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- Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session VII
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- 2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
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Monica L. Ridgeway, Vanderbilt University ; Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; Dara Elizabeth Naphan-Kingery, Vanderbilt University; Amanda J. Brockman, Vanderbilt University
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Race/Ethnicity
Paper ID #241792018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Black Engineering and Computing Doctoral Students’ Peer Interaction thatFoster Racial IsolationDr. Monica L. Ridgeway, Vanderbilt University Monica L. Ridgeway is a first year Post-Doctoral Research Fellow apart of the Academic Pathways Pro- gram at Vanderbilt University. She has joined the Explorations in Diversifying Engineering Faculty Ini- tiative (EDEFI) research team lead by Drs. Ebony McGee and William H. Robinson. Monica has recently received her Ph.D. in Science Education from the
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- Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session III
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- 2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
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Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University; Atota Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University; Gilbert Jew, Arizona State University; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech
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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity
ESL courses at Mada Walabu University for over seven years, where he also served the university assum- ing various positions such as being Quality Assurance Director, Teachers Development Leader, Pedagogy Trainer as well as English Language Center Coordinator. Atota was also a principal investigator of the project entitled ”Engendering Higher Education Curricula”, where he, along with four project members, investigated gender issues in higher education and devised comprehensive interventions in the form of training for students, academic, support and administrative staff as well as by writing guidelines for the university. Atota is interested in working to ensure equity and quality in higher education, particularly for