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- Track 1: Technical Session 3: Beyond deficits: Developing an elicitation mechanism for engineering practitioners with ADHD to create autoethnographic counterstories
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- 2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
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- Hector Enrique Rodríguez-Simmonds, Boston College; Sage Maul, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Levi Xuan Li, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Ruby J Barnett, Boston College
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research work.Levi Xuan Li, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Levi Li (they/them) is a first year master’s student in Purdue University’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Their primary research focuses on structural mechanics and self-sensing composite materials. Minoring in sociology during undergraduate studies inspired them to also look into the intersection of engineering and sociology, where they found engineering education.Ms. Ruby J Barnett, Boston College ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Beyond deficits: Developing an elicitation mechanism for engineering practitioners with ADHD to create autoethnographic counterstoriesKeywords: disability
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- Track 7: Technical Session 2: Taking it One Step at a Time: The Growth of a Program to Support the Doctorates of Tomorrow
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- Travis Chan; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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significantpredictor of academic goals, academic performance, personal adjustment, and health [6].” Thisstudy sets a solid foundation for DEI development in other career fields such as engineering.Establishment of a program helps students take their next steps, whether that be toward career orgraduate education. To understand a program's influence on its participants, component andpsychological analysis is critical. As Chemers et al. state: “From both a policy and practice perspective, understanding the underlying psychological mechanisms provides guidance to select new programs for funding to improve the effectiveness of existing programs [6].”In Underrepresented First-Generation, Low-Income College Students’ Pursuit of a GraduateEducation
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- Track 4: Technical Session 7: An exploration of the relationship between physical, social, and emotional resource access and the development of engineering identity and belonging
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- Anne-Marie C.A. Zamor, Rowan University; Justin Charles Major, Rowan University
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Paper ID #45136An exploration of the relationship between physical, social, and emotionalresource access and the development of engineering identity and belongingAnne-Marie C.A. Zamor, Rowan UniversityDr. Justin Charles Major, Rowan University Dr. Justin C. Major (they/them) is an Assistant Professor of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University where they leads ASPIRE Lab (Advancing Student Pathways through Inequality Research in Engineering). Justin’s research focuses on low-income students, engineering belonging and marginalization mechanisms, adverse childhood experiences, and feminist approaches to EER, and
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- Track 4: Technical Session 3: A narrative study of food insecure students in engineering and computing
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- Justin Charles Major, Rowan University
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Paper ID #45137A narrative study of food insecure students in engineering and computingDr. Justin Charles Major, Rowan University Dr. Justin C. Major (they/them) is an Assistant Professor of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University where they leads ASPIRE Lab (Advancing Student Pathways through Inequality Research in Engineering). Justin’s research focuses on low-income students, engineering belonging and marginalization mechanisms, adverse childhood experiences, and feminist approaches to EER, and connects these topics to broader understandings of student success in engineering. Justin completed their Ph.D. in
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- Track 5: Technical Session 7: WIP: Perceptions of Instructional Practices among Engineering College Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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- Xiaping Li, University of Michigan; Nolgie O. Oquendo-Colón, University of Michigan; Musabbiha Zaheer; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan
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instructionalmethods, except lecturing only. Also, there is a discernible shift from instructor-centered methods to student-centered approaches when comparing the instructionalmethods mentioned in lecture-based sessions to those in active learning sessions.Under the theme of class format and policy, we identified five sub-themes shared byparticipants. They are course content, class size, homework, exams, and attendance.Course content, here, represents the main areas of study or disciplines in which thecontent of a course is focused.Participants shared a variety of courses offered in the engineering field, such asmathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, aerospace,and electrical engineering and computer science. The four most
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- Track 6: Technical Session 6: An Exploratory Analysis of Cultural Capital Among Black Engineering Students at Minority Serving Institutions
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- Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston - COE; Cheery Chukwukelu, University of Houston; David Horton Jr., University of Houston
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is also an example of his resistant capital intersecting his navigational and linguistic capital.● Cam seemingly experienced a default-to-deficit interaction with a professor as well.● Cam’s expression of frustration at his inability to understand dynamics course material was understandable as it is a core class for Mechanical Engineering majors. However, this expression of frustration was not received well by the professor during an office hours session.● When Cam and Abbas went through these experiences, they used aspirational, linguistic, navigational, and resistant capital to persist through and overcome the hurdle.● Self-assurance was the first action they took both before and after they went through this. The ability to remind
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- Track 5: Technical Session 2: Barriers in the Workplace: An Analysis of Engineering Workplace Culture and Climate
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- Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Katherine Drinkwater, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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%), civil engineering (11.9%), biomedical engineering (11.9%), software engineering (10.6%), mechanical engineering (7.9%), electrical engineering (7.9%), chemical engineering (4.0%), computer science (10.6%), materials engineering (4.0%) and other disciplines (19.9%). . Data AnalysisCThe survey instrument data were analyzed in a two-phase process. The first phase was exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and the second phase was a multiple regression analysis to examine the impact of individual and company demographics on factor scores. FA was conducted in SPSS (version 29.0.2.0 (20)). Missing data were removed using listwiseEdeletion, as most of the incomplete responses were missing multiple questions. Before
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- Track 2: Technical Session 3: Piloting A Personalized Learning Model for Chemical Engineering Graduate Education: Lessons Learned from Creating a Chemical Engineering Body of Knowledge
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- April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Susan K Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh
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: Calculate thermodynamic properties of ideal72 71 equilibria involving multiple independent reactions in 64 language to solve problems such as computing changes 68 thermodynamics in conjunction with equations of state gas polyatomic molecules using statistical mechanics nonideal systems in thermodynamic properties, phase equilibria, etc. or departure functions Thermo: Read quantitatively and interpret two-and
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- Track 5: Technical Session 1: Evaluating the five pillars of a Summer Bridge Program and their influence on participants' intentions to complete an engineering degree
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- Lorena Benavides-Riano, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University
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aims to allow students to make the connection between thecourse and lab material and their potential applications as engineers.Engineering Project: This pillar offers hands-on learning experiences where students applytheoretical concepts in real scenarios and have a first-time experience applying engineeringknowledge. The goal of this pillar is to apply the acquired knowledge from courses and labs to areal engineering project designed by faculty and industry sponsors.Engineering Industry: This pillar provides experiences with engineers and their duties in theindustry. Industry trips give the chance to students to be exposed to how engineering works andthe differences among engineering disciplines. This pillar seeks to promote engagement
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- Track 1: Technical Session 5: Motivations for Engineering Faculty Engagement in an Inclusive Pedagogy Program
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- Renee M. Desing, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Karen Thomas-Brown, University of Washington
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Paper ID #45225Motivations for Engineering Faculty Engagement in an Inclusive PedagogyProgramDr. Renee M. Desing, University of Washington Dr. Renee Desing is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. Her research interests include diversity, equity, and inclusion in the engineering classrooms and workplaces. Dr. Desing graduated from Ohio State with her Ph.D. in Engineering Education, and also holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the Pennsylvania
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- Track 2: Technical Session 5: From Barriers to Bridges: The GEES Program's Impact on Low-Income Master's Students' Success and Professional Development
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- 2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
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- Ximing Li, University of Pittsburgh; Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; Keith Trahan, University of Pittsburgh; Tagbo Herman Roland Niepa, Carnegie Mellon University
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Paper ID #45237From Barriers to Bridges: The GEES Program’s Impact on Low-IncomeMaster’s Students’ Success and Professional DevelopmentXiming Li, University of PittsburghDr. Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh Sylvanus Wosu is the Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs and Associate Professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the University of Pittsburgh. Wosu’s research interests are in the areas of impact physics and engineering of new compositKeith Trahan, University of PittsburghTagbo Herman Roland Niepa, Carnegie Mellon University ©American Society for Engineering Education
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- CANCELLED: Track 5: Technical Session 6: Think-Aloud Insights: Exploring QuantCrit Challenges and Diverse Survey Responses Among Undergraduate Engineering Students
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- Sheila Kathryn Castro, University of Florida; Bruce Frederick Carroll, University of Florida; Janice Mejía, Northwestern University; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida
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Paper ID #45194Think-Aloud Insights: Exploring QuantCrit Challenges and Diverse SurveyResponses Among Undergraduate Engineering StudentsMs. Sheila Kathryn Castro, University of Florida Sheila Castro is a doctoral student in Science Education at the University of Florida’s School of Teaching and Learning. Her research focuses on Latina’s STEM identity, family support, and influences on the experiences of undergraduate engineering students.Dr. Bruce Frederick Carroll, University of Florida Dr. Carroll is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He holds an affiliate
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- Track 6: Technical Session 2: Empowering Hispanic Engineers' Success Towards Graduate Education with Hybrid Mentorship
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- 2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
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- Federico Cifuentes-Urtubey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Paola Alexandra Baldaguez Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; Julie E Lorenzo, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Natasha Mamaril, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Paper ID #45202Empowering Hispanic Engineers’ Success Towards Graduate Education withHybrid MentorshipFederico Cifuentes-Urtubey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Federico Cifuentes-Urtubey is a Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research develops wireless system privacy enhancements for Wi-Fi protocols. While at Illinois, he interned at Apple, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and Sandia National Labs. He served as the Graduate Ambassador in the SHPE chapter on campus to support a community of Hispanic graduate students in engineering. He has
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- Track 1: Technical Session 2: Reflective Teaching Practices for Equity-Minded Engineering Instructors
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- Jay Mann, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Ashleigh Wright, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Ellen Wang Althaus, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Ali Ansari, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Caroline Cvetkovic, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ramez Hajj, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
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. Ashleigh Wright, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Ashleigh R. Wright, PhD is the Associate Director of the Institute for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access and Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Grainger College of Engineering. She is responsible for collaborating with college and departmental leaders and stakeholders to identify needs and priorities, developing and implementing evidence-based strategies, and measuring progress and effectiveness quantitatively against key metrics that promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and access to the undergraduate and graduate student communities. She also conducts research that analyzes trends, driving factors
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- Track 6: Technical Session 5: Student-based Recommendations to Increase Accessibility in Undergraduate Engineering Programs
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- Emily Violet Landgren, University of Texas at Austin; Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin
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Student-based Recommendations to Increase Accessibility in Undergraduate Engineering Programs: “If there’s people who can’t access it, then it’s not accessible.” Emily Landgren Maura Borrego Walker Department of Mechanical Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX, USA Austin, TX, USA emilyland@utexas.edu maura.borrego@austin.utexas.eduAbstract—This research paper explores what
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- Track 7: Technical Session 7: Grassroots Approach to Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in Engineering
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- Ashleigh R. Wright, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ellen Wang Althaus, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Akshina Sood, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lance Cooper, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lynford Goddard, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Paper ID #45233Grassroots Approach to Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessin EngineeringDr. Ashleigh R. Wright, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Ashleigh R. Wright, PhD is the Associate Director of the Institute for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access and Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Grainger College of Engineering. She is responsible for collaborating with college and departmental leaders and stakeholders to identify needs and priorities, developing and implementing evidence-based strategies, and measuring progress and
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- Track 1: Technical Session 1: Supporting Engineering Graduate Students to Create Inclusive Learning Environments: A Professional Development Program at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
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- Katherine R. McCance, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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, andperspectives to the learning environment.” The graduate students’ responses also discussedpotential strategies, such as fostering feelings of respect for students, accommodating individualand unique needs, and conveying inclusivity through teaching, communication with students, andcourse materials. Participant 2 said that inclusive teaching meant “being able to bestaccommodate the class holistically and tailoring to individuals on an as needed basis, andproviding everyone with reasonable and able means of education, learning, and study materials.”The engineering graduate students expressed that the program enhanced their beliefs aboutteaching, creating inclusive learning environments, and the role that instructors play in fosteringstudents’ feelings
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- Track 3: Technical Session 5: Technology and Society: Incorporating ethics, inclusion, and societal understanding into computer and technology and engineering education curriculum design.
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- Carrie Prior, Excelsior University; James Tippey, Excelsior College
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professional practice.• We emphasize the importance of understanding and maintaining ethical standards in every aspect of their work, helping students to navigate complex situations with integrity and accountability.• By embedding these ethical considerations into our teaching, we prepare students to make informed, responsible choices that reflect their commitment to professionalism and societal impact. Why Inclusive Belonging for Excellence Matters in an Education Setting• Goes beyond merely providing access to education.• Involves actively reducing barriers to understanding the material presented.• To achieve this, it's essential to consider the unique and varied lived experiences of students. • For example
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- Track 5: Technical Session 5: Partnering with Rural K-12 Schools in Southwest Virginia to Broaden Participation in Engineering
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- Felicity Bilow, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Hannah Glisson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Malle R Schilling, Arizona State University; Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Virginia Tech. He holds degrees in Engineering Mechanics ( ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Hi everyone! Today, we are going to be talking about an effort we’ve implemented with ourcolleagues to support rural K-12 teachers in Southwest Virginia in integrating engineering intotheir curriculum, which involves surveying and interviewing K-12 teachers about theirperceptions of effective and ineffective professional development opportunities, as well as whatthey want to know about engineering and incorporating it into their curriculum, developing andfacilitating a two-day professional development workshop for some teachers over the summer,and maintaining the relationships formed during the workshop
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- Track 5: Technical Session 4: Fostering an Inclusive Community Among Electrical Engineering Students with Mixed-Reality Technologies at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
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- Preeti De Maurya, New Mexico State University; Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Theoderic Thomas Platt, New Mexico State University; Cristina Miriam Esparza, New Mexico State University; REDWAN UL HAQ CHOYON, New Mexico State University; Bill Hamilton, New Mexico State University; Marshall Allen Taylor, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University
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solutions that facilitate onlineeducation by offering tools for attending classes, accessing study materials, delivering content,and tracking teaching progress across different locations and time zones. Dillenbourg et al. [16]argued that VLE is not simply a trendy phrase used to describe educational software solutions.Instead, they define VLEs as planned spaces, either informational or social, where educationalinteractions happen not only as a form of distance learning but also to improve activities in aclass. In VLEs, students play an active role in constructing the virtual space that can berepresented in various forms, ranging from text-based platforms to fully immersive 3D worlds.VLEs bring together different technologies and pedagogical
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- Track 6: Techncal Session 7: Growing BPE Efforts: Lessons Learned from a College-Wide Seed Grant Program
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- 2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
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- Gabriella Coloyan Fleming, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christine Julien, Virginia Tech
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Paper ID #45207Growing BPE Efforts: Lessons Learned from a College-Wide Seed GrantProgramDr. Gabriella Coloyan Fleming, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Gabriella Coloyan Fleming is currently a research scientist in Virginia Tech’s engineering education department. She was previously the Director of the Center for Equity in Engineering and a research associate in the Center for Engineering Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UT Austin. Her engineering education
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- CANCELLED: Track 5: Technical Session 5: Hiring Practices to Build a Diverse Team at Wakr Forest Engineering: Transforming Engineering Education and Broadening Participation in Engineering is Possible!
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- Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University
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University. Olga is a national thought leader in higher education and engineering education. She is a biomedical and mechanical engineer as well as an STEM education researcher. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Inclusive and Bias-Minimizing Hiring Practices to Build a Diverse Team at Wake Forest Engineering: Transforming Engineering Education through Faculty Diversity and Broadening ParticipationThis paper presents a comprehensive case study of Wake Forest Engineering's successful launchand transformation to build a diverse faculty team to support innovation across curriculum,pedagogy, research, and community impact. By implementing research-grounded hiringpractices focused on
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- Track 3: Technical Session 2: Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Intersectional Leadership to Foster Inclusive Excellence in STEM
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- Beth Anne Johnson, Lamar Creative Co. ; Ershela L. Sims, WEPAN, Inc.; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus
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collectively work towards creating a STEM educational environment where all students, regardless of their intersecting identities, feel valued, supported, and Lamar empowered to succeed. Creative Co.: Inclusive Pedagogies and Curricular InnovationThese approaches collectively work towards creating a STEM educational environmentwhere all students, regardless of their intersecting identities, feel valued, supported, andempowered to succ eed.Culturally Relevant Curriculum:Develops curriculum materials that reflect the diverse cultural backgrounds of students,incorporating examples, case studies, and perspectives from various ethnicities
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- CANCELLED: Track 6: Technical Session 1: A Student-Centered, Theory-Informed, Integrated Model to Academic and Career Advising to Educate the Whole Engineer: Transforming Engineering Education and Broadening Participation in Engineering is Possible!
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- Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University; Melissa C Kenny, Wake Forest University
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Engineering had no website, no curriculum, no operating budget,no furniture, no equipment, no vision, etc. Wake Forest Engineering was housed and is stillhoused in a College of Arts and Sciences that housed 30 departments and 26 interdisciplinaryprograms. Prior publications (Pierrakos, 2025; Pierrakos, 2024) offer more details about theprogram launch.At launch and to this day, Wake Forest Engineering offers one Bachelor of Science Engineeringdegree. In time and driven by student interest, five optional engineering concentrations(biomedical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computerengineering, materials and chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering) were launchedstarting Fall 2021. The concentrations leveraged
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- Track 6: Technical Session 6: WIP: Factors Influencing Faculty Pedagogical Decisions around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) in Engineering: A Comparative Case Study
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- Avis Carrero, Tufts University
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transverse—CCS guides researchers to situate each “case” withinbroader networks of social, cultural, political, and economic influences [35], [36]. First, the horizontal axis in CCS examines how similar phenomena manifest differentlyacross socially produced locations, emphasizing the influence of local contexts, relationships,and material conditions on practices and policies [35], [36]. In this study, the horizontal axisexplores how departmental, institutional, and disciplinary contexts shape faculty experienceswith DEIJ, as well as faculty integration of DEIJ into curricular and pedagogical practices. Forexample, horizontal comparisons emphasize how faculty in different engineeringdisciplines—such as mechanical, civil, and chemical
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- Track 2: Technical Session 4: Research- and Practice-Informed Insights for Recognizing Rurality in Engineering Education
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- Malle R Schilling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Paper ID #45279Research- and Practice-Informed Insights for Recognizing Rurality in EngineeringEducationDr. Malle R Schilling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Malle Schilling is an assistant professor in the Engineering Education Systems and Design program at Arizona State University. Malle’s primary research interests lie at the intersection of rural education and engineering education, largely informed by her own experiences as a rural student who pursued engineering, and community engagement to address wicked problems through collaboration and systems thinking.Dr. Jacob R Grohs, Virginia