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Track 2: Technical Session 1: Pulled In or Pushed Out? Underrepresented Minority High School Students Describe Socio-environmental Factors Shaping STEM Persistence and Post-Secondary Plans

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Alexis Grace Daniels, Johns Hopkins University; Rachel E Durham; Michael L Falk, The Johns Hopkins University; Alisha Nicole Sparks, The Johns Hopkins University; Emily J Yanisko, American University

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future. Her research focuses on underrepresented minority youth’s access to and persistence in STEM pathways. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology and Community Health and an M.S. in Occupational Therapy from Tufts University.Rachel E Durham Rachel E. Durham (PhD, Sociology & Demography, Pennsylvania State University) is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at Notre Dame of Maryland University, and a Senior Fellow with the Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC). With a background in sociology of education, education policy, and demography, her research focuses on graduates’ transition to adulthood, career and college readiness, community schools, and research-practice partnerships.Prof

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Track 3: Technical Session 2: Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Intersectional Leadership to Foster Inclusive Excellence in STEM

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Beth Anne Johnson, Lamar Creative Co. ; Ershela L. Sims, WEPAN, Inc.; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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committed to driving understanding of the unique Engineering at Arizona State professional experiences, and growth and fostering innovation in a challenges these programs face, she University. She holds a Ph.D. in student success in the workforce. sector ripe for disruption. Ershela is dedicated to offering the support Bioengineering from the University of Creativity is the key force to best understands that intersectional and guidance necessary to transform Pittsburgh and a B.S. in Chemical equity based practices. collaboration is essential for entrepreneurial visions into reality. Engineering from UMBC as a

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CANCELLED: Track 4: Technical Session 2: Examining Gender Differences in Engineering Students' Reflections on Combating Systemic Racism

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Gaurav Nanda, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Saloni Parkar

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categories that captured broader themes. Therelationships between the initial codes were examined to understand how different conceptswere interlinked. For example, codes related to recognizing personal biases were grouped, whilethose about actionable strategies against systemic racism were categorized separately. 3)Development of Final Themes. In the final phase, the categories developed during axial codingwere synthesized into overarching themes. These themes represented the core insights derivedfrom the data, reflecting students’ understanding and personal engagement with the issues ofsystemic racism and hostile design. The iterative process of developing and refining themesfollowed best practices in qualitative research, ensuring a rigorous and

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Chassidy Miles, University of North Texas

. Externalbenchmarking with engineering librarians at peer institutions provided a broader perspective on bestpractices and innovative approaches to supporting engineering education. The findings emphasizedthe importance of strengthening faculty-library partnerships to address these challenges effectively.By cultivating collaborative relationships, libraries can play a pivotal role in supporting facultyteaching goals while enhancing the educational experience for students. This partnership-drivenapproach paves the way for innovative instructional practices.This paper emphasizes the transformative potential of faculty-library collaboration in fosteringstudent-centered learning environments. By integrating high-impact educational practices withtailored library

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Bushra Rayyan Qadri; Arthur McAdams; Peter Cavanaugh; Dan Tenney; Ali Baker

significant population ofteam projects into graduate-level courses within the international students; therefore, it commits to a distinctiveEngineering and Business schools. The purpose is to describe curriculum that supports diversity in cultures and provides anand assess the qualitative outcomes of this first classroom interactive learning environment. Among the goals of theapplication in preparing graduate level students for real-life university is helping those international students merge withscenarios and corporate settings. the culture of the American corporate world and better prepare For this study, four professors outlined their design for them for leadership

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Kimberly T. Luthi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; David Paul Harvie, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; John K Wilson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Monica Surrency, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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engineering education. A review of fundamentals, best practices and experiences," International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), vol. 13, pp. 909-922, 2019.[5] D. Drane, M. Micari and G. Light, "Students as Teachers: Effectiveness of a Peer-led STEM Learning Programme over 10 Years," Educational Research and Evaluation, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 210-230, 2014.[6] J. R. Reisel, M. R. Jablonski, E. Munson and H. Hosseini, "Peer-led team learning in mathematics courses for freshmen engineering and computer science students," Journal of STEM Education, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 7-15, 2014.[7] S. B. Wilson and P. Varma-Nelson, "Small Groups, Significant Impact: A Review of Peer- Led Team Learning Research with

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Tess Doeffinger, The Citadel; Anthony Songer, Boise State University

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through pre-class interaction with course materials whileuncovering hidden thought processes to guide the design of skill-focused in-class activities.Implementation of pre-class pedagogical approaches such as pre-class quizzes and exercises,flipped classrooms, and just-in-time teaching (JiTT) demonstrate positive impacts on studentperformance, student engagement, conceptual understanding, and long-term retention [1]-[4].Grounded in cognitive load and constructivist learning theories, these approaches break downcomplex topics into smaller, manageable ‘chunks’ while providing a contextualized foundationfor learning [5]-[6]. Reduced cognitive load minimizes stress on students and generates apositive environment for student participation on topics

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Track 1: Technical Session 4: The Effects of Group Size on the Experiences of First-Year Engineering Students in Mixed Gender Groups

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Koenraad E Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton; Ioana Elena Tiu, State University of New York at Binghamton

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orchallenges of these groups, underscoring the need for further research to identify these variables.[1]Another study by Griffin et al. focused on group size effects in a capstone senior design projectrevealed similar results. Over two semesters, students in larger groups achieved high grades andreported better experiences than those in smaller groups. [2] The upcoming sections of our studywill delve into the possible reasons behind these outcomes, including the impact of personalitiesin smaller groups versus factors like work distribution in larger groups.In a preliminary study to this one, the authors’ examined the impact of gender compositionwithin medium-sized groups. This study seemed to indicate that students in groups with an evengender

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Aiman S Kuzmar, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia

its various academic programs [2]. UCD lists five reasonsfor performing research by undergraduate students. According to UCD, these are: 1. Exploring career directions 2. Building transferable skills and enhancing resumes 3. Learning to publicly advocate for and defend work 4. Getting a leg up on graduate or professional school 5. Contributing knowledge and impacting the worldAlthough it has some obstacles and challenges, a paper in the 123rd annual ASEE conference inLouisiana in 2016 demonstrated that undergraduate research still has many benefits, as perceivedby the students themselves [3]. The paper was on the efficacy of undergraduate research basedon a survey of undergraduate students. The students’ most common

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Track 6: Technical Session 5: Student-based Recommendations to Increase Accessibility in Undergraduate Engineering Programs

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Emily Violet Landgren, University of Texas at Austin; Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

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most crucial to request from instructorsbeyond those supported and enforced by the university.A. Lenses This study utilizes several lenses during data synthesis: Universal Design for Learning,ableism, and bottlenecks. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is the practice of designinglearning to be accessible to all (or most) students by removing barriers from the learningenvironment [11]. UDL recognizes that while it is unlikely individual accommodations can beeliminated entirely, application of UDL principles can significantly decrease the need forindividual accommodations. Ableism is a series of structures, norms, and interactions rooted inmarginalizing those with mental, physical, or other perceived differences from the non