Paper ID #45176Reflective Teaching Practices for Equity-Minded Engineering InstructorsDr. Jay Mann, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Jay Mann is Director of the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3) in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Mann is a twenty-five-year veteran educator with previous experience as a high school classroom teacher, school administrator, and teacher educator. He is a three-time graduate of the University of Illinois (A.B. in History; M.Ed. in Educational Organization and Leadership; Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction).Dr
Paper ID #45156Unlocking Innovation: Empowering Underrepresented Entrepreneurs in InterdisciplinaryEngineering TechnologyDr. Teddy Ivanitzki, American Society for Engineering Education Dr. Teddy Ivanitzki is part of Fellowships and Research Opportunities (FRO) by ASEE. FRO is managing a large fellowship/ research and scholarship grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under STEM umbrella with total of $15M/year.Elsabeth Mekonnen ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Graduate, Engineering, Race/Ethnicity, Entrepreneurship Unlocking Innovation: Empowering
interdisciplinary, blending environmental, economic, and social considerations. Learning about it early-on encourages students to think across traditional boundaries. 3. Responsibility: Engineers play a crucial role in creating sustainable solutions for global challenges like climate change, resource depletion, and pollution. Starting this conversation early prepares them to take on this responsibility. 4. Innovation: By understanding sustainability from the start, students are more likely to innovate and design with a sustainable future in mind, leading to more environmentally- friendly and socially-conscious engineering practices. 5. Career Readiness: As industries increasingly prioritize sustainability, having a
the same exact thing I just did, I'll call them out for it and I'll say, "I literally just said that. You're just ignoring me.“ (Sandra) 13Sexist comments & attitudes limit women ability to createreliable networks of support in engineering for their MH.So that's one of the things that I can't really talk to my engineering friends aboutbecause they have expressed that I'll automatically get a job because I'm awoman. I do think it does give me an advantage, not because I'm just a woman, butbecause diverse minds bring diverse ideas to solutions. And that's something thatcompanies want, they want people with different mindsets. And I have that because Iam a woman in a
Divisions (CED, WIED, DEED, MIND, ERM, LEES, etc.), Society of WomenEngineers (SWE), National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE), National Society forProfessional Engineers (NSPE), Professional Engineers societies, etc.Figure 2 shows an actual Wake Forest Engineering faculty ad from fall 2018. The content ofthis faculty ad shows vision, values, and inclusion. The ad has some elements that one would nottypically see in a faculty ad, including (a) departmental values upfront and visibly clear, (b) asection describing our uniqueness and a vision of the kind of engineering program we arelaunching, (c) a section describing a vision of who we want. The ask for the candidates alsodemonstrate inclusion and an invitation to align with the vision and values
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students from all backgrounds. Throughout the year-longprogram, we are conducting longitudinal interviews and surveys to follow the participants’growth trajectories with regards to their understanding and implementation of inclusivepedagogies in engineering classrooms and the impact the program has on cultivating equity-minded practitioners in engineering education. The focus of this paper is the preliminary resultsregarding the motivations of engineering faculty to participate in this type of facultydevelopment program and significantly redesign one of their courses. We seek to answer thefollowing research question: What motivates engineering faculty to participate in an inclusiveexcellence faculty development program?Through a qualitative
Paper ID #45254A Student-Centered, Theory-Informed, Integrated Model to Academic andCareer Advising to Educate the Whole Engineer: Transforming EngineeringEducation and Broadening Participation in Engineering is Possible!Dr. Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University Dr. Olga Pierrakos is a STEM Education Program Director at the National Science Foundation and a Professor at Wake Forest Engineering. She is the Founding Chair of Wake Forest Engineering (2017-2022) who led the program from launch to accreditation achieving unprecedented outcomes, including Wake Forest Engineering becoming the most diverse, most innovative, and highest
Paper ID #45137A narrative study of food insecure students in engineering and computingDr. Justin Charles Major, Rowan University Dr. Justin C. Major (they/them) is an Assistant Professor of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University where they leads ASPIRE Lab (Advancing Student Pathways through Inequality Research in Engineering). Justin’s research focuses on low-income students, engineering belonging and marginalization mechanisms, adverse childhood experiences, and feminist approaches to EER, and connects these topics to broader understandings of student success in engineering. Justin completed their Ph.D. in
, American Society for Engineering Education 2 IntroductionAs scientific and technological exploration and advancements continue to become increasinglycomplex and interdisciplinary, there is a growing need for a workforce that is multidisciplinaryand broadly knowledgeable of relevant important topics such as climate change, which iscontemporary for our time. With this in mind, it is essential for the growing workforce in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields to include a diverse range of individualsto expand the workforce of STEM fields. For this to happen, there must be more efforts made inhigher education to cultivate the
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identities did you share with them? ● How often do you meet engineers who self-identify as neurodivergent? ● What has it been like to become an engineering practitioner with ADHD? ● Who supported you as you became an engineering practitioner with ADHD? ● How were you supported to become an engineering practitioner with ADHD? 7. Futurity ● What would a world that was built with you in mind look like? ● How can we portray how ADHD impacts learning in the classroom to help others better understand what it’s like to function and learn divergently? ● What do you think is necessary for engineering spaces to become ADHD-inclusive?We will ask these questions with
Paper ID #49484Student Learning Through Engineering Design: Developing a Safe RecoilIndication System for Military ApplicationsDr. Yousef Sardahi, Marshall University Dr. Yousef Sardahi, an Associate Professor at Marshall University’s Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Merced, in 2016. His research primarily focuses on control system design and multi-objective optimization.Asad Salem ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Student Learning Through Engineering Design: Developing a Safe Recoil Indication
Paper ID #45194Think-Aloud Insights: Exploring QuantCrit Challenges and Diverse SurveyResponses Among Undergraduate Engineering StudentsMs. Sheila Kathryn Castro, University of Florida Sheila Castro is a doctoral student in Science Education at the University of Florida’s School of Teaching and Learning. Her research focuses on Latina’s STEM identity, family support, and influences on the experiences of undergraduate engineering students.Dr. Bruce Frederick Carroll, University of Florida Dr. Carroll is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He holds an affiliate
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offers multiple benefits to the academic world.There are many approaches to advancing DEI, one of which is through mindful use of language.Thoughtful language can help foster inclusivity, contributing to the broader goal of creating aninclusive and equitable academic environment. In particular, the American PsychologicalAssociation (APA) has published a language use guideline that provides instruction on languageusage that offers practical suggestions and highlights examples of biased language commonlyfound in academic writing. In this academic atmosphere, the engineering education community isincreasingly recognizing that language use is one of the essential components of creating aninclusive and equitable
) demonstrated the impact of inclusive educationalprograms in STEM, where a seminar and toolkit provided students and early-career professionalswith a safe space to develop inclusive communication skills while highlighting the structuralbarriers that persist.This study aims to describe and highlight how a seminar focused on JEDI can strengthen theeducation of future sustainability minded engineers. Therefore, this work addresses the followingresearch question: how does a seminar focused on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion withina sustainability engineering program influence students' learning and understanding of JEDIprinciples in sustainability?In this paper, we share a descriptive study of student learning in a JEDI seminar offered within
Paper ID #49546Improving the use of online resources to enhance efficiency of the ProblemBased Learning in Engineering EducationRomain Kazadi Tshikolu, University of Detroit MercyDr. Alan S Hoback, University of Detroit Mercy Professor of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, University of Detroit Mercy ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Improving the use of online resources to enhance efficiency of theProblem/Project Based Learning in Engineering EducationRomain Kazadi Tshikolu, Loyola University of Congo, DRC, kazadiro@udmercy.eduAlan Hoback, Department of Civil, Architectural
Paper ID #45181Fostering an Inclusive Community Among Electrical Engineering Studentswith Mixed-Reality Technologies at a Hispanic-Serving InstitutionPreeti De Maurya, New Mexico State UniversityHilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre received an Ed.D. degree in Higher Education Leadership from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), and an M.Sc. from the University of Technology of Compi`egne, France. She is now a researcher at New Mexico State University (NMSU). She focuses her research on qualitative studies addressing minority and underrepresented student
teaches project management, technical planning ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Mapping the Path to KEEN Fellowships: Trends, Insights, and Impacts from 2020-2024Abstract:The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) Fellowship program fostersentrepreneurial-minded learning (EML) in engineering education and has grown significantlysince its inception. This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the program from 2020 to 2024,focusing on the impact of fellows on engineering education, the workshops that have yielded themost fellowships, and the relationship between fellows' disciplines and their contributions.Through a review of KEEN Fellows' projects, we classify
effectiveness of STEM-focusedprogramming on increasing motivational factors that have downstream impacts on intentions andpersistence in STEM fields, particularly for women and underrepresented minorities [10], [11].However, many of these programs, while important, focus broadly on STEM. With thesemotivational factors in mind and a goal to specifically support broadening participation inengineering and agrisciences, we see the ANGELS program as a unique opportunity to addresseducation equity in STEM and promote the development of a confident and qualified femaleworkforce in engineering and agricultural sciences.The programs exposed fifteen (15) female, middle school girls per year to accomplished femalesand minorities in STEM-related fields through
teaching and learning.Don Pair, University of Dayton ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Use of a multi-level self-study to engage campus stakeholders and improve STEM student learning outcomes Jennifer Speed, Texas State University Donald L. Pair, University of DaytonAbstractSpurred by longstanding concerns about inequities in STEM learning outcomes, includingamong students in a university’s growing engineering and computer science programs, a smallteam of faculty and staff at a midsized university undertook an institution-wide initiative tounderstand its entire STEM learning environment, i.e., the conditions that inform
. Theseenhancements would ensure the activity continues to evolve, preparing students for the complexchallenges of sustainable engineering. Finally, inviting decision-making practicing engineerand/or building owner’s representatives to provide context for the assignment can also increasethe students’ appreciation for communication with stakeholders.AcknowledgmentThe author wishes to thank Dr. Andrew Gerhardt, Lawrence Technological University, and Dr.Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Merrimack College, for hosting the “2024 LTU EML KIT FacultyDevelopment Workshop” motivating faculty to create entrepreneurially minded learning modules.References[1] Y. Zhong, F. Y. Y. Ling, and Peng Wu, “Using Multiple Attribute Value Technique for the Selection of Structural
Pennsylvania State University. She is a member of the U.S. White House endorsed initiative Algebra by 7th Grade, the Commission for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to ASEE MIND, the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s Advisory Committee for ’Zero Barriers in STEM Education,’ board member for the Northeast STEM Starter Academy of Mount Vernon, NY, and the Florida-based STEM Xposure. She earned a BS in Civil Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and a Doctor of Education in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025
Paper ID #49561Evaluating the Impact of a Summer NSF REU Program on UndergraduateStudents’ STEM Career Aspirations and Educational Goals: A Case StudyDr. Sudipta Chowdhury, Marshall University Sudipta Chowdhury is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in Marshall University. His area of research includes Critical Infrastructure Resilience, Disaster Restoration Planning, Supply Chain and Logistics, and formal and informal STEM Education. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and multiple conference proceedings. He serves as a reviewer of multiple journals such
Paper ID #49651Learning Languages through Interactive GamingMr. Colby Edward Kurtz, Houston Christian University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 1 Learning Languages through Interactive Gaming 1Colby E. Kurtz, 2Matthew Z. Blanchard, 3Marian K. Zaki 1,2 Undergraduate Cyber Engineering Students, 3Assistant Professor of Computer Science College of Science and Engineering Houston Christian University kurtzce, blanchardmz, mzaki @hc.edu
Paper ID #45682SUSTAINABLE CITIES USING RENEWABLE ENERGY A CASE STUDYOF A RENEWABLE CITYMr. Omar McFarlane Sweeney, University of Florida Omar Sweeney is an astute Engineering Professional with three decades of experience, specializing in Civil, Construction Engineering and Project Management. Throughout his professional career, he has successfully led the charge for several major Government-related and social intervention programs and infrastructural projects. He holds a Master of Engineering from the University of Florida. He has completed postgraduate executive training programs at the London School of Economics
Paper ID #45500Fast-Track to Research Writing Mastery: A 9-Week Intensive Course forGraduate StudentsDr. Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama Dr. Shenghua Wu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Alabama. His research areas include civil engineering materials characterization, pavement performance evaluation and modeling, design, and maintenance, multidisciplinary approach to address complex engineering issues, as well as STEM education. He holds multiple leadership roles, including the Director for Interdisciplinary Center for Sustainable
education, guided numerous Women in Center for Research Advancing With a sharp focus on big-picture Ershela is now channeling her Engineering (WIE) and Minority Racial Equity, Justice, and thinking and a gift for fostering expertise to researching the Engineering Programs (MEP) to Sociotechnical Innovation Centered collaborative connections, she has everyday experiences of those within thrive in today’s competitive in Engineering (RARE JUSTICE) and redefined how clients approach the equity spectrum. As an industry landscape. With a deep an Assistant Professor of creativity in their daily lives, leader, she is
College of Education and the University of Michigan’s Marsal Family School of Education. His research focuses on college education issues associated with racially minoritized students. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Fostering Tomorrow's STEM Entrepreneurs: Insights from an Innovative STEM Program Promoting Equity-Centered EntrepreneurshipABSTRACT:The representation of Black students in STEM entrepreneurship remains disproportionately low,with only 2% of Black recipients of science and engineering PhDs in 2017 pursuingentrepreneurial careers. This disparity is compounded by systemic barriers faced by entrepreneursof color, including limited access to entrepreneurship
Paper ID #45195Taking it One Step at a Time: The Growth of a Program to Support theDoctorates of TomorrowTravis Chan Undergraduate Research AssistantDr. Tremayne O’Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Tremayne O. Waller serves as the Director of Graduate Student Programs at Virginia Tech, where he dedicates his efforts to fostering the recruitment, retention, and advancement of graduate scholars, particularly those hailing from historically underrepresented backgrounds in engineering. Before his tenure at Virginia Tech, Dr. Waller held the position of Interim Director at Cornell University’s