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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Newberry, DCTC/Nano-Link

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of Educators Deb Newberry, Dakota County Technical College/Nano-LinkThe focus of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technology Educational (ATE) Divisionis to create technician level employees to meet the needs of today’s workforce.Acknowledging that students often make career decisions before entering college, ATE programs includean aspect of career path development and outreach to students in grades 7 through 12. Nano-Link: Centerfor Nanotechnology Education has chosen to focus on educators in these grade levels as the conduit to thestudent population. For use by educators, since 2008, Nano-Link has created modularized content for theinfusion of nanoscale science, applications, technology and career options into

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University; Katelyn R. Reynoldson M.S., Old Dominion University; Xiaoxiao Hu, Old Dominion University; Seterra D. Burleson, Old Dominion University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #22998Preliminary Validity Evidence for a Brief Measure of Engineering IdentityDr. Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University Debra A. Major, Professor & Eminent Scholar at Old Dominion University (ODU), earned her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Michigan State University. Her research broadly focuses on how people successfully enact their careers and overcome barriers to career success. Dr. Major’s current research focuses on work-family conflict and coping and the barriers encountered by women and ethnic minorities pursuing careers in science, technology, education, and mathematics (STEM

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narges Norouzi, University of California, Berkeley; Carmen Robinson, University of California, Santa Cruz; Kip Tellez, University of California, Santa Cruz

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career placement. We posit that universities can betterexemplify the concept of “serving” Hispanic and Latinx, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color(BIPOC) students who attend predominantly white institutions by investing in effective transferpathways. Eligibility for our program extends to students who meet two or more of the followingcriteria: being the first in their family to attend college, experiencing socio-economic challenges,and hailing from historically underrepresented groups in terms of both gender andrace/ethnicity.Motivating RationaleThe 2007 Rising Above the Gathering Storm National Academies report sounded initial warningsabout the US’ precarious economic preeminence and competitive edge in science, technology,and innovation

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Athena Wong, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Analia E. Rao, University of California, Irvine; Lorenzo Valdevit

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Paper ID #43367Board 423: What Drives You? Exploring the Motivations and Goals of Low-IncomeEngineering Transfer Students for Pursuing EngineeringAnna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine Dr. Dicke is an Associate Project Scientist within the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. In her research, she aims to understand how students’ motivation and interest in the STEM fields can be fostered to secure their educational persistence and long-term career success. Trying to bridge the gap between theory and practice, she is currently involved in an NSF-funded project aimed at fostering the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacey L. Vaziri, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Liesl M. Baum, Virginia Tech; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Tech ; Phyllis Leary Newbill, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Education at Virginia Tech with Affiliate Faculty status in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the Learning Sciences and Technologies at Virginia Tech. He holds degrees in Engineering Mechanics (BS, MS) and in Educational Psychology (MAEd, PhD).Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Mohammad Rabiul Islam, Oregon State Univeristy; Kelvin Daratha, Graduate Student at Washington State University

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design, isolated traffic signals, and driving simulation.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University Dr. Shane Brown conducts research on cognition and conceptual change in engineering. He received his bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees from Oregon State University, both in Civil Engineering. His Ph.D. degree includes a minor in Science and Mathematics Education. His master’s degree is in Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis. Dr. Brown is a licensed professional civil engineer and has six years of experience designing water and waste water treatment facilities in central California. He was the recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2011. Dr. Brown’s research focuses on theoretical

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bosman, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Jason Ostanek, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Esteban Soto Vera

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) to an alternativeNSF REU delivered virtually, part-time, and over 10 months. The REU program context wasentrepreneurial development and applied energy research where participants were introduced to agraduate school like experience by simultaneously gaining entrepreneurial training via customerdiscovery interviews, market analysis, and patent research, and at the same time conducting labresearch within the energy field. As such, three learning gains categories were assessed:entrepreneurial competencies, career goals, and research skill development.The guiding research question is as follows: How do perceived learning gains (as it relates toentrepreneurial competencies, career goals, and research skill development) compare across atraditional

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Amanda L Griffith, Wake Forest University; Xinrui (rose) Xu, Purdue University; Alexandra Marie Dukes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Education at Purdue University. She also serves as a career consultant at Purdue University Center for Career Opportunities. Rose got a bachelor of science in electrical engineering focus on digital media, and a master of science in education in counseling focus on mental health. Her research interests are around students career development including interest development, major choice, career decision making, job search and hiring, career pathway, diversity issues in engineering, as well as students’ mental health.Ms. Alexandra Marie Dukes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Alexandra Dukes is a graduate student in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering department with a concentration in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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ability to inspire more children to pursue engineering pathways (from initialinterest in engineering to choices in college majors and an ultimate career as a professionalengineer). The project builds on strong partnerships with many youth organizations such as theGirl Scouts of the USA, FIRST and the National Engineers Week Foundation. This projectincludes not only a research program, but also the development of new web resources that canfurther promote children’s interest in and understanding of engineering.MotivationEngineers, educators, economists and government agencies cite a multitude of reasons forpromoting pre-college engineering education, including a need for a more technologically andengineering-literate society; a need for more

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Mary Romanella, Texas State University; Clara Novoa, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Paper ID #15058Keeping the ’SPARK’ alive - Investigating Effective Practices in the Reten-tion of Female Undergraduates in Engineering and Computer ScienceMs. Susan Mary Romanella, Texas State University Ms. Susan Romanella is the Program Director of Texas State University’s NSF LSAMP Scholars Program. Since 2005, Ms. Romanella has developed and directed the broad scope of LSAMP program activities that target retention and degree achievement of minority and underrepresented students in STEM including mentoring and career guidance, developing cross-disciplinary projects and faculty partnerships, teaching University Seminar

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Dean, STEMWorks, LLC; James Van Haneghan, STEMWorks, LLC; Susan Pruet, STEMWorks, LLC; James Duke, STEMWorks, LLC.

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is the declining interest in STEM byhigh school graduates, especially among those populations typically underrepresented in STEM.However, there is a large, diverse, and unique population that has largely been left untapped bythe traditional STEM education approaches, the students who participate in the Junior ReserveOfficer Training Corps (JROTC). The JROTC program was established in 1916 and is a jointlyfunded program between the federal government and local school districts. The program’s goalsinclude reducing the high school drop-out rate, improving school attendance and academicachievement, and preparing young people for careers in the military. With more than 500,000participating students, JROTC is the largest youth training and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeleine Jennings, Arizona State University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University

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student engagement and retention in engineering and engineering technology education. Contact: talley@txstate.edu c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress: Impact on Retention: Integrating Engineering Concepts into a Freshman University Seminar ExperienceAbstractA four-year study meant to analyze the effects of a modified introductory engineering course ontwo-year retention of women and minorities was conducted at Texas State University. Introductionto Engineering modules were integrated into a general freshman university seminar course. Twoexperimental tactics were followed. One section type, Early Career Intervention (ECI), focused ongiving students resources and

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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)are interviewed and surveyed to collect data, which will be analyzed using social cognitivecareer theory.The broader significance and importance of this project will be to support the informalengineering field’s ability to inspire more children to pursue engineering pathways (from initialinterest in engineering to choices in college majors and an ultimate career as a professionalengineer). The project builds on strong partnerships with many youth organizations, such as theGirl Scouts of the USA, FIRST and the National Engineers Week Foundation. This projectincludes not only a research program, but also the development of new web resources that canfurther promote children’s interest in and understanding of engineering.MotivationEngineers

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Subodh Bhandari, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Amar Raheja; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic Institute, Pomona; Fang Tang

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skills, and pursue industrycareer or further studies in these areas. The participants are mentored and supervised by aninterdisciplinary team of faculty members from several Engineering and Computer Sciencedepartments. In addition, participants work in a team environment, which provides additionalavenue for them to learn other disciplines from each other. The team environment has alsohelped the participants acquire group working, time management, and leadership skills. Thisapproach has been found to effectively engage students in learning and acquiring newknowledge and skills. Results of the participant and faculty mentor surveys will be presentedalong with the evidence of the participants pursuing career in the areas that

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

eugene leo draine mahmoud, Mt. San Antonio Community College

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Council and a Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Educa- tion project. His grant-funded activities are focused on serving Engineering Technicians in Undergraduate Programs, and broadening access to careers in STEM. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023High Tech and High Touch: Inclusive Ecosystems for Community College Engineering and EngineeringTechnology Student SuccessIntroductionThe economic demand for engineering and engineering technology professionals in the United Statescontinues expand with the support of national government policy. Through the efforts of previous andcurrent White House administrations [1]–[3], and recent legislation on

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jung Won Hur, Auburn University; Cassandra Thomas, Tuskegee University; Li Huang, Tuskegee University; Xiao Chang, Tuskegee University

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high-poverty schools, where the lack ofresources hinders their chances of pursuing STEM careers [2][3]. Thus, while STEM careers canoffer a pathway for low-income students to escape poverty, these students often encounterdifficulties in pursuing a STEM degree [4].A growing body of research has concentrated on exploring factors to enhance the retention rateamong STEM students. Scholars have shared various intervention strategies, such as implementingpeer coaching programs, academic learning communities, professional development workshops,academic counseling, and research seminars [5][6][7].Study ObjectivesTo improve retention rates and academic performance among academically talented minority andunderrepresented computer science students from

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Workforce Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Valerie A. Carr, San Jose State University; Morris E. Jones Jr., San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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Social Sci- ences (ACBSS), and she teaches the first course in the minor series. This course covers the application of Python to current social science topics, as well as the use of programming in careers such as data analysis, user experience research, and econometrics.Morris E Jones Jr, San Jose State Univeristy Morris is retired from the semiconductor industry, and teaches Electrical Engineering, and General Engi- neering classes at San Jose State University.Dr. Belle Wei, San Jose State University Belle Wei is Carolyn Guidry Chair in Engineering Education and Innovative Learning at San Jos´e State University (SJSU). Previous roles include: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at California State

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology, the careeris Engineering” trademarked by the American Society for Engineering Education reflected thetypical experience of ET graduates. However, despite these and other efforts to assert that ETis a separate but equal, less mathematically rigorous, more practical pathway to a traditionalengineering career, this messaging is often inconsistent with the reality of opportunities andadvancement in college and after graduation. Many employers do not hire ET graduates forengineering positions for a variety of reasons, including a lack of familiarity with the preparation 1and qualifications of ET graduates, and the tendency for many employers to still associate ETwith a two-year

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Courtney A. Betoney, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; J. A. Fernandez, Arizona State University

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Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant ”Additive Innovation: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking.” He was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014, and received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama in 2017.Ms. Courtney A. Betoney, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Courtney Betoney is from Ganado, Arizona and is studying

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Abigail Clark, Ohio State University; Soundouss Sassi, Mississippi State University; Jane Petrie

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establishengineering communities and establish their engineering identities. Yet, little is known abouthow these experiences compare to those students who start in discipline specific programs. Morebroadly, even less is known about how first-year experiences differ for students from regionalcampuses or for students who transfer institutions. This project aims to better understand how thefirst-year experiences of students from various pathways affect their development across theircollege career through a series of first-year surveys and longitudinal interviews. We specificallyfocus on students’ engineering communities and engineering identities using Wenger’sconceptualization of Communities of Practice as our theoretical lens [1].For this work, engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Mitzi Desselles, Louisiana Tech University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.” c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Year 2 of an S-STEM Summer Scholarship for a Sophomore Bridge ProgramIn Summer 2017, Louisiana Tech University launched an S-STEM Scholarship Program to serveas a Sophomore Bridge Program for engineering majors. The program was specifically designedto provide engineering majors with a smoother transition into the more difficult mathematics andengineering coursework that typically accompanies the sophomore year. The scholarshipprogram takes places over a 12-week

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Elizabeth Ann McNeela, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Thomas Tran, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan

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biomedical engineering and engineering edu- cation research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Pilot Study of the Impacts of a Robotics Curriculum on Student’s Subject- related Identities and Understanding of EngineeringAbstractParticipation in educational robotics, tinkering, and making are common precursors to enrollment inengineering majors. Negative perceptions of robotics can inhibit some students from participating andlater, pursuing engineering studies. Additionally

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NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ciera Ferrone, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Jennifer Velez, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Kyle D. Squires, Arizona State University

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college. In addition to collectingdemographic information, participants completed a series of measures designed to captureattitudes and behaviors toward engineering as a potential career field. The main measures ofinterest include Engineering Identity and Doing Engineering. Engineering Identity scores reflectparticipants’ personal and professional identities as engineers; Doing Engineering scores indicateparticipants’ prior experience with engineering and its related technical skills. Boys reportedsignificantly higher engineering identities (M = 37.65, SD = 6.58) compared to girls (M = 39.54,SD = 6.09), t(360) = 2.95, p = .003. Boys reported stronger and more frequent experiences withengineering, indicated by their higher Doing Engineering scores

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NSF Grantees: REU 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Subodh Bhandari, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Fang Tang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Amar Raheja, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Erika DeJonghe, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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nowpursuing their educational or professional career in the area of UAVs and other related areas. Theprogram has also been successful in motivating the participants to graduate degrees in STEMdisciplines. Some of the participants are already pursuing their studies for a Master’s degree or areplanning to apply to Master’s/PhD programs. Most of the community college students havetransferred to 4-year institutions for degrees in engineering. Also, all the participants havepresented their work at student and/or professional conferences. This has helped the participantsimprove their written and oral communication skills. The paper discusses how the Programinfluenced in motivating them to graduate studies and/or for R&D career in industry in the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Acton, University of St. Thomas; Jennifer E. Holte, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser, University of St. Thomas; Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas

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Engineering. She works closely with the Center for Engineering Education and Study Abroad programs. Her research focuses on engineering education including inclusive pedagogy and intercultural learning. Research grants include KEEN and NSF grants. Prior to her academic career, she was a design engineer with HNTB Corporation and completed new design and seismic rehabilitation of high-profile transportation structures.Dr. Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas Kundan Nepal is currently Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering at the University of St.Thomas (MN). He teaches courses in areas of Engineering Design, Digital Electronics and Embedded Systems

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Varun K Kasaraneni, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Saeed Tiari, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University

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professional development beyond the standard curriculum in preparation for employment of advanced studies in STEM;4) Employ recruitment techniques and strategies to encourage applications from women students as a means of increasing participation of women in engineering careers;5) Provide specific academic support for students struggling in attrition-point courses.In support of these objectives, particularly objectives 2 and 3, SEECS has developed a required,zero-credit seminar course that all scholarship recipients are expected to register for, attend andparticipate in each semester for which scholarship funding is awarded – nominally all eightsemesters of SEECS eligibility, for students recruited as new incoming first-year students [4].As a

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leda Lunardi, NC State University

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careers in fields related toenergy through mentored engagement in a real research setting.APPLICATIONPARTICIPANTSStudents are recruited nationwide by postings on webpages of associations for undergraduateprograms and emails to undergraduate outreach coordinator or undergraduate director ofinstitutions that have limited research opportunities. One advantage is that the program ismultidisciplinary and composed of faculty from different engineering departments, physicaland mathematical sciences, targeting a large body of students.The minimum overall GPA for application is 3.5. Applications were filled online through theprogram web site. The applicants provide personal information, gender, demographic, andupload official transcripts’ files. One open

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University; Darlene Saporu; Elisa Riedo; Shelley L Anna; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Douglas, The Johns Hopkins University; Nathalie Florence Felciai; Neetha Khan, Carnegie Mellon University; Jelena Kovacevic, New York University ; Stacey J Marks; William Harry Sanders, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah "Ed" E. Schlesinger, The Johns Hopkins University; Yao Wang; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Nelson O. O. Zounlomè

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) Alliance (National Science Foundation Awards #2149995, #2149798#2149899 from the Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM in the Directorate for STEMEducation) to develop a model to promote the equitable advancement of early career tenure-trackengineering faculty from populations of interest to the Alliances for Graduate Education and theProfessoriate (AGEP) program. The goal of this AGEP Faculty Career Pathways Alliance Model(FCPAM) is to develop, implement, self-study, and institutionalize a career pathway model thatcan be adapted for use at other similar institutions for advancing early career engineering facultywho are: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, NativeHawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. This

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston; Erik M. Hines, Florida State University; Ayesha Boyce, University of North Carolina - Greensboro; Jared Larenz Davis, University of Houston; Waldemiro Muanha Junqueira, University of Houston; Tyron Slack, Florida State University

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Paper ID #32969Black Males in Pursuit of Advanced Engineering DegreesDr. Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston Dr. Jerrod A. Henderson (”Dr. J”) is an Instructional Associate Professor in the Cullen College of Engi- neering at the University of Houston. He has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students who are in the pipeline to pursue STEM careers. He believes that exposing students to STEM early will have a lasting impact upon their lives and academic pursuits. He is a co-founder of the St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy (SEBA). SEBA is an educational intervention aimed at exposing underrepresented fourth

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brooke Istas, Southern Methodist University; Candace Walkington, Southern Methodist University; Elizabeth Leyva, Texas A&M University San Antonio; Matthew L. Bernacki, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

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for the Math/Numeracy online resource collection, a part of the Basic Skills Collection of LINCS.Dr. Candace Walkington, Southern Methodist University Candace Walkington is an Associate Professor in Mathematics Education and Learning Sciences at South- ern Methodist University. She studies personalizing math learning to students’ career and personal inter- ests.Dr. Elizabeth Leyva, Texas A&M University San Antonio Dr. Elizabeth Leyva is currently serving as the Director of Entry-Level Mathematics at Texas A&M University San Antonio. Her role focuses on student access and success in freshman level mathemat- ics courses, including the implementation of corequisite and supplemental instruction models to