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Session 3 - Track 1: Advocates and Allies Across Multiple Institutions: A Discussion of Best-Practices to Support Gender Equity

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Cristinel Ababei, Marquette University; John Borg P.E., Marquette University; Lisa Borello, University of Dayton; Dennis Brylow, Marquette University; David Daleke; Alan Richard Denton, North Dakota State University; Nathan Ensmenger, Indiana University; H. Richard Friman, Marquette University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; John Grych, Marquette University; Thomas W James, James; Donald F. Johnson; Gary Krenz, Marquette University; Jonathan T Macy, Indiana University Bloomington; Robert W Peoples, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, Marquette University; Joshua E. Perry, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business Bloomington; Chris M Ray; Martin R St. Maurice, Marquette University; Patrick W Thomas; Matthew D Zink

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Engineering, The State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo and from 2008 to 2012, I was an assistant professor in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Dakota State University (NDSU). Previously, from 2004 to 2008, I worked for Magma Design Automation, San Jose CA, where I received the outstanding technical contribution award in 2007. During the Summer of 2001, I worked on analog circuit synthesis and layout at NeoLinear Inc., Pittsburgh PA. During 1996-1997, I was an Erasmus graduate student at the University of Patras, Greece. I serve on the technical program committee of several conferences including NOCS, SOCC, and ReConFig. I am a senior member of IEEE and a member of ACM and Eta Kappa Nu. I

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Technical Session 4 - Paper 2: Successful Practices for a Women in Engineering and Science Mentoring Program for First Year Students

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Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton; Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton; Lily Behnke, University of Dayton

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Society for Engineering Education, 202212 Table of Contents  Mentoring Program Design  Motivation for the Study  Purpose of Research  Literature Review  Methodology  Pilot Mentoring Program  Mentoring Program During COVID19  Summary of Best Practices 3In this presentation we’ll cover the mentoring program design, the pilot mentoring program, the discoveries we found during the COVID 19 pandemic, and a summary of the best practices for mentoring programs

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Technical Session 12 - Paper 3: Increasing Minority Student Applications to STEM Graduate Programs: Lessons Learned and Outlook for a New Program

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Kingsley Nwosu Jr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mandy J Wright, Fields Wright Consulting; Mike Ekoniak, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering

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successful statements from faculty and graduate students affiliated withthe program, and much time was provided for writing and discussing the sampleessays that were provided by those faculty and graduate student mentors. Several ofthe graduate student mentors held a Q&A panel on the second Saturday, as well. 18 Program Design 2020: Ongoing Programming ▪ Resources posted in A Step Canvas site ▪ Participation in GEM Grad Lab ▪ Graduate student mentors ▪ Personal statement writing conferences and grad school research support (individual)19During and after the two Saturday bootcamps, a variety of program

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Technical Session 6 - Paper 4: Retention Strategies for Educators from Women STEM Graduates of the 1970’s & 1980’s

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Kathleen Buse, Advancing Women in the Workforce; Debra Musch, Rising Careers, LLC; Allison Goodman, ArtCenter College of Design

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Paper ID #35582Retention Strategies for Educators from Women STEM Graduates of the1970’s & 1980’sDr. Kathleen Buse, Advancing Women in the Workforce Kathleen Buse is a business leader whose work focuses on helping organizations be more successful through the development of engaged and inclusive work cultures. As President and Founder of Advancing Women in the Workforce, she helps employers recruit, retain, and advance women. Kathleen’s experience includes 25 years in industry, beginning as an engineer and advancing to executive leadership. She spent ten years in academia where she became an award-winning researcher and

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Session 10 - Track 1: Walking Between Two Worlds: Creating a Framework for Conducting Culturally-Responsive Research with University Indigenous Communities

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Qualla Jo Ketchum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jennifer Lyn Benning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Donna Westfall-Rudd

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Paper ID #36474Walking Between Two Worlds: Creating a Framework for ConductingCulturally-Responsive Research with University Indigenous CommunitiesQualla Jo Ketchum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Qualla Jo Ketchum (she/her/they) is a PhD Candidate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. She received her Bachelors of Science and Masters of Science in Biosystems En- gineering at Oklahoma State University. She is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and her Indigeneity impacts all she does from her technical research in water resources to her pedagogical practices and edu

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Track 3: Technical Session 6: Organizational Transformation for Graduate Education: Intentionally Engaging Graduate Students as Partners in Equity Work

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Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Teirra K Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Natali Huggins, Virginia Tech ; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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National Experimental University of T´achira in Venezuela. In addition, she has several years of experience in research and practice at graduate educa- tion level in the engineering field, with special focus on assess based perspectives, minoritized students’ socialization, and agency in graduate education. Her strengths include qualitative research study design and implementation. Her dissertation examined Latinx motivation to pursue Ph.D. in engineering, mi- noritized engineering doctoral students’ socialization and the impact of the engineering context in their experiences. Her research expertise lies in diversity and inclusion in graduate education, with a particu- lar interest in minoritized students’ socialization

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Track 5: Technical Session 5: Successful mentoring practices for women undergraduate STEM students

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton

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Paper ID #40740Successful mentoring practices for women undergraduate STEM studentsDr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer is Associate Director of the Women in Engineering Program and Asso- ciate Professor (by courtesy) in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. She conducts research around student success.Ms. Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton Beth Hart is a Principal Lecturer for the University of Dayton School of Engineering Innovation Center. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Dayton, both in

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Session 5 - Track 3: stEm PEER Academy

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Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Claire Jean Duggan, Northeastern University; Jacqueline A. Isaacs, Northeastern University; Johne' M Parker, University of Kentucky; Keisha Marie Norris, Miami University

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foundational research in student retention and other evidence-based practices that engage, enroll, and graduate their women and BIPOC engineers.5. Professional Learning a. Provide a toolbox of resources to guide collaboration and partnerships at their respective institutions, with partners, and with each other (broader impact/broadening participation, proposal development, writing research papers, etc.). b. Expand PEERs’ understanding of national funding opportunities aligned with their institutional goals (NSF grants, national education grants, industry grants, etc). 1017

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Track 3: Technical Session 1: An Ecosystem of Support Initiatives for BIPOC, Women, and Domestic Graduate Students in STEM

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Andrew Edmunds, Clemson University; Melissa Smith, Clemson University

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participated in “CIMER – Facilitating Entering Mentoring” mentor training facilitated by certified Clemson university program coordinators. • Students are required to take a 1hr seminar course that covers tips for being successful in a PhD program.The B2D program at Clemson University is an example of how additional externalfunding can follow and contribute to a foundation of support for domestic, BIPOC,and women graduate students. B2D fellows now comprise a formal and informalnetwork of student support and mentorship across STEM disciplines and graduateprograms. Presenters will share successes, challenges and best practices. B2D Fellowsinclude STEM ALL IN Fellows and together they have created a community of

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Technical Session 4 - Paper 4: Developing a Strategy to Include Financially Disadvantaged Undergraduate Students into Graduate Engineering Programs

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Sanjivan Manoharan, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; Brian Krug, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University

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Paper ID #35538Developing a Strategy to Include Financially Disadvantaged UndergraduateStudents into Graduate Engineering ProgramsDr. Sanjivan Manoharan, Grand Valley State University Sanjivan Manoharan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State Univer- sity. His research areas include engineering education, nucleate pool boiling, aerodynamics, and turbo- machinery.Dr. Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University Dr. Choudhuri worked as a Senior Research Engineer at Technical Service Division of Caterpillar Inc. for two years. He developed Virtual Manufacturing (VM) strategy and tools

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Session 11 - Track 3: A climate case study for understanding inclusion, equity, access, and diversity for broadening participation and reducing systemic barriers

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Gregory E Triplett Jr., Virginia Commonwealth University; Rachel Levena Wasilewski

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, researchersdeveloped and distributed topical electronic surveys, conducted focus groups in person and byvideo conference, and studied institutional data. Where data was not available, researchersworked collaboratively with institutional research to develop engineering-centric data analyticstools for identifying opportunities and developing long term strategies.The process for studying climate involved a closer look at every aspect of the student experience.In this report, admissions practices, reasons students leave/stay in engineering, and experienceswithin the college are the focal point. These topics were pursued to better understand theinterconnectedness of student experiences and the impact on student decisions.Phase 1: Admissions PracticesA review of

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Session 1 - Track 3 : Exploring Experiences of Black Engineering Students Transitioning into Predominately White Institutions for Graduate Studies

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Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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two main themes that had a major impact on the transition from an HBCU to a PWI fora Black engineering graduate student: expectations for/preconceived notions of graduate school,difficulties in the socialization process due to institutional culture.Expectations and preconceived notions of Doctoral program X developed his expectations for his doctoral program based mainly on the interactionsthat he had with his undergraduate research advisors, who warned him of the rigor of Doctoralprograms. This is consistent with the findings of Amelink et al., who identified interactions withgraduate students and faculty while enrolled as an undergraduate, and undergraduate researchexperience factors that impacted the anticipatory stage of the

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Session 4 - Track 2: Inclusive Innovation: Reframing STEM Research in COVID-19

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Tamara N. Hamilton, Syracuse University ; Claudine-Lonje A Williams, Syracuse University; Chelsea Bouldin

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, belonging, and access.Ms. Claudine-Lonje A Williams, Syracuse University Claudine-Lonj´e A. Williams, LMSW is currently a doctoral student and graduate assistant/teaching as- sistant in the Higher Education Department (HED) at Syracuse University (SU). She is also the teacher of record for sections of the Practicum Seminar course, and assists with the coordination of the Masters Students’ Practicum process including the Round Robin interviews. Claudine has worked as a graduate assistant and program coordinator for three consecutive summers for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Mi- nority Participation (LSAMP) Program at SU where she guided undergraduate BIPOC students majoring in the STEM fields as they conducted research

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Track 3: Technical Session 3: Envisioning Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education: Creating a Coalition including University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Bowie State University, and University of Maryland College Park to Make It Happen

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Rosemary Parker, University of Maryland, College Park; JACQUELINE SMITH, Bowie State University; Isabel K Lloyd, Materials Science and Engineering Dept., University of Maryland, College Park, MD; Jennifer Johnson, Temple University ; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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% of surveyrespondents had already participated in undergraduate research. However, studentsexpressed an unclear connection between these activities and preparation for graduatestudy. Generally, undergraduates surveyed are uncertain about the impact undergraduateresearch will have on them. 28% neither agree/disagree with the statement that “doingresearch confirmed my interest in my field of study.” These results suggest that there is amissed opportunity to promote undergraduate research experiences as a mechanism toincrease graduate school aspirations, and provide students with foundational research skillsnecessary to thrive at the graduate level.Institutional BiasesThe second research question focused on exposing institutional biases that

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Session 12 - Track 1: The Advisor-Advisee Relationship in Engineering and Computer Science Ph.D. Programs: Understanding Who Benefits and How

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Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Andrea Stancescu, NC State University; Maureen Grasso, NC State University; Yvette Maria Huet, UNC Charlotte; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Lisa Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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grant An Institutional Transformative Model to Increase Minority STEM Doctoral Student and Faculty Sucess.Dr. Yvette Maria Huet, Yvette Huet is Director of the ADVANCE Faculty Affairs and Diversity Office and a Professor of Kine- siology at UNC Charlotte. She has worked with and created a variety of workshops for faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, and current and future leaders and provided professional development consultation to faculty. She has provided training at UNC Charlotte and other programs and institutions across the country, many with current or previous ADVANCE grants, that addresses best practices in recruitment, inherent bias, communication, mentoring and reappointment, promotion and

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Track 4: Technical Session 3: Considerations for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement of a pre-college STEM summer program for promising Black high school students

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Jesika Monet McDaniel, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kim Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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resident assistants, andschedule of activities. Evidence-based practices built into programming for DISTINCTIONencourage engagement and exposure to engineering at the undergraduate level and a residentialand rural college experience at a predominantly and historically white institution. Students arepaired with roommates in a residence hall on campus to encourage socialization and makeconnections in a communal setting. Residence hall activities include group activities initiated byresidents and program assistants. Outside the residence halls, students connect with facultythrough discipline, research, and student support-centered talks, with opportunities to interactclosely with engineering faculty and graduate students. Lastly, an industry

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Session 9 - Track 2: The Unheard Voices of Administrators who are Non-traditional Graduate Students in Engineering and Computing Education

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Morgan Haley McKie, Florida International University; Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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-traditional students, adeeper examination of this group within graduate education research becomes critical, especiallyconsidering that only a few studies concentrate on their motivations and experiences. The resultsof these examinations can support graduate programs to make further changes to the design anddelivery of their doctoral curriculums by accounting for the unheard voices of these non-traditional students and raising awareness of their lived experiences throughout their program. In this paper, we describe the preliminary results of a collaborative autoethnographicexploration of the professional and educational experiences of two professional non-traditionaldoctoral students in engineering and computing education. We define

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 5: The Impact of Prior Programming Experience on Computational Thinking in First-Year Engineering Experience.

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Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #35645The Impact of Prior Programming Experience on Computational ThinkinginFirst-Year Engineering Experience.Dr. Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University Dr. Mendoza Diaz is Assistant Professor at the College of Education and Human Development with a courtesy appointment in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She obtained her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Educational Administration and Human Resource Development and worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning- INSPIRE at the School of Engineering Education-Purdue University. She

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Technical Session 1 - Paper 5: Navigating the academy in the absence of graduate disability accommodation policies

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D. C. Beardmore, University of Colorado Boulder

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practices whilenavigating their graduate programs. I discuss the findings as they relate to concepts in literatureand my own auto-ethnographic experience. I also provide researchers, students, faculty, staff,and policy makers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) academiawith recommendations. Finally, I present the research community with areas for furtheracademic study.IntroductionProblemThere is a dearth of knowledge pertaining to graduate students with disabilities. Publicationsregarding the enrollment, retention, and graduation rates of this population are scarce. Similarly,little is known about the retention and graduation rates of graduate students with disabilities [1],[2]. More generally, there is a gap in knowledge

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Technical Session 12 - Paper 4: Supporting lecturers by building community, promoting agency, and increasing leadership opportunities

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Pauline Khan, University of Michigan; Elizabeth J Bailey, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering, University of Michigan; Heidi M Sherick, University of Michigan

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this role, she served as Director of the Program in Technical Communication since 2012. She has taught classes in technical communications to undergraduate and graduate students at the College of Engineering since 1997. She has also co-authored the book A Practical Guide to Technical Reports and Presentations for Scientists, Engineers and Students. Prior to her teaching career, Dr. Khan worked as an engineering and project manager to design man- ufacturing systems in the information technology field, to manufacture and test engine blocks for the automotive industry, and to research coatings for high-speed and high-temperature machining applica- tions. Dr. Khan has a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 2: PhD’ing While Black: Unpacking the Emotions of Navigating Engineering as a Black Student and the Implications for Mental Health

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Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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campus Katreena Thomas is a graduate student at Arizona State University in the Engineering Education Systems and Design Doctoral program. She is a member of the Shifting Perceptions, Attitudes, and Cultures in Engineering (SPACE) Lab group and her research interests include broadening participation in engineer- ing, engineering leadership, and experiential learning experiences in engineering. She received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and her M.S. in Human Systems Engineering from Arizona State University.Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Julia Brisbane is a Ph.D. student in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Tech and an

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Track 8: Technical Session 4: Grading: The (Mis)use of Mathematics in Measuring Student Learning and its Disproportionate Impact on Equity and Inclusion

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Sharona Krinsky, California State University, Los Angeles; Robert Christopher Bosley, California State University, Los Angeles; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Eva Schiorring, STEMEVAL; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles

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multiple identities in the current culture of engineering. Dina has won several awards including the 2022-2023 Outstanding Research Pub- lication Award by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division I, 2018 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Best Diversity Paper Award, 2019 College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award and the Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Distinguished Scholar Award. Dina’s dissertation proposal was selected as part of the top 3 in the 2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division D In-Progress Research Gala. Dina was a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship and an

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Session 2 - Track 4: Sparking shifts in STEM: Facilitating equitable change through workshops on emerging and understudied research questions

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Joan M Herbers, ARC Network; Heather E. Metcalf PhD, WEPAN, Inc.; Virginia L Rhodes M.S., The Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)

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) workplaces. The RAB decides the themesbased on recent scholarship, interests of the community, and current events. Forexample, the RAB selected the 2019 theme of identity-based harassment given acombination of new reports on sex- and gender- based harassment released by theNational Academies, the #MeToo movement, and the dearth of literature consideringharassment from an intersectional perspective, for example, by looking at gender-based harassment in tandem and intertwined with race-based harassment ratherthan in isolation from one another.These two-day workshops are designed to engage participants in facilitated discussionson current research and practice, identify areas of synergy and unanswered questions,and then prioritize where additional or

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Track 8: Technical Session 2: Adapting the Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) to Engineering: A Digital Tool to Aid Inclusive Design

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Audrey Anne Blanchet, Université de Sherbrooke; Nathalie Roy, Université de Sherbrooke

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isalso determinant to accessibility. A sex and gender analysis are necessary to highlight thesedifferentiated experiences and needs, which will in terms allow civil and building engineersdesign more inclusive spaces.Fourthly, the conception of electric devices that enable the usage of apps and software havegendered impacts. A research team identified that the way people use software often cluster bygender and especially regarding problem-solving [14,39]. Their research highlighted that manysoftware features are inadvertently designed for people who have problem-solving stylesgenerally attributed to men. This led to the development of a tool called “GenderMag” [14] tohelp software developers create features better suited to other styles of

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Technical Session 4 - Paper 1: Valuable Professional Learning and Development Activities for Black STEM Postdoctoral Scholars

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Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Tammy Michelle McCoy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Kathryn Joan Watson, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Kathryn Elizabeth Starkey, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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research labs, throughservice experiences with K-12 students, through individual mentoring which nearly all participantsspoke of with great pride as making a difference for the few women persisting through an engineeringundergraduate major, and through advising their local chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.Faculty also reported encouraging students to attend office hours, form peer study groups, andparticipate in conferences and seminars—which is generally seen as good advising practices. 13 IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE • The findings reveal the importance of creating engineering faculty  development programming designed to

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Technical Session 3 - Paper 5: Fostering a Supportive Mentoring Space During a Global Pandemic

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Matthew Voigt, Clemson University; Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Rachel Lanning, Clemson University ; Tony Nguyen, Clemson University; Sharetta M. Bufford M.Ed., Clemson University; Tyler James Sullivan, Clemson University; Tim Ransom, Clemson University; Wysheka Austin, Clemson University

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. While it’s too early to determine theimpact COVID-19 has had on educational settings for underserved and marginalizedcommunities in STEM, there is emerging evidence that the disruptive force of this globalphenomenon has had a larger effect for women (Cardel et al., 2020) and communities ofcolor (Weissman, 2020).STEM education graduate students during this time reside within a complex system oftensions such as pursuing their doctoral research and collecting data impacted by COVID-19, completing course requirements for classes that have shifted in modality, and preparingfor an uncertain job market with widespread hiring freezes. Overlay these tensions withexisting research that has documented high levels of stress and mental health impacts

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Track 1: Technical Session 2: Tailoring DEIA Programming through Current Field Analysis: Promoting Allyship in STEM of University Graduate Students

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Mia Leigh Renna, University of Maryland College Park; Emily Lawson-Bulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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), a graduate student-ledorganization at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), designs and hostseducational workshop programming to accomplish its mission to promote allyship and fosterinclusivity within the STEM. AiS recognizes allyship, defined as active support and advocacy byindividuals – particularly those with privilege – for marginalized groups, as a critical tool inreducing discrimination and promoting equity. Concurrently, AiS understands the importance ofdeveloping effective diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programming to createconcrete, demographic-specific strategies for allyship as informed by existing research within theliterature. This process involves addressing the unique challenges faced by

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Technical Session: Transforming Engineering Education Is Possible! A Descriptive Case Study of Reimagining Engineering Education and Delivering a Wake Forest Engineering Student Experience Promoting Inclusion, Agency, Holistic Learning, and Success

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Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

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engineering education researcher and engineering educationpractitioner. This is a story that demonstrates how educational research (from engineering,social sciences, and beyond) guided educational practice at Wake Forest Engineering, as dideducational practice guiding questions and ideas that informed educational research (applied andfundamental). A guiding question in sharing this journey (and in guiding the author in her roleas the Founding Chair of Wake Forest Engineering) was and is:What strategies support a transformative engineering education experience leading to inclusion,innovation and positive impact for our students and our communities?This paper will focus on the work that impacted the student experience. Future papers will shinelight on

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Session 6 - Track 3: The only difference is now it counts: Exploring the Role of a Summer Bridge Program in Shaping Student Expectations of Engineering

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Taylor Y. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Malini Josiam, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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The research team is author’s Johnson, Josiam, and Lee. As a research team, ourindividual positionalities impacted our interest in this research topic and how we view the SBP.Namely, for this study, we believe it is important to highlight our prior experiences with thecontext as suggested by works on positionality in engineering education research by Hampton etal. [20] and Secules et al. [21]. The research team for this study consists of individuals with arange of proximity to the SBP and students at the center of this study. Lee directed the SBP formany years during their time in graduate school and now serves as the Director of Research inthe DEP that hosts the SBP. Johnson has worked with the University DEP as a graduate assistantas well

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 1: #BlackLivesMatter: A content analysis of top engineering institutions’ responses to social-political activism

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Taylor Lightner, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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societal impact of engineering infrastructure.Dr. Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Jeremi London is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Poly- technic Institute and State University. London is a mixed methods researcher with interests in research impact, cyberlearning, and instructional change in STEM Education. Prior to being a faculty member, London worked at the National Science Foundation, GE Healthcare, and Anheuser-Busch. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. American c Society for Engineering