participation in STEM.Prof. Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University Jill Davishahl is Assistant Professor and First Year Programs Director in the Engineering + Design depart- ment at Western Washington University. Jill’s teaching, service, and research activities focus on enhancing the first year student experience by providing the foundational technical skills, student engagement op- portunities, and professional skill development necessary to improve success in the major. Her current research focuses on creating inclusive and equitable learning environments through the development and implementation of strategies geared towards increasing student sense of belonging.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington
, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Eva Andrijcic serves as an Associate Professor of Engineering Management at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.Dr. Sriram Mohan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sriram Mohan is a Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Rose-Hulman institute of Technology. Sriram received a B.E degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Madras and M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science fDr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Washington Center for Evaluation and Re- search for STEM Equity (UW CERSE) and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She has been at UW working
high school biology teacher, he is now an educational research and program evaluation specialist with experience on a broad range of projects funded by NSF, US Department of Education, ONR, and NIH and with participants ranging from elementary school to higher education. Much of his work focuses on broadening participation in STEM.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Washington Center for Evaluation and Re- search for STEM Equity (UW CERSE) and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She has been at UW working on STEM Equity issues for more than 17 years. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE, 2020-2021 chair of the ASEE Commission on
teaches courses and conducts research related to Thermodynamics, engineering and public policy, engineering education, and gender in engineering and science. She is the co-author on an engineering textbook, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, which is used worldwide in over 250 institutions and she is an author on over 95 peer- reviewed publications.Caroline SolomonDr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Washington Center for Evaluation and Re- search for STEM Equity (UW CERSE) and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She has been at UW working on STEM Equity issues for more than 17 years. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE, 2020-2021
Three Rivers Community College.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Washington Center for Evaluation and Re- search for STEM Equity (UW CERSE) and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She has been at UW working on STEM Equity issues for more than 19 years. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE, 2020-2021 chair of the ASEE Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and a former board member of the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Her research interests include the educational cli- mate for students, faculty, and staff in science and engineering, assets based approaches to STEM equity, and gender and race
Paper ID #37278Mobilizing Resources in a Community of Practice: How Academic ChangeAgents Work Toward Equity in their Change Projects ¨Selen Guler, University of Washington Selen G¨uler is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at the University of Washington, and a research assistant at the University of Washington’s Center for Evaluation and Research for STEM Equity (CERSE). Selen’s research interests include institutional change, social movements, and the cultural foundations of policy- making.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Washington Center for
community.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to highlight the contributions of Drs. Allison Godwin, Bala Maheswaran,and Kyle Trenshaw, who were actively involved in the subcommittee. The authors would also liketo thank Dr. Elizabeth Litzler for her leadership and guidance throughout the ASEE Year of Impacton Racial Equity.References[1] ASEE CDEI, “ASEE Today: Join Us for the Year of Impact on Racial Equity, PRISM, May2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.asee-prism.org/asee-today-7/. [Accessed May 1, 2023].[2] J. London, H. Murzi, and E. Litzler, “WIP: ASEE Year of Impact on Racial Equity: Impetus& Vision,” in Excellence Through Diversity: Proceedings of the ASEE 2022 Annual.Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 26 – 29, 2022.[3] E. Litzler, J. London, H. Murzi, J
enhanceinclusive teaching environments in community colleges. These environments are deemednecessary for the education of an increasingly diverse student population.VII. Acknowledgement of SupportThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant no.HRD-1834513 as part of the NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance. Theauthors acknowledge Judy Milton, Timothy Immelman, Lucas B. Hill, Nafsaniath Fathema,Elizabeth Litzler, Aasli Abdi Nur, Brooke Wolfe, Millicent A. Oyugi, and Alexa Lamm forproviding formative and summative evaluation reports for the regional change collaboratives.Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily
(grant number2034800). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. The authors thank our project evaluator Dr. Elizabeth Litzler and advisory boardmember Diana Gonzalez for their support and guidance on this project. The authors also thankthe Year 2 participants for supporting this work by sharing their experiences in our survey.References[1] T. M. Evans, L. Bira, J. Beltran-Gastelum, L. T. Weiss, and N. L. Vanderford, “Evidence for a mental health crisis in graduate education,” The FASEB Journal, vol. 36, pp. 282- 284, 2018.[2] A. K. Flatt, “A Suffering Generation: Six factors
consideration of local context or individual differences, to be a misguided approach.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNumber 2034800. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. The authors thank our project evaluator Dr. Elizabeth Litzler for valuablefeedback on our research design and findings. The authors thank the survey participants for theirinsights and contributions to our research. The authors also thank Austin Steinforth, AmandaManaster, Joe Strehlow, and Brian Greene for their assistance in piloting the interview protocol.References
student success; and (c) cultivate more ethical future scientists and engineers by blending social, political and technological spheres. She prioritizes working on projects that seek to share power with students and orient to stu- dents as partners in educational transformation. She pursues projects that aim to advance social justice in undergraduate STEM programs and she makes these struggles for change a direct focus of her research.Devyn Elizabeth ShaferDr. Brianne Gutmann, San Jos´e State University Brianne Gutmann (she/her) is an Assistant Professor at San Jos´e State University. She does physics education research with expertise in adaptive online learning tools, identity-responsive mentoring and community