Conference Session

Engineering Cultures and Identity

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

things.Methodological overview The methodological approach for this project came about via both theoretical (literature)and practical considerations. While the cultural construction literature tends to emphasize theoryand analysis, we tried to assemble a robust and consistent methodological approach to investigatecultural construction in a particular setting. In McDermott’s early writing at the time of his datacollection (1970’s) he aligned himself methodologically with three primary traditions:ethnography, ethnomethodology, and discourse/interaction analysis17,18,19. As an investigation ofculture, the work relies on ethnographic methods and approaches, such as the incorporation ofmultiple qualitative data streams, ethnographic field noting20, and one

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quincy Brown, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Lourdes A. Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Michelle Beadle Holder, University of Maryland, College Park; Yarazeth Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

"biological clock" that imposes genuine constraints when women bear children. As anexample, Assimaki et al.’s 1 study of issues that affect the retention and professionaldevelopment of female faculty in Electrical and Computer Engineering in universities in Greecenoted that there are difficulties related to “the demands of an academic career due to the paralleldemands of the role of the woman as wife and mother.” Similarly, women’s perceptions andprofessional issues in Civil Engineering include concerns with the level of commitment that anacademic career requires in comparison to their family obligations.10 Females also take careerbreaks due to their partner’s relocation or to take care of an elder family member.11 Researchsuggests that some females

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Conference Session

Discussions on Research Methodology: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder; Frederick A. Peck, University of Colorado; Julie Cafarella, University of Colorado, Boulder; Carlye Anne Lauff, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Mark Rentschler, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jenna McWilliams, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Depoliticization Hinder Engineers’ Ability to Think About Social Injustices. In Engineering Education for Social Justice: Critical Explorations and Opportunities, (J. Lucena, Ed.) 67–84. New York: Springer.3. Case, J. M., & Light, G. (2011). Emerging research methodologies in engineering education research. Journal of Engineering Education, 100(1), 186-210.4. Bucciarelli., L. (1996). Designing engineers. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.5. Dryburgh, H. (1999). Work hard, play hard: Women and professionalization in engineering—adapting to the culture. Gender & Society, 13, 664-682.6. Hacker, S. (1989). Pleasure, power and technology: Some tales of gender, engineering, and the cooperative workplace. Winchester, MA: Unwin

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie M.W. Rojewski, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

standalone development experiences forstudents who were new to the program, or who might only attend a single session. It was alsoimportant to communicate to students that reading the designated chapter(s) in advance of thediscussion session was not a requirement—students were encouraged to come regardless ofwhether they had the time (or interest) to read “Lean In.”Given the often personal nature of the discussion topics, the curriculum was intentionallydesigned with flexibility in order to be as responsive as possible to participants’ needs andrequests in real time. For instance, the early sessions included a formal time for writing injournals, a member introduction/update activity, a video introducing a professional developmentskill or topic, and

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Avi Kaplan, Temple University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

development work on participants’ role identities aspresenters and engineering ambassadors Participant Comment about Presentation Development Primary RI Component(s) Alex “We sat through a presentation on public speaking…and how AP, Presenter we organize a presentation that was great. I really loved that because that gave me a new perspective on formatting a presentation that can get the topic across to the audience without distracting or boring them.” “I felt a lot more confident in my presentation skills to be SP, Presenter honest. I feel

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Andrea Prier, University of Waterloo; Taghi Khaniyev, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Jason Andrew Grove, The University of Waterloo; Samar Mohamed, University of Waterloo; Stephanie Joan Johnson M.Ed, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

particular, the facilitator emphasized the importanceof setting a clear team mission and goals, achieving team motivation through the careful balanceof each team member’s interests, and a team culture that promotes and encourages contributionfrom each team member.Students then participated in a modified version of the fort-building activity, which was intendedto be more structured and reflective of the knowledge students had just been provided. To thisend, the goal of the second build was modified to "maximizing the team score, objectivelymeasurable by a given metric". The metric to be maximized was (n + s)(h – 4) – y, where n, s, h,and y were defined as the total number of towers, the number of square towers, the height of thetallest tower (in

Conference Session

Maker Spaces within the University

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Joseph Zinter III, Yale University; Larry Wilen, Yale University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #16951Teaching Engineering Design in an Academic Makerspace: Blending Theoryand Practice to Solve Client-based ProblemsDr. Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University Vincent Wilczynski is the Deputy Dean of the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science and the James S. Tyler Director of the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation & Design. As the Deputy Dean, he helps plan and implement all academic initiatives at the School. In addition, he manages the School’s teaching and research resources and facilities. As the James S. Tyler Director of the Center for Engineer- ing Innovation & Design he leads the

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Actively Engaging Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

. Jossey-Bass, 2007.[2] National Research Council. How students learn: History, mathematics, and science in theclassroom. National Academies Press, 2004[3] Mazur, E. Farewell, lecture? Science, 323(5910), 50-51, 2009.[4] Ambrose, S.A., Bridges, M.W., DiPietro, M., Lovett, M.C., and Norman, M.K. How learningworks: Seven research-based principles for smart teaching. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.[5] Barr, R.B. and Tagg, J. From teaching to learning—A new paradigm for undergraduateeducation. Change: The magazine of higher learning, 27(6), 12-26, 1995.[6] Weimer, M. Learner-centered teaching: Five key changes to practice. John Wiley & Sons,2002.[7] Handelsman, J., Miller, S. and Pfund, C. Scientific teaching. Macmillan, 2007.[8] Ebert-May, D

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bettina Jeanine Casad, University of Missouri, St. Louis; Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Natalie Mladenov, San Diego State University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Ann Gelles, Utah State University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Marialuisa Di Stefano, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Conference Session

Track : Special Topic - Identity Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity, Special Topic: Identity

profession” [6]. It is critical that we understand how all students, and 3especially those from underrepresented groups, come to negotiate the cultural norms within thesemaker communities [7] and the impact that it has on their identity development as engineers.IdentityIdentity is a process of understanding one’s self within the larger sociocultural context [8-9].According to Erikson, identity helps individuals make sense of and find their place in the world.In the 1980’s, McAdams extended Erikson’s work on identity, arguing that as an individual tellsand retells their story and how they fit into the world, they are developing their identity. In

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session I

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Mihaela Sabin, University of New Hampshire; Wendy DuBow, University of Colorado; Adrienne Ann Smith, Cynosure Consulting; Rosabel Deloge, Educational Consultant-Independent

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Diversity, Special Topic: Computing & Technology

ResearchInfrastructure Improvement Award # IIA-1348352. We would like to thank the UNHCooperative Extension field specialists Sarah Grosvenor and Claes Thelemarck for theircurriculum development work and inquiry-based teaching methods utilized in the summerprogram. We are also thankful to all participating CTE directors' support and collaboration.References[1] S. Grover and R. Pea, "Computational Thinking in K–12: A Review of the State of the Field. Educational Researcher," vol. 42, issue 1, pp. 38-43, 2013.[2] J. Peckham, L. Harlow, D. Stuart, B. Silver, H. Mederer, and P. Stephenson, "Broadening participation in computing: issues and challenges," In Proceedings of the 12th Annual SICSE Conference on Innovation and technology in computer science

Conference Session

Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy, and Curriculum Design Technical Session I

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Tikyna M. Dandridge, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sharlane Cleare, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shalin Lena Raye, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Casey E. Wright, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Best Paper Finalists

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Catherine Mcgough Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

the academic option that is kind of get really into my research lab, get publications in, go down the PhD track and having to deal with that like, going and teaching and kind of build my own research lab or to be one of the four P.I.'s of a research lab. Another option is after, on a graduate level, probably I join a small business just because I know that's more my working style. Working on something interesting that I can contribute to. Probably start somewhere and move somewhere else just knowing how industry kind of works a little bit. You're not usually set in stone at one place but as I go through and figure out who I work really well with and then branch off, kind

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James L. Huff, Harding University; Degnan William Lawrence; Amanda Coleman

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Conference Session

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation, Globalization without Travel

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley J. Putman, Bucknell University; Khaled A. Al-Sahili, An-Najah National University; Abdelhaleem Khader, An-Najah National University; Alia Gilbrecht, An-Najah National University

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

able to: • Apply the design thinking process to identify a specific problem and develop a creative and/or innovative solution to address this problem. (Design Thinking) • Function effectively on a team. (Teamwork) • Demonstrate a knowledge of the country(ies) and culture(s) of their team members. (Global Competency)Students worked in one of three different types of teams: • IVE teams included two students from a US institution (either Bucknell or Clemson) and two from An-Najah. • US non-IVE teams included four students from Clemson University. • Palestinian non-IVE teams included four to five students from An-Najah.The reasoning for having these three different types of teams included that (a) there

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of Tennessee, Space Institute; Terry L. Miller, Alabama A&M University; Corion Jeremiah Holloman, Alabama A&M University; Luke Childrey V, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Jamil Barrie, Alabama A&M University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

-institutional collaboration space cannaturally become a live classroom where involved graduate and undergraduate students—thenext generation of engineers and engineering researchers—witness the ethical and professionalstandards in practice and accept and emulate them as the norm in the profession.AcknowledgmentThis study is supported by the U.S. Office of Naval Research under award number Grant #N00014-23-1-2260. References[1] L. Fleming, S. Mingo, and D. Chen, “Collaborative brokerage, generative creativity, and creative success,” Administrative Science Quarterly, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 443–475, Sep. 2007, doi: 10.2189/asqu.52.3.443.[2] J. L. Hess, J. Ströbel, and A. O. Brightman, “The development

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - DEI and Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi Ying Chan, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Operating an Innovation Cebter to Nuture Future Engineering Innovators," in 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2024.[2] "Quick statistics 2022,"The University of Hong Kong, https://www.cpao.hku.hk/qstats/files/Archive/2022.pdf.[3] C. Keller, J. F. Prosise and P. J. Parker, "A Learner- and Equity-Centered Approach to Maker Spaces,," in Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, 2022.[4] D. M. Riley, L. D. McNair and A. S. Masters, "An Ethnography of Maker and Hacker Spaces Achieving Diverse Participation," in the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, OH, 2017.[5] G. Richard and S. Giri, "Inclusive collaborative learning with

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Mari Dalton, University of Texas at Austin; Lance Manuel, The University of Texas at Austin; Zoe E Chen, University of Texas at Austin; Joshua Epps

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Diversity

,”focused on interactions between those living in Allen Field, a neighborhood in Houston, and thegovernment entity that facilitated the managed retreat process13. “Flooding in Allen Field has gottenworse and more dangerous as climate change feeds stronger storms and new developments furtherupstream reshape the area’s floodplains”13. As a response, the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA) in 2020 forced onto Allen Field residents a buyout program, which allowed them to“[s]ell their houses to the county at market value and get assistance to move out of the floodplain”13.Buyout ProgramBuyout programs avoid the problem of moving people to safer areas but, as the experiences of theFijian citizens showed, relocation is not the only problem faced by

Conference Session

Track 2: Technical Session 7: Assessing Key STEM Identity Constructs among Hispanic Engineering Students and Professionals

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Dayna Lee Martínez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.; Kimberly D Douglas P.E., Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.; Esther Gonzalez; Andrea D. Beattie, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

STEM field. The "STEM Identity Scale" developed by Setren et al. is acommonly used instrument that evaluates students' sense of belonging and identification withSTEM disciplines (2019). Additionally, studies have used surveys to assess students'identification with stereotypes and their connection to STEM (Cheryan et al., 2017).Belongingness is typically assessed using self-report measures that gauge students' feelings ofinclusion, social acceptance, and connection within their academic community. The"Belongingness Scale" developed by Good et al. is widely utilized to measure students' sense ofbelonging in STEM fields (2012). Expanding on Good et al.’s work in belongingnessmeasurement, Walton and Cohen have also employed surveys to assess

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenya Z Mejia, University of Washington; Hailee Kenney, University of Washington; Tiffany Dewitt, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Topics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Jamieson, Miami University; Nathaniel David Martin, Miami University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Conference Session

Empowering Diversity in Engineering Education: Strategies and Impacts

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jordan Williamson, CSEdResearch; Julie M. Smith, CSEdResearch.org; Monica McGill, Institute for Advanced Engineering

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

restructured. It seems likebelonging is a term that offices are allowed to include in their name as opposed to diversity, andalready many offices have removed or switched around the words equity and inclusion.”Karter noted that “I wouldn’t say there has been any major closures or seen any offices dissolve,but it’s been more just trying to find a way so that we are still providing the necessary resourcesand support for our students to succeed in whatever it is that they do without, I guess, reallyclearly naming it as this is for a certain group. This new legislation, it does say that we are able toprovide things for underrepresented [students]. It’s just how can we define theunderrepresented.”Morgan noted that “My particular office[’s]... mission

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristián Eduardo Vargas-Ordóñez, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Maria Santagata, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); David J. Yu

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

–1622, 2021.[17] S. R. Torres-Harding, B. Siers, and B. D. Olson, “Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Social Justice Scale (SJS),” Am. J. Community Psychol., vol. 50, no. 1–2, pp. 77–88, Sep. 2012, doi: 10.1007/s10464-011-9478-2.[18] L. Burnell and D. L. Agan, “Compassionate Care: Can it be Defined and Measured? The Development of the Compassionate Care Assessment Tool,” Int. J. Caring Sci., vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 180–187, 2013.[19] T. Hacker, “The relational compassion scale: development and validation of a new self rated scale for the assessment of self-other compassion,” University of Glasgow, 2008.[20] B. A. Lown, S. J. Muncer, and R. Chadwick, “Can compassionate healthcare be measured? The Schwartz Center

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Student-Centered Approaches in Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

and ongoing challenges, framing our next steps for more equitableprogramming.An Inclusive Model for First Year DesignStructurally supporting Engineering Identity WorkThe objective of the program model and its associated courses, “Lead-by-Design” and “FirstYear Design,” is not only to bring more opportunities for engineering practice to lower-divisionundergraduate students but to build learning communities that support the ongoing identity workof developing engineers as they navigate the university ecosystem. Lead by Design positionsupper-division undergraduate students as leaders in their area(s) of expertise. Prospectivestudent-teachers apply to the program as a team with a course proposal; those accepted enroll inthe quarter-long, 5-unit

Conference Session

Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert P. Dalka, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Devyn Shafer; Brianne Gutmann, San José State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

.” - MalikahIn this case, the project itself reinforces the backbone functionality of the NF team by forgingnew connections among sites scaffolded by the existing bonds of the NF team and the networkmore broadly. Malikah describes how the NF team’s project provides resources for mentorshiprelationships with marginalized students within the network. The project that Malikah sees asimportant to her time on the NF team is framed in the backbone conceptualization.The effectiveness of the backbone conceptualization of the team is dependent on the uniquecontexts within which the NF works. Greg describes that he “see[s] the NF as- as a way forsharing ideas that come up at sites as a way of keeping sites aware of each other and mostimportantly, as a way of

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking I: Classroom Experiences, Identity, and Theory

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jonathan Seth Krones, Boston College; Jenna A. Tonn, Boston College; Russell C. Powell, Boston College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Heather Lee Perkins, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Joana Marques Melo, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Andrea Lidia Castillo, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

department chair.Spring 2020Figure 2. Prior to the interview, we ask each student to complete a journey map indicating theirhigh and low points throughout the semester. The high and low points (as seen on the Y axis)represents their positive and negative experiences. Adriana’s Journey Map for the secondsemester of Year 3 in engineering. In November of 2019, I went to a SWE conference and that was a huge high for me because I got multiple internship offers for this summer. It was unlike anything I had been to before; it was amazing. That conference is such an incredible opportunity because there ’s hundreds of companies there and they’re all there to hire women, which is not something that you get usually in engineering. There were some