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Pioneering a Society for Women in Mechanical Engineering Student Organization

Conference Session: Engagement and Participation for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mollie Petersen, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Emily Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Paper ID #46755Pioneering a Society for Women in Mechanical Engineering Student OrganizationMollie Petersen, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Mollie Petersen is a third-year mechanical engineering undergraduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Emily Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emily is an undergraduate student in Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Dr. Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Jessica Deters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and Discipline Based Education Researcher at the University of Nebraska

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Bridging the Gender Gap in Mechanical Engineering: Fostering Female Student Engagement at Union College

Conference Session: Programmatic Design and Resiliency Among Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: hongyan miao, Union College; Elsie Mae Lewin Paxton, Union College; Jaqueline Nicole Anderson, Union College; Maia Chapin, Union College; Leza Sorn, Union College
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

overwhelmed. Ascoursework intensifies, the lack of tailored mentorship and academic resources furtherundermines their ability to cope with the rigorous demands of the program. Specific courseswithin the Mechanical Engineering curriculum, such as Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics,and Solid Mechanics, are particularly challenging for some female students. For instance, onestudent dropped out before her junior year despite strong overall performance because shestruggled significantly with Thermodynamics 1. This case exemplifies how course-specificdifficulties can erode self-confidence and lead to attrition when students feel overwhelmedor disconnected from the material. Research indicates that dissatisfaction with particularcourses is a key factor in

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Sense of Belonging of Women in Construction: Insights from Focus Groups

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Marcela Silva, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Carolina Alvarado, California State University, Chico
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

secretary ofthe CE program and assumed the role of observer and assistant to oversee the recordings,logistics and provision of materials, as well as to take notes on participant input. We hosted threeseparate sessions, having each of the groups participating separately. Sessions that involvedGroups S and F were conducted face-to-face, while the Group A session was held via Zoom Ⓡ.For the face-to-face session, we provided coffee, biscuits and other food for the attendees. Inboth formats, participants were formally welcomed and then we introduced the dynamics andobjectives of the sessions. Then we proceed to ask them to read and sign the informed consentdocument as part of the ethical framework of the research, which included consent to have

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I Know What You Were Trying to Say- An Analysis of Online Messaging of Colleges of Engineering

Conference Session: Messaging, Motivations and Supports for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

frame gives a window into the livedexperience of women. They continue “feminist post-structuralism troubles the binary categoriesmale and female, making visible the constitutive force of linguistic practices, and dismantlingtheir apparent inevitability” [20 p. 321]. Without a frame that looks to gender to inform practiceand reality, there is no way to uncover the dichotomy that exists within the field of engineering.MethodologyThis study examines the messaging sent by two public universities in California (one R2 and oneR3) uses a mixed method approach of both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The contentanalysis, a systematic research method for analyzing communication materials. As defined byRiffe [21], content analysis involves

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Promoting Diversity in Welding Engineering Technology through the Medium of Art

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4 - Hands-on Learning
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mary Foss, Weber State University; Mark Baugh, Weber State University; Yucheng Liu P.E., South Dakota State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

of composite engine cowlings using ceramic coating materials, experimental design and testing”, SAE International Journal of Aerospace, 11(1), 2018, 61-69.38. Y.-C. Liu, T. Sippel, and G. He, “Improve heat resistance of composite engine cowlings using ceramic coating materials, experimental design and testing”, SAE Technical Paper 2017-01- 2130, Proceedings of SAE 2017 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX, USA, September 26-28, 2017.39. Y.-C. Liu, J.A. Batte, Z.H. Collins, J.N. Bateman, J. Atkins, M. Davis, D. Salley, C.L. Bethel, J.E. Ball, and C. Archibald, “Mechanical design, prototyping, and validation of a Martian robot mining system”, SAE International Journal of Passenger Car – Mechanical Systems, 10

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A Qualitative Study of Undergraduate Women in Engineering Project Teams

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Grace J. Liang; Rick Evans, Cornell University; Mojdeh Asadollahipajouh; Stacey E. Kulesza, P.E., Kansas State University; Anna Glushko Evans, Kansas State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

, “This is very good like you’re pursuing it.” So, I get most of the support from my uncle,brother and my mom. For my dad-I don’t very much hear it. It may be indirect, so it’s like a littlebit different.” [S3P1] Holland et al. [11] introduce an important concept in their work on identity and agencythat we believe is applicable to these young women. That concept is improvisation.Improvisations are “impromptu actions,” “moments of resourcefulness,” in the routines of everyday when actors behave in ways that vary from normative societal expectations [11]. Theseimprovisations offer opportunities for “heuristic developments,” ways of fostering new or at leastalternative social and material conditions for identity formation [11]. These girls

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Compatibility of Mentoring Pairs in an Undergraduate Peer Mentoring Program

Conference Session: Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Elyse K. Zurawski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Lavanya Swaminathan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Aeronautics and Astronautics, for which her research focuses on fracture mechanics models for composite materials. She hopes to pursue a career in developing cutting-edge composite materials for aerospace applications. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Work in Progress: Compatibility of Mentoring Pairs in an Undergraduate Peer Mentoring ProgramIntroductionThis paper is a work in progress on a Women in Engineering Program practice that outlines a peermentoring matching process and quantitatively assesses participant satisfaction.BackgroundFormal peer mentoring for women students in higher education has been shown to provide impor-tant benefits such as significant improvement in psychological

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Examining the Effects of Gender on Capstone Team Cohesion

Conference Session: First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Madeline JoAnna Szoo, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

outcomes in team settings. Mallette et al. explained that the pressureswomen faced to complete a greater proportion of the writing tasks than their male peers in ayear-long senior capstone materials science and engineering course was due to “the prevailingperception…that women are the strongest writers, so the writing should fall to them,” as well asthe personal desire by female students to produce high-quality project deliverables and theadoption of technical tasks as a way to avoid writing by male students [13]. While these writingcontributions, if visible and rewarded, are not inherently problematic, this task allocation practicemay limit female students’ opportunities to practice and build self-efficacy in technicalcompetencies, and writing

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Longitudinal Examination of Gender Differences in Engineering Self-Efficacy and the Impact of COVID-19: A Six-Year Study

Conference Session: Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Lillian Clark Jeznach, Roger Williams University; Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

transitioned to online learning where all classes,labs, and design activities were conducted remotely. Faculty with little to no training on how toteach online had to adapt course materials and delivery with only a week’s notice. Students hadto adapt their learning styles to a new online environment when classes resumed after springbreak. The remainder of the spring 2020 semester was completed fully online and summer 2020courses continued remotely.The 2020-21 academic year continued to be impacted by the pandemic. Starting in the fallsemester of 2020, the engineering program adopted a hybrid model for courses that compliedwith the university’s COVID guidelines; restricting the number of people that could be in a roomat the same time, with additional

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Engineers and Mothers of Color: The Struggle of Juggling Work and Children with a Specific Learning Difficulty

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2 - Personal Situations
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Paper ID #41068Engineers and Mothers of Color: The Struggle of Juggling Work and Childrenwith a Specific Learning DifficultyDr. Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Kimberly Cook-Chennault is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Rutgers University. She holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and Stanford University respectively; anIdalis Villanueva Alarc´on, University of Florida Dr. Villanueva is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Education Department at the University of Florida. Her multiple

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Examining the Impact of State-Level Affirmative Action Bans on the Enrollment of Historically Excluded Students in Engineering Schools

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Alison Leigh Banka, University of Georgia; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont, P.E., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Katherine A. Lyon
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Paper ID #38768Examining the Impact of State-Level Affirmative Action Bans on theEnrollment of Historically Excluded Students in Engineering SchoolsDr. Alison Leigh Banka, University of Georgia Dr. Alison Banka is a Lecturer in the School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Georgia. Her current educational and research interests include the incorporation of professional skills (such as teamwork and industry-relevant types of technical communication) and active learning into core engineering courses.Dr. Agnes Germaine d’Entremont, P.E., University of British Columbia, Vancouver Dr. Agnes

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Work in Progress: The Power of Cross-Institutional “Speed” Mentoring and Networking Program in Advancement of Women, URM, and Foreign Born/Trained Engineering Faculty

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Arezoo Sadrinezhad; Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker, P.E., California State University, Fresno; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Catalina Eleonora Cardenas Arriaga; Feruza Amirkulova; Maryam Nazari; Kira Abercromby; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

to facilitate their success, retention, tenure and promotion. Researchshows women faculty, particularly URM women, benefit from mechanisms that bring themtogether [8]. Therefore, one of the goals of the “Kindling Inter-university Networks for Diverse(KIND) Engineering Faculty Advancement in the California State University System” programis to establish cross-campus mentoring for all CSU women engineering faculty in order toincrease access to women mentors and to improve satisfaction, retention, tenure, and promotionfor women, including intersectional subsets, at these large primarily undergraduate institutions.Note that the research presented in this paper is part of an NSF ADVANCE Partnership grantfocused on increasing diversity in the

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Institutional Context Matters: Linking Characteristics of Universities to the Gender Composition of Engineering and Computer Science Programs

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6 - Institutional Contexts
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Regina Werum, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Patricia Wonch Hill, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Joseph C Jochman, University of North Dakota; Andrea Johnson; Lance C. Perez, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Stephen Cooper, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

streams,and access to federal funds aimed at broadening postsecondary opportunities in rural states(e.g., the federally funded Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research/EPSCoR),impacts student experiences [55], [60], [61]. Recent research even suggests that changes inpublic opinion regarding government support for higher education may be associated withshifting funding levels for public colleges and universities [69].Materials and MethodsData SourceWe use 2015 data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), anannual survey of all postsecondary U.S. educational institutions (N=7,647 in 2015),conducted through the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the National Center forEducation Statistics (NCES) and

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Building Community Understanding of Institutional Compensation Systems: An ADVANCE Partnership Mid-Project Update

Conference Session: Persistence, Outcomes and Barriers for Women in Engineering
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Margaret B. Bailey Ph.D., P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Jessica C Bennett, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities; Iris V. Rivero Ph.D., University of Florida; Gloria L. Blackwell, American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Paper ID #45431Building Community Understanding of Institutional Compensation Systems:An ADVANCE Partnership Mid-Project UpdateProf. Margaret B. Bailey Ph.D., P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Professor Margaret Bailey, Ph.D., P.E. is a professor of mechanical engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology and a professionally registered engineer. She conducts research related to Thermodynamics, engineering education, and gender in engineering and science. She authors an engineering Thermodynamics textbook and recently published a book that highlights the stories and lived experiences of women within

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“I can do this”: Resilience of women students in engineering and technology courses in Portugal

Conference Session: Programmatic Design and Resiliency Among Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Bill Williams, TUDublin, Ireland; Shannon Chance, University College London
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

], there is a gender imbalance in their choice of program. Men tend to opt for“Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)” (with 80.5% of the total beingmale) and “Engineering, manufacturing industries and construction” (68.3%) [3].Among women, preference is given to the areas of “Education” and “Health and socialprotection”, constituting a proportion of 84.4% and 77.2%, respectively [3].The number of female students choosing Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) subjects currently stands at 27% [4]. Nonetheless, femaleenrolment in chemical engineering, biotechnology, and engineering managementprograms is markedly higher than in IT or mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering[4]. This pattern, while common in many

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Voices of Hope: A Phenomenological Study on Women’s Self-Efficacy in Computer Engineering

Conference Session: Messaging, Motivations and Supports for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrea Ramirez-Salgado, University of Florida; Pavlo Antonenko; Swarup Bhunia; Christine Wusylko, University of Florida; Woorin Hwang, University of Florida; Yessy Eka Ambarwati, University of Florida
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

considering variationsin time, space, causality, materiality, and relationships to uncover the "how" of the experience.These structural qualities were captured in composite structural descriptions. The researchercombined textural and structural descriptions into themes, integrating the "what" (noema) and the"how" (noesis) of the experiences. These themes were grouped into core essences, creating acohesive synthesis of findings that all relate to the sources of self-efficacy. Figure 1. Data Analysis Process Based on Transcendental PhenomenologyResults and DiscussionMastery ExperiencesMastery experiences, the most influential source of self-efficacy, were pivotal in shaping theparticipants' confidence and resilience in engineering fields

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Fostering Inclusive Department Climates: A Workshop for Department Chairs at the University of X

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Shawna Vican, University of Delaware; Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Heather Doty, University of Delaware
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

responses to social pressures for DEI efforts, and (3) causes, consequences, and solutions to inequality within the context of academic careers.Dr. Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware Robin O. Andreasen (Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science. She earned her PhD in philosophy and specializes in philosophy of science, philosophy of social science, and in science and policy. A race and gDr. Heather Doty, University of Delaware Heather Doty is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware (UD). Dr. Doty teaches undergraduate courses in thermodynamics, statics, and dynamics, and conducts research on gender in the academic STEM

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Exploring Institutional Retention Support Initiatives for Retaining Women of Color STEM Faculty

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Paper ID #38129Exploring Institutional Retention Support Initiatives for RetainingWomen of Color STEM FacultyDr. Tonisha B. Lane, Virginia Tech Dr. Lane’s research agenda broadly examines diversity, equity, and inclusion in postsecondary educa- tion with the objective of advancing inclusive and transformative policies and practices. Her primary research strand investigates the experiences and outcomes of underrepresented groups in science, tech- nology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Using qualitative methodologies, she has explored access and success for underserved students of color in STEM and STEM intervention

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Examining Gender Inclusivity through Sense of Belonging in a Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program at a Large Research University

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Shawna Dory, Pennsylvania State University; Luis Roberto Delgado Jr., Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Esther Gomez, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Education at Penn State. Her research interests include gender equity and women student persistence in engineering education, and first-generation student persistence in engineering education. Shawna has also done work related to sexual misconduct and Title IX implementation in higher education.Luis Roberto Delgado Jr., Pennsylvania State University Luis R. Delgado Jr. is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Pennsylvania State University. He has a bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso and earned a master of science degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Public Policy from Penn State. Along with his role as a Ph.D., he is also a graduate research

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BOARD # 220: Engineering Education in Ghana and the USA: Factors Involved in Successful Career Integration of Female Ghanaian Engineering Students into the USA Engineering Field

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gloria Appiah Nsiah, Arizona State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

. Transcriptions were also reviewed against theaudio recordings for accuracy. The themes of each interview/survey were then analyzed based onthe research questions of this study. Responses to the questions were grouped under broaderthemes related to each research question to analyze overlapping themes for consistency andcoherence.RESULTSParticipants included doctoral students and master’s graduates working in the fields ofbioengineering, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and civilengineering.Thematic analysis of the interview transcript identified three main points of focus in this study:(1) differences and similarities in implemented structures to support successful engineeringcareers for women in Ghana and in the USA

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Increasing the Persistence of Black Women in STEM (WiSTEM) by Implementing and Sustaining a Successful Cohort Model for First-Year Undergraduate Women at an HBCU

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Monica Stephens, Spelman College; Tiffany Renee Oliver, Spelman College; Pamela M Leggett-Robinson, PLR Consulting
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

students seetheir own experiences and perspectives reflected in the curriculum, they are morelikely to feel a sense of connection to the material and to see the value of STEMdisciplines in their lives [20]. This increased relevance can help to motivate studentsand increase their persistence in STEM fields. However, while CRP has been shownto be effective in increasing retention in STEM fields, its implementation can bechallenging. Educators need to be trained and supported in the use of CRP and mayneed to make significant changes to their teaching practices and curriculum[21].Furthermore, the integration of CRP into STEM education may require institutionalsupport, including the allocation of resources and the development of policies thatsupport

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Pathways to Engineering Graduate Studies for Women: Challenges and Opportunities Revealed through Mining Students’ Application, Admission, and Enrollment Data

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Najme Kishani Farahani, University of Toronto, Canada; Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto, Canada; Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto, Canada
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. She is the Tier II Canada Research Chair in Thermofluidics for Clean Energy. In 2008, she received the inaugural Bullitt Environmental Fellowship for leadership in the environmental field. She was awarded the I.W. Smith Award for Outstanding achievement in creative mechanical engineering within 10 years of graduation (2011) and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Early Researcher Award (2012). She is the Director of the Thermofluids for Energy and Advanced Materials (TEAM) Laboratory working in fuel cells, electrolyzers, and subsurface geology. In 2014 she became a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering and was

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Breaking Barriers: Empowering Girls in STEM with Hands-On Learning

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4 - Hands-on Learning
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Federica Aveta, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

, “Building a Digital Water Temperature Thermometer” for ComputerEngineering, and “Material Property Testing” for Mechanical Engineering.At the conclusion of the event, attendees were invited to participate in a survey to assess theirSTEM experience and to offer suggestions for program enhancement. This paper presents thesurvey findings and discusses the challenges encountered and potential improvements for futureSTEM outreach events, considering the valuable insights gathered from the students’ feedback.Index Terms ‒ Outreach, Female Students.1. IntroductionThe U.S. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce is fundamentalin propelling innovation and making significant contributions to national growth. The ever-growing

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Are Hardhats Required for Engineering Identity Construction? Gendered and Racialized Patterns in Canadian Engineering Graduates’ Professional Identities

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5 - Careers and Professional Identity
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Emily Macdonald-Roach, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto; Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto; Sasha-Ann Eleanor Nixon, University of Toronto
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

expectations [8]. This can reinforce thesorting mechanisms that lead increasing numbers of women in management to identify (and beidentified) as less authentically engineers.Engineering Career PathsThe increasing stratification of engineering career paths presents a challenge for researchersattempting to define and study engineering identity, as the definition of engineering is broad andrapidly expanding. Sheppard et al. touched on this issue in their study of undergraduateengineers’ occupational aspirations and their post graduate career path realities [15]. They cited akey challenge being the lack of one definition of what engineering is across datasets, making itdifficult to ascertain who is, and who identifies as an engineer. Previous work by

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NSF DUE: Everyday engineering: Leveraging craft to deepen engineering design and spatial visualization

Conference Session: Persistence, Outcomes and Barriers for Women in Engineering
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Anna Keune, Technical University of Munich; Daniela Villarreal Bermúdez; Kylie Peppler, University of California, Irvine
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

strategies.Crafters' Intuitive-Exploratory ApproachCrafters demonstrated an iterative, materials-first approach to spatial problem-solving. Ratherthan extensive planning, they engaged in direct material manipulation, using the felt'sproperties to inform their spatial reasoning. As one crafter explained, "I imagined the basket in2D by unfolding it and then started to draw (...) I also tried to unlock it in my mind tounderstand the folding technique." This approach integrated mental visualization with hands-on experimentation, leading to rapid development of viable solutions for both structural designand functional elements like closure mechanisms (Figure 2).Figure 2. A crafters’ drawn schematic and folded basket.Engineers' Analytical-Planning

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Girl Scouts: Students Who Engineer Magic

Conference Session: First-Year and Experiential Learning for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Federica Aveta; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Mary Machado; Xiu Zhai, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Paper ID #46743Girl Scouts: Students Who Engineer MagicDr. Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology Jiahui Song received her B.S. in Automation and M.S. in Pattern Recognition & Intelligent Systems from Southeast University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Old Dominion University. She is currently an Associate ProfessoDr. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering program at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She is actively involved in community services of offering STEM workshops to middle- and high-school

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Illuminating Growth Among Women in Engineering: A Retrospective on ASEE Data

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5 - Careers and Professional Identity
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kristin L Schaefer P.E., University of Houston; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Paper ID #44322Illuminating Growth Among Women in Engineering: A Retrospective onASEE DataMs. Kristin L Schaefer P.E., University of Houston Kristin Luthringer Schaefer is a licensed professional engineer (PE) and a certified secondary teacher (grades 6-12), both in Texas, as well as the owner of her own consulting firm, Schaefer Engineering. She obtained both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering (ME) from Texas A&M University (TAMU) and earned a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston (UH). Her Ph.D. research interests are in STEM education, especially with

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Navigating Grief in Academia: Prioritizing Supports for Women Scholars through Informed Approaches

Conference Session: Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2 - Personal Situations
Collection: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Enas Aref, Western Michigan University; Dina Idriss-Wheeler, University of Ottawa; Julia Hajjar, University of Ottawa
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

(i.e., administrative or legal information aboutbereavement) [84]. Other types of online support included services (i.e., emotional supportservices such as counseling, spiritual, listening, education offered by the website ororganization), peer support (i.e., online or offline to share with other grieving persons) andresources (i.e., lists of websites, books, reading material). In a systematic review conducted byZuelke et al. (2021), it was found that internet- or mobile-based interventions could be effectivetreatments for symptoms of grief in bereaved adults; however, the need for additional research isemphasized due to the limited number of studies and small sample sizes included in the review[85]. Chatbots: A new era of coping aidsA

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Exploring Women Engineering Students' Gendered Internship Experiences

Conference Session: Programmatic Design and Resiliency Among Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jing Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Hou Xie; Rosie Ruoci Shen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Paper ID #46528Exploring Women Engineering Students’ Gendered Internship ExperiencesJing Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignHou XieRosie Ruoci Shen, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMs. Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Valeri Werpetinski is the Assistant Director for Women in Engineering and a KEEN Instructional Catalyst in The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.Prof. Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Lawrence Angrave is an award-winning computer science Teaching Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana

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Knitting the knitters: Building and sustaining leadership teams for equity-oriented institutional change

Conference Session: Messaging, Motivations and Supports for Women Engineers
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sandra Laursen, University of Colorado Boulder; Ann E. Austin, Michigan State University; Kris De Welde, College of Charleston; Diana Ribas Rodrigues Roque, University of Colorado Boulder
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

fixedboundaries made it easier to make space for new people and their interests. To accommodatethese personnel changes, teams found ways to make onboarding intentional by sharingbackground materials and providing new members with a buddy or ample one-on-one time tolearn the ropes. Indeed, onboarding could also be an opportunity for people to hone leadershipskills as they integrated into the team. For example, one speaker described her strategy to “enacttrust to build trust,” giving new team members meaningful project work early on. She looked forlower-stakes tasks as good starting points for less experienced people so they could build skillsbefore taking on larger projects. Another spoke of “building capacity, continually groomingpeople” to be

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