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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5 - Careers and Professional Identity

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto; Emily Macdonald-Roach, University of Toronto

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survey invitation through their onlinenewsletter or social media channels). We also recruited with support from the Faculty of AppliedScience and Engineering’s alumni office at the University of Toronto, Engineering DeansCanada, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), and National Society of Black Engineers(NSBE) Canada, as well as through our institute’s own social media. The survey remained openfor approximately one month. The only two participant inclusion criteria were: 1) respondentmust be an engineering degree graduate, and 2) respondent must have completed anundergraduate engineering degree prior to 2013, as we were interested in graduates with at least10 years of work experience with which to explore their career path trajectory. Given

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6

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were met resulted in faculty in this studychoosing to accept offers and stay within their respective institutions. Proactive and supportivementoring approaches were another way participants felt a sense of mattering. For example,Ashley noted how her mentoring of WOC faculty not only included attention to their careerdevelopment, but how they would balance their personal goals with professional goals, And I've had several that still come to me, "I'm going to make this decision," or, "Should I--" Even now in ADVANCE, I'm working with a faculty member who became an interim dean. She's like, "You're my mentor now," before she became interim dean. So anytime she has a career decision, she'll come to me. She just went up to

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elle Ann Kreiner, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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, couldhelp increase the retention of STEM degree attainment for every group [4]. Multiple theoriesand models deduce the factors associated with retention, success and learning [9]-[12].Numerous previous studies have used an Input-Environment-Output model, which uses students' 2sociocultural and personal background characteristics (sex, race, gender, values) to betterunderstand how students interact with faculty and peers within an academic institution. Fromthese studies, it was demonstrated that students' engagement in curricular and co-curricularexperiences with their peers and faculty has an impact on their general success and ability tolearn. Within

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2 - Personal Situations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Enas Aref, Western Michigan University; Dina Idriss-Wheeler, University of Ottawa; Julia Hajjar, University of Ottawa

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bereavement within academia, particularly among graduate students and faculty,remains limited. Academics, especially women, already grapple with a myriad of demands, andgrief adds another layer of emotional, physical, and psychological challenges, disrupting work-life balance [11]. As grief in academia is multifaceted, there is a need for supportive andinclusive environments that acknowledge and address the diverse experiences of grief amongwomen in academia.Work-Life BalanceWork-life balance can be defined as the act of managing the responsibilities and roles that aperson assumes both in their workplace and personal life while being fully engaged in each roleand demonstrating an attitude of attentiveness and care [19], [20]. Work-life balance

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haroula M. Tzamaras, Pennsylvania State University; Sierra Hicks; Gabriella M. Sallai, Pennsylvania State University; Christine Mathilda Cummings; Lauren Elizabeth Dennis; Hannah Nolte, Pennsylvania State University; Andrea Mesa Restrepo; Cynthia Howard-Reed, Pennsylvania State University

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factor which can help sustainstudents through unconscionable and demoralizing experiences [4]. A study of an entire graduateacademic community at an R1 STEM department shows that communicating about science withpeers, talking about teaching hurdles, and engaging in mentoring relationships contribute heavilyto a sense of belonging [8]. Fostering community and creating channels for communication withgraduate students and their peers and faculty members could provide these opportunities tocirculate information about career opportunities, attract job recruiters, and lead to perceivedacademic success.To assess community needs, this study uses community-led, stakeholder-centric, participatoryresearch. Community-led, stakeholder-centric, participatory

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Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Perspectives on Advancing Women and Gender Equity in Engineering - for the Next 130 Years

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baishakhi Bose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Haleh Barmaki Brotherton, Clemson University; Theo Hopper, University of Michigan; Pamela Martínez Oquendo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lily M. Wang P.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Margaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Tech; Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University

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are equallyimportant in creating an inclusive environment where womxn’s careers can flourish as much astheir male counterparts.R4: I ground my goals for gender equity in engineering for the next 130 years in my undergraduateand graduate mentorship experiences with faculty members as a Latina woman in STEM. As acollege student, I found support and encouragement to attend graduate school from male andfemale faculty mentors alike. I did not perceive any type of discrimination from the faculty,regardless of gender. It is well-established in the literature that female faculty in STEM supportwomen more than their male faculty [13]. Still, I must confess my most salient mentorshipexperiences and support came from male faculty. I found additional

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qian Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU); Biying Wen, Liverpool University; University of Liverpool

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girls’ STEMengagement [15]. Several researchers have found that same-sex role models positivelyinfluence women’s decisions to work in traditionally male-dominated fields [15] [16] [17].Female faculties have been proposed to function as same-sex role models, which mayinoculate female students against the harmful impact of stereotypes impugning their ability incomputer science and engineering [15]. Female faculties’ identity as an educator impact onnext-generational gender equality development [15]. Scholars suggest that more studiesshould provide insights into hidden barriers to female faculty career development in computerscience and engineering [15][18].Identity Negotiation: A Position Theory LensIdentity recognition and acceptance support

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camila Zapata, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Yunia Valentina Recaman, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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skills. The firstcase considers both skills within a higher range of decision-making, where teamwork, togetherwith one's own awareness as influencer within the organization, are closely linked. The secondcase considers technical skills which are present at a lower or operational rank within theorganization, and they are therefore not faced with definitive decision-making, probablyadopting a more consultative leadership style, which lists among its characteristics that of notmaking decisions without first consulting thers.Conclusions, future directionsThe present work was geared to study leadership styles in senior students of the IndustrialEngineering program of an Engineering Faculty of an important Chilean university. Theobjective was to

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary V. Villani, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Ilknur Aydin, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Lisa Cullington, National University

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where students are accustomed to being away from home.The Computer Systems Department at FSC offers two computing programs, namely ComputerProgramming and Information Systems (CPIS), that has existed for over twenty years, andComputer Science (CS), launched in fall 2021. The enrollment has almost doubled, reaching 677at its peak in fall 2022 over the last decade, but the percentage of women hovers between 8-15%(Figure 1). There was a slight spike in the percentage of women enrollment in the introductorysemester of the CS program; however, that has since smoothed. In spring 2020, two tenuredwomen faculty members conducted an analysis of the FSC College activities and initiatives,albeit not sustainable due to assorted reasons, taken by the

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Boyce, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Madeline JoAnna Szoo, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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: 1.95-23.80). In contrast, males who had at least one parent with an undergraduate degree had fewerstart- and end-of-semester concerns than females (regardless of their first-generation status). Wehypothesize that the intersectionality of female and first-generation identities resulted in thispopulation experiencing more negative outcomes compared to females with at least one college-graduate parent, who benefitted from a stronger personal background, or to male first-generationstudents in the gender majority.Role of Pre-Matriculation Credits on Attitudes and Academic OutcomesTo further explore the impact of a student’s pre-college academic preparation, which wepreviously found affected the retention of pre-pandemic engineering students [7], we

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Marcela Silva, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Carolina Alvarado, California State University, Chico

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construction careers, this factor has notbeen studied in any depth in the Chilean context. Thus, it is important to examine the factors thatfacilitate a more detailed understanding of the sense of belonging of women in the nationalconstruction industry. Furthermore, there are not many studies exploring the experiences ofwomen at different stages of their career in CE to see how their perceptions of sense ofbelonging changes as they graduate from the program and incorporate in the field ofconstruction.This research analyzes the perspectives of women related to a construction engineering program,as students, alumni working in the field, and faculty in a construction program, regarding theirsense of belonging. We categorize their experiences and their

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University

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through ROLE has influenced their decisions aboutremaining in engineering and increased the possibility of furthering their education with graduateschool. More academic information and navigational skills are needed to ensure that Latinaengineering students make informed decisions and take advantage of the multiple opportunitiesthat an engineering career can offer.AcknowledgmentsThis research was supported by the National Science Foundation through the BroadeningParticipation in Engineering (BPE) Program, Grant #2131875. References[1] National Girls Collaborative Project, “State of girls and women in STEM,” Feb 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.ngcproject.org/sites/default/files/downloadables

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4 - Hands-on Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Foss, Weber State University; Mark Baugh, Weber State University; Yucheng Liu P.E., South Dakota State University

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paper shows thatusing art as a medium, students can interact with manufacturing technologies in a creative andengaging way.2.1 Project-Based Learning Established in 1965, Problem-Based Learning (PBL) emerged from the collaborative effortsof five faculty members in the Health Sciences, with the visionary leadership of founding DeanJohn Evans at McMaster University [19]. This innovative pedagogical approach places studentsat the center of their learning experience, fostering problem-solving skills within the context ofsmall group dynamics under the guidance of a tutor [19]. In the PBL framework, the learning process is intricately student-driven, with the tutorassuming a facilitating role. This methodology is rooted in an educational

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6 - Institutional Contexts

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebeca Petean, Society of Women Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

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INCLUDES-funded Women of Color in Engineering Collaborative, whose mission is to work cooperatively with other organizations to provide resources to create a supportive, encouraging, and inclusive environment in the engineering workplace. Her SWE research centers on equity issues in STEM education and the workplace, with studies on gender bias, the development of an engineering identity, and the community college transfer pathway. Prior to joining SWE, she worked in higher education policy research and on programs focused on faculty productivity and student success. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, MBA and M.S. in Information Management from Arizona State University, and

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawna Vican, University of Delaware; Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Heather Doty, University of Delaware

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identify institution-specific climate concerns is an importantfirst step in designing effective change efforts.Our workshop was developed to be run in-person, and in small groups (<12 participants is ideal),with a focus on active discussion amongst department chairs. Based on our research andbolstered by social science literature on faculty job satisfaction, we argue department chairs arekey stakeholders in the department climate change process. We made the decision to groupchairs by college when offering the workshop, with the hope that this would lead to groups ofcolleagues sharing similar challenges and perhaps even a distinct culture within their college.Also, chairs within the same college generally have a baseline level of rapport, which

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary V Villani, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Ilknur Aydin, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Lisa Cullington, Sacred Heart University

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, conference attendance in the early years of undergraduate education may assist studentretention in computing majors.However, conference attendance requires additional pre-conference and during-conference supportby faculty members. [25] found that supplementing student attendance with a course designedspecifically to students attending the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing (GHC)or the CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference(https://tapiaconference.cmd-it.org) was helpful for students and faculty alike. This courseprepared students for the experience, engaged students in diversity, equity, and inclusion relatedconversations, and empowered self-exploration among the students participating

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawna Dory, Pennsylvania State University; Luis Roberto Delgado Jr., Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Esther Gomez, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University

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majors than peers who identify as men [6], [16]. This sectionhighlights three barriers to sense of belonging: negative faculty interactions, negative peerinteractions, and stereotype threat. Though it has clearly been established that sense of belonging is an important factor inretaining women undergraduate engineering students, there are some potential barriers that havebeen documented to prevent students from experiencing belongingness. Blair et al. found thatfaculty have the ability to positively or negatively impact women STEM majors’ success [17].Upon studying faculty in a variety of STEM programs, researchers identified three-primarypositions related to how faculty members approach the idea of gender equity: gender blindness,gender

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saiyn Kurmankulov, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan; Dinara Dikhanbayeva; Asma Perveen; Mariza Tsakalerou, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

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another woman or an acquaintance. It is obvious that the role model fromchildhood in the face of relatives offers obvious advantages, but this is not the only way.People are inspired by the career paths and achievements of various persons. And this instillsin women, especially at the beginning of the career path, a deep conviction that they canachieve similar heights in STEM (Q54).Table 3. Comparison of answers of interviewees with intrinsic ability versus when they had a role model Intrinsic ability Role model “The predisposition to subjects of STEM fields “My role model is a former student of the leading influenced my decision to study at