Paper ID #42075Characterizing First-Year Engineering Students’ Priorities and Language Usein Socio-technical Written ReflectionsDr. Kaylla Cantilina, Tufts University Kaylla is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Tufts University where her work is motivated by design as a means for social justice. Her research explores the ways that students and practitioners seek to achieve equity in their design practicesDr. Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts University Chelsea Andrews is a Research Assistant Professor at Tufts University, at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO).Fatima Rahman, Tufts Center for Engineering Education
Hira, Boston College Dr. Avneet Hira is an Assistant Professor in the Human-Centered Engineering Program and the Department of Teaching, Curriculum and Society (by courtesy) at Boston College. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work In Progress: Promoting Belonging in Engineering through the Creation of Youth-centered Technology-Rich SpacesIntroduction In 2024, we are not offering a novel idea when we contend that the promise ofmakerspaces to achieve inclusion across contexts has not been met [1], [2]. While suchtechnology-rich spaces still have the potential to support youth from minoritized groups to createartifacts aligned with their interests and values [3], [4
. He has been recognized for his excellence in teaching and dedication to students at RIT.Dr. Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Dr. Clay Gloster, Jr. currently serves as the Vice Provost for Graduate Research and Dean of the Gradu- ate College at North Carolina A&T State University. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University (’85,’88) and the Ph.D. degree in Computer Engi- neering from North Carolina State University (’93). He has also been employed by IBM, the Department of Defense, the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, and Howard University. Dr. Gloster has
Paper ID #38611Promoting Belonging and Breaking Down Gatekeeping in Youth-CenteredEngineering SpacesKiana Alexa RamosJulia GardowEmanuel Joseph LouimeEunice Yujin KangDr. Avneet Hira, Boston College Dr. Avneet Hira is an Assistant Professor in the Human-Centered Engineering Program and the Depart- ment of Teaching, Curriculum and Society (by courtesy) at Boston College. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Promoting belonging and breaking down gatekeeping in youth-centered engineering spacesAbstract In recent years there has been a movement to increase accessibility
Paper ID #39291Analyzing the Needs of Engineering Teaching Assistants: Examining HiddenDeficit IdeasDr. Karina Ivette Vielma, The University of Texas, San Antonio Dr. Karina I. Vielma is a first-generation college student who dreamed big. As the eldest of five children, Dr. Vielma became very resourceful, attributing her skills to growing up in poverty. Her parents had high expectations for school and this prepareDr. Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas, San Antonio Dr. Joel Alejandro (Alex) Mejia is an Associate Professor with joint appointment in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and the
Paper ID #41970DEI Task Force Accomplishments: The DEI Scholars Program and its DEIElective OptionDr. Dustyn Roberts, University of Pennsylvania Dustyn Roberts is a Practice Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her BS in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, her MS in Biomechanics & Movement Science from the University of Delaware, and her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from New York University.William Schlatterer, University of PennsylvaniaSeon Woo Lee, University of PennsylvaniaMr. Jonathan Singleton, University of Pennsylvania Jonathan Singleton is the
Paper ID #41412Board 116: Experiences of Engineering Students with DisabilitiesIsabel Miller, University of Michigan Isabel Miller (she/her) is pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan. She received her BS and MS degrees in Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is interested in the researching the experiences of students with disabilities.Dr. Karin Jensen, University of Michigan Karin Jensen, Ph.D. (she/her) is an assistant professor in biomedical engineering and engineering education research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include
policymakers workingto increase diversity in STEM fields can benefit from quantitative survey measures designed, from theirinception, to capture the strengths inherent in the families, communities, home languages, cultures, andexperiences of Students of Color. Not only do such instruments combat demotivating deficit narratives,but they also point to opportunities for institutions to work with students’ existing assets to promote theirSTEM success (Verdín et al., 2021). Unfortunately, developing new, widely tested survey research toolsis both costly and time-intensive, and few scholars have undertaken this work (Hiramori et al., 2024). To address this gap and contribute to the quantitative tools available to researchers andinstructors, we use a