Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa Trahan, University of California, San Diego; Gennie Miranda, UC San Diego; Olivia A. Graeve, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

divisions.1. IntroductionThe IDEA Engineering Student Center at the University of California San Diego’s Jacobs Schoolof Engineering was established in 2010 to focus on engineering student diversity and inclusioninitiatives following a series of racially charged incidents affecting our campus’ Black students.IDEA is an acronym that stands for Inclusion, Diversity, Excellence, and Achievement. From itsinception, the IDEA Center aimed to focus on 1) outreach, 2) recruitment and yield, 3) academicsuccess and enrichment, and 4) retention and graduation for underrepresented minority (URM)students.The 2020-2021 academic year was pivotal for the IDEA Center for several reasons. First, it wasthe Center’s 10 year anniversary and the beginning of a strategic

Conference Session

2-Year College Division: Transferring and Smoothing Transitions

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; L. Eric James, Iron Range Engineering; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Emilie A Siverling, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jodi Nelson

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

onlineinstruction is video and/or reading based with little or no interaction among the students andinstructors. This has potential negative effects on: collaborative learning, instructor facilitation,and a student’s ability to seek and receive help in the moment [43]. Further, opportunities foractive learning and interactive experiences are limited due to lack of access to labs, equipment,and learning environments specifically designed for interactive learning [44]. There are alsominimal opportunities to explore the ‘hidden curriculum’ [45] and support students’development in areas other than technical content, such as participating in mentoring and thedevelopment of social capital, one of the keys to recruiting and retaining low-income, racial orethnic

Conference Session

STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

the effect of increasing momentum—communication and cooperation-- whenever a job needs to be done. • Informal interactions have proved to increase accountability among all involved. 14 • Other STEM groups want to work with the lead evaluator. NoteThis research was supported and funded partially by SystemsGo, Inc. (www.systemsgo.org). Wethank Mr. Brett Williams, founding teacher and former executive director of SystemsGo, and theentire SystemsGo group for allowing us to observe students and teachers in their program

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 2: Program: A focused, 5-year effort to increase the number of African American, Hispanic/Latino(a), Native American (AHLN) 7th-grade students who are academically prepared to take algebra

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Saundra Johnson Austin, University of South Florida; Renee Serrell Gibert, Purdue University; Carol S Stwalley P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Tamara Markey, Purdue University, Minority Engineering Program; Cynthia Murphy-Ortega, Chevron Corporation

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

by 7th Grade: A focused, 5-year effort to increase the number of AfricanAmerican, Hispanic/Latino(a), and Native American (AHLN) 7th-grade students whoare academically prepared to take algebraABSTRACTWhile research on the impact of after-school programs is not new, there is limited research of the combineduse of online mathematics tools to increase the knowledge and skill level of African American, Hispanic,Latino(a), and Native American students coupled with qualitative feedback from mentoring, parentalinvolvement, and university-based cultural capital. Using the online tool Assessment and LEarning inKnowledge Spaces (ALEKS), this mixed methods study explores the implementation of a university-industry, hybrid model for African American

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Rulifson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

. Page 26.643.3While these efforts show that some engineering education is working towards increases in SRattitudes, some quantitative studies have shown that SR decreases more for women than menover one year – 23.6% of first-year women decreased while only 9.1% increased, 15.1% of mendecreased while 19.8% increased35. Further, engineering students’ perceived importance of thesocial impacts of engineering (such as “professional/ethical responsibilities” and the“consequences of technology”) were found to decrease from the first to fourth years indicating a“culture of disengagement” in engineering education36.The overall goals of the research are to explore the SR development of engineering studentsthrough college, using qualitative methods. This

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Christopher Cotting, United States Air Force Test Pilot School

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

create an environment that mixes learner centered, knowledge centered, and assessmentcentered environments. These objectives were written with a focus on learning levels that aremapped to Bloom’s Taxonomy so that students and staff can read the objectives and then beprepared for any assessment exercise. Implementation of these learning objectives primarilyfocused on problem based learning with a mixture of cooperative, role-based learning, andindividual learning. Learning objectives are tracked down to each hour of student contact time toensure the proper content is delivered as well as to ensure student time is being efficientlyused.This paper traces the development of the new flying qualities phase curriculum and the designdecisions that were

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Instructional Practices

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yinqi (Anna) Zhang, Penn State University; Brian Belland, Penn State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

stating such commitment. Forexample, informed by the typology of student resistance and work on intersectionality,Rodriguez et al. [6] explored how Latina undergraduate students critiqued racist, sexist, andclassist structures of their STEM undergraduate education and how they engaged in communitytransformation and healing. Supporting women and other minorities' participation in STEM hasimplications for social justice. Similarly, valuing the lived experience of Black women in STEMdemonstrates our commitment to move beyond the rhetoric of resting the responsibility of copingand adaptation solely on the individual levels [14]. Still, research that explicitly has a CriticalFeminism commitment is wanting. Our work aims to fill such gaps, disrupt the

Conference Session

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Delgado, New Mexico State University; Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

faculty representation. Context Historically, Latinx engineering graduates represent 6% of all engineers in the workforcewith little year-over-year growth in the last decade. To further break down that statistic, Latinosmake up 4%, while Latinas make up 2% of the engineering workforce [5]. To address the glaringunderrepresentation of Latinx in the engineering workforce, the Research-Oriented LearningExperiences (ROLE) program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), wasdeveloped to increase diverse participation in research within engineering undergraduateprograms. The researchers understand the need for HSIs to create culturally relevant programsthat support whole-student development

Conference Session

Girls in Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #23808The Effectiveness of a Multi-year Engineering EnrichmentDr. Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology LINDA S. HIRSCH is the Assistant Director for Research, Evaluation and Program Operations for the Center for Pre-College programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dr. Hirsch has a degree in educa- tional psychology with a specialty in Educational Statistics and Measurement from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. She has been involved in all aspects of educational and psychological research for over 20 years. Dr. Hirsch has extensive experience conducting longitudinal research

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn Gaudette, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #18381How Role-Playing Builds Empathy and Concern for Social JusticeLeslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDr. David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute David DiBiasio is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Department Head of ChE at WPI. He received his ChE degrees from Purdue University, worked for the DuPont Co, and has been at WPI since 1980. His current interests are in educational research: the process of student learning, international engineering education, and educational assessment. Collaboration with two colleagues resulted in being awarded the 2001 William Corcoran Award from

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion: Concepts, Mental Models, and Interventions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Keogh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

primary research question addressed in this study is: How do team dynamics in activelearning environments affect a woman's confidence as an engineer? To supplement this research,secondary questions include: ● How do students define active learning, and with what connotations? ● What types of roles do men and women take on in group projects? ● How do men and women evaluate each other on a team?We used quantitative and qualitative peer evaluation data, as well as qualitative data fromstudent focus groups to explore the research questions. Each of the methods of data collectionand analysis are discussed below. Surveys, focus groups, and interviews for students wereconducted under the University of Colorado Boulder’s Institutional Review

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

representation of women among first year engineering students, it pales in comparison tooverall representation of women students in four year institutions, which reached 57% in 2014.Clearly, work to increase gender diversity in engineering must continue (Pryor, Hurtado, Saenz,Santos & Korn 2007; National Research Council, 2006).The paucity of women in engineering is particularly evident at technical institutions where moststudents major in a STEM discipline. As such, these institutions face a significant genderdisparity in their student populations. For example, at the university where this research wasconducted, approximately 96% of undergraduates are working toward degrees in engineering,the natural sciences, mathematics, or computer science

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan Eleanor Ita, Arvinas; Monica Farmer Cox, The Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

highlight this. Rarely, however, are there spaces andplaces for women in engineering to discuss these tensions. We wanted to create space so thosecoming after us can do the real work to move toward sisterhood.Race affects cross-racial mentoring relationships at all levels of higher education includingsenior faculty to junior faculty, faculty to postdocs, and faculty to graduate students [1]–[3]. Forexample, common factors that shape cross-racial mentoring of Faculty of Color include “anawareness of the mentee’s cultural experience” by the mentor, “open-mindedness”, and “trust,comfort, and common ground” [3]. Davis and Linder [4] further call to action the necessity toacknowledge and candidly discuss whiteness in cross-racial relationships between

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Kasi Kiehlbaugh, University of Arizona; Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

improve their grades by addressing the primary reasons women leaveengineering.Works Cited 1. Daempfle PA. An Analysis of the High Attrition Rates among First Year College Science, Math, and Engineering Majors. Journal of College Student Retention. 2003 May;5(1):37-52. Page 5 of 82. Hartman H, Hartman M. Leaving engineering: Lessons from Rowan University's college of engineering. J Eng Educ. 2006 January;95(1):49-61.3. Zeldin AL, Britner SL, Pajares F. A Comparative Study of the Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Successful Men and Women in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Careers. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 2008 NOV;45(9):1036-58.4. Nauta MM, Epperson DL, Kahn JH. A multiple

Conference Session

Creating a Supportive and Nurturing Academic Culture

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Andrea J. Kunze, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Julianna Ge, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kelly J. Cross, University of Nevada, Reno; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Julianna Ge is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. At Purdue, she created and taught a novel course for undergraduate engineering students to explore the intersec- tions of thriving, leadership, diversity and inclusion. As an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, her research interests intersect the fields of engineering education, positive psychology, and human development to understand diversity, inclusion, and success for undergraduate engineering students. Prior to Purdue, she received dual bachelor’s degrees in Industrial Engineering and Human Development and Family Stud- ies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Conference Session

Seeking Resilience and Learning to Thrive Through Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

on managing personal bias in STEM, both online and in-person. Dr. Cross’ scholarship investigated student teams in engineering, faculty communities of practice, and the intersectionality of multiple identity dimensions. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion in STEM, intersectionality, teamwork and communication skills, assessment, and identity construction. Her teaching philosophy focuses on student centered approaches such as problem-based learning and culturally relevant pedagogy. Dr. Cross’ complimentary professional activities promote inclusive excellence through collaboration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Understanding Student

Conference Session

Technical Session 11: Topics related to Computer Science

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leila Zahedi, Florida International University; Monique S Ross, Florida International University; Jasmine Skye Batten, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

students. Given that the literaturesurrounding gamification in different fields has mixed results, and that the research completed byGaffney & Dunphy (2015) suggested that the use of gamification enhanced women’s socialbenefits, further research needs to be completed in order to verify or confirm this phenomenon inrelation to women. The critical need for women representation in computer science and the growthof the computer science field behooves us to research gamification and its effect on womencomputer science students. Specifically, which of the aforementioned factors apply to women.These factors and additionally, the impacts of specific game elements, need to be explored furtherin order to determine whether the pursuit of gamification in

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-Centered Design 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Team building & common purpose 5.80 5.74 NA 5.89 5.57H https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/G https://globeproject.com/study_2004_2007?page_id=data#dataNA = Saudi Arabia not among the 24 countries surveyed in the GLOBE projectThese global cultural frameworks provide insights regarding teamwork and caution againstsingular analysis of “international students”. Previous research on teamwork has been groundedin global cultural dimensions [e.g. 28-30]. Based on this research, one can posit potentialscenarios. For example, the uncertainty avoidance characteristic of Hofstede may indicate thatMiddle Eastern students will be less comfortable engaging in an open-ended design project oroverly rely on objective

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division: Best of FPD

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

injury [5-8]. A variety of mental conditions arealso variously included under the umbrella of ND, including anxiety and depression [5]. Someresearch explores specific conditions, while other research has included ND students under theterm ‘non-visible disabilities’ [9] The underdiagnosis of conditions like ADHD among femaleshas been documented [10-11], so individuals may identify as ND without a formal medicaldiagnosis. Mirfin-Veitch et al. [6] state that “neurodiversity is not a diagnosis, rather it is a broadterm used to encompass a wide range of specific, non-specific, hidden and/or undetermineddiagnoses” (p. ii). The framing for this study aligns with this definition.Neurodivergent students may differ from their NT peers in various

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Cartuche; victor R viteri; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

powerdistance it would be expected that students have the same cultural traits. However,different results will likely be reached that open the door to further research to explorethe reasons for the results within the university.The Universidad San Francisco de Quito, a private university located in Quito, wasfounded in 1988 as the first liberal arts university in Latin America, however, it was notuntil 1955 that it obtained official recognition from the Ecuadorian government[18],[27]. According to the QS University Ranking, USFQ is ranked #1 in Ecuador and#60 in Latin America [28]. About six thousand undergraduate students are enrolled eachyear and about five hundred are graduates in the same time frame. The Ecuadorianuniversity has a minority program

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering & Engineering Technology; Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

collaborative or team work. Students rarely challenge the integrity ofinstruction by the instructors leading to the lack of interactive relations vital to creativity andinnovation. The curriculum is highly structured and there is little room to take liberal arts orinterdisciplinary courses to broaden their education. Not enough emphasis is placed onprofessional competencies which are important for today’s engineers competing in a globalmarket. Accreditation as a relatively new phenomenon in the developing countries face thechallenge of ensuring quality based on standards while also facilitating innovations in education.There is a lack of resources for upgrading laboratories, shortage of trained teachers to teacheffectively and make the course

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

other (teaming), and their prospective major. Grand Challenge Research Poster Day: Like the E101 design project promotes student connectedness through a team research project focused on the NAE Grand Challenges. Celebration of Graduation Event: In the College of Engineering at NC State University individual departments hold graduation ceremonies. This event serves as the College’s year-end event, which includes Order of the Engineer and Pledge of the Computing Professional ceremonies. Faculty, administration, alumni join graduates and guests in this college convocation event. Engineering Career Fair: The College of Engineering hosts the semi-annual job fair for students in the college and beyond. This fair, open to the general

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kimberly Farnsworth, Arizona State University; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

the sciences.Dr. Jean S Larson, Arizona State University Jean Larson, Ph.D., is the Educational Director for the NSF-funded Engineering Research Center for Bio- mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), and Assistant Research Professor in both the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and the Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation at Arizona State University. She has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology, postgraduate training in Computer Systems Engineering, and many years of experience teaching and developing curriculum in various learning environments. She has taught technology integration and teacher training to undergrad- uate and graduate students at Arizona State University

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

tina Cartwright, Marshall University; Julie Lynn Snyder-Yuly, Marshall University; Wook-sung Yoo, Marshall University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

they face academic challenges?RQ2 What is the relationship between their mindset/grit and reason for leaving the program?And what reasons do students provide for leaving the program?RQ3 What are the internal and external challenges that students face throughout the program?Intervention & ParticipantsParticipantsThe PWS program selected 10 students in fall 2021 as the first cohort and another 9 students infall 2022 as the second cohort among the academically talented high school candidates withfinancial needs pursuing engineering or computing-related degrees. The first cohort (N=10) ofparticipants included 8 females, 3 first generation, 2 Pell-eligible, 2 underrepresented minorities,and 1 neurodiverse. The second cohort (N=9) of

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental: K-12 Student Beliefs, Motivation, and Self Efficacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. de Miranda, Colorado State University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Paul R. Hernandez, West Virginia University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

biosensorrequire the cooperation of professors and graduate students in biology, chemistry, computerscience, electrical and computer engineering, and mathematics.To mirror the practice of this interdisciplinary research students participating in this study werechallenged to design and test “sensing” related problems of their choice. For example, teams made up of math, anatomy/physiology, and engineering and technology students designed bicycle helmets fitted with sensors to test impact absorption and collect data related to helmet materials and design

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy; Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Christina Nicole Willis, University of Utah; Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Arizona State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Utah. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from Utah State University and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah. Her current research is focused on the development and improvement of electro- chemical sensors for disease diagnosis by breath. Her interest in support for diversity and special interest groups inspired her collaboration on this project.Mr. Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Arizona State University Michael Scott Sheppard is a graduate research associate pursuing a Master of Science degree in Engineer- ing and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education Systems and Design at Arizona State University. He received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science

Conference Session

Professional Skills development in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Schmitt, Florida Institute of Technology; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Institute of Technology; Beshoy Morkos, Florida Institute of Technology; Ted A. Conway, Florida Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Elisabeth Kames is a graduate student pursuing her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Dynamic Systems- Robotics and Controls. She graduated with her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in May 2015. Her research is focused in the field of Automotive Engineering under the advisement of Dr. Beshoy Morkos.Dr. Beshoy Morkos, Florida Institute of Technology Beshoy Morkos is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology where he directs the STRIDE Lab (SysTems Research on Intelligent Design and Engineering). His engineering design research focuses on developing computational represen- tation and reasoning support for managing complex system

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Scanlon, University of Connecticut; Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi, P.E., University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut; Rachael Gabriel, University of Connecticut

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

beach.Ms. Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut Constance M. Syharat is a Ph.D. student and Research Assistant at the University of Connecticut as a part of two neurodiversity-centered NSF-funded projects, Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (NSF:RED) ”Beyond Accommodation: Leveraging Neurodiversity for Engineering Innovation” and In- novations in Graduate Education (NSF:IGE) Encouraging the Participation of Neurodiverse Students in STEM Graduate Programs to Radically Enhance the Creativity of the Professional Workforce”. In her time at the University of Connecticut she has also has served as Program Assistant for an summer pro- gram in engineering for middle school students with ADHD. Previously, she spent

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David J. Keffer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Wetteland, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Mary kocak, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Travis Griffin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

graduation) is double among transfer studentscompared to students who entered as freshman. Consequently, transfer studentsdisproportionately lack the family knowledge resource necessary to form realisticexpectations. Researchers have shown that students successfully navigate through transfershock when they are more transfer ready. Transfer readiness is impacted by counseling,advice from students and faculty, and an understanding of the academic requirements of thenew institution [11]. Another prominent factor impacting students’ success in four year completion aftertransfer is integration into the social aspects of the new institution. This social integrationincludes participation in clubs, organizations, and events of different cultures

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

support one or more strategies throughout the academic program Figure 3. The strategy for teaching and learning creativity/innovation could be embedded in undergraduate and graduate curricula.As suggested by Figure 3, the strategy includes explaining the need forcreativity/innovation to first-year students, providing them with some neurosciencebasics, and introducing them to a subset of tools and basic, mostly hypotheticalapplications. This introduction to creativity/innovation could occur primarily within andas a small part of an exploring engineering, introduction to engineering, or similarpreferably first-semester course. Of course, the Need, Neuroscience, and Tools elementsof the strategy could be mentioned in other