Conference Participation

Papers: 

• Different Perspectives for Quantifying Curriculum Complexity in Engineering Education Using a Newly Developed R Package
  Session: M314A
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-209B
  Olivia Ryan (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), David Reeping (University of Cincinnati)

• Piloting an Assessment of Entrepreneurial Habits of Mind for First-Year Engineering Students
  Session: M327A
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  Location: Westin Westin - Grand Ballroom A - 2nd Floor
  Cedrick Kwuimy (University of Cincinnati), Youn Seon Lim (University of Cincinnati), Nicholas Burkhart (University of Cincinnati), Uchenna Uchechukwu (University of Cincinnati)

• Exploring the Relationship Between Spatial Ability and Undergraduate Student Performance in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Courses
  Session: M305B
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-206B
  Priya Pillai (University of Cincinnati), Anne Hong (University of Cincinnati), So Yoon Yoon (University of Cincinnati)

• WIP: Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Assistants' Reflections on Their Job Responsibilities and the Usefulness of Organizational Support Available to Them
  Session: M357
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  Location: Westin Westin - Tyron - 2nd Floor
  Jeremy Hill (University of Cincinnati), Jutshi Agarwal (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), Jeff Kastner (University of Cincinnati)

• Engineering Students' Perceptions of Plagiarism and "AI-giarism"
  Session: M308A
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-220BC
  David Reeping (University of Cincinnati), Christopher Calhoun (University of Cincinnati), Aarohi Shah (University of Cincinnati)

• A Systematic Review of Spatial Visualization Research Using The Purdue Spatial Visualization Tests: Visualization of Views
  Session: M418
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-209F
  Anna Jean Steele (University of Cincinnati), So Yoon Yoon (University of Cincinnati), Soham Joshi (University of Cincinnati)

• Early Outcomes of Layered Supports for First-Year CS Majors
  Session: M427B
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-219D
  Youn Seon Lim (University of Cincinnati), Whitney Gaskins (University of Cincinnati), Justin Zhan (University of Cincinnati), Julia Holton (University of Cincinnati)

• Investigating the Relationship Between Curricular Complexity and Ecosystem Metrics
  Session: M447
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
  Location: Westin Westin - Sharon - 2nd Floor
  David Reeping (University of Cincinnati), Nahal Rashedi (University of Cincinnati)

• Impact of an Introductory Drone Course on First-Year Engineering Students
  Session: M527C
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-219D
  Iman Shayegani (University of Cincinnati), Ibrahim Awartani (University of Cincinnati), So Yoon Yoon (University of Cincinnati), Jae Ryu (University of Idaho, Boise)

• Spatial Visualization Gains by Mode in Lower-PSVT:R First-Year Engineers
  Session: M527C
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-219D
  Melissa Richards (Clarkson University), Jan DeWaters (Clarkson University), Emily Monroe (Dartmouth College), Prashant Athavale (Clarkson University), Michael Ramsdell (Clarkson University), Ruvarashe Chinyadza (Clarkson University), Rumbidzai Mushamba (Clarkson University), Sheryl Sorby (University of Cincinnati)

• Student Perceptions of Spatial Ability Importance in an Introductory Engineering Course
  Session: M527C
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-219D
  Ibrahim Awartani (University of Cincinnati), So Yoon Yoon (University of Cincinnati)

• Science, Engineering, and Research Identities in Graduate Engineering Education: A Latent Profile Analysis
  Session: M528
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
  Location: Hilton Hilton - Ardwell - 3rd Floor
  Heather Perkins (Purdue University Northwest), Matthew Bahnson (University of Cincinnati), Marissa Tsugawa (Truckee Meadows Community College), Adam Kirn (University of Nevada, Reno)

• Analyzing the Effectiveness of Cohort-Based Pathways on Retention and Sense of Belonging for Advancing Two-Year Engineering Technology Students to Higher Degrees
  Session: M550
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-212B
  Kumar Singh (Miami University), Sarah Woodruff, Fazeel Khan (Miami University), Rose Marie Ward (University of Cincinnati)

• Examining Patterns in Community College Students’ Web Navigation for Transfer Information
  Session: M550
  Time: Mon. June 22, 2026 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
  Location: E-212B, Charlotte Convention Center
  Yunmeng Han (University of Cincinnati), Dr. David Reeping (University of Cincinnati), and Dr. Siqing Wei (Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering)

• A Review of U.S. Engineering Cooperative Education Programs: Institutional Characteristics and Pathways to the First Co-op
  Session: T211
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-205C
  Anne Hong (University of Cincinnati), Emily Sullivan (University of Cincinnati), Cedrick Kwuimy (University of Cincinnati), So Yoon Yoon (University of Cincinnati), Christine Tonnis (University of Cincinnati)

• Pre-College Experience Factors Contributing to Categories of Computational Thinking in an Introductory Engineering Course
  Session: T227C
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-209A
  Anne Hong (University of Cincinnati), So Yoon Yoon (University of Cincinnati), Noemi Mendoza Diaz (Texas A&M University)

• Building Pathways into Trustworthy AI (TAI) Technology:  Experiential Learning Artificial Intelligence (ExLAI) Summer Program
  Session: T208
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-207BC
  Youn Seon Lim (University of Cincinnati), Justin Zhan (University of Cincinnati), Kate Plas (University of Cincinnati), Hanniel Shih (University of Cincinnati), Nicholas Jarvis (University of Cincinnati), Julia Holton (University of Cincinnati)

• Fatness as an ignored engineering design consideration
  Session: T313
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-221AB
  Lorna Treffert (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), Jutshi Agarwal (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), Teri Jo Murphy (University of Cincinnati)

• Evaluating an Engineering Summer Camp: A Pre/Post-Analysis of Student Awareness, Interest, and Agency
  Session: T352
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-209DE
  Samieh Askarian Khanamani (University of Cincinnati), Elizabeth Adelman, Whitney Gaskins (University of Cincinnati), Kyle Turner (University of Cincinnati), Elizabeth Meintel (University of Cincinnati), Caitlin Kim

• Investigating Gender Bias in Peer Evaluation within First-Year Engineering Teams
  Session: T427A
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-209B
  Junqiu Wang (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Fazel Ranjbar (University of Cincinnati)

• WIP: Designing a Transformative International Research Experience: Integrating Institutional Collaboration, Immersions, and Reflective Practice
  Session: T432
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-212B
  Cedrick Kwuimy (University of Cincinnati), Sheryl Sorby (University of Cincinnati)

• From Stereotypes to Strengths: Naming and Changing Historical Regional Narratives to Enhance Future Latino/a/x Experiences in Engineering Education
  Session: T440
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-220D
  Joel Mejia (University of Cincinnati), R. Downey

• Doctoral Engineering Student Narratives of Factors Influencing Persistence in Doctoral Programs
  Session: T514A
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-209C
  Matthew Bahnson (University of Cincinnati), Tabe Abane (Purdue University - West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

• More Than Paper Cranes: A STEAM-Based Approach to Teaching the Engineering Design Process Through Origami (Work In Progress)
  Session: T533
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-216C
  Samieh Askarian Khanamani (University of Cincinnati), Whitney Gaskins (University of Cincinnati), Jutshi Agarwal (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York)

• Introducing Community College Students to Data Science through a Scaffolded Summer Experience
  Session: T566B
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-216D
  SAGNIK NATH (University of California, Santa Cruz), Marcella Gomez (University of California, Santa Cruz), So Yoon Yoon (University of Cincinnati)

• The Effectiveness of AI Language Models as Tutors for Spatial Visualization Training
  Session: T508A
  Time: Tue, Jun 23 from 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-205B
  John Lynch (University of Cincinnati), Gibin Raju (Texas A&M University)

• What Does it Test? Psychometric Properties of the Electronics Concept Inventory with Data from Fourth-Year Electrical Engineering Students in the U.S.
  Session: W115
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
  Location: Hilton Hilton - Carolina South - 3rd Floor
  Iman Shayegani (University of Cincinnati), So Yoon Yoon (University of Cincinnati), Gregory Bucks (University of Cincinnati), Adam Barnes (University of Virginia), Caroline Crockett (University of Virginia)

• Exploring Engineering Stress Culture in the First Year of Engineering
  Session: W314A
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-209F
  David Reeping (University of Cincinnati), Fatemeh Mirzahosseini Zarandi (University of Cincinnati), Muhammad Asghar (University of Cincinnati)

• Exploring Project Context in First-Year Engineering: Impact of Self-Directed Societal vs. Structured Technical Design Projects on Student Perceptions of Engineering
  Session: W327B
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-209C
  Muhammad Asghar (University of Cincinnati), Gregory Bucks (University of Cincinnati), Jeremy Hill (University of Cincinnati), Teri Jo Murphy (University of Cincinnati), Cedrick Kwuimy (University of Cincinnati)

• How We Teach: Process Control
  Session: W305B
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center E-220BC
  Laura Ford (The University of Tulsa), Daniel Anastasio (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology), Janie Brennan (Washington University in St. Louis), Kevin Dahm (Rowan University), Jacqueline Gartner (Campbell University), Luke Landherr (Northeastern University), David Silverstein (University of Mississippi), Stephen Thiel (University of Cincinnati), Jennifer Cole (Northwestern University)

• Investigating how Internship Participation Influences the Career Direction of Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Students
  Session: W404
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-207BC
  Victoria Garza (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Laura Gaviria (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Teja Guda (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Joel Mejia (University of Cincinnati), Alisa Isaac (St. Mary's University)

• The Construct Validity Evidence of the Team Development Peer Evaluation Scale in An Engineering Foundation Course
  Session: W514A
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-205B
  Fazel Ranjbar (University of Cincinnati), P.K. Imbrie (University of Cincinnati), So Yoon Yoon (University of Cincinnati), Junqiu Wang (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)

• Interventions in Circuit Education in K-12 Worldwide: A Systematic Review
  Session: W515
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM
  Location: Hilton Hilton - Carolina South - 3rd Floor
  Manoj Raut (University of Cincinnati), Iman Shayegani (University of Cincinnati), So Yoon Yoon (University of Cincinnati)

• Definitions of Design: A shifting narrative from first to final year in a civil engineering program
  Session: W506
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-209B
  Aja Bettencourt-Mccarthy (University of Cincinnati), Matthew Sleep (University of Cincinnati)

Posters:

• WIP: Developing an Interview Protocol for a Phenomenographic Study on Anxiety in Working Students
  Session: M214
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center Exhibit Hall BC - Lower Level
  Samantha Hoang (Seattle University), Joel Mejia (University of Cincinnati)

• SHARE: A Constructivist Approach to Modular Course Design in an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Tissue Mechanics Course
  Session: M204
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center Exhibit Hall BC - Lower Level
  Victoria Garza (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Joel Mejia (University of Cincinnati), Teja Guda (The University of Texas at San Antonio)

• RETTL: Year Two of Sizing Up Physical Computing to Explore Threshold Concepts in Cyber-Physical Systems
  Session: T671
  Time: Tue, June 23 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center Exhibit Hall BC - Lower Level
  Dr. David Reeping (University of Cincinnati), Yunmeng Han (University of Cincinnati)

• REF: PERSISTENCE PATHWAYS: CHANGING RESEARCH LABS TO PERSIST IN  ENGINEERING GRADUATE EDUCATION
  Session: W271
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 9:45 AM to 11:15 AM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center Exhibit Hall BC - Lower Level
  Matthew Bahnson (University of Cincinnati)

• RIEF: Exploring Students' Utilization and Views of Generative AI Online Videos and Solution Sets in their Engineering Studies (Years 1 and 2)
  Session: W271
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 9:45 AM to 11:15 AM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center Exhibit Hall BC - Lower Level
  Christopher Calhoun (University of Cincinnati), David Reeping (University of Cincinnati)

• Strengthening STEM Instruction Through NSF TEACHER POWER RET with Hands-on Immersion Training in Semiconductor Electronics Research
  Session: W271
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 9:45 AM to 11:15 AM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center Exhibit Hall BC - Lower Level
  Leanne Petry (Central State University), Henry Young (Wright State University), Andrew Sarangan (University of Dayton), Ahsan Mian (Wright State University), Augustus Morris (Central State University), Elizabeth Generas Mohammadreza Hadizadeh (Central State University), Marc Cahay (University of Cincinnati)

• Supporting Undergraduate Engineering Students Through an Introductory Drone Education: Impacts on Self-Efficacy Sense of Belonging and Engineering Identity: Year 1
  Session: W271
  Time: Wed, Jun 24 from 9:45 AM to 11:15 AM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center Exhibit Hall BC - Lower Level
  Jae Ryu (University of Idaho Boise), Iman Shayegani (University of Cincinnati), Ibrahim Awartani (University of Cincinnati), So Yoon Yoon (University of Cincinnati), Kevin Chang (University of Idaho)

Special Sessions

• DISTINGUISHED PANEL: Stewardship and Leadership: Navigating the Challenges for Women of Color in STEM
  Session: M367
  Time: Mon, Jun 22 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center Crown Ballroom - Upper Level
  Stephanie G. Adams (University of Texas at Dallas), Stephanie Y. Evans (Georgia State University), Christy L. Pichichero (George Mason University), Shirley Malcom (American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)), Evelynn Hammonds (Harvard University), Monica F. Cox (The Ohio State University), Whitney Gaskins (University of Cincinnati), Pamela Holland Obiomon (Prairie View A&M University), Maria Mayorga (North Carolina State University), Bevlee Watford (Virginia Tech), Christine S. Grant (North Carolina State University), Yvette E. Pearson (University of Texas at Dallas), Sharnnia Artis (George Mason University), Araceli Martinez Ortiz (University of Texas at San Antonio), Lesia Crumpton-Young (Former President of Texas Southern University (2021-2023); current President & CEO of Greatness Gurus Corporation), Felecia Nave (Former President of Alcorn State University (2019-2023); President & CEO of the 1890 Universities Foundation), Sylvia Wilson Thomas (University of South Florida), Renetta Tull (University of California, Davis), Fay Cobb Payton (Rutgers University - Newark)

• Bridging Learning Theory and Generative AI Design: A Hands-On Session for Developing Educationally Grounded AI Tools
  Session: M414C
  Time: Mon, June 22 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
  Location: Charlotte Convention Center W-209B
  David Reeping (University of Cincinnati), Siqing Wei (Youngstown State University), Aarohi Shah (University of Cincinnati), and Fatemeh Mirzahosseini Zarandi (University of Cincinnati)