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Technical Session 12 - Paper 2: DEI Student Ambassadors Program

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J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University; Brooke I Wynalda; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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BSEE from Florida Atlantic University in 1996 and 1994. Dr. Miguel’s professional interests involve image processing, machine learning, and engineering education especially active learn- ing, diversity, equity, and inclusion, retention, and recruitment. Her teaching interests include MATLAB, circuits, linear systems, and digital image processing. She is an ASEE Fellow and a member of the IEEE, SWE, and Tau Beta Pi. Currently, Dr. Miguel is the ASEE First Vice President and Vice President for External Relations which gives her a seat on the ASEE Board of Directors. Dr. Miguel has held several other officer positions across the ASEE including: Professional Interest Council I Chair, Division Chair and Program Chair of

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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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to the DoctorateTo address CEED objectives and goals set out for the program, and to address needswe have identified related to underrepresented minorities' educational attainment inSTEM fields, A Step to the Doctorate was created. 13 Population Served by A Step to the Doctorate: Virginia Tech/COE Undergraduate Demographics14 https://eng.vt.edu/about/rankings-and-figures/undergraduate-enrollment-by-gender-and-ethnicity.htmlIn order to provide background on the population served by A Step to the Doctorate,this 2020 data provided by the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech compares theundergraduate population of the College to the overall

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Technical Session 10 - Paper 1: Improving engineering-student retention via the UC Davis LEADR program

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Ralph C. Aldredge III, University of California, Davis

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Paper ID #35581Improving engineering-student retention via the UC Davis LEADR programProf. Ralph C. Aldredge III, University of California, Davis Dr. Ralph Aldredge is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Engineering, where he provides leadership and oversight for undergraduate enrollment management, orientation and yield efforts, transfer student admissions, academic advising and intervention, retention programs, the Student Start-up Center, ABET degree-program accreditation, assessment training for faculty, and strategic efforts to improve the academic experience. Prior to this administrative

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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 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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inertial sensor using magnetic nanoparticles. I am also working with mentoring programs to help students excel in engineering.Dr. Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University Paul Plotkowski is the founding Dean of the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing and Professor of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. Over the past 30 years he has led the development of an emerging engineering program into a comprehensive college that now offers 11 BS and 4 MS degrees to a population of over 2,000 students. He holds BSE, MSE and Ph.D. degrees from Oakland University. Dr. Plotkowski is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He received the ASME Dedicated Service award, the Tau Beta Pi

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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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STEM field. Based off of retention rate of female STEM students that graduate their engineering program. Career:X number of mentees participate in STEM related coop/job/upper- level courses. Set up meeting between 3 Mentor and Mentee Participation mentors and mentees to have casual meetings to discuss possible career paths in STEM. Survey. Hold social events to introduce women in STEM majors to one another and create comradery and friendships 4 Mentor & Mentee Satisfaction

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 2: Program: A focused, 5-year effort to increase the number of African American, Hispanic/Latino(a), Native American (AHLN) 7th-grade students who are academically prepared to take algebra

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Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Saundra Johnson Austin, University of South Florida; Renee Serrell Gibert, Purdue University; Carol S Stwalley P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Tamara Markey, Purdue University, Minority Engineering Program; Cynthia Murphy-Ortega, Chevron Corporation

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Paper ID #35646Program: A focused, 5-year effort to increase the number of AfricanAmerican, Hispanic/Latino(a), Native American (AHLN) 7th-grade studentswho are academically prepared to take algebraMs. Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Virginia received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering and a B.A. in Psychology while at Purdue Univer- sity. She is currently the Director of Minority Engineering Programs in the College of Engineering. She assumed the position in 2004 after 18 years of manufacturing experience. Her last assignment was Lean Manufacturing Manager for the for the 3.7L and 4.7L

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Technical Session 6 - Paper 3: Practitioners' Reflections on Developing and Implementing Virtual Educational Programming During COVID-19

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Paula Davis Lampley Esq., University of Cincinnati; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Krizia L. Cabrera-Toro

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arehistorically underrepresented in engineering and science.To uncover the practitioners' individual experiences, the practitioners participated in a 25-minuteinterview and were asked to respond to open-ended questions related to the delivery of virtualprogramming: online platform selection, device accessibility, screen time and etiquette/decorum,learning objectives, program assessment and general program insight. All interviews wererecorded and transcribed to allow comparison and contrast of experiences. Researchersthematically analyzed the qualitative data generated from the recorded interviews to identifycommon themes, and ideas.The findings indicated a pattern of creativity, resourcefulness, and equitable educationalpractices utilized in the planning

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Technical Session 6 - Paper 1: Who Gets to Be the Player Character? A Visual Content Analysis of Representation in Video Game Design Programs

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Caitlin Marie Lancaster, Clemson University

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degree in Communication, Technology, and Society, also from Clemson, and I have taught courses in communication studies and public speaking. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Who Gets to Be the Player Character? A Visual Content Analysis of Representation in Video Game Design Programs The global video game industry is growing rapidly, with revenue reaching an estimated$179.7 billion in 2020—to put that in context, the international film industry just surpassed $100billion in revenue in 2019 while North American sports brought in an estimated $75 billion in2020 [1]. Indeed, 64% of US adults and 70% of those under 18 regularly play

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 2: Opportunities from Disruption - How lifelong learning helped create more connected classrooms

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Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Society of Women Engineers

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for jobs that don’t yet exist, using technologies that haven’t beeninvented, in order to solve problems that we don’t even know are problems yet.”pg. 4Like most in the professoriate here in the U.S., Krishna also received doctoral education. Inaddition to being a doctoral student and learning and researching on mechanical engineering,Krishna was an international graduate student learning to navigate a different country,language, holidays and customs, and a bevvy on visa related issues.Even as a child, Krishna knew that he would grow up to teach students. In his reflections, henotes: "my career path to education always felt inevitable. I was born on “Teacher’s Day” - acelebration in India dedicated to educators. I was often reminded of this

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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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Paper ID #35597#BlackLivesMatter: A content analysis of top engineering institutions’responses to social-political activismTaylor Lightner, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Taylor Lightner is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she serves as a graduate research assistant. In addition, she is a student in the Disaster Resilience and Risk Management Program. Taylor received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson Uni- versity. Her research interests include broadening participation, interdisciplinary interactions, community engagement, and the

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Technical Session 7 - Paper 5: Bridging Internationalization and Equity Initiatives in Engineering Education

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Robert S Emmett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kim Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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funded, the resulting concept andlanguage laid the groundwork for participating on the TechGirlsgrant for summer 2021. The TechGirls program, usually aresidential camp for high school female students, moved completelyonline due to the pandemic. Participants took part in a two-week-long course led a Virginia Tech faculty on a technology-related topicsuch as web design or data analytics. They also spent timeinteracting with additional faculty, staff and students learning aboutthe different disciplines within engineering, student life, the collegeadmissions process and developing a growth mindset.The instructional design challenges included: 105 students notregistered at VT as degree-seeking students or with prior accessand experience with Canvas

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Technical Session 9 - Paper 3: The Minimization of Microaggressions in Engineering Education

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Stephanie Masta, Purdue University; Darryl Dickerson, Florida International University; Alice L Pawley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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multiscale characterization of complex tissues, fundamental studies on biophysical control of induced pluripotent stem cells, biomaterial development for complex tissue regeneration, and inten- tionally building inclusion into research design and execution. This connects to his broader vision to make engineering spaces more diverse, more equitable, and more inclusive. He has held administrative positions in programs to broaden the participation of historically excluded students in engineering. Dr. Dickerson’s work in expanding participation in engineering has yielded significant programmatic inter- ventions, institutional change activities, and national strategic initiatives. He also serves as the Director of Engineering

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Technical Session 3 - Paper 3: International engineering students’ resistance to isolating university experiences: An opportunity for greater inclusion in engineering education

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Memoria Matters, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, University of South Florida; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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initial themes could be grouped into larger themes themselves, which shedocumented via the thematic maps. Throughout this process, she continually checked the themesback against the data. During the construction of the “persistence” thematic map, she identifiedwhether any of the themes could be categorized as resistance, and reflected that in the map.Finally, she wrote up the analysis.Results and discussionHere we highlight the major themes around exclusion and persistence of the international studentparticipants. The themes around exclusion shed light on RQ1, defining some of the challengesinternational students face in engineering programs. The themes around persistence relate toRQ2, showing some of the work these students do to persist despite

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 5: Creating and Sustaining Inclusive Learning Communities in Engineering

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Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Jessica Moriah Vaden, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Amy Hermundstad Nave, Colorado School of Mines

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environment modeling approaches from building energy modeling to indoor air quality to develop robust strategies to mitigate climate change and deleterious environmental and human health impacts. Most recently, she is work- ing to solve the global waste challenge through the advancement and development of circular economy principles, since the built environment is a major consumer of resources and producer of waste.Miss Jessica Moriah Vaden, University of PittsburghDr. April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh April Dukes (aprila@pitt.edu) is the Faculty and Future Faculty Program Director for the Engineering Educational Research Center (EERC) and the Institutional Co-leader for Pitt-CIRTL (Center for the Inte- gration of

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Technical Session 6 - Paper 2: Sharing Exemplary Admissions Practices that Promote Diversity in Engineering Panel Discussion

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Theresa A. Maldonado P.E., University of California System; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Andrew B. Williams, The Citadel School of Engineering

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Paper ID #35545Sharing Exemplary Admissions Practices that Promote Diversity inEngineering Panel DiscussionDr. Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Dr. Elizabeth T. Cady is a Senior Program Officer at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). She has worked on a variety of projects that examine and enhance systems for the formal, informal, and life- long education of engineers and improving diversity and inclusion in engineering. She is leading a project that will recognize and share innovative practices that improve diversity in undergraduate engineering education and also staffs a consensus study examining

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 3: Enhancing Participation of Underrepresented Student Populations and Women in Engineering and Computer Science – An Experience Report

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Shihong Huang, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University; Tamsyn Nicole Carey, Florida Atlantic University-College of Engineering and Computer Science

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College of Engineering and Computer Science was awardedby the ASEE Diversity Recognition Program a Bronze Level designation (the highestlevel) in January 2021. 4We will describe these two exemplar initiatives in more details in the following slides 56The United States is facing two major challenges that will potentially impact oureconomic growth, technological advancements, energy capabilities, national/cybersecurity, global competitiveness, and advances in health/neurosciences in the 21stcentury. The first challenge is the growing need to produce an adequate number

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NOTE NEW TIMESLOT: Technical Session 7 - Paper 1: Auto-ethnographic Reflections : Lessons from Leading a STEM Initiative for Girls in School While We Ourselves Were in School

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Kayli Heather Battel, Tufts University; Kritin Mandala, Saguaro High School; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Society of Women Engineers; Natalie Anna Foster, Sisters in STEM - Saguaro High School; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Lissa Erickson, Battel Engineering; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University

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Paper ID #35595Auto-ethnographic Reflections : Lessons from Leading a STEM Initiativefor Girls in School While We Ourselves Were in SchoolKayli Heather Battel, Tufts University Kayli Battel is currently a sophomore at Tufts University, majoring in Human Factors Engineering and minoring in Education and Art. One of SiS’s three original founders, she organized, led, marketed, and fundraised the program from 2018-2020, and continues to mentor SiS to this day. As a leader then President of Saguaro’s FRC Robotics team, Kayli led numerous STEM outreach events at local middle and elementary schools, and beyond. The success of

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Technical Session 7 - Paper 2: Retaining a diverse group of undergraduate students in Engineering Technology Majors

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Melanie Villatoro, New York City College of Technology

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. 19Community outreach is a critical component of the program as it benefits theundergraduate students hosting the events as well as the K-12 students participatingin them. As part of the outreach component, PPA provides monthly family STEMworkshops at the local elementary school and hosts an annual Girl Day event inrecognition of National Engineers Week. These activities hope to promote exposureof STEM careers at the K-12 level. 20 The guest speakers are content experts on the workshop topic and can be collegestudents, alumni or industry professionals. The presentation highlights related careeropportunities and information on middle schools and high schools with a

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Technical Session 1 - Paper 2: Challenging the Hegemonic Culture of Engineering: Curricular and Co-Curricular Methodologies

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Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Joseph Valle, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Andrew Green, Florida International University

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culture of engineering.Action-Oriented Education and Organizing as Beyond ReformsBowen et al. [34] formed the Undergraduate Engineering Collaborative Growth Series (UECGS),seeking to “design a program for marginalized engineering students that reduced barriers to theexpression of their whole selves, including the value of their identities within the engineeringeducational space” [p. 1]. This was done through four two-hour workshops in addition to a seriesof one-on-one feedback and coaching sessions to provide participants reflective space to discussthe series itself and how it connected to other components of participants’ lives. The firstworkshop consisted of focus groups on naming barriers within and relating to engineering thatthey perceive

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Technical Session 12 - Paper 1: Creating Pathways for Success and Engagement for Women in Engineering

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Jalonda Nakay Thompson, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Anne Skutnik, Tickle College of Engineering; Jamie Baalis Coble, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Anahita Khojandi, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Angelica M Palomino, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Veerle Keppens, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Ozlem Kilic, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Paper ID #35601Creating Pathways for Success and Engagement for Women in EngineeringMs. Jalonda NaKay Thompson, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Jalonda Thompson has more than 13 years of progressive experience in STEM research and higher educa- tion. She is the inaugural Director of the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT). Before this role, she has served as the Assistant Director of Engineering Diversity Pro- grams in the Tickle College of Engineering (TCE) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In her role, Thompson advises senior leadership and oversees programming that

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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 3 - Paper 1: For Us, By Us: Recommendations for Institutional Efforts to Enhance the Black Student Experience in Engineering

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

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common ground, as far ashow to address the issues that exist.” All four of these participants suggested that effectivefaculty training and development would call for everybody being on the same page. “Honestly, Ithink that’s the root of all of it, is making sure that you care, and that you listen to the concernsof those individuals,” explained Celia.Intentional Recruitment Many participants described an easy solution to the difficulty related to recruiting Blackfaculty and students—be intentional. Joshua explained that one way to have more Black facultyand students in engineering graduate programs was to start with diversifying the administration.He believes that diversifying leadership will lead to a more diverse faculty and student body

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Technical Session 7 - Paper 6: Lived Experiences of African American Engineering Students at a PWI Through the Lens of Navigational Capital

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Stephanie Ashley Damas, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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facultyrepresentation on student success at PWIs. This pilot study will begin to identify the ways inwhich African American students may arrive at success in engineering programs at PWIs wherethe minority faculty ranges from 0-10%. We define success as the matriculation fromundergraduate to graduate programs.Literature Review Research has highlighted the experience of minoritized students in spaces with fewminoritized faculty [4]. There has also been a consistent push for increasing minorityrepresentation at PWIs, yet studies show that as of 2019, the number of African Americanfaculty at PWIs has increased by only 2.3% in the last 20 years [5]. Researchers have beenstudying the experience of the minority student from a critical race standpoint to

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Technical Session 1 - Paper 1: An Exploratory Investigation of the Experiences of Navigating Campus Resources of Black Immigrant Women in Engineering

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Meseret F. Hailu, Arizona State University

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the way inclusion is culti- vated in engineering through the implementation of novel technologies and methodologies in engineering education. Intrigued by the intersections of engineering education, mental health and social justice, Dr. Coley’s primary research interest focuses on virtual reality as a tool for developing empathetic and in- clusive mindsets among engineering faculty. She is also interested in hidden populations in engineering education and innovation for more inclusive pedagogies.Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic 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

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Technical Session 1 - Paper 3: Online and Global Education in Engineering: Building a Strategic Case for Placed-based Learning

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Natasha B. Watts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Paper ID #35636Online and Global Education in Engineering: Building a Strategic Casefor Placed-based LearningDr. Natasha B. Watts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University As Director of Cardinal Education and the Associate Director of Online Learning in the College of En- gineering at Virginia Tech, Natasha provides college-level leadership for the design, development, im- plementation, and evaluation of distance learning initiatives. Watts is the main point of contact for the Cardinal Education Program (formerly Commonwealth Graduate Engineering CGEP). Before coming to Virginia Tech, Natasha worked as an

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 4: Promoting First-Semester Persistence of Engineering Majors with Design Experiences in General Chemistry Laboratory

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Corey Payne, University of Florida; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida

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on using innovative, iterative and theoretically grounded design for the dual purpose of ad- dressing contemporary, complex, in situ learning problems while concurrently generating new theoretical insight related to the process of learning and the relationships among the people, tools and context of the problem space. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Promoting First-Semester Persistence of Engineering Majors with Design Experiences in General Chemistry LaboratoryAbstractIn an effort to address the persistence of undergraduate engineering students taking generalchemistry, typically a prerequisite course during the first two-years on

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Technical Session 10 - Paper 3: Bridging the STEM Gender Gap through Women-focused Outreach

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Isabel A Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Anne Skutnik, Tickle College of Engineering Academic and Student Affairs, University of Tennessee Knoxville ; Jalonda Nakay Thompson, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Marcel Brouwers, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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 objectives, which are inspired by the experiences of our first author.‐ After that, we will share a similar trajectory to that of the first author through PreCollegeprograms into undergraduate education. The University of Tennessee Tickle College of Engineering (UTK‐TCE) has had several precollege summer programs targeted towards middle and high school students, one of them specifically for women. We believe that, because PreCollege is a critical element in the pathway for engineering, it is important to highlight our success here – especially as it relates to our first author.‐ Finally, we will introduce our pilot study, and the results from it, before showing the future directions we will take with our larger study that rolled out in September

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 1: Transformational Resistance and Identity Development: A Case Study of an Asexual Woman Engineer

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Vivian Xian-Wei Chou, University of Texas at Austin; Jerry Austin Yang, Stanford University; Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Patricia Clayton, Wake Forest University

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University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Borrego is Senior Associaate Editor for Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. She previously served as Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education, a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as an associate dean and director of in- terdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstand- ing publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science

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Technical Session 11 - Paper 1: Using Utility Value Interventions to Explore Student Connections to Engineering Mechanics Topics

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Isabella Grace Sorensen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominick Trageser, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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and learning for all students.Research in STEM and engineering education recognize the importance of student motivation forsuccess, performance, and persistence in degree programs (Jones, Osborne, Paretti, &Matusovich, 2012; Jones, Epler, Mokri, Bryant, & Paretti, 2013; Jones & Skaggs, 2012; Lee,Kajfez, & Matusovich, 2013). In general, students who have higher levels of motivation andinterest related to engineering are more likely to succeed and persist than their less motivatedcohorts. One critical aspect of motivation and interest is utility value, or the belief that an activitywill be useful in achieving personal or academic goals (Hecht, Grande, & Harackiewicz, 2020).According to expectancy value theory (Eccles &