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WORKSHOP II: Wired for Connection, Not Perfection: Embracing Imperfection in the Engineering Space

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FYEE 2025 Conference

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Audrey Gilfillan, Applied Wellness Initiatives; Alison West, Applied Wellness Initiatives

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Paper ID #49833Workshop: Wired for Connection, Not Perfection: Embracing Imperfectionin the Engineering SpaceAudrey Gilfillan, Applied Wellness Initiatives Audrey earned her master’s in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Audrey has experience in a broad range of professional disciplines including psychotherapy, career counseling, academic coaching, consulting, training, and supervision. In this work, she has developed a specialty in supporting engineers and their mental health while they continue to pursue their professional goals. Building on her therapeutic skills for engineers, Audrey

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Sandipon Chowdhury, West Texas A&M University; Swastika Bithi, West Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #49666Empowering Students to Address Water Challenges: A STEM InitiativeMr. Sandipon Chowdhury, West Texas A&M University Graduate research assistant at the College of Engineering at West Texas A&M University.Dr. Swastika Bithi, West Texas A&M University Assistant Professor of Engineering College of Engineering West Texas A&M University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 1 Empowering Students to Address Water Challenges: A STEM Initiative Sandipon Chowdhury1, Nathan Howell1 , Masoumeh Ozmaeian1, Mark Garrison2, Li

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WIP II

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FYEE 2025 Conference

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David Kriesberg, University of Maryland College Park; Evan Hutzell, University of Maryland College Park; Richard Blanton, University of Maryland College Park

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regularly engage with MSI spaces for research, instruction, and creativeexploration. The initiative was recognized by Newsweek and Make: magazines as one of the topacademic makerspace ecosystems [3].Challenges and Lessons Learned While MSI’s growth and impact are encouraging, its evolution has not been withoutobstacles. Funding remains a persistent challenge, particularly for spaces that rely on limiteddepartmental budgets. Staff bandwidth is also a constraint; many MSI leaders balancemakerspace responsibilities with teaching or administrative roles. The loss of student staff duringthe pandemic created knowledge gaps and revealed vulnerabilities in our peer mentorshippipeline. To address these issues, MSI has adopted several adaptive

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Track 5: Technical Session 3: Utilizing Campus Engagement for the Development of an ADVANCE Faculty Leadership Initiative

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Lisa A Kunza, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Brooke Lamonte Long-Fox, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Lance A Roberts P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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emotionalintelligence, have been utilized to influence the development of a leadership initiative toempower faculty to enact positive change. To address identified leadership gaps, the ADVANCEFaculty Leadership Initiative was established to empower faculty to enact positive change.Program goals include defining campus leadership roles, building essential skills, leveragingindividual strengths, navigating implementation challenges, and fostering communityengagement through action-learning projects. The inaugural cohort consists of 21 faculty from 10departments and seven academic ranks (Full Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor,Professor of Practice, Instructor, Senior Lecturer, and Research Scientist). The group includeseight gender minorities

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WIP I

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FYEE 2025 Conference

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Todd R Hamrick, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Atheer Almasri, West Virginia University; Carter Hulcher, West Virginia University; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Susie Huggins, West Virginia University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, West Virginia University; WenJuan Mo, West Virginia University

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computer systems analyst at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she managed technical projects and collaborated with engineering teams to support energy research. With over 30 years of experience in higher education, Dr. Hensel has taught courses in mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, and engineering technology. She has secured more than $6.5 million in funding to advance STEM education research, led major program development initiatives, and held multiple administrative leadership positions. Her contributions have been recognized through numerous awards for excellence in teaching, advising, research, and service.Dr. Atheer Almasri, West Virginia University Dr. Almasri is currently a teaching

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Shohana Iffat

. Misuse swimming pools, retaining walls, domes, dam linings, isof AI can lead to incorrect decision-making. However, instead of challenging. The author was looking for some advanced topicsconsidering AI as proscribed, it can be utilized in research areas to initiate a civil engineering student research project onespecially developing hypothesis and reviewing literature. To application of concrete in complex structures, which was to begenerate a theoretical or experimental research, the researchers started within a week. The author explored ChatGPT [1] to findmust review a series of technical articles. It takes longer if those some suitable topics. At first it was asked that “Can you listarticles are selected

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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chen pan, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Thuy Khanh Nguyen, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Chunjiang Qian, The University of Texas at San Antonio

in STEM. In addition to research, Dr. Pan has successfully secured funding for educational and research initiatives, including the USDA REEU program, NSF REU program, and mini-grants from UTSA and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Pan’s research interests cover Sustainable Air-Ground IoT Systems, Tiny Machine Learning, Intelligent Sparse Sensing, Transient Computing and Communication, and Emerging Non-volatile Memory, contributing to advancements in IoT. His work has been widely published in leading conferences and journals. Dr. Pan’s projects are supported by esteemed agencies, such as NSF, USDA, NOAA, and TGLO, underscoring his dedication to impactful research and student success in engineering

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University; Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University

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Professional Papers

considerations. 3. AI Literacy and Critical Thinking Training: Training students to evaluate AI-generated information critically, especially for research and technical work, could help mitigate concerns about accuracy and dependency, encouraging students to use AI discerningly.Preliminary Takeaways and Initial RecommendationsThe survey reveals a high engagement rate with genAI among undergraduate engineering students,particularly first-year students in technical disciplines. While most students recognize genAI’spotential benefits, significant concerns remain regarding academic integrity, privacy, and bias. Thequalitative data underscores that while students appreciate genAI’s benefits, they are also acutelyaware of its potential pitfalls

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Kendra Zagozda, Fort Worth ISD; Roberto Wheelock; Raziye Aghapour, The University of Texas at Arlington; Soulmaz Rahman Mohammadpour, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jaivardhan Sood, The University of Texas at Arlington; Erick C. Jones, The University of Texas at Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, The University of Texas at Arlington

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importance score to rank the importance of thedifferent factors. An optimization code was then executed on the resulting regression tree models toidentify the optimal settings for the important factors. Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference TheUniversityofTexasatArlington,Arlington,TX Copyright  2025, American Society for Engineering Education 3 Research ResultsAn initial analysis of the data observed that using gas for Heater Fuel was significantly more energyefficient, so Heater Fuel was excluded from the regression tree analysis, in order to uncover patternsdue

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Track 3: Technical Session 3: Work-in-Progress: Development of an HBCU/Research 1 Collaborative to Increase African American Semiconductor Manufacturing Researchers

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Laura Sams Haynes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kinnis Gosha, Morehouse College; Talia Capozzoli Kessler, Georgia Institute of Technology; R. Christian Ford, Georgia Institute of Technology; Whitney L Nelson

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Paper ID #45250Work-in-Progress: Development of an HBCU/Research 1 Collaborative toIncrease African American Semiconductor Manufacturing ResearchersDr. Laura Sams Haynes, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Laura Sams Haynes is faculty and Director of the Office of Outreach in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Laura is passionate about developing and launching various outreach initiatives for K12 Atlanta Public Schools (APS) partners, including students and school counselors, as well as fostering HBCU partnerships, collaborations, and pathways, often with a focus on NSF

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Lianjun Wu, Mercer University; Arash Afshar, Mercer University; Dorina Marta Mihut; Belle Lin; Melanie L McElroy, Mercer University ; Jordi Riera Shephard, Mercer University; Michael James Norenberg, Mercer University

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his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Mercer University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Prosthetic Hand Development: Bridging Mechanical and Biomedical EngineeringAbstractThis paper presents our initial progress on an innovative undergraduate research project thatbridges mechanical and biomedical engineering disciplines in the field of prosthetic handdevelopment. A group of undergraduate students, majoring in mechanical engineering andbiomedical engineering, are engaged in a collaborative effort to design, fabricate, and characterizeactuators for prosthetic devices. The project aims to provide students with hands-on

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2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

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Yuliana Flores; Jennifer A. Turns

tension between authentic community engagement and academic research agendas isparticularly acute for researchers who belong to the communities with which they work. Whenresearchers are community members themselves, they navigate complex dual roles andresponsibilities that may not be fully addressed by conventional research ethics frameworks. This paper presents a case study of a high school engineering project I led during Winterquarter 2025, examining how I navigated the evolving relationship between communityengagement and research interests. Initially conceived as an outreach opportunity—a chance forhigh school students to learn about engineering applications in educational technology and userexperience—the project had no research

Conference Session

Full Papers I

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FYEE 2025 Conference

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DeAnna Katey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Terrance I Harris, Drexel University

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Diversity, FYEE 2025

student characteristics upon acceptance into an institution (input), student's exposure toinstitutional programming (environment), and the development of talent after exposure to the environment(outcome) [4]. This theoretical foundation provides a structured approach for examining how peermentoring affects Black engineering students' experiences and outcomes.The research illuminates the lived experiences of Black students participating in peer mentoring programsacross two engineering institutions, each implementing distinct initiatives designed for minoritizedengineering students: DELTA at Drexel University and CEED at Virginia Tech. This comparativeapproach sought to examine institutional contexts when evaluating support programs for

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama; Min-Wook Kang, University of South Alabama; John Cleary, University of South Alabama; Lisa LaCross, University of South Alabama

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Paper ID #45500Fast-Track to Research Writing Mastery: A 9-Week Intensive Course forGraduate StudentsDr. Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama Dr. Shenghua Wu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Alabama. His research areas include civil engineering materials characterization, pavement performance evaluation and modeling, design, and maintenance, multidisciplinary approach to address complex engineering issues, as well as STEM education. He holds multiple leadership roles, including the Director for Interdisciplinary Center for Sustainable

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Track 2: Technical Session 4: A Descriptive Study on Biased and Non-Inclusive Language Use in the Engineering Education Research Community

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Xingchen Xu, Arizona State University; Anjing Dai, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Li Tan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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proceedings were extracted and analyzed for this purpose.These proceedings constitute a significant portion of current scholarly research in engineeringeducation and offer a robust foundation for examining trends in language use over this three-yearperiod. To identify biased language, we utilized a keyword-based model, drawing keywords fromthe language guidelines of the APA 7th edition, which emphasize the importance of inclusiveand bias-free language. We identified 85 keywords that could potentially induce bias,categorizing them by subject area in engineering education, as detailed in Table 1. This approachled to the initial identification of 5,134 potential instances of language bias. A subsequentmanual review was then conducted to exclude

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Track 2: Technical Session 2: Bridging Futures Takes a Village: A Pre-College Collaborative Education and Research Approach to Broaden Participation of Underrepresented Population in STEM Career Pathways

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Chloe Hincher, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Veronica Mbaneme, North Carolina State University; Sarah Olivia Harris, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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research success. In the summer of 2023, this collaborative vision came to fruition with the launch of a jointresearch program. The inaugural ECHS cohort, consisting of four high school students, took partin a five-week research program alongside the GCSP-REU scholars. This initiative aimed toprepare these high school students for undergraduate engineering studies, while fosteringinterdisciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration. The program’s initial success was evidentin its ability to challenge stereotypes and facilitate meaningful interactions between high schoolstudents and undergraduate scholars. Feedback from the first cohort in 2023 prompted improvements for future iterations of theprogram. Program leaders applied the engineering

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Navarun Gupta; Deana DiLuggo; Junling Hu; Abhilasha Tibrewal; Ahmed Elsayed; Theresa Bruckerhoff

include a graduate assistant, an undergraduate mentor, and five The initial thinking was that recruiting for the research undergraduate students. The research process is structuredcourse would be pretty easy as enrollment is up, and word of through a course module focused on conducting hands-onmouth from the current students would be an effective strategy experiments, developing solutions for real-life problems,for attracting other students. Unfortunately, according to the writing algorithms, presenting results in groups, classrooms,project leadership, even though the project was not designed and schools, reporting experimental results

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Jundong Liu, Ohio University; Trevor Joseph Bihl, Air Force Research Laboratory; Daniel Masami Nagura, Ohio University

Paper ID #49478Reinforcement Learning with Human Experience (RLHE) for Racing CarGamesProf. Jundong Liu, Ohio UniversityDr. Trevor Joseph Bihl, Air Force Research LaboratoryDaniel Masami Nagura, Ohio University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Reinforcement Learning with Human Experience (RLHE) for Racing Car Game Abstract Path and motion planning are critical components of many autonomous tasks. In this work, we introduce a novel method to train reinforcement learning (RL) models for OpenAI Gym’s Car Racing game. The underlying

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Julianne Torreno; Nealesh Guha; Mashtura Rahman; Michael Ventouratos; David Lee; Shivansh Sharma; Sunil Dehipawala; Guozhen An; Tak Cheung

research project usingMother’s Day Solar Storm) yielded satisfactory results and PubMed data is presented here. The relationship between thefulfilled the criterion of authentic experience in undergraduate entropy of the DNA sequence and the corresponding aminostudent research. For the Generative AI diffusion model acid sequence methodology was used [1, 2]. The ZENK genecomponent, the entropy classification of the forward diffusion involved in songbird singing was studied. The interest on thewas found to be acceptable, while the backward diffusion ZENK gene was initially raised by an advanced high schoolremains as work-in-progress. Future research topics using student taking our algebra

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Sudipta Chowdhury, Marshall University; Ammar Alzarrad, Marshall University; Sungmin Youn, University of Texas at El Paso

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Undergraduates (REU)program has been a pivotal initiative aimed at enhancing undergraduate education in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The REU program provides studentswith opportunities to engage in hands-on research experiences, which are critical for fostering adeeper understanding of scientific inquiry and enhancing retention rates among undergraduates inSTEM disciplines (Alaee & Zwickl, 2021). The program has been instrumental in addressing thehigh attrition rates in STEM fields, particularly among students from diverse backgrounds, therebycontributing to a more inclusive and innovative workforce (Rodenbusch et al., 2016). One of theprimary benefits of REU programs is their positive impact on students' decisions

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Saddam Alkhamaiesh; Peter Cavanugh

salkhama@my.bridgeport.edu pcava@bridgeport.edu Abstract— The United States is shifting significantly toward aims to deploy a nationwide EV charging network and prepareElectric Vehicles (EVs), driven by environmental priorities and a skilled workforce of EV technicians capable of supportingfederal initiatives such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law the transition [3]. However, disparities in workforce(BIL). This research examines the development of a skilled EV preparedness across different states highlight the need for atechnician workforce, focusing on implementing the National more structured approach to EV technician training [4].Electric Vehicle

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Track 7: Technical Session 7: Grassroots Approach to Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in Engineering

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Ashleigh R. Wright, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ellen Wang Althaus, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Akshina Sood, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lance Cooper, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lynford Goddard, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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anopportunity for those on the ground to infuse their ideas and inform leadership on the issues. TheGrainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has recognizedthe importance of having both approaches working together and has invested in a program thatempowers individuals within the engineering community to significantly contribute to inclusion,diversity, equity, and access (IDEA). The Grassroots Initiatives to Address Needs Together(GIANT) program awards seed funding of up to $13,000 to teams led by students, postdocs,staff, and faculty to propose and implement research-based initiatives that address issues inIDEA. Teams are expected to collaborate with a specific population (e.g., the general public, K-12 students of

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Track 7: Technical Session 2: Taking it One Step at a Time: The Growth of a Program to Support the Doctorates of Tomorrow

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Travis Chan; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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undergraduate level or in earlier stages of higher education.Development of academic, social, and research self-efficacy within undergraduate students eachplay a key role en route to graduate school enrollment.MentoringGraduate degree attainment requires guidance which can be derived from an approachencompassing intervention and integrated support strategies led by experienced people.In Assessing the Effectiveness of the GradTrack Virtual Mentoring Program, Arinze et al.provide a survey-driven GradTrack program evaluation. The purpose of the paper is to provide aprogram evaluation of the current state of Purdue Engineering’s GradTrack program. While stillin the initial stages of development, Purdue Engineering’s GradTrack program has proven

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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JuEun Lee, Humboldt State University; Joshua Paul Steimel, Humboldt State University

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Diversity, Professional Papers

pathways.Additionally, the model encourages early research engagement to strengthen student retention.Faculty advisors actively guide students to explore research opportunities within their first twoyears, recognizing that research participation enhances critical thinking, fosters academicnetworks, and deepens students’ commitment to their discipline. Through early academicinvolvement, students are offered a customized path toward long-term academic success andprofessional growth.Our pilot implementation demonstrated substantial improvements in both initial courseplacements and four-year retention rates, particularly among students who initially struggledwith mathematics. By addressing placement challenges and promoting early academicinvolvement, this strategy

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Track 1: Technical Session 3: The Dynamics of Belonging: A Look Into Belonging and its Outcomes Across Organizational Levels for Women in Undergraduate Engineering Programs

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Hannah Glisson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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thebroader institution.Women are still significantly underrepresented in engineering—making up only about15% of engineers in 2019. Many of us have encountered the ‘chilly climate’ ofengineering, where the culture often feels unwelcoming or even hostile. Althoughwe’ve seen initiatives to increase participation, research has yet to fully examine thedifference in women’s belonging within engineering compared to outside of it. Myresearch aims to address this gap and understand the factors that shape women’sbelonging in these different contexts.To analyze belonging, I relied on two frameworks. First, Bronfenbrenner’s EcologicalSystems Theory, which explores how we’re influenced by different layers of ourenvironment, from our immediate surroundings to

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Track 4: Technical Session 2: Using Strategic Planning Processes to Promote Success for Undergraduate CS Students at a Systemic Level

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Jamie Huber Ward, NCWIT; S. Kiersten Ferguson; Sherri L Sanders

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Paper ID #45139Using Strategic Planning Processes to Promote Success for UndergraduateCS Students at a Systemic LevelDr. Jamie Huber Ward, NCWIT Jamie Huber Ward is a social scientist and Associate Director of Higher Ed for NCWIT at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on organizational change in higher education; collaborative pedagogy; curriculum reform; post-secondary student experiences; and the experiences of faculty and staff in academic computing workplaces. Jamie’s work includes implementing and analyzing research projects designed to enhance all students’ success and sense of belonging post

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Lynn L. Peterson, The University of Texas at Arlington; J. Carter Tiernan, The University of Texas at Arlington; Shanna E Banda, The University of Texas at Arlington; Karthikeyan Loganathan, The University of Texas at Arlington; Nila Veerabathina, The University of Texas at Arlington

Paper ID #49673Reframing the Role of Academic Professional Track (APT) FacultyDr. Lynn L. Peterson, The University of Texas at Arlington Dr. Peterson currently serves as Sr. Associate Dean for the College of Engineering, and Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Research interests are in engineering education, intelligent systems, and medical computer science.Dr. J. Carter Tiernan, The University of Texas at Arlington Dr. J. Carter M. Tiernan is the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Tiernan directs

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Track 6: Technical Session 6: WIP: Factors Influencing Faculty Pedagogical Decisions around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) in Engineering: A Comparative Case Study

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Avis Carrero, Tufts University

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Pedagogical Decisions around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) in Engineering: A Comparative Case StudyIntroduction Integrating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) into engineering education isincreasingly recognized as essential for fostering transformative change. By highlighting thesocial and political dimensions of engineering practice and design, DEIJ initiatives addresslongstanding challenges in the field. Scholars have recently prioritized embedding social issuesacross various curricular contexts [1] - [3], underpinned by research that demonstrates howinclusive curricula enhance students' comprehension of engineering problems by situating themwithin real-world contexts [4

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Nathan Jackson, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico

requirements and graduates' readiness. in 2011 IEEE Symposium on Computers & Informatics. 2011. IEEE.5. Boud, D. and N. Solomon, Work-based learning: a new higher education? 2001: McGraw-Hill Education (UK).6. Jollands, M., L. Jolly, and T. Molyneaux, Project-based learning as a contributing factor to graduates’ work readiness. European Journal of Engineering Education, 2012. 37(2): p. 143-154.7. Nair, C.S., A. Patil, and P. Mertova, Re-engineering graduate skills–a case study. European journal of engineering education, 2009. 34(2): p. 131-139.8. Rocio Vazquez, I., et al., Initial Observations of a Community College Microsystem Fabrication-focused Undergraduate Research Experience. Journal of

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Nur Yazdani, The University of Texas at Arlington

Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), and the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), he is the author or co-author of more than 180 articles in journals and proceedings and an invited speaker at conferences and seminars. He has a P.E. license from the state of Texas. Dr. Yazdani is well-known for his research on Concrete Bridge Design, Evaluation and Rehabilitation, Resilient and High Performing Infrastructure, Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), Concrete Properties, Coastal Infrastructure, Bridge/Building Codes, and Engineering Education. He has received several awards for his teaching and research accomplishments and secured more than $18 million from research projects. Funding sources