also make them successful as a doctoral student (Holbrook et al., 2014). This gap causesstudents to often lose focus of their primary responsibilities, such as research and maintaining apositive relationship with their advisor, instead of focusing their efforts less effectively on otheractivities such as coursework or extracurricular tasks that do not hold the same significance inthe doctoral journey. It is not until later in the Ph.D. process that students face the reality thattheir efforts were misaligned with the best activities for degree progress (Artiles, 2019; Artiles etal., 2018). This far into the Ph.D. process, it often seems too late to refocus and make timelydegree progress, causing students to lose motivation and, in some severe
could be made more explicit and potentially broadened to include a wider rangeof communication styles and ways of being.We envision any departmental reform process, qualifying exams and beyond, to be a collaborativeone with faculty working alongside students. The Carnegie Foundation’s book, “The Formationof Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century” explores manyavenues of growth for higher education. One of their key highlights is the importance of studentinvolvement in evolving an educational program. Students are “the secret weapon for change”,and they found that when faculty were asked to work alongside students while reforming theirprograms, the faculty’s most transformative
, andaccumulative lived experience. Through cultivation of this reflexive knowledge, we developeddeeper insights into the participants lived experiences and how that knowledge emerged [51].The third author is a White cisgender woman with research experience related to engineeringgraduate students’ mental health. The fourth author is a White cisgender man with extensiveundergraduate teaching experience and research experience in cognitive human factors duringhis Ph.D. and, since then, design-based engineering education research focused on mid-yearengineering science courses. The third and four authors served as a point of triangulation,challenging the rigor of the data analysis processes and interpretation of the findings. All authorsengaged in discussions
they are housed, provided students with an overview of journey mappingmethods and modeled the journey mapping process using a persona the researchers developed.Participants were then asked to map their researcher identity development by semester. The mapswere designed to be completed in table form with columns for the semester, activity, emotionalresponse (ranging from very negative to very positive), and explanation of how this activitypromoted or hindered researcher identity development. (Figure 1 is a screenshot of a journeymap students created during the persona training session.) Figure 1: Sample journey map for a participant’s third semester in a doctoral program. Following this assignment, participants completed their individual
process, such as including adding a sixth session, were made by the entire group.Throughout the design sessions, all participants offered their insights into everyday practices andco-constructed knowledge relationally and through open dialogue, thus contributing to aparticipatory research and design approach [22, 23]. Within small, large, and “mixed” groupformats, and with an awareness of their relative positions of authority in the School, theparticipants worked together on identifying underlying issues in diversity and inclusion inprofessional formation of engineers and collaborated to create prototype solutions.In design session 1, participants mapped their own professional journey, while reflecting onmoments in childhood, teenage, college
). 8FindingsCategory 1. Students’ Perception of the Relationship Between Empathy and ReframingThe value codes mapped into Category 1 describe how students perceived their reframingdecisions in a user-centered, empathic design context. To the question regarding the associationbetween reframing decisions and user-centered empathic design, 59% of the students answeredthat their reframing decisions were connected to user-centered empathic design in some form.Forty-three percent stated that their reframing processes were initiated and guided by theirmotivation to focus on more significant problems to the users. Thirty-three percent commentedthat their reframing decisions were made in consideration of how users felt during product useand aimed for better usability
transitions and retention of underrepresented students in engineering and also research about engineering global preparedness and engineering innovation. She also has research expertise in STEM K-12 and in STEM assessment. She chairs USC’s STEM Consortium.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group
Paper ID #40102Increasing Equity in Access to Electric vehicles and Electrifiedinfrastructure through Perceptions, Opinions and Knowledge ofUnderrepresented Communities in the Paso del Norte RegionMiss Liliana Lozada-Medellin, University of Texas, El Paso Liliana Lozada-Medellin is a Hispanic female, first-generation Ph.D. Candidate in the Environmental Science and Engineering Doctoral program at the University of Texas at El Paso. She holds a Master’s degree in Construction Engineering and Management and a Bachelor’s Degree is in Architecture. Most of her professional experience has been in the private sector as a design
Paper ID #39738It’s No Mystery, So It Must Be Intentional: How Institutions Fail toSupport Black STEM Doctoral Students’ Mental HealthDr. Brooke Charae Coley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Brooke Coley, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Engineering at the Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Dr. Coley is Principal Investigator of the Shifting Perceptions, Attitudes and Cultures in EngineDr. Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus Jennifer M. Bekki is an Associate Professor in The Polytechnic School within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of
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 Science Teaching 2015 Outstanding Doctoral Research Award.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group
highlights the importance of resilience and adaptability. I remember my experiences and learnings... applying Black feminist and womanist theory held me through to graduation."QUESTION 2: Why do you choose to be a member of ASEE, and describe how you’veserved the organization and engineering education community over the years?In response to the question regarding their membership and contribution to the American Societyfor Engineering Education (ASEE), the Authors share a range of experiences and motivations.Meagan Pollock recounts joining ASEE as a natural step in their doctoral journey, eventuallybecoming deeply involved in leadership roles, including a significant position on theCommission for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Their journey
University (OSU), earned a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.S. and B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from OSU.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, The Ohio State University Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. Prior to this appointment, she was a Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, the Inaugural Direc ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Unexpected Accomplices: Effective Mentoring between a Black and White Woman Despite Historical Issues of Privilege, Power, and PositionalityAbstractIn this reflection
and in STEM assessment. She chairs USC’s STEM Consortium.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incor- porating engineering into secondary science and mathematics classrooms. Her education includes a B.S. in
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
in-person face to face experience to a virtualexperience. Online learning is an effective method of instruction, provided that devices andtechnology platforms are accessible and screen time is monitored and limited. WOCSECincludes workshops for standardized testing, the college application process, scholarshipresources, shadowing opportunities, summer internships and the required high school coursesrequired of most collegiate engineering programs. Students were given a pre-survey the first dayof the camp to assess their attitudes and perceptions towards entering STEM fields. In an effortto measure student’s change in perception, students completed a post survey. In addition to thepre-post survey, a semi-annual quantitative and qualitative
Paper ID #42284Visual Voices in Computing: Exploring Photovoice in Computer Science Educationfor Underrepresented GroupsMiss Disha Patel, Florida International University Disha Patel is a computer science Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) at Florida International University. Her research interests include using the photovoice method to investigate how underrepresented students perceive they can be best supported through navigation of the computer science field.Mrs. Monique S. Ross, The Ohio State University Monique Ross earned a doctoral degree in Engineering Education from Purdue
University Dayoung Kim is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Engineering Education (College of Engineering) at Virginia Tech. She is broadly interested in engineering practice (e.g., practices and experiences of, and competencies required for, engineers in various employment settings, such as business organizations and government agencies), engineering ethics (e.g., social responsibility of engineering professionals), and related policy concerns. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Purdue University (2022) and received her B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering at Yonsei University (2017) and Purdue University (2021) respectively. During her doctoral study, she received the 2022 Christine Mirzayan
/field-of-degree-intersectionality (accessed Sep. 06, 2022).[2] S. L. Rodriguez and J. M. Blaney, “‘We’re the unicorns in STEM’: Understanding how academic and social experiences influence sense of belonging for Latina undergraduate students.,” J. Divers. High. Educ., vol. 14, no. 3, p. 441, 2020, doi: 10.1037/dhe0000176.[3] C. C. Jett, “‘I Once Was Lost, but Now Am Found’: The Mathematics Journey of an African American Male Mathematics Doctoral Student,” J. Black Stud., vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 1125–1147, Oct. 2011, doi: 10.1177/0021934711404236.[4] A. R. Castro and C. S. Collins, “Asian American women in STEM in the lab with ‘White Men Named John,’” Sci. Educ., vol. 105, no. 1, pp. 33–61, 2021, doi: 10.1002/sce.21598.[5] D. M
the Department of Civil Engineering at Daffodil International University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in civil engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Currently, he is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering at the University of Oklahoma (OU) in Norman, USA. In addition to his academic pursuits, he also serves as a graduate research assistant at OU. His research interests encompass diverse areas such as traffic incident analysis and prevention, traffic flow theory, autonomous connected electric shared (ACES) vehicles, big data analytics, network science, natural hazards, machine
strategies.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, and the Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education. Her research focuses on the interactions between student mo- tivation and their learning experiences. Her projects focus on student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, development of problem solving skills, self-regulated learn- ing, and epistemic beliefs. She earned a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 It's the End of the
Ph.D., specializes in environmental engineering. She conducts research on infrastructure sustainability, leveraging her expertise to address pressing challenges in the field.Gloria FaraoneThais Alves, San Diego State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Creating a CIT-E Framework for Addressing Infrastructure Inequities through the Use of Case StudiesAbstractInequities in infrastructure continue to exist in our society often due to previous generations’choices, constrained resources, and lack of stakeholder engagement in the infrastructure planningand decision-making process. Engineers today have an opportunity to rectify these pastinjustices. One such
included the seven essays in their original form. This format is out ofrespect for the contributions and also to allow the reader to experience these essays in theiroriginal coherence. We have grouped the essays to support the flow of this paper and echoaspects of what we have presented thus far. The groupings are titled as follows: (1) challengedto reflect/required reflection, (2) uncomfortable, awkward, nervous, excited, (3) growingappreciation/my perception has expanded, and (4) my journey. We invite the reader to enjoy theessays.Challenged to reflect…/ …required reflecting…In the first two essays below, Trevor Harding and Adam Carberry describe their experiences ofbeing interviewed about activities with which they have much experience. A
assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico. Her research focuses on materials development (metals, dielectrics, phosphors) for advanced manufacturing processes, process optimization for microelectronic devices, biomaterials, and broadening participation in engineering through engineering education research. The focus of her inclusive, multi- disciplinary lab is to create material solutions for a more sustainable and earth conscious future. Dr. Godwin earned her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida where she focused on phosphor development and degradation. Her B.S. is in Mechanical Engineering from Florida
and image processing techniques.Mr. Grant Fore, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Grant Fore is a Research Associate in the STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute (SEIRI) at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. As a SEIRI staff member, Grant is involved in both qualitative research and research development. His research interests include ethics and equity in STEM education, the intersubjective experience of the instructor/student encounter, secondary STEM teacher professional development, and issues of power in STEM education discourse. He is also an Anthropology doctoral candidate at the University of Cape Town, where he was previously awarded a Master’s degree. His
mechanical engineer, and associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. Her research examines issues of access, equity, and identity in the formation of engineers and a diverse, transdisciplinary 21st century engineering workforce. Angie received an NSF CAREER award in 2021 for her work with student veterans and service members in engineering.Allison Miles, Utah State University Allison Miles is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Utah State University.Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University Hannah Wilkinson is a doctoral student in Engineering Education at Utah State University. She received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in from the University of Utah and an
colloquially known. The interviews also included questionsabout why students chose engineering as a major and SoEng as a school, how they facedand overcame difficult academic moments, and what advices they would give to newstudents and to the institution. The interview was also enhanced with a journey-mapexercise1 about the student experiences in first year. This technique was used to elicitstudents’ perceptions and experiences occurred during their first year. The instruction forthis drawing exercise was giving once students confirmed their participation in theinterview. Their maps were the starting point of the conversations and were consulted overthe interview. Each interview lasted between 30 and 45 minutes. The sample consisted of students
Paper ID #41339Where are Women Engineering Faculty in Ethiopia? The Stubborn GenderDisparity in Engineering Faculty in Ethiopian UniversitiesJemal Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University Jemal Halkiyo is a Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Education and Graduate Teaching Assistant at Arizona State University. Mr. Halkiyo has a Bachelor of Science from Hawassa University, and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Arba Minch University, both in Ethiopia. Mr. Halkiyo uses mixed methods to study his primary research interest: engineering education equity and inclusivity among diverse student groups
for the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University. Rider is a Research Collaborator with the Sustainability Science Education program at the Biodesign Institute. His research focuses on wicked problems that arise at the intersection of society and technology. Rider holds a Ph.D. in Sustainability from Arizona State University, and a Master’s de- gree in Environmental Management from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from University of New Hampshire. Before earning his doctorate, he has worked for a decade in consulting and emergency response for Triumvirate Environmental Inc.Rachel Sinclair, University of Virginia Rachel Sinclair is a graduate with a
Paper ID #23135Critical Incidents in Engineering Students’ Development of More Compre-hensive Ways of Experiencing InnovationDr. Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University Nicholas D. Fila is a postdoctoral research associate in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Industrial Design at Iowa State University. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. His current research interests include innovation, empathy, design thinking, and instructional design
conveys success comes with time and by sharing lived experiences. Kate depicts that our image of success is co-constructed by interacting with others which informs our own understanding of success. Then iteratively over time, you’ll see yourself as successful and see others as successful. Kate maps the “different levels of success” by explaining the transition from understanding to seeing others as successful. Although Kate critiques the competitive workplace environment and societal definitions of success, she sees success as an end goal with multiple paths. Kate has described the process of becoming successful through goal obtainment. If goals are salient to how Kate defines success, then her lower grit-factor score