Paper ID #43546Implementing a Seminar Series to Build Collaboration and Community amongSTEM Education Ph.D. StudentsMrs. Ashton Garner Ward, Louisiana Tech University Ashton Ward is an Engineering Education Ph.D. student researching students’ perceived value of course content. She has five years of industry experience working as an Electrical Design Engineer. She holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering and has an active professional engineering license in the state of Louisiana.Ms. Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Krystal Corbett is the First-Year Engineering Programs Coordinator and
Paper ID #46452Convergence Research in Graduate Engineering EducationDr. Yunus Do˘gan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yunus Do˘gan Telliel is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is in the Humanities and Arts department and has collaborative faculty appointments in the Interactive Media and Game Development program and the Robotics Engineering department.Mr. Matthew James Lydon, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Convergence Research in Graduate Engineering Education Yunus
Training (ISERRT) Facilities at UNC Charlotte. His research interests are in physical security (structures subjected to blast, impact, and ballistics), robustness and geometric stability of structures, and engineering education. He is a proponent of cross-college collaboration and project-based learning (open-ended projects) for specific courses designed to push students beyond their present way of thinking, foster creativity, and prepare them for collaborative careers.David Jacob Thaddeus, University of North Carolina at Charlotte David Thaddeus is Professor or Structures and Architectural Design at the School of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His pedagogy is centered around teaching science
. [3] highlighted this comparison, with Benson et al. assertingthat “while these departments have similar visions that seek to prepare future faculty and buildoutcomes-based programs, each has a unique interpretation of that vision through its features,courses, and collaborations [3, p. 1044]”.Although these variations across programs exist, it is clear from the current body of research thatEng Ed doctoral programs synergize elements from the individual traditions of engineering andeducation PhD programs. [2], [4]. The disciplinary hybrid of educational outcomes, graduationrequirements, and program structures has produced a complex research context, ripe withopportunity for scholarly exploration. Given the liminal development of Eng Ed as an
unearths three fundamental elements: a domainof knowledge about particular topics; a community of people concerned about and pursuingadvancement in this domain; and the shared practice undergoing development to be effective inits domain [11]. Streveler et al. [1] argued for the legitimacy of engineering education as acommunity of practice featured in its rapid expansion in terms of the domain of knowledge onhow people learn engineering and the best practices in educational research; groups of memberswho might be the core community, active participants, and those not yet part of the community;and joining professional organizations to initiate collaboration with partners to facilitate sharedpractice, such as Rigorous Research in Engineering
learning andresearch. This can involve seeking out opportunities for independent study and project work, workingcollaboratively with peers and mentors, and taking advantage of professional development workshopsand training programs.Similarly, in upcoming years, the engineering workforce will require particular skill sets that involvethe combination of discipline-specific knowledge and technology to address complex problems with theinvolvement of diverse field experts. Thus, co-creation is being proposed as an alternative learning andteaching method. This refers to the joint and collaborative effort between educators and students to de-sign and implement curriculum components, pedagogical approaches, and other educational initiatives.This approach
Paper ID #43538A New Personalized Learning Approach Towards Graduate STEM Education:A Pilot in Chemical EngineeringDr. April A. Dukes, University of Pittsburgh Dr. April Dukes is the Faculty and Future Faculty Program Director for the Engineering Educational Research Center (EERC) and the Institutional Co-leader for Pitt-CIRTL at the University of Pittsburgh. April’s research and teaching efforts engage graduate students, postdocs, and faculty to inform and support systemic change toward excellence and inclusivity in higher education.Ms. Valerie E. Kerr, University of Pittsburgh Valerie E. Kerr serves as the Graduate
Paper ID #37003Redesigning US STEM Doctoral Education to Create a National WorkforceofTechnical LeadersProf. Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University Himanshu Jain is the T.L. Diamond Distinguished Chair Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Director of Institute for Functional Materials and Devices at Lehigh University. He helped estab- lish and served as the director of NSF’s International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass, which pioneered globalization of glass research and education, and led to multiple international glass research centers in different countries. Over the past three decades he
Paper ID #39783What If They Choose: Surfacing Insights Associated with a Pedagogy forDoctoral EducationDr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Dr. Jennifer Turns is a full professor in the Human Centered Design & Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington. Engineering education is her primary area of scholarship, and has been throughout her career. In her work, she currently focuses on the role of reflection in engineering student learning and the relationship of research and practice in engineering education. In recent years, she has been the co-director of the
giving up when facedwith difficulty. Finally, motivation climate has been found to predict employee outcomesincluding job engagement, burnout, turnover intention, work performance, incivility, innovation,and knowledge hiding [46][47][48]. In the engineering education literature, we found indications of motivation climates inmore than half of the collected papers. Some examples include collaborating closely with othergraduate students, being part of a group of graduate students who provide each other withsupport and encouragement [62], bouncing ideas off each other and discussing problems [63],demonstrating academic competency through comparison with peers [75], academicgatekeeping and relationship with faculty [81], peers trying to exert
an ethnographic study of the interplay between ethics and imagination in engineering research. As an extension of this work, I am closely collaborating with engineers and other technologists on issues related to the future of work and technology. In addition, I am a co-PI on an NSF-funded graduate research training program on robots in the future workplace, and a co-PI on an NSF-funded research project on platform design for nonprofits. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 ConGrad: A Graduate Education Framework for Convergence Research and Experiential Learning Tess B. Meier, Ceren Yilmaz-Akkaya, Yunus Do˘gan TellielAbstractGraduate STEM programs
(VTECC). Her research focuses on communication, collaboration, and identity in engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Understanding Ecosystems of Interdisciplinary Graduate Education through an Ecological Systems ApproachAbstract esponding to decades of calls for interdisciplinary scholars capable of addressing complexRsocietal challenges[1], [2], [3], this conference paper addresses persistent gaps in interdisciplinary graduate education reform. Despite extensive research on transformational interdisciplinary graduate education, little change has been made in reshaping governing funding, policies, and program structures as well as disciplinary
epistemological issues. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40(2), 155–170. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684316629797[20] Aldridge, J. L., Else-Quest, N. M., Yoon, S. Y., & Roy, J., (2024). Collaborative Research: The Organizational Climate Challenge: Promoting the Retention of Students from Underrepresented Groups in Doctoral Engineering Programs: Year 1. Proceedings of the 131st American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, USA[21] Else-Quest, N. M., & Hyde, J. S. (2016b). Intersectionality in quantitative psychological research: II. Methods and techniques. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40(3), 319–336. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684316647953[22] Clark, L. A., &
formeasurement invariance will warrant identifying any potential bias in items toward a certaingroup.An additional strength of this project Is our interdisciplinary collaborative approach. Our projectis informed by scholarship and expertise in organizational psychology, engineering education,educational measurement, and feminist science. We caution against a siloed approach to climateresearch in engineering doctoral departments. In particular, studies of organizational climaterequire an interdisciplinary team approach that includes organizational psychology experts in theclimate area of interest. The engineering education community should not simply incorporate
2D transition metal dichalcogenides. She is a recipient of the NSF Graduate Fellowship.Crystal E Winston, Stanford University Crystal E. Winston is a fourth year PhD candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stanford University, Stanford CA, USA. Before pursuing the PhD, Crystal received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA, USA in 2019 and an MPhil degree from Imperial College London, London, UK in 2021. Crystal’s research interests include origami robot design and haptics. Crystal’s research is supported by the Stanford Graduate Fellowship and the Stanford Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Fellowship.Rachel A. G. Adenekan, Stanford
aroundcommunication within an engineering education PhD program. We show that this frameworkcan provide different perspectives on challenges students face, as well as creating strongsupports for students that complement existing programmatic elements.Future work will include qualitative survey data collection related to student progress-to-degreeafter engaging in CommLab activities and interviews with engineering education PhD studentsto augment and extend these initial observations using empirical evidence. We also suggest thatgraduate programs consider how engineering education faculty might collaborate with technicalcommunication faculty to develop and infuse writing activities into foundational EE graduatecourses to grow students’ awareness of the
Paper ID #42919Crossing the Threshold: Improving STEM Graduate Student Education throughProject Management Skills TrainingYiqi Liang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Yiqi Liang is a PhD student in Higher Education at the School of Education, Iowa State University, under the guidance of Dr. Ann Gansemer-Topf. She received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University in 2020 and 2022, respectively. Her research interests include engineering education, international students, and graduate students success.Dr. Qing Li, Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Equity, Justice, and Sociotechnical Innovation Centered in Engineering (RARE JUSTICE), Dr. Coley leads transformative efforts to challenge systemic barriers and promote equity in academia. Her research focuses on amplifying the lived experiences of racially minoritized scholars, dismantling anti-Blackness in STEM, graduate student education, and fostering awareness of, and ultimately, accountability for, the lived realities of individuals navigating STEM through immersive virtual reality experiences. Collaborating with mental health experts, she also is intentional to integrate a head-on focus on the implications for wellness and wholeness in academic environments. Dr. Coley’s transparent and culturally responsive
Paper ID #41719”Ima Nmadu”: Building Academic Success Through Relationships—A BlackCivil Engineering Ph.D. Student’s Autoethnographic InsightsMiss Mary Ifeoma Nwanua, University of Florida ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024"Ima Nmadu": Building Academic Success Through Relationships - A BlackCivil Engineering Ph.D. Student's Autoethnographic Insights Mary Ifeoma NwanuaDivision: Graduate StudiesAbstractThe need to diversify the engineering workforce is a national imperative, emphasizing broadeningparticipation and fostering inclusivity. Achieving this goal necessitates
Paper ID #43247Impacts of Near-Peer Mentoring Between Graduate Students and UndergraduateTransfer Students in Engineering and ComputingShannon Conner, Clemson UniversitySkylar Hubbarth, Clemson UniversityDr. D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University Dr. Boyer is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering & Science Education in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences at Clemson University. His work focuses on how technology supports knowledge building and transfer in a range of learning environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Impacts of
Paper ID #41113Influence of Training Mode on Professional Identity of Engineering Ph.D.Students: The Moderating Role of Disciplinary DifferencesDr. Lina Wei, Peking University Lina Wei, PhD in Management, Postdoctoral Fellow, Assistant Researcher, Graduate school of education, Peking University. Her research focuses on engineering education and postgraduate education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Influence of training mode on professional identity of Chinese engineering PhD students - Mediating effect analysis of different disciplinaryObjectives: The
Paper ID #37529Writing in discipline-appropriate ways: An approach to teachingmultilingual graduate students in mechanical engineeringMr. Xixin Qiu, Pennsylvania State University Xixin Qiu is a doctoral candidate in Applied Linguistics at The Pennsylvania State University. His re- search concerns the application of corpus-based linguistic analysis to engineering writing pedagogy. Cur- rently, he teaches both freshman and graduate-level academic writing to international students and serves on the Student Editorial Board of English For Specific Purposes. ©American Society for Engineering Education
Paper ID #43098Mapping the Departmental Doctoral Advising Landscape: A Case Study ofEngineering Doctoral Advising from Faculty and Student PerspectivesBrian M. Chan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Brian Chan is a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education and Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. His primary research interests in engineering education encompass graduate education, student well-being, and strategies for continuous improvement.Dr. Mark Vincent Huerta, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Mark Huerta is an Assistant Professor in the
Paper ID #42628Skill Development of Engineering and Physical Science Doctoral Students:Understanding the Role of Advisor, Faculty, and Peer InteractionsAbdulrahman Alsharif, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Abdulrahman Alsharif is a research assistant for the Engineering Education Department and a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech.Dr. Maya Denton, University of Oklahoma Maya Denton is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Pathways in the Gallogly College of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, and her M.S. in Environmental Engineering
teaching award in 2021 and received an Exemplary Mentor Award from the Center for Women in Technology in 2022. She earned a virtual mobility Erasmus+ grant in 2023 to continue global engineering work and connection with University of Porto and Universidad Cat´olica Portuguesa where she was invited to serve on their advisory board. This work also expands to Germany where she is creating a Global Engineering Certificate in collaboration with Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS). She also received the Northern Maryland Technology Council Leader Award in STEM education in 2019. She has written curricula and published a number of works in engineering education in both higher education, P12 and international spaces. She is a co
University of Florida, 2George Mason UniversityAbstractA metacognitive approach to engineering education, including inquiry-based collaboration, canimpact and prepare STEM graduates for a modern workforce that requires high levels of criticalthinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. This exploratory study examinedgraduate STEM students’ perceived metacognition as they worked together to develop andimplement applied research in both online and in-person learning environments. It developed andimplemented online learning modules for four graduate engineering courses for researchquestion development, literature reviews, and conducting research. Students self-evaluated usinga survey at the end of each course. For all course sections and
, Colombia; M.Ed. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar - License inactive Illinois Supreme CourtDr. Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University Robert Rabb is the associate dean for education in the College of Engineering at Penn State. He previously served as a professor and the Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at The Citadel. He previously taught mechanical engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United Military Academy and his M.S.E. and PhD in Mechanical En- gineering from the University of Texas at Austin. His research and teaching interests are in mechatronics, regenerative
Paper ID #47168Creating a Modularized Graduate Curriculum in Chemical EngineeringDr. Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Mary Besterfield-Sacre is Senior the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Nickolas A. DeCecco Professor in Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also the Founding Director of the Engineering Education Research Center (EERC).Dr. 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
Paper ID #37478Facilitating Engineering Faculty Success: Faculty Development ofGraduate Mentoring PracticesHimani Sharma, Arizona State UniversityMiss Amanda Marie Singer, The Ohio State University Amanda Singer is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She graduated in 2021 from Michigan Tech with a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science in Environmental Engineering. Her current research interests include engineering identity formation, community college engineering education, and mixed methods research.Dr. Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University Mayra S. Artiles
quality, respectively, with over-arching experience in collaborative projects and team management. • A sociolinguist who teaches in a bilingual education program and has expertise in transdisciplinary research, communications, and adult/organizational development. 4 • An anthropologist whose training and scholarship lie in community-based approaches to research and teaching, including service learning, qualitative research methodologies, public humanities pedagogy, and higher education research. The workshops were principally developed collaboratively by the anthropologist, sociolinguist, and an industrial engineer