a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2011. I’m currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture (Joint appointment in Ed- ucational Psychology) at Texas A&M University. I teach graduate courses in measurement, research design, and statistics. My research focuses on the contextual factors, developmental relationships, and motivational processes that support and broaden participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers – particularly for students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022My
Paper ID #36496Intersectionality: Professional identity formation and the success ofwomen of color in higher education STEM disciplinesDr. Saundra Johnson Austin, University of South Florida Dr. Saundra Johnson Austin has dedicated her career to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belong- ing of elementary, middle, and high school students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and careers. Her research is grounded in the effective implementation of STEM cur- ricula in urban middle schools. She has published and presented on STEM education and organizational change. Dr. Johnson Austin
build their identitythat includes or supports both their engineering and LGBTQIA+ identity? 13What is your campus/program currently doing to help a student explore and buildtheir identity that includes or supports both their engineering and LGBTQIA+identity? We plan to take notes and include thoughts/comments for each question. 13Personal Identity development• For many their LGBTQIA+ identity and engineering identity seems incongruous• LGBTQIA+ youth (and professionals) need more information about how the various steps and stages of their engineering career will look to
. Currently, Dr. Rodriguez is involved with several large-scale interdisciplinary research projects focused on institutional environments and STEM identity development are sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Kapor Center. In recent years, she was selected as an Early Career Awardee and Faculty Fellow with the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and a NASPA Emerging Faculty Leader. She also received the Barbara Townsend Early Career Scholar Award by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) and gave the distinguished ASHE-CAHEP Barbara Townsend Lecture. To learn more about her current projects, visit http://sarahlrodriguez.com/Dr. Saundra Johnson Austin, Virginia
with young girls interested in STEM related education.The Core concept behind SiS : interactive teaching methods. Students in SiS experience STEM,vs. passive learning or ‘information download’. Our Fundamental mission is to empower younggirls. STEM can be theirs at any age! For more information please see [1] Our paper looks at the problem of low gender representation from the lens of attractingyoung girls into STEM fields [2], [3]. We acknowledge the benefits of STEM initiatives targetedtowards attracting girls in school to consider pursuing Engineering degrees and careers [4], [5],[6],[7]. Further, we consider initiatives aiming to address this disparity as significant andirreplaceable. We build on this narrative to posit the
contributes to women’s recruit- ment, retention, and graduation within the TCE. Thompson has mentored student leaders throughout her career, most recently with women-centric organizations in the college. She has served as a Chancel- lor appointed member of UT’s Commission for Women and a board member with NASPA’s Center for Women. Thompson has received numerous recognitions and honors, including the 2017 NAMEPA Out- reach Program Award, 2017 NAMEPA Wings to Succeed Award, 2014 Outstanding New Professional, 2014 NACADA Region III Excellence in Advising – New Advisor (NC), and 2012 Gold Winner-Student Health, Wellness, Counseling and Related-Excellence Award. Thompson earned a Master’s degree in business administration
Represented a range of Science disciplineConstant comparison data analysisLimitations Sample not representative of STEM FacultyMethodologyWhat are the perceptions ofSTEM doctoral mentoring ofinternational STEM doctoralfaculty based in USinstitutions?1. When in Rome – Pragmatic Mentoring2. Science as the Big Joker – Science Culture as Universal;3. One Step in, One Step Out – Mimicking Whiteness.1. More akin to advising2. Prioritized disciplinary knowledge and career development3. Expectations of how students should show up4. Few were holistic in approach5. Few had training in how to mentor6. Lack of support for mentoring Belief in universality of science culture Both race and gender neutral Requires teaching the fundamentals without
undergraduate cohort in engineeringtechnology majors. PPA provides a supportive college environment, empowersstudents with the resources to succeed academically and professionally, increasesfaculty awareness, provides the participants with positive role models, and creates anopen and inclusive community within the departments. The program elements havethe potential to enhance the diversity and inclusion of all underrepresented groups inengineering and computing professions. 3PPA is funded by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21stCentury (Perkins V) Act. The program was launched in Spring 2015 and has operatedon a budget of about $100,000. The
at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Professor Binowski has dedicated her career to expanding the reach of computing to women and other under-served groups and to engaging her students in industry practices and experiences which can make the world a better place.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is President of Research Triangle Educational Consultants. She received her Ph.D.in Educational Research and Policy Analysis from NC State University in 1996. She also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. Dr. Brawner served as an Extension Services Consultant for NCWIT from the program’s inception in 2008 until
pursuing faculty teaching careers Provide faculty with resources to support Faculty development and diversity inclusive learning environmentIn recognition of these efforts, GVSU was one of only three universities to receive both the Sealof Excelencia and ASEE Deans Program Award. In addition, GVSU is a Higher EducationExcellence in Diversity (HEED) recipient, Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council’sCorporate ONE award recipient, and was also named as a Role Model Institution by MinorityAccess Inc.College EffortsThe Padnos College of Engineering and Computing (PCEC) has about 2,200 undergraduate andgraduate students, of which
diverse interests and talents. Throughout his academic journey, Kevin has been recognized for his outstanding achievements. He has consistently been named to the Dean’s List at GMU, an impressive feat accomplished in 7 out of 9 semesters. His commitment to excellence in engineering has also been affirmed through his certifica- tions as an Autodesk Certified User in both AutoCAD and Inventor. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #40672 One notable highlight of Kevin’s academic career was his presentation of his first independent research paper on bias in generative
, Ureta & Equils, 2020; Jackson,Mohr-Schroeder, Bush, Maiorca, Roberts,Yost & Fowler, 2021). The interrelated external andintrinsic factors that guide a student to or away from developing an interest in STEM careers areimpacted by numerous facets of the student’s identity and life as well as deeply rooted cultural,racial and gender stereotypes centered around STEM and who is believed to have the potential tobe successful in a STEM field (Allen, 2022; Bryn & Allexsaht-Snider, 2008; Farinde & Lewis,2012; Killpack & Melon, 2016; Tytler, 2014).Teachers play a significant role in helping students develop an awareness of and interest indifferent career opportunities (Maltese, Melki & Wiebke, 2014; Vedder-Weiss & Fortus, 2012
) engineers [3]. As a result, there isheightened awareness of the impact and value of out-of-school, pre-college STEM programs toenhance student interest and understanding of STEM concepts, disciplines and careers [4]. Thispaper revisits the impact of STEM programs and shares best practices of university practitionerswho transitioned traditional face-to-face STEM programs to effective, inclusive, and engagingvirtual events due to COVID-19 pandemic.Since, the 1950s universities have been instrumental in developing STEM programs andinitiatives to cultivate STEM interests, with an aim towards enlarging and diversifying theengineering graduate pool [5]. Evidence indicates that students who participate in a high schoolSTEM summer program are likely to
Doctorate and Goals Program ▪ to increase the diversity of students who apply to, enroll, and graduate from the College of Engineering at VT; ▪ to increase the awareness of engineering and other technical fields as an exciting and rewarding career path to a diverse population
water resources engineering from the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), and her PhD in STEM education from UT-Austin. Before graduate school, she worked for an industrial gas company in a variety of engineering roles. Her research in engineering and STEM education focuses on career pathways within engineering and issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Teaching Equity throughAssets-Based Journaling:Using Community Cultural Wealth to Guide Student Reflections Gabriella Coloyan Fleming, Jessica Deters, Maya Denton 1
STEM field. Based off of retention rate of female STEM students that graduate their engineering program. Career:X number of mentees participate in STEM related coop/job/upper- level courses. Set up meeting between 3 Mentor and Mentee Participation mentors and mentees to have casual meetings to discuss possible career paths in STEM. Survey. Hold social events to introduce women in STEM majors to one another and create comradery and friendships 4 Mentor & Mentee Satisfaction
Engineering and Computer Science (WIE/CS) is a program for allfemale students, sponsored by Motorola Solutions. It provides students with theessential support, encouragement, and the tools needed for a successful academicand professional career. The WIE/CS program incorporates a comprehensivementoring community, professional development, scholarship opportunities,academic support, STEM outreach, and social activities. 17The program offers weekly activities focused on professional development, mentoring by professional femalescientists/engineers and by senior student peers, scholarship opportunities, academic support, and socialactivities.A significant component of this
, economic, environmental and ethical issues facing the development of nanomanufacturing and other emerging technologies. Her 1998 NSF Career Award is one of the first that focused on environ- mentally benign manufacturing. She also guides research on development and assessment of educational computer games where students explore environmentally benign processes and supply chains in manufac- turing. She has been recognized by Northeastern University, receiving a University-wide Excellence in Teaching Award in 2000, the President’s Aspiration Award in 2005, and a College of Engineering Excel- lence in Mentoring Award in 2015. An ELATE Fellow, Dr. Isaacs has served in numerous administrative leadership roles at Northeastern
professional career training at the university level. A lack of consistency amongframeworks is evident as computational thinking is defined in the literature using different topicsets. We support the assertion made in the literature that computational thinking is much morethan simple programming skill [11] [12] [13]. In our framework, engineering students masteringcomputational thinking have mature skills in computational abstraction, solution decomposition,algorithm development and implementation, data representation and analysis, and a respect forhow computers impact society [14].First-year engineering courses vary widely. Some institutions have common first-yearexperiences where all engineering students are introduced to computer programming and
has worked in postsecondary education for over two decades in various capacities. She be- gan her career at Santa Monica College as a counseling aid at the Extended Opportunities Programs and Services office prior to her role as an Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Southern California. She then moved to Cambridge, MA to pursue her Master’s Degree in Higher Education, with a focus on Risk and Prevention, and began working at Tenacity, a non-profit organization focused on social-emotional learning and literacy development for middle school youth, as a Prevention Specialist. Dr. Harris formally moved to the east coast when she began her work at the Gates Millennium Scholars Program as a Senior
University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a 2016 National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Journal of Civil Engineering Education Best Technical Paper, the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award, the 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the Professions (Division I) 2021-2022 Out- standing Research Publication Award, and the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers
thriving incomputing careers. 1 Positionality- Before diving into our presentation today, each of us will give a brief positionality statement to situate our perspectives in this work.- Hello, my name is Alia Carter. My pronouns are she/her. I am an able-bodied, cisgender Black woman living in the United States. I am a research scientist in the electrical and computer engineering department at Duke University. I have worked in informal and formal STEM education for the past 15 years including serving as the director of science engagement at a science center and teaching math and 2
way to help prep our students, we partner with one corporatesponsor (previous years Altria, fall 2023 Alpine). Where students learn the properattire for the event, receive resume assistance, and work on their elevator pitch.Takes place the week before SEC Career Expo.Major Scoop – is an annual event that allows students to come to one place and learnabout the different engineering majors offered at VT and eat ice cream. Typicallytakes place right before course planning for spring.End of mentor celebration – takes place at the end of mentoring program (last weekin October). 11 2021 to 2022 VT Peer
Paper ID #35558Course Interventions to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion inEngineering CurriculaDr. Richard Blackmon, Elon University Richard Blackmon is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Program at Elon University. Blackmon has a BS in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Optical Science and Engineering. His scientific and engineering research focuses on the development of laser-based medical imaging and treatment systems. Blackmon has worked to promote LGBTQIA inclusion, both within engineering and in the broader com- munity, throughout his career. He became interested in engineering education when joining
new research, policy, and/or interventionare needed.A planning committee composed of scholars and practitioners who do work in therespective research areas is appointed by the ARC Network PIs and is responsible fordeveloping a workshop agenda, identifying relevant background materials, andcurating a list of potential invitees. Members of the workshop planning committeenominate scholars working in the respective area who represent a diverse array ofdisciplines, research specialties, institution types, career stages, and socialdemographic backgrounds. Each workshop has between 20-30 attendees. During theinitial planning and throughout the workshop, we use an intersectional gender equityframework and build space such that multiple perspectives
doctoral student working as an administrator within the areasof Graduate Education and Admissions. Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong is an assistant professor ofengineering education who works and teaches at the intersection of engineering education,faculty development, and complex systems design.Study Process In the first phase of the study, the first two authors conducted an analysis of each other’sexperiences regarding the evolution of their professional and personal goals as they transitionedinto a doctoral program through deliberations of their statement of purposes. Each researcherread the others’ statement of purpose to isolate key areas that influenced their professional goalsfor pursuing a doctoral career. In a recorded collective
participation in higher education, and the educational attainment and schooling experiences of Mexican descent youth in the mid-20th century.Dr. Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Valerie Martin Conley is dean of the College of Education and professor of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She previously served as director of the Center for Higher Education, professor, and department chair at Ohio University. She was the PI for the NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related Fields for Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions. She is co-author of The Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American
communities in their fields, college, and university• Increase of underrepresented postdocs that transition to faculty positions• Establish quality mentoring relationships that advance the careers of scholars• Enhance the research, teaching, and service portfolios of scholars Dr. Monica Cox, LEGACY Program Director, and LEGACY Scholars 02Research-Informed Mentoring 03 Literature ReviewThe postdoctoral to Structural challengesprofessoriate pathway postdocs face are due to ahas become a
have extraordinarily successful careers by any standard.This is just one of many examples of peer support. Community can have a significant impact onacademic outcomes, especially when some of the support from family is no longer present.Slide 5 • Search for relevant literature • Analyze literature for themes Identify • Synthesize the literature review Literature Completed • Evaluate
understand thatmarginalization affects various identity dimensions, including non-heterosexual orientation,pregnancy, family caregiving, religion, age, cognitive and physical disabilities, and immigrantstatus, within the STEM fields [31-39]. Addressing institutional biases and barriers, developingacademic intervention strategies, and addressing academic achievement gaps among diversegroups in STEM education may ultimately increase underrepresented individuals' persistenceand representation in STEM careers by reducing attrition [2, 34, 40-41].Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) programs are essential in promotinginclusivity [23, 29-30, 38, 42]. Effective DEIA programs take a tailored approach that considersthe specific needs of