Conference Session

Minoritization Processes and Equity in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University, Bozeman; Sidrah MGWatson, Montana State University, Bozeman

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

strategies as either necessary to succeed or even as desirable depending on theextent to which they have internalized dominant narratives about the irrelevance of sexual andgender identity to STEM, a reflection of the ways LGBTQ people are prone to minimize harmfulexperiences pertaining to sexual and gender identity [21]. However, each of these strategiesintroduces additional psychological and emotional burden that can interfere with the cognitiveresources needed to maintain motivation and succeed in a STEM major.The most immediate of these consequences is that LGBTQ people are much more likely toconsider leaving, and to leave, STEM than their cisgender, heterosexual counterparts [1-3]. Inaddition to this attrition, regardless of whether they leave

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _Monday June 26, 11:00 - 12:30

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia; William J Davis, University of Virginia; Kent A. Wayland, University of Virginia; Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia; Caroline Crockett, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

schools, such as Texas Tech - Costa Rica, have accessed thecourse GVV modules on the OEC, suggesting that the course has the potential to be widelyadopted. We hope that ASEE members will find this to be a valuable resource for instruction.This evidence-based practice paper introduces the engineering ethics course and provides anoverview of how the GVV framework may be used in an engineering context. Its purpose is toprovide a framework for engineering educators who might wish to consider incorporating theseGVV modules into ethics courses. It further includes the instructors’ reflection on the new courseand how well it is achieving its goal of equipping undergraduates with knowledge,understanding, and practice to prepare them for ethical

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

environments, systematic barriers, or other factors may limit or negate REM andwomen students’ ability to effectively engage with these spaces. While countless studies point to the manybenefits of Makerspace engagement[2]–[4], [6], [7], no work has studied how these benefits are inequitablydistributed based on race or gender, or what interventions may be needed to ensure Makerspaceenvironments foster a sense of belonging amongst REM and women students.In professions that are significantly gendered and raced, any “otherness” affects the ways in which womenand/or REMs are treated with respect to their technical capabilities[9]. This is particularly true inengineering, which is predominantly White and male [10].The purpose of this paper is to reflect on

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juliana Martins Philot, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia - Brazil; Barbara Lutaif Bianchini, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - Brasil; Eloiza Gomes, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia - Brazil; Gabriel Loureiro de Lima, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - Brasil; Octavio Mattasoglio Neto Neto

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Diversity

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

importance of planning, executing and evaluating subjects that are linked to the interestsand objectives of the courses in which these ones are being offered, reflecting on what skillswe want students to acquire and how these are used in their careers.Prado [4] also suggest that it is necessary to develop a more contextualized, consolidated andattractive course, applying multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary activities, using activemethodologies, articulating practice and theory with the support of software, a fact that is alsohighlighted in the document that in Brazil guides the organization of engineering programs,the National Curriculum Regulations for Engineering Education (DCN1) [13].Stewart, Larson, and Zandieh [7] emphasize the need of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisa Bravo, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Jesse Austin-Breneman

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

reflection for makerspace staff to consider when creating a makerspace that encouragesbelonging. To promote a culture of belonging in academic makerspaces, this study suggestsadministrators and staff members should consider the variation in understanding how onebelongs to a space.1 IntroductionAcademic makerspaces are spaces where users learn, share, and create new knowledge throughthe act of building physical objects using tools and supported by expertise from mentors or staffmembers [6], [8], [9] . Building equitable makerspaces is a major goal for many makerspaceproponents in order to increase access to knowledge that was once out of reach for many [10].Prior research has shown that access to tools and expertise in makerspaces can improve

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Stepanova, Texas A&M University; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University; Christina Belanger; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Christine A Stanley, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Applied Mathematics and Physics. Hammond advised 17 UG theses, 29 MS theses, and 10 Ph.D. dissertations. Hammond is the 2020 recipient of the TEES Faculty Fellows Award and the 2011 recipient of the Charles H. Barclay, Jr. ’45 Faculty Fellow Award. Hammond has been featured on the Discovery Channel and other news sources. Hammond is dedicated to diversity and equity, which is reflected in her publications, research, teaching, service, and mentoring. More at http://srl.tamu.edu and http://ieei.tamu.edu.Dr. Christine A Stanley, Texas A&M University Christine A. Stanley is regents professor of higher education, holder of the Ruth Harrington Endowed Chair, and vice president and associate provost for diversity emerita

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division 4 - Cultivating Engineering Excellence through Mentorship and Humanitarian Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Amelia Elizabeth Cook, Lipscomb University; Lewis Ngwenya, Lipscomb University; Hannah Grace Duke, Lipscomb University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

engineering as a professional wayof being [9] whereas Huff et al. discusses the importance of identity development in early careerengineers [10]. Initial findings from the open-ended questions from the questionnaire fromthematic analysis of the responses are analyzed fully in [2].Though not necessarily foundational to this work, the authors find inspiration from three otherstudies with similar objectives. First, Cech discusses an idea that beliefs of professional work canimpact intra-profession activities in the workplace [11]. Cech reflects that the engineeringideology of technical/social dualism may have a role in the gender wage gap in the field. Inrelation to this study, could involvement in HEPs cause students to reconsider their

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Weiss, University of Maryland- College Park

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

modules developed to support different levels of researcher and student atUMD. The presentation was well received and, some faculty in the CEE department wish toexplore ways to further integrate equitable citation practice into their graduate curriculum.Assignment ProposalAfter the presentation on citational justice, faculty in the CEE department became interested inintegrating critical citation practice into their graduate student’s research requirements. One ofthe faculty members developed a short reflective assignment for the graduate students theyadvise to complete. Included in this assignment was identifying who is most cited in the field,analyzing their identities, and reflecting on identities that were underrepresented or missing.After

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Stephens, Spelman College; Tiffany Renee Oliver, Spelman College; Pamela M Leggett-Robinson, PLR Consulting

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

WiSTEM is theobservation that Black women are underrepresented in STEM for a variety ofreasons that include (1) anxiety pertaining to mathematics and computing (2) a lackof exposure to STEM disciplines and tangential careers (3) a lack of exposure toculturally responsive pedagogy, and (4) a lack of communities of support. Key Words - STEM Identity, Sense of Belonging, Persistence, Community, Self AwarenessINTRODUCTION AND PROBLEM STATEMENTMany institutions of higher education in the US do not reflect the racial and ethnicdiversity of our nation amongst its degree recipients. Clearly, we must acknowledgethe barriers to STEM education for individuals underrepresented in these disciplinesand develop interventions to mitigate them [1]–[3]. Racial

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal E. Peoples, Duke University; Alicia Nicki Washington, Ph.D., Duke University; Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

have on thelived experiences of scholars in the field (e.g., as it relates to their citation count, academicprestige, and career progression).The above discussion led to the hypothesis that the CS collaboration networks in the literaturewere overly representative of the collaboration networks of white and Asian scholars incomputing. By extension, reported network measures such as degree (or the average number ofunique coauthors) would not be reflective of the collaboration experiences of non-white andAsian computer scientists. Further, this work posited this difference would skew in favor ofwhite and Asian scholars. That is, if the “average” (e.g., race-neutral approach) computerscientist has x number of unique collaborators, then minoritized

Conference Session

Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

, students complete two exam problems toassess mastery of the last three weekly topics. Quiz problems were on average slightly lessdifficult than exam problems, as reflected in the overall average scores. A total of 8 quizproblems and 8 exam problems were completed over the course of the semester.Since quiz and exam problems test specific concepts, this study also investigates whether therelationship is stronger for certain concepts than others, e.g. simpler fundamental concepts at thestart of the semester vs. more advanced topics require integration of multiple concepts.The Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Rotations (PSVT:R) is a timed standardized test ofmental rotations commonly used to assess spatial ability. The passing threshold is typically

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Marisela Martinez-Cola

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

,2014, p. 13). As such, PD activities should enable BIPOCx contingent faculty in engineering to 3authentically design, develop, and implement intended outcomes. Notably, asset-based practicescannot be disconnected from the realities and multiple worlds that BIPOCx people in engineeringface (Mejia et al., 2022). Thus, PD activities should provide room for deep reflection andpurposeful iteration and center the voices of those impacted.Comparative Critical Theories Derived from legal scholarship, critical theories offer an analytical lens to examine racialand ethnic inequalities experienced by BIPOCx individuals. Over the years, critical

Conference Session

Pedagogy in Physics Education, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johanna Antonia Perasso, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

theteaching and learning of a physics course through the students' perception. The modifiedILD has the same three stages as the original ILD, with two main differences in whoperforms the experiment and when it is performed. Specifically, the three phases in themodified ILD are 1) predict, 2) experiment (by students working in groups, not theinstructor), and 3) reflect (in groups, not individually). The first phase, prediction, beginswith the analysis of a physical situation in which students have to predict the behavior ofthe situation based on the knowledge imparted in the session by the instructor. This occursat the end of the instructor's exposition. The second phase occurs in the laboratory sectionof the course and relates to students' experience

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 11

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renukadevi Selvaraj, The National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) Chennai, India ; Subathradevi Subramoniam

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

underlying Well-being and developmental programsand addresses the theories in relation to teachers. Author Theoretical Background Relevance To Teachers & Year Diener, Diener’s Subjective Well-being explores Teachers’ Subjective Well-being has 1984 the perception of the individual about been shown to influence their view on his/her life. It reflects the positive and work and their overall satisfaction with limiting emotional reactions to one’s life [27]. It has been predominantly noted satisfaction with life [26]. This theory by that teachers with decreased levels of Diener shows Well-being as an outcome

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _Monday June 26, 11:00 - 12:30

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank A. Mazzola, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Siddhartha Roy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marc Edwards, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

outside of their field (µ=8.62, σ=1.52) than the graduate program control group (µ=8.00,σ=1.89). On the other hand, ethics class alumni rated “academic freedom and free speech” (µ=8.31,σ=1.68) slightly lower than the graduate program (µ=8.57, σ=1.64). The ethics class alumni alsovalued listening to professionals within their field (µ=8.37, σ=1.60) slightly less than the controlgroup (µ=8.57, σ=1.40). However, neither of these differences were of statistical significance(p>0.05). Figure 3: Importance of Various Parameters on one’s Ability to Act EthicallyDiscussionAlumni of the ethics class had different priorities for their professional careers and lives asengineers and scientists (Figures 1 and 2). This may partly reflect a self

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Celeste Chavis, Morgan State University; Petronella A. James, Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi, P.E., Morgan State University; Masud Salimian, Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

submit student feedback, reflections onstudent performance, and proposed action for course improvements.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Each ToolEach assessment tool has advantages and disadvantages. Table 2 shows the strengths of eachtool. Excel, Google Forms, and Canvas are readily available to the university community. Whilethe spreadsheet-based methods are easy to use, they are tedious for the coordinator to compile.Spreadsheet tools and SearchLight require faculty to submit an outcome score for each student atthe conclusion of the course. While these scores are linked to signature assessment instruments,it is not clear how faculty aggregate performance and determine the scores. Canvas overcomesthis limitation by clearly linking the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob Rhoads, The Ohio State University; John Schrock, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

the problem that has been proposed to them. In theMDC course, the instructors have the students spend 4 weeks at the beginning of the projectidentifying the problem and root causes before beginning work on possible solutions. Thisprocess was emphasized for students to reflect and modify their problem identification as theygain knowledge progressing through the design process. The instructors reinforced thisrelationship between their performance and knowledge gained through revisions to past writtenreports that were used to build on their project. Retrieval practice helps students to monitor their learning by encouraging them to retrieve priorknowledge [30 – 46]. The MDC instructional team implemented this practice by giving writtenfeedback to

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in Computing -2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lea Wittie, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

on their form as there is a large pool of random examquestions for each topic (around 30 versions of each question). Exam Reflection Form Topic: What steps I took to solve the problem: What I misunderstood and what I should have done: Notes: Figure 5: Exam reflection tool used by students when going over incorrect exam questions.As an example, Figure 6 shows a fill-in-the-blank question on non-strict parameter passing; passby need.In order to prevent unnecessary re-attempts to achieve a perfect score on questions where thestudent has already achieved a score of 90% or higher, all such scores are converted to 100%credit. The difference between a 90% score and 100% typically comes down to typos rather thana lack of understanding. This

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Instructional Practices

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oluwafemi Johnson Ajeigbe, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

fluidmechanics concepts. Participants were provided with a worksheet to guide them during theexperiment. The worksheet contained steps for the participants to perform during the experiment.The worksheet allowed the participants to think and reflect on the concepts being taught.Afterward, each participant was given a post-test to examine how much they had learned duringthe instruction. They were then required to respond to the motivational/engagement survey.Participants received links to the online motivational survey administered via Qualtrics© at theend of the LCDLMs sessions. The survey prompts asked participants to reflect on their LCDLM-facilitated instructions and report how well they believed experiencing LCDLMs instructionhelped them to engage in

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _ Monday June 26, 1:30 - 3:00

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

side. Madeline K. Biomedical Engineering StudentAnother UVA biomedical engineering student shared during a class discussion that she mustdisconnect herself from her feelings when injecting toxic nerve agents, used for militaryresearch, into rats.The split in identity expressed by these students reflects a larger cultural schism that begancenturies ago:As Franco notes: “René Descartes’s (1596–1650) description of animals as “machine-like” was heavily criticized by many of his contemporaries, but nevertheless provided scientists a way to justify what would now be considered extremely gruesome experiments in a time when anesthesia, for humans and animals alike, was not available.” [4] (p. 241)Descartes’s

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Rowan University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

communication about DEI initiatives and progress o Difficulties with implementing consistent policy or communication across departments o Who is coordinating and holding people accountable?Challenges relating to strategizing the DEI curriculum focused most often on finding room in thecurriculum for DEI courses or content, as reflected in this comment: “The curriculum is tightalready, so there's not much wiggle room for making changes.” Several respondents wereconcerned about the need for a “curriculum overhaul,” either by adding new courses or newcontent to existing courses. Other challenges pertained to the scope of DEI content and scale ofimplementation: o Achieving critical mass of DEI content so that these concepts are embedded, not

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

meetings with mentors; extensiveprofessional development seminars; formal research training including daily reflection journals,poster presentations and technical writing with a faculty member. REU students completed twodeliverables: a research project and an open-ended Arduino engineering design project. Initially,students chose their research projects from a list of available opportunities. Once a match wassecured, students worked in their research labs daily with their graduate student and facultymentors.A list of students’ engineering research projects included:1. Accelerating Operations on Graph Neural Network2. Computational Design of Single Atom Catalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction3. Information Theory to Pinpoint Causal Links

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Education from Virginia Tech. She has work eDr. Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech Michelle Soledad, Ph.D. is a Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her research and service interests include teaching and learning experiences in fun- damental engineering courses, faculty development and support initiatives – including programs for the future engineering professoriate, and leveraging institutional data to support reflective teaching practices. She has degrees in Electrical Engineering (B.S., M.Eng.) from the Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City, Philippines, where she previously held appointments as Assistant Professor and Department Chair for Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan DelVescovo, Oakland University; Darlene Groomes, Oakland University; Bianca Bryant; Laila Guessous, Oakland University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

teachingabilities, even if the experience was not enjoyable for one of them; b) the middle-schoolers had 5fun and learned coding; and 3) there is a need to reach out to diverse groups and to the youngergeneration. In the focus group discussion, one student reflected that “I think as a whole, for us, todumb-down our research so they can understand a standard helps us to understand our material.Yes, it gave us a better understanding of our own project and the kids did have fun—that was agood purpose of the activity.” The dissatisfaction of the one student who disliked the activity isapparent in this exchange with notes from the program evaluator, “I was not a big fan of theoutreach activity. I do not like

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Kevin L. Moore, P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines; Jeffrey C. Shragge

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

certainty. Whereas the students in our previous study hadself-developed this “connecting” skill, our program provides a formal platform forlow-income students to learn and practice those connecting skills at the graduate level.This will allow us to investigate through pre- and post-surveys whether “connecting”skills can be developed through mentorship and whether developed connecting skillsenhance their self-efficacy, STEM identities, and persistence beliefs.This poster shares the results from student surveys completed at the beginning of our firstacademic year of the S-STEM program, reflecting on their undergraduate experiences.Specifically, we highlight the particular FOK held by our students as they enteredgraduate school from engineering and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Houshang Darabi, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Shanon Marie Reckinger, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Didem Ozevin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, The University of Illinois, Chicago

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

results have been published [8]. The execution details and assessment resultsof the Summer Bridge Program were published at an educational conference [9]. Theimplementation of an introductory course and its impact on students' academic success andretention was also published at an educational conference [4]. Also, the structure of the industrymentorship program for undergraduate students was published by an engineering educationjournal [10].ConclusionsFifty scholars have been recruited in three cohorts (cohort I, 18 students, cohort II, 13 students,and cohort III, 19 students). Diversity on campus is reflected in all cohorts of scholars. Twoscholars from cohort I and three from cohort III left the program because of personal issues. Allcohort I

Conference Session

Improving Retention & Self-Efficacy through Experiential Learning and Research Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Lynn Nelson, University of Texas at San Antonio; Karina Ivette Vielma, The University of Texas at San Antonio; JoAnn Browning, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

panel, and a diversity, equity,and inclusion (DEI) reflective session. The peer support is extended at the end of the REUexperience, as students come together at one of the network sites to present their research andposters via virtual and in-person means; they also tour the facilities to learn more about thevarious aspects of research outside of their assigned REU site. Overall, students show an increasein the research skills gained throughout the REU program. The students are monitoredlongitudinally to learn more about their career paths after they exit the REU program.BackgroundThere continues to be a great need to encourage and prepare a diverse group of undergraduateengineering students to persist in their degree programs and, ultimately

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bethani Cogburn, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Rachel Saunders, University of Cincinnati; Stephanie Galloway; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

constructed andgiven the multiple positionalities of our team, both sets of experiences would influence the co-construction of the students’ experiences [13]. By extension, our collective experience withinthe college of engineering and the SSTEM program would shape our interpretations of the data[13]. Furthermore, the constructivist approach to grounded theory aligns with a relativistontology and subjective epistemology which require the researchers to ensure transparency inthe analytic process through reflective engagement [14]. The constructivist method of GTrepresents a call to action and can involve approaches such as using the analysis as a foundationfor making specific changes in the lives and experiences of the program participants [15

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Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Student Division (STDT)

tobetter address the research purpose. Participants were sent the interview questions prior to theinterview to allow them to gather class data and reflect on the differences beforehand. Interviewswere conducted via Zoom and were transcribed by a professional transcription service.The interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis, wherein the author team identified themeswithin and across the interviews about the perceived impact of COVID-19 on engineeringstudent readiness. One author conducted the initial data analysis and identified initial themes.The author team then met to discuss to consensus. The author team found that themes withineach participant’s interview were unique from the other participant and, as a result, opted topresent the

Conference Session

Supporting Students with Disabilities and Understanding Spatial Ability and Accessibility

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Searle, Utah State University; Daniel Kane, Utah State University; Natalie L. Shaheen; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

abilities are affected byfactors such as lack of access to training facilities, increased stress levels and burnout, andreduction of urban navigation.Limitations There are some potential limitations to the work. One involves the potential of seasonaleffects as the tests which were administered during spring for both groups. Additionally theparticipants reflect a convenience sample that was drawn from the BLV population. Theparticipant population spans a large range of ages and due to the population size in thepre-COVID and post-COVID groups the research was unable to be segregated into smaller ageranges. Finally, there are different levels of vision within low vision participants and even thoughparticipants wore blindfolds this does bring a