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Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria Brunette, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; paula rayman, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; meg bond, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Lu Yuan, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Women in Engineering

success in STEM, and b) develop a set of potential research questions toguide future work. This qualitative study implemented a process where principles ofcontent analysis and the Delphi methodology were applied in structuring a workingconference. Preliminary results of such process are presented here.Using a Qualitative Approach: The Delphi MethodThe Delphi method facilitates the process of gathering opinions from a group of expertswho share a common interest but usually represent different points of view. The methodis based on a structured and iterative process for extracting knowledge from a panel ofexperts via a series of questionnaires with controlled opinion feedback. The Delphimethod improves the generation of critical ideas by structured

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Heidi Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

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Women in Engineering

same color badge. Tables weredesignated for each group with a matching color sign.As previously mentioned, the event consisted of two parts. The first part was a teamrace modeled after “The Amazing Race” television show. The Coach/Mentee Teamswere handed an initial clue card which lead to various locations on campus; locationswere hidden within riddles the teams had to decipher. Sample riddles have beenprovided in Appendix B. It was essential to get the teams interacting immediately, inorder to break the ice and create immediate relationships, so the race served as an idealmeans to get the students talking and working together.Once the location was determined and the team arrived, an additional clue card wasgiven for the next stop on the race

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K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeanne Hubelbank, WPI Evaluation Consulting; Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Shelley Errington Nicholson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephanie Blaisdell, Independent Consultant; Paula Quinn, Independent Consultant; Elissa Rosenthal, Marketing Research Consultant; Suzanne Sontgerath, Independent Consultant

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-1106: LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGINEERINGOUTREACH PROGRAM FOR GIRLS: A CONTROLLED STUDYJeanne Hubelbank, WPI Evaluation Consulting JEANNE HUBELBANK is an independent program evaluator and part-time faculty member at Boston College's Lynch School of Education. WPI's Camp Reach was one of her recent evaluation clients. Her teaching and research interests include assessment in higher education, creating a culture of evaluation use, evaluation capacity building, and educational technology.Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute CHRYSANTHE DEMETRY is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Center for Educational Development and Assessment at

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Mariga, Purdue University; Alka Harriger, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

, VA: National Science Foundation.2 Woof, B. (1996). Navigational issues and strategies in non-linear online education. SIGDOC Proceeding of ACM, 11-16.3 Wasburn, M. (2007). Cultivating greater acceptance of women in technology: A pilot study. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 3(1), 22-35.4 Camp, T. (2002). Forward to women and computing, SIGSE Bulletin, 34 (2). 1-6.5 National Council for Research on Women. (2001). Balancing the equation: Where are women and girls in science, engineering and Technology? New York: National Council for Research on Women.6 National Science Foundation (2003). New formulas for America's workforce: Girls in science and

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Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

Technology. (2006). Retrieved on June 30, 2006 fromwww.wepan.org. Data derived from National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards:2004; National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2004 and previous editions; AmericanBar Association, J.D. Enrollment & J.D. Degrees Awarded (Total/Women/Minorities) 1984-2004; and Associationof American Medical Colleges, FACTS - Applicants, Matriculants and Graduates.4. AAES/Harris Poll. (2003). American perspectives on engineers and engineering: Final report. Retrieved on July18, 2006 from http://www.aaes.org/harris_2004_files/frame.htm5. Jolly, E.J., Campbell, P. B., & Perlman, L. (2004). Engagement, capacity and continuity: A trilogy for studentsuccess. GE

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Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University; Valarie young, Ohio University

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Women in Engineering

were pregnant or had pre-school age children in the last 5 years (60 of102 responses), while only 8 of 102 respondents were in this situation more than 20 years ago.Many factors can be responsible for this distribution including that a) many more women arechoosing academic careers than did 20 years ago, b) the response rate was greater for those mostrecently in this position, or c) that more women faculty now choose to have children along withtheir careers. I am or was pregnant prior to earning tenure. 64 I have or had preschool-aged children to care for prior to earning tenure

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Potpourri Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

222 No 0 0 4 29 29 62 n=284 Chi Square Values for Comparisons P value (.05 or less) a. Overall yes vs. overall no 0.25 ns b. Men yes vs. men no 0.74 ns c. Women yes vs. women no 0.34 ns

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K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Stwalley, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

-ups - 1 Production Robot - 1 Hot Dogs - 1 Table 2 - Form randomization schemes.1A – First randomization of Group 1 items 2A – First randomization of Group 2 itemswith Page A first in order with Page A first in order1B – First randomization of Group 1 items 2B – First randomization of Group 2 itemswith Page B first in order with Page B first in order3A – Second randomization of Group 1 items 4A – Second randomization of Group 2 itemswith Page A first in order with Page A first in order3B – Second randomization of Group 1 items 4B – Second randomization of Group 2 itemswith Page B first in order

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Climate Issues for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiang-Yun Du, Aalborg University; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University

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Women in Engineering

just establishing a friendly learning environment. As a conclusion, this paper proposes that genderinclusiveness in engineering education involves not only increasing the number of women, but also thecontent aspect towards more contextual learning.References1. Berner, B. & Mellstrom, U. (1997) Looking for Mister Engineer: Understanding Masculinity and Technology at tow Fin de Siecles. In: Gendered Practices: Feminist Studies of Technology and Society. Berner, B. (eds), pp39-68. Almqvist & Wiksell International, Stockholm.2. Chiu, L.H. et al (2002), Engineering and Technology Education for Women in the New Century, Engineering Science and Education Journal, August, 2002, pp145-152.3. Cockburn, C. (1985) The Material of

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K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University

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Women in Engineering

packets were delivered to the girls through our high school contacts at Big Page 12.707.7Bear and Bayview High Schools and through U.S. mail for Oceanview girls who came late intothe study. Each envelope contained a cover letter from the school contact (Appendix A) twocopies of a letter to parents or guardians that doubled as a consent form (Appendix B) and a flyerdesigned to catch the girl’s attention (Appendix C). The flyer highlighted the incentives forparticipation including free food and drinks, a party, and a raffle for a computer and other prizes.Big Bear and Bayview girls were asked to return their consent forms to the school office

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

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Women in Engineering

article. As you read this article, you should review it with respect to the above student learning objective. Here are some questions about the reading that might help you with this article. a. What is the historical and social impact of Martha Stewart and how does it interact with the dimensions of race, class and gender? b. The author discusses the roles of work and family to be competing areas for women. How does the history of paid work versus unpaid work (housework) compare for women of different ethnic, cultural and class groups? c. The author compares the career of Martha Stewart and the career of Oprah Winfrey and

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-2456: OUTREACH INITIATIVE FOR RECRUITING WOMEN TOENGINEERING: DOING A GOOD DEED FOR GIRL SCOUTSDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly Douglas, Kansas State University

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Women in Engineering

university experience in demanding curricula. Freshmenwomen are matched with upper-class women who are in the same major. The mentorsoffer advice, answer questions, and provide support throughout the academic year.WMW structures monthly opportunities for all participants to network. Activities rangefrom a ceramic event to attending a theatrical performance to a semi-formal dinner withthe deans and administrators on campus.Historically, this program was an individual (one-on-one) mentoring program. Afterattending a panel discussion on mentoring programs at the 2004 WEPAN conference, theprogram transitioned to a group mentoring structure in the fall of 2004, and the structuralchanges were modeled after the mentoring program at Penn State (Ruel, Bogue

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego

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Women in Engineering

1999 Frontiers in Education Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 1999.5 Middlecamp, C. H. and B. Subramaniam, “What is Feminist Pedagogy? Useful Ideas for Teaching Chemistry,” Journal of Chemical Education, 76 (4), 1999, pp. 520-525.6 Riley, Robin L. and D. Lyden Murphy, “The multidisciplinary possibilities of feminist pedagogy,” in University teaching : a reference guide for graduate students and faculty, edited by Stacey Lane Tice, Nicolas Jackson, Leo M. Lambert, and Peter Englot; Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2005.7 Riley, Robin L. and D. Lyden Murphy, “The multidisciplinary possibilities of feminist pedagogy,” in University teaching : a reference guide for graduate students and faculty, edited

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Burger, Virginia Tech; Soyoung Lee, Virginia Tech; Anne Laughlin, Virginia Tech; Peggy Meszaros; Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

1.05Parental Support College 1 80 29.50 (2, 58.82) College 2 22 28.77 High School 293 38.29 a Decision 7.52** College 1 80 26.24 b Orientation (2, 61.34) College 2 22 34.82 b High School 293 23.53 aAttitudes about 24.18*** College 1 80 21.40 b IT workers

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College

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Women in Engineering

, J. J., Chou, K. C., Yates, J. K., and Stalnaker, J., Women Faculty in Engineering: Changing the Academic Climate, J. Engineering Education, 85, 45 (1996).5. Ambrose, S., Lazarus, B., and Nair, I., No Universal Constants: Journeys of Women in Engineering and Computer Science, J. Engineering Education, 87, 363 (1998).6. Trower, C. A., Women without Tenure, Part II: The Gender Sieve, January 25, 2002. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on January 17, 2006: www.sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/1400/women_without_tenure _part_ii_the_gender_sieve/ Page 12.1014.9

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The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Keathly, University of North Texas; Robert Akl, University of North Texas; Ryan Garlick, University of North Texas

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Women in Engineering

GrantProgram (2005) Recruiting and Retention Strategies for Computer Science and Engineering atUNT no. 003594-CS2005-1000. The authors would like to thank all young women and studentsassistants that participated in RoboCamp, as well as the mentoring and ambassador programs.References1. Anderson-Roland, M. and Cosgrove, C. Factors that engineering students consider. Annual Convergence Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education, Anaheim, Calif., 1995, pp. 1027-1031.2. Duch, B. J., Groh, S.E., and Allen, D.E. The Power of Problem-Based Learning. Stylus Publishing, Sterling VA, 2001.3. Astin, A. What matters in college: Four critical years revisited. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, 1993.4. Felder, R., Woods, D., Stice, J. and

Conference Session

Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Catherine Claiborne, University of Washington; Suzanne G. Brainard, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

Education.10). El-Khawas, E. (2000). The impetus for organisational change: An exploration [Electronic version]. Tertiary Education and Management, 6, 37-46. Page 12.751.1211) Fox, M. A. (2003). Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce. Meeting Summary. National Academies: Washington DC12) GAO. (2006). Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Trends and the Role of Federal Programs. Washington DC13). Goodman, P.S. & Associates. Eds. (1982). Change in organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass14). Gummer, B. (1997). Organizational identity in a changing environment: When

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Potpourri Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Buck, Jackson State University

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Women in Engineering

, improvingopportunities available to them.Methodology The study was conducted at Alcorn State University and Jackson State University.Alcorn State University is a land grant, historically black institution located in Lorman,(southwest) Mississippi, with an enrollment of 3,100 undergraduate students(http://www.alcorn.edu)1. Alcorn State University’s Department of IndustrialTechnology currently has 45 female students out of 125 undergraduate students. TheDepartment has 12 teaching faculty members (e.g. instructors, assistant professors,associate professors, and professors) (K. Agyepong, personal communication, September05, 2003)3. However, as noted by Dr. B. W. McGowan (personal communication,September 16, 2003) 29, only 1of the 12 teaching faculty is a

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

competition’. (9/6/2005)”Sherry became worried during this project because communication in her team was poor andnobody assumed the team management role. She believed that the criterion they had chosen wasa challenging one for their design that required effective team collaboration and planning.Sherry also describes the bridge project testing day as an embarrassing experience because shesays “we built a bridge that could hardly hold itself and was not at all aesthetically pleasing.”B) Lack of Social PersuasionsDuring the bridge project, Sherry experienced participation in a team that was unsuccessful. Theteam communication continued to be poor throughout the design project. Nobody in her teamtook the leadership and management role. She did not want

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech; Margaret Layne, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

three items from the questionnaire: (a) “Virginia Techis a good place to work”, (b) “I feel I ‘fit in’ at Virginia Tech”, and (c) “Overall, I am satisfiedwith my job at Virginia Tech”. Respondents gauged their agreement to these and otherquestionnaire items using a four-point scale (1=strongly disagree; 2=somewhat disagree;3=somewhat agree; 4=strongly disagree). It is common in social science research to clustersimilar questionnaire items in what are called factors or scales and to confirm their reliabilitythrough a statistical procedure called factor analysis. A complete list of all the questionnaireitems in each of the scales appears in an appendix at the end of the paper. A reliability index(Chronbach Alpha) is included with each scale.Most

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Moshe Hartman, Retired; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering

math activities in high school; AP courses taken in math and science; (b) Role Models: having a sister or brother in engineering, math or science; having a female math or science teacher (role model for women); (c) Support of significant others for the student’s choice of engineering as a major and/or career. Hypothesis 1: Women who enter fields that have lower proportions of women will have stronger academic backgrounds, greater exposure to more role models, and stronger support from significant others for their choice of such a non-traditional major or career. (2) Self-confidence: (a) General academic skills; (b) Math-science academic skills; and (c) Engineering-related skills and subjects

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheryl Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Women in Engineering

. & Pollack, M.E., & Riskin, E. & Thomas, B. & Wolf, E. & Wu, A. (1990) “Becoming a ComputerScientist” Communications of the ACM 33(11) pg 47-579. Fisher, A. & Margolis, J. & Miller, F. (1997) “Undergraduate Women in Computer Science: Experience,Motivation and Culture”10. Blum, L. “Women in Computer Science: The Carnegie Mellon Experience”www.cs.cmu.edu/nlblum/PAPERS/women_in_computer_science.pdf11. Pearl, A. & Pollack, M.E., & Riskin, E. & Thomas, B. & Wolf, E. & Wu, A. (1990) “Becoming a ComputerScientist”12. Fisher, A. &Margolis, J. (June 2002) “Unlocking The Clubhouse: The Carnegie Mellon Experience” InroadsSIGCSE Bulletin, Women In Computing 34(2) pg 79-8313. Cuny, J. & Aspray, W

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An International Perspective

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University; Nancy Felipe Russo, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-2403: ENCOURAGERS AND DISCOURAGERS FOR DOMESTIC ANDINTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN ENGINEERINGAND COMPUTER SCIENCEMary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R. ANDERSON-ROWLAND, PhD, is the PI of three academic scholarship programs and a program for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University, she was the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in the Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She received the ASEE Minorities in Engineering Award 2006, the SHPE Educator of the Year 2005 and won the National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by the AAAES. In 2002 she was named the Distinguished

Conference Session

An International Perspective

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Tatiana Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Idalis Vazques, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Women in Engineering

. 2006.9. Ref. 510. Ref. 811. Van Aken.,E..,Watford B., Medina-Borja A. The Use of Focus Groups for Minority Engineering Program Assessment, Journal of Engineering Education, July 1999.12. Krueger, Richard A., Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research, SAGE Publications Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 1994.13. Amer. Assoc, o.U.W., Shortchanging Girls, Shortchanging America, in AAUW Publications. 1991: Washington, D.C.14. Levenson, N., Educational pipeline issues for women. Comput. Res. News, 1990. October: p. 11-13.15. Melymuka, K., If Girls Don’t Get IT, IT Won’t Get Girls, in Computer World. 2001.16. Gilligan, C., In a Different Voice. 1982, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.17. Belenky, M.F., et al., Women’s Ways of

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Bentow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Richard Blais, Project Lead the Way; Laura Bottomley, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Christina Vogt, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

represent key lessons learned from gender equity, engineering education,and project management research and “best practices” knowledge bases; and b) periodic live eventseither recorded or in real-time have been offered among and between experts, collaboratingorganizations and their members on specific and ad hoc issues. EEES targets teachers and faculty as away to reach students, therefore our outreach primarily focuses on providing them with the tools theyneed to be more effective and engaging instructors.Creating a successful online community is one of the most compelling yet elusive goals for web-basedapplications. Most online communities grow slowly in the beginning due in part to the need to createmotivation for contributing to the community

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; John R. Duncan, Clemson University

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Women in Engineering

inengineering? and (2) What are the factors that attract women to and help them to persist in acareer in engineering? The methods consisted of a search of related research to identify probablyfactors followed by qualitative interviews with program persisters and switchers. The mostfrequently cited factors were selected for inclusion in the interview protocol for the qualitativeportion of this study. They were: (a) faculty support, (b) class environment, (c) departmentenvironment, (d) attraction to another discipline, (e) parental encouragement, and (f) self-confidence. The result was an evaluation of the relative merits of the factors for persisters andswitchers. Additionally a new metaphor relating to force field analysis is proposed. Thismetaphor was

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fonda Swimmer, Northern Arizona University; Karen Jarratt-Ziemski, Ft. Lewis College

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-2951: INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGEDUCATION, AND RECRUITMENT OF FEMALE AND NATIVE AMERICANSTUDENTSFonda Swimmer, Northern Arizona University Fonda Swimmer received her Master of Public Administration degree from Northern Arizona University, where she is currently the Director of the Multicultural Engineering Program and is the co-advisor for several multicultural clubs. She works in the area of recruitment and retention of underrepresented students in engineering and higher education in general, and provides multiple support services to multicultural engineering and science college students. Ms. Swimmer is also involved in a variety of pre-college outreach programs in the

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Portia Sabin, University of Washington; Andrew Jocuns, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

the notion being discussed orbecause they contrast or contradict a commonly held view among the participants. The purposeof this study is not to make generalizations about all of engineering education, but rather toidentify and elaborate on a practice at UWest that has an impact on students. What is true atUWest may not be true at other schools, but we believe studies like ours can play a role inhelping to set future research agendas.3. Assembling an understanding of the admissions process.In this section we show: A) That students at UWest are uncertain how they will be evaluated bythe admissions committee; B) This uncertainty, we argue leads students to enlist differentresources, both official (e.g., department websites) and unofficial (e.g

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kieran Sullivan, Santa Clara University; Ruth Davis, Santa Clara University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-1529: INCREASING RETENTION OF WOMEN ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSKieran Sullivan, Santa Clara University Kieran T. Sullivan is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Santa Clara University and a licensed clinical psychologist. She provides professional consultations on assessment and statistical analyses and has taught Psychological Assessment for ten years. Dr. Sullivan received her PhD from UCLA and conducts research on marital education and support processes in marriage.Ruth Davis, Santa Clara University Ruth E. Davis is the Robert W. Peters Professor of Computer Engineering and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Engineering at Santa Clara University. Her dissertation