Paper ID #40614Full Paper: Incorporating Academic Coaching in First-Year EngineeringProgram to Support Student Success and PersistenceDr. Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas Dr. Aysa Galbraith is a Teaching Associate Professor in the First-Year Engineering Program at Uni- versity of Arkansas. She received her PhD in Chemical Engineering from Chemical and Biomolecular Department at North Carolina State University in 2006. She is responsible from coordinating the First- Year Honors Research Experience, teaching Introduction to Engineering, developing course material, and advising freshmen engineering students.Dr. Heath Aren
Paper ID #36355Full Paper:Student Perceptions of Involvement, Identity, and Success inan NSF-funded STEM Access Program at Baylor UniversityJessica Martin, Baylor University Jessica has worked in a variety of capacities within higher education and student affairs over the past 7 years. She earned her M.A in Higher Education and Student Development at Taylor University in 2018 and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Higher Education Studies and Leadership at Baylor University, where she assists with a variety of research initiatives.Jana Roste, Baylor University After receiving her M.A. in Higher Education and Student Affairs