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Writing and Technical Communications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John William Lynch, University of Cincinnati; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati; Teri J Murphy, University of Cincinnati; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University

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and project management. Her focus was on students’ professional development and support for underrepresented groups in engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Initial investigations into the link between spatial and technical communication skillsAbstract:ABET requires that all engineering graduates are able to effectively communicate technicalinformation; however, industry leaders often lament the technical communication skills of ourengineering student graduates. Despite years of concerted effort, at a national level, the situationdoes not appear to be improving. In contrast, the spatial skills of engineering students aretypically well above

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Sociotechnical Integration and Programmatic Reform

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynne A Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth L Thompson P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Silvana McCormick, Redwood Consulting Collective; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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uncovering and repairing disparities caused by policies and 2procedures, identifying and understanding structures of oppression within, impacting, andimpacted by our department, and co-creating alternatives.We are interested in how students, faculty, and staff navigate and respond to the process oftransformation – transformation of a revolutionary nature that results in changes of kind ratherthan changes of degree [17]. This paper describes our starting point from a mostly quantitativeperspective (the initial condition) through a baseline survey as we begin to do the work.We ask the research questions:R1. As we engage in our transformation process will the department culture reject binaries

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AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grant Fore, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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of an extensive and personalized interview protocol that interrogates the evolution of multiple design iterations. 3. The triangulation of the personalized interview protocol data with the qualitative data that was initially collected to inform those protocols.From these three components, the researcher aims to map the relations that create both thedesigner and their designs, as well as how the designer seeks to make meaning of the designrelations in which they are entangled. Additionally, doing so requires the researcher to masterand mobilize a deep understanding of historical and structural/systemic forces and the way thoseforces affect the design(er), as well as numerous philosophical

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Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida

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a major, comprehensive, public land-grant research universitylocated in the southeast United States. The study participants were selected on a voluntary basisfrom a combination of multiple summer research programs, such as a university-sponsoredbridge program, four NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites/supplements indisciplinary engineering, and a USDA Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates(REEU) site. There were 64 students in total participating in the aforementioned programs.Demographic information for the initial student population (n = 64) was unavailable. Allprograms and program sites provided formal professional development and networkingopportunities for the undergraduate student researchers. No

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Sociotechnical Thinking: Who, Why, and How?

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Paper ID #38512Charting a Research Direction to Explore Development of SociotechnicalThinking in Engineering DesignDr. Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Ben D. Lutz is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Design at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He is the leader of the Critical Research in Engineering and Technology Education (CREATE) group at Cal Poly. His current research interests include engineering design learning and communication, sociotechni- cal thinking in engineering, interest and motivation in engineering, conceptual change and understanding;; and school-to

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Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Suzanne Capitano, Colorado School of Mines; Ryan Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines

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someone has support the kinds of initiatives that the community is interested in?” (p. 7, 00:33:41-00:34:22)However, instead of collaborative problem defining and solving, existing systems may stillincentivize the academic researcher entering a community to solve a problem, which is a systemicproblem that in some local cases has roots in colonialism. Furthermore, academic systems tend tovalue quantifiable results like publications and future grants, which may be at odds with the needsof the community being engaged; within the academic system, this lack of quantifiable output canbe problematic, as Summer noted: “So from a perspective of the university it’s like, ‘Oh, therewas no output to this research.’” (p. 10)Tara (Engineering)Tara’s

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Minoritization Processes and Equity in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacey Sexton; Amanda Menier, SageFox Consulting Group; Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group

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Participation in Computing/Engineering (BPC/BPE)initiatives almost exclusively center a binary gender model focusing on girls and women as staticcategories [1]. However, recent surveys [2] suggests that 2.1% of Gen Z adults identify astransgender (that is, have a gender identity that differs from the sex they were assigned at birth[3]). Additionally, in research presented at the 2022 RESPECT conference, we showed that thereare at least 10,850 nonbinary1 K–12 students in the United States registered across nine differentstates [4]. As the number of people who identify as transgender and nonbinary (TNB) increase,current best practices regarding approaching gender in computing and engineering need to berevised [5]. To further support future gender diverse

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Writing and Technical Communications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan M Adams, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Ashley Rea, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Brian Roth, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Katrina Marie Robertson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Trey Thomas Talko, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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Riddle Aeronautical UniversityKatrina Robertson, Embry Riddle Aeronautical UniversityTrey Talko, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Small Shifts: New Methods for Improving Communication Experiences for Women in Early Engineering Courses Abstract: This paper outlines methods and initial data from an educational intervention based on previous research published at ASEE. Students in introductory engineering courses face challenges communicating and integrating their ideas in team projects. Often these challenges with team communication fall along gendered lines, where women students experience marginalization in team settings. This paper builds from previous research in the field of engineering education which integrated

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Sociotechnical Integration and Programmatic Reform

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Casey Gibson, National Academy of Engineering; David A. Butler, National Academy of Engineering

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problems” affecting citizen’severyday lives. Initiatives like the controversial Research Applied to National Needs (RANN)program (1971-1978) supported research on domestic societal challenges. Bazell asserted in1971 that “America might drown in sewage, choke on polluted air, run out of fuel, or fall intochaos from crime in the streets. But nobody will be able to say the National Science Foundationdidn’t try to help” [20, p. 1315]. RANN was largely supported by the engineering community,and in 1973 the NAE published a report with recommendations for priority focus areas forRANN [21]. The report emphasized that “[RANN] must deal with ‘human’ problems which arescarcely tractable and which cannot be resolved with the speed and dramatic success

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Student Mental Health and Communities of Care

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Robert, University of Denver; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Paper ID #38441Dignity and well-being: Narratives of modifying the culture ofengineering education to improve mental health among underrepresentedSTEM studentsKatherine Robert, University of Denver Katherine is an adjunct professor at the Colorado School of Mines in the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences. Currently a PhD candidate in Higher Education at the University of Denver, Katherine’s disser- tation research used ground-breaking methods to collaborate with underrepresented engineering students and uncover how they experience being socialized into the professional culture of engineering during their education.Dr

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Global Roles and Societal Responsibilities of Engineers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eunjeong Ma, Pohang University of Science and Technology

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Paper ID #37847Hybrid engineering: An auto-ethnographic story of hybrid curriculumdevelopment, learning, and teachingProf. Eunjeong Ma, Pohang University of Science and Technology Trained in Science and Technology Studies, my teaching and research areas include intersections between technology/engineering and society. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Hybrid pedagogies in the making?: A case study of hybrid engineering discipline and cultureEunjeong Ma, Pohang University of Science and TechnologyAbstract: This is an auto-ethnographic account of encounters with

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AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Nicewonger, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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shifting (Clark-Stallkamp and Garmise, 2020). This includes theemergence of “transdisciplinary” academic plans that are being developed at universities andcolleges throughout the U.S. that partner with industry and aim to respond to public sectordemands for graduates who are trained to work on mixed-disciplinary research and developmentteams. Prominent examples include Arizona State University’s EdPlus (Arizona State university,2018), Bennington College’s “Field Work Term,” Georgia Tech’s “Creating the Next” (GeorgiaTech, 2021), and Purdue’s “Hands On Education - Real World Success” Initiatives (Purdue,2020).In this paper we draw on ethnographic research that was conducted as part of an externalevaluation involving a newly launched

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LIBED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johanna Bodenhamer, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis ; Robert Weissbach, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Corinne C. Renguette, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Annwesa Dasgupta; Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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research team. The same process used to assess the baseline reports wasutilized for the control and experimental reports. The research team divided the reports betweentwo teams of two raters and used the modified AAC&U Written Communication VALUE Rubricto score the pre- and post-tutor visit student lab reports. The research team set a goal that 90% orgreater of the rubric-assessed ratings should meet the +/- 1 point of the other rater’s score for thecontrol and experimental student lab reports.The control phase met the 90% threshold for all five criteria during pre- and post-tutor visitscores. The initial experimental data collection phase had three criteria that did not meet thethreshold. The pre- and post-tutor visit criteria for Context

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Global Roles and Societal Responsibilities of Engineers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd E. Nicewonger, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Stacey Anne Fritz; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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integratedtruss system appeared frequently, we supplemented our investigation with reviews ofprofessional practices and research, cross-checked technical and historical data, and deepenedour focus to re-confirm patterns. These multiple layers of evidence helped us develop a boundedcase study (Miles, Huberman, and Saldana, 2014) illustrating how local, state, and federalinstitutions are connected and/or have influence on housing construction practices in remoteAlaskan communities.Beyond the initial cost or buildability of a design, we explored both the performance of homesover time and the social experiences of those living in them. In early interviews, buildersindicated that these insights and analyses would contribute to the improvement of

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Rose Tawney, California Institute of Technology; Meredith Hooper, California Institute of Technology; Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California; Morgan Hooper, University of Toronto

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Paper ID #42612Board 133: Work in Progress - A Pilot Course on Effective and EnduringAdvocacy: Leading with Compassion in STEMJacqueline Rose Tawney, California Institute of Technology Jacqueline Tawney is a Ph.D. candidate in GALCIT (Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology). Jacque is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, and a leader and organizer for many student groups. In the Kornfield group within Caltech’s Chemical Engineering department, Jacque researches associative polymers, their rheological properties, and their potential for agricultural and industrial

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AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy Mackenzie, The Aula Fellowship; Leslie Salgado, University of Calgary; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl; Victoria Kuketz, Catalyst ; Solenne Savoia, Mila-Quebec AI Institute; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida

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designed and launched the first French summit dedicated to inclusive and sustainable tech back in 2018. Since then, she has launched numerous programs aimed at fostering inclusivity in the tech industry, especially for underrepresented groups with a focus on initiatives empowering women in tech. Transitioning from collaborating with impact-driven entrepreneurs, Solenne joined Mila in January 2023, where she now manages a portfolio of talent and learning programs in the ever-evolving landscape of responsible artificial intelligence. Those programs cater to a diverse audience, including machine learning researchers, industry practitioners, and policymakers, ensuring they build the necessary capacity to navigate and shape

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Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, California State University, Channel Islands; Andrew Li; Rebecca Jun, University of Virginia

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, another reason why human interpretation isneeded. Thematic analysis, in contrast, is a primarily qualitative research method, but it is alsoconcerned with identifying common themes, which are “topics, ideas and patterns of meaningthat come up repeatedly” (Caulfield, p. 9). Thematic analysis as outlined by Braun and Clarke(2006) begins with familiarization, which entails immersing oneself in the data to get anexperiential, holistic understanding of it. The next step, generating initial codes, involveshighlighting phrases or sentences in the text and coming up with shorthand labels for theircontent. In the third step, related words and phrases are grouped together in themes that capturethe overarching idea or feeling that unites the composite words

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Minoritization Processes and Equity in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lara K. Schubert, UCLA; Cal State Los Angeles; Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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labor that is indirectly profit generating (like developing relationships withclients). Because it is not adequately valued, engineers who give time to SE3 to work towardsocial equity, in and through engineering, experience negative repercussions, which also hindersthe goals of the initiative. In order to achieve goals of improved diversity, equity, and inclusionin the field and social equity through design, this work must be recognized through translation toexisting values or reconsideration and reestablishment of foundational values.Methods and positionalityThis paper comes out of research on an initiative within the professional engineering society,which started in the Northern California chapter (SEAONC, Structural Engineers Association

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Transgression, Conflict, and Altruism

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joey Valle, Purdue University; Lazlo Stepback, Purdue University; Polly Parkinson, Utah State University; Fawn Groves, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University

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organizing, especially relative to other industrial capitalist states.It is in this broader US context of misinformation, disinformation, and hostility toward labororganizing in engineering and engineering education that we, a team of unorganized workerstasked with engineering workforce development in an NSF engineering research center, havesought to build relationships with organized labor. Initially some of this misinformation hasmanifested within the center as disbelief that connecting with existing labor unions has anybearing on the engineering-oriented work of the center, dismissal of labor education asmeaningful, much less necessary, for engineering students, and relegating labor unions asinstitutions solely for ‘blue-collar’ trades workers

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Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert P. Dalka, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Devyn Shafer; Brianne Gutmann, San José State University

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students develop a sense of agency,deeper relationality, and inclusive leadership practices. We present how these outcomes arehighly important for effecting change both as a part of Access and in other spaces studentsoccupy.In this paper, we begin by introducing background information on both Access and put the workof the NF team in conversation with other educational change initiatives. We then describe themethods we have used in this work. Next, we present the results of our analysis and reflect onthese results in the discussion section. Finally, we use the conclusion section of this paper todiscuss implications for other practitioners and motivate future research possibilities.II. BackgroundIn this section, we first describe how Access is

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Sociotechnical Integration and Programmatic Reform

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xueni Fan, Texas Tech University; Joshua M. Cruz, Texas Tech University; John Carrell, Texas Tech University; Michael Scott Laver, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #42737Navigating Epistemological Borders: Considerations for Team Teaching atthe Intersection of Humanities and STEMXueni Fan, Texas Tech University Xueni Fan is currently a graduate student in the Doctor of Education program, specializing in instructional technology at Texas Tech University. Holding a Master’s degree in applied linguistics, Fan’s research focuses on qualitative research methods, interdisciplinary studies, online learner engagement, and interprofessional education in the medical field.Dr. Joshua M. Cruz, Texas Tech University Joshua Cruz is an assistant professor of education at Texas Tech

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Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Fernandez, UMass Amherst; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Ankita Kumar; Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Zoii Arrianna Henry; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles

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).[42] D. Webb, “Bolt-holes and breathing spaces in the system: On forms of academic resistance (or, can the university be a site of utopian possibility?),” Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 96–118, 2018, doi: 10.1080/10714413.2018.1442081.[43] E. McGee, “Why Historically Excluded STEM Researchers Can Help Save the planet!,” Explorations in Diversifying Engineering Faculty Initiative, 2022, https://www.teamedefi.org/post/why-historically-excluded-stem-researchers-can-help-sav e-the-planet (accessed Feb. 18, 2023).[44] J. Heron, Cooperative Inquiry: Research into the Human Condition, London, Sage, 1996.[45] Olin College of Engineering and Emerson College

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Wellness, Readiness, and Thriving

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vanessa Tran, Utah State University; Cassandra McCall, Utah State University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University

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Paper ID #42821From Mind Full to Mindful: Proposing Mindfulness as a Proactive Strategyfor Safeguarding Mental Health in Engineering Education.Vanessa Tran, Utah State University Vanessa Tran is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education at Utah State University (USU). She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Architecture (UAH) and a Master’s in Global Production Engineering and Management from the Vietnamese-German University (VGU) in Vietnam. Her research interest lies in enhancing the well-being of engineering students and educators. She is currently working on an NSF-funded project

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Student Mental Health and Communities of Care

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Jamaal Downey, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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Paper ID #37894Hidden Curriculum and Emotions: Do Active or Passive Perceptions of theHidden Curriculum Affect Students’ EmotionsDr. R. Jamaal Downey, University of Florida Dr. Downey has been a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida since 2021. His current research is focused on determining how engineering students respond to hidden curriculum as well as how Latinx contingent faculty experience workplace inequities in engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Culture in Education from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Dr

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Student Mental Health and Communities of Care

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalie Ban; Lordina Odeibea Mensah; Matthew Whitwer; Lucy Elizabeth Hargis; Courtney Janaye Wright, University of Kentucky; Joseph H Hammer; Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky

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Paper ID #38963”It’s very important to my professors. . . at least most of them”: Howmessages from engineering faculty and staff influence student beliefsaround seeking help for their mental healthNatalie BanLordina Odeibea MensahMatthew WhitwerLucy Elizabeth Hargis Lucy Hargis is a senior psychology major at the University of Kentucky. She is a research assistant in the P20 Motivation and Learning Lab, which conducts research related to the psychological aspects of teaching and learning.Ms. Courtney Janaye Wright, University of Kentucky Courtney Wright is a Counseling Psychology PhD student. She has a BA in Applied

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Student Mental Health and Communities of Care

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University

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fall 2019 through early winter 2021 (beforethe COVID-19 virus was known to be widespread in the U.S.). The partner universities arelocated across the U.S. with sites in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, andWisconsin. The initial data collection (t1) yielded over 900 results, with over 800 respondentsproviding emails to be included in follow-up studies. Sites were selected to ensure broadgeographic representation of students across the United States. Sites contained a mix of bothpublic non-profit and private non-profit schools and were a mix of research-focused institutionsand primarily undergraduate institutions.Between 2019 and 2021, we contacted students who provided their email addresses threeadditional times to measure mental

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Interdisciplinary Integration at the Program Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Carrell, Texas Tech University; Joshua M. Cruz; Andrew Mark Herbert; Iris V. Rivero; Emily Lazarus; Erika Nuñez, Texas Tech University; Nafisha Tabassum; Xueni Fan, Texas Tech University

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Paper ID #39132Efficacy of Humanities-Driven Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics Curriculum on Integrating Empathy into Technology DesignDr. John Carrell, Texas Tech University John Carrell is Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Texas Tech University Honors College. He received his doctorate in industrial engineering from Texas Tech University and his research focuses on enriching engineering education through the humanities.Dr. Joshua M. Cruz Joshua Cruz is an assistant professor of education at Texas Tech University. His specializations include qualitative methods, post-secondary transitions, and

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Wellness, Readiness, and Thriving

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Choi, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine

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Paper ID #43535How Does an Engineering Student Take a Break? A Course-Based Exercisefor Promoting Mental WellnessNicholas Choi, University of California, Irvine Nicholas Choi is a master’s student in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Irvine. He is currently conducting research in boiling heat transfer phenomena. He also focuses on engineering education including the development of lower-division multidisciplinary experiential learning courses, student motivation and mental wellness.Prof. Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine Natascha Trellinger Buswell is an associate

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Sociotechnical Systems in Practice

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell Korte, The George Washington University; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University ; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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is done in thiscompany as a research site.Our analysis began by carefully reading the transcripts and coding which statements/phrasesreflected particular components of the activity theory model, such as subjects, objects, tools,rules, communities, and divisions of labor (see Appendix 1: Table 2 for initial codes anddefinitions used). Next, we gathered all statements into the categories according to how theywere coded. This resulted in 138 statements for the category Subjects, 77 for Objectives, 31 forTools, 63 for Rules, 119 for Communities, 75 for Division of Labor. For each category, thestatements were carefully read again, looking for patterns that represented subcategories. Welabeled each subcategory with a thematic description (see

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Wellness, Readiness, and Thriving

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California; Stephanie Nicole Bartholomew, University of Southern California

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Paper ID #43534Work in Progress: Leveraging Short, Curated Alumni Videos to Bridge the”Readiness Gap”Dr. Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California Harly Ramsey is an Associate Professor of Technical Communication Practice and the Associate Director of the Engineering in Society Program at the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in English, and her training in narrative theory, cultural studies, and rhetoric informs her teaching and scholarship. Her current research investigates students’ perspectives on their transition to the workforce; she also studies student