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Moderated by

1. Dr. Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre and Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Román

Papers Presented

1. Do Engineers Beget Engineers? Exploring Connections Between the Engineering-related Career Choices of Students and Their Families [view paper]
   Dr. Allison Godwin (Clemson University), Dr. Geoff Potvin (Florida International University), and Prof. Zahra Hazari (Florida International University)
2. Parents as Critical Influence: Insights from Five Different Studies [view paper]
   Brianna L. Dorie (Purdue University, West Lafayette), Tamecia R. Jones (Purdue University, West Lafayette), Ms. Meagan C. Pollock (Purdue University, West Lafayette), and Dr. Monica E. Cardella (Purdue University, West Lafayette)
3. “Engineering Beats You Up”: Problems with Relying on the Bell Curve [view paper]
   Dr. Joanna Wolfe (Carnegie Mellon University) and Dr. Beth A. Powell (Tennessee Tech University)
4. Student Interest in Engineering and Other STEM Careers: School-Level, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Urbanicity [view paper]
   Ms. Alana Unfried (North Carolina State University), Malinda Faber (North Carolina State University), and Dr. Eric N. Wiebe (North Carolina State University)
5. Beginning to Quantify the Pool of Engineering-Eligible Prospective Students through a Survey of Access Practices [view paper]
   Beth A. Myers (University of Colorado Boulder) and Dr. Jacquelyn F. Sullivan (University of Colorado Boulder)
6. Exploring the Effects of Student Course Withdrawals on Time to Graduation [view paper]
   Dr. Gillian M. Nicholls (University of Alabama, Huntsville) and Dr. Rhonda Kay Gaede (University of Alabama, Huntsville)