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Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shaghayegh Abbasi, University of San Diego; Ernest M. Kim, University of San Diego

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #30981Integration of C programming and IoT in a Raspberry Pi Controlled RobotCar in a Freshmen/Sophomore Engineering Core ClassDr. Shaghayegh Abbasi, University of San Diego Shaghayegh Abbasi received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Washington in 2011. In her thesis, titled ’Integrating top-down and bottom-up nanomanufacturing: Controlling the growth and composition of seeded nanostructures’, an innovative nanomanufacturing method is explored and optimized. Upon graduation, she started her career as Senior System Design Engineer at Lumedyne Technologies. She worked on design, simulation, and

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy III

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

incorporate legitimate engineering tasks into curricula which help students advance towards and prepare for careers in engineering.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rebekah Dupont, Augsburg University; Nancy A. Rodenborg, Augsburg University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

focus of the grant is on connecting students to high-impact practices such asundergraduate research experiences or internships that achieve the following: ● Achieve student-identified goals; ● Improve immediate and future financial stability, e.g. paid internships with additional scholarships, summer research experiences that provide academic year funding, higher hourly rate, STEM work experience; ● Include mentoring or professional development components; ● Inform self-knowledge about possible career choices; and ● Increase marketability for future competitive opportunities.The program reflects a personalized approach to supporting students and invites active scholarinvolvement in recruiting and supporting other scholars and

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amrita Dhakal Ghimire, Mississippi State University; Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Lineberry, Mississippi State University Lineberry is currently a Ph.D. student in Engineering with a concentration in Engineering Education at MSU with a research focus in cybersecurity education. She received her MS in CS with a concentration in Information Assurance from North Carolina A & T State University. Her BS in CS was received from Voorhees College. Previously, Lineberry was Area Coordinator and an Instructor in CS at Voorhees.Dr. Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University Sarah Lee joined the faculty at Mississippi State University (MSU) after a 19 year information technology career at FedEx Corporation. As an associate clinical professor and assistant department head in the Computer Science and

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea (Lili) Lidia Castillo, Arizona State University; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

graduating with an engineeringdegree [1], [2], [4], [6], [7] and career certainty [8]. To address research questions regardingstudents’ engineering role identity, researchers have been using the survey measure “I see myselfas an engineer” to represent students’ holistic view of their identity as engineers [2], [4], [6], [9],[10]. However, there are debates among researchers concerning the use of a single-item measureto capture complex and abstract psychological or affective concepts such as engineering roleidentity (e.g., [11], [12], [13]). Specifically, some arguments against using single-item measuresare that they lack depth and provide limited insights into the abstract constructs of interest.Additionally, single-item measures cause concern for

Conference Session

Institutional inclusion: Advancing equity and belongingness in engineering education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Krista Dulany Chisholm, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Diversity

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

of higher education remains underrepresented in the literature, this paper alsohighlights the need for more studies in this area.Mentorship is an important topic in STEMM education due to its role in a student’s professionalformation. Defined as “a professional, working alliance in which individuals work together overtime to support the personal and professional growth, development, and success of the relationalpartners through the provision of career and psychosocial support,” mentorship may “enhancestudent outcomes, experiences, and retention” and “help with workforce development byincreasing access, equity, and inclusion in STEMM” [1]. A mentorship relationship can lastanywhere from three months to a lifetime and is most effective when

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahjah Marie Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Samieh Askarian Khanamani, University of Cincinnati; Mark Okoth Onyango, University of Cincinnati; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

to students'performance in campus environment [7]. Essentially, how students perceive the culture withinSTEM and their belonging within that culture is not contingent but does correlate with facultysupport through interactions during their academic careers [8]. As a result of this correlation,students describe feelings such as hostility and lack of caring when characterizing the instructor-student relationship [9]. Report from previous studies shows that there is still negative form ofinteraction between faculty and students like discrimination from instructors [10]. This reckoninghas allowed scholars to conclude that there is a beneficial connection between facultyrelationships and student’s self-efficacy and their persistence in STEM

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

;).Who is in a makerspace?Makerspaces are often staffed by university and students representing varies degrees of studentrun experiences. Student staff are inherently important in the culture and operations of thesespaces (Andrews and Boklage, under review). Despite this recognized importance, little isknown about how these student staff are recruited and hired to work in these spaces.Importance of mentorsStudents hired in makerspaces provide the opportunity serve as peer mentors in the space. Recentresearch outlines domains peer mentors can support including: psychological and emotionalsupport, goal setting and career path support, academic subject knowledge support, existence of arole model. (Ogle, Bolding, Lloyd, and Wade, 2020

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 29

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

consistsprimarily of adult learners with a majority of them either military veterans or still serving in themilitary. The research was conducted in various undergraduate courses that historically havepresented greater challenges to students, such as statics, dynamics, digital circuit design, andaerodynamics. The research supports engineering education and the support interventionsinvestigated have potential to increase persistence in the associated engineering disciplines. Theprogram also offers professional development to the peer leaders who are recruited fromprevious course offerings and participate in peer leader training to best support other students intheir acclimation to engineering and commitment to engineering career pathways. Initial yearone

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Henry Louie, Seattle University; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Scarleth Vanessa Vasconcelos, Villanova University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

in Table 5 show that participants found the workshop relevant with practicalstrategies for expanding/enhancing electricity and sustainable business education. In the firstoffering of this workshop, participants had asked for more opportunities for interaction. Thus,we are pleased that in this offering, all participants agreed or strongly agreed that they weregiven such opportunities. Most participants said that the workshop improved their understandingof skills and experiences that students need to pursue careers in electricity access although theresults show that there is room for improvement in this area since 8 participants were neutral ordisagreed.Table 5 Participant Responses about Workshop

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, and diverse strategies used by universities [1].Craney et al. [2] surveyed 465 undergraduate research participants from varied disciplines andbackgrounds, discovering high satisfaction and significant gains in professional development,deeper subject understanding, and better preparedness for graduate studies and careers. Similarly,Lopatto [3] found that 85% of UR participants in science continued to postgraduate education,with those not pursuing further studies reporting lesser gains. Haddad and Kalaani [4] introduceda model to integrate research into traditional curriculums via summer workshops and designatedcourses, aiming to boost participation through the creation of an Undergraduate Research Office.Lopatto's further research [5

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

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Diversity, International Forum

attributes at each stage of an engineer’s development (upon completionof high school/secondary school; university; early-career professional), the importance andproficiency levels of each attribute varied, as follows:The most important/proficient attributes for the secondary school graduate are:1. Demonstrates an understanding of engineering, science, and mathematics fundamentals2. Maintains a positive self-image and possesses positive self- confidenceFor individuals at this stage, the need to have sound preparation in the disciplinary fundamentalsis needed for successful transition to and success in university-level engineering educationprograms. Furthermore, student retention and success in most first-year university engineering

Conference Session

Track 2: Technical Session 9: Establishing and Sustaining Inclusive Learning Communities for Supporting Faculty Creating More Inclusive Engineering Classrooms

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Dianne Delima, University of California, Irvine; Pheather R Harris, University of California, Irvine

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

has worked in postsecondary education for over two decades in various capacities. She be- gan her career at Santa Monica College as a counseling aid at the Extended Opportunities Programs and Services office prior to her role as an Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Southern California. She then moved to Cambridge, MA to pursue her Master’s Degree in Higher Education, with a focus on Risk and Prevention, and began working at Tenacity, a non-profit organization focused on social-emotional learning and literacy development for middle school youth, as a Prevention Specialist. Dr. Harris formally moved to the east coast when she began her work at the Gates Millennium Scholars Program as a Senior

Conference Session

Track 2: Technical Session 1: An ecological belonging intervention for equity: Impacts to date and promising directions

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Eric Trevor McChesney, University of Pittsburgh; Erica McGreevy, University of Pittsburgh; Gerard Dorvè-Lewis, University of Pittsburgh; Anne-Ketura Elie, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Heather Lee Perkins, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin R. Binning

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a 2016 National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Journal of Civil Engineering Education Best Technical Paper, the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award, the 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the Professions (Division I) 2021-2022 Out- standing Research Publication Award, and the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers

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Track 7: Technical Session 5: TechArts & Crafts: Supporting STEM Capital Development for Marginalized Students

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Sandra Roach, Duke University; Alia Carter, Duke University; Raeven King; Mark Nabeta

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

thriving incomputing careers. 1 Positionality- Before diving into our presentation today, each of us will give a brief positionality statement to situate our perspectives in this work.- Hello, my name is Alia Carter. My pronouns are she/her. I am an able-bodied, cisgender Black woman living in the United States. I am a research scientist in the electrical and computer engineering department at Duke University. I have worked in informal and formal STEM education for the past 15 years including serving as the director of science engagement at a science center and teaching math and 2

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Tim Ransom, Clemson University; Randi Sims, Clemson University; Jessica Allison Manning, Clemson University

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Diversity

Paper ID #40886Community Cultural Wealth from an Engineering and Science EducationDepartmentMr. Tim Ransom, Clemson University Doctoral candidate with the Engineering and Science Education Department at Clemson University re- searching computer science education.Randi Sims, Clemson University Randi is a current Ph.D. student in the department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson Uni- versity. Her research interests center around undergraduate research experiences using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Her career goals are to work as an evaluator or consultant on education- ally based research

Conference Session

Track 5: Technical Session 4: Safe Space Warm Embrace: Building Blocks to Support Black & Brown STEM Scholars

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

DeAnna Katey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Terrance I Harris, Drexel University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

way to help prep our students, we partner with one corporatesponsor (previous years Altria, fall 2023 Alpine). Where students learn the properattire for the event, receive resume assistance, and work on their elevator pitch.Takes place the week before SEC Career Expo.Major Scoop – is an annual event that allows students to come to one place and learnabout the different engineering majors offered at VT and eat ice cream. Typicallytakes place right before course planning for spring.End of mentor celebration – takes place at the end of mentoring program (last weekin October). 11 2021 to 2022 VT Peer

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

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David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; James Nathaniel Newcomer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Hamidreza Taimoory, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

Institute and State University Olivia Ryan is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S. in engineering with a specialization in electrical engineering from Roger Williams University. Her research interests include developing professional skills for engineering students and understanding mathematics barriers that exist within engineering.Mr. James Nathaniel Newcomer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University I’ve been an Academic and Career advisor for first-year engineering students for nine years. I help first-year engineering students develop their career goals and set off on academic trajectories to help them achieve those goals.Mr. Hamidreza Taimoory, Virginia Polytechnic

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Adetoun Yeaman, Northeastern University; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston, College of Technology (MERGED MEMBERSHIP WITH COE); Gisella Lamas-Samanamud, University of Kentucky - Paducah extended campus; Heather Beem, Ashesi University; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; Randi Sims, Clemson University

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Diversity

around undergraduate research experiences using both qualitativeand quantitative methodologies. Her career goals are to work as an evaluator or consultant on educationallybased research projects with an emphasis on statistical analyses and big data. 15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE): Boston, Massachusetts Jul 28WIP: Survey Validation to Enable Investigating Community Cultural Wealth in Engineering Students’ First Year Experiences (FYE)IntroductionFirst-year curricula typically include a variety of foundational concepts and skills and in manycases, students have the opportunity to work in teams in a project/inquiry-based learningenvironment. The first year is also a unique time in students’ lives when they

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2 - Personal Situations

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enas Aref, Western Michigan University; Dina Idriss-Wheeler, University of Ottawa; Julia Hajjar, University of Ottawa

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

, andprogram attrition further exacerbate the challenges faced by graduate students, impacting theirwell-being [18]. Having a supportive supervisor along with departmental or faculty support canmitigate emotional exhaustion [18]. In Canada, it has been reported recently that graduatestudents are facing serious financial challenges, largely due to limited funding available fromboth institutions and funding agencies [18]. This further adds to the stress and anxiety that manyearly-career academics face and highlights the reality of the many challenges faced by graduatestudents on a daily basis, not including the added element of experiencing grief.Despite the substantial impact of grief and traumatic events on academic performance, researchon grief and

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 16

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University; Reginald F. Hamilton, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Tonya L. Peeples, Pennsylvania State University; Cynthia Howard Reed, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #42303Capturing First- and Second-Year Master’s Engineering Students’ Perceptionsof Support in Their Transitions to Graduate SchoolDr. Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research expertise lies in characterizing graduate-level attrition, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering

Conference Session

WIP II

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FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Olukemi O. Akintewe, University of South Florida

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Diversity, FYEE 2025

and career aspirations. Training modules are beingdeveloped for mentors through LinkedIn Learning and other resources.Each mentor plays a unique role for the mentee. The peer mentors are available on a weeklybasis, providing academic tutoring and campus support. Mentees meet with their faculty mentorsat least once a semester to share their academic goals and inquire about academic strategies froman educator's perspective. The industry mentors must have at least one virtual or physicalmeeting with their mentees per year. Their role includes mentoring on career readiness,professional development skills, and internship opportunities. Throughout the study, the menteeshave the autonomy to interact with their three-tier mentors outside of the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Kane, Utah State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; Linda Davis Ahlstrom, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Michaela Harper, Utah State University; Cassandra J McCall, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Utah State University (USU). Her research focuses on the intersections of disability, identity formation, and culture and uses anti-ableist approaches to enhance universal access for students with disabilities in STEM, particularly in engineering. At USU, she serves as the Co-Director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Paper ID #47960Transition Services. In 2024, Dr. McCall received a National Science Foundation CAREER grant toidentify systemic opportunities for increasing the participation of people with disabilities in engineering.Her award-winning

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jameka Wiggins, The Ohio State University; Monica Farmer Cox, The Ohio State University; Shawanee' Patrick, The Ohio State University; Winifred Opoku, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

communities often faced the challenges of navigating anti-DEI legislationwithout understanding its potential impact on their faculty careers. While most scholarssuccessfully transitioned to faculty roles within the university, some departments were unwillingto make the necessary sacrifices. Ultimately, these legislative actions resulted in institutionalharm to postdoc scholars, with universities and departments offering little acknowledgment ofthe damage caused.Acknowledging and Addressing Institutional Wrongdoings As a former inaugural department chair at the Ohio State, the director of the LEGACYScholars Program was keenly aware of the cultures and politics at play at the institution. Amongthese included several marginalized postdoctoral

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

resources to this mission. To date, theprogram has provided eighty-three semesters worth of tuition support to thirty-six students.Additionally, the program provides financial support to promising student projects that havebeen vetted by the scholar cohort and undertaken as class projects in the host department’sProject-Based Learning (PBL) curriculum. This paper outlines the program and activitiesundertaken in 2024.2. Program ObjectivesThe FLiTE scholarship program is strongly motivated by the financial needs of students and thecommercial needs of the western North Carolina region that WCU serves. Frequently, studentsfrom the region who obtain STEM degrees will choose to build their careers elsewhere due to adearth of local employment

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Stephanie Tubman, Michigan Technological University; Luke Bowman, Michigan Technological University; Marianne Semones; Joseph Lubig, Northern Michigan University; Christi Underwood Edge, Northern Michigan University; Cody T Williams, Western Michigan University; Jacqueline E. Huntoon, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

interest in STEM careers byempowering teacher leaders to enhance their own and their colleagues' effectiveness.Faculty and staff at MTU and NMU are collaborating for MTP to enact long-standing plans forcollaboration to improve teaching and learning in Michigan schools. The partnership betweenNMU and MTU leverages NMU’s strengths in teacher education in pedagogy and praxis andMTU’s strengths in STEM. The project is managed by the PI team at MTU in coordination withrepresentatives from NMU and an external evaluator from Western Michigan University.Program ObjectivesTwenty teachers with master’s degrees are supported as a cohort in their development asteacher-leaders. Years 1-2 of the teacher leadership programming will include training onleadership

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Tim Wells, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Ulises Juan Trujillo Garcia, Arizona State University; Andrea Lidia Castillo, Arizona State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

)IntroductionAccess to enriching engineering experiences remains a challenge, particularly for Latinx highschool students with one or more parents who are migratory seasonal farmworkers, herein referredto as migratory students. A migratory student is a child/ whose parent(s) is a migratory agriculturalworker. There are approximately half a million migratory children navigating the Americaneducation system, and they face unique challenges—including frequent relocations, Englishlanguage learners, and disrupted schooling—that significantly impact their academic outcomesand career aspirations [1], [2]. Migratory students have limited access to engineering learningexperiences and also encounter curricula that often fail to connect meaningfully with their

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W. Thompson, Baylor University; Anne Marie Spence, Baylor University; Nathan F Alleman, Baylor University; William A Booth, Baylor University; Sarah E Madsen, Baylor University; Taylor Wilby, United States Military Academy; Pacey Ham Mitchell, Baylor University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

were at acomparable point in their degree program. Of the 22 students in the two cohorts, 10 graduatedwithin 4 years, 10 are on track to graduate within 4 years while 2 are progressing toward degreecompletion within an extended timeline of 4.5 years. Key successes included full placement ininternships or research experiences, which proved to be vital for both professional and academicdevelopment. Additionally, graduates of the program achieved high rates of professionalplacement or entry into graduate programs. These outcomes underscore the program’s ability toeffectively prepare students for success in their careers or further education, reflecting the robustsupport and opportunities provided throughout their participation in the ECS Scholars

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey L Kauffman, University of Central Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

cultivates and unites multidisciplinary interests to studyadvanced structures and systems with application to hypersonics, space, propulsion, and energy.Participants engage in a 10-week experience, conducting graduate-level research under a facultymentor and alongside a graduate student teammate. In addition to the core research experience,HYPER incorporates a series of professional development seminars, technology training sessions,faculty mentor presentations, and social events.HYPER has seven core objectives: (1) technically prepare students for graduate school and/orresearch oriented careers, (2) escalate students’ abilities to simulate phenomena using multi-physics software, (3) improve participants’ oral/written communication skills, (4

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shabnam Wahed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Jennifer M Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

courses. The Postsecondary Instructional Practices Survey (PIPS) revealed severalcore strategies consistently employed by instructors. These included guiding students throughmajor topics, connecting course content to their lives and future careers, and crafting detailedsyllabi that provided clear expectations. Immediate feedback emerged as a key practice whichenabled students to quickly correct misconceptions. Additionally, instructors frequentlyacknowledged and built upon students’ prior knowledge and created a foundation for deeperlearning. Peer and instructor interaction were also emphasized that fostered collaborative andinteractive learning environments.Classroom observations offered further evidence of thoughtful course design and