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S2A: Workshop III

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Todd R Hamrick, West Virginia University; Atheer Almasri, West Virginia University; Carter Hulcher, West Virginia University; Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, West Virginia University

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- jamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resource at West Virginia University. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering in 2012 from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a licensed P.E. in North Carolina. Her research interests include STEM education such as broadening participation in engineering and advanced technologies for STEM education, engineering entrepreneur- ship, environmental engineering, and sustainable biomanufacturing. She started to lead a summer bridge program for incoming first-year engineering students called Academy of Engineering Success (AcES) in 2021.Dr. Akua B. Oppong-Anane, West Virginia University Akua Oppong-Anane is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the

Conference Session

S4C: Workshop VIII

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; John T. Hird, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Aida Jimenez, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #40659Workshop: Why on earth do I have to take a class in [fill-in-the-blank]?Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph received her PhD from Western Michigan University and is currently an Assistant Professor in the ECCS Department (in Computer Science) at Ohio Northern University. Previ- ously, she worked at The University of Texas at Austin and West Virginia University Institute of Technol- ogy (WVU Tech). While at WVU Tech she was a founding member and faculty advisor of AWESOME (Association of Women Engineers, Scientists, Or Mathematicians Empowerment) at WVU Tech. She

Conference Session

S4B: Workshop VII

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Kevin Calabro, University of Maryland, College Park; Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Petronella A James, Morgan State University

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the co-PI and co-Director of the Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) Middle School project focusing on engineering and computational thinking. Dr. Klein-Gardner is a Fellow of ASEE.Dr. Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma Dr. Susan E. Walden is the Executive Director of Engineering Pathways at the Univ. of Oklahoma. She leads outreach, recruiting, first-year engineering, and several retention programs in the Gallogly College of Engineering.Dr. Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis Kenneth Reid is the Associate Dean and Director of the R.B. Annis School of Engineering at the Univer- sity of Indianapolis and an affiliate Associate Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is active in engineering

Conference Session

S5B: Workshop X

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Richard M. Bennett P.E., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Erin McCave, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Andrey A. Puretskiy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Paper ID #40645Flipping Across the First Year WorkshopDr. Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Rachel McCord Ellestad is the DIrector of Engineering Fundamentals and a Senior Lecturer and Research Assistant Professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Division at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech.Dr. Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Kevin Kit is Director of the Engineering Honors Program and Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee. He received a B.S. in Materials

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S1B: Workshop II

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Joshua Fagan, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Amy Katherine Biegalski PE, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Paper ID #40649Workshop: Interfacing MATLAB with Sphero Robots for an Introduction toProgramming ClassDr. Joshua Fagan, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Dr. Fagan is a lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals Program at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from UTK. Dr. Fagan’s research focused on Human-Robot Interactions.Dr. Amy Katherine Biegalski PE, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Dr. Biegalski is a senior lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals Program at The University of Ten- nessee, Knoxville. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Structural Engineering

Conference Session

S5C: Workshop XI

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Courtney June Faber, University at Buffalo; Lorna Treffert, University at Buffalo

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, and agency. Dr. Faber has a B.S. in Bioengineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University. Among other awards for her research, she was awarded a National Science Founda- tion CAREER Award in 2022 to study epistemic negotiations on interdisciplinary engineering education research teams.Lorna Treffert, University at Buffalo Lorna Treffert is a 1st year Ph.D. student in the engineering education department at the University at Buffalo . She holds both a BS and MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Her research interests include facilitating diversity and inclusion within engineering education, epistemologies in

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S2B: Workshop IV

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Betsy Chesnutt, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Laura Knight, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Paper ID #40641Building Bridges (but not with balsa wood) through Scalable EngineeringDesign Process LessonsDr. Betsy Chesnutt, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Betsy Chesnutt is a lecturer in Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She is interested in understanding how to prepare pre-service teachers to teach engineering, as well as how to support current K-12 teachers so that they can implement engineering into K-12 classrooms more effectively.Prof. Laura Knight, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Laura Knight is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Industrial and

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S1A: Workshop I

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia

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at the Missouri University of Science & Technology in 2004. 14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference: University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee Jul 302023 FYEE Conference Theme Expanding Student Success: Multifaceted Approaches for Student Successin Today’s “New Normal”Title: Workshop on Engineering First-Year Holistic Support to Succeed ModelAbstractFirst year engineering students need not persevere through a multitude of barriers alone while pursuingtheir degree. At the University of Virginia, we teach engineering undergraduates to consult with expertsto solve difficult and complex problems as engineers; this includes experts in mental health