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Track 6: Technical Session 3: Breaking Barriers: Unveiling the Journeys and Triumphs of Faculty Women of Color in STEM Academia

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Kemesha Gabbidon, University of South Florida; Saundra Johnson Austin, University of South Florida

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

driven by a desire for success, recognition, or personal fulfillment.• Impact - A motive to make a significant impact on society, a market, or a specific community, often linked to a sense of purpose.• Value Creation - A strong motivation to create products, services, or solutions that add value to others, whether through innovation, efficiency, or social impact.• The underlined portion here can best be capture as the achievement orientation aspect of motives. 23 Hard skills I for a long time, undervalued my contribution and did not really see the other side of the coin, which was a lot of [] academicians with PhDs have no idea

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 9: Identity & Belonging 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Newsome Holcomb, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lakshmi Raju

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

discipline and an institution for first-year engineering students?BackgroundA Brief Origin Story of ECE Discovery StudioIn Fall 2021, the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering launched a reconfiguredundergraduate curriculum after several years of development— an intensive process thatinvolved a student needs assessment, a review of best practices in engineering curriculum design,collecting industry insights, an external accreditation review, and an inventory of the field’stechnical interest areas (TIAs) and courses [4]. Electrical and computer engineering are broaddisciplines with seemingly endless career paths, and the School’s undergraduate curriculummirrored this expansiveness. While this breadth presented opportunities for

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Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Muldoon, Polytechnic Institute of NYU; Paul T Phamduy, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Raymond Le Grand, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6144Connecting Cognitive Domains of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Robotics to Pro-mote Learning in K-12 EnvironmentJames Muldoon, Polytechnic Institute of NYU James Muldoon received B.S. degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the Univer- sity of South Florida, Tampa, FL, in 2012. Upon graduation, he started research for a M.S. degree in Computer Engineering in the Wireless Telecommunications Lab under the supervision of Dr. Sundeep Rangan at Polytechnic Institute of NYU. He is currently serving as a teaching fellow at the Fort Greene Prep Middle School under NYU-Poly’s GK-12 program funded by the

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Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Baqersad P.E., Kettering University; Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University; Azadeh Sheidaei, Iowa State University; Basem Alzahabi, Alghurair University

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Mechanics

take are interconnected. It is never considered that the distributed load can be in the form of a wind gust applied on a turbine blade.  The economic impact of the subject has not been revealed for the students. The course should contain modules to emphasize that this course can help to create value and make the designs more cost-efficient.To prepare the students to apply their knowledge in real-world problems, an entrepreneurshipmodule will be added to the current course materials. The students will be asked to analyze andoptimize a wind turbine structure.Current Course InformationThere are nine topics covered in the current course of Mechanics of Materials:  Review of Statics: Internal Forces  Concept

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How We Tackled the Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jose Francisco Herbert Acero, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

kits with a net cost ranging between $20 and $40. Kits were purchased with the supportof the Mechanical Engineering department and were sent to the students’ homes. Then, studentswere tasked with designing, assembling, and operating a generalized measurement system, similar tothe ones available in the laboratory. Thereby, students were able to conduct experiments at home,attained the main objective of the laboratory assignment, and orally presented their results throughBCU. Students were allowed to keep the educational kits for use in other upper-division courses.Another author (Instructor B) taught a required undergraduate course in Thermodynamics (ME4293) with an enrollment of 92 students, as well as a graduate course in Advanced

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Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zaker Ali Syed, Clemson University; Tianwei Wang, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Jeff Bertrand; Rebecca S. Hartley, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering

Clemson University, the senior year offers students anopportunity to work with equipment in a laboratory (ME 4440). The material beingdeveloped by CA2VES intends to bridge this gap and provide the students with anintermediate pathway to visualize and understand the fundamental theory. The consultation ofindustry experts in designing university course structure helps to ensure that students areprepared for work assignments after graduation. Most researchers agree that the involvementof industry specialists in setting up and evaluating the university course curriculum isbeneficial.4,5 This can be attributed to the visibility of industry trends and standards by theexternal review boards, thus involving a broad range of stake holders in the course

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mitch Cieminski, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

institution,Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, for incoming first-year engineering students. The paper is theresult of early steps in the implementation of a longer-term, NSF-funded research project thatextends the inquiry to the development of students’ understanding of ethics over the entire arc oftheir undergraduate educational experience [1].Our argument unfolds in five steps. In the section that follows this introduction, we situate ourinquiry within the broader field of engineering ethics research, connecting in particular to workon “macroethics” [2] as it intersects with scholarly work in our primary fields of science andtechnology studies (STS) and engineering studies. The next section reviews in greater detail thisproject’s research design

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Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Brock E. Barry, United States Military Academy; Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Dion Coward, American Society of Civil Engineers; Norman D. Dennis Jr. P.E., University of Arkansas; Scott R. Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Thomas A. Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers (Retired); Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers; James J. O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers; Robert James O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Kelly Salyards P.E., Bucknell University; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

has consistently exceeded the available number of seats. ● A two-day Mini-ExCEEd Teaching Workshop has been developed and offered at numerous institutions. ● An advanced version of ETW, called ExCEEd II, has been developed and implemented. ● Over 60 civil engineering faculty members have been recognized for teaching excellence and leadership through the ExCEEd awards program. ● A large number of ETW graduates and workshop faculty have formed an informal community of practice, devoted to the promotion of excellence in civil engineering education—though the scholarship of teaching and active engagement in both the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and ASCE educational activities. ● ASCE continues to

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Retention of Minority Students

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Claire Lynne McCullough

Area Career Center, 3M, andKOMU-TV. The Newton Academy is a ten day residential summer workshop for girls in grades9-11, and integrates Physics, Chemistry, Math, and Engineering to aid the girls in constructing aworking polymer ball factory. The 30 or more girls who participate in this program each yearexplore such practical issues as economics and patents, as well as the technical areas ofpolymers, spectrophotometry, system design, electrical systems, gearing, and graphical solutionof the problem of generating the optimal mix.To aid middle school science teachers in both technical knowledge and gender equityconsiderations, the program includes a course in gender equity, designed for practicing teachers,and a series of three-week summer

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Rong Su, University of Iowa

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

relationship between students’ interests and the practices and cultures of engineering. Her current work at the FACE lab is on teaching strategies for K-12 STEM educators integrating engineering design and the development of engineering skills of K-12 learners.Prof. Rong Su, University of Iowa Dr. Rong Su is an Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Henry B. Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa. She received her Ph.D. degree in Organizational Psychology with a minor in Quantitative Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and previously served on the faculty in the Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University. Her research centers on the role of individual

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Journal of Physics, 20, 137 – 141.24. Tobias, S. (1990). They’re not dumb, they’re different: Stalking the second tier. Tucson, AZ: Research Corporation.25. Tobias, S. (1989). In Paul Connolly and Teresa Vilardi (Eds.), Writing to Learn Mathematics and Science. New York: Teachers College Press.26. Astin, A. W. (1993). Assessment for excellence: The philosophy and practice of assessment and evaluation in higher education. Phoenix, AZ: American Council on Education and the Oryx Press.27. Hein, T. L. (1995). Learning style analysis in a calculus-based introductory physics course. Annual conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Anaheim, CA (Session 1480).28. Hein, T. L. & Zollman, D. A., (1997

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Courtney S Smith-Orr, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #6759Negotiating Masculine Spaces: Attitudes and Strategies of First-Year Womenin EngineeringDr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communica- tion and teamwork in engineering, design education, and engineering identity. She was awarded a CA- REER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is co-PI on NSF . Her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University

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Computers in Education

. His research interests include Computer Extension and Analysis of Perturbation Series, Scheduling Algorithms, and Computers in Education. He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in data communications, operating systems, and computer algorithms. He is a member of ACM and ASEE.Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University Page 12.803.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 High Performance Computing Student Projects Hassan Rajaei and Mohammad B. Dadfar Department of Computer Science

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Ye Yuan, Nantong University; Jing Yan, Nanjing Forestry University; Justin R. Allison; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Nanjing Forestry University Dr. Yan is an assistant professor of Foreign Language Institute at Nanjing Forestry University, and she got her Ph.D. degree in Jackson State University with a constant interest in developing and implementing best practices in STEM education and language acquisition.Dr. Justin R. Allison Justin Allison, Ph. D. is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Jackson State University. His research interests include instructional design, educational technology, educational psychology, and distance education.Dr. Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University Jianjun Yin, Ph.D, is Professor of Education in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Educa- tion

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

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NSF Grantees

22.1327.10The results of the IMPAC project are even less promising. The project recommends anEngineering Transfer Curriculum (ETC) base that only includes one engineering course –Introduction to Engineering or Skills for Engineering Success, which is not even a requiredcourse for transfer to most UCs.10 In fact, the IMPAC 2005-2006 Annual Report does not evenrecommend using the ETC pattern, and instead recommends that the ASSIST57 web site be usedas the best source of guidance for community college students who have decided on a specificengineering major and university campus.It should be noted that the demand for engineering among students remains high; mostengineering majors in almost all CSU and UC campuses are impacted. In community collegeshowever

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Tom Goulding

technically skilled but socially restrained. The positive interdependence thatIn many ways programming is one of the easiest develops among GM-Game developers seems todisciplines to convert to a Socratic or online be one of the primary reasons for student success.format. Young programmers are adept at web [15] The research literature also suggests that acommunication. Even in the traditional classroom student’s feeling that he/she is liked and acceptedthey use online forums and web resources to search by fellow team members is also essential. [16]for answers, to engage experts and to seek the Performing well on a team is the best way to beknowledge

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Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Schmidt

nature of our design. Future research employing longitudinal andexperimental designs is needed to better establish the nature of the relationships betweenvariables that are assumed to inform, and flow from, collective efficacy. Several other directionsfor future research might also be cited. First, since leaders can have a disproportionate impact ongroup processes and productivity, it would be valuable to expand study of leadership behaviorrelative to collective efficacy. For example, what tactics do successful sports coaches use toenhance a team’s confidence in its capabilities, and which of these tactics might be translated foruse with other types of teams, such as student project teams?Second, in addition to task interdependence, what other

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Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; John Lanzarone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mico Miller, George Mason University; Barry Liner, George Mason University

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Continuing Professional Development

in GMU offering a Graduate Certificate Program in TechnicalEntrepreneurship tailored to meet the needs of USACE. Technological change and the increasein privatization and enterprise development trends within the public sector require a wide varietyof multidisciplinary skills for the successful management of government technical programs andprojects. The graduate level technical entrepreneurship certificate responds to the need for broadtraining in entrepreneurial skills, performance measurement, engineering informationmanagement, systems analysis and leadership.This paper assesses the impact of the GMU certificate program on USACE Headquarters and itsemployees. It attempts to answer the question: Are USACE engineers better leaders

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elif Akcali, University of Florida; Mariana Buraglia, University of Florida; Andrea Essenfeld, University of Florida; Jade Williams, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

a teaching assistant for four semesters of a programming fundamentals course. She is a strong proponent of fomenting divergent thinking in the engineering curriculum specifically by leveraging the arts.Ms. Andrea Essenfeld, University of Florida Andrea Essenfeld is a recent graduate from the University of Florida’s, earning her bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering in December 2020. Her undergraduate research focuses on creativity tests and divergent thinking. She is passionate about how the mind learns and expresses itself, and thus has been working most recently in the engineering education domain.Dr. Jade Williams, University of Florida Dr. Williams is a Lecturer in the Dial Center for Oral

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingyu Wang, University of Oklahoma; Nyree Mason, Tuskegee University; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #25778Multi-scale Characterization and Visualization of Metallic Structures to Im-prove Solid Mechanics EducationJingyu Wang, University of Oklahoma PhD candidate at OUNyree Mason, Tuskegee University Graduate research assistantDr. Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University Dr. Akasheh has been with the Mechanical Engineering Department at Tuskegee University since 2008. His primary interest is in the area of solid mechanics and manufacturing as well as the integration of best practices in engineering education. ¨ E. Okudan-Kremer, Iowa State UniversityDr. Gul G¨ul E. Kremer received her PhD from the Department

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Vanzin; Robert L. Siegrist, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

lectures at more than 100 workshops and conferences in more than 30 countries worldwide. He has also served as a sci- ence and engineering advisor to private and government agencies and organizations in the United States and abroad and has been a Fellow with the NATO Committee for Challenges to Modern Society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Learning benefits of integrating socio-economic and cultural considerations into an onsite water reclamation course projectAbstractDuring the past decade, our university has offered a senior undergraduate/graduate-levelcourse that focuses on onsite water reclamation covering the selection, design, andimplementation of onsite and decentralized

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Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado - Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado - Boulder Marissa H. Forbes is a research associate at the University of Colorado Boulder and lead editor of the TeachEngineering digital library. She previously taught middle school science and engineering and wrote K-12 STEM curricula while an NSF GK-12 graduate engineering fellow at CU. With a master’s degree in civil engineering she went on to teach physics for the Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST), where she also created and taught a year-long, design-based DSST engineering course for

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati; Patrick Brown, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 15.1299.2IntroductionThe National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) described inthis paper is funded under a multi-campus NSF Center of Excellence in an urban environment.The project for 2008-2009 was to address the: Need for more students and graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Need for more women in STEM fields Need for better understanding of the role of engineers in industry and society Need for better relationships among higher education and local high school teachers.According to United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 28, 2007, the need for scientists andengineers is projected to increase by 22% as a whole between 2004 and 2014

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zeynep Akcay Ozkan, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Dona Boccio, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College ; Dugwon Seo, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College ; Sirin Budak, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

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Mathematics

). Dr. Akcay Ozkan’s research interests include Online Teaching of Mathematics. She has completed several workshops on online teaching since 2016. She mentors fac- ulty members as they develop their online or partially online courses and assesses their courses with the Quality Matters Rubric. She has served in the eLearning Committee of the college in chair and secretary positions. She is a member of the Math Department’s Best Practices in Teaching and Learning Committee since 2017, and served in chair and secretary positions.Dr. Dona Boccio, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College Dr. Dona Boccio has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the City University of New York Graduate Center, and an M.S. in

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Thompson

? Page 6.845.1 3. What is the level of bias in peer evaluations?“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright2001, American Society for Engineering Education 4. What is the reliability (single measure) and stability (repeated measures) of peerevaluations? 5. What is the level of validity in peer evaluations?II. MethodologyThis section provides an overview of the participants in the study, data collection, data analysis,research design, and a theoretical framework and model for the research 7.A. ParticipantsSeniors in a capstone design class (Multidisciplinary Petroleum Design, Spring 2000 semester)were selected for the study. The Multidisciplinary Petroleum Design course

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Track 4: Technical Session 7: Siloed Efforts and Collaboration Among STEM Equity Initiatives: An Organizational Network Analysis

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Daniel Mackin Freeman, University of Washington; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Pauline Charlotte Dott, University of Washington

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

highereducation [4]. STEM fields have been highly stratified disciplines historically and this persistsdespite concerted efforts to diversify them [5]. STEM occupations are both in-demand andhigher-paying [6], and thus represent a notable opportunity to address broader social inequitiesby facilitating greater economic mobility for socially disadvantaged groups. While colleges anduniversities have expressed increasing commitment to EDI in STEM in recent years [7], mostefforts are designed as individual-level STEM intervention programs (SIPs) aimed at “helpingstudents historically underrepresented in STEM to prepare for and graduate from STEMfields”[8, p. 2]. Examples of SIPs include: summer bridge, mentoring, research experiences,tutoring, career

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Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Robert Welling, Seattle University; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

expe- rience. I plan to continue on a path of lifelong learning as I hope to obtain a graduate-level education in the future. My engineering identity and career are underpinned by a hunger for knowledge and a desire to serve.Dr. Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University Dr. Canney teaches civil engineering at Seattle University. His research focuses on engineering educa- tion, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sustainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stan- ford University with an emphasis on

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Improving Student Outcomes in Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer E. Holte, University of St. Thomas; Ryan J. Endres, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Doug Dunston, University of St. Thomas

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Mechanics

Geronimo Energy, Best Buy Corp., Daley Electric and currently is the Philanthropy Chair of the ASME Club at St. Thomas. Ryan intends to graduate in May of 2021.Dr. Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas Dr. Besser, PE, ENV SP, holds a PhD in education and MS and BS in civil engineering. Currently, she is civil engineering chair and Center for Engineering Education director. Previous experience includes fac- ulty positions in diverse universities where she has taught a variety of coursework including steel, timber, concrete and masonry design, construction, engineering economy, engineering graphics and engineering education. Prior to teaching, Dr. Besser, a licensed engineer, was a design engineer with HNTB-CA

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Maps, Metaphors, Tweets, and Drafts

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Michael Ferguson, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; John Kofi Eshirow Jr., University of Virginia; Catherine Claire Pollack, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

’ final academic year of classes. The learning objectives for STS 4500and STS 4600 (hereby referred to as STS 4500/4600) are, “engaging students with the challengeof framing and solving engineering problems in a manner that requires attention to socialdimensions. Students are introduced to STS theories and methods as a means to prepare them fortheir STS research papers.” The STS research papers are bound with the student’s technicalreport and together constitute their senior thesis requirement for graduation. Given that student’stechnical research varies, that students utilize different STS frameworks and methods (given theinterdisciplinary nature of the field). As many of the technologies they explore are emerging,there can be no “perfect” or

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew Katz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

extracurricular participation – on studentmoral development [17], but these have reported mixed effects.Within engineering more specifically, Cech’s pioneering research [18] suggests that manyundergraduate engineering programs are often characterized by a “culture of disengagement,”with engineering students becoming less oriented toward social and professional responsibilitiesas they progress toward graduation. Still other recent efforts suggest growing awareness for howengineering students’ pre-college experiences may impact their further ethical development. TheStudent Engineering Ethical Development (SEED) survey, for instance, was developed to“explore connections between the ethics education experiences of engineering undergraduatesand their ethical