Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

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

Authors

Alexander Michael Alvarez, University of Arizona; Paula C. Johnson, University of Arizona; Stephanie Zawada M.S., University of Arizona; Linda R. Shaw; Marla A. Franco, University of Arizona; Vignesh Subbian, University of Arizona

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science, law, and business, Zawada has interned with the NIH Office of Technology Transfer, the Law Library of Congress, the Goldwater Insti- tute, and Quarles & Brady LLP. Graduating from UA with a bachelor’s in biochemistry as the Class of 2015’s Gold Medal Senior, Zawada was the recipient of the General Electric/LULAC Scholarship (2012- 2015) and a NASA Space Grant (2012-13). As a U.S. Senate intern, she assisted in the development of a HELP Committee memo during the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of cDNA patentabil- ity. She has promoted science-policy dialogue as editor of the ABA Biotechnology Law Newsletter, an AMSA Just Medicine Committee member, and an international representative to the

Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech

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Engineering, and an affiliate faculty of the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil engi- neering and a graduate certificate in engineering education – all from Clemson University. She has over 14 years of experience working for energy companies and as a project management consultant. Her research contributes to the advancement of labor and personnel issues in engineering broadly and specifically in the construction industry through two research areas: untangling the complex relationship between activities people become involved in — operationalized as engagement — and the technical and professional out- comes gained — operationalized as competencies. The broader

Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

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

Authors

Meenakshi Manas Das, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Litany H. Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Chase Addison Barr

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had completed at least astudents and early college graduates who have benefited from bachelor’s degree [2].” “By comparison, 34.6 percent ofintervention programs. Recommendations for universities and people with no disability had completed at least a bachelor’scompanies on how they may engage and enable persons with degree. About 1 in 5 people with a disability had less than adisabilities to persist on STEM pathways will be presented. high school diploma, compared with 1 in 10 people with no Keywords—equity, computer science, disabilities, STEM disability [2]”. The 2016 Disability Statistics Annual Report