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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen Zhang, Boston College; Irene A. Lee, MIT STEP Lab; Katherine Strong Moore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sheikh Ahmad Shah, Boston College

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spaces) [10], [11]. Forstudents, such a perspective can guide them to draw connections between their personalexperiences with AI technologies, their communities, and potential impacts on the larger societyof which they are a part. Informed by research in engineering ethics education that much of the ethics instructionwould run the risk of being only superficially effective if it does not address three categories oflearning objectives: emotional engagement (want to make ethical decisions), intellectualengagement (know how to make ethical decisions), and particular knowledge (be aware of thecurrently accepted guidelines for ethical practice) [12], [13], we curated a suite of ethicsactivities that expose students to various aspects of AI

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Lorelle A. Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Guy C. Hembroff, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Kellie H. Raffaelli; John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University

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first-time students are supported for four years and 36 students transferring from community colleges are supported for two years. The goals of the project are to (1) increase the number and diversity of students pursuing degrees in engineering technology (first-generation, underrepresented students, women, and veterans); (2) add to the body of knowledge regarding best practices in Engineering Technology and promote employment; and (3) contribute to the literature on self-efficacy. The project brings together engineering technology academic programs that are offered through the School of Technology and programs in the Honors College, an inclusive and unique college designed around high-impact educational practices

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Elizabeth A Adams P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nihal Orfi, Fresno City College; Emily Evans, Magnolia Consulting

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consulting experience spanned eight years and included extensive work with the US military in Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. In 2008 Elizabeth shifted the focus of her career to education and academia, later receiving her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University. Prior to her position at Cal Poly Dr. Adams taught engineering for 13 years in community colleges in Arizona and California. Her work highlights a commitment to undergraduate engineering education and its improvement through best teaching practices. Her research efforts are focused on increasing transfer student success.Dr. Nihal Orfi, Fresno City College Dr. Nihal Orfi teaches full time as an Engineering faculty at Fresno City College. She obtained her

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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practices bestsupport students in STEM majors to transfer to colleges and universities and how students’creativity and propensity for innovation affects students’ transfer persistence.[Portions of this paper in the review of the literature and research design have been reprintedfrom the 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 ASEE Poster Session Papers which provide preliminarymaterial for the reader.]1,2,3Motivation and overviewThere is a critical need for more students with engineering and science majors to enter into,persist, and graduate from postsecondary institutions. Increasing the diversity in engineering andscience is also a profound identified need.3 According to national statistics, the largest groups ofunderrepresented minority students in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Catherine Mobley, Clemson University

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, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). She served the NSF ADVANCE grant initiatives as a co-Principal Investigator, working to improve practices to recruit and retain women of color in STEM and enhance institutional climate at USD. Other current research grants support pathways for veterans in higher edu- cation, and the NSF program called, ”Revolutionizing Engineering & Computer Science Departments.” Her co-authored books include The Borderlands of Education (with Susan Lord), Mentoring Faculty of Color, and Beginning a Career in Academia: A Guide for Graduate Students of Color. She is past-Vice President (2017) of the Pacific Sociological Association, and an appointed consultant to the American Sociological

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Misty L. Loughry, Rollins College; David Jonathan Woehr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants

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Bank of Chicago [now J.P. Morgan Chase], where he founded and managed the bank’s market leading professional Cash Management Consulting Group, initiated the bank’s non-credit service product man- agement organization and profit center profitability programs and was instrumental in the breakthrough EDI/EFT payment system implemented by General Motors. Dr. Ferguson is a graduate of Notre Dame, Stanford and Purdue Universities, a special edition editor of the Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship and a member of Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricky T Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University

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Exploration to Develop an Engineering Identity in Low-Income StudentsAbstractEast Carolina University (ECU) was funded by a multi-institutional Track 3 S-STEM Grant#1930497 in January 2020. The funds from this grant have been used to recruit and support threecohorts of students at ECU and three partnering community colleges. The project is referred tointernally as the PIRATES project for Providing Inclusive Residential and Transfer EngineeringSupport. In addition to funding scholarships, the research aim of this project uses Lee andMatusovich’s Model of Co-Curricular Support for Undergraduate Engineering Students [1] tostudy best practices in co-curricular support for both students who start their pathway towards

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina L. Baze, University of Texas, Austin; Todd L. Hutner, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Victor Sampson, University of Texas, Austin; Lawrence Chu; Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas, Austin; Hannah Smith Brooks, University of Texas, Austin

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. During this time, Christina discovered a love for research, prompting her to pursue a Ph.D. She is a recipient of both a Graduate School Recruitment Fellowship and a Texas New Scholar’s Fellowship. She is a member of the National Science Teachers As- sociation, and currently serves as the STEM Education representative to the Graduate Student Assembly at UT.Dr. Todd L. Hutner, University of Texas, AustinDr. Richard H. Crawford P.E., University of Texas, Austin Dr. Richard H. Crawford is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and is the Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow No. 3. He is also Director of the Design Projects program in Mechanical Engineering. He received his BSME

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tuncay Aktosun, The University of Texas at Arlington; Yolanda Parker, Tarrant County College District; Jianzhong Su, The University of Texas at Arlington

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mathematics organizations in our department, we have helped themattend various S-STEM meetings and conferences, we have encouraged them to take part inoutreach activities for area middle and high school students, and we have invited industrialmentors from the DFW metroplex area to talk about career opportunities for them.The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our S-STEM scholars as well as all ourundergraduate and graduate mathematics students was noticeable. To contain the spread of thevirus, our classes had to be taught online during the period of March 2020-May 2021. Duringthat period, we had to meet and mentor our S-STEM scholars only online. Even though we didour best to help our students cope with the negative effects of the pandemic

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Dawood, New Mexico State University; Karen Trujillo, New Mexico State University; Patti Wojahn, New Mexico State University; Melissa J. Guynn, New Mexico State University; Luis Manuel Rangel Jr.; S. M. Yahea Mahbub, New Mexico State University

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9[4] American Society for Engineering Education. Creating a Culture for Scholarly andSystematic Innovation in Engineering Education. (2009). See http://www.asee.org/about-us/the-organization/advisory-committees/CCSSIE/CCSSIEE_Phase1Report_June2009.pdf[5] George Kuh, (2008) “High-Impact Educational Practices – what they are, who has access tothem, and why they matter.” Seehttp://www.neasc.org/downloads/aacu_high_impact_2008_final.pdf[6] David L. Kirp, (2014). “How to Help College Students Graduate,” The New York Times-Opinion Pages. See. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/opinion/how-to-help-college-studentsgraduate.html?action=click&contentCollection=Arts&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&regi[7] Henry M. Levin and Emma Garcia

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Anagha Kulkarni, San Francisco State University; Shasta Ihorn, San Francisco State University; Carol E. Tate, SRI International; Jennifer Nelson, San Francisco State University; Nina Narayan Hosmane, San Francisco State University; Nicole Adelstein, San Francisco State University; Pleuni S. Pennings, San Francisco State University; Torey D. Jacques, San Franciso State University; Ilmi Yoon, San Francisco State University

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the traditional model still hold? These are the central questions weseek to explore in the context of a novel, NSF-funded Computer Science (CS) training programat San Francisco State University (SFSU). The PINC: Promoting INclusivity in Computingprogram (https://cose.sfsu.edu/pinc) is designed for life sciences majors, and the program’s goalsare to increase computing literacy among life science students and to improve diversity in thecomputing workforce (Kulkarni et al., 2018; Yoon et al., 2018). The PINC program is a collaboration between the Biology, Chemistry, and CSdepartments at SFSU. Undergraduate students majoring in Biology, Biochemistry, or Chemistrytake five introductory and application-oriented CS courses through the PINC

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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invited for a one-on-one interview with the assessment specialist. Allinterviews were recorded and transcribed for further analyses. Regarding the impact thescholarship program, students seemed to be more comfortable interacting with their peers,faculty members and with research assistants. In some cases, their scholarship activities evenprompted them to interact with people they did not know before. Below are interview quotesfrom students who talked about their campus life change by comparing before and after theSCOPE scholar experience: … I meet more friends, more people, some people I don’t even know when I go to this last meeting in the Dining Hall. I know some people; some people I don’t even know before and I make friends

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathy Ann Gullie Ph.D., Gullie Consultant Services; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; John D. Kelly, North Carolina A&T State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Corey A. Graves, North Carolina A&T State University; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Ali Reza Osareh, North Carolina A&T State University; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; Demetris Geddis, Hampton University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Fred Lacy, Southern University and A&M College; Hamid R. Majlesein, Southern University and A&M College; Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Jackson State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Shujun Yang, Alabama A&M University; Li Jiang, Tuskegee University; Ben O. Oni, Tuskegee University; Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Tennessee State University

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, optical SoC/NoC architecture, and on-chip optoelectronic device design.Dr. Ali Reza Osareh, North Carolina A&T State University Ali Osareh received his PhD from Virginia tech in 1994. He has worked in the industry including wireless design before joining the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina Agri- cultural and Technical State University in 2000. His areas of research interest are in Energy and Power Systems, Industrial Automation and Control system. As a part of NSF funded project he teaches EE and non-EE students how to apply theories learned in classroom by utilizing Analog Discovery Board for in class experiments and outside classroom design projects. Dr. Osareh can be reached at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robert L. Potter, University of South Florida; Gerry G. Meisels, University of South Florida; Peter Stiling, University of South Florida; Kevin Yee, University of South Florida; Ruthmae Sears, University of South Florida ; Catherine A. Beneteau, University of South Florida; Kelley G. Schuler, University of South Florida; Alberto Danny Camacho, Hillsborough Community College; Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida

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-centeredinstruction, and difficulties faced by transfer students and members of underrepresented groups.Project evaluation is done by Horizon Research, Inc.Project thrusts and impactsHere we describe the project thrusts and estimate the number of faculty, graduate assistants andundergraduate students impacted. The value of these impacts on participating faculty andgraduate assistants was discussed in our earlier paper [1]. The value of these impacts onundergraduate students is described for some of the program thrusts in the next section.In designing our interventions, we have found it useful to take note of the Theory of PlannedBehavior [2], using it as a guide to design interventions that will be most likely to succeed. Ofcourse, our own experiences as

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Angela Harris, Stanford University

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students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia 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. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Cassandra J McCall, Utah State University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University

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,marginalized, and/or hidden identities and core experiences in engineering classrooms. Yet,many faculty are not provided with practicable resources and training that can enrich theirknowledge, empathy, and understanding of students’ diverse and marginalized experiences thatdiffer from their own. This lack of resources has slowed the transformation of engineeringculture and provides an opportunity for practical impact by researchers and faculty developers.However, the topic of developing inclusive culture remains understudied and has evadedtraditional approaches to education research. Quantitative approaches can broadly identify thepresence of marginalization or inclusion, but they lack the nuance to enhance a reader’s inclusiveunderstanding. In

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; Tom Altman; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Heather Lynn Johnson; Marie E. Evans, University of Colorado Denver; David C. Mays, University of Colorado Denver

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engineeringeducation e.g., [5], [6], [7], we are only beginning to learn how to propagate the best practices toengineering faculty not directly involved in education research or change efforts [8]. This workseeks to propagate best practices through nudging [9], a Nobel-prize winning theory frombehavioral economics that posits that people will make better choices—without bribery orthreats—when the choice architecture is designed appropriately. For example, setting the defaultto enroll into a retirement program, while still allowing employees to opt out, increases theproportion of employees saving for retirement [9].The structure of an FLC was chosen because FLCs have been shown to promote active learning[10], and the three-year duration of the FLC was inspired

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston

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-incomeSTEM graduates at the University of Houston. The overall objective of the program is toincrease the retention of low-income students by fostering their behavioral, academic, cognitive,and affective engagement. The central hypothesis for the project is that participation in a smallSTEM learning community designed to increase engagement on multiple dimensions willimprove student success outcomes for low-income students. Our hypothesis is based on datafrom existing programs on campus supporting underserved students. Best practices from thoseorganizations were incorporated into the program design for Endeavour.The research study associated with the Endeavour S-STEM Program has been designed toaddress three specific aims: 1. Specific Aim #1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Tressa Kay Mikel, University of California, Berkeley; Aida Marie Morales; Sanya Sehgal; Melissa L. Whitson, University of New Haven

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settings such as summer camps, military experiences, and extra-curricular activities. Other research interests involve validation of CFD models for aerospace applications as well as optimizing efficiency of thermal-fluid systems.Dr. Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley Shannon Ciston is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Education in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ciston holds degrees in chemical engineering from Northwestern University (PhD) and Illinois Institute of Technology (BS). She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in technical communications and applied pedagogy, and conducts engineering education research.Ms

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Vitali, University of Michigan; Noel C. Perkins, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Finelli’s current research interests include student resistance to active learning, faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices, the use of technology and innovative pedagogies on student learning and success, and the impact of a flexible classroom space on faculty teaching and student learning. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Continued Assessment of i-Newton for the Engaged Learning of

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Laura Ann Gelles, University of Texas at Dallas; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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”Reimagin- ing Energy: Exploring Inclusive Practices for Teaching Energy Concepts to Undergraduate Engineering Majors.” He has also co-developed a unique interdisciplinary course, Drones for Good, where engineer- ing students partner with peace studies students to design a quadcopter that will have a positive impact on society.Dr. Diana Chen, University of San Diego Dr. Diana A. Chen is an Assistant Professor of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. She joined the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering in 2016. Her research interests are in areas of sustainable design, including biomimicry and adaptability in structural, city, and regional applications. Additionally, her scholarship includes topics such

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NSF Grantees: Student Learning 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Matthew A. Verleger Ph.D. (He/His/Him), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Farshid Marbouti, San Jose State University

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doctorate in engineering education. She previously conducted research in Purdue University’s First- Year Engineering Program with the Network for Nanotechnology (NCN) Educational Research team, the Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) Educational Research team, and a few fellow STEM education graduates for an obtained Discovery, Engagement, and Learning (DEAL) grant. Prior to attending Purdue University, she graduated from Arizona State University with her B.S.E. in Engineering from the College of Technology and Innovation, where she worked on a team conducting research on how students learn LabVIEW through Disassemble, Analyze, Assemble (DAA) activities.Dr. Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priscilla J Hill, Mississippi State University; Yaroslav Koshka, Mississippi State University; Tonya W. Stone, Mississippi State University; Brenda Lee Kirkland; Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University

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/6283-01: Microelectronics Process Design. This module focused on modern techniques forthe top-down fabrication of micro-/nano-electronic devices and integrated circuits. While theclass had historically focused on the top-down fabrication techniques used in themicroelectronics integrated circuit industry, the novel top-down (including self-assembly)techniques were added and covered in 1.5 lectures. In addition, new information on nano-fabrication aspects, predominantly but not limited to fabrication of sub-micron transistors, wasincorporated in different topics/lectures covering different fabrication techniques. For this split-level course, a new module was tested on the graduate student enrolled during the Fall 2014semester. A computational

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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at Virginia Tech, his research focused on understanding engineering career choice in the Appalachian region of the United States. Matthew is currently employed as an engineer at Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative, a rural telecommunications service provider in Pikeville Tennessee.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia 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. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University

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thetraditional content of a culture and assimilates its knowledge, practices, and values(KPV). Under such definition, ABET outcomes were transferred to a set of culturalconstructs based on the content of the first-year engineering program. A depiction of suchcultural constructs or traits is portrayed in Figure 1.Figure 1. Schematic of outcomes from the course organization for the first-yearengineering course. II. Research Design, Analysis and ResultsA. The open-ended analysisThe primary purpose of the open-ended study was to analyze student perspectives on howthe process of engineering enculturation is occurring according to what is taught in afirst-year engineering course. The three open-ended questions from a pre-survey thatwere

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Amarnath Banerjee, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Rutwik Dehade, Texas A&M University; Glen Miller

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Engineering at Texas A&M University since 1999. His research interests are in modeling and analysis of complex systems and processes, simulation and visualization, and their applications in manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and information systems. He teaches a number of courses in these areas at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and has developed several of these courses. He is currently leading the effort in designing a new undergraduate program in Data Engineering. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). He served in the Board of the Computer and Information Systems Division of IISE, serves as an Associate Editor of IISE Transactions on Healthcare System Engineering, and is

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Melanie Roudkovski, LeTourneau University

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. Page 23.551.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Evaluation of a First-Year Retention Project: Findings at HalftimeAbstractA decline in the annual retention and graduation rates of the engineering and engineeringtechnology program at a small, private university motivated an internal study (summer 2009) ofits underlying causes. Analyses of performance and predictor data, as well as surveys of theliterature and of non-retained students, produced several recommended actions based ondocumented best practices. The resulting 5-year retention project, funded by NSF-STEP, beganin August of 2010 and focuses on first-year retention initiatives, namely: a faculty mentoring program for first-year

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation

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as practitioners. Her main research interest lies in evaluating programs that hold the promise of enhancing the lives of traditionally underserved populations (children, parents, and communities).Dr. Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica E. Cardella is the Director of the INSPIRE Institute for Pre-College Engineering Education and is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University.Tamecia R Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tamecia Jones is currently a doctoral student in the Engineering Education department at Purdue Uni- versity with a research focus on K-12 engineering education, assessment, and informal and formal learn- ing environments. She is a graduate of

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Paper ID #10505A Flat Learning Environment - Learning To Solve Ill-Structured ProblemsProf. Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma Zahed Siddique is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. His research interests are in areas of product design, product platform design, and engineering education. He is in- terested in peer-to-peer learning, technology enhanced education, motivation, and game-based learning for engineering. He is the faculty advisor of the Sooner Racing Team (FSAE) and coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering Capstone Program.Dr. Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee UniversityDr. Gul E. Okudan

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Moffat, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Rebecca L Matz, University of Michigan; Xiaping Li, University of Michigan; Spencer JaQuay, University of California, Irvine; Madison Jeffrey, University of Michigan; Mark Mills, University of Michigan

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concrete ways: for example, we are creating a new lesson inTandem based on a review we conducted about best practices for teams with neurodivergentmembers, and we are embedding the seven facets of team equity identified in project 1 aboveinto the design of Tandem’s interventions. While Tandem was initially built for engineeringdesign courses, it is currently used in team-based courses by about 3,500 unique students peryear, a number that is growing steadily, especially as Tandem is now being used at otheruniversities.The project falls within our long-term goal of fostering equitable learning processes andoutcomes for all students and specifically within our research program aiming to improve equityand inclusion in student engineering teams. Team