Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University

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Disability

impaired students.Dr. Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University Dr. Yvette E. Pearson holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Chemistry from Southern University and A&M College and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science from the University of New Orleans. She is Associate Dean for Accreditation and Assessment in the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University, a Program Evaluator for the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, a reg- istered Professional Engineer in Louisiana, a former Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation, and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. c American Society for

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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in their freshman and sophomore years.Acknowledgements We are very grateful to the University of Arizona Disability Resource Center and SALT Centerfor providing the data used in this study.References[1] D. Chubin, G. May, E. Babco. “Diversifying the Engineering Workforce.” J. Eng. Ed., vol. 94, no1, pp. 73-86, Jan. 2005.[2] D. Bilimoria, S. Joy, X. Liang. “Breaking barriers and creating inclusiveness: Lessons oforganizational transformation to advance women faculty in academic science and engineering.” HumanResource Management, Special Issue, Aug. 2008.[3] W. Lee, C. Brozina, C. Amelink, B. Jones. “Motivating incoming engineering students withdiverse backgrounds: Assessing a summer bridge program’s impact on academic