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Examining the Unique Experiences of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students in a Pre-College Engineering Course

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Conference

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 3

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Equity and Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY)

Tagged Topic

Diversity

Page Count

9

DOI

10.18260/1-2--43524

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https://peer.asee.org/43524

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86

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Rachel Figard Arizona State University

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Rachel Figard is a doctoral student in Engineering Education and Systems Design at Arizona State University. She received her M.S. in User Experience from Arizona State University and B.S. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University.

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Sabina Anne Schill Florida International University

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Dr. Sabina Schill is a postdoctoral scholar at Florida International University working with Dr. Bruk Berhane on Engineering For US All (e4usa), a high school curriculum that aims to democratize engineering. Sabina received her BS in Physics from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT, and her PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. Sabina has research interests in the areas of K-12 engineering education, mentoring, and identity development.

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Medha Dalal Arizona State University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-5705-1800

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Dr. Medha Dalal is an assistant research professor and associate director of scholarly initiatives in the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. She holds a PhD from Arizona State University in Learning, Literacies and Technologies with a focus on engineering education. Her research interests span three related areas: democratization of engineering education, ways of thinking, and faculty development.

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Adam R Carberry Arizona State University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0003-0041-7060

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Dr. Adam Carberry is an associate professor at Arizona State University in the Fulton Schools of Engineering, The Polytechnic School. He earned a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. His research investigates the development of new classroom innovations, assessment techniques, and identifying new ways to empirically understand how engineering students and educators learn. He currently serves as the Graduate Program Chair for the Engineering Education Systems and Design Ph.D. program. He is also the immediate past chair of the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN) and a deputy editor for the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE). Prior to joining ASU he was a graduate research assistant at the Tufts’ Center for Engineering Education and Outreach.

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Abstract

Very little research has been undertaken to better understand the experiences of transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) students in engineering. This paper aims to provide quantitative perspectives from this underrepresented and largely ignored population when participating in a pre-college engineering course. Pre and post-surveys were given to all e4usa students during the 2021-2022 school year. Surveys aimed to capture pre-college engineering student perspectives of the e4usa course. Data were analyzed using t-tests, and multi-linear regression. Results from the t-tests found that the relatively small sample of TGNC students (n = 9) reported lower levels of interest in engineering and intentions to pursue engineering after taking this course relative to their peers. A deeper understanding of TGNC student experiences in the e4usa course will help to improve the course, while also exposing the policies and practices in the field of engineering that continue to marginalize these students.

Figard, R., & Schill, S. A., & Dalal, M., & Carberry, A. R. (2023, June), Examining the Unique Experiences of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students in a Pre-College Engineering Course Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43524

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