Mayers, S. D., & Londergan, E. M., & Czarnecki, A., & Brockman, J. B., & Gilot, G. A., & Goodrich, V. E., & Hergenrother, M., & Bruggeman, A. (2017, June), Engagement in Practice: Vacant Lot Optimization Matrix  Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. 10.18260/1-2--28242

\bibitem{asee_peer_28242}
  Mayers, S. D., \& Londergan, E. M., \& Czarnecki, A., \& Brockman, J. B., \& Gilot, G. A., \& Goodrich, V. E., \& Hergenrother, M., \& Bruggeman, A. (2017, June), \emph{Engagement in Practice: Vacant Lot Optimization Matrix}
  Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Columbus, Ohio.
  10.18260/1-2--28242

Sydnee Drew Mayers, Ellen M. Londergan, Alicia Czarnecki, Jay B. Brockman, Gary Allen Gilot P.E., Victoria E. Goodrich, Mary Hergenrother, and Adrienne Bruggeman.  "Engagement in Practice: Vacant Lot Optimization Matrix".  2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2017.  https://peer.asee.org/28242 Internet.  22 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_28242}
  Sydnee Drew Mayers, Ellen M. Londergan, Alicia Czarnecki, Jay B. Brockman, Gary Allen Gilot P.E., Victoria E. Goodrich, Mary Hergenrother, and Adrienne Bruggeman.
  "Engagement in Practice: Vacant Lot Optimization Matrix".
  \emph{2017 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2017.
  https://peer.asee.org/28242 Internet.  22 Apr, 2024

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