Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Nicole N. Aljoe, Northeastern University; Stacy Blake-Beard, Simmons College; Michele C. Deramo, Virginia Tech; Barbara J. Guthrie, Northeastern University; Kathleen Kenney, Northeastern University; Carol B. Muller, Stanford University; Jan Rinehart, Northeastern University; Rania Sanford, Stanford University; Shawna Vican, University of Delaware

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Faculty

lived experiences of faculty women ofcolor, including “surviving and thriving” strategies; 3) sessions on diversity research; 4) hands-on workshops focused on career development strategies; and 5) a screening of the documentary“Living Thinkers: An Autobiography of Black Women in the Ivory Tower” followed by a Q&Asession with the filmmaker. The conference was also designed to encourage networking andincluded a poster session, a breakout session where small groups brainstormed solutions to careerproblems, and an evening networking reception.The conference drew 181 attendees from more than 50 institutions across the US, includinguniversity faculty, administrators, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students. While mostparticipants were from

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session V

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; Barbara E. Smith, North Carolina State University; Julie Simmons Ivy, North Carolina State University; Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby, North Carolina State University; Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Saejin Kwak Tanguay, University of Washington

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Faculty

focus on Operations Research at Georgia Tech. She is President of the Health Systems Engineering Alliance (HSEA) Board of Directors. She is an active member of the Institute of Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), Dr. Ivy served as the 2007 Chair (President) of the INFORMS Health Applications Society and is a past President for the INFORMS Minority Issues Forum. Her research interests are mathematical modeling of stochastic dynamic systems with emphasis on statistics and decision analysis as applied to health care, public health, and humanitarian logistics.Dr. Jessica T DeCuir-Gunby, NC State University Dr. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby is a Professor of Educational Psychology and University Faculty

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session IV

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Nilanjan Banerjee, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Elsa D. Garcin, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Wayne G. Lutters, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Susan McDonough, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Christopher Murphy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Kevin Erling Omland, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Faculty

, department chair, and a junior faculty member. Adding these additionalcharacters allows us theatrically to explore the power differentials between faculty, along withimplicit biases, and to illustrate just how complicated an unstructured process can become. At theconclusion of Act II, we again moderate a conversation guided by three questions: 1) How didthe individual reviews impact the dynamics of the group review?; 2) What is your impression ofthe overall dynamics of that meeting?; and 3) What are some suggestions for improving thisprocess? In the discussion, we again provide space for our colleagues to raise other questions andto take the lead on “unpacking” these skits. Our performances of this focused conversation haveresulted in enriching

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Padma Akkaraju, Oregon State University; Joseph McGuire, Oregon State University; Thuy T. Tran, Oregon State University; Andrea Zigler, Oregon State University

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Diversity, Faculty

college fall 2018, including anintroduction to productive teaming skills through a collaborative game; use of productarcheology to help student explore ways in which products are gendered or racialized;exploration of cognitive bias and how it manifests in our personal and professional lives; acritical history of engineering; and exploration of team roles and the importance ofunderstanding one’s own personality and inclinations when participating on a team. In addition,two members of this subgroup are participating in a parallel effort supported through an NSFRevolutionizing Engineering Departments award: a Professional Learning Community (PLC).PLCs are collegial groups that provide educators across disciplines facilitated opportunities

Conference Session

LGBTQ+ Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Zoe Reidinger

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Diversity, LGBTQ+

decision to come out during a job interview, career counselors atWPI help prepare students to think about taking jobs in states that have fewer or noprotections for LGBTQ+ people. “If they’re going to Oklahoma,” this person told us,“they need to understand the legal protections they don’t have there, that they do havehere.” LGBTQ people are “a group that you can legally discriminate against in certainparts of the country still in terms of employment,” our source told us. In ResidentialServices, one of the professional staff organized a 5-week course on social justice and 11diversity for university employees and student Resident Advisors. He was recognized

Conference Session

Potpourri - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Veterans

) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego Michelle Madsen Camacho is Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of San Diego. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Exploring the Experiences of First-Generation Student Veterans in Engineering AbstractUnderstanding the experiences of first-generation students is important for expanding diversityand inclusion

Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech

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Disability

impact of this work lies in achieving and sustaining productive, diverse and inclusive project organizations composed of engaged, competent peo- ple. Dr. Simmons’ research is supported by awards from NSF, including a CAREER award. She oversees the Simmons Research Lab (www.denisersimmons.com), which is home to a dynamic, interdisciplinary mix of undergraduate and graduate students and a post-doctoral researcher from various colleges and de- partments at Virginia Tech who work together to explore engineering and construction human centered issues with an emphasis on understanding difference and disparity.Dr. Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

Conference Session

Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; Thien Ngoc Y Ta, Arizona State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

stories also provide insights into how experiences and context impact decisions to persistand finding one’s identity. As Tonso [19] indicates, the aspect of engineering identity isentwined in inclusion and diversity. Experiences of gender gap and exclusion in engineering forthese women, led to various ways of coping, building resilience and developing an identity ofbelonging. Nisha found a role-model in a female faculty member, whereas Thiennes respondedby staying self-motivated through connecting with peers, faculty and other university resources.The community mindedness instilled in Gloria’s early years provided the anchor for her topersist in her second attempt at engineering education. Amy realized that peers are a criticalresource to not

Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Tim John Weston, University of Colorado, Boulder; Wendy DuBow, National Center for Women & IT; Alexis Kaminsky, Kaminsky Consulting, LLC

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Diversity, Gender

high school and then considerpursuing a technology-related field in college. In the place of longitudinal data, researchers haveoften relied upon one-time measures meant to predict persistence with no follow-up evidence ofhow students’ intentions actually played out. In our study we examined how survey responses byhigh school girls predicted persistence three years later defined as being tech and computerscience majors [or minors] in college. We also examined other factors that may be influential inthat choice of major. A number of studies exploring field persistence from education to career have used theSocial Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) model which holds that personal, behavioral, andenvironmental factors play a role in career decision

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ilmi Yoon, San Francisco State University

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Diversity, Diversity Research

mentors,● The introductory CS courses had many students with although they are much more advanced academically. programming experience, and thus were not true beginner Most of the PINC mentors had no prior mentoring classes; (imposter syndrome) experience. In order to train these peer and near-peer mentors effectively and efficiently, we implemented a● They were the only one (or one of a few) women and/or series of monthly workshops facilitated by a PINC faculty URM student(s) in the room; (stereotype threat) member. The overall number of mentors was small (i.e