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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mayra S. Artiles Ph.D., Arizona State University; Juan M. Cruz, Rowan University; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC

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evaluative needs and expectations of federally funded grants with regard to accountability and compliance. In addition, she has served as a panel reviewer for NSF proposals for S-STEM and other EHR programs, GAANN, SIP, and EOC with the USDOE, and is currently an AQIP Reviewer and Peer Reviewer for the NCA Higher Learning Commission. As an administrator, Gwen has served Director of Assessment for 6 years and Executive Assistant to the President for one year at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She has also served as Assistant to the President and Provost for Special Projects at a Old Dominion University. Her experience as a Commissioner on the Indiana Commission for Higher Education has allowed her to embrace a

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Tara Hornor, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel

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engineering, highway design. engineering management, geographic information systems, and land surveying. He has served in numerous leadership positions in ITE, ASCE and TRB. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Impact of Calculus Peer Mentoring on Leadership Development and Math Self-EfficacyIntroductionPilot ExCEL Calculus SequenceWe have recently piloted a three-semester Calculus experience for scholars in the Excellence inCivil Engineering Leadership (ExCEL) program, which is sponsored through a National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) grant. The goal of the ExCEL

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 5

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mohsen M. Dorodchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Alexandria Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Audrey Rorrer; David K. Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Lijuan Cao, University of North Carolina Charlotte

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

students (S-STEM), Researcher Practitioner Partnership (RPP), IUSE, and EAGER.Alexandria Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Alexandria Benedict is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte pursuing her Master’s in Computer Science. She is a research assistant under the RPP STEM Ecosystem Project which helps study the effects of computational thinking inside classrooms.Audrey RorrerDr. David K. Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dr. David Pugalee is a full professor, and Director of the Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (STEM) at UNC Charlotte. The recipient of millions of dollars in grant- funding, Dr. Pugalee has also

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Diversity and Two-year Colleges Part 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University; Hanqi Zhuang, Florida Atlantic University

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Two-Year College

Oxford, UK. Professor Zilouchian is senior member of several professional societies including Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Nancy Romance , Florida Atlantic University Dr. Romance is Professor of Science/Engineering Education and Director of FAU’s STEM Collaborative. She is currently PI on the Title III Hispanic Serving Institution STEM Articulation grant and Co-PI on the College of Engineering and Computer Science’s NSF S STEM grant guiding engineering majors toward completion of a MS degree in Artificial Intelligence. Her work is focused extensively on science and engi- neering activities to promote enhanced classroom engagement of students and increased discipline-based educational

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Construction 3: Beyond the Academy: Leveraging Partnerships, Internships, and Outreach

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University ; Musibau Adeola Shofoluwe, North Carolina A&T State University; Rico Kelley Jr., North Carolina A&T State University ; Evelyn R. Sowells, North Carolina A&T State University; Robert B. Pyle, North Carolina A&T State University

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Construction

. Accessed March 15, 2017. 6. Katz, S. M. The entry-level engineer: Problems in transition from student to professional. Journal of Engineering Education. 1993; 82(3), 171-174. doi: 10.1002/j.2168- 9830.1993.tb00097.x 7. Norback, J. S., Leeds, E. M., and Forehand, G. A. Engineering communication – executive perspective on the necessary skills for students. International Journal of Modern Engineering. 2009. 10(1), 11 – 19. 8. Brown, T. R. and Ahmadian, M. Improving students’ soft skills through an NSF- supported S-STEM Scholarship Program. In: Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2014. https://www.asee.org/public/conferences/32/papers/9054

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Graduate Student Writing and Communication

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan M. Cruz, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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building in evaluation. With 20 years of experience in project evaluation and implementation of educational activities for over $100M in federal and state funded projects, Gwen consistently works collaboratively with her clients to maximize evaluation outcomes. As an external evaluator, Gwen has conducted over 80 evaluations in various areas with an emphasis in STEM-H related curriculum experiences at various colleges and universities across the U.S. Gwen’s work with NSF, USDOE, DOE, DOD, HRSA, and DOJ helps provide the evaluative needs and expectations of federally funded grants with regard to accountability and compliance. In addition, she has served as a panel reviewer for NSF proposals for S-STEM and other EHR

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University; Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Rachid Belmasrour, Southern University at New Orleans; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

emphasis in STEM-H related curriculum experiences at various colleges and universities across the U.S. Gwen’s work with NSF, USDOE, DOE, DOD, HRSA, and DOJ helps in providing the evaluative needs and expectations of federally funded grants with regard to accountability and compliance. In addition, she has served as a panel reviewer for NSF proposals for S-STEM and other EHR programs, GAANN, SIP, and EOC with the USDOE, and is currently an AQIP Reviewer and Peer Reviewer for the NCA Higher Learning Commission. As an administrator, Gwen has served Director of Assessment for 6 years and Executive Assistant to the President for one year at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She has also served as Assistant to the

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Morrison, University of Notre Dame

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College Industry Partnerships

exchange of ideasbetween all participants. Annually implementation of outcomes will create a feedback loop,cultivating continuous growth of research and educational excellence.There currently exist several transdisciplinary NSF programs, such as REU and RET Sites, S-STEM, STEM+C, STELAR, INCLUDES and ITEST, which integrate STEM teaching, learning,and research for preK-post secondary students in formal and informal settings. The vision of theSTEM Culture of Excellence Center is to extend these programs by simultaneously bringingknowledge and innovation to school districts and community colleges, as well as broadeningparticipation, by supporting active research and mentorship opportunities between teachers, HS,UG, and graduate scholars, and provide

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Maker Spaces in Design Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Carolyn Keller, University of Wisconsin, Platteville ; Jodi F. Prosise, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

at University of Minnesota and her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. She teaches courses in both Industrial and Mechanical Engineering at SAU, focusing in Engineering Graphics, Manufacturing, the Engineering Sciences, and Design. She was recently the PI of an NSF S-STEM grant to recruit rural stu- dents from Iowa and Illinois into STEM. Dr. Prosise mentors the collegiate chapter of SWE and organizes many outreach events encourage girls to go into STEM. She leads a study-abroad trip for engineering students to Brazil every-other-year, where students design, build, and implement assistive technologies for people with disabilities. Her research focus is to develop

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First-year Programs Division: Retention

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ordel Brown, Northwestern University; Robin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University

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3admission criteria were conditionally admitted to the engineering college in Track 3 if theycompleted the AcES program. Figure 2 also indicates that four of the five cohorts had a majorityTrack 3 students, and only the 2015 cohort had a majority of Track 2 students.Cohorts entering in fall 2016 and later were eligible for AcES specific scholarships funded by anNSF S-STEM grant. The scholarships were awarded based on students’ financial need andacademic performance, and are renewable for up to five years for students maintaining a collegecumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and remaining in the engineering college.3.2 Curricular StructureIn years 2012-2015 the AcES program consisted of a summer bridge experience, a professionaldevelopment course during

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Graduate Recruitment and Retention

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colby Weishaar, University of Arkansas; Manuel D. Rossetti, University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Trevor Joe Dodson, University of Arkansas

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GRE from the pre and post survey with 78% ofthe participants reporting that they agreed or strongly agreed to that they felt more prepared totake the GRE. The attendance from the two workshops was recorded by the number of surveyresponses collected, which increased from 36 to 51 (42% increase).IntroductionThe NSF S-STEM program provides student scholarship funds to encourage and enableacademically talented but financially needy students to complete STEM degrees and enter theworkforce. The Student Integrated Intern Research Experience (SIIRE) project [1] addressesNSF’s programmatic goal by integrating external (industry supported) intern or co-opexperiences for students with ongoing on-campus engineering research activities to provide aguided

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The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Catherine Rose Bates, Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Alliance as a method toincrease retention among prospective first-year underrepresented minority STEM students. The one-dayBridge program aimed to increase student belonging among first-year LSAMP students. The universityLSAMP program is housed in the Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives (ISDI). The LSAMPprogram has been on campus at Boise State University since 2011 and moved to ISDI in 2015. Thisorganizational shift has helped leverage funding and collaboration for LSAMP’s Bridge component, andhelped the program evolve into a multiple day Bridge experience. The program is now co-organized byLSAMP and an NSF-funded S-STEM scholarship program, SAGE Scholars, which follows the Redshirtin Engineering model ​[23]–[25]​.Program

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Catherine Mobley, Clemson University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

researcher, including studying academic policies, gender and ethnicity issues, transfers, and matriculation models with MIDFIELD as well as student veterans in engi- neering. Her evaluation work includes evaluating teamwork models, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #25442Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Lakiesha N. Williams, Mississippi State University; Linda T Coats; Debora F Rodrigues, University of Houston (CoE); Judit Eva Puskas; Frank "Fritz" J Claydon, University of Houston (CoE)

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undergraduates. Economics Education Review 29: 935-946, 2010.6. Wilson, Z.S., Iyengar, S.S., Pang, S.S., Warner, I.M., Luces, C.A. Increasing access for economically disadvantaged students: the NSF/CSEM & S-STEM programs at Louisiana State University. J. Science Education Technology 21: 581-587, 2012.7. Wilson, Z.S., Holmes, L., deGravelles, K., Sylvain, M.R., Batiste, L., Johnson, M., McGuire, S.Y., Pang, S.S., Warner, I.M. Hierarchical mentoring: a transformative strategy for improving diversity and retention in undergraduate STEM disciplines. Journal Science Education Technology 21: 148-156, 2012.8. Butts, G.C., Hurd, Y., Palermo, A.S., Delburne, D., Saran, S., Zony, C., Krulwich, T.A. Role of institutional climate in fostering

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Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Susan Beth D'Amico, NC State University; Landon Drew LaPorte, North Carolina State University

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Page 26.644.18end of camp. This leads to the ability to do paired sample analysis. Here are findings forengineering camps in the summer of 2014. Constructs are formed from multiple questions infour areas of interest, math, science, engineering and technology and 21st Century Skills. Allattitudes tests are paired sample t-tests from pre and post measures of individuals.ElementaryThe S-STEM assessment created by the MISO project3 has four sections, math, science,Engineering/Tech, 21st century skills. Students are asked questions designed to elicit theirattitudes in these areas. A construct composite is made by averaging responses to questions ineach of the four sections. Here answers are averaged for each participant and then pre scoresand

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Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Virginia Tech

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, Benchmarking: An International Journal, 15(3), 2008, pp. 257-291.19. J. F. Dovidio, S. L. Gaertner and K. Kawakami, Intergroup contact: The past, present, and the future, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 6(1), 2003, pp. 5-21.20. M. R. Anderson-Rowland, A. A. Rodriguez and A. E. Grierson, S-STEM programs for transfer and non- transfer upper division and graduate engineering and computer science students, American Society for Engineering Education and Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23-26, 2013, pp. 1-10.21. W. C. Lee and K. J. Cross, Help me help you: Building a support network for minority engineering students, American Society for Engineering Education and Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23

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Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith E. Holbert P.E., Arizona State University; Taipeng Zhang, Arizona State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

w need to t learn for tthe science ffair project. In addition, theygain familiarity with the subject area a and gen nuinely beginn to recognize that they can impact tthefuture, th hus encourag ging them to take up a caareer in the S STEM domaain. The guest lecturres focus maiinly on prov viding other uuseful informmation. For example, onneguest lecture is aboutt how to mak ke a good prresentation. Presentationns are widelyy used in todday’scollege courses. c This is significaant since the students aree asked to giive an indiviidual presenttationeach week during the program to report their progress. Most of the students then

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Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Cindy S Ziker, SRI International; Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Kamal S. Ali, Jackson State University; Philip Puthumana, Verizon Foundation

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Minorities in Engineering

Male Maker Program Evaluation Design An evaluation framework was developed by the Evaluation Team from SRI International thatincludes a description of project activities, inputs, output and outcomes, data to be collected andmethods of analyses (see Table 2). The evaluation was designed to address the followingresearch question; To what extent does participation in the MMM Program increase students’interest in STEM content, STEM careers, and college attendance? Student surveys werecollected at each program site. One survey used to measure career interest and interest in STEMsubjects was the Student Attitudes toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey, which invites students ingrades 6-12 to give information about their attitudes toward science, technology

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sura Al-Qudah, Western Washington University ; Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Michael Andrew Greiner

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Technical College Jill Davishahl is a faculty member in the engineering department at Bellingham Technical College where she teaches courses ranging from Intro to Engineering Design to Engineering Statics. Outside of teach- ing, Jill is working on the development of a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Technology and is currently PI on the NSF funded ATE project grant in renewable energy as well as PI on an NSF funded S-STEM project. She holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington.Mr. Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College Eric Davishahl is faculty and engineering program coordinator at Whatcom Community College. His teaching and research interests include

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashis Nandy, Northern New Mexico College; Steve Cox, Northern New Mexico College; Stephanie Amedeo-Marquez, Northern New Mexico College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (2001). Dr. Nandy had served as a Co-Principal Investigator of an NSF S-STEM Project, and is currently serving as the Principal-Investigator of an NSF IUSE project. Dr. Nandy is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).Steve Cox, Northern New Mexico College Schooled at Marquette University in Electrical Engineering and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and New York University in Mathematics. Joined the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University in 1988 and the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine in 2004. Held visiting positions in Madrid, Cologne and

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Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum - Technical Session 11

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Maya Rucks, Clemson University; Cindy Waters, Naval Surface Warfare Center

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

initiatives, teacher and faculty professional development programs, and S-STEM programs.Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on engineering education; she has served as a Co-PI on several engineering education research projects, including one on

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Track: Special Topic - Identity Technical Session 13

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity, Special Topic: Identity

, broadening participation initiatives, and S-STEM and LSAMP programs.Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford Univer- sity. She is currently Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests include inclusive pedagogies, electronics, optoelectronics, materials sci- ence, first year engineering courses, feminist and liberative pedagogies, engineering student persistence, and student autonomy. Her research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Lord is a fellow of the ASEE and IEEE and is active in the engineering education community including

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2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Anna Tanguma- Gallegos, Arizona State University; Emery DeWitt, Florence-Darlington Technical College

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Two-Year College

. One KickStarter HSI, aparticipant in HSI ATE Hub Cohort 1, submitted a proposal to ATE and remains underconsideration for an award. Thirty HSIs have participated in the first six Cohorts ofMentor-Connect of which 23 submitted proposals to ATE, with an award rate of 70%. It isworth noting three declinations and two missed submissions during Mentor-Connect were laterawarded ATE grants on subsequent attempts. Before the HSI ATE Hub, 10 HSIs from 3KickStarter Cohorts submitted proposals to ATE, with an award rate of 75%. An additional 24proposals were submitted to other NSF programs (e.g. HSI, S-STEM) by 2-year HSIs inKickStarter with an overall award rate of 50%.Cohort 1Of 32 total applicants to Mentor-Connect, 22 were accepted to the Mentor

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First-Year Programs: Major Choice

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Amanda Marie Singer, Michigan Technological University; Jason Mathews, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

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Collaboration and Communication in Problem-based Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohsen M. Dorodchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Nasrin Dehbozorgi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Aileen Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Erfan Al-Hossami, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Alexandria Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Educational Research and Methods

this field including learning and predictive analytics for student success, S-Stem NSF grant, Research Practitioner Partnership NSF grant, and Spatial Reasoning Impact Study in CS1.Nasrin Dehbozorgi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Researcher and Ph.D. candidate in the department of Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Conducting research in the area of CSE by applying AI/NLP to do learning analytics, devel- oping models to operationalize attitude in collaborative conversations and pedagogical design patterns.Aileen Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Aileen Benedict is a Ph.D. student and GAANN Fellow at UNC Charlotte, who has been mentored in teaching since 2016

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Undergraduate Student Issues II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa A Dagley, University of Central Florida; Nirmala Ramlakhan, Nee-Moh, Inc; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida

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Women in Engineering

the NSF-funded S- STEM program at UCF entitled the ”Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program” as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled ”EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence.” Dr. Young’s interests are in improving STEM education.Dr. Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida Michael Georgiopoulos received the Diploma in EE from the National Technical University in Athens, his MS degree and Ph.D. degree in EE from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, in 1981, 1983 and 1986, respectively. He is currently a Professor in the Department of EECS at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. From September 2011 to June 2012 he served as the Interim

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Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

goal of every engineeringschool. Overall, we should be considering both pathways to creating a more inclusive system.  Bibliography 1 "Abstracts of Studies about Diversity in Engineering and Science" Online Ethics Center for Engineering 8/6/2009National Academy of Engineering 2 "Synergies (2008 Annual Report) ". Rep. National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. Web..3 Lim, V. "A Feeling of Belonging and Effectiveness Key to Women's Success." Diverse: Issues in HigherEducation 26.2 (2009): 17.4 Kukreti, A., Simonson, K., Johnson, K., and L. Evans. "A NSF-Supported S-STEM Scholarship Program forRecruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Ethnic and Women Students in Engineering." ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, Conference

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris R. Rehmann, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Mark Laingen, Iowa State University; Steven K. Mickelson, Iowa State University; Thomas J. Brumm, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

the undergraduate program in computer engineering at MSU. She also served as interim department chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2000 to 2001. She was a research staff member in the Scalable Computing Laboratory at the Ames Laboratory under a U.S-D.O.E. Postdoctoral Fellowship from 1989 to 1991. Her teaching and research has focused on the areas of embedded computer systems, reconfigurable hardware, integrated program development and performance environments for parallel and distributed systems, visualization, performance monitoring and evaluation, and engineering education. She currently serves as principal investigator for NSF STEP and S-STEM grants in the college. Dr. Rover is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gwen Lee-Thomas, Ph.D., Old Dominion University; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida

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NSF Grantees

and universities; panel reviewer for US DOE GAANN Fellowships (2009, 2010), NSF EEP (2005-08), and S-STEM (2008). Her assessment findings and evaluative works are reported in IEEE, presented in ASEE and FIE conference proceedings, and acknowledged in Mixed-Nuts on several different projects. Dr. Lee- Thomas also presented her evaluative work as a key component in an award-winning NPR radio broadcast ”Sounds of Progress” on The Women In Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ON THE AIR! as part of a NSF funded project with Norfolk State University’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology.Autar Kaw, University of South Florida Autar K Kaw is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Jerome

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama; Claire Major, The University of Alabama; Miriam E. Sweeney, The University of Alabama

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #41558Board 285: First-Year Electrical and Computer Engineering UndergraduatePerformance at Identifying Ethical Concerns in IEEE Case StudiesDr. Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. Through NSF funding, he has coordinated REU Sites for engineering students to explore renewable resources and speech pathology. He is also the coordinator for an NSF S-STEM program to prepare students for gateway courses across different disciplines of engineering to support and retain students in