Paper ID #220002018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Maximizing Accessibility: Providing Summer Engineering Experiences forRacially, Ethnically, and Economically Underrepresented YouthDr. Cherie D Edwards, Virginia Tech Dr. Cherie D. Edwards is a Postdoctoral Associate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Research and Evaluation from Virginia Tech. Her research and scholarship are focused on exploring the implementation of mixed methods, qualitative, and arts-informed research designs in studies
Paper ID #242392018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Panel Discussion: Addressing the needs of students from underrepresentedand low socio-economic backgrounds when developing STEM-based Residen-tial ProgramsMiss Dawn Anita Hunter, The University of Texas at Austin Dawn joined the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) in February 2016. She is responsible for recruitment, outreach, logistics and program implementation for broadening participation of underrepre- sented student in STEM. Before TACC, Dawn was the recruitment coordinator for the Equal