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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Cassandra J McCall, Utah State University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University

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and Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Kali’s research interests center on exploring the ex- periences of marginalized engineering students, with a particular focus on their hidden identity, mental health, and wellbeing. Her work aims to enhance inclusivity and diversity in engineering education, con- tributing to the larger body of research in the field.Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University Gabriel Van Dyke is a Graduate Student and Research Assistant in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. His current research interests are engineering culture and applying cognitive load theory in the engineering classroom. He is currently working on an NSF

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Elizabeth A. Adams, Cuesta College; Nihal Orfi, Fresno City College; Carol Haden; Yushin Ahn

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commented on how they were supported by their facultymentor. They shared that their faculty mentor provided them with the following: ● advice with scheduling and work load management ● supporting them when struggling ● being available at all timesScholars also shared ways in which their faculty mentors supported them personally: • listening and inspiring • being consistent in their support • caring about their success • checking in to make sure students were on track with their coursesPeer MentoringDuring the third year of the Engineering Scholar program, Cohort B students acted as peer mentorsto Cohort C scholars. An Engineering Scholar faculty team member provided peer mentors withtraining where they learned about

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 12

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jemal Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Madeleine Jennings, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Sultan Bedane Halkiyu, Bule Hora University, Ethiopia; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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engagement deepens asthey are willing to spend time exploring their goals. Further, for women students to functionoptimally in their colleges and universities, the choice of the major must be based on theirinterests. For instance, personal interest in the major of study is very influential in students’major decisions [30] and could enhance students’ sense of belonging [31], [32]. Furthermore,embedding peer mentors in academic experiences improves a sense of inclusion in the learningspace which is directly related to students’ sense of belonging [31].Finding 2. The need to focus on practice (not just theories)Because engineering requires practical aspects, the students want the college to cover practicalaspects through labs. “Engineering education is

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

. Daily earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Agri- cultural and Mechanical University – Florida State University College of Engineering, and an S.M. and Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab.Shira VielDr. Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Duke University Karis Boyd-Sinkler, PhD is the Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and Adjunct Assistant Pro- fessor at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering. She plays a key role in providing strategies to strengthen Pratt’s efforts to create and sustain an equitable environment for all members of the Pratt Com- munity including students, staff, faculty, and alumni. She has over 7 years of experience leading multiple mentoring, outreach, and professional

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Supporting Underrepresented and LGBTQ Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects include studies of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their development of problem-solving skills, self- regulated learning practices, and epistemic beliefs. Other projects in the Benson group involve students’ navigational capital, and researchers’ schema development through the peer review process. Dr. Benson is an American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Fellow, and a member of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Tau Beta Pi. She earned a B.S. in Bioengineering (1978) from the University of Vermont, and M.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (2002

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Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fatima Naeem Abdurrahman, University of Maryland, College Park; Sona Chudamani, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland College Park; Jennifer Radoff, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

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human-centered and context informed approach. As examples: studentsin a narrow frame may come up with the solution of installing self-checkout machines (solutiontype), use Target as an example (store context), voice concerns about security in a low incomeneighborhood (construction of people), and prioritize the store’s financial bottom line (values).Alternatively, students in an expansive frame may design a way to order groceries with digitaland analog options (solution type), refer to personal experiences working in retail or living indifferent communities (store context), attend to the needs of a variety of stakeholders(construction of people), and foreground public health or employee rights in the design (values).The four themes that define

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; David Quintero, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhuwei Qin, San Francisco State University; Jenna Wong, San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong, P.E., San Francisco State University; Robert Petrulis

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analysis of Department of Energy nuclear facilities and systems. She has established an active research lab at SFSU with a diverse group of undergraduate and Master’s level students. For her engineering education research, she is interested in exploring how to use technology such as virtual reality and 3D printing to enhance student engagement. She is an active member of ASCE, ASEE, and SEAONC.Dr. Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University Yiyi Wang is an assistant professor of civil engineering at San Francisco State University. In addition to engineering education, her research also focuses on the nexus between mapping, information technology, and transportation and has published in Accident Analysis & Prevention

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2023 CIEC

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Vatsal Maru; Adam Lynch

estimate the competency of faculty within an institution by their individualacademic credentials, number, or amount of grants as well as the number of conferences and peerreviewed articles, citation count of each article, or the impact factor of the journal in which thearticles are published. While it certainly has its own concerns, the h-index is still the mostcommon measure of an individual researchers measure of both citation impact and productivity[4]. Next, for an individual student one may determine competence by combined information oftheir degrees, the awarding institutions, and the grade point average (GPA) for each degree [5].How can industry compare engineering graduates from different institutions in differentcountries, much less

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Emily McLaughlin; Brenda Morrow, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

remove the neutraldumping ground and require students, faculty, and advisory board members to choose a side.The institutional review board (IRB) approved the study prior to solicitation. An email was sentout to inform each focus group of the survey subject matter, the format, the approximate time tocomplete it, and provided an anonymous link employing Qualtrics. The email also disclosed thatno monetary or financial reward would be gained through participation and that participation wascompletely voluntary. Once published, the surveys remained open for 2 weeks. The goal of thestudy was to identify critical student and program needs for the space in support of an internalLearning Environment Grant and to prioritize improvements based on available

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bethani Cogburn, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Rachel Saunders, University of Cincinnati; Stephanie Galloway; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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academic settinghelped to solidify their engineering identity and impact their future career decisions. It is alsoevident that the relationships students developed and the accessibility of resources served asprotective factors against several of the challenges they experienced. Students who were able toform study groups, seek out tutoring, and/or receive mentorship from engineering professionals feltsupported and grounded in their engineering identity.Implications The preliminary results suggest the importance of relationships, social capital, andagency on the development of students’ engineering identity. The results also indicate howstudents navigate academic and personal challenges based on the amount of social capitalwealth they possess

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 6: Mentors & Teams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Miriam Howland Cummings Ph.D., University of Colorado Denver; William Taylor Schupbach; Tom Altman; Michael S. Jacobson; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver

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homogeneous intentions geared toward studentsuccess. Some of these programs focus on increasing undergraduate internships [3] or onunderstanding career options [4], while others aim to increase student success in first-yearprograms [5] and improve student retention [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]. All these categories have variouslevels of mentorship tailored to meet the primary needs of the respective program. For example,an industry mentor might provide career guidance while a faculty mentor could advise ondegrees paths and options for graduate work. More recent programs have focused on peermentoring, especially for first year programs concerned with increasing retention rates [11, 12],but which are also applied to higher level academics and teaching related

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Disciplinary Engineering Education Research – Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth (Ann Elizabeth) Wittig, City University of New York, City College of New York, Department of Civil Engineering

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internationally, STEM majors experience more attrition and longer times tograduate than other majors. The high rate of attrition has been documented from a public policystandpoint at various universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and SouthAfrica [1]. The cost of attrition is significant. Students who attrite are personally burdened by thecost of a partial education when the costs of college are rising [2] and by the loss of income froma lucrative STEM career. Socially, attrition of STEM majors reduces the size of the workforce ata time of high demand for skilled college graduates [3]. The cost of attrition is particularlydetrimental to underrepresented minority (URM) groups who attrite in larger numbers [4], and tothe diversity of

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 3: Identity & Belonging

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lizandra C. Godwin, University of New Mexico

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variance in research persistence. This research hassignificance if we are to attain more diverse faculty for the emerging student population whichrequires an increase in the number of Latinas graduating with a doctoral degree and continuinginto academia.IntroductionInnovation is a necessary element for our nation’s continued progress in science and technology.Many sources agree that diversity is imperative in STEM if we are to tackle the increasinglycomplex challenges that require innovative solutions [1]–[3]. The capacities and experiences ofengineers from diverse backgrounds enable these novel solutions. Additionally, as the racial andethnic demographics of the United States continue to shift, with the percentage of minoritygroups increasing [4

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Global Roles and Societal Responsibilities of Engineers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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YiXiang Shawn Sun, National Taiwan University; Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia; Jongmin Lee, University of Science and Technology; Sean Michael Ferguson, CSUCI

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that “this course isirrelevant to my future! I’m only taking it to fulfill the course requirements.” The USTstudent’s dissatisfaction may also be attributed to the fact that many of them are graduate orPh.D. students, and some are with familial responsibilities, which makes it difficult for themto devote additional time to the course and its assignments. A few students from UST endshad also told us that such a course offered them an opportunity to “have a slight deviationfrom my main capacity or major”. However, some students from UST also expressed theirinterest in this course content, stating that “I chose this class specifically to challenge myselfto a topic more socially oriented” or to seek for “a diverse class environment”.PEDAGOGYAs

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Graves, United States Military Academy, West Point; Thomas James Matarazzo, United States Military Academy, West Point; Brock E. Barry, P.E., United States Military Academy, West Point; Elizabeth Bristow; Mark Evans, United States Military Academy, West Point

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

that Influence Engineering Freshman to Choose Their Engineering Major, 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013[2] Anderson-Rowland, M. R., Rodriguez, A. A., and Grierson, A., Why Some Community College Students Choose Engineering and Some Don't, 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013.[3] Ngambeki, I, Dalrymple, O., and Evangelou, D., Decision Making In First Year Engineering: Exploring How Students Decide About Future Studies And Career Pathways, Purdue University, School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series, 2009.[4] Painter, Jackson Kia, Snyder, Kate E., and

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Improving Retention & Self-Efficacy through Experiential Learning and Research Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sydney Donohue, University of New Mexico; Kamryn G. Zachek; Alex Webster, University of New Mexico; Timothy L. Schroeder; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

retention both within STEMmajors and in college overall, and improved satisfaction with college. It is therefore critical tocreate pathways for early-stage college students to engage in undergraduate research.Transdisciplinary Grand Challenges programs at large public universities provide an opportunityto engage undergraduates in research that is directly tied to their community’s needs. Theobjective of this paper is to present the development and implementation of a sciencecommunication fellowship to engage early-stage undergraduate students in research. We createdthe Grand Challenge Water Science Communication Fellowship, in which students work withmentors (faculty, research scientists, graduate students) to create a communication project

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Teaching Tools: Student Experience and Reflection (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, Pennsylvania State University

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

member with pedagogical and engineering education expertiseutilized participatory design in constructing a meaningful lived teaching experience of the authorfrom which new faculty can benefit. This took the form of semi-structured conversation andquestioning investigating other evidence-based pedagogical practices the instructor hassuccessfully implemented in the classroom.MethodologyThis article can be characterized as an autoethnographic study. In autoethnography, theresearcher relates their lived experiences[4], and provides “highly personalized accounts thatdraw upon the experiences of the author/researcher to extend sociological understanding”[5, p.21]. Autoethnography, otherwise known as critical autobiography, is based on two assumptions

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 9

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Wang, University of California San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California San Diego; Nathan Delson, eGrove Education

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; McDonald, D. “Learning And Practicing The Design Review Process”, In Proceedings of presented at 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, 2004, 10.18260/1-2--12974.[10] Vollaro, M. “More Than Science Fair Fun: Poster Session As An Experiential Learning Activity In The Classroom” In Proceedings of 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, 2005. 10.18260/1-2--14662[11] D. B. Hamidreza & K. Knight, “Exploring Student Academic Motivation and Perceptions of Teamwork and Communication” In Proceedings of 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, 2021 https://strategy.asee.org/37146[12] M. F. Ercan and R. Khan, "Teamwork as a fundamental skill for engineering graduates," In Proceedings of 2017 IEEE 6th International Conference on

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Student Performance and Learning & Open-ended problems

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica E. S. Swenson, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Emma Treadway, Trinity University; Shea E. Lape; Alison Casson

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that I was able to come up with my own design limits. If that makes sense.Multiple facets of engineering identity such as self-recognition and performance are shownthrough Dylan’s recount of his processes. Self-recognition is shown when he says that he wasproud of his work and how he felt smart even before working with his group members. Hisability to perform was shown when he said that he had accurately made his assumptions whichthen allowed him to have an easier time completing the problem.DiscussionTo compare Dylan’s and Cristina’s experiences, we examine the evidence that we found in theorder that it occurred for the students. Both Dylan and Cristina expressed that they were initiallyunsure where to start on the individual

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Ford, University of Washington, Tacoma; Aleya Dhanji, Highline Community College; Kira Glynn King; Jie Sheng, University of Washington; Skyler Roth, Highline Community College; Emese Hadnagy, University of Washington

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during transfer process • DemographicsThe survey data (n=11 for pre-transfer survey, n=33 for post-transfer survey) were anonymized bytwo of the non-faculty project members. Survey responses from different sections were separatedand randomized so that demographic variables could not be connected with other responses. Forthe post-transfer survey, students came from a variety of 2-year colleges including but not limitedto Highline. Many students have taken classes at multiple 2-year colleges. For this paper we willshare some findings related to our initial focus areas on advising, and recruitment and enrollmentincluding influences on students’ decisions to pursue engineering as a major, whether studentshad an advisor-verified academic plan

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Boyce, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Madeline JoAnna Szoo, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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: 1.95-23.80). In contrast, males who had at least one parent with an undergraduate degree had fewerstart- and end-of-semester concerns than females (regardless of their first-generation status). Wehypothesize that the intersectionality of female and first-generation identities resulted in thispopulation experiencing more negative outcomes compared to females with at least one college-graduate parent, who benefitted from a stronger personal background, or to male first-generationstudents in the gender majority.Role of Pre-Matriculation Credits on Attitudes and Academic OutcomesTo further explore the impact of a student’s pre-college academic preparation, which wepreviously found affected the retention of pre-pandemic engineering students [7], we

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Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Lewis Caulfield; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University & Carthage College

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

section first describes the omnidirectional mentorship program as an interventiondesigned to support faculty at career transitions in which they complete a year-long programaimed to provide mentorship opportunities for participants. Second, we describe the focus groupmethodology used to explore the participant’s experiences in the program to illustrate themeaning-making, impacts, and strengths and weaknesses of this program.Our approach to mentorship was designed with three key elements in mind: 1) catalyst, 2)affirmation, and 3) negotiation. Chiefly, catalyst introduces and sparks engagement amongparticipants; affirmations support professional and personal development and growth; andnegotiations reconcile individuals’ sense of self and belonging

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Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Volpe, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Sara Valentina Rojas

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positionality statements; discussing project findings with their mentorsand research team; sharing project findings with their peers; collaborating with otherundergraduate and graduate researchers, faculty members, and preparing final deliverables suchas individual research posters and reports.Each student worked on a specific project of their choosing as a part of on of the REU site’sfaculty member’s labs (located across various institutions). Some of the research topics included,exploring the experiences of women in STEM, Black students in engineering, and communitycollege engineering students. Students were guided by initial literature and research questions ontheir selected topic but were given the freedom to explore and present their findings

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - GIFTS

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey W. Fergus P.E., Auburn University; Jessica Bowers, Auburn University - Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

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recognition of one faculty or staff member per year who serves as an advocate for diversity in engineering. Prior to joining Auburn University, Jessica spent 4.5 years as an Assistant Director for Pre-Health and Law Advising at the University of Virginia. Prior to UVA, she provided academic advising at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville where she also completed her master of science in college student personnel. Jessica holds a bachelor of arts in organizational communications and psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 GIFTS: Framing Understanding Implicit Bias as a Professional Skill to

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 9: Online Learning Environments

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tara Esfahani; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine

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Laboratories and an adjunct faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the University of New Mexico. His broad research interests include engineering education, as well as control and optimization of nonlinear and hybrid systems with applications to power and energy systems, multi-agent systems, robotics, and biomedicine. He is a recipient of UCSB’s Center for Con- trol, Dynamical Systems, and Computation Best PhD Thesis award and a UCI Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Time Management and Self Efficacy in Different Learning

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nosakhare Iyobosa Idiaghe; Jessica R. Deters, University of Nebraska Lincoln

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

enrolled in at least threeundergraduate courses each semester during the 2022/2023 academic year. Each of the studentswere part of a privately funded program that allowed them to participate in undergraduateresearch in collaboration with faculty members of the department of Mechanical and MaterialsEngineering. The students were paid for 10 hours of research per week throughout the academicyear. Due to budget constraint, the program is only able to fund 16 students in an academic yearafter a competitive selection process, of which 12 of these students consented to participate inthis study. The goal of the undergraduate research program is to enhance student outcomes,including retention, academic success, and the likelihood of pursuing graduate

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 3: Identity & Belonging

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Frank, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daphne DePorres, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joel Sloan, United States Air Force Academy

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

volunteerstudents using a list of 18 semi-structured questions with the following themes: 1) influentialexperiences during FERL that had an impact on students selecting civil engineering as a careerchoice while in the Air Force, 2) perceptions about how their faculty and tradesperson mentorsinfluenced their engagement, learning, personal and professional development during FERL and3) their perceptions of the climate during FERL that contributed to their experiences of inclusion,community and sense of belonging. From the responses to the questions, insights were drawnthat were deemed applicable to the development of the new first-year course. Nine students wereinterviewed, three of whom identified as female and five were non-white.FindingsOne question asked

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1: Robotics and Bio-Inspired Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monsuru O. Ramoni, Navajo Technical University; Jonathon Chinana; Ty Shurley, Navajo Technical University; Kathryn Hollar, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

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mechanics and bioprocess engineering. She began her position as Director of Community Programs and Diversity Outreach at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in 2003. In partnership with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students, she develops and implements programs for K-12 students, teachers, un- dergraduates, and families that are designed to increase scientific and engineering literacy, and to inspire people with diverse backgrounds to pursue science and engineering careers. At the undergraduate level, she directs a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program that brings students to Harvard for 10 weeks to work in research laboratories. This program hosts between 45-70

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhaoshuo Jiang, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal; Jenna Wong, San Francisco State University; David Quintero, San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong, P.E., San Francisco State University; Robert Petrulis

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. Figure 1. Logic Model of the NSF HSI ProgramFirst Year ImplementationThe project started on Oct. 1, 2021. During over one year of implementation, we put the focus onestablishing three main components of the program, namely the Engineering Success Center, theSummer Research Internship Program, and the Summer Faculty Teaching Workshop. In thefollowing, a brief introduction to these components is provided, followed by a summary of theevaluation results.Engineering Success Center (ESC): Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, an ESC was established toprovide academic support and career development services to students. The center is aimed atincreasing student retention, graduation rates, and career development. At SFSU, there was still asignificant

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Reynolds, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Omar Ochoa, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

and experience to make these decisions. Thoseconsidering pursuing a Ph.D. often do not know what their future will look like if they pursue acareer in academia. Engineering students, who can experience industry careers through internships,have no avenue to explore if a faculty position is right for them. As such, students frequently viewthe Ph.D. profession as just being a teacher and do not consider it due to this impression. Being afaculty member encompasses much more than students see through their university experience,from teaching requirements to scholarship and service.This paper posits the need for a shadowing program mimicking the structure of job shadowingprograms found in industry or commonly experienced in medical domains. A job