Conference Session

Track: Faculty - Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Christine Newman, Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity, Faculty

 through mentoring, student‐driven projects, and a STEM showcase.  This resulted in an award for SABES— STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools, which lasted 6 years and is being sustained by the partners beyond grant funding.We’ve hired STEM educators who have had experience working in City Schools as our program managers. This helps with understanding how City Schools works and gives us credibility with teachers.Likewise, City Schools has hired a curriculum writer on the SABES project from us.   5The center has developed elementary, middle, and high school programming that include one day events and multi‐day programs that serve students from

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Kali Furman, Oregon State University; Qwo-Li Driskill, Oregon State University; Rebecca L. Warner, Oregon State University; Susan M. Shaw, Oregon State University; H. Tuba Ozkan-Haller, Oregon State University

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Faculty

acknowledge the support provided by the National Science Foundation through grant HRD1409171. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] S. Ceci and W. Williams, “Understanding current causes of women's underrepresentation in science,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 108, no.8, pp. 3157-3162, 2011.[2] K. Crenshaw, “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics,” University of Chicago Legal Forum, vol. 140, pp. 139

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Nilanjan Banerjee, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Elsa D. Garcin, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Wayne G. Lutters, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Susan McDonough, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Christopher Murphy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Kevin Erling Omland, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Faculty

as a recruitment tool.Our second activity focuses on developing the position advertisement. Our intent here is tostrategize how to deliberately construct advertisements that are inclusive and welcoming andmove beyond boilerplate affirmative action statements. To do so, we provide colleagues with aselection of past job advertisements from UMBC, sometimes from other institutions, and askthem to assess their strengths and weaknesses. We also provide a list of inclusive languagemodels we have collected from other institutions. Through this activity, we reframe the jobadvertisement as an invitation to potential applicants who may not be familiar with UMBC.Together, we consider alternative and new approaches to describing the criteria for the

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Nicole N. Aljoe, Northeastern University; Stacy Blake-Beard, Simmons College; Michele C. Deramo, Virginia Tech; Barbara J. Guthrie, Northeastern University; Kathleen Kenney, Northeastern University; Carol B. Muller, Stanford University; Jan Rinehart, Northeastern University; Rania Sanford, Stanford University; Shawna Vican, University of Delaware

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Faculty

Paper ID #24237Improving Institutional Commitment for the Success of Academic Women ofColor Through Focused ConferencesDr. Nicole N. Aljoe, Northeastern University Nicole N. Aljoe, is an Associate Professor of English and African American Studies and Undergradu- ate Program Director in the Department of English at Northeastern University. She holds a Ph.D. from Tufts University, M.A. from the University Vermont, and B.A. in art history from Vassar College. She is co-director of the Early Caribbean Digital Archive at NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks, and editor of Caribbeana: The Journal of the Early Caribbean Society

Conference Session

Track: Faculty - Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; Christine Tysor, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Christian Matheis, Guilford College

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Diversity, Faculty

underrepresented groups in the physicalsciences through effective partnerships with minority-serving institutions,” Journal ofGeoscience Education, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 135-144, 2010.[7] J. E. Williams, C. Wake, L. Hayden, E. Abrams, G. Hurtt, B. Rock, K. Graham, S. Hale, W.Porter, R. Blackmon, M. LeCompte, and D. Johnson, “Building a model for collaborationbetween historically black and historically white universities,” Journal of Higher EducationOutreach and Engagement, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 35-55, 2011.[8] E. Carpenter-Song and R. Whitley, “Behind the scenes of a research and trainingcollaboration: Power, privilege, and the hidden transcript of race,” Culture, Medicine, andPsychiatry, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 288-306, 2013.[9] C. M. Jenerette, M. Funk, C. Ruff

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Robin McCann, Shippensburg University; Alice Armstrong, Shippensburg University; Bilita S. Mattes, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

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Diversity, Faculty

andexpanding the focus beyond academia and into new geographic regions, 2) providing consultingand coaching opportunities for revenue, and 3) creating a mutually beneficial sponsorship model.The goal of the social business model is to address gender equity issues that impact theindividual, the organizations for which they work and, therefore, the regional economy.References[1] D. Bilimoria and K. K. Buch, "The search is on: Engendering faculty diversity through more effective search and recruitment," Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, vol. 42, pp. 27-32, 2010.[2] S. T. Gorman, M. C. Durmowicz, E. M. Roskes, and S. P. Slattery, "Women in the Academy: Female Leadership in STEM Education and the Evolution of a Mentoring Web," in

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session V

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron; Linda T. Coats, Mississippi State University; Lakiesha N. Williams, Mississippi State University; Debora F. Rodrigues, University of Houston

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Faculty

her research interests involve investigation of the toxicological effects of carbon-based nanomaterials and polymer nanocomposites to wastewater microbial communities and their potential applications for water treatment and corrosion prevention. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Professional Preparation of Underrepresented Minority PhD's and Post-Docs for a Career in Engineering Academia Teresa J. Cutright1,*, Rebecca K. Willits1, Linda C. Coats2, Lakiesha Williams2, Debora Rodrigues3 1: University of Akron, Akron OH 44325 2: Mississippi State University, Starkville MS

Conference Session

Track: Faculty - Technical Session I

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Ines Basalo, University of Miami; Gemma Henderson, University of Miami

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Diversity, Faculty

methods for involving students in curriculum development and teaching through Peer Designed Instruction.Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University As an assistant professor of engineering education at Florida International University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong works and teaches at the intersection of engineering education, faculty development, and complex systems design. Alexandra completed her doctorate in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech in spring, 2014. Prior to attending Georgia Tech, Alexandra received a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from MIT (2007) and a master’s degree in systems engineering from the University of Virginia (2010). Alexandra comes to FIU after completing a