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Track 3: Technical Session 3: Envisioning Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education: Creating a Coalition including University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Bowie State University, and University of Maryland College Park to Make It Happen

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Rosemary Parker, University of Maryland, College Park; JACQUELINE SMITH, Bowie State University; Isabel K Lloyd, Materials Science and Engineering Dept., University of Maryland, College Park, MD; Jennifer Johnson, Temple University ; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Research 1 Institution. A successful program will require that Championsbe fully engaged in this process for 2-3 years and that they engage with their facultycolleagues to help them appreciate the strengths diverse students bring to their researchprojects. In addition, Champions will work with faculty and staff to model and maintain apositive environment. A total of 32 Champions have already been identified across STEMDepartments in three partner institutions.Pilot ProgramsThree graduate departments, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science andEngineering were identified as demonstration departments based on: 1) Match between undergraduate programs at the HBCUs and graduate opportunities at the Research 1 Institution. 2

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Technical Session 11 - Paper 1: Using Utility Value Interventions to Explore Student Connections to Engineering Mechanics Topics

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Isabella Grace Sorensen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominick Trageser, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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ObispoDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical

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Session 4 - Track 3: Exploration of the role and needs of high school counselors in supporting broader participation within engineering fields

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Jeanette Chipps, Johns Hopkins University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Jennifer Kouo, Institute for Innovation in Development, Engagement, and Learning Systems (IDEALS)

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Engineering at Arizona State University. She holds a PhD from Arizona State University in Learning, Literacies and Technologies with a focus on engineering education. Her research interests span four related areas: democratization of engineering education, ways of thinking, engineering curiosity among pre-college students, and faculty development.Dr. Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University Dr. Adam Carberry is an associate professor at Arizona State University in the Fulton Schools of En- gineering, The Polytechnic School. He earned a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. His research

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Technical Session 9 - Paper 3: The Minimization of Microaggressions in Engineering Education

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Stephanie Masta, Purdue University; Darryl Dickerson, Florida International University; Alice L Pawley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Paper ID #35610The Minimization of Microaggressions in Engineering EducationStephanie Masta, Purdue University Associate Professor, Purdue UniversityDarryl Dickerson, Florida International University Dr. Darryl A. Dickerson is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). Dr. Dickerson’s research focuses on transforming multiscale mechanobi- ological insights into biomanufacturing processes enabling the creation of personalized, fully functional engineered tissues. His research group, the Inclusive Complex Tissue Regeneration Lab (InCTRL), does this through

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Track 5: Technical Session 8: Interactive Session: Exploring Scripts of Whiteness in Engineering

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R. Jamaal Downey; Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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? 12● Ask for people’s definition of Whiteness. Write answers on whiteboard. Then provide some/all of the definition below: ○ Whiteness: A false ideal, historical mechanism of power, and privileged social position that benefits white people (DuBois, 1999); a social concept that has “historically stratified and partitioned the world according to skin color” (Leonardo, 2002, p. 32); a (dominating) worldview and discourse; a racial category and socially constructed identity supported by hegemonic and flexible material practices and institutions (Leonardo, 2004); an epistemology (DuBois, 1999; hooks, 1992; Mills,1997; Leonardo, 2009) characterized by

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Session 6 - Track 3: The only difference is now it counts: Exploring the Role of a Summer Bridge Program in Shaping Student Expectations of Engineering

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Taylor Y. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Malini Josiam, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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once they enter their first semester they will have previous experience with thetransition, which is an aspect of the situation resource. Ideally, the lessons they learned fromtheir prior experiences in the SBP will inform their ideas and coping mechanisms during theirfirst year, thereby equipping students with additional resources they may not have had withoutparticipating in the SBP. Our findings highlight aspects that align with the support, self, and strategies factors thestudents developed from their experiences in a SBP. Students mentioned that the SBP providedexposure to the DEP and the university resources that they could utilize during the semester.Additionally, students feel more equipped to adapt to the first semester

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Technical Session 1 - Paper 2: Challenging the Hegemonic Culture of Engineering: Curricular and Co-Curricular Methodologies

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Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Joseph Valle, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Andrew Green, Florida International University

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turn, this dynamic perpetuates inequity in engineering education and society as a whole.Joseph Valle, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Joseph ’Joey’ Valle is a Ph.D candidate in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michi- gan - Ann Arbor. His thesis includes both technical and engineering education research components. His engineering education research focuses on understanding and seeking ways to undo oppression based harm in engineering. He holds a B.S.E in materials science and engineering from MIT and a M.S.E in materials science and engineering from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, with a focus on electro- chemical energy storage systems.Dr. Stephen Secules, Florida International

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Track 8: Technical Session 7: Designing an open course to highlight the work of underrepresented STEM scholars

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Brianna B Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Madison Schaefer

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science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines are interested inmaking their instructional materials more representative of their students’ identities. However,they often lack guidance and time for finding these materials. Utilizing our specialized skills infinding resources as librarians, we developed the Representation in STEM (RIS) course toprovide resources and guidance on finding and using more representative materials across STEMdisciplines. The course is comprised of pages that can be adopted as micro-lessons indisciplinary courses, lowering the barrier for faculty to participate in more inclusive instruction.To ensure RIS is as useful as possible for faculty and students, pages from the disciplines andspecial topics

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Technical Session 7 - Paper 3: Forming and Fulfilling Expectations: Perspectives of Underrepresented Computer Science Doctoral Students

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Vidushi Ojha, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Raul Enrique Platero, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Beleicia B Bullock, Stanford University

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coping mechanisms [15]. Students fromURGs may also encounter a lack of supportive mentors [13], which may increase their likelihoodof attrition. In a qualitative study of African American undergraduate and graduate computingstudents, Charleston (2012) highlighted the importance of mentors such as advisors in navigat-ing challenges, noting that many participants “described how they considered withdrawing fromcomputing science programs if not for the intervention of a mentor” [16]. Taken together, prior work not only suggests that computing doctoral students are less likely tocomplete their programs, but also that students from URGs face different and additional challengescompared to their majority2 peers, which may further decrease their

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Track 7: Technical Session 2: Lessons Learned from Development of an Elective Undergraduate Course on DEI in STEM

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Leigh S McCue, George Mason University; Christopher Alexander Carr, George Mason University; Kevin William Kuck, George Mason University; Dhiambi Otete; Violet Veronika Reges

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Paper ID #40672Lessons Learned from Development of an Elective Undergraduate Course onDEI in STEMDr. Leigh S McCue, George Mason University Leigh McCue is Chair of George Mason University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.Dr. Christopher Alexander Carr, George Mason University Christopher Carr is a leadership and policy wonk in the areas of diversity, higher education, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). His unwavering support in the work of intersec- tional justice has allowed him to trek a path in the difficult areas of retention in institutions of higher learning, teamwork and

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Track 7: Technical Session 4: Promoting Equity: A Process of Adopting Outcomes-Based Grading in Your Course.

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Katherine Ramos, University of Colorado Boulder

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Paper ID #40783Promoting Equity: A Process of Adopting Outcomes-Based Grading in YourCourse.Dr. Katherine Ramos, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Katherine Ramos is a Teaching Assistant Professor for the Integrated Design Engineering program at CU Boulder. Dr. Ramos has a B.S. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Introduction slide.Clarify the abstract was submitted however a change wanted to be made to indicatethis is not “the” way to

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Track 8: Technical Session 4: Grading: The (Mis)use of Mathematics in Measuring Student Learning and its Disproportionate Impact on Equity and Inclusion

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Sharona Krinsky, California State University, Los Angeles; Robert Christopher Bosley, California State University, Los Angeles; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Eva Schiorring, STEMEVAL; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles

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. Stylus Publishing, 2015.● Blum, S., et al. Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead). West Virginia University Press, 2020.● Stommel, Jesse. Undoing the Grade: Why We Grade, and How to Stop. Hybrid Pedagogy, Inc., 2023.● Currently in year 3.● Statics, Strength of Materials, Dynamics, Embedded Systems, and Fluid Mechanics have been redesigned at two institutions: ○ California State University Los Angeles ○ Pasadena City College (feeder community college to Cal State LA)● 9 original designing instructors, 2 new implementing instructors (on-boarding after the redesign)● Redesigned courses have just completed their third semester of implementation● Utilizes instructional student

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Session 5 - Track 1: Introducing the C2West Framework for Analyzing Assets of Black Undergraduate Students in Engineering

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Jessica Allison Manning, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Aimee Sayster; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc

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Policy Analysis from NC State University in 1996. She also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelorˆa C™Aimee Sayster, Aimee Sayster is an undergraduate student in the Mechanical Engineering department at Clemson Uni- versity. She is in an undergraduate researcher investigating Black immigrant students’ experiences in engineering. She will graduate with her BS in Mechanical Engineering in August 2023.Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including tDr

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 1: Transformational Resistance and Identity Development: A Case Study of an Asexual Woman Engineer

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Vivian Xian-Wei Chou, University of Texas at Austin; Jerry Austin Yang, Stanford University; Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Patricia Clayton, Wake Forest University

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Paper ID #35649Transformational Resistance and Identity Development: A Case Study of anAsexual Woman EngineerVivian Xian-Wei Chou, University of Texas at Austin Vivian Chou is a first year Master student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. They are conducting research on how successful communities are established within LGBTQ+ student or- ganizations. Vivian is an advocate for marginalized students and seeks to be a voice for their LGBTQIA+ peers.Jerry Austin Yang, Stanford University Jerry A. Yang is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant at Stanford University pursuing a PhD

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Track 6: Technical Session 2: Enhancing the Cultural Competence of K-12 STEM Teachers through a Global Research Experience

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Leanne Petry, Central State University; Kelly Bohrer, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton; Marjorie Langston Langston; Elizabeth Generas

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Paper ID #40773Enhancing the Cultural Competence of K-12 STEM Teachers through a GlobalResearch ExperienceDr. Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Dr. Margaret Pinnell is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton.Dr. Leanne Petry, Central State University Dr. Leanne Petry is a Materials Engineer and Professor in the College of Engineering, Science, Tech- nology, and Agriculture (CESTA) at Central State University (CSU). Her expertise is in analytical and materials characterization techniques, including microscopy, spectroscopy, chromatography, and electro

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Session 3 - Track 1: Advocates and Allies Across Multiple Institutions: A Discussion of Best-Practices to Support Gender Equity

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Cristinel Ababei, Marquette University; John Borg P.E., Marquette University; Lisa Borello, University of Dayton; Dennis Brylow, Marquette University; David Daleke; Alan Richard Denton, North Dakota State University; Nathan Ensmenger, Indiana University; H. Richard Friman, Marquette University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; John Grych, Marquette University; Thomas W James, James; Donald F. Johnson; Gary Krenz, Marquette University; Jonathan T Macy, Indiana University Bloomington; Robert W Peoples, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, Marquette University; Joshua E. Perry, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business Bloomington; Chris M Ray; Martin R St. Maurice, Marquette University; Patrick W Thomas; Matthew D Zink

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representation and advancement in higher education, gender and technologies of the body, and women in male-dominated STEM professions.Dr. Dennis Brylow, Marquette UniversityDavid DalekeProf. Alan Richard Denton, North Dakota State University Alan Denton earned a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science and M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University in 1991. After postdoctoral work in Canada, Austria, and Germany, and a visiting faculty post at Acadia University, he joined North Dakota State Uni- versity, where he is now Professor of Physics. His research interests are in theoretical and computational physics, focusing on self-assembly in soft materials, ranging from nanoparticle

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Technical Session 6 - Paper 4: Retention Strategies for Educators from Women STEM Graduates of the 1970’s & 1980’s

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Kathleen Buse, Advancing Women in the Workforce; Debra Musch, Rising Careers, LLC; Allison Goodman, ArtCenter College of Design

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Jersey, and New York. At the time of theinterviews, the women lived across the United States, from Maine to Florida, Michigan toTexas, and New York to Washington.The women included 20 who had received an undergraduate STEM degree and two otherswho received their first undergraduate degree in theater design and later worked ininformation technology. The undergraduate STEM degrees included: Chemical Engineering (8) Electrical Engineering (3) Math and Computer Science (2) Industrial Design (2) Mechanical Engineering (1) Metallurgy and Material Science (1) Psychology (1) Chemistry (1) Physics (1)In addition, details on each woman’s life were documented including advanced degrees,marriages, and

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Session 2 - Track 3: From website to work environment: Exploring minority undergraduate engineering students conceptualizations of engineering careers

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Acaydia Campbell; Venicia Castro Villatoro; Angel Alexis Lopez, Florida International University; Janice L. Hall, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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narrative (in italics) on the prevailing conceptions and pre-dispositions ofthe student authors to working in engineering industry.The first author is a Senior in the Biomedical Engineering department who is a member of theAfrican American community. Her role in this study helped provide insight on the experiences ofa first-generation Black female engineer navigating the transition from higher education into theworkforce. In my engineering career thus far, I have worked in different research labs, as well as had two internships. I plan to go to graduate school to further my knowledge in materials research and then enter industry. In my future career, it is important that I work at a company that respects a work-life balance

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 5: The Impact of Prior Programming Experience on Computational Thinking in First-Year Engineering Experience.

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Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University

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introductory programming classes to an audience of computing andengineering students and therefore is well attuned to the challenges of first-year college studentslearning this material, although also at risk of projecting challenges her students face ontoparticipants.Dr. Meier grew up on a farm on a Native American reservation. He descends from WesternEuropean immigrants and nearby towns were mostly white European descendants. Native Siouxand Ponca Americans attended school, played sports, and socialized within the communities. Hegrew up appreciating Native American culture but saw inequities limiting education and careerpotential, and intersectionality resulting in cultural bias and discrimination. As a cisgender whitemale high school student, he

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Technical Session: Transforming Engineering Education Is Possible! A Descriptive Case Study of Reimagining Engineering Education and Delivering a Wake Forest Engineering Student Experience Promoting Inclusion, Agency, Holistic Learning, and Success

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Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

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Engineering Curriculum (Spring 2016)Math & Science 30 Credit HoursCalculus with Analytic Geometry I 4 / Calculus with Analytic Geometry II 4Ordinary Differential Equations 4 / General Physics I 4 / Elective 4 / Elective 4 / Elective 3 /Elective 3Engineering 45 Credit HoursEngineering Statistics & Experimental Design 3 / Engineering Computation 3 / Materials 4Mechanical and Electrical Systems I 4 / Mechanical and Electrical Systems II 4 /Thermodynamics 3 / Senior Design I 1 / Senior Design II 1 / Engineering Elective 4 /Engineering Elective 3 / Engineering Elective 3 / Engineering Elective 3 Engineering Elective 3 /Engineering Elective 3 Figure 9: Visual representation of the originally conceived WFU Engineering curriculum prior that was

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Track 4: Technical Session 3: Considerations for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement of a pre-college STEM summer program for promising Black high school students

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Jesika Monet McDaniel, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kim Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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replicating successful practices is a common agenda for advancing BlackAmericans in engineering [1], specifically as an implementation mechanism. One such programintentional for this purpose is the DISTINCTION Summer Program at a large research universityin the southeast. The purpose of this paper is to describe DISTINCTION, the preliminary processof considering its assessment and evaluation, and describe alterations and necessities of theprogram over time based on. As a program initiated during the summer of 2021, the co-directorhas led programmatic transformations and changes needed during its shift to an in-personoffering starting in the summer of 2022.Now in its third year overall and second year in-person, these evaluative considerations

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 2: PhD’ing While Black: Unpacking the Emotions of Navigating Engineering as a Black Student and the Implications for Mental Health

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Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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student mental health, Hyun, Quinn, Madon, and Lustig demonstratedthat many graduate students express negative emotional responses to stress that impact theirwellbeing and academic performance [3]. Emotions describe a person’s internal state asexpressed by physical or sensory feelings and are reactions to meaningful encounters that occurin an individual’s life [4]. In a study of over 200 graduate students, Gloria and Steinhardt foundthat there was a correlation between positive emotions and heightened levels of resilience, bothdirectly and indirectly through development of healthy and effective coping mechanisms [5].However, a combination of stereotype threat, and racialized stress associated with Blackgraduate students navigating engineering

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Track 8: Technical Session 9: On the Importance of Spatiality and Intersectionality: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Undergraduate Engineering Experiences Through Critical Collaborative Ethnographic Site Visits

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Finn Johnson M.A., Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University

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addresses theseresearch gaps. We used critical collaborative ethnographic site visits to center TGNCpositionality and community-centered research ethics. The four-day site visits presented hereinvolved two mechanical engineering students at a prestigious private university on the EastCoast of the United States. Activities included formal semi-structured interviews as well as lessformal interactions with each participant, such as attending classes, visiting important campusand community spaces, and hanging out with the participants’ friend/peer groups. The visitingresearcher also explored the college campus and the broader community on his own to moredeeply understand the politics and context of the local environment. As predicted by

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 2: Program: A focused, 5-year effort to increase the number of African American, Hispanic/Latino(a), Native American (AHLN) 7th-grade students who are academically prepared to take algebra

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Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Saundra Johnson Austin, University of South Florida; Renee Serrell Gibert, Purdue University; Carol S Stwalley P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Tamara Markey, Purdue University, Minority Engineering Program; Cynthia Murphy-Ortega, Chevron Corporation

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Manufacturing Engineering at The University of Toledo. Her research interests are in the areas of com- posites and fibrous materials and engineering education. She received her B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad, her M.S. in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She joined the faculty at the University of Toledo in 2004. As the Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement she leads the development and execution of initiatives and programs to facilitate the recruitment, retention, and success of women, students from underrepresented groups

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Track 4: Technical Session 1: Creating Pathways to Engineering through Sponsored Summer Camps

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Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia; Stephan A. Durham, University of Georgia; Alison Leigh Banka, University of Georgia

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aspires to bridge together research and pedagogy within the academy to improve engineering education within the field and across disciplines.Dr. Stephan A. Durham, University of Georgia Dr. Stephan A. Durham serves as the Assistant Dean for Student Success and Outreach of the College of Engineering and Professor of Civil Engineering. Since joining academia in 2005, Dr. Durham graduated over 40 MS and Ph.D. students in the area of structural engineering, concrete materials, sustainability, and construction management. He has performed past studies for multiple Departments of Transporta- tion, Federal Highway Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and private industry. He has received numerous awards

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 1: Combining Forces: Putting Equity to Work

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Fatima Alleyne, University of California, Berkeley; Ricky Vides, University of California, Berkeley; Grace D O'Connell, University of California, Berkeley

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priorities to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the College. Fatima earned her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in materials science and engineering from UC Berkeley and a B.A. in chemistry from City Uni- versity of New York, Hunter College.Mr. Ricky Vides, University of California, Berkeley Ricky Vides is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion advisor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the staff director for the Combining Forces: Putting Equity to Work project. Ricky Vides is an alumnus of the University of California. He also received advanced degrees in Higher Education Student Development and Marriage and Family Therapy from Saint Mary’s College of

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Track 6: Technical Session 7: Qualitatively Exploring How Finances Constrain Undergraduate Engineering Student Experiences, Mental Health, and Career Opportunities

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Emily Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Paper ID #40777Qualitatively Exploring How Finances Constrain Undergraduate Engineer-ingStudent Experiences, Mental Health, and Career OpportunitiesEmily Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emily is a third-year mechanical engineering undergraduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Dr. Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Jessica Deters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Materials Engineering and Discipline Based Education Researcher at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She holds her Ph.D. in Engineering Edu- cation and M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech

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Track 6: Technical Session 3: Teaching Equity through Assets-Based Journaling: Using Community Cultural Wealth to Guide Student Reflections

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Gabriella Coloyan Fleming, University of Texas at Austin; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Maya Denton, University of Oklahoma

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, her research interests include teaching equity through assets-based learning and DEI topics in graduate education, faculty hiring, and the pathway to an academic career.Dr. Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Jessica Deters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and Discipline Based Education Researcher at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She holds her Ph.D. in Engineering Education and M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.Dr. Maya Denton, University of Oklahoma Dr. Maya Denton is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Pathways at the University of Oklahoma. She received her B.S. in chemical engineering from Purdue University, her M.S. in environmental and

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Session 8 - Track 3: Framing Cultural Bridges For Relational Mentorship

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SYLVANUS N. WOSU, University of Pittsburgh

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Paper ID #36473FRAMING CULTURAL BRIDGES FOR RELATIONAL MENTORSHIPDr. SYLVANUS N. WOSU, University of Pittsburgh Sylvanus Wosu is the Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs and Associate Professor of mechanical engi- neering and materials science at the University of Pittsburgh. Wosu’s research interests are in the areas of impact physics and engineering of new composit American c Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The Roles of Relational Mentorship in Building and Supporting Cultural Bridges

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Session 10 - Track 2: Get Outside and Learn (GOAL) Engineering Kits

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Jennifer Bishop, University of Maryland College Park; Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland College Park; Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland College Park

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. Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a founding member of the Environmental and Socially Responsible Engineering (ESRE) group who work to integrate and track conscientious engineering aspects throughout the undergraduate educational experience across the college. His efforts include formally integrating sustainability design requirements into the mechanical engineering capstone projects, introducing non-profit partnerships related to designs for persons with disabilities, and founding the Social/Environmental Design Impact Award. He manages several outreach and diversity efforts including the large-scale Get Out And Learn (GOAL) engineering kit program that reaches thousands