Conference Session

Technical Session 1 - Paper 1: An Exploratory Investigation of the Experiences of Navigating Campus Resources of Black Immigrant Women in Engineering

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Meseret F. Hailu, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

groups and stuff. And I was like, Oh, I didn't even know there was,• Tracking students if they are staying in their major after completion of degree and then revise thespecific degree program based on their suggestions.• Students recommended detailed talk on cultural appropriation and gender inequity. One studentsaid, “because women honestly do not understand what they are protected under”.• Our participants conveyed an immediate need to hire more black administrators and to invite morewomen of color at the career fair. For example, Dianna [in person, Computer System Engineering,expected graduation SP 2020] suggested, I would take the initiative to hire Black women engineers, that's first. I would also change the

Conference Session

Session 5 - Track 1: Introducing the C2West Framework for Analyzing Assets of Black Undergraduate Students in Engineering

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Jessica Allison Manning, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Aimee Sayster; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research on ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Dr. Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc Rebecca Brent is President of Education Designs, Inc., a consulting firm located in Chapel Hill, N.C. She is a certified program evaluator and a faculty development consultant. Brent received her B.A. from Millsaps College in

Conference Session

Track 8: Technical Session 7: Designing an open course to highlight the work of underrepresented STEM scholars

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Brianna B Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Madison Schaefer

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

. 1, pp. 4–8, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.10.010.[10] M.-E. Baylor, J. R. Hoehn, and N. Finkelstein, “Infusing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Throughout Our Physics Curriculum: (Re)defining What It Means to Be a Physicist,” The Physics Teacher, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 172–175, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.1119/5.0032998.[11] G. Potvin et al., “Gendered Interests in Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering: Intersections With Career Outcome Expectations,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 298–304, Nov. 2018, doi: 10.1109/TE.2018.2859825.[12] J. Rohde et al., “Design Experiences, Engineering Identity, and Belongingness in Early Career Electrical and Computer Engineering Students,” IEEE Transactions on

Conference Session

Track 2: Technical Session 3: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: a Practitioner's Look "Under the Hood" of Implemented Program Recommendations Four Years After a Needs Assessmentor supporting LGBTQIA+ engineering students

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Kathrine Ehrlich-Scheffer, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

eventually led her to a position in IT for a semiconductor IP start-up. Fast forward through coast-to-coast moves to Boston, San Diego and finally Rochester, Kathy spent many years in the fitness industry while raising her daughter, wearing every hat from personal trainer and cycling instructor to owner and director of Cycledelic Indoor Cycling Studio. Kathy draws upon these many diverse career and life experiences while directing WE@RIT. In the spring of 2020, Kathy earned her Master of Science degree in Program Design, Analysis & Manage- ment through RIT’s School of Individualized Study, combining concentrations in Project Management, Analytics and Research, & Group Leadership and Development. An unabashed

Conference Session

Session 1 - Track 3 : Exploring Experiences of Black Engineering Students Transitioning into Predominately White Institutions for Graduate Studies

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

were established, HBCU’shave historically provided Black students with safe learning environments which affirm theirtalents in the context of their race, especially in STEM subjects [6], [23]. Students are alsosupported along their journey toward the doctorate by more readily receiving advising andmentorship from faculty who are of their same race, which matters in the mentorship andadvising of Black students. Only a few HBCUs are classified as doctoral granting institutions,yet these institutions are responsible for producing large numbers of doctoral students who mayaspire to pursue careers as academics [6]. This work offers a chance to explore further into howstudents navigate transitioning between these two seemingly conflicting cultures

Conference Session

Technical Session 8 - Paper 2: PhD’ing While Black: Unpacking the Emotions of Navigating Engineering as a Black Student and the Implications for Mental Health

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

chemicalengineering graduate student, realized many low activation emotions when reflecting on his ownexperiences undergraduate organizations. Early on in his college career, Joshua recalls feeling anaversion to a minority serving organization because he felt it “wasn’t meant for someone with[his] background” being in good academic standing. Reflecting on this experience Joshuaexplains his thought process throughout the situation. I felt like, as black student myself, I came from an inner-city context where there weren't a lot of resources that we had. In a way that I wanted to do better and support my community, but I also wanted to get out of it. I didn't want to be [Joshua] from the hood. I didn't want to be seen like that, even

Conference Session

Technical Session 3 - Paper 3: International engineering students’ resistance to isolating university experiences: An opportunity for greater inclusion in engineering education

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Memoria Matters, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, University of South Florida; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

through teaching methods, policies, and culture change.Prof. Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Patrice M. Buzzanell is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida and Endowed Visiting Professor for the School of Media and Design at Shanghai Jiao- tong University. Fellow and Past President of the International Communication Association (ICA), she served as President of the Council of Communication Associations and the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender. She is a Distinguished Scholar of the National Communica- tion Association. Her research focuses on career, work-life policy, resilience, gender, and engineering

Conference Session

Track 3: Technical Session 6: Organizational Transformation for Graduate Education: Intentionally Engaging Graduate Students as Partners in Equity Work

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Teirra K Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Natali Huggins, Virginia Tech ; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

, doi: 10.28945/1947.[18] R. Phelps-Ward, “Emancipatory Research Counter-Spaces: Re-Examining Black Doctoral Student Socialization,” in Socialization in Higher Education and the Early Career: Theory, Research and Application, J. C. Weidman and L. DeAngelo, Eds., in Knowledge Studies in Higher Education. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020, pp. 241–268. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-33350-8_14.[19] E. Ramirez, “‘ ¿Qué Estoy Haciendo Aquí? (What Am I Doing Here?)’: Chicanos/Latinos(as) Navigating Challenges and Inequalities During Their First Year of Graduate School,” Equity Excell. Educ., vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 167–186, Apr. 2014, doi: 10.1080/10665684.2014.900394.[20] E. Ramirez, “Unequal socialization: Interrogating the

Conference Session

Track 5: Technical Session 2: Adoption of an Advocates and Allies Program to a Predominantly STEM Campus

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Sonia Goltz, Michigan Tech; andrew storer, Michigan Technological University; Patricia Sotirin, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Advocates Team created a separateemail address from which to send emails in order to make it more transparent that advocacycommunications originate from this dedicated group of faculty and staff and are not associatedwith university administration.An ongoing challenge has been the tendency of both Advocates and A3B members to gravitatetowards student-centric advocacy and away from faculty-centric advocacy, a form of missiondrift from ADVANCE program goals. Similarly, Advocates and A3B members have also showngreater comfort and engagement with discussions about biases impacting junior faculty rolesthan with those impacting mid-career or leadership roles. This is consistent with Thomas et al.’sanalysis of women of color at mid-career going from “pet

Conference Session

Session 3 - Track 4: Dispelling the Monolith: Exploring the Identities of Black Immigrant Students in Graduate-level Engineering

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; ReAnna Taylor Barclay; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

students of color as impacted by their citizenship status. Specifically,they were not permitted exploration of career opportunities to the fullest extent. Christianbelieved that to be where the difference between him and Black Americans could be observed,“There are opportunities that I couldn't pursue because I'm an international student. It has tobe a citizen or permanent resident. In that case, there's a clear distinction between AfricanAmerican and someone that's international.” Another thing the findings revealed about the members' experiences was that movingto the United States was the first time many of them had experienced minority experiences inengineering/STEM. As Black Immigrant students, it was the first time that their race

Conference Session

Track 8: Technical Session 4: Grading: The (Mis)use of Mathematics in Measuring Student Learning and its Disproportionate Impact on Equity and Inclusion

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Sharona Krinsky, California State University, Los Angeles; Robert Christopher Bosley, California State University, Los Angeles; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Eva Schiorring, STEMEVAL; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

, and access to careers in STEM fields for students from historically underrepresented groups. Sharona is a founding organizer of ”The Grading Conference”, an annual two-day online confer- ence focused on reforming grading as we know it across STEM fields throughout higher education, now entering its fifth year. She coordinates a large general education Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics course for over 1,400 students per year as well as teaches a wide range of mathematics courses including Calculus and Linear Algebra.Mr. Robert Christopher Bosley, California State University, Los AngelesDr. Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus Dina Verd´ın, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira

Conference Session

Track 8: Technical Session 5: Disrupting Computing Department Cultures, One Cohort at a Time

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Alicia Nicki Washington, Duke University; Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Cecilé Sadler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her career in higher education began at Howard University as the first Black female fac- ulty member in the Department of Computer Science. Her professional experience also includes Winthrop University, The Aerospace Corporation, and IBM. She is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University (B.S., ’00) and North Carolina State University (M.S., ’02; Ph.D., ’05), becoming the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at the university and 2019 Computer Science Hall of Fame Inductee.Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University Shaundra B. Daily is the Cue Family professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science at Duke University and Levitan

Conference Session

Track 3: Technical Session 2: Using a Collective Impact Approach to Establish a Center for Equity in Engineering Focused on Graduate Education: Lessons Learned from Phase I

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Teirra K Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Natali Huggins; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michelle D Klopfer, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jeremi S London, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

underrepresented in engineering. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, Dr. Waller was Interim Director of the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives at Cornell University. In this role, he was responsible for building academic and professional-development support and resources for undergraduate students who are traditionally underrepresented and/or underserved in higher education. Dr. Waller was the inaugural lecturer and director of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program at Cornell Uni- versity. Dr. Waller began his career in student affairs and undergraduate education at Averett University, Radford University, and the University of South Carolina.Dr. Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

Conference Session

Track 4: Technical Session 7: Siloed Efforts and Collaboration Among STEM Equity Initiatives: An Organizational Network Analysis

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Daniel Mackin Freeman, University of Washington; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Pauline Charlotte Dott, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

highereducation [4]. STEM fields have been highly stratified disciplines historically and this persistsdespite concerted efforts to diversify them [5]. STEM occupations are both in-demand andhigher-paying [6], and thus represent a notable opportunity to address broader social inequitiesby facilitating greater economic mobility for socially disadvantaged groups. While colleges anduniversities have expressed increasing commitment to EDI in STEM in recent years [7], mostefforts are designed as individual-level STEM intervention programs (SIPs) aimed at “helpingstudents historically underrepresented in STEM to prepare for and graduate from STEMfields”[8, p. 2]. Examples of SIPs include: summer bridge, mentoring, research experiences,tutoring, career

Conference Session

Technical Session 11 - Paper 3: Engineering Faculty Perspectives: The Conceptualization of and Promotion of STEM Identity among Undergraduate Women in the Classroom

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Emily Kulakowski, University of Colorado Colorado Springs ; Elizabeth Peterson, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Science Foundation-sponsored projects focused on broadening participation in STEM academia. Her research centers on the creation of optimal higher education policies and practices that advance faculty careers and student success, as well as the schooling experiences of Mexican descent youth in the mid-20th century.Ms. Emily Kulakowski, University of Colorado Colorado SpringsMs. Elizabeth Peterson, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Elizabeth Peterson is a doctoral student in the Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She earned her MS in Applied Mathematics and BS in Pure Mathematics, both from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Her

Conference Session

Technical Session 3 - Paper 1: For Us, By Us: Recommendations for Institutional Efforts to Enhance the Black Student Experience in Engineering

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Experiences With Race-Related Stressors and Coping Responses Among Black Students Attending a Predominantly White Institution,” Journal of Adolescent Research, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 115–139, 2019, doi: 10.1177/0743558417742983.[10] W. H. Robinson, E. O. McGee, L. C. Bentley, S. L. Houston, and P. K. Botchway, “Addressing negative racial and gendered experiences that discourage academic careers in engineering,” Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 29–39, 2016, doi: 10.1109/MCSE.2016.38.[11] A. K. Hodari, M. Ong, L. T. Ko, and J. M. Smith, “Enacting Agency: The Strategies of Women of Color in Computing,” Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 58–68, 2016, doi: 10.1109/MCSE.2016.44

Conference Session

Technical Session 1 - Paper 2: Challenging the Hegemonic Culture of Engineering: Curricular and Co-Curricular Methodologies

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Joseph Valle, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Andrew Green, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

] J-L. Mondisa and S. A. McComb, “Social community: A mechanism to explain the success of STEM minority mentoring programs,” Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 149–163, 2015.[27] J-L. Mondisa and Robin S. Adams, “A learning partnerships perspective of how mentors help protégés develop self-authorship," Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2020.[28] A. Carpi, D. M. Ronan, H. M. Falconer, and N. H. Lents, “Cultivating minority scientists: Undergraduate research increases self-efficacy and career ambitions for underrepresented students in STEM,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 169–194, 2016.[29] K. A. Kim, A. J. Fann, and K. O. Misa

Conference Session

Track 3: Technical Session 3: Envisioning Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education: Creating a Coalition including University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Bowie State University, and University of Maryland College Park to Make It Happen

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Rosemary Parker, University of Maryland, College Park; JACQUELINE SMITH, Bowie State University; Isabel K Lloyd, Materials Science and Engineering Dept., University of Maryland, College Park, MD; Jennifer Johnson, Temple University ; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

flagshipinstitution and the largest provider of tech workers in the region. This tri-institution collaborationleveraged existing relationships as an opportunity to expand current efforts to broadenparticipation in STEM majors and careers between the state’s flagship institution and the twoHBCUs. The goal of this coalition was to identify barriers to pursuing and earning STEM M.S.and Ph.D. degrees faced by Black, Latinx, and Native American students from the threeinstitutions; to identify and cultivate internal champions and mentors who can help to overcomeinstitutional biases; and to develop a framework for these institutions to work together in creatinga pathway to graduate degrees that could be extended to other institutions.Following a mixed methods

Conference Session

Track 6: Technical Session 1:Technology Students' Recognition of Algorithmic Data Bias through Role-Play Case Studies

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Ashish Hingle, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

unrecognized effects! Background RPS & Case Study Methods, Data Collection, and Analysis Results and Discussion Final Thoughts 2As algorithms proliferate across domains, their development for analysis,prediction, and generation tasks raises questions about fairness, justice,and inclusion. One primary reason is algorithmic data bias, a commonphenomenon across datasets and systems that reflects incomplete ormisused data. With the incentive to make generalized systems that cando everything, everywhere, data bias reflects the data makeup and howit leads to systematically unfairly generated decisions or outcomes.As future engineers, analysts, and scientists, it is fundamental thattechnology students are made aware early in their careers

Conference Session

Track 6: Technical Session 6: Stewardship of the Stories: Learning from Black Engineering Students' Lived Experiences

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder; Donna Auguste Ph.D., Auguste Research Group, LLC; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

was never, like, her asking if I could not do well. It was like you can do this, you can make your way through it. My little brothers, like, wanting to set an example for them and wanting to, you know, show them that, like, no matter our background we could do it. We can make it through college and graduate. And, you know, being in a position, like, with engineering, it puts you in a better financial position than a lot of other career paths, so being able to support, you know, my family and not letting, I guess past circumstances determine, like, the future. I think that, like, there's a lot of friends, being close with other people and The ACCESS Program like Obi and Greg. You know

Conference Session

Technical Session 5 - Paper 1: #BlackLivesMatter: A content analysis of top engineering institutions’ responses to social-political activism

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Taylor Lightner, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

university announced that they would be kicking off a lecture series on Race, BlackLives, and Protest on the same day. On June 19th, they tweeted about the importance of recognizing Juneteenth as a federalholiday. The same day, the public relations highlighted the publicity they were getting for theBLM mural. On June 22nd, they announced that alumni Robbie Tolan, a victim of policebrutality, would be on a show explaining their experience with the Supreme Court, BLM, and hisbaseball career. While highlighting BLM, they also expressed support to the universities’ policedepartment on June 23rd. On June 24th, they provided a resource on Black transgender womenand their invisibility in BLM shown in Figure 5. It was unique for this university to

Conference Session

Technical Session 12 - Paper 2: DEI Student Ambassadors Program

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University; Brooke I Wynalda; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

where a group of students called Engineering Ambassadorsvisited a first-year seminar course in chemical engineering and made presentations about engineering ma-jors, careers in chemical engineering, their experience as students, and how to be a successful engineeringstudent. Jacobs and Thomassie report on the success of a student ambassadors program in the MechanicalEngineering Department at Texas A&M University where, in addition to participating in outreach toprospective students, ambassadors assisted the department in providing services to current students by, forexample, serving as peer mentors and advisers to new students [4]. Nazempour et al. report about a program where student ambassadors took a role of peer mentors fornew students

Conference Session

Session 10 - Track 1: Walking Between Two Worlds: Creating a Framework for Conducting Culturally-Responsive Research with University Indigenous Communities

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Qualla Jo Ketchum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jennifer Lyn Benning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Donna Westfall-Rudd

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

traditionally marginalized students bring into the field and to train graduate students and faculty members with the tools to promote effec- tive and inclusive learning environments and mentorship practices. Homero aspires to change discourses around broadening participation in engineering and promoting action to change. Homero has been rec- ognized as a Diggs Teaching Scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence Fellow, a Global Perspectives Fellow, a Diversity Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar, a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, and was inducted into the Bouchet Honor Society. Homero serves as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Chair for the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI), the

Conference Session

Session 1 - Track 2: Exploration of Servingness across Virginia's Top Ranking HSI, HBCU, and PWI

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Simone Nicholson, Florida International University; Morgan Haley McKie, Florida International University; Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

that the institution would serve me outside of providing mewith the opportunity to learn my chosen discipline. Higher education was a vehicle in which Icould make my family proud while pursuing my professional goals. In my undergraduate career Iattended a PWI and at the graduate level I attended a HSI where both universities weregeographically located in predominantly Caribbean populations. In each space my racial makeupwas never the leading demographic of the institution. Thus, my personal expectations of howthese universities would serve and represent me was low. Now as an administrator in educationaltechnology, I have come to understand the inequality that the Black diaspora still faces in theAmerican educational system. These inequalities

Conference Session

Track 8: Technical Session 9: On the Importance of Spatiality and Intersectionality: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Undergraduate Engineering Experiences Through Critical Collaborative Ethnographic Site Visits

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Finn Johnson M.A., Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

: Verso, 2020.[27] J. Yang, M. K. Sherard, C. Julien, and M. Borrego, “Resistance and community-building inLGBTQ+ engineering students,” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering,vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 1–33, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1615/jwomenminorscieneng.2021035089.[28] E. A. Cech, and W. R. Rothwell, “LGBTQ Inequality in Engineering Education,” Journal ofEngineering Education, vol. 107, no. 4, pp. 583-610, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20239.[29] J. Yoder, and A. Mattheis, “Queer in STEM: workplace experiences reported in a nationalsurvey of LGBTQA individuals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers,”Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 1-27, 2016,https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2015.1078632.

Conference Session

Session 12: Track 3: Exploring Two Contrasting Narratives of LGBTQ+ Undergraduate Engineering Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

J Garcia, Florida International University; Malak Elaouinate, Florida International University; Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

he can remember, Alberto was always interested in STEM. He mentioned that hewas the kid that would go around the neighborhood and help with the computers and fix theirproblems even though it was simple tasks in his opinion (like turning off the Wi-Fi and turning itback on). He became interested in engineering through the STEM courses he took in high school,then the coursework and salary for the profession motivated him to pursue an engineeringdegree. Since enrolling at FIU, Alberto says he has experienced an environment of toxicmasculinity: Since STEM is such a male-dominated career, it does have a lot of toxic masculinity and I've noticed that throughout my years at FIU. I've had to, more or less, hide my identity

Conference Session

Technical Session 10 - Paper 2: Lived Experiences and Literature Reviews: Leveraging Experiential Knowledge in STEM Education Doctoral Studies

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Sharetta M. Bufford M.Ed., Clemson University; Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University; Matthew Voigt, Clemson University; Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

have relied heavily on my black female identity to position myself in my work. I have come across some papers that include the experiences of Black students that do not identify as African American, and this has truly helped me find a space that I can relate to. I remind myself of my whole identity and have found ways to integrate who I am into class discussions. I find that consistently acknowledging my own different perspectives and sharing them in class by making relevant connections helps me to shift my training of only seeing my differences as tools for career advancement. Moving forward, I want to look towards other areas of study such as education or psychology that may highlight stories of Caribbean students in their literature

Conference Session

Technical Session 1 - Paper 5: Navigating the academy in the absence of graduate disability accommodation policies

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

D. C. Beardmore, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

/hers), mycurrent adviser, provided her perspective as an engineering faculty member without personalexperiences related to disabilities. Over the last 25 years, she has worked with manyundergraduate and graduate students to provide them with accommodations in the classroomsetting. Robyn E. Sandekian (she/her/hers), my mentor, provided her perspective as a staffmember and as a prior engineering student who experienced and received informalaccommodations for severe anxiety and depression during her academic career. As a staffmember, she has experienced the frequent tension between wanting to support a student andbeing limited by institution policy and law.Additionally, the interview participants and I are not just graduate students with

Conference Session

Technical Session 9 - Paper 1: The New Normal: Student Perspectives on Supportive University Policies during COVID and Beyond

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

time of data collection. The College ofEngineering contains eight departments and around 6,000 undergraduate students, with alarge number of community college transfer students. There are differences between thesystems that support students at the department, school, and university levels, as there are atany large university. At the university level, a student affairs office oversees a variety ofresources, including recreation, counseling/psychological services, and career services. Theofferings by specific engineering departments are more varied, but the faculty in thesedepartments and department-focused administrators of undergraduate degree programs arepartial advisors as well. Support staff at all levels try to reach students using various

Conference Session

Track 8: Technical Session 3: Exploring Engineering Faculty Views on their Role in Broadening Participation in Engineering

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Gerica Brown, University of Dayton

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

repair facilities, and as a Six Sigma Black Belt for Global Engine Overhaul Operations. Gerica is a 2008 graduate of UD’s Mechanical Engineering program, received her Master’s in Supply Chain Management from Penn State in 2014, and just recently earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Dayton in December 2021. During her time with GE Aviation, Gerica also served as a University Relations lead-recruiter, and led a number of community engagement efforts with the GE Women’s Network and African American Forum. Gerica is passionate about equity and inclusion in STEM as a means to broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in STEM education and careers. Her experiences as the