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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Himani Sharma, Arizona State University; Amanda Singer Nault, The Ohio State University; Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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thischallenge, establishing appropriate work expectations is a critical component for the long-termsuccess of the advising relationship [29, 48, 49] in particular for engineers due to the sciencemodel of advising [50]. By proactively managing expectations and establishing mutualagreements, faculty and students can anticipate and address the challenges inherent in navigatingdifferences in perspectives and goals, thereby mitigating early departures [30, 47].Our preliminary findings also shed light on the issue of self-doubt and delineating boundarieswith respect to problems outside of the advising relationship, demonstrating faculty awareness ofgraduate student mental health concerns. Extensive research in recent years has highlighted theprevalence of

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 9: Lessons Learned from Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audrey Rorrer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; David K. Pugalee, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Praveen Ramaprabhu; Mesbah Uddin, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Terry Xu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; H. P. Cherukuri, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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processes to extractinformation and compare evidence [14], [15]. This approach is appropriate given the smallsample size (n=4). Representative quotes are included to provide a rich description ofperspectives.Lessons LearnedThe lessons learned across the leadership team revealed the following themes. There wereperceived barriers among faculty and students. Operational obstacles were another theme.Additionally, institutional challenges were noted. These lessons learned are described by thesethemes.Perceived Barriers. When initially presented to faculty, whether in departmental or individualmeetings, initial concerns stemmed from the misperception that the PAtENT pathway wouldrequire additional time for doctoral students to complete their degrees. The

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia; John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Racheida S. Lewis, University of Georgia

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evaluating the qualifications of graduate school applicants.The research examines the degree to which faculty members believe that the GRE accuratelymeasures the skills and abilities that are important for success in graduate-level studies andevaluates their perceptions of the test as a fair and unbiased assessment of applicants.Additionally, we explore concerns or criticisms faculty members have about using the GRE as agraduate school application component.MethodologyOur research employed a two-phase, sequential, explanatory mixed methods approach [2] forcollecting data to address the research questions at hand. The first method involved an online,primarily quantitative survey distributed to College of Engineering faculty members at the(anonymized

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zilong Pan, Lehigh University; Anand Jagota, Lehigh University; Volkmar Dierolf, Lehigh University; Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University

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groups tend to limit or discourage publication and focus more ondevelopment than ideas,” which could hinder the training and profile of doctoral students. Othersexpressed concerns about whether industrial partners would be interested in collaborating “onprojects that have zero practical or economic applications.” In addition, one participant indicatedthat “intellectual property issues are the biggest obstacle in establishing academic-industrycollaboration.” Nevertheless, there are other issues that discourage faculty members fromengaging in collaborative research with non-academic partners. These pertain to the highlytheoretical nature of their research, or their belief that doctoral training should focus onfundamental research without any

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Recruitment and Support in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa V. B. Santos, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah J. Boehm, Pennsylvania State University; Fadi Castronovo, California State University, East Bay; Tiffany A. Mathews, Pennsylvania State University

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with current graduate students. Students werealso matched with faculty to conduct summer research in their field of interest. Here, we describethe program content in greater detail as well as the quantitative outcomes of the program. Thisprogram of a dedicated transition period can serve as a model for other researchers, educators,and coordinators to develop new and similar programs.Introduction: The first and second years of graduate school are crucial for the success of students [1] -[4]. Nearly one-third of all doctoral student attrition occurs within the first year of graduateschool [5], [6]. The importance of these first interactions is not new information either. A studyfrom 1980 showed that increased frequency in social

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian M. Chan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mark Vincent Huerta, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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support in your department? (e.g., support for students having issues with their advisors, process for addressing concerns, funding issues, etc.)4. FINDINGS4.1 Faculty and Administrators Departmental Perspectives4.1.1 Graduate Student Advising Support Structures and ExpectationsOverall, the department has a fairly informal process for monitoring graduate student advising.The department largely relies on Expectations for Graduate Education by the graduate school asguidelines. There is a relatively clear sequential chain of communication (from 1 to 6) that graduatestudents are expected to follow if any issue arises, namely: (1) advisor, (2) area coordinator, (3)graduate coordinator, (4) graduate director, (5

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eunsil Lee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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stressors as international students, Teaching responsibilities,Health issue, and Family issue were perceived as stressors only for international ‘doctoral’students (Group 4) with a significant mean difference from at least one other group. Theinternational doctoral student population also showed significantly higher mean scores for allfour variables on interpersonal interactions (e.g., Advisor, Peer, Faculty, and Staff interactions)compared to other groups although the mean scores were below one.Table 4. Comparisons of the MANOVAs and ANOVAs results between the participants' groups Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 2 Stressors

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liesl Klein, Villanova University; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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home and personal life, graduatestudents may be pressured to ignore them, potentially exasperating the prob-lem. The perceived lack of caring about these home and personal issues fromtheir academic institution can also serve to make the graduate students feeldehumanized, potentially leading to further mental crisis (Van der Linden et al.2018). Through analysis of 163 empirical studies exploring graduate students, 3it was found that there are several issues from which graduate students suffer asa result of their role (Sverdlik et al. 2018). These concerns are: high stress, de-pression, upper respiratory infections, difficulties maintain relationships, troubleengaging in social activities, negative impacts

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: Professional Development for Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Elisabeth Gehr, Purdue University; Emily Garcia, Purdue University; Suzanne Swaine, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Stephen McBride, Purdue University; Joseph Vincent Rispoli, Purdue University; Christopher Greg Brinton

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new perspectives about mentorship.This first year of the Engineering MFP focused on providing practical resources for students andsurveying faculty members to evaluate their mentorship perspectives. The upcoming year willfocus on the opposite; a survey will be created to evaluate the advisor-student relationship fromthe mentee’s point of view, and practical resources for faculty will be implemented.IntroductionRecognizing the importance of students engaging in healthy, stable mentoring relationshipsduring graduate school, Purdue launched the Mentoring Improvement Initiative in January 2022.This initiative aims to pursue evidence-based and culturally responsive research and training forfaculty, students, and staff at the university over the

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Mentoring Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nahndi Tirrell Kirk-Bradley, Texas A&M University; Cara London, Texas A&M University; Eldridge Raymond Jr., Texas A&M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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treatment in stored grains and 2) innovate instructional strategies for Biologicaland Agricultural Engineering students. She is also a Member of the Engineering Education Faculty, In-stitute for Engineering Education and Innovation, Food Science Graduate Faculty, and MultidisciplinaryEngineering Graduate Faculty groups at Texas A&M University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Abstract Effective mentoring is critical to the success of graduate students; however, manymentors lack the skills and resources necessary to provide comprehensive support. To addressthis issue, the STAND model offers a framework for faculty mentors to guide and support theirstudents through five main actions: setting

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Onboarding and Community Building in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashton Garner Ward, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; Casey Kidd, Louisiana Tech University; Lindsay K. Gouedy, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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encourage open-ended Q&A to address pertinent issues or concerns thateach student may be experiencing. During this time, the faculty members provide their help andinsights while the other graduate students share their experiences.MotivationFollowing leadership changes within the college, the STEM education research faculty wereempowered to reinvigorate programs that support their research area. A primary support enginefor any research program is the graduate students. Professors A and B decided to focus onconnecting with and supporting that group who would in turn contribute to the breadth of STEMeducation research produced by the University. Professor A, who was already the programcoordinator for the Ph.D. in Engineering Education program, was

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mirit Shamir, Kansas State University; Matthew R. Sanderson; Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Nathan P. Hendricks; Stacy L. Hutchinson, Kansas State University; Prathap Parameswaran, Kansas State University; Melanie Derby, Kansas State University

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aspects that addressed concerns from studentsin the first two cohort students. Faculty were glad to be able continue using Loopy in a way thatworked for all students,A second challenge a few students from the first two cohorts voiced at meetings with faculty hadto do with concerns about how the textbook, the Macroscope, from the 1970s, was outdated andthe amount of reading. The mixed survey ratings from students about course readings, whichcomprised most readings for the course, reflects that a few students did not think the textbookwas useful. The textbook was kept because it is an open-source resource and has relevant contentthat introduces systems thinking using examples from the natural-environmental systems and thehuman-social systems. The

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Onboarding and Community Building in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Sanjivan Manoharan, Grand Valley State University; Samhita Rhodes, Grand Valley State University

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respondentsnoted the academic workload, while two identified the absence of a peer study group.Additionally, one student mentioned a lack of time to dedicate to courses as a challenge. Thelack of appropriate academic background was the most prevalent challenge for HBCU students.The struggles were most common in their foundational classes, which requires a soundknowledge in math and physics. The solution to this issue requires a joint effort between GVSUand its partner institutes; therefore, a team of faculty members from both sides are in talks todevelop a better plan moving forward. For the non-HBCU students, the major common concernwas the academic workload and not the academic background. The academic workload is thecommon concern for both groups, and

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Majid Nabavi, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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are taught by full-time faculty andothers by adjuncts with regular teaching assignments for this course. To ensure achievement oflearning objectives, the design, delivery, and administration of the course is tightly structuredwith consistency and uniformity in assignments and assessments. For that reason, a full-timefaculty acts as Course Coordinator (also referred to as Lead Faculty) to facilitate collaborationamongst all faculty. Each semester the coordinator revises the Master course in the LMS, whichincludes these activities: updates the syllabus, revises auto-graded homework, generates newExcel data for case analysis, sets new due dates, and coordinates team-writing of the exams.Course assignments are comprised of a) discussion

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University; Nicole M. Else-Quest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joseph Roy, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

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from faculty in cultural background, support from faculty regarding personal issues Was the Climate Which climates Climate Evidence in Study Population Was Method Ref term definition are evidenced? Study Results or (as described by the 'inter- 'climate' given by Findings authors) section' used? authors used?no

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafael De Leon, The Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., The Ohio State University; Rosalyn Stoa, Colorado State University; Alexa Jayne, Colorado State University; Bailey Underill, Colorado State University

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“Research guided only by the controlling yardstick of profit undermines the role of the universityas a public sphere dedicated to addressing the most serious social problems a society faces.Moreover, the corporate model of research instrumentalizes knowledge and undermines forms oftheorizing, pedagogy, and meaning that define higher education as a public good rather than as aprivate good” [1]. -Henry GirouxIntroductionWhat has been coined as a crisis in graduate education, is evidenced primarily by 1) highattrition rates and 2) a mental health crisis among graduate students [2], [3]. The issue of attritionis of interest to various stakeholders including faculty

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Kathryn Bedette AIA, Kennesaw State University; Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University

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to direct international students into higher education,drawing on theoretical perspectives on mobility, migration, and communication ethnographies.[5]. According to Lomer (2017), [5] information on theoretical perspectives helps students andacademics understand how policies shape perceptions. Investigating the motivations behindrecruiting international students, and questioning those motivations, critically opens new ways ofthinking about these issues—ultimately providing valuable insights into a complex and importanttopic. Hulme et. al (2014), [6] emphasizes the significance of rigorously analyzing the roles ofeducation agents in creating student expectations to gain a deeper understanding of the agents'function in recruitment and the

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Recruitment and Support in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University; Volkmar Dierolf, Lehigh University; Anand Jagota, Lehigh University; Zilong Pan, Lehigh University; Nathan Urban, Lehigh University

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has focused on introducing new functionality and novel processing of glass, and making glass education available worldwide freely. For the last several years, he has been advocating for use-inspired research, and led the development of a new STEM doctoral workforce training model: Pasteur Partners PhD (P3) based on Industry-University partnerships. He is an author/editor of 12 patents, 10 books and over 400 research publications on glass science, technology and education.Volkmar Dierolf, Lehigh University Volkmar Dierolf is a Professor of Physics a Distinguished University Professor of Physics and Materials Science & Engineering at Lehigh University, where he has been a faculty member since 2000. He received

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Sherris, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Christine Reiser Robbins, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Jianhong Ren, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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.” (Student 2) 2. Perspectives and Self-Awareness:Most quotes from the students show that the workshops inspired the students to consider theirown perspectives on community engagement and realize what they learned from the workshop.The workshops also helped the students to learn new perspectives when they considercommunity engagements, which hopefully will help the transdisciplinary solution seekingprocesses in the future. Representative quotes are provided below. “Today’s workshop has helped me understand how to really create a consensus between different people with different perspectives. This has also helped broaden my previous ideas of solutions to climate change and the issue of climate change in the first place

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mirit Shamir, Kansas State University; Jonathan Aguilar, Kansas State University; Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ryan Robert Hansen, Kansas State University; Nathan P. Hendricks, Kansas State University; Gaea A. Hock; Stacy L. Hutchinson, Kansas State University; Prathap Parameswaran, Kansas State University; Matthew R. Sanderson; Melanie Derby, Kansas State University

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with core NRT leadership team to identify topics to further clarify orexemplify.Faculty interviews highlighted a handful of approaches for training graduate student to doexcellent interdisciplinary research: Get practice (do interdisciplinary research); Haveexperiences in the field; Reframe expectations each time students start a new project; Embrace aprofessional paradigm; and Work to develop knowledge and skill for interdisciplinary work:Communications, Project management, Team skills. The NRT has had these approaches in itsprogram: NRT research is central to students’ research, and research activities occur as a part ofcoursework and outside of courses.In addition, NRT faculty recommended that an interdisciplinary traineeship help students

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Kourtney Rogers Gruner, Texas A&M University

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management. I learned to be a much better researcher and to incorporate a much more diverse body of knowledge into my projects than before. In addition, by the end of the project, I had learned some new skills concerning survey design and administration that will continue to serve me in my career. I have always needed help with grammar and writing. I took the time to look for ways to help my writing skills for my capstone. I used to have my wife review every paper before turning it in, but this semester has been all mine. I have done a better job than ever before, as I am getting excellent grades. I also am not as discouraged to seemingly daunting

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Onboarding and Community Building in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ifeoma Nwanua, University of Florida

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networks can improve the experiences and retentionof international students of color in engineering programs. This research revolves around twocentral questions: What early challenges did she confront, and how did she navigate and overcomethem?Background of the StudyInternational Black PhD Students in EngineeringInternational students play an essential role in the United States higher education system,contributing significantly to economic vitality and diversity. Their presence enhances awarenessof global issues, fosters intercultural learning, and supports the industry and academic workforce[22]. Given the shortage of engineering faculty and US graduate students in US engineeringschools, international students are crucial in closing the shortage

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 9: Lessons Learned from Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Le Shorn Benjamin, University of Houston; Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston

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Faculty En- dowed Award and is consistently motivated by the distinction of her University of the West Indies Most All-Round Social Policy Student award. Dr Benjamin is a previous New York City Teaching Fellow and an inaugural member of the American Society for Engineering Education Post-Doctoral E-Fellowship. Through her scholarship, she explores matters related to minoritized student experiences, doctoral educa- tion, and engineering education with an educational philosophy that equates quality with equity. Dr Ben- jamin is committed to transforming educational systems into more inclusive, equitable and just spaces that adequately support learners – particularly those who have been historically and intentionally

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Graduate Student Pipeline and Workforce Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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, whether it can effectively forecast whichstudents will complete the program they are seeking admission to. Because of a number ofconfounding factors, these questions are difficult to address directly, so studies differ markedlyin their conclusions. This paper will endeavor to analyze some of the assumptions and results,and explain why observers draw such different conclusions.The paper is organized as follows. Section 2 investigates whether the GRE provides an objectivecomparison of the applicants’ abilities for graduate study. One issue that figures prominently inthis discussion is cost—the claim that the GRE discriminates against poorer applicants. It meritsits own analysis, in Section 2.1. A separate issue is predictive validity, which is

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University; Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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within the factor. Upon closer consideration, it was found thatthis item addressed concepts present in other items and, as such, the decision was made toremove it. No further issues were found in the Inter-Item Correlation Matrix. The resulting finalconstruct for Factor 2 had a total of 9 items and a high level of internal consistency, with aCronbach’s alpha of .941 and an Inter-Item variance of .005.Table 2 presents the final factor loadings for the Advisor Support construct. We name the firstfactor Research Support, a construct that covers the perceived assistance from a faculty advisorin matters regarding research and degree progress. The second factor we named IndividualizedSupport, with items that show the perceived level of care, rapport

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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courses is that students find unintended value, namely a better sense ofaudience due to interaction in the classroom with other Ph.D. students from other fields whoprovide often unexpectedly useful feedback and new perspectives. While some progress aroundsentence level issues is possible with diligence, students often find that they have improvedawareness of their writing and feel the possibility of continued progress.Shown below the survey responses note the elements of writing that students find mostproblematic. Figure 1 shows the survey responses to a question asking students to report on theissues they have with academic writing. As can be seen motivation and deadlines areproblematic for the majority of graduate students, although writing for

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Mentoring Programs in Graduate Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xixin Qiu, Pennsylvania State University

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adverbialclause of purpose (to improve the accuracy of cross-section) denotes the reason why“molding techniques” can help address the problem stated in the preceding sentence, therebysaving readers’ time and effort to figure out the logical connection by themselves. “In Literature Review, sometimes we just found the issue, and then propose or use a way to deal with that issue. And a new issue came out, we just found another way to deal with this new issue. So the problem is we need to use some linking adverbials to keep the information flow.” (Laoshi, reflective presentation; emphasis added)Figure 3 A screenshot of Laoshi’s reflective presentationBesides benefiting from writing and revising his own paper, Laoshi brought up his recentprogress

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Dustin B. Thoman, San Diego State University; Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University

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Dir. Child Adolesc. Dev., vol. 2008, no. 120, pp. 81–95, 2008, doi: 10.1002/cd.217.[7] K. A. Holley, “Interdisciplinarity and Doctoral Education: Socialization, Process, and Outcomes,” Cham: Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020, pp. 269–284. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-33350-8_15.[8] S. K. Gardner, “’ A Jack-Of-All-Trades and a Master of Some of Them’: Successful Students in Interdisciplinary PhD Programs.,” Issues Integr. Stud., vol. 29, pp. 84–117, 2011.[9] S. K. Gardner, J. S. Jansujwicz, K. Hutchins, B. Cline, and V. Levesque, “Socialization to interdisciplinarity: faculty and student perspectives,” High. Educ., vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 255–271, Mar. 2014, doi: 10.1007/s10734-013-9648-2.[10] A. Bandura, “Toward

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Rieland, University of Michigan; Shamalee Goonetilleke, University of Michigan; Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

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received her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University in 2017, and her M.S. in Engineering Education Research from the University of Michigan in 2020. As a doctoral candidate in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Sarah is studying the mental health experiences of engineering graduate students.Dr. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan Aaron W. Johnson (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department and a Core Faculty member of the Engineering Education Research Program at the University of Michigan. He believes in a strong connection between engineering education research and practice, and his research

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Mentoring Programs in Graduate Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Arnold Christian; Dayna L. Martínez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.; Esther Gonzalez; Andrea D. Beattie; Ashleigh Tierney; Kimberly D. Douglas, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.

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, graduate programming, faculty development, as well as different aspects of research and data analysis. An industrial engineer by training, before joining SHPE, Dayna was a faculty member in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Northeastern University in Boston, MA after working at their Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute (HSyE) as a post-doctoral research fellow. Native from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dayna graduated with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez Campus and then she completed a master’s and PhD degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Being Hispanic and an engineer herself, Dayna has a