the development of sociotechnical thinking and lifelong learning skills in engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Identifying curriculum factors that facilitate lifelong learning in alumni career trajectories: Stage 3 of a sequential mixed-methods study1.0 IntroductionIn this research paper, we present results of the third stage of a mixed-methods study thatinvestigates the relationship between lifelong learning and undergraduate experiences forscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) alumni. Lifelong learning can bedefined broadly as a graduate’s “generic ability to guide their own learning throughout their livesand in the wide variety of situations they will
Paper ID #45210Bridging Futures Takes a Village: A Pre-College Collaborative Educationand Research Approach to Broaden Participation of Underrepresented Populationin STEM Career PathwaysDr. Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Olgha Bassam Qaqish, Ph.D. is a prominent figure in engineering education and research, currently serving as the director of the Engineering Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) at NC State University. With a diverse background encompassing education, research, mentorship, and innovation. Dr. Qaqish is a driving force in shaping the academic landscape. She holds a
Paper ID #45198Report of a Survey of Early Career Latinx Engineers: Trends across 3 Yearsin Perceptions of the Workplace, Social Cognitions, Job Satisfaction, andTurnover IntentionsDr. Lisa Y Flores, University of Missouri - Columbia Lisa Y. Flores, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri. She has expertise in the career development of Latinx and Latinx immigrant issues and has over 100 peer reviewed journal publications, 19 book chapters, and 3 co-edited books.Dr. Rachel L Navarro, University of North Dakota Rachel L. Navarro, Ph.D. is Professor of Counseling Psychology and Associate
Session XXXX Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Construction Education: Assessing the Impact on Students’ Perception of Knowledge, Confidence, and Relevance to Career Chinedu Okonkwo, Roy Lan, Ibukun Awolusi, Ph.D., and Jiannan Cai, Ph.D. School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Construction Management The University of Texas at San Antonio AbstractIn technical and professional disciplines such as construction, the importance of creating andimplementing positive improvements in the educational curriculum to meet the dynamic andcomplex needs of the world cannot be overemphasized. There is a rising need
Paper ID #49561Evaluating the Impact of a Summer NSF REU Program on UndergraduateStudents’ STEM Career Aspirations and Educational Goals: A Case StudyDr. Sudipta Chowdhury, Marshall University Sudipta Chowdhury is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in Marshall University. His area of research includes Critical Infrastructure Resilience, Disaster Restoration Planning, Supply Chain and Logistics, and formal and informal STEM Education. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and multiple conference proceedings. He serves as a reviewer of multiple journals such
Paper ID #49481Impact of Automation, Robots, and Coding Clubs on the Career Choices ofMarginalized Students in STEM FieldsMr. Baqer Aljabr, The University of Toledo https://sites.google.com/view/baqeraljabr/home?authuser=2Mr. Mohammad Elahinia, The University of Toledo Mohammad Elahinia is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Industrial and Manufacgturing Engineering Department at the University of Toledo. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Impact of Automation, Robots, and Coding Clubs on the Career Choices of Marginalized Students in STEM FieldsTable of Contents1
Engineering (with a minor in Biotechnology) and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engi- neering from North Carolina State University under the direct ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 ENGage LSU 2.0: Transitioning a Field Trip Experience to a Virtual Format and its Impact on Middle School Students (Evaluation)Abstract ENGage LSU is a yearly event designed to expose middle school students to differentfields and research areas of engineering to spark an interest in possible future careers. Thissingle-day field trip experience invited students to tour several labs and facilities in the Collegeof Engineering and to participate in hands-on activities conducted
-nity colleges became a non-negligible contributor to the highly diversified student body [9]. Alarge percentage of such students are underrepresented minorities and from low-income families.They choose to begin with community colleges because the tuition is cheaper than 4-year univer-sities. Understanding how they make transfer decisions is critical in designing comprehensive andsystematic measures to ensure their academic and career success.In this paper, a literature review is conducted to identify the key personal and academic factors thatinfluence the transfer decision, particularly for students from traditionally disadvantaged groups.We also perform an exploratory analysis of these factors by inviting students from both commu-nity
how the factors in a curriculum affect students and their successin engineering by answering two research questions (RQ). (1) What, if any, demographics factorsinfluence a student’s engineering GPA? (2) How does the course level affect the performance ofstudents in demographic groups shown to be significant in RQ1? Herein, it is shown that theprogression through an academic career affects students differently based on their demographics.Male students of color are shown to be the group most negatively impacted by certain effects.This work seeks to counter the common anecdotal fallacy that academic preparedness is theprimary driver between disparities in success as it is observed that gaps widen and narrow withtime through the academic levels
Illinois. Throughout her academic career, she joined various registered student or- ganizations to help support traditionally underrepresented engineering students, and she was awarded the Grassroots Initiatives to Address Needs Together (GIANT) grant to help undergraduate Hispanic students pursue graduate degrees during her graduate career.Dr. Natasha Mamaril, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Natasha Mamaril is currently the Associate Director for Undergraduate Research in The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include academic motivation and the assessment of student learning. She has a B. S. in Chemical Engineering and obtained her M.S
ManagerHassan Bazzi ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Promoting STEM Education through the Preparation of Multicultural National Robotics Teams in Qatar (Evaluation)AbstractIn recent years, university outreach programs have increased as an effective method of impartinga comprehensive perspective into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)careers and disciplines to school students. Different models of STEM education exist and theimplementation of educational robotics to pre-college students has been deemed impactful ininfluencing the students’ interest in STEM fields. This is due to the accessibility of educationalrobotics as well providing an engaging, hands-on method of
projects focused on broadening participation and success in STEM academia. Her research centers on creating inclusive higher education policies and practices that advance faculty careers and student success.Dr. Jennifer TygretAnneke BruwerDr. Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute Comas Lamar Haynes is a Principal Research Engineer / faculty member of the Georgia Tech Research In- stitute and Joint Faculty Appointee at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research includes modeling steady state and transient behavior of advanced energy systems, inclusive of their thermal management, and the characterization and optimization of novel cycles. He has advised graduate and undergradu- ate research assistants
Paper ID #41995Are Hardhats Required for Engineering Identity Construction? Genderedand Racialized Patterns in Canadian Engineering Graduates’ ProfessionalIdentitiesMs. Emily Macdonald-Roach, University of Toronto Emily Macdonald-Roach is an MASc student in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering identity formation, engineering culture, and equity, diversity, and inclusion in engineering career paths.Dr. Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto Cindy Rottmann is the Associate Director of Research at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University
a responsive approachinvolves the implementation of inclusive practices and fostering a space that values diversityand actively challenges and dismantles stereotypes and biases within the field [1].Moreover,“innovations that respond to both global and local community needs are enhanced by diverseand well-prepared academic learners [2].” Such programs acknowledge the importance of skillenhancement, mentorship, and networking to promote women's career advancement indisciplines such as engineering [3].Specifically, leadership within academia entails navigating gender biases and structuralinequalities extending beyond managerial abilities [4].Research shows that leadership programsthat tap into high-impact practices that garnish specific sets
underrepresented students of all ages, STEM mentors, and their motivations and/or persistence. The first part of her career was spent designing residential split system HVAC equipment and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) unitsfor Trane in Tyler, TX. Kristin has taught about design, engineering, and manufacturing to students of all ages in various places including to preschoolers via Schaefer Engineering’s STEM outreach, to senior mechanical engineering undergraduates at TAMU, to eighth graders in KatyISD at Beckendorff Junior High, and to freshmen mixed major undergraduates at UH and at TAMU. Kristin is also the mom of one smart teenage boy whose journey through learning differences and Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) has enabled her to connect
Paper ID #22577Impact of a STEM-focused Research Program on Minority High School Stu-dents’ Self-Efficacy and Interest in STEM Research and Careers (Work inProgress)Dr. Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University Dr. Tameshia Ballard Baldwin is a Teaching Assistant Professor working jointly in the College of En- gineering and in the Department of STEM Education within the College of Education at North Carolina State University. She earned a B.S. in Biological Engineering from North Carolina State University and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Biological Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Uni
? Perceived Barriers to Engineering Education: Exploring the feminist influences on curriculum in British Columbia and on the career choices of women with high school physics creditAbstractThe population of engineers is insufficient to meet long-term demand; although immigration isboosting the numbers and adding diversity to the mix, women are still severely underrepresented1,2 . The recruitment of women into these programs is a clear opportunity to meet industrydemand for engineers. Young women occupy an increasing percentage of the seats in highschool physics classrooms 3,4. This paper presents evidence from the British Columbia schoolsystem depicting trends in the number of young women
Paper ID #17630A Comparative Study of Educator Backgrounds and Their Effect on StudentUnderstanding of the Engineering Design Process and Engineering Careers,Utilizing an Underwater Robotics Program (RTP)Dr. J. Adam Scribner Ed.D., Stevens Institute of Technology Manager of STEM Outreach for the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017A Comparative Study of Educator Backgrounds and Their Effect on StudentUnderstanding of the Engineering Design Process and Engineering Careers
World as We Know It, and I Need a Job: A Qualitative Exploration of Mid-Year Engineering Students' Future Possible CareersAbstractThis research paper on students’ future possible careers is situated in a larger mixed methodsstudy exploring mid-year engineering students’ motivations related to their future possiblecareers. Previous work has demonstrated the importance of motivation in engineering forimproved academic performance and retention. Our work is situated in the future-orientedmotivation frameworks of future time perspectives (FTP) and future possible selves (FPS). Inthis study we further qualitatively explore the perception of a group of students who have beenquantitatively identified as having
Paper ID #31776Enhancing Middle/High School Female Students Self-Confidence andMotivation in Pursuing STEM Careers through Increasing Diversity inEngineering And Labor-force (IDEAL) Outreach Summer ProgramDr. Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton Dr. Nina Robson is an associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California State University at Fullerton.Allison SerranoMr. Axel Alvarez Loya, California State University, Fullerton I’m in my third year at California State University, Fullerton as a Mechanical engineering student.Nikol Miojevic, Nikol Miojevic is a 9th grader at Ithaca High School
Paper ID #45360Impact of a Femalized Architecture, Engineering, and Construction KinestheticLearning Model on the AEC Career Knowledge, Self-efficacy, and OutcomeExpectations of African American Middle School GirlsMiss Mercy Folashade Fash, North Carolina A&T State University Mercy Fash is a dedicated and accomplished PhD candidate in the Applied Science and Technology program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T). Her research is primarily focused on increasing racial and gender diversity in STEM careers, addressing critical gaps and promoting inclusivity in these fields. Mercy’s
communication instruction to students as they progress through the senior capstone project and develop relationships with project stakeholders in industry. She also supports engineering communication program development, research, and implementation. Her Ph.D. research interests include social justice pedagogies; promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education; service learning; program design and leadership; and qualitative research.Jacob Field, Oregon State UniversitySierra Kai Sverdrup, Oregon State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Report on a Student Community of Practice Program's Impact on Career Preparednessand Sense of Belonging Among Underserved
ranked academic unit at Wake Forest University. Olga is a national thought leader in higher education and engineering education. She is a biomedical and mechanical engineer as well as an STEM education researcher.Dr. Melissa C Kenny, Wake Forest University Dr. Melissa C Kenny is an assistant teaching professor in the department of Engineering at Wake Forest University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Transforming Engineering Education Through an Integrated Academic and Career Advising Model: A Theory-Informed Model for Educating the Whole Engineer at Wake Forest EngineeringABSTRACT - Higher education faces mounting criticism regarding cost, job preparation,curriculum
undergraduate students from different backgrounds (i.e., Black, Latinx, andIndigenous). For example, Strayhorn et al. [7] and Tolbert Smith [15] found that Black studentsare subjected to looks and messaging that suggest they will not succeed in engineering and otherSTEM-related careers. Similarly, McGee [8] found that Black men students were oftenstereotyped as being more suited for careers outside of STEM and their success in STEMcoursework was attributed to them either being extremely intelligent or garnered throughcheating, which hindered some students’ ability to develop an affinity for their STEM discipline.Similarly, Black and Latinx students have reported feelings of isolation and loneliness which canalso negatively impact their academic
institutions will be presented.IntroductionVirtual mentoring is not a new practice, it has been in existence for over 20 years [5], [6] [7], [8],[9]. The online setting can seamlessly connect undergraduate students across the country withmentors, and the GradTrack program was initially started in 2021 during the COVID-19pandemic. Virtual mentoring has also been shown to increase sense of community, STEMachievement, career self-efficacy, and drive to persist in mentors and mentees [10].The GradTrack mentoring structure is a scalable group and peer mentoring model, with 2graduate student mentors from Purdue with 5-7 URM undergraduate student mentees fromacross the United States and Puerto Rico joined in a mentoring circle. The second iteration of
do what on campus whenthey need things. One way to remedy this as identified by a dean, was for better onboarding processes. Asstated, “Better onboarding of contingent faculty would be beneficial both for the quality ofteaching and for career advancement of contingent faculty. By providing better onboardingprocesses, contingent faculty could feel more empowered to self-advocate by knowing the waysand means to obtain items they need and voice their concerns to people that can create change. Recommendations from the deans included: • Allowing senior lecturer faculty to opt-in for a service role • Provide more opportunities to support professional development among contingent faculty
-related field)will be - and indeed, deserves to be - economically successful. According to this perspective, allof this will, in turn, help America's economy as a whole. This interpretation of science andengineering education in terms of its economic function pervades our society and academia farbeyond the NRC and NSTA, as STEM careers and innovations within the field are consideredvital to sustaining the health of our economy. The Next Generation Science Standards addressesthe purpose of science and engineering education and grapple with how to support teachers intheir effort to engage “all students” with these standards.Equity in science and engineering education?In recent decades, there has been significant criticism from academia and popular
Engineering focused on Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation. She went through engineer- ing pathways herself, completing master electrician degree when completing Technical School in Uzice, Serbia, focusing on pre-engineering program on high power voltage systems and maintenance of electro- mechanical systems. Her research is focuses on engineering pathways, career and technical education, digital thread, cyber physical systems, mechatronics, digital manufacturing, broadening participation, and engineering education. She is a Director of Mechatronics and Digital Manufacturing Lab at ODU and a lead of Area of Specialization Mechatronics Systems Design. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at Commonwealth Center for Advanced