appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Maya Rucks, Clemson University Maya Rucks is an engineering education doctoral student at Clemson University. She received her bache- lor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and her master’s degree in indus- trial engineering from Louisiana Tech University. Her areas of interest include, minorities in engineering, K-12 engineering, and engineering curriculum
Paper ID #24863ADVANCE Women’s Leadership at The University of DelawareDr. Heather Doty, University of Delaware Heather Doty is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware (UD). Dr. Doty teaches undergraduate courses in thermodynamics, statics, dynamics, and technical communication and conducts research on gender in the academic STEM workforce. She is co-PI on UD’s NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant, which aims to recruit, retain, and advance women STEM faculty at UD. Dr. Doty is faculty advisor to UD’s Women in Engineering Graduate Student Steering Committee.Dr. Shawna Vican
engage with specific tasks. This latter step was important in that it provided both amotivation to engage the work and a means to pilot the new instructional strategies.From the perspective of the authors and PLC members, the PLC provided a consistent space forits members to explore the concepts of social justice and inclusivity as they relate to curriculum,to our students, and to our own self-development. The environment was challenging but invitingand respectful, allowing for authentic discussion of ideas for teaming instruction activities andfor an opportunity to receive critical feedback. The variety of perspectives and experiences of thePLC members improved the quality of the teaming activities and modules that emerged, and alsopromoted the
career consultation.Ms. Sharlane Cleare, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)Mr. Justin Charles Major, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Justin C. Major is a second-year Engineering Education Ph.D student and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at Purdue University. Prior to graduate school, he completed Bachelor’s de- grees in both Mechanical Engineering and Secondary Mathematics Education at the University of Nevada, Reno with a focus on K-12 Engineering Education. Justin’s research and service focuses on the experi- ences and attitudinal development of low-socioeconomic students. Through his work, he hopes he can bring light to the