Paper ID #37307Graduate Research Experience and Transitioning to Grad School (GREaTGradS): A New Approach to Graduate-School Onboarding for MarginalizedGroupsAlyssa V. B. Santos, Pennsylvania State University Alyssa (Bienvenu) Santos is a sixth-year graduate student in theoretical and computational chemistry. Her work includes the study of geometry optimization techniques as well as binding energy and stability of N-heterocyclic carbenes on coinage metal surfaces and nanoparticles.Sarah J. Boehm, Pennsylvania State UniversityDr. Fadi Castronovo, California State University, East Bay Hi! My name is Fadi Castronovo, I am an
Michigan’s Center for Engineering Diversity and Outreach, a postdoc in Mechanical Engineering at UT Austin, and the director of and research associate in the Center for Equity in Engineering at UT Austin. Her engineering education research interests include servingness in engineering; assets-based teaching and learning; natural language processing and generative AI as qualitative research methods; and graduate education, faculty hiring and retention, and career pathways.Dr. David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David Knight is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and also serves as Chief of Strategy in the College of Engineering and Special Assistant to the
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Scale from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree. Asappropriate, for each activity, students were asked to rate statements about community building(e.g., helped me connect with classmates), comfort participating in class (e.g., helped me feelmore comfortable engaging in a class discussion), and knowledge of the course material (e.g.,helped me feel more confident in my knowledge). Demographic information was also requestedincluding semester at this university, race/ethnicity, international student status, and genderidentity with the following options: a) male, b) female, c) non-binary, d) self-identify (studentscould type their response), e) decline to identify.Sample. This study was conducted in the Fall 2022 semester, during which 12
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, with input from the other project faculty. Each workshop was team-led by the sociolinguist, anthropologist, and one of the other faculty team members, in rotation.The student participants comprising the first cohort in the program included master’s anddoctoral students from psychology (1), counseling (1), sociology (1), environmental engineering(2), industrial engineering (1), mechanical engineering (1), and sustainable energy engineering(3).TRANSDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION WORKSHOP MODELParticipants in the workshops engaged in (a) two cultural competence workshops, (b) twocommunity engagement workshops, and (c) two qualitative data analysis workshops. Wedescribe the structure and design of key elements in the workshops below. In the tradition
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Business Psychology from H-BRS.Dr. Neha B. Raikar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Dr. Raikar is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering department. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Dr. Raikar also has 3 years of industry experience from working at Unilever Research in the Netherlands.Mrs. Yarazeth Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Multidisciplinary research interests aimed to diversify and increment access to higher education. Research interests focus on bringing the disparity of availability of information that improves programs that enforce participation in science, engineering
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received 1,292 views. In September, a workshop washeld to teach students and faculty members how to utilize the document most effectively.The anonymous faculty survey was designed to evaluate five areas of mentoring graduatestudents: (a) faculty’s prioritization of time, (b) considerations when mentoring, (c) expectationsset by the College of Engineering, (d) interests in using an IDP, and (e) interests in incentives foreffective mentorship. A brief series of demographic questions, including years of mentoringexperience and tenure status, concluded the survey. Out of the 103 engineering faculty thatcompleted the online survey, 36% currently use an IDP and an additional 39% would beinterested in using one if a template were provided to them. Of the
from historically excluded groups face a hostile obstacle course,” Nat. Geosci. 2021 151, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 2–4, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.1038/s41561- 021-00868-0.[5] Y. Li, D. J. Mai, E. Horstman, and R. Bhargava, “Preparing female engineering doctoral students for the Academic Job Market through a training program inspired by peer review,” 2015, doi: 10.18260/p.24584.[6] A. K. Shaw and D. E. Stanton, “Leaks in the pipeline: separating demographic inertia from ongoing gender differences in academia,” Proc. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci., vol. 279, no. 1743, pp. 3736–3741, 2012, doi: 10.1098/RSPB.2012.0822.[7] G. Jackson, “Mind the (gender) gap,” Int. J. Clin. Pract., vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 375–375, 2011, doi: 10.1111/j
maintain objectivity in this autoethnography, I frequently self-reflected to maintaintransparency while using my identity to gather comprehensive, thick, and rich data on internationalstudents' experiences. My dual perspective as an insider and outsider to the research allows me touncover details that might otherwise remain hidden. In my data analysis, I collaborated with mylab mates, Rater A (a white female senior graduate student) and Rater B (a male Nigerian PhDstudent), who, despite some similarities, provided outsider perspectives as doctoral students in thecivil engineering program at the University of Florida. Raters A and B read through my journalentries and memos, asked follow-up questions, and provided future reflection prompts
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and PhD in STEM Education from the University of Texas at Austin.Dr. David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David Knight is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and also serves as Special Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Plan Implementation in the College of Engineering. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems-level perspective of how engineering education can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive, and considers the intersection between policy and organizational contexts. Knight currently serves as the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Education.Dr. Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin
engineering doctoral education: Experiences of students with minoritized sexual identities. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association; Denver, CO.[5] Ehrhart, M. G., Schneider, B., & Macey, W. H. (2013). Organizational Climate and Culture: An Introduction to Theory, Research, and Practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315857664[6] Ehrhart, M., & Schneider, B. (2016). Organizational climate and culture. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology.[7] Schneider, B., & Barbera, K. M. (2014). The Oxford handbook of organizational climate and culture. Cheltenham, UK: Oxford University Press.[8] Hurtado, S., Milem, J. F., Clayton-Pedersen, A. R., & Allen, W. R
Paper ID #42829Development of a Climate Survey for Engineering Doctoral Students from anIntersectional Approach: First-Round Validity EvidenceDr. So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati Dr. So Yoon Yoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati, OH, USA. Dr. Yoon received her Ph.D. in Gifted Education, and an M.S.Ed. in Research Methods and Measurement with a specialization in Educational Psychology, both from Purdue University, IN, USA. She also holds an M.S. in Astronomy and Astrophysics and a B.S
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Paper ID #38229Engineering graduate students’ perceptions of challenges and stressors:A comparison of master’s vs. doctoral students and domestic vs.international studentsDr. Eunsil Lee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Eunsil Lee is an assistant professor at University at Buffalo in the Department of Engineering Education. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Clothing and Textiles from Yonsei University (South Korea) with the concentration area of Nanomaterials and Biomaterials in Textiles. She began her Ph.D. study in Textile Engineering but shifted her path toward Engineering Education, earning her Ph.D
Paper ID #43481”How You Got Me Messed Up”: A Critical Analysis of Doctoral EngineeringEducation through the Lens of Black PhD CandidatesMrs. Crystal Alicia Nattoo, Stanford University Crystal Nattoo (she/her) is a first-generation college student from South Florida. She graduated with her bachelors from the University of Miami in 2019 as an Electrical Engineering (EE) major and Graphic Design minor. She then received her EE M.S. degree at Stanford University in 2021, and is currently continuing in the EE Ph.D program. Her current research focuses on the fabrication and characterization of flexible sensors and circuits using
students. He is an advocate for DEI&B as well as graduate student well-being.Dr. Grace Gowdy Dr. Gowdy is an Assistant Professor at North Carolina A&Tˆa C™s Department of Social Work & Soci- ology. Dr. Gowdy currently works on multiple studies examining how formal and informal mentoring relationships can support educational outcomes for histoShea Bigsby, Dr. Shea Bigsby is the Coordinator of Graduate Writing Services in the Graduate College at North Car- olina A&T State University. In this position, he develops resources and conducts workshops to help graduate students improve their writing skills and complete thesis/dissertation formatting and submission requirements. He also develops programming
the success of this project.References 1. V. L. Baker and K. A. Griffin, “Beyond mentoring and advising: Toward understanding the role of faculty ‘developers’ in student success.,” About Campus: Enriching the Student Learning Experience, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 2–8, 2010. 2. K. M. Thomas, L. A. Willis, and J. Davis, “Mentoring minority graduate students: Issues and strategies for institutions, faculty, and students,” Equal Opportunities International, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 178–192, 2007. 3. L. F. Alcocer and A. Martinez, “Mentoring hispanic students: A literature review,” Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 393–401, 2017. 4. I. Villanueva, L. Gelles, M. Di Stefano, B. Smith, R. Tull, S. Lord, L
Paper ID #39105Future GR.A.D.S. (Graduate & Advanced Degree Students); A MentoringProgram to Support Undergraduate Hispanic Seniors through the GraduateSchool Application Process.Susan Arnold Christian Susan Arnold Christian currently serves the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers as a Manager for the Research & Innovation office. She helps lead the MentorSHPE and InternSHPE programs in this role. In her former roles she has served as the Assistant Director for the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA from 2010-2020. Prior to joining Virginia Tech in
their development offive skills, where a grade of ‘F’ is 1 point, and a grade of ‘A’ is 5 points. These five skills areCommunication with audiences from different academic disciplines and the public,Understanding FEW stakeholders, Identify potential research partnerships, Interdisciplinaryteamwork, Understand potential career pathways: government, academia, industry. Then wecalculated mean student rating for each skill. Figure 1 offers a summative depiction of studentratings for how well the NRT program supported development of the five skills. All cohorts ratedthe NRT program similarly for each skill, with a grade at or near 4.0, which is a ‘B.'Figure 1: Students gave the NRT a grade for how well the NRT program supported trainees’development
Paper ID #46058Forward Fellows: An extended onboarding program to foster a sense of belongingand research self-efficacy in incoming graduate studentsDr. Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel, University of Wisconsin - Madison Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel has been the Education Director for the Wisconsin Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) since 2012 and the Wisconsin Education lead for the Wisconsin-Puerto Rico Partnership in Research and Education and Materials (WiPR2EM) since 2017. In these roles, Anne Lynn collaborates with researchers to broaden participation of historically underrepresented groups in materials
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Paper ID #48603Utilizing Project Management Principles to Administer a Graduate EngineeringRecruitment InitiativeDr. Colleen L. Coulter, Purdue University College of Engineering Dr. Colleen Coulter serves as the Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment for Purdue University’s College of Engineering. She previously spent nearly 15 years at Purdue University West Lafayette leading innovations in recruitment, admissions, retention, and curricular design for interdisciplinary graduate programs. As a national expert in graduate recruitment, Dr. Coulter served as the inaugural president and founder of the Midwestern Association