Paper ID #39565Work in Progress: Towards a Participatory Action Research Approach toImprove Representation of Black Ph.D.s in EngineeringDr. Idalis Villanueva Alarcon, University of Florida Dr. Villanueva Alarcon is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Education Department at the Uni- versity of Florida. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational re- searcher, and professional development mentor for underrepresented students in engineering.Dr. Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, PMP, LEED-AP is the Associate Dean for Workforce Development
. Downey focuses on critical qualitative inquiry with a discerning eye toward humanizing and culturally sustaining pedagogies.Dr. Idalis Villanueva Alarc´on, University of Florida Dr. Villanueva Alarcon is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Education Department at the Uni- versity of Florida. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational re- searcher, and professional development mentor for underrepresJose A. MunozLisa Berdie ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023"We need to do better to support these folks": Deans' responses to the barriers and assetsof Latiné/x/a/o contingent faculty in STEMBy:Dr. R. Jamaal Downey, Dr. Idalis Villanueva Alarcón