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Building and Engaging Communities for Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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nomination in 2015. Six finalists were invited to present. Topics included two paperson engineering design, one with a focus on ethical and contextual decisions later in thecurriculum [9] and the second focused on problem framing and design considerations in the firstyear of the curriculum as a tool for underrepresented students to better identify their assets withengineering [10]. This paper, which reported on Mapping Assets of Diverse Groups for ChemicalEngineering Design Problem Framing Ability, by Svihla et. al. [10] was selected as the best 2016Diversity paper. One of the finalists, Mikel, et al. was from the Pacific Southwest Section ofASEE [11]; this paper focused on nontraditional adult students and factors that impacted theiracceptance in

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Building and Engaging Communities for Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

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for posterity and toencourage engagement within other academic institutions and professional societies. Some of ourexamples and strategies can be scaled and adapted to address institutional or regional challengesor to increase awareness and engagement in other national societies. Outcomes seen throughinitiatives have resulted in increased connections with previously disenfranchised members tothe ASEE community, engagement across divisions, and expanded programming in support ofdiversity, equity, and inclusion practices.1. Importance of Diversity, Equity, and InclusionEngineers have a significant impact on society. Their actions shape future technology,infrastructure, and innovation. Improving workforce diversity has been shown to

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allie Copeland, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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vary based on a respondent’s gender?Analysis of the research data generated by the survey is designed to contribute to a collectiveunderstanding of emerging themes regarding perceptions that pertain to female challenges andopportunities within the industry. Furthermore, the research is designed to identify areas ofdisparity between male and female observations and provide recommendations for areas offuture research.2. Literature ReviewDespite strides in gender equality gender division within occupational choices still stronglyexists where women are underrepresented in male-dominated fields and men underrepresented infemale-dominated fields [11]. A recent study in Japan shows that female-to-male ratios ofemployees correlate to gender

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Engineering Cultures and Identity

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #14814The Development of a Measure of Engineering IdentityDr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of

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Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Cultures from a Theoretical Perspective

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Dusek, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Daniela Faas, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Emily Ferrier, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Robyn Goodner, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Adva Waranyuwat, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alison Wood, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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fellow in the Mechanical Engineering De- partment at MIT after receiving her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction from Iowa State University. Dr. Faas graduated from Bucknell University with her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and joint B.S./B.A. in Mechanical Engineering and International Relations. Dr. Faas is cur- rently a research affiliate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Her research focuses on developing low cost immersive Virtual Reality applications for products and systems, early stage design process and methodology and engineering education. Research interests: virtual reality (VR) applications in mechanical design, design methodology and engi- neering

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Action on Diversity - Disability Experiences & Empathy

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Golf Coast University

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Electrical Engineering and his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Florida International University in 1992 and 1989. Dr. Gonzalez research interest includes the intelligent control of large scale autonomous systems, autonomous vehicles, discrete-event modeling and simulation and human signature verification. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Impacts of Active Learning on Learning Disabled StudentsAbstractOne of the most important best practices in education is active learning. Earlier this year, theWhite House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a national Call to Action aimed atimproving STEM education through the use of active learning. Active learning

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Engineering Cultures and Identity

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Grant. She also was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow for her work on female empowerment in engineering which won the National Association for Research in

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Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Cultures from a Theoretical Perspective

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago

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, and socially just. She runs the Feminist Research in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and alumni are described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She has received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She was co-PI of Purdue’s ADVANCE program from 2008-2014, focusing on the underrepresentation of women in STEM faculty positions. She helped found, fund, and grow the PEER Collaborative, a peer mentoring group of

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abbie B Liel P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Eva Leong

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95.8 Others## Others includes non-white students who are not classified as underrepresented.Survey design and disseminationThe survey described in this paper was distributed to both undergraduate and graduate students.We recruited participants studying civil or architectural engineering at U.S. universities. Thesurvey targeted students with at least junior standing, to ensure that they had substantialengineering-related course experiences. At the graduate level, we targeted solely studentspursuing degrees in the area of structural engineering.The web-based survey was designed according to best practices in survey design, in terms ofvisual arrangement, types, and organization of questions and compatibility with multiple webbrowsers13

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Revealing the Invisible: Engineering Course Activities that Address Privilege, -Isms, and Power Relations (Interactive Session)

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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practice of design and the resulting impact of engineering designs on society.The CoursesCourse InstructorsAs discussed earlier, the endeavor of teaching engineering as a sociotechnical discipline whileintegrating issues such as race, justice, and -isms can be a daunting task for instructors, and weare no exceptions. As the background and positionality of the instructor is critical tounderstanding the risks and rewards associated with these courses, this section briefly describeseach of the instructors who have taught or are currently teaching the course.J. A. Mejia self-identifies as Mexican American and his research investigates the funds ofknowledge of Latinx adolescents. He grew up in a binational setting where the majority of thepopulation

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Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech

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from Virginia Tech, and his B.S. in industrial engineering from Clemson University.Mr. Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University Ben Lutz is a Postdoctoral Scholar in Engineering Education at Oregon State University. His research in- terests include innovative pedagogies in engineering design, conceptual change and development, school- to-work transitions for new engineers, and efforts for inclusion and diversity within engineering. His current work explores how students describe their own learning in engineering design and how that learn- ing supports transfer of learning from school into professional practice as well as exploring students’ conceptions of diversity and its importance within engineering fields.Dr

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University; Mary C. Verstraete, The University of Akron; Deborah J. O'Bannon P.E., University of Missouri, Kansas City

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Paper ID #15210The Changing Role of Professional Societies for AcademicsDr. Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University Gretchen Hein is a senior lecturer in Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech. She have been teaching ENG3200, Thermo-Fluids since 2005. She also teaches first-tear engineering classes. She has been active in incorporating innovative instructional methods into all course she teaches. Her research areas also include why students persist in STEM programs and underrepresented groups in engineering.Dr. Daniela Faas, Harvard University Dr. Faas is currently the Senior Preceptor in Design Instruction

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Action on Diversity - Disability Experiences & Empathy

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henriette D Burns, Washington State University, Vancouver; Kristin Lesseig, Washington State University Vancouver

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her early 30’s, educated as a special education teacher, and hadfacilitated 4-H classes for four years. Miss Sweet (code name) was a female of Pilipino descentin her mid-20’s and a recent STEM graduate. The third coordinator was a post-doc in scienceeducation conducting longitudinal research at the school. She did not attend every lesson.MethodsTo address our research questions, we utilized qualitative methods, often called interpretativephenomenological analysis (IPA)52,53 in engineering education, so we could best unveil andunderstand how students responded to empathy-infused lessons. Instruments included open-ended student surveys, lesson observations and coordinator interviews.Observations and interviews. Classroom observations and

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Creating Equity Through Structure and Pedagogy

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Celena Arreola, American Society for Engineering Education; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas, El Paso; Carolina Favela, University of Texas, El Paso; Melissa Stearns

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we could assiststudents with disabilities a priori by providing additional services, to now recognizing that wecan best support their success by listening and growing our understanding of how they use theirconsiderable assets to build their success. Through this recognition, we are able to retool our effortsto be individual student-focused. This new paradigm is an outgrowth of our internal research,which demonstrates that those practices based on our students’ assets best support their exceptionalachievement [1]. Through the intersection of curricular and co-curricular experiences that can besynthesized, transferred to new situations, and articulated for the student’s benefit, we developeda Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). This was part of

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)

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, administrative, and informal systems of power and resources to support and sustain progress by shaping the political frameworks that impact representation and advancement of women. 4. Enhance the working environment and support career advancement for women faculty using symbolic measures which emphasize issues of meaning within the organization.One initiative in the AdvanceRIT project is a professional development workshop series called theConnectivity Series. The Connectivity Series integrates practices that promote and advance womenfaculty by offering professional development for faculty that relate to the themes of retention,recruitment and advancement. Workshops and panel sessions are designed to developcompetencies such as

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelsey Morgan Irvin, Washington University in St. Louis; Elizabeth Hiteshue, University of Pennsylvania; Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Michael Geselowitz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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interviews. The book, Recoding Gender: Women’s Changing Participation in Computing (MIT Press, 2012) has been published and the transcripts are now available….3 The interviews and the book are focused on some of the same issues raised in the current project discussed in this paper, understanding the pathways and barriers for women pursuing careers in engineering, and serve as complementary material.4In our STEM Oral History Project, the IEEE Historians provide training to the students in oralhistory, a technique to record recollections of interviewees for posterity.6-9 The procedures in thisproject follow the best practices established by the Oral History Association.8 We use themethodology of oral history because oral

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer L. Groh, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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integrated into existingprogrammatic structures for female engineering students, including Living-LearningCommunities and mentoring programs. This preliminary analysis, to set the stage for futureresearch, details the incorporation and impact of coaching in a seminar course while also layinggroundwork for addressing multiple research gaps in these areas: gender and coaching,13application of coaching in higher education,20 development of self-confidence withinprofessional roles and how educational programs can foster this,8 and preparing femaleengineering students for the transition to the workforce/graduate school with the aim ofincreasing their retention in said professions. As a means of identifying future possibleframeworks for further study of

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University; Seth Schlisserman; Alexandra Kirshon

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departments.Unfortunately, however, the reality of such group experiences often proved demoralizing forwomen. Woodfield (2000), for instance, found that female professionals entering a computingcompany looked forward to working in teams, but found the practical experience of teamworklacking, largely due to conflicts in collaborative styles that led to an under-recognition ofwomen's contributions to the project. Many researchers have reported cases where racism andsexism emerged in team contexts (Hewlett et al., 2008; Ingram and Parker, 2002; Neilsen et al,1998; Tonso, 2007). Perhaps as a consequence, Neilsen and colleagues (1998) found manywomen shunning groups, stating that they preferred to work alone. Female engineering studentsin Natishan, Schmidt and Mead

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University; Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University; Weslene Tallmadge, Gannon University

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from teachingand a stipend for research activities every year for two years for each awardee. The strategysought to support junior female faculty at a teaching institution which also has a strongscholarship requirement for tenure and promotion. Through the support of the grant, theretention rate and promotion of female faculty in STEM disciplines was increased. By the endof the grant, six awardees will have benefitted from the grant. Metrics to measure the impact ofthis strategy are in place. The efforts will be continued through a university-wide, competitiverelease time program.Strategy 3, Leadership Development, was to formalize professional development opportunitiesfor faculty on the topic of leadership, previously not available at Gannon

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Action on Diversity - Engineering Workforce & Faculty Training

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Erick C Jones, University of Texas, Arlington; Alan A. Arnold, AAAS Science and Technology Fellow at the National Science Foundation

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, mentored and have productively conducted research, theywill choose faculty careers. Conversely, they found scientists, no matter their background,reported less interest in faculty careers (particularly for those at research-intensive universities),and increased interest in careers outside of research over time in graduate school.25Reflecting on the work of these programs and the resulting improvements in completion of PhDsand steps forward in institutional change, a faculty career model that better defines what ishappening in best practice situations and that better speaks to the PhDs who are choosing non-academic careers is clearly needed. An improved model can be used by policy makers indeveloping funding solicitations as well as by institutions

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Robert J Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University; Bethany B Smith, Arizona State University

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conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The other is on the factors that promote persistence and success in retention of undergraduate students in engineering. He was a coauthor for best paper award in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2013.Prof. James A Middleton, Arizona State University James A. Middleton is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology at Arizona State Univer- sity. For the last three years he also held the Elmhurst Energy Chair in STEM education at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Previously, Dr. Middleton was Associate Dean

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Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mayra S Artiles, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Raeven Carmelita Waters; Ashley R Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Tech; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; Amy Hermundstad Nave, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech

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acknowledged and discussed throughout.Intersectional theory discusses how multiple identities—such as race, class, gender, amongothers—intersect to create a new identity whose experience is different from the sum of its parts(Crenshaw, 1991). The Year of ACTION in Diversity has positioned underrepresented groups(i.e., women and minorities) at the forefront of recent studies in engineering education. Thedistinct challenges faced by these groups point to the need for more comprehensive studies thatcan lead to identifying best practices in engineering education. Intersectionality provides a basisfor our research (Crenshaw, 1991), emphasizing the need to critically analyze how scholarshipfrom ASEE positions multiple aspects of diversity. Because

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Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Beyond the Undergraduate Years

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cliff Fitzmorris, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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-track searches. Most of the participants would be at aserious disadvantage when competing against post-doctoral students who had performed research inuniversity labs. Most practicing engineers do not write research papers as part of their work, they developproducts and processes and any research they do is often proprietary and therefore not published.If the composition and criteria of the search committee are not carefully designed, the department will missthe remarkable diversity available and could instead recruit candidates that would be better suited for atenure-track career. This diversity will certainly be missed if the department uses non-tenure-trackappointments as a “holding pattern” while the institution waits for a tenure-track

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Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Tia Navelene Barnes, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Rachel Davidson, University of Delaware; Xiaoxue 'Vera' Zhang, University of Delaware

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profession. Her research focuses on teacher education, classroom assessment, and P-16 environmental and engineering education.Dr. Tia Navelene Barnes, University of Delaware Dr. Tia Barnes is an assistant professor at the University of Delaware in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences and the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy. She is a mixed-methods researcher with a focus on the use of culturally responsive practices in creating positive classroom and school climates across grade levels. She has published work in several journals authored a number of research articles in journals including Aggression and Violent Behavior, Journal of School Violence, Journal of Classroom Interactions

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Ilana Karpman, University of California San Diego

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academic careers, from undergraduate through post-doctoral studies, andthroughout the tenure-track academic pipeline.  Research Design The participants in this study were female tenured associate and full professors at threedoctoral research universities (Carnegie Classification: Research University/Very High ResearchActivity) in the United States. I conducted semi-structured interviews with fifty percent or moretenured female engineering faculty at each of the research sites, for a total of 21 women (7 atResearch University I, 9 at Research University II, and 5 at Research University III). These threeresearch sites were selected for several reasons. First, the low representation of women inacademic engineering programs is most pronounced at

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Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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adepartment head or a Dean. The NSF call says that this is to “establish institutionalaccountability.” For change to occur, it is critical to have someone in administration who cansupport change or provide leverage. An expert in engineering education or computer scienceeducation research is needed--this person should be familiar with the literature in this area and beable to ground the project plan within that literature. For example, have similar ideas been triedat other institutions? What are best practices? An expert in social science must be included--thisperson could be from a number of different departments including sociology or education. Thisperson should be familiar with the literature on organizational change. They need to be able toadvise

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Action on Diversity - Engineering Workforce & Faculty Training

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Su Li, U. C. Hastings, College of the Law; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers; joan Chalmers Williams, University of California, Hastings College of the Law

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and Social Inquiry, Sociology of Education, and Gender and Society) on topics including the legal profession, intellectual property, and constitutional law.Dr. Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers Dr. Rincon joined the Society of Women Engineers in February 2016 as the Manager of Research, where she oversees the organization’s research activities around female engineers from elementary through col- lege and into the workforce. With over 15 years of experience in higher education administration, includ- ing as a Senior Research and Policy Analyst for The University of Texas System, her focus has been on understanding the factors that impact student success and influencing the policies that support students

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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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

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Action on Diversity - Engineering Workforce & Faculty Training

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sevinj Iskandarova, James Madison University; Oris Griffin, James Madison University

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employees in the team” (p.1, 2015)Rationale for the StudyIn educational settings, it is important to provide continuous diversity-related practices and tocreate a culture awareness workforce development plan. Some faculty may be apprehensive ofmoving from a familiar cultural environment to the new multicultural environment, or adaptingto a new work environment that may cause frustrations. Despite legislation and organizationalpolicies that attempt to manage and encourage successful engagement, and retain a diverseenvironment, faculty members are still challenged on how to deal with workplace diversityprofessionally. In order to address these challenges, the research addressed cultural awarenessprograms such as cultural

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Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University; Naeun Cheon, University of Washington; Elba Camila Moise, University of Washington; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington

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engineering identity as a sense of belonging, found thatgender and other social variables affect students’ power and status, which in turn affects theiridentification with engineering. Meyers and colleagues [25] found that students’ self-identification as engineers was linked to a sense of belonging to the engineering college, as wellas organizational recognition. In a survey study conducted in the Netherlands, Meeuwisse andcolleagues [26] found that quality faculty and peer interactions positively impacted students’sense of belonging.Previous research highlights the importance of both a sense of belonging and self-identificationas engineers for persistence in the major [22], [24]-[25], [27]-[31]. For example, Marra andcolleagues’ [29] investigation