rin Lee, University of Delaware; Lorenzo Valdevit

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

detail in Appendix A. Given the diverse socio-demographicbackground of the students in the mentoring program, their perceptions of how culturalbackground influences their relationship with their faculty and peer mentors will be addressed aswell (see Section 3 in Table 1). Lastly, students will be asked to provide an overall assessment oftheir mentoring experiences with both their peer and faculty mentors (see Section 4 in Table 1).As indicated in Table 1 (see Column 1: Item Focus), the majority of measures will be used toassess both faculty and peer mentoring experiences with the exception of a few measures thataim to assess aspects specific to the faculty or peer mentor relationship.Table 1. S-STEM mentoring survey measuresItemFocus Item

Conference Session

Engineering Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

Mechanical Engineering. He has been actively engaged in teaching, research and curricula development since joining the LSU faculty in 1988. As Associate Dean in the College of Engineering (2004-2014), he acquired sig- nificant funding from NSF to support the development of several initiatives aimed at improving student retention and graduation rates as well as supporting faculty with development of effective learning and teaching pedagogies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 BRCC to LSU Engineering Pathways to SuccessABSTRACTThe National Science Foundation (NSF) S-STEM scholarship program, Engineering Pathway toSuccess, is a joint effort of the College of

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, University of Houston; Julia Yoo, Lamar University; James C. Curry, Lamar University; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Hsing-wei Chu P.E., Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

Awarding S-STEM Scholarships to Current StudentsAbstractLamar University in Beaumont, Texas was awarded an NSF S-STEM grant “Industrial andMechanical Engineering Scholars with Scholarships, Career Mentoring, Outreach andAdvisement, Professional Societies and Engineering Learning Community (SCOPE) S-STEMProgram” in 2015. Unlike most scholarship programs that target incoming students, thisscholarship targets enrolled students who have demonstrated successful progress towards aMechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering degree by having minimum grades of B inCalculus I, Calculus II and Physics I and an overall GPA of at least 3.0. The SCOPE programrequires scholarship recipients to be an active member of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Paul D. Adams, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas; Jennie S Popp Ph.D.; Divya Muralidhara, University of Arkansas

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

analyses with a focus on psychometric methods. ThJennie S Popp Ph.D. Jennie Popp, Ph.D. is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and the Associate Dean of the Honors Col- lege at University of Arkansas. As Associate Dean, Dr. Popp contributes to student success initiatives through the management of Honors College study abroaDivya Muralidhara, University of Arkansas ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Helping Rural and Underrepresented Students Succeed in STEMThe need to increase the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) labor pool by tappinginto the underrepresented and rural populations is well documented [1, 2]. With funding throughan NSF S-STEM grant, researchers at the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Saeed Tiari, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Varun K. Kasaraneni, Gannon University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Award for Excellence in Service-Learning. Dr. Vernaza does research in engineering education (active learning techniques) and high-strain deformation of materials. Recently, she has focused on systemic strategies for the retention and advancement of STEM faculty and students, and academic in- terventions to improve student success. She is currently the Principal Investigator of a $1 million dollar National Science Foundation S-STEM award (2017-21), and she has secured over $2.5 million in grants during her tenure at Gannon University. She is currently the PI of an NSF S-STEM and ADVANCE-PAID grants.Dr. Saeed Tiari, Gannon University Dr. Saeed Tiari is an Associate Professor in the Biomedical, Industrial and Systems

Conference Session

Pre-College: Organizing Instruction Around a Theme

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Ikenna Q. Ezealah, Clemson University; Christopher Ciuca, SAE International; Meghan M. Stoyanoff, SAE International

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

, Stanhope, & Wiebe, 2015).IV. Selecting and Designing Instruments for AssessmentSelection and design of instruments for assessment was directly aligned with research questionsand assessment objectives. The primary research questions examining the curriculum's impacton early elementary through middle school students specifically in areas of student (1)application of engineering design as an engineering approach in STEM education and (2)knowledge of and attitudes towards STEM- related fields, careers, and educational opportunities.To answer these questions, the team will utilize mixed methods in a pre-post with comparisongroup framework. The research instruments being utilized are (1) the are the Student AttitudeToward STEM (S-STEM) Survey

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Maccariella Jr., Mercer County Community College; Laura Blinderman, Mercer County Community College; Helen Tanzini, Mercer County Community Cillege; Richard Porter, Mercer County Community College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineer in NJ, NY, and PA with over 25 years of design experience. He is the PI of the NSF S-STEM program ”Scholarships Advancing Mercer STEM Students (SAMS)” and well as the PI for two Innova- tion Grants: ”Transforming Engineering Access for Mercer Students (TEAMS),” and ”Engineering TLC- Tutors and Learning Communities.”Prof. Laura Blinderman, Mercer County Community College Laura Blinderman is a Professor of Biology at Mercer County Community College. She received her MS degree in from San Diego State University where she studied molecular evolution. She has served as Science department Chair since 2016 and is a co-PI on a Robert Noyce grant to increase STEM educators in middle and high schools.Prof. Helen Tanzini