Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Social Justice and Reform Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Ellen Foster, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Stephanie Quiles-Ramos, ​Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Special Topic: Social Justice & Reform

studies programs, their continued sustenance, and pushes against theirclosures. These are campaigns led by students, faculty, and administrators, and while enactedthrough the institution’s structural policies and resource allocations, such campaigns also have agreat impact on the campus climate and the knowledge-production practices both enacted by andavailable to students and faculty. Demonstrative of cross-group collaborations, students will takeup initiatives to sustain such programs in a generative form that does not only rely onadministrative or infrastructural resources, but also on student engagement, participation,organizing, and networks – as well as faculty support.The phenomenon of academic isomorphism [16], [17] is a specific trend we

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Social Justice and Reform Technical Session I

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Emily Alicia Affolter, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Special Topic: Social Justice & Reform

is not? If the literature review does not represent an identity-diverse group, are you aware of potential bias that presents? How will you attempt to mitigate that bias moving forward?Project Designg) Who are the individuals on your research team, and how are roles distributed? Are you cognizant of power dynamics within the group, and working to challenge existing hierarchies through an equitable distribution of roles?h) What individuals/communities will be impacted by the research? How do you identify them? What are your plans to engage them?i) Is there a distinction between researcher and research participants (how involved are participants in the entire research process)?j) Does this research incorporate trans