Conference Session

Engineering Cultures and Identity

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis Prybutok, The University of Texas, Austin; Anita D. Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Mary Jo Kirisits, University of Texas, Austin

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

students.3 Though much research has been conducted on predicting what willlead students to pursue engineering, exposing P-12 students to engineering to foster interest at anearlier age2, and determining why students leave engineering4, few studies have been conductedon how undergraduate engineers who persist to graduation develop throughout their collegecareers. Thus, in recent years, the framework of engineering identity and the factors thatencompass it, based on previous research on physics and math identities, has been used as a lensto study engineering students.Engineering identity is both a subset of and affected by the larger student identity, which alsoincludes personal and social identities.1 Identity can be defined as how students

Conference Session

Engineering Cultures and Identity

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #15322First Generation Students Identification with and Feelings of Belongingnessin EngineeringHank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno Hank Boone is a Graduate Research Assistant and Masters Student at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on First Generation engineering college students’ engineering identity, belonging- ness, and how they perceive their college experience.He is also on a National Science Foundation project looking at non-normative engineering students and how they may have differing paths to success. His education includes a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Nevada

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui (Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Center dedicated to engineering education related initiatives and research focused on building diversity and enhancing the educational experience for all engineering students. Dr. Shehab teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in ergonomics, work methods, experimental design, and statistical analysis. Her current research is with the Research Institute for STEM Education, a multi-disciplinary research group investigating factors related to equity and diversity in engineering student populations.Dr. Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma Dr. Deborah A. Trytten is a President’s Associates Presidential Professor and Associate Professor of Computer Science and Womens’ and Gender Studies at the University of