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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Joan Caserto, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jessica E S Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

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addition tothese questions, we have recently added an investigation into the conceptual understanding ofengineering material when practicing with OEMPs. This new research question has beenmotivated by student survey results and instructor feedback. Future plans include developing afaculty development workshop that will explain how to design an OEMP, why they are beneficialto students’ education and development as an engineer, and how to implement them in theclassroom. The goal of this workshop will be to encourage professors to use open-endedproblems in engineering science courses and give their students an opportunity to practiceengineering judgment. With this, we can begin to understand all of the ways in which studentsdevelop as engineers from

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy B Chan Hilton, University of Southern Indiana

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transformation projects and use of learning analytics have been conducted at largeresearch institutions, the findings from this project will contribute to the knowledge inengineering education change in the context of a public, regional, primarily undergraduateinstitution in the Midwest. This work-in-progress paper describes the grounding, planning, andimplementation of these strategies to build capacity for change as well as shares the challengesencountered, strategies used, and lessons learned.Learning Analytics Dashboard Development and InitiationTo date, a total of individual 17 faculty members have been involved one or both facultycommunities (Data Tools Co-Design FC, Inquiry in STEM Success FC) since the start of theproject (Spring 2021-Spring

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monika Neda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Matthew Paul Pusko; Vanessa W. Vongkulluksn Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; JeeHee Lee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jacimaria Ramos Batista, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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design experimentapproach is used in this research to test the Canvas applications. This research approachemphasizes an iterative cycle of data-driven decision-making through three critical processes:development, refinement, and evaluation. The research plan fulfills two goals: 1) to provideformative evaluation for the improvement of the game and associated Canvas applications, and2) to understand the mechanism for how the games may work to improve students’ STEMoutcomes.This research was funded by the National Science Foundation, Grant #2225226References:[1] K.G. Ricks, J.A. Richardson, H.P. Stern, R. P. Taylor, and R. A. Taylor. “ An Engineering Learning Community to Promote Retention and Graduation of At-Risk Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahender Mandala, HERL/VAPHS; Mary R. Goldberg, University of Pittsburgh; Jon Pearlman, Human Engineering Research Labs

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theonline lectures with a particular focus on their project work. Much of the online instruction iscarried out on a single website, which also serves as a portal for group discussion, client contactand homework submissions. Use of online collaborative technologies is actively recommendedthroughout the REV/T to enhance the participants’ skills and allow them to experience the toolsthat resonate with the technology know-how and interests of contemporary students.The teams follow the product design process as they continue client focused AT design with anend goal to develop a minimum of a proof of concept prototype and a business plan forcommercialization. VwDs and teachers then split into different programs aligning closely withtheir respective end

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Maria Oden, Rice University; Amber Lee Muscarello; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University

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question: Are there differences in studentperformance in executing the engineering design process when comparing delivery ofengineering design process knowledge using a lecture format versus a flipped classroom model?The change in format and the engineering education research question will be assessed byevaluating student performance. In addition, the quality and usability of the developed materialswill be assessed by students and faculty at Rice University and partner institutions.To date, the team has described and planned the work for 2014 and has started making videos.The team is seeking feedback on developing materials that will be helpful for the communityteaching engineering design.Emergence of Flipped Classroom ModelTo address changing

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Alexander C. Yin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Amy L. Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State University; Janice M. Margle P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Jill L. Lane, Clayton State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Senior Planning and Research Associate in the Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment at The Pennsylvania State University.Dr. Amy L Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Amy L. Freeman is Assistant Dean of Engineering Diversity at The Pennsylvania State University where she received the M.S. in Architectural Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Workforce Education. She is Co-PI on the NSF-sponsored Toys’n MORE grant and currently manages several retention programs targeting over 2500 women and underrepresented technical students at all levels of the academic and career development pipeline. She is also an executive member of the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mei Zhang, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Amy B Chan Hilton, Florida State University

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interdisciplinary education andresearch activities. In addition, several 2012 NanoCORE fellows made presentations atprofessional and technical conferences (and won awards) and co-authored in publications. Also,three of the NanoCORE research students participated in FSU’s Honors in the Major program Page 23.937.5(Fall 2011-Spring 2012). The students are extending their NanoCORE research into senior theses.NanoCORE research fellows completed an anonymous survey at the end of their project,responding to questions about their experience in the NanoCORE research program, opinionsabout graduate school and research, and future plans. All the responses to the

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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outreach, survey for teacher workshops, an assessment report template and a hands-on lesson plan template (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Plastics-Manufacturing-Technology- GPMT/137107806352893).Conclusion“Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology” (GPMT) is an emerging discipline thatencompasses a range of activities, such as research and development of non-toxic and eco-friendly materials to the reduction of waste and pollution through changing patterns ofproduction and consumption. The primary goal of the project is to transform the exiting materialsand manufacturing curriculum to keep pace with the new green technologies in themanufacturing and mechanical engineering technology/packaging science programs at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Md B. Sarder, Bowling Green State University

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(APICS), the Transformation Team on the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), the Research Committee of Intermodal Freight Transport committee, Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics committee of Transportation Research Board (TRB) among others. Dr. Sarder chaired the Industrial & Systems Engineering Annual Conference in 2016 and 2017, and the Engineering Lean Six Sigma Conference (ELSS) in 2013. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025NSF RET: Empowering STEM Educators and Revitalizing Manufacturing in the U.S. MidwestAbstract The National Science Foundation (NSF) award (2206952) establishes a new ResearchExperiences for Teachers (RET

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison K Polasik, Campbell University

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courses.However, these skills are cognitively difficult, frustrating, and are sometimes not clearly linked tostudents’ perceptions of engineering[1], [2]. Self-efficacy and expectancy-value theories havebeen linked student persistence, achievement, and future plans[3]. Among engineering students,computing skills are a strong influencer of confidence and self-efficacy [4]. Prior research withstudents learning to program in required first-year university courses demonstrated that baselinemotivation for learning – specifically, their self-efficacy and utility value – varied significantly.One recent study demonstrates that students in computationally-focused majors have higher self-efficacy [5]. A multi-year explanatory mixed-methods project set out to

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Wendy Cagle, Western Carolina University; Andrew Ritenour, Western Carolina University; Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Scott Rowe, Western Carolina University

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thinking aregiven by Figure 2. These dimensions include (1) an ability to produce multiple solutions to aproblem, (2) an ability to develop action plans, (3) self-confidence, (4) optimism, (5) persistence,(6) team-oriented thinking, and (7) future focus. 95.0% 90.0% 85.0% 80.0% 75.0% 2022 2023 2024 Yr 1 cohort Yr 2 cohort  Figure 2 - Percentages of students from program years 1 and 2 reporting an association of "Strongly Agree" or"Agree", or "A lot" or "A

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Ashley Lytle; Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Fall 2021 100 3.310 0.646 570 3.216 0.605 1.412 0.158 Fall 2022 106 3.164 0.602 606 3.118 0.628 0.699 0.485 Fall 2023 114 3.285 0.563 529 3.170 0.594 1.891 0.059ConclusionsThe increase in sense of belonging among our LI students is promising. Student interviews mayprovide some insight into the reasons behind this. In addition, we plan to use data on GPA andretention statistics to investigate RQ2: Is sense of belonging and/or grit correlated with retentionand/or academic performance among our students?Future work also includes analysis of the longitudinal data collected from our scholars to addressand RQ3

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky; Carissa B. Schutzman Ph.D., University of Cincinnati; Teresa Michelle Encalada, University of Cincinnati

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. Thoseparticipants reported that they initially joined the NRT planning to complete a master’s degree;however, due to their positive experience with the UK NRT, particularly with transdisciplinaryresearch, they decided to pursue a doctorate.4. ResultsA total of five themes emerged from the analysis of the 10 interviews, namely: 1) the UK NRTinfluenced participants to change their education goals; 2) several UK NRT componentsprepared trainees for the job search and the workplace; 3) graduates cite the UK NRT as the mostinfluential factor behind their career successes and aspirations; and 4) the perspectives of hiringmanagers and supervisors on NRT graduates.4.1 The NRT influenced participants to change their education goalsMost trainees learned about the UK

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Dawood, New Mexico State University; Paola Bandini, New Mexico State University; Rachel Boren, New Mexico State University; Joe Butler, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Community College; Wendy Chi, ABC Research & Evaluation

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career plans. Similarly, with respect to Engineering Identity, a 13-item surveycalled the Engineering Identity Scale (EIS) taken from Godwin, 2016 [3] was administered to 26 studentsin the Fall of 2022.Preliminary Findings and DiscussionDepicted below in Table 1 are percentages of students (N = 33) who either “agree” or “strongly agree”with various survey statements. As is evident from these responses, the S-STEM scholarship isinstrumental to help students reduce their job hours, and presumably enabling them to spend more time ontheir studies. Similarly, S-STEM scholarship has helped them in their professional preparation anddevelopment and in community building.Another survey indicates how the S-STEM program has benefitted them in other ways

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arinan De Piemonte Dourado, University of Louisville; Christian Zuniga-Navarrete, University of Louisville; Alvin Tran, University of Louisville; Luis Segura, University of Louisville; Xiaomei Wang, University of Louisville; Campbell R Bego, University of Louisville

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was supported by the University of Louisville (UofL) and funded by NSF IUSE: EDU, Award #2335725.Nevertheless, any view, opinion, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors alone. Therefore, neither UofL or NSF does not accept any liability in regard thereto.References [1] V. Tinto, Leaving college: Rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition. University of Chicago press, 2012. [2] V. Tinto and J. Cullen, “Dropout in higher education: A review and theoretical synthesis of recent research,” Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, D.C. Office of Planning, Budgeting, and Evaluation, vol. 53, no. 9, p. 100, 1973. [3] J. Bean and S. B. Eaton, “The psychology underlying

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Laura E. Ray, Dartmouth College; Scott Pauls, Dartmouth College

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Excellence in Teaching Award at Thayer. She recently co-designed and piloted a Foreign Studies Program focussed on green and sustainable engineering in collaboration with the German department at Dartmouth. At Thayer she furthermore leads an AAU funded Teaching Evaluation Project to develop, implement, and document a more effective and holistic teaching evaluation system. Petra has served as Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Thayer since 2020. In this role she plans, leads and oversees diversity and inclusion efforts at Thayer and in coordination with other organizations internal and external to Dartmouth. Thayer was recently recognized with the ASEE Silver Diversity Award for our progress in increasing

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maya Menon, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Stephanie Adams, Oregon State University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Jeff Knowles, Oregon State University

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. • Facilitation of Course Learning Objectives (CLOs): Aligning EBIP strategies with course goals, whether syllabus-defined or personal teaching objectives. • Acclimation to EBIPs: Growing comfort and expertise in EBIP use.From these areas, themes and sub-themes emerged that reflect strategies and challenges in theEBIP adoption process. Key themes include: • Responsiveness: Adapting EBIPs to classroom dynamics through awareness, adaptive planning, and targeted support. • Succession: Sustained, varied use of EBIPs, often sequenced for greater impact. • Guidance: Scaffolding student learning through peer support, collective understanding checks, and clear instructions. • Organization: Proactive course structuring to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Ilbeigi, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Dana Alzoubi, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Abbas Rashidi, The University of Utah

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color palettes compatible with the needs of users with color vision deficiency (CVD), alongwith subtitles and audio narrations.Progress and ResultsThis 36-month research project commenced in September 2024. Currently, the research team isfocused on two key activities, both closely aligned with pedagogical and technologicalinnovations. The first activity involves designing the CeLens mobile application based onhuman-centered design principles. A preliminary prototype of the application has beendeveloped, and the team is now planning to engage users to finalize the platform’s design. Thesecond activity centers on preparing image and audio libraries of construction components tosupport the development of the image/audio analysis system. This task

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emilie Hein, Skyline College; Rick Hough, Skyline College

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greatly benefitedscholars. In the words of one of them: “I like the one-on-one meetings with my mentor whoprovide academic and professional guidance. Not only that, but being able to discuss my thoughtsand opinions on my career and topics related to my major. I am also grateful for the opportunitiesto be able to travel to different places such as the upcoming out-of-state conference in Chicago tomeet new people and get a sense of what the STEM realm has to offer.” As a result, the programhas become more popular, with an increase in the number of applicants every year.3 ResultsA confidential IMMERSE in STEM scholars feedback survey was administered in collaborationwith the Skyline College’s Office of Planning, Research, Innovation and

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dorian Bobbett, University of Michigan; Larkin Martini; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Jeanne Sanders, University of Michigan; Mark Vincent Huerta, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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retribution, ethical dilemmas, embracing difficult rejection, or risk to personal reputation conversationsDiscussionCollectively, these results will inform training for faculty advising graduate students to createpsychologically safe environments where students will thrive. We will use our findings to createresources for both faculty advisors and graduate students to support building this psychologicallysafe relationship. We plan to leverage this research to develop workshop materials, virtual tools,and guidelines for students and faculty advisors.AcknowledgmentsThis work was made possible by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF #2224421and NSF #2316547). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Reeping, University of Cincinnati; Yunmeng Han, University of Cincinnati

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can be deployed with the CYPHER testbed. An MEA is aproblem-based learning approach to engage students in a long-term, realistic problem that allowsspace for students to self-assess their progress, document their work, reuse and share their modelfor other situations, and develop a working prototype. The problems are also open-ended toencourage a range of possible solutions [17]. We plan to test the MEAs with undergraduateengineering students and professional engineers to probe where threshold concepts might be atplay using think-aloud interviews. Moreover, these interviews are intended to tap into whatdesign strategies undergraduate students and CPS practitioners use when designing these kindsof systems. These interviews are intended to

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jingru Benner, Western New England University; Raymond J. Ostendorf, Western New England University; Michael J Rust, Western New England University

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University Advising Center and the project management team from thisproject for around 100 hours, and they are familiar with 1) the support services that the universityadvising and academic success center offer at Western New England University (WNEU), 2)course registration and basic scheduling knowledge and 3) academic standards. Additionally, thestudents are provided with support by the Kevin S. and Sandra E. Delbridge career centerthroughout their career planning and preparation process, including resume building, mockinterviews, and career fairs etc. Targeted career services can improve the students’ability to beemployed by improving communication skills, increasing self-esteem, and building strongermotivation for success[3, 4]. Another student

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Daniel Almeida, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; Eva Schiorring, STEMEVAL; Fred W DePiero, Hancock College; Lizabeth L Thompson P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Stephen R. Beard, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Christine L Reed, Allan Hancock College; Tina Cheuk, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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, we are redeveloping SBA to center attention to the experience of being a low-income student in one of the most expensive parts of the country and plan to start our strengths-based work with new students with this focus. We will encourage students to consider how theirstrengths can be used not only to succeed in engineering or computer science but also to navigatechallenging realities of being a low-income student. We believe that by beginning with theshared experience of being low-income, we will better respond to the lived realities of ENGAGEstudents, and, ideally, create opportunities for relationship-building and support across all threeinstitutions.As we close, we want to recognize that the community colleges, while only 40 miles apart

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer S Atchison, Drexel University; Ahmad R. Najafi, Drexel University; Gail Rosen, Drexel University

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and learnhow to write engagingly about their professional career. We also practiced writing interviewquestions and recorded mock interviews on their phones to get used to hearing their recordedvoices. We ideated a name for the podcast and decided on “Dragoneer Diaries” and made a logo.In the Spring quarter, they recorded the interviews for the first episode. In the Fall 2024 we willedit the interview and post our first episode.In the middle years, we plan to encourage our AIME scholars to apply to the Hess HonorsScholars program in MEM and other undergraduate research experiences in ECE labs. Researchprojects are available across almost all aspects of mechanical, electrical, and computerengineering. We will provide travel scholarships to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Anne Rosewitz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Brianna Raphino, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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, discuss paths forward, and plan just-in-time developmentprogramming. Meetings among key personnel involve quarterly academic reviews, which promptactions for almost all participants, such as major changes, course selections for success, capstoneproject selection, graduate school admissions, and advocating for themselves. Through carefulattention, participants have so far achieved a 100% 4-year graduation rate, surpassing theuniversity’s 83% 6-year graduation for the same cohort and the university’s 73% 6-year graduationrate for Pell-awarded students (data from internal university reporting).Mentoring has been a continued effort on this project, with several options for students. Regularly,about half of participants engage in 1-on-1 mentoring with

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melanie Villatoro, New York City College of Technology; Muhammad Ummy, New York City College of Technology

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?record_id=13362 (assessed 1 January2019).National Science and Technology Council, Committee on STEM Education. (2013). Federalscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education 5-Year strategic plan.Available at www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/stem_stratplan_2013.pdfNational Science and Technology Council, Committee on STEM Education. (2018). Charting acourse for success: America’s strategy for STEM education. Available athttps://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/STEM-Education-Strategic-Plan-2018.pdf

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pamela M Leggett-Robinson, PLR Consulting; Monica Stephens, Spelman College; Kathaleena Edward Monds, Albany State University

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of higher education experience which includes STEM academic and student success/support programming, strategic planning, data analytics, and program evaluation. As a PI, she has garnered funds in excess of $3 million dollars from both NIH and NSF for broadening participation in STEM Undergraduate Education and as an Evaluator has worked on large projects with NSF (Big Data, BioGraph), Google CS-ER, and DOD STEM Student Success. Her distinguished record of STEM programmatic success (at HBCUs and PWIs) is well documented in publications and presentations. Dr. Leggett-Robinson’s latest publications, ”Demystifying Promotion & Tenure: A resource for Black Women” and ”Overcoming Barriers for Women of Color in

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harpreet Auby, Tufts University; Namrata Shivagunde, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Anna Rumshisky, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University

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short-answerjustifications to explain their answer choice reasoning. These instructional practices have beenshown to improve student outcomes and conceptual understanding [2]-[4]. Analysis of thesejustifications provides insight into student thinking but can be laborious and time-consuming forinstructors and researchers. Machine learning (ML) has been used for adaptive learningexperiences, lesson planning, real-time tutoring, grading, and analysis of short- and long-answerstudent text [5]-[7]. However, too often, ML approaches in education research are focused on theproducts of learning rather than the processes of learning. Here, we explore the use of state-of-the-art (SOTA) large language models (LLMs) to automate the coding and analysis of

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie L. Aldridge, The Ohio State University; Nicole M. Else-Quest, University of California, Los Angeles ; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Joe Roy, American Society for Engineering Education

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years (n = 282, SD = 4.58), ranging from ages 22 to 52. Students reported an average of M = 2.84 (n = 282, SD = 1.63) years in the doctoral program, ranging from 1 to 10 years. Exploratory factor analysis identified six latent factors with 36 items, showing excellent internal consistency reliability. However, the items for two distinct constructs for psychological safety climate and mastery climate did not group together. Therefore, we planned to revise these scale items for the next round of validity study, as the literature differentiates between these constructs. We conducted a second round of semi-structured interviews with 16 participants during the fall of 2024. We are currently coding data from these follow-up interviews to ensure our

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico; Susannah C. Davis, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Earl E Lee, Arizona State University; Katharine Getz, Pennsylvania State University; Cinthia Viviana Rojas Palacio, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University

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momentum we have built. The relationships, practices, and creativeapproaches fostered through GATHER have generated significant value that will continuebeyond the formal project timeline.We plan to maintain connection through periodic virtual gatherings, including continuing RadicalHope Circles as an informal space for reflection, mutual support, and learning. Communitymembers have expressed strong interest in sustaining collaborative networks, sharing resources,and leveraging the arts-based activities and storycrafting practices developed during the grantperiod. Additionally, project resources—including facilitation guides, arts-based activitytemplates, and community-building protocols—have been made openly accessible, supportingreplication and