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Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum - Technical Session 11

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Maya Rucks, Clemson University; Cindy Waters, Naval Surface Warfare Center

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

initiatives, teacher and faculty professional development programs, and S-STEM programs.Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on engineering education; she has served as a Co-PI on several engineering education research projects, including one on

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Track: Special Topic - Identity Technical Session 13

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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

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Diversity, Special Topic: Identity

, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs.Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford Univer- sity. She is currently Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests include inclusive pedagogies, electronics, optoelectronics, materials sci- ence, first year engineering courses, feminist and liberative pedagogies, engineering student persistence, and student autonomy. Her research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Lord is a fellow of the ASEE and IEEE and is active in the engineering education community including

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2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Anna Tanguma- Gallegos, Arizona State University; Emery DeWitt, Florence-Darlington Technical College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

. One KickStarter HSI, aparticipant in HSI ATE Hub Cohort 1, submitted a proposal to ATE and remains underconsideration for an award. Thirty HSIs have participated in the first six Cohorts ofMentor-Connect of which 23 submitted proposals to ATE, with an award rate of 70%. It isworth noting three declinations and two missed submissions during Mentor-Connect were laterawarded ATE grants on subsequent attempts. Before the HSI ATE Hub, 10 HSIs from 3KickStarter Cohorts submitted proposals to ATE, with an award rate of 75%. An additional 24proposals were submitted to other NSF programs (e.g. HSI, S-STEM) by 2-year HSIs inKickStarter with an overall award rate of 50%.Cohort 1Of 32 total applicants to Mentor-Connect, 22 were accepted to the Mentor

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First-Year Programs: Major Choice

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Amanda Marie Singer, Michigan Technological University; Jason Mathews, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

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Collaboration and Communication in Problem-based Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohsen M. Dorodchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Nasrin Dehbozorgi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Aileen Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Erfan Al-Hossami, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Alexandria Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Educational Research and Methods

this field including learning and predictive analytics for student success, S-Stem NSF grant, Research Practitioner Partnership NSF grant, and Spatial Reasoning Impact Study in CS1.Nasrin Dehbozorgi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Researcher and Ph.D. candidate in the department of Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Conducting research in the area of CSE by applying AI/NLP to do learning analytics, devel- oping models to operationalize attitude in collaborative conversations and pedagogical design patterns.Aileen Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Aileen Benedict is a Ph.D. student and GAANN Fellow at UNC Charlotte, who has been mentored in teaching since 2016

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Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa A Dagley, University of Central Florida; Nirmala Ramlakhan, Nee-Moh, Inc; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida

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Women in Engineering

the NSF-funded S- STEM program at UCF entitled the ”Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program” as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled ”EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence.” Dr. Young’s interests are in improving STEM education.Dr. Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida Michael Georgiopoulos received the Diploma in EE from the National Technical University in Athens, his MS degree and Ph.D. degree in EE from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, in 1981, 1983 and 1986, respectively. He is currently a Professor in the Department of EECS at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. From September 2011 to June 2012 he served as the Interim

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

goal of every engineeringschool. Overall, we should be considering both pathways to creating a more inclusive system.  Bibliography 1 "Abstracts of Studies about Diversity in Engineering and Science" Online Ethics Center for Engineering 8/6/2009National Academy of Engineering 2 "Synergies (2008 Annual Report) ". Rep. National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. Web..3 Lim, V. "A Feeling of Belonging and Effectiveness Key to Women's Success." Diverse: Issues in HigherEducation 26.2 (2009): 17.4 Kukreti, A., Simonson, K., Johnson, K., and L. Evans. "A NSF-Supported S-STEM Scholarship Program forRecruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Ethnic and Women Students in Engineering." ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, Conference

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris R. Rehmann, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Mark Laingen, Iowa State University; Steven K. Mickelson, Iowa State University; Thomas J. Brumm, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

the undergraduate program in computer engineering at MSU. She also served as interim department chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2000 to 2001. She was a research staff member in the Scalable Computing Laboratory at the Ames Laboratory under a U.S-D.O.E. Postdoctoral Fellowship from 1989 to 1991. Her teaching and research has focused on the areas of embedded computer systems, reconfigurable hardware, integrated program development and performance environments for parallel and distributed systems, visualization, performance monitoring and evaluation, and engineering education. She currently serves as principal investigator for NSF STEP and S-STEM grants in the college. Dr. Rover is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gwen Lee-Thomas, Ph.D., Old Dominion University; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida

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NSF Grantees

and universities; panel reviewer for US DOE GAANN Fellowships (2009, 2010), NSF EEP (2005-08), and S-STEM (2008). Her assessment findings and evaluative works are reported in IEEE, presented in ASEE and FIE conference proceedings, and acknowledged in Mixed-Nuts on several different projects. Dr. Lee- Thomas also presented her evaluative work as a key component in an award-winning NPR radio broadcast ”Sounds of Progress” on The Women In Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ON THE AIR! as part of a NSF funded project with Norfolk State University’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology.Autar Kaw, University of South Florida Autar K Kaw is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Jerome

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama; Claire Major, The University of Alabama; Miriam E. Sweeney, The University of Alabama

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #41558Board 285: First-Year Electrical and Computer Engineering UndergraduatePerformance at Identifying Ethical Concerns in IEEE Case StudiesDr. Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. Through NSF funding, he has coordinated REU Sites for engineering students to explore renewable resources and speech pathology. He is also the coordinator for an NSF S-STEM program to prepare students for gateway courses across different disciplines of engineering to support and retain students in

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Curricular & Program Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Stephanie M Gillespie, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

used in this study.References[1] R. Harichandran, N.O. Erdil, and S. Gillespie, “College-Wide First Year and Career Mentorship Programs,” in Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, June 2022. https://peer.asee.org/41342[2] S. Alqudah et al., “S-STEM engaged engineering scholars: Insights from year 1,” in Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Virtual, June 2020. https://strategy.asee.org/35171[3] H. Darabi et al., “An integrated program for recruitment, retention, and graduation of academically talented low-income engineering students,” in Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Virtual, June 2020. https://peer.asee.org/34133[4] C. B. Muller, “The

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Conner, Clemson University; Skylar Hubbarth, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Engineering and Computing (SPECTRA) program is an NSFScholarship in STEM (S-STEM)(Award # 1834081) based out of Clemson University in SouthCarolina. The SPECTRA program focuses on aiding transfer students interested in anEngineering or Computing degree by offering scholarships, opportunity to form cohorts, andaccess to professional skill-building programs. The goals of SPECTRA are as follows: (1) to provide scholarship opportunities to low-income students who wish to pursue engineering or computing at Clemson (2) to build cohorts of transfer students to support their transition into Clemson while also allowing for the Advisors for Cohorted Engineers (ACE) Fellows program to aid in the

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

, California, USA.Prof. Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College Dom Dal Bello is Professor of Engineering at Allan Hancock College (AHC), a California community college between UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. At AHC, he is Department Chair of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty Advisor of MESA (the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Program), and Principal/Co-Principal Investigator of several National Science Foundation projects (S-STEM, LSAMP, IUSE). In ASEE, he is chair of the Two-Year College Division, and Vice-Chair/Community Colleges of the Pacific Southwest Section. He received the Outstanding Teaching Award for the ASEE/PSW Section in 2022. ©American Society for

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lily Liang, University of the District of Columbia; Briana Lowe Wellman, University of the District of Columbia; Rui Kang

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

preparation and professional development. Her 20+ publications include articles that appear in journals such as International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, Journal of Social Studies Research, School Science and Mathematics, and Mathematics Teacher. She served as the Program Chair of the Special Interest Group (SIG) Democratic Citizenship in Education of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) from 2016 to 2018. She has taught high school mathematics and holds a clear renewable teaching certificate in mathematics in the state of Georgia. She currently serves as a Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of a National Science Foundation (NSF) S-STEM grant. ©American Society

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Innovative Strategies for Enhancing Engineering Education Across Diverse Learning Environments

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Jeffrey Freeborn, The University of Alabama

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #41346Comparison of Engineering and Computer Science Student Performance andOpinions of Instruction of a Microcomputers Course Across Delivery FormatsDr. Todd Jeffrey Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. Through NSF funding, he has coordinated REU Sites for engineering students to explore renewable resources and speech pathology. He is also the coordinator for an NSF S-STEM program to prepare students for gateway courses across different disciplines of engineering to support and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Pedro O. Quintero; Anidza Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Nelson Cardona-Martinez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Quintero, C. Lopez, "Perceptions of low-income and academically talented students and mentors of PEARLS - an S- STEM program at a Hispanic Serving Institution", In Proceedings of 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, June 26-29, 2022

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2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

John F Drazan, Fairfield University; Emily J. Hangen, Fairfield University

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Diversity

programsDr. Hangen (Social-Personality Psychology): Currently Dr. Drazan and I meet weekly to advance ourwork. Within 11 months of beginning our collaboration we have worked across at six projects which haveresulting in various scholarly products such as a co-authored podium presentation at the OrthopedicResearch Society Annual meeting that was recognized as a Finalist for the New Investigator RecognitionAward (NIRA), co-authored a manuscript on a sports biomechanics STEM outreach intervention (inprep), and as co-PI’s (along with another colleague) a National Science Foundation S-STEM proposal.These early, tangible, outcomes have laid the groundwork for future projects and collaborations at theboundary of our respective fields.More broadly, I have

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University

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Two Year College Division

director of the undergraduate program in computer engineering at MSU. She also served as interim department chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2000 to 2001. She was a research staff member in the Scalable Computing Laboratory at the Ames Laboratory under a U.S-D.O.E. Postdoctoral Fellowship from 1989 to 1991. Her teaching and research has focused on the areas of embedded computer systems, reconfigurable hardware, integrated program development and performance environments for parallel and distributed systems, visualization, performance monitoring and evaluation, and engineering education. She currently serves as principal investigator for NSF STEP and S-STEM grants in the college. Dr

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #10794Research Leadership Development Initiative: An Experiment for a ResearchCareer ChoiceDr. Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern UniversityJan Rinehart, Northeastern University Jan Rinehart is Executive Director of the NSF Northeastern ADVANCE Program (HRD-0811170). She has over twenty years in higher education with most of her work focused on diversity in STEM fields. She previously served as Executive Director of the Rice University ADVANCE and Director of Engineering Student Programs at Texas A&M University. While at Texas A&M she was co-PI on NSF RET, S- STEM, STEP grants, and senior personnel on the NSF

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Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Caitlyn R. McKinzie, University of Central Florida; Andre J Gesquiere, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Seal, University of Central Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #8899The Influence of Student-Faculty Interactions on Post-Graduation Intentionsin a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program: A Case StudyDr. Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida Dr. Lisa Massi is the Director of Operations Analysis for Accreditation, Assessment, & Data Adminis- tration in the College of Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. She is Co-PI of a NSF-funded S-STEM program and program evaluator for an NSF-funded REU program. Her research interests include factors that impact student persistence and career development in the STEM fields.Caitlyn R

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Steve Haisley Patchin, Center for Pre-College Outreach - Michigan Technological University; Kimberly D'Augustino; Cody J Kangas, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

after-school care: Are there beneficial effects of after-school programs?” Child Development, Vol. 65, pg. 440-456. 1994.14. Schinke, S., Cole, K. C., and S. R. Poulin. “Evaluation of Boys and Girls' Club of America's Educational Enhancement Program”. Atlanta, GA: Author. 1998.15. Tierney, J., Grossman, J., and N. Resch. “Making a Difference: An Impact Study of Big Brothers/Big Sisters.” Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures. November, 1995.16. Wilson, Z. S., Iyengar, S. S., Pang, S. S., Warner, I. M., and C. A. Luces. “Increasing Access for Economically Disadvantaged Students: The NSF/CSEM & S-STEM Programs at Louisiana State University.” Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1-7. 2011.17. Herrera, F. A., and S

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Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

invited presentations - 13 plenary - at international and national forums, conferences and corporations. Since 1994, he has directed an extensive engineering mentoring-research academic success and professional development (ASAP) program that has served over 500 students. These efforts have been supported by NSF STEP, S-STEM, and CSEM grants as well as industry. Dr. Rodriguez’ research inter- ests include: control of nonlinear distributed parameter, and sampled-data systems; modeling, simulation, animation, and real-time control (MoSART) of Flexible Autonomous Machines operating in an uncertain Environment (FAME); design and control of micro-air vehicles (MAVs), control of bio-economic systems, renewable resources, and

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Richard Harris; Hameed Metghalchi; Claire Duggan; Emanuel Mason; Rachelle Reisberg; Deepti Dutt

EmpoweringLeadership Alliance (ELA) for Computing Scholars of Tomorrow; National GEM Consortium Representative; Co-Executive Director for the ExxonMobil-Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at Northeastern University.Mohamad “Hameed” MetghalchiBS Mechanical Engineering, MS Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Science Mechanical Engineering. NortheasternUniv. Chair, Mechanical & Industrial Engr.Dept. 2004-‟11; Northeastern Univ. Interim Dean, College ofEngineering 2006-‟07; Northeastern Univ. Faculty of Mechanical & Industrial Engr. 1979-Present; Dr. Metghalchihas authored books and been published on Combustion Fundamentals, Fluid Mechanics, and Thermodynamics. Dr.Metghalchi is Co-PI on NSF supported STEP-UP project; Co-PI on NSF supported S-STEM project

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Lonny Grafman, Humboldt State University; Forrest Stamper, Hoopa Valley High School; Laura Atkins, Humboldt State University; Rebecca Raymond, Humboldt State University; Katie Mills, Humboldt State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

diversity of engineering students and improving education for all engineering students. Two of Beth’s current projects are an NSF sponsored S-STEM grant and the project described in this paper.Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University Mary Virnoche is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Humboldt State University. Mary collaborates with colleagues in STEM areas to increase interest and diversity in those fields. She is currently working with a team on an NSF S-STEM project. In recent past her action research focused on the Expanding Your Horizons conference designed to generate and retain girls' interest in science and engineering. Mary completed her doctoral work at

Conference Session

Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Conference Session

PCEE Session 3: Robotics and Design Competitions

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J Carroll, Saint Louis University; Kyle Mitchell, Saint Louis University

bridge and test it beforehandand then rebuild their bridge for the competition (i.e. learn from failure). It would be verydifficult to ask students to predict their peak loads based on calculations given the highlyindeterminate designs. The third potential enhancement is to conduct formal assessment focusedon the students’ interest, understanding, and attitudes about STEM careers. One possible surveyto use is the Student Attitudes toward STEM (S-STEM) survey [28].Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Ms. Amy Preis, Ms. Sue Ratz, Ms. Rachel Rimmerman,and Mr. Darren Green for their assistance in organizing and hosting the competition for the pastseveral years. The authors would also like to thank the countless engineering

Conference Session

Imagining the Research Agenda for ASEE LEAD

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Matthew Dabkowski

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 2: Let's Get Thinking Computationally

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaina Katherine Mabie; Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org; Brenda Huerta, Bradley University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

+C units. The units included designing and testing a movingobject, creating sculptures with circuitry, and developing an ecosystem video game. Theyassessed the students’ engagement and attitudes towards STEM+C. Paired T-tests revealedsignificant positive increases in girls’ attitudes toward mathematics and science. Significantincreases were also observed in all students’ attitudes toward science. S-STEM results indicatedthat students’ perceptions of their math and science performance increased. Students also gainedan understanding of STEM+C careers with the largest gains in girls’ knowledge of scientists andcomputer scientists. Findings also revealed that students reported very high to high levels ofaffective and overall engagement.Lin

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jungsun Kim, Indiana University Bloomington; Soo Hyeon Kim, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Pre-College Engineering Education

a learning environment in STEMeducation [1], but less is known about conducting engineering design challenge activities inhome environments. Although many studies highlight the development of STEM concepts andskills, more research is needed to understand how to support this development through caregiver-child interactions at home. This study aims to (a) investigate caregiver-child interactions thatsupport the development of child(ren)’s STEM conceptualizations and skills in engineeringdesign challenge activities within family pedagogical practices, and (b) examine caregivers’pedagogical expectations within family pedagogy. Guided by Vygotsky’s cultural-historicalview, the authors analyze child(ren)’s development of STEM conceptualizations

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The Curriculum at Two-year College's Engineering Technology and Engineering Transfer Programs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Christy Brown, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University; Claretha Hughes Ph.D., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Robert M O'Hara, Clemson University; Shuyu Huang

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

%20technology%22&a=1[6] National Science Board, “The skilled technical workforce: Crafting America’s science & engineering enterprise,” Washington, DC, 2019.[7] Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Occupational projections and worker characteristics”, Washington, DC, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational- projections-and-characteristics.htm[8] Unfried, A., Faber, M., Stanhope, D.S., & Wiebe, E., “The development and validation of a measure of student attitudes toward science, technology, engineering, and math (S-STEM),” Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 622-639, 2015.[9] Lent, R.W., & Brown, S.B., “Social cognitive approach to career development: An overview,” Career