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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5 - Careers and Professional Identity

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebeca Petean, Society of Women Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers; Rachel Porcelli, Society of Women Engineers

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Paper ID #42893The Academic Leadership for Women in Engineering Program: Impact onPersonal Development, Leadership Advancement, and NetworkingRebeca Petean, Society of Women Engineers Rebeca Petean is the Research Analyst for the Society of Women Engineers and a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at Portland State University. Her work bridges research, advocacy, and equity in STEM education. Rebecca collaborates with educators, policymakers, and nonprofits to maximize the impact of STEM initiatives. Her dissertation focuses on the school-to-prison pipeline, specifically examining school safety strategies in K-12 school spaces

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura J. Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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; showing up in spaces where things happen; attending communicate research performances, sporting events, etc. PerformativeFigure 7: Regions defined by Relational/Performative and Systemic/Individual axesThe job of being a Women and Minority Engineering Program (WMEP) Director is always aboutstudents. Sometimes work must be done to accumulate knowledge and connections that willenable better service. This can be a balancing act, such as in the case of systemic/performativework that might involve serving in leadership roles in societies. This kind of performative act

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber L Doiron, University of Vermont; Katherine O'Shea; Nicole M Miller, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.; Tracy L Truzansky

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foundation for entry into most STEM-related occupations, and interventions in earlyeducation are seen as a promising avenue to move girls towards careers in engineering.Compared to classroom teaching, afterschool programs are unique in their ability to offer moretime-flexible, hands-on activities that advance student-centered learning, which is crucial inSTEM education [2] - [4]. Linking Engineering to Life (LEL) is an afterschool, experientialengineering curriculum launched in the fall of 2020 by Vermont Afterschool, a statewidenonprofit dedicated to strengthening programs, empowering youth, and expanding access toafterschool and summer programs so that all Vermont youth are active, engaged, connected, andheard. LEL’s goal is to overcome barriers

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elle Ann Kreiner, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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quantitative data aggregation.Dr. Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County Dr. Jamie Gurganus is a faculty member in the Engineering and Computing Education Program and Affiliate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UMBC. She is the Associate Director STEMed Research in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT). She also serves as the Director for the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) in the graduate school. Her research is focused on solving problems relating to educating and developing engi- neers, teachers, and the community at all levels (P12, undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate). A few of these key areas include engineering

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology

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major search engines, Ethics: techniques for incorporating ethics in computer curriculum specifically in data science curriculum Programs/curricula: evaluating Data Science programs in the US and China and Retention: evaluating minority female retention in computer related degree programs. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Retention of Female Minority Students in Bachelor STEM Degree Programs: An Exploratory Study of Five Cohorts1.0 Introduction Female minority students are underrepresented in academic based undergraduate science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degree programs [1]. This group of studentswhich is comprised of American Indian or

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8

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Paper ID #38404Measuring the Impact of Budding Support Programs for WomenUndergraduates in Computing DegreesDr. Ilknur Aydin, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale Ilknur Aydin is an Associate Professor of Computer Systems at Farmingdale State College in New York. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Delaware in DE, USA and received her BS degree in Computer Engineering from Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey. She also worked as a software engineer in Turkey on projects about implementation of a GPS (Global Positioning System) based vehicle tracking system. Dr

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilknur Aydin, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Mary V Villani, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Lisa Cullington, Sacred Heart University

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and the United States Department of Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Analyzing the Impact of Multi-Faceted Women in Computing Support Programs on Women Computing Students Ilknur Aydin Mary Villani Lisa Cullington Computer Systems Computer Systems Provost’s Office Farmingdale State College Farmingdale State College Sacred Heart University Farmingdale, NY Farmingdale, NY Fairfield, CT aydini@farmingdale.edu villanmv@farmingdale.edu cullingtonl@sacredheart.edu

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6 - Institutional Contexts

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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IPEDS is an annual survey of all U.S.postsecondary educational institutions and contains data on institutional characteristics suchas student body diversity (e.g., race/ethnicity), institutional selectivity (e.g., SAT, Pell grantrecipients), Carnegie research classifications, student-to-faculty ratio and institutional size.We analyze completion rates by gender for a sample of four-year institutions (N=525),specifically those with more than 5,000 students awarding degrees in at least one of 19computer science and engineering programs. Our sample mirrors widely reported national-level trends: Women comprise approximately 16 percent of degree earners in computerscience and 18 percent in engineering programs. Because our outcome variables

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rita Manco Powell, University of Pennsylvania; Henry Towsner, University of Pennsylvania; Brett Frankel, University of Pennsylvania

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Paper ID #37331Impact of an Emerging Scholars/Peer-Led Team Learning Program on theRecruitment of Undergraduate Women and Underrepresented Minorities intoComputer Science and MathematicsDr. Rita Manco Powell, University of Pennsylvania Rita Manco Powell received her Ed.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005. She has worked for over 20 years in Penn Engineering, first in the Department of Computer and Information Science and recently in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, to develop programs and initiatives to recruit women and underrepresented minorities into computer science and to retain them. Powell was Co

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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it is important for programs to helpstudents to quickly adjust to the program and to build upon their identities as researchers [7].Sense of Belonging This study utilizes Strayhorn’s [4] definition of sense of belonging, which refers to afeeling of mattering or being connected and can be seen as a reflection of the supports that existwithin a given context. According to Strayhorn [4], a student’s sense of belonging has beenfound to be related to the retention, specifically, of women students majoring in STEM fields.Literature focusing on sense of belonging for women engineering majors has shown that womenfeel a lesser sense of belongingness than their men counterparts, contributing to a lower rate ofretention for women in engineering

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Paper ID #38055Work in Progress: The Power of Cross-Institutional ”Speed” Mentoring andNetworking Program in Advancement of Women, URM, and ForeignBorn/Trained Engineering FacultyDr. Arezoo SadrinezhadDr. Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno Dr. Lalita Oka is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering at the California State University, Fresno. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Geotechnical Engineering. Her research interests include experimental geotechnics, numerical modeling, liquefaction assessments, and dam safety. She is also interested in issues related to

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University

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provide programs and spaces where minority studentscan foster higher self-confidence and positivity towards engineering.IntroductionReducing the gender gap in educational outcomes requires better recognizing the systemicbarriers that exist in higher education. Individual, group, institutional, and societal factors playan essential role in maintaining the gap in women's college attainment, particularly inengineering. According to the National Girls Collaborative Project [1], young women havesimilar abilities in mathematics and sciences but differ in their confidence, interest, andbelongingness to science-related fields, compared to young men. Historically, engineering hasbeen framed and perceived as a male-dominated discipline, emphasizing traits

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6 - Institutional Contexts

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebeca Petean, Society of Women Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

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INCLUDES-funded Women of Color in Engineering Collaborative, whose mission is to work cooperatively with other organizations to provide resources to create a supportive, encouraging, and inclusive environment in the engineering workplace. Her SWE research centers on equity issues in STEM education and the workplace, with studies on gender bias, the development of an engineering identity, and the community college transfer pathway. Prior to joining SWE, she worked in higher education policy research and on programs focused on faculty productivity and student success. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, MBA and M.S. in Information Management from Arizona State University, and

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8: Leadership and Persistence

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sumudu Lewis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; nadia sahila, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Paper ID #44271Building Research, Teamwork and Professional Skills in an Engineering SummerBridge Program: Reflections Towards an Allyship ModelProf. Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Kavitha Chandra is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Francis College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She directs the Research, Academics and Mentoring Pathways (RAMP) to Success summer bridge and academic program for new engineering students, preparing them with research, communication and leadership skills. Her research

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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International University Stephen is an Assistant Professor Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International University. He has a prior academic and professional background in engineering, having worked professionally as an acoustical engineer. He has taught a number of courses on design, sociotechnical contexts, education, and learning. He conducts research on equity and culture in engineering education and supports undergraduate and graduate student researchers through the Equity Research Group. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Student engagement with undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs) in an introductory computer programming courseAbstractDespite

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadah Al Theeb, Purdue Engineering Education

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undergraduate orgraduate studies and in the field of engineering, a comprehensive search was conducted using fourdatabases: Education Source and ERIC from the EBSCO platform, as well as Compendex andInspec from the Engineering Village platform. The search criteria for literature related to Arabwomen in STEM education for these databases included the following keywords: (woman ORfemale) AND (engineering education or STEM education) AND (Arab OR Middle East) AND(obstacles OR barriers) for all fields. Multiple search operators and wildcards were used for all keywords in the search criteria,including variations of each term to ensure a comprehensive search. For instance, 'wom?n' wasused to capture both 'woman' and 'women,' and 'educat*' was used for

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Syed Ali Kamal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Esther Jose, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Paper ID #39178Work In Progress: Engineering Faculty and Role ModelsMr. Syed Ali Kamal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Syed Ali Kamal is a doctoral student at the Department of Engineering Education at University at Buffalo. His research interests lie in the area of social justice and issues related to diversity, equity and Inclusion. Before University at Buffalo he worked in teaching capacity in the higher education sector of Pakistan. Additionally he has worked as a researcher in projects aimed at promoting climate change adaptation in Pakistan.Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2 - Personal Situations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niloufar Bayati, North Carolina State University; Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University

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and child development with respectto gender differences, this research seeks to identify the parenting practices used by parents ofwomen in engineering majors who intend to enter the STEM workforce. The guiding questionsfor this study will be —what is(are) the parenting approaches used by parents of females who areenrolled in engineering programs and have intentions to enter the STEM workforce? What 5specific styles of parent-child dynamics, communication channels exist between parents and theirdaughters? Method This study analyzed interview data originally collected by Bayati (2023) examining

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janne Mishanne Hall, Morgan State University; Temberlenn Donald Ashton Hall, Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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Paper ID #43087Undergraduate Engineering Education: Creating Space for Multiply MarginalizedStudentsDr. Janne Mishanne Hall, Morgan State University Dr. Janne Hall is an adjunct at Morgan State University and Texas Southern University. She teaches undergraduate electrical and computer engineering courses. She is also a committee member for the implementation of new engineering programs and curriculums for existing programs. Dr. Hall earned a BS in electronic engineering and a MS in computer science from Texas Southern University, and a PhD in electrical engineering from Jackson State University. Dr. Hall worked as a RF

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Macarena Becerra-Cid; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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under- graduate courses related to environmental management, energy and fundamentals of industrial processes at the School of Engineering, UNAB. She currently is coordinating the Educational and Academic Inno- vation Unit at the School of Engineering (UNAB) that is engaged with the continuing teacher training in active learning methodologies at the three campuses of the School of Engineering (Santiago, Vi˜na del Mar and Concepci´on, Chile). She authored several manuscripts in the science education area, joined several research projects, participated in international conferences with oral presentations and key note lectures and serves as referee for journals, funding institutions and associations

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4 - Hands-on Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Foss, Weber State University; Mark Baugh, Weber State University; Yucheng Liu P.E., South Dakota State University

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focus on Science, technology, engineering and math(STEM) education. The clear evidence of women going into these disciplines can be attributedto a number of efforts in outreach to women and other under-represented minorities (URMs). While these numbers look encouraging, there remain large gaps in certain sectors, inparticular, welding engineering and engineering technology [7]. Engineering technology, inparticular is often misunderstood. Many undergraduate welding engineering programs producegraduates with degrees in engineering technology. This degree can be unappreciated by industryand often engineering technologists are barred from employment or are considered techniciansrather than engineers [8]. This is largely due to social gaps in

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grace J. Liang; Rick Evans, Cornell University; Mojdeh Asadollahipajouh; Stacey E. Kulesza, P.E., Kansas State University; Anna Glushko Evans, Kansas State University

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Paper ID #37189A Qualitative Study of Undergraduate Women in Engineering Project TeamsDr. Grace J. LiangDr. Rick Evans, Cornell University Sociolinguist and Director of the Engineering Communications Program in the College of Engineering at Cornell UniversityMojdeh AsadollahipajouhDr. Stacey E. Kulesza, P.E., Kansas State University Dr. Stacey Kulesza is an associate professor in the civil engineering department at Texas State University. Dr. Kulesza is a graduate of the American Society of Civil Engineers Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEED). She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in geotechnical

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5 - Careers and Professional Identity

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristin L Schaefer P.E., University of Houston; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston

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with and support students with a broad spectrum of learning preferences.Dr. Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston Dr. Jerrod A. Henderson (”Dr. J”) is an assistant professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston (UH). He began his pursuits of higher education at Morehouse College and North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, where he earned degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering as a part of the Atlanta University Center’s Dual Degree in Engineering Program. While in college, he was a Ronald E. McNair Scholar, allowing him to intern at NASA Langley. He also earned distinction

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5 - Careers and Professional Identity

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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engineering to navigate and assert their identitiesisn’t a phenomenon exclusive to the workplace, but rather one that begins in school. Tonso’sresearch on the gendered nature of identify formation in US-based engineering schools showedthat women were implicitly excluded by peers from the campus identities most closely related tothe prototypical engineering identity [9]. Dryburgh found similar results in a Canadian context,noting that female students were required to do additional work to manage impressions anddemonstrate fit with engineering culture compared to their cis-male peers [4]. In her 2001 studyof students in a Scottish university’s engineering department, Walker identified the restrictedrange of engineering identities women take on

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8: Leadership and Persistence

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Pierce, Purdue University; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University

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Paper ID #43069Technical Skill Development in Vertically-Integrated, Team-Based EngineeringCourses: Promoting Equity Across GendersMr. Andrew Pierce, Purdue University Andrew Pierce is the Assistant Director for the EPICS program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He received his bachelor’s and master of science degrees in biomedical engineering from Purdue University. He spent five years as a development engineer in the medical device industry, designing a number of commercial medical devices and generating ten patents before returning to West Lafayette to help lead the EPICS program. In his ten years with

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debarati Basu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl

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Computing Education Research (CER) to advance personalized learning, specifically within the context of online learning and engagement, educational technologies, curriculum design which includes innovative and equitable pedagogical approaches, and support programs that boost the academic success of different groups of students. She teaches in active learning environments, such as project-based learning and flipped classrooms. She aims to bring EE and CER into practice.Dr. Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida Lilianny Virguez is a Instructional Assistant Professor at the Engineering Education Department at Uni- versity of Florida. She holds a Masters’ degree in Management Systems Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8: Leadership and Persistence

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Michelle Delahanty, National Science Foundation

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Paper ID #41572Gender-Based Comparison of Creative Self-Efficacy, Mindset, and Perceptionsof Undergraduate Engineering StudentsDr. Christine Michelle Delahanty, National Science Foundation Dr. Delahanty is a Program Director at NSF in the Division of Undergraduate Education (EDU/DUE), and has a background in physics, electrical engineering, and STEM Education, with a concentration in creativity and innovation. Her research focuses on creative self-efficacy, creative mindset, and perceptions of engineering majors, particularly women, to offer insight into why there are so few women in the major and in the profession. She

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3 - Belongingness and Community

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katlin Hart Rowley, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker PE, California State University, Fresno; Aaron Stillmaker, California State University, Fresno; Hayley Garza; Edgar Zuniga; Lalita G Oka, California State University, Fresno

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, demonstrating her commitment to excellence and innovation. Her active involvement in research projects and organizing key events, such as the Annual Geomatics Conference at Fresno State, highlights her dedication to her field and community.Dr. Kimberly Stillmaker PE, California State University, Fresno Dr. Kimberly Stillmaker is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at CSU, Fresno in the area of structural engineering and the director of the Lyles College of Engineering Foundations for Success Program. She attained her PhD in Civil Engineering at UC Davis. Her research interests include structural steel welded connections and gender equity in engineering. She is a Co-PI on an NSF ADVANCE Partnership

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Rodriguez, Virginia Tech; Maria L. Espino, Iowa State University ; J. Cody Nielsen; Marin Jayne Fisher, Virginia Tech

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theory, which has been used to analyze students’motivation to persist in rigorous engineering programs (Matusovich, 2013).Similarly, religious identity refers to similar characteristics, values, and beliefs and directly affectsbehaviors of many individuals within the communities. For more than a generation, studies have shownreligiously engaged individuals to be more civically engaged (Wuthnow, 1999; Lewis, Mcgregor &Putnum, 2013; Rockenbach, 2020). This characteristic may directly relate to women from religiouscommunities finding more meaning in careers such as engineering as they relate to contributions tobroader society.Women are less prominent in engineering fields than men (Pawley 2019). While there has been growthand change in recent

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Nicole Barney, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University

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inappropriate behavior towards women. He noted that since thiswas his first time observing gender inequity in his engineering program, he was not sure if heunderstood the extent of it.A few of our male participants echoed that upon hearing their female colleagues recount theirexperiences related to gender inequity, they were shocked at what they had experienced. Theyreported that understanding their female colleagues’ experiences helps empower them to bemindful of their own actions.One of our participants expressed a gender-blind perspective, consistent with Sattari andSandefur’s study [9]. While agreeing that an understanding of female students’ experiences couldcultivate a more inclusive environment in engineering, he cautioned that the