Interactive Panel on Advocacy Tips: an Initiative to Provide Individuals the Tools to Advocate for Women and Underrepresented Minorities
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Indianapolis, Indiana
- Publication Date
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June 15, 2014
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June 15, 2014
- End Date
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June 18, 2014
- ISSN
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2153-5965
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Women in Engineering
- Page Count
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16
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24.794.1 - 24.794.16
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--20686
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https://peer.asee.org/20686
- Download Count
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500
Paper Authors
Adrienne Robyn Minerick
Michigan Technological University
orcid.org/0000-0002-2382-7831
Adrienne Minerick received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Technological University in 1998. Adrienne’s research interests include electrokinetics, predominantly dielectrophoretic characterizations of cells, and the development of biomedical microdevices. She earned a NSF CAREER award, has published research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE Journal cover. She is an active mentor of undergraduate researchers and co-directed an NSF REU site. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. – ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activities in area schools (see www.mderl.org). Adrienne has been an active member of ASEE’s WIED, ChED, and NEE leadership teams since 2003 and during this time has contributed to 36 ASEE conference proceedings articles and 6 educational journal publications.
Roger A. Green North Dakota State University
Roger Green received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1992, 1994, and 1998, respectively. During his Ph.D. studies, he also obtained a graduate minor in statistics.
He is currently an Associate Professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at North Dakota State University, where he teaches courses in signals and systems, digital signal processing, random processes, communications, controls, embedded systems, and others. His main research interests include digital and statistical signal processing, time series analysis, spectral and time-frequency analysis, array processing, real-time systems, and data adaptive techniques.
Canan Bilen-Green North Dakota State University
Canan Bilen-Green is Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement at North Dakota State University. She is also Dale Hogoboom Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and PI of the ADVANCE Program at North Dakota State University. She holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Statistics from the University of Wyoming and a M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University.
Kristen P. Constant Iowa State University
Professor Constant is Wilkinson Professor of Interdisciplinary Engineering and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. She has been an advocate of broadening participation in engineering and engineering education since joining ISU in 1992, and has been involved in ISU's NSF ADVANCE program since 2006.
Beth M Holloway Purdue University, West Lafayette
Beth Holloway is the Director of the Women in Engineering Program at Purdue University, where she initiates, manages, evaluates, and promotes comprehensive activities and programs that recruit and retain women in engineering from Kindergarten through faculty ranks. She is also the Director of Student Success for the College of Engineering at Purdue University. Holloway received both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue University. Her research areas include women and leadership, particularly in male dominated careers; differential retention issues for women across engineering disciplines; and engineering admissions practices.
She is currently the Program Chair of the Women in Engineering Division for ASEE. She served on the ASEE Diversity Committee from 2010 – 2012. Holloway was also president of WEPAN (Women in Engineering ProActive Network, www.wepan.org) in 2006-07, served on WEPAN’s Board of Directors from 2005 – 2008, and was the co-chair of the 2003 WEPAN National Conference.
Sandra D. Eksioglu Mississippi State University
Sandra D. Eksioglu is an Associate Professor in the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Department of Mississippi State University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 2002. She joined the ISE faculty in August 2005. Sandra’s research interests include supply chain optimization, logistics and supply chain management, transportation systems, operations research, network optimization, and systems simulations. Sandra is an active member of INFORMS, IIE and ASEE. She served as an officer for the Women in OR/MS Forum. She is currently an officer of WIED. Many of the students that she has mentored and advised during her career are girls pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in industrial engineering
Debra M. Gilbuena Oregon State University
Debra Gilbuena is a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. Debra has an M.BA, an M.S, and four years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development. Sensor development is also an area in which she holds a patent. She currently has research focused on student learning in virtual laboratories and the diffusion of educational interventions and practices.
Abstract
Interactive Panel on Advocacy Tips: an Initiative to Provide Individuals the Tools to Advocate for Women and Unrepresented Minorities Research and recommendations have shown that advancements within a minority group benefit greatly from majority group involvement. With this philosophy in mind, the Women in Engineering Division (WIED) has facilitated and sponsored the development of a website (http://wied.asee.org/AdvTips.html) with the content largely driven by partnership with an NSF ADVANCE Institution. This panel will bring together researchers, advocates, and facilitators at various levels of academia to discuss the growth and future of the Advocacy Tips Initiative. Topics will include a) Past research which has revealed underlying reasons behind gender disparities in STEM faculty b) Examples of success: facilitating dialogue and improving workplace climates c) The power of the individual advocate d) The power of an administrative advocate e) Strategies to gain awareness and wider adaptation of Advocacy Tips A paper will be compiled to provide compelling motivations to adapt and implement the Advocacy Tips at individual institutions, a rich review of the published literature in this area, and discussions from the perspectives of each panelist on the development and impact of the Initiative. Concluding remarks will focus on the broader perspectives and practical wisdom gained thus far from the Advocacy Tips Initiative. Panel attendees will benefit by gaining familiarity with the topic along with practical advice on implementing the Advocacy Tips in their work climate. Future efforts will be discussed and enthusiasm/advice sought from attendees.
Minerick, A. R., & Green, R. A., & Bilen-Green, C., & Constant, K. P., & Holloway, B. M., & Eksioglu, S. D., & Gilbuena, D. M. (2014, June), Interactive Panel on Advocacy Tips: an Initiative to Provide Individuals the Tools to Advocate for Women and Underrepresented Minorities Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--20686
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