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GSD 2: Identity and Motivation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allyce Horan, Colorado School of Mines

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. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Cultivating Community and Confidence Through the Thesis Writers RetreatIntroductionOur institution’s first Thesis Writers Retreat was implemented in 2019 during a time whengraduate students’ mental health, progress towards graduation, and academic support became akey focus. The Colorado School of Mines Writing Center was a key element of that support, witha goal that year to drastically increase graduate student services through programming and one-on-one consultations. Graduate students would share feelings of extreme stress, isolation, and amisunderstanding of both short-term and long-term goals with their advisors, feelings that are alltoo familiar to anyone working their way through graduate

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Dustin B. Thoman, San Diego State University; Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University

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Venkataraman, San Diego State University Satchi Venkataraman, Ph.D., is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering. He has served as Graduate Advisor for the Aerospace Engineering program (17 years) and as an Associate Director at the Computational Sciences Research Center at San Diego State University (11 years). His expertise is in computational mechanics and optimization applied to design of lightweight and durable composite aircraft structures. He has extensive experience in developing programs for student professional development and broadening participation (co-PI and PI on three NSF S-STEM grants). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Exploring Interdisciplinary Identity Formation in

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Onboarding and Community Building in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Ifeoma Nwanua, University of Florida

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Paper ID #41719”Ima Nmadu”: Building Academic Success Through Relationships—A BlackCivil Engineering Ph.D. Student’s Autoethnographic InsightsMiss Mary Ifeoma Nwanua, University of Florida ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024"Ima Nmadu": Building Academic Success Through Relationships - A BlackCivil Engineering Ph.D. Student's Autoethnographic Insights Mary Ifeoma NwanuaDivision: Graduate StudiesAbstractThe need to diversify the engineering workforce is a national imperative, emphasizing broadeningparticipation and fostering inclusivity. Achieving this goal necessitates

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GSD 2: Identity and Motivation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Ifeoma Mary Nwanua, University of Florida; Jasmine E. McNealy, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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to tackle complex engineering education problems across the learner life span. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Development of a Diagnostic Tool to Identify Graduate Students' Self- Determined CommunicationAbstractEffective communication is essential for the professional development and preparation ofgraduate engineering students, yet existing instruments do not adequately define and assess howstudents develop autonomy, competence, and relatedness in academic discourse. Grounded inSelf-Determination Theory (SDT), this study presents the Communication & Facilitation ofLearning in Oral & Written Scholarship (COMM-FLOWS) diagnostic tool, a novel

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GSD 2: Identity and Motivation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Webb, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Paper ID #45835Tracking the Evolution of Interdisciplinary Identity-Based Motivation in EngineeringGraduate Students: A Longitudinal StudyDr. Margaret Webb, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Margaret (Maggie) Webb is holds a PhD in Engineering Education and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, as well as a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary identities and motivation in engineering education, examining interdisciplinary graduate education, convergent research approaches, and applying organizational systems theories to develop ethical

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelli Cargile Cook, Texas Tech University; Fabiola Liliana Carrion-Anampa, Texas Tech University; Diego Alejandro Polanco-Lahoz, Texas Tech University; Jennifer A. Cross, Texas Tech University; Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Nanyang Technological University

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improved to support student mental health,reduce attrition rates, and bridge the gender and ethno-racial gaps in graduation rates, makingdoctoral education a more viable career path for engineers.Identity development in engineering doctoral students Research on identity development in engineering students has primarily focused onundergraduates, and only a handful have considered identity development in graduate students[1], [2], [3], [4]. Because engineering graduate students, and especially doctoral students, oftenmatriculate with professional experience, researchers have assumed that graduate students enterdoctoral programs with a ready-made professional identity as engineers. However, training indoctoral engineering programs requires

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GSD 8: Industry and Professional Skills

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jen (Jennifer) Herman, The Ohio State University; Leah Wahlin, The Ohio State University; Deborah Kuzawa, The Ohio State University

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their engineering education research communications skills.BackgroundResearchers have documented how graduate students in engineering PhD programs learn to writeand communicate their research findings effectively. Benefits have been demonstrated throughapproaches grounded in genre analysis theory [9] and academic literacies theories [7], [1], whichaim to introduce students to “disciplinary conventions for writing” [1, p. 10] as theysimultaneously take on writing as part of their developing researcher identity [7]. Studies havefurther demonstrated that this identity development occurs through socialization, includinginformal conversations, coursework, and formal presentations and papers [1]. Other worksuggests development of this researcher and

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GSD 7: Innovative Graduate Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yunus Doğan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Matthew James Lydon, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #46452Convergence Research in Graduate Engineering EducationDr. Yunus Do˘gan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yunus Do˘gan Telliel is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is in the Humanities and Arts department and has collaborative faculty appointments in the Interactive Media and Game Development program and the Robotics Engineering department.Mr. Matthew James Lydon, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Convergence Research in Graduate Engineering Education Yunus

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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focuses on communication, collabo- ration, and identity in engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Investigating Graduate Students’ Perspectives of Influences on Interdisciplinary Scholar Identity Development: An Ecological Systems Theory ApproachAbstractSpanning hundreds of higher education institutions, the surge in interdisciplinary graduateprograms designed to prepare the future STEM professoriate for the grand challenges, big ideas,and demands for convergence is difficult to ignore. These interdisciplinary graduate programspose great opportunities for expanding the professional skills and knowledge base of STEMgraduate students, but they exist

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie M. Rieland, University of Michigan; Shamalee Goonetilleke, University of Michigan; Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

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, identity building, and coping for boththe producer and the consumer [27], [28]. Moreover, social media and memes have beenidentified as an important medium through which minoritized graduate students, especially atprimarily white institutions, can build social support, challenge racialized stereotyping, solicitadvice, and practice self-care [28], [29].Meme-producers often leverage techniques such as hyperbole, humor, and dark humor toexaggerate their lived-experiences in the quest for “relatability,” likes, and retweets. While manyindividuals [27] including the present authors, have associated graduate school memes withfeeling less alone in their programs and development of their identity as graduate students, thesesame memes may serve to

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Webb, Virginia Tech ; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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theory and facilitating interdisciplinary graduate programs; the identity development and experiences of interdisciplinary engineering graduate students and faculty; and the decision-making processes and factors impacting implementation of interdisciplinary graduate education initiatives. She works as a graduate research assistant for the Virginia Tech Disaster Resilience and Risk Management interdisciplinary graduate program, as well as for the VT Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Mentoring Programs in Graduate Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (TGC); Matthew Bonner Aurelius McCullough, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (TCG); Grace Gowdy; Shea Bigsby; Dawayne Whittington; Juanda Johnson-Taylor

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, presentations, and web materials to support numerous initiatives related to graduate student professional development, graduate assistant training, and other enrolled student services.Dawayne WhittingtonJuanda Johnson-Taylor ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 NCLSAMP Bridges to the Doctorate: Preparing future minority Ph.D. researchers (PFMPR) through a holistic graduate student development modelIntroductionWhile there are initiatives, such as the Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate(AGEP) embedded in universities across the country that focus on preparing the next generationof science, technology, engineering, and math scholars who are prepared to enter the STEM

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 9: Lessons Learned from Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Le Shorn Benjamin, University of Houston; Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston

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families to hands-on STEM experiences. Henderson’s research interests are in engineering identity development among Black men. He was most recently recognized by INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine as an Inspiring STEM Leader, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) Outstanding Young Alumni Award, and Career Communications Group with a Black Engineer of the Year Award for college- level promotion of engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID 39415 Contemplating Quality: Conceptions of

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Mentoring Programs in Graduate Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nahndi Tirrell Kirk-Bradley, Texas A&M University; Cara London, Texas A&M University; Eldridge Raymond Jr., Texas A&M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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treatment in stored grains and 2) innovate instructional strategies for Biologicaland Agricultural Engineering students. She is also a Member of the Engineering Education Faculty, In-stitute for Engineering Education and Innovation, Food Science Graduate Faculty, and MultidisciplinaryEngineering Graduate Faculty groups at Texas A&M University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Abstract Effective mentoring is critical to the success of graduate students; however, manymentors lack the skills and resources necessary to provide comprehensive support. To addressthis issue, the STAND model offers a framework for faculty mentors to guide and support theirstudents through five main actions: setting

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Crystal Alicia Nattoo, Stanford University; Crystal E Winston, Stanford University; Rachel A. G. Adenekan, Stanford University

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Precision Health and Integrated Diagnostics Center, the Stanford Center for Digital Health, the Stanford Diabetes Research Center, and the Stanford Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Fellowship. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 “How You Got Me Messed Up”: A Critical Analysis of Doctoral Engineering Education through the Lens of Black PhD Candidates Crystal A. Nattoo, Crystal E. Winston, Rachel A. G. AdenekanAbstract Engineering graduate education has been the machine keeping research and developmentafloat for decades. There have been recent efforts to increase the number of students from under-represented backgrounds admitted to doctoral

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Susan K Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh; Götz Veser, University of Pittsburgh

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2018publication Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century [1], emphasize the importance of transforminggraduate education to address these gaps. This transformation requires programs to incorporatecommunication, teamwork, leadership, and adaptability skills, essential for success in academia, industry,and entrepreneurial endeavors. At the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, theDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering has pioneered this transformation by developing aPersonalized Learning Model (PLM) for graduate education.The PLM, funded by the National Science Foundation Innovations in Graduate Education award, introducesa five-component framework to personalize graduate learning. This paper focuses on the secondcomponent

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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April A. Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Valerie E. Kerr, University of Pittsburgh; Susan K. Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh; Götz Veser, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh

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personalized learningmodel (PLM) for graduate education within the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. Thismodel aims to transform and modernize graduate STEM education through a personalized, inclusive, andstudent-centered approach, which will, in turn, advance existing knowledge on the relationship betweenpersonalized learning and student outcomes.The principles of personalized learning guide the PLM. It is comprised of five components. The first threecomponents provide an intentional approach to learning: Instructional Goals developed for each studentbased on a learner profile and individual development plans (IDP), a purposeful Task Environment thatbreaks the traditional three-credit coursework into modules and co-curricular

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tess Bisbee Meier, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yunus Doğan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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scholar identity development: An ecological systems theory approach. In 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2023.[14] Stephen Billett. Learning through practice. In Learning through practice: Models, traditions, orientations and approaches, pages 1–20. Springer, 2010.[15] Rex Fisher. Learning by teaching in engineering technology education. In 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, pages 9–847, 2004.[16] Nicole McIntyre, Catherine Amelink, and Jeffrey Bokor. Career development impacts of a research program on graduate student and postdoc mentors. In 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, 2020.[17] Dimitra Kokotsaki, Victoria Menzies, and Andy Wiggins. Project-based learning: A review of the literature. Improving

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GSD 8: Industry and Professional Skills

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jemimmah Namodi, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University ; Gül E. Kremer, University of Dayton; Qing Li; Shan Jiang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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. Drawing from his industry background, he founded the Graduates Advancing Professional Skills (GAPS) program, which is supported by NSF IGE funding to enhance professional skills training for STEM graduate students. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Empowering Professional Skill Training for STEM Graduate StudentsThrough Active Learning and Inductive TeachingAbstractThe Graduates Advancing Professional Skills (GAPS) program, funded by the National ScienceFoundation, supports professional skills development in STEM graduate education. In traditionalSTEM curricula, technical knowledge is often prioritized, while key competencies such asproject management, communication, and teamwork are frequently

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Conner, Clemson University; Skylar Hubbarth, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Paper ID #43247Impacts of Near-Peer Mentoring Between Graduate Students and UndergraduateTransfer Students in Engineering and ComputingShannon Conner, Clemson UniversitySkylar Hubbarth, Clemson UniversityDr. D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University Dr. Boyer is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering & Science Education in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences at Clemson University. His work focuses on how technology supports knowledge building and transfer in a range of learning environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Impacts of

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: Professional Development for Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Mandeltort, University of Virginia; Priya Date, University of Virginia; Amy M. Clobes, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #38378Better together: Co-design and co-teaching as professional developmentLynn Mandeltort, University of VirginiaDr. Priya Date, University of VirginiaDr. Amy M. Clobes, University of Virginia Dr. Amy M. Clobes is committed to supporting current and future graduate students as Assistant Dean for Graduate Affairs for the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. In her current role, Dr. Clobes collaborates to support existing programs and develops new initiatives in graduate student recruitment, training, education, and career and professional development. Dr. Clobes holds a B.S. in

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: Professional Development for Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Elisabeth Gehr, Purdue University; Emily Garcia, Purdue University; Suzanne Swaine, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Stephen McBride, Purdue University; Joseph Vincent Rispoli, Purdue University; Christopher Greg Brinton

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surveys from the Graduate Student Experience in the Research University (gradSERU)online service. The fellows recognized several gaps in Purdue’s graduate mentoring experiencethat needed to be addressed: an engineering-specific individual development plan (IDP), surveysof faculty members, and educating students about taboo mentorship topics.An IDP was created for PhD or master’s students in the College of Engineering. The document isintended to guide students through four steps: a skillset self-assessment, goals for Year 1 ofgraduate school, a meeting between student and advisor, and progress updates after the first year.The IDP was published on the university website and distributed among the engineeringdepartments in August 2022 and has since

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Emily Grace Weigel, Georgia Institute of Technology

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of the five. This finding aligns with TPI development, which notesthat this perspective reflects “a small, but important group” of educators [31]. In terms ofgraduate students who are currently building their identities as instructors, this pattern may alsoreflect the challenges of integrating broader societal change into teaching practices when needingto prioritize more immediate classroom concerns. Further, the differences identified betweenparticipants’ beliefs, intentions, and actions underscore the importance of providing structuredteacher training. Such training can play a critical role in helping graduate students navigate thedissonance and conflicts they experience as they reconcile their evolving teaching philosophieswith practical

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Recruitment and Support in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa V. B. Santos, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah J. Boehm, Pennsylvania State University; Fadi Castronovo, California State University, East Bay; Tiffany A. Mathews, Pennsylvania State University

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fourth and final task while also following suggestions made previouslyregarding the easing of financial burdens [16]. The Graduate Research Experience and Transitioning to Grad School (GREaT GradS)program was developed to borrow from undergraduate bridge programs and interventions whilemaintaining that one does not need to approach graduate students who have already beenadmitted under the premise of a deficit model, such as the Meyerhoff Scholars Program [23] -[25] or Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program [26], [27].GREaT GradS is a 6-week, graduate foundational program for incoming students in STEMdisciplines, including engineering, materials science, chemistry, and physics. GREaT GradS wasdesigned to

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Dale Robbennolt; Anne Hart, University of Tennessee, Memphis

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Education Research & Development, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 565-578, 2019.[4] G. M. Sallai, J. Vicente, K. Shanachilubwa, and C. Berdanier, “Coping landscapes: How graduate engineering students’ coping mechanisms correspond with dominant stressors in graduate school,” In American Society for Engineering Education 2022 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, USA, June 26-29, 2022.[5] L. Osbeck, N. Nersessian, K. Malone, and W. Newstetter, Science as psychology: Sense-Making and identity in science practice. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 2010.[6] B. A. Burt, “Toward a theory of engineering professorial intentions: The role of research group experiences,” American Educational Research Journal

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GSD 1: From Recruitment to Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Wendy C. Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Victor zavala, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Derek Johnson, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kerri Lyn Phillips, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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guide the development of FF. Programs to help youth transition toundergraduate college environments, especially in STEM fields, have been around since at leastthe 1990s, and were part of a push that gained momentum in the 2000s to increase the diversityof STEM professionals [10]. A well-known example is the Meyerhoff program, established in1988 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), as an undergraduate bridgeprogram whose model centers on community building and mentoring outreach opportunities[11]. An example of a similar program at the graduate school level is the Graduate EngineeringResearch Scholars Program (GERS), started in 1999 at the at University of Wisconsin-MadisonCollege of Engineering, with a core focus on student

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyena Cho, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Teaching and Leadership Course on Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Learning of Pedagogy,” in Proc. ASEE Annu. Conf. & Expo., Portland, OR, USA, Jun. 2024. doi: 10.18260/1-2--48105.[6] Y. Chen, B. Johnson, M. Pool, S. Shehab, and B. Johnson, “Engagement in Practice: Toward Building University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Multi-Disciplinary Service-Learning Ecosystem,” in Proc. ASEE Annu. Conf. & Expo., Minneapolis, MN, USA, Aug. 2022. doi: 10.18260/1-2--41184.[7] Y. W. Chen, B. E. Johnson, S. Shehab, and M. Pool, “Engagement in Practice: Maximizing the Impact of Service-Learning Activities Through Collaboration with K–12 Educators,” in Proc. ASEE Annu. Conf. & Expo., Baltimore, MD, USA, Jun. 2023. doi

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GSD 1: From Recruitment to Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordan Min Peyton, Ohio State University

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Paper ID #47528The Process of Applying to Graduate School as an Undergraduate: A ScopingLiterature ReviewJordan Min Peyton, Ohio State University Jordan Peyton [ ] is a Ph.D. student and Graduate Research Assistant for the LEARN-CS group. They have worked in K-12, Higher Education, Corporate DEI, and APIDA Nonprofits. Research interests include Minority Serving Institution (MSI) partnerships with Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) in engineering spaces, undergraduate to graduate pathways for MSI students, and disaggregating the data in the APIDA umbrella. ©American Society for Engineering

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GSD 4: Stressors and Supports

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Dustin Thoman, San Diego State University; Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University

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for Engineering Education, 2025From Checklist to Lifestyle: Transforming Student IDPs intoGrowth HabitsAbstractDeveloping an individual development plan (IDP) is a key component in the professionaldevelopment activities for graduate students. A well-designed IDP supports the student throughseveral steps of professional development planning and goal setting. First, the IDP helps thestudent articulate career goals. Second, the IDP guides students to identify specific strategies oractivities to help make progress toward those goals, including undertaking activities thatcontribute to academic, professional and personal growth and pursuing focused careerexplorations to continually refine or change career goals. Third, the IDP supports the students