University of Illinois at Chicago and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, all in chemical engineering. His current research involves the rheology of complex fluids as well as active learning, reverse engineering online videos, and interactive textbooks. His website is: http://www.utoledo.edu/engineering/chemical-engineering/liberatore/Uchenna Asogwa, University of Toledo Uchenna Asogwa is a graduate student of Chemical Engineering at the University of Toledo. He earned a B.S. degree from the University of Benin, Nigeria in chemical engineering. His current research involves the reverse engineering online videos as well as rheology of complex fluids.Dr. Gale A. Mentzer, Acumen Research
Page 13.207.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Apples and Oranges? A Proposed Research Design to Examine the Correspondence Between Two Measures of Engineering LearningAbstractIn 2004, ABET commissioned Engineering Change, a study of the impact of EngineeringCriteria 2000 (EC2000) on the preparation of undergraduates for careers in engineering. Onelegacy of that study is a database of EC2000-specific self-reported student learning outcomes at40 institutions, including precollege characteristics and engineering program outcomes for morethan 4,300 graduates of the class of 2004. A second dataset, the Multiple-Institution Database forInvestigating Engineering Longitudinal
Academyfor Research and Entrepreneurship at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) integratesengineering, science, and business disciplines to fast-track the number of STEM (science,technology, engineering, and mathematics) graduates who pursue one of two pathways: 1)attending graduate school or 2) entering STEM entrepreneurship. Through these two pathways,this project seeks to increase the number of people who engage in STEM entrepreneurialleadership, mainly graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).The UAPB STEM Academy is a comprehensive enrichment program designed to address local,state, and national workforce needs in STEM fields. As an HBCU with a land-grant mission, theUAPB has a longstanding commitment to
Engineer and Project Leader for the Automotive Industry in the area of Embedded and Software Systems. She also worked as an Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate Studies of Engineering Division at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico in 1995 .In 2000 she was a grader at Texas A&M University. In 2001 she interned in the Preamp R&D SP Group at Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, and at Intersil Corporation, Dallas / Milpitas, as a Design Engineer, in the High Performance Analog Group in 2005. She worked at Intersil as a Senior Design Engineer in the Analog and Mixed Signal-Data Converters Group. In 2009 she joined Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York as an adjunct professor in ECT-ET
friendships.”Two Ambassadors made new relationships with their local peers, other high school girls, whohelped them run their projects/clubs. In anticipation of her approaching high school graduation,one Ambassador set out to locate peers in her community who were also interested inengineering to she could recruit someone to run over her project next year. She said those newrelationships were an unexpected bonus from her year with EngineerGirl Ambassadors. OneAmbassador was able to meet local university students, young women studying Engineering,because she recruited them to volunteer as role models for her project.Two Ambassadors became closer to their project sponsors, who acted as mentor to them as theyplanned and implemented their Engineering
Session 2793 Identifying Factors Influencing Engineering Student Graduation and Retention: A Longitudinal and Cross-Institutional Study Guili Zhang, Tim Anderson, Matthew Ohland, Rufus Carter and Brian Thorndyke Educational Psychology Department, University of Florida / Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida / Department of General Engineering, Clemson University / Educational Psychology Department, University of Florida / Department of Physics, University of FloridaAbstractIn this study, pre-existing factors are quantitatively evaluated as to
University, University Park Dr. Irene B. Mena has a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. Her research interests include first-year engineering and graduate student professional development. Page 23.1038.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Report on the Learning Experiences of Undergraduate Students in a Novel Aerospace Engineering Course Integrating Teaching and Research AbstractThis study concerns the learning experiences of undergraduate students
ASEE and represents ASEE on the Engineering Accreditation Commission. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE, IEEE, and AAAS. He was inducted into the ASEE Hall of Fame in 2023. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A novel research design: Using multilevel discrete-time survival analysis to investigate the effect of Calculus I on engineering student persistenceAbstractThe persistence of engineering students through graduation continues to be a concern in highereducation. Previous studies have highlighted a link between students’ performance inintroductory mathematics courses and graduation rates. Focusing on a crucial foundationalcourse within the
and ASU, she is leading enhancement of Life and Environmental Science ethics education materials for the Online Ethics Center as part of a National Science Foundation sponsored project to improve the site. In the School of Life Sciences, she teaches core graduate courses in Respon- sible Conduct of Research. Ellison also fosters graduate education at ASU through her positions as director of the Masters in Applied Page 26.1560.1 Ethics and the Professions, Biomedical and Health Ethics, executive director for the Biology and Society graduate programs, and a founding member of the university’s
Rankings (ongoing) Peer mentoring 3.21 LSAMP Pre-college program 3.64 Bridge to the Doctorate program 4.1 LSAMP campus Activity Coordinator 4.22 Graduate Research assistantship 4.25 Study Abroad/International Research 4.28 Undergraduate Research Assistantship/Senior 4.78 college A small sample of the sentiment expressed by survey respondents is shown below andrepresents the key features of the program, mentoring, research, and professional development. • Research experience and mentoring were essential for a successful time in graduate studies. Participation in the events even
currently serves as the Associate Chair for Graduate Programs. Her research interest is in the field of synthesis and characterization of one-dimensional nanostructures. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 2004. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Faculty and Students' Perceptions and Experiences in the STEM PatentPathway Program and Entrepreneurial Mindset Development: A Case Study AbstractIn recent years, graduate programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) have been increasingly challenged to evaluate how effectively they prepare students fordiverse career trajectories
previousresearch findings,5,6,7 it seems reasonable to assume that these students benefited from the“critical mass” of Black peers with whom they likely socialized, studied, and consulted abouttheir projects.That higher graduate degree aspirations were associated with enhanced research self-efficacymay be explained in at least two ways. First, an obvious explanation may be a form of selectionbias. In other words, students who hold higher graduate degree aspirations may be more likely toenroll in the summer research component of the McNair Scholars Program. This seemsreasonable as the McNair Scholars Program is designed to encourage students’ preparation for
of underrepresented and under resourced students and engineering pedagogy. Her work spans the areas of curriculum instruction and design, program design and evaluation, and the first-year college experience. Dr Li’s research group aims to further the development of a diverse workforce in engineering and STEM. She is the PI of a NSF Scholarship in STEM grant aimed at supporting high achieving, low-income students to complete their bachelor’s degrees and continue on to graduate school. She has received several teaching awards including the UMass Lowell Award for Excellence in Innovative Teaching in 2021 and the Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award from the American Society for Engineering Education in 2021
experiences, and criterion-based course structures.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and
postgraduate students [J]. Degrees and Graduate Education, 2016(2):12 -- 17.15 Zhang Donghai. Research on the Cultivation System of Practical Ability of Professional DegreePostgraduates and its Effectiveness -- Based on the survey of traditional graduate schools [J]. ChinaHigher Education Research, 2017(6):82 -- 89.16 Pan Mianzhen&Mao Jiye (2009). Rethinking the normative issues of case studies - China EnterpriseManagement Case Forum (2008) summary and model analysis Management World (02), 92-100+169.17 Edmondson, A. C. , & Mcmanus, S. E. . (2007). Methodological fit in management field research.The Academy of Management Review, 32(4), 1155-1179.18 Kathleen M. Eisenhardt. (1989). Building Theories from Case Study Research. The Academy
of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University. She earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Economics from Rice Uni- versity in 1998. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for graduate study, earning an MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2001 and 2005, respectively. Dr. Nelson’s research focus is in statistical signal processing, specifically detection and estimation for applications in target tracking and physical layer communications. Her work on target detection and tracking is funded by the Office of Naval Research. Dr. Nelson is a 2010 recipient of the NSF CAREER Award. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and the IEEE Signal
Senior Page 14.555.6Student,” and the “The Graduate.” Again, for the purpose of this study, the primary interest hasbeen in the graduates’ competency related to professional and ethical responsibility.Research Questions and HypothesisTo address the problem statement made previously and in accordance with the mixed-methodsapproach, the following two distinct sets of research questions were generated:Research Step 1 – Qualitative Investigation • How have the incorporation methods utilized by the MIDFIELD institutions for accomplishing ABET Criterion 3.f changed during the time period between 1995 and 2005? • If
research and professional skills, also known as a learning community3. To encourage and prepare students for graduate and professional education programs4. To enhance student learning and appreciation for (a) the ethical, legal, and societal aspects ofnanotechnology and (b) life-long learning which is absolutely critical in areas of emergingtechnology5. To create opportunities for students from various backgrounds, such as those fromunderrepresented groups, those attending community colleges as well as four-year institutions,students in their first or last year of undergraduate study, and those who attend colleges withweak research programs.6. To expand our outreach and build our learning community through the inclusion of highschool teachers who
Step 3 Research Initiation •Conduct Pilot Project •Attain mentor feedbackFigure 1: Capacity Building Plan: 4 steps to Growth in Engineering Education ResearchThe first phase of the pilot study focused on the following research question:RQ: How do Latinas’ perceptions about graduate school differ, depending on theirundergraduate classification, socioeconomic status, and first- versus continuing-generationstatus?Research Methods/ DiscussionThe
, including students participating in a specific program or course (n=152;46.77%), general undergraduate students (n= 71; 21.85%), and first-year students (n=50;14.2%).Relatively fewer studies were situated in graduate education, focusing on general graduate students(n=9; 2.77%) and program/course participants (n=8; 2.46%). These findings highlight the currentemphasis on undergraduate participants in sense of belonging research, suggesting graduateeducation in engineering and computing education as an under-explored context. Table 6. Participants’ Educational Level Educational Levels Number of Articles Undergraduate (Program/course/etc. participant) 152
color, and women in higher and doctoral education to facilitate their success. Her research interests and methods align more closely with sociocultural and qualitative approaches to inquiry. Before her graduate studies in the U.S., she directed a U.S. Department of State initiative in two research universities in Chile, spanning over nine years. She formed partnerships to create sustainable programs promoting mutual understanding of public interest in social and English learning across diverse groups.Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University Abimelec Mercado Rivera is a Puerto Rican doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the Engineering Education Systems and Design program at Arizona State
similar backgrounds and have been found to increase theretention of HUG students [30]. Furthermore, Safe Zone ally training is an effective way topositively change campus climate by educating people about the terminologies of genderminorities and the biases these minorities experience [31, 19].To promote the pursuit of research careers among HUG students, we launched astudent-led initiative, the HUG Initiative, in the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering (ECE) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in which the proportion ofHUG students is consistently near 15% for both undergraduate and graduate programs. The HUGInitiative is a pilot study that systematically identifies the needs and obstacles of HUGs in theECE department
. Ciston, on the other hand, first assisted in engineeringeducation data collection as a graduate student volunteer. Her training consisted of readingliterature work, then specific training and role-playing for an experimental protocol on observingengineering group dynamics, and finally collecting study data. Early in her faculty career, shetrained with Mike Hollis, who has a background in anthropology and engineering education, inqualitative research methods including the use of grounded theory. She has been applying thesemethodologies to the study of adult students since 2010, and has been conducting student focusgroups aimed at curriculum assessment since 2010.Think-aloud protocolsIn a think-aloud protocol, a study participant is given a
a member of ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Luisa Guillemard is a psychology professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez Campus. She has a M.S. in Clinical Psychology from the Caribbean Center of Advanced Studies in Puerto Rico [today the Carlos Albizu University] and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University, post- graduate training in evaluation at The Evaluators Institute (TEI) at George Washington University and the AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Institute. Besides teaching, she has worked as an evaluator in grants awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), US Department of Agriculture (USDA
self-efficacy as the students’ beliefs in their command of the socialrequirements necessary to succeed in the workplace 3Guiding Research QuestionsThe current study aims to: 1) investigate relationships between engineering students’ futurecareer goals and their participation in internships and/or research; and 2) gain qualitative insightsinto the summer experiences of engineering majors interning at a large Fortune 500 company.This globally distributed company employs about 25,000 engineers representing nearly allengineering majors.RQ1: How does engagement in undergraduate research and internship experiences affectstudents’ post-graduation plans in
from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Atwood’s research interests are in creativity, engineering design, first-generation and low-income students, internship experiences, and criterion-based course structures.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as
Paper ID #17875Benefits of One-on One Resume Advising for Undergraduate EngineeringStudents Participating in a Summer Research ProgramMs. Candyce Hill, Michigan State University Candyce is a graduate assistant for Undergraduate Research in the Provost’s Office and a student assistant in the College of Engineering Dean;s Office at Michigan State University (MSU). She is a second year student in the Master of Arts in Student Affairs Administration program at MSU. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and Judaic Studies from the University of Michigan (U of M). Before coming to MSU, Candyce worked as a teacher in Tulsa
management (1992) from Indiana Wesleyan University. Schuver is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and serves on the Executive Board of the Continuing Professional Development Division. He is also a member of College/Industry Partnerships, Engineering Technology, and Graduate Studies divisions of ASEE. Schuver is a member of the National Collaborative Task Force for Engineering Education Reform and is a Lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager with the Institute of Supply Management (formerly NAPM). Page 25.522.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012
persist to graduation is further proof of theimportance of climate, cultural, and environmental factors on the ability of retention/persistencestrategies for female undergraduates in engineering to be successful. We recognize that theseresults are not unknown; however, they provide further evidence that a paradigm shift in thestructure and delivery of undergraduate engineering studies is necessary to increase the overallpercentage of female undergraduates receiving degrees in engineering.IntroductionA central question in the research on the persistence of female undergraduates in engineering is“which factors contribute to the success of members of this population segment persisting tograduation?” Much research has been devoted to the
staff primarily evaluated based on their engineering education research pro- ductivity. She can be contacted by email at apawley@purdue.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engaging in STEM education equity work through a course: studying race, class and gender theory in engineering educationAbstractEach of the authors are currently enrolled as students or serving as an instructor in a graduate-level engineering education course which is cross-listed with the women’s, gender, and sexualitystudies program at a large research university in the Midwest. Through engagement withpodcasts, readings, reflection, and discussion with others, this course seeks to help