Florida International University
- Fall 2023
- Summer 2023
- Spring 2023
- Fall 2022
- Summer 2022
- Spring 2022
- Fall 2021
- Summer 2021
- Spring 2021
- Fall 2020
| Date | Topic |
| 08/29/2023 | Check in meeting |
| 09/03/2023 | |
| 09/12/2023 | Discussion on Tiana’s in-progress paper from UTA project |
| 09/19/2023 | Dr. Matthew Bahnson guest visit and Q&A Session |
| 09/26/2023 | Discussion on Emmanuel’s paper |
| 10/03/2023 | Discussion on Dorothy’s Storytelling Project |
| 10/10/2023 | |
| 10/17/2023 | ERG research speed dating |
| 10/24/2023 | |
| 10/31/2023 | Dr. Atota Halkiyo paper presentation and Discussion. |
| 11/07/2023 | Workshop on mindfulness led by Bailey |
| 11/14/2023 | JEDI Ambassador presentation |
| 11/21/2023 | No meeting |
| 11/28/2023 | Writing Check-in meeting |
| 12/05/2023 | Dr. Andrew Green dissertation presentation |
| 12/12/2023 | JEDI Ambassador presentation |
| Date | Topic |
| 05/01/2023 | Take week off |
| 05/09/2023 | Summer Reading Part 1: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*** by Mark Manson |
| 05/16/2023 | Summer Reading Part 2: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*** by Mark Manson |
| 05/23/2023 | Guided Positionality Reflection led by Nivedita |
| 05/30/2023 | Guided Positionality Reflection led by Nivedita |
| 06/06/2023 | Summer Reading Part 1: Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey |
| 06/13/2023 | Mock panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities of generative AI in engineering education Led by Viyon |
| 06/20/2023 | Summer Reading Part 2: Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey |
| 06/27/2023 | ASEE, No meeting |
| 07/4/2023 | School Holiday |
| 07/11/2023 | Debrief and chat about favorite papers from the ASEE conference |
| 07/18/2023 | Sharing in progress AERA proposals |
| 07/25/2023 | Yume Menghe Xu guest visit and Q&A session Paper: Xu, Y. M., & Gravel, B. (2023, June), A Case Study: Making Facilitates an Engineering Student’s (Re)Negotiation with Her Disciplinary Relationships Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland. https://peer.asee.org/42361 |
| 08/01/2023 | Jerry Yang guest visit and Q&A session Paper: Yang, J. A., & Antonio, A. L., & Sheppard, S. (2023, June), Overrepresented ≠ Not-Marginalized: Unpacking the Racialization of Asians and Asian-Americans in Engineering Education Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland. https://peer.asee.org/43837 |
| 08/08/2023 | Peter Austin guest visit and Q&A session Paper: Peters, A. M. K. (2023, June), (Re)membering Indigenous Spirituality in Engineering Education: A Narrative Literature Review Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland. https://peer.asee.org/44625 |
| Date | Topic |
| 01/10/2023 | Building Resilient Organizations |
| 01/17/2023 | Dr. Karin Jensen guest visit and Q&A session |
| 01/24/2023 | Discussion on Florida’s recent laws and actions related to DEI |
| 01/31/2023 | Dr. Donovan Colquitt guest visit and Q&A session. |
| 02/07/2023 | Dr. Delean Tolbert guest visit and Q&A session. Tolbert Smith, D., Jones, T., & Cardella, M. E. (2022). A narrative investigation of Black familial capital that supports engineering engagement of middle-school-aged youth. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 12(1), 2. |
| 02/14/2023 | Discussion on Caste Equity Organizing towards caste equity at Alphabet |
| 02/21/2023 | J and Malak CoNECD practice Talk for feedback |
| 02/28/2023 | No Meeting |
| 03/07/2023 | Discussion led by Bailey on DEI and education in Florida |
| 03/14/2023 | Discussion on Nivedita’s ASEE Paper Draft |
| 03/21/2023 | Discussion on Maimuna’s ASEE Paper Draft |
| 03/28/2023 | Art of Journal Writing Led by Stephen Secules |
| 04/04/2023 | Special Speaker Talk |
| 04/11/2023 | Dr. Walter Lee guest Visit and Q&A session |
| 04/18/2023 | No Meeting |
| 04/25/2023 | Wrap up and discussion on next semester |
| Date | Topic |
| 08/23/2022 | Introductions + Fall 2022 planning |
| 08/30/2022 | Islam, M., & Mercer-Mapstone, L. (2021). ‘University is a non-Muslim experience, you know? The experience is as good as it can be’: Satisfied settling in Muslim students’ experiences and implications for Muslim student voice. British Educational Research Journal, 47(5), 1388–1415. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3733 |
| 09/06/2022 | Painting By Numbers: Code Switch |
| 09/13/2022 | Watch party on Virtual panel: Improving Math Achievement: Changing Math Instruction, the Bob Moses Way |
| 09/20/2022 | Ask me anything session |
| 09/27/2022 | Dr. Aaron Kuntz guest visit |
| 10/04/2022 | Hidden Brain podcast: How to Really Know Another Person |
| 10/11/2022 | Discussion on Dr. Secules’ one of the paper idea |
| 10/18/2022 | Dr. Jerrod Henderson guest visit |
| 10/25/2022 | Group discussion with JEDI students, mentored by Bailey |
| 11/01/2022 | Carian, E. & Johnson, A. (2022). The Agency Myth: Persistence in Individual Explanations for Gender Inequality. Social Problems 69. 123-142. doi: 10.1093/socpro/spaa072 |
| 11/08/2022 | Discussion on Nivedita’s work-in-progress |
| 11/15/2022 | Carrigan, C., & Bardini, M. (2021). Majorism: Neoliberalism in student culture. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 52(1), 42-62. |
| 11/22/2022 | |
| 11/29/22 | Discussion on the topic of mitigating research harms with Dr. Stephanie Masta. Suggested reading: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268000737_Suspending_Damage_A_Letter_to_Communities |
| Date | Topic |
| 08/23/2022 | Kick-Off Meeting |
| 08/31/2021 | |
| 09/06/2021 | |
| 09/13/2021 | |
| 09/20/2021 | |
| 09/27/2021 | |
| 10/04/2021 | |
| 10/11/2021 | |
| 10/18/2021 | |
| 10/25/2021 | |
| 11/01/2021 | |
| 11/08/2021 | |
| 11/15/2021 | |
| 11/22/2021 | |
| 11/29/2021 |
| Date | Topic |
| 01/11/22 | Discussion on our winter reading, An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Dr. Kyle T. Mays |
| 01/18/22 | Discussion on two Anurag Minus Verma podcast episodes: #39 with Dr. Suraj Yengde and #41 with Riya Singh [Rise of Dalit feminism]. Spotify and Apple Podcast links for both episodes: #39- Spotify, #39- Apple, #41- Spotify, and #41- Apple |
| 01/24/22 | Group discussion on the journal article, Why American engineers aren’t unionized: A comparative perspective, led by Bailey and then talk about how the topics covered in the article map onto her research interests / future research plans |
| 01/31/22 | Philip, T. M., Gupta, A., Elby, A., & Turpen, C. (2018). Why Ideology Matters for Learning: A Case of Ideological Convergence in an Engineering Ethics Classroom Discussion on Drone Warfare. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 27(2), 183–223. https://doi.org/10. |
| 02/07/22 | Ahmed, S. (2007). A phenomenology of whiteness. Feminist Theory, 8(2), 149–167. https://doi.org/10.1177/ |
| 02/14/22 | Discuss Nivedita’s suggested the Seeing White podcast, Episode 2 and Episode 3. Discuss Simone’s paper idea |
| 02/21/22 | America’s Caste System, Throughline podcast: “Race” is often used as a fundamental way to understand American history. But what if “caste” is the more appropriate lens? In conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, we examine the hidden system that has shaped our country. |
| 02/28/22 | No meeting- Spring Break! |
| 03/7/22 | Eli Tucker Raymond guest visit and Q&A. Tucker-Raymond, E., Lewis, N., Moses, M., & Milner, C. (2016). Opting in and creating demand: Why young people choose to teach mathematics to each other. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 25(6), 1025-1041 |
| 03/14/22 | No meeting. |
| 03/21/22 | Dr. Greses Pérez guest visit and Q&A |
| 03/28/22 | Dr. Cassandra McCall guest visit and Q&A. McCall, C., Shew, A., Simmons, D.R, Paretti, M.C, McNair, L.D, (2020). Exploring student disability and professional identity: Navigating sociocultural expectations in U.D. undergraduate civil engineering programs. Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 25:1, 79-89. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/22054952.2020.1720434 |
| 04/04/22 | Crip Camp documentary suggested by Dr. Cassandra McCall. |
| 04/11/22 | Equity Meeting Guest Visit Workshop from Dr. Emily Blosser, Title: Why feminism? Some reflections on the value of doing feminist research in engineering education. |
| 04/18/22 | Continued discussion on Spanish use in engineering contexts, led by Dr. Greses Pérez |
| 04/25/22 | Myers, J. (2013). Why support students? Using the past to understand the present. Higher Education Research & Development, 32(4), 590-602. |
| 05/02/22 | No meetings! |
| Date | Topic |
| 08/23/2021 | Kick-Off Meeting |
| 08/31/2021 | Chapter 1 of Eagleton Ideology and discussion about the concept of ideology and what it might be used for. |
| 09/06/2021 | Labor Day |
| 09/13/2021 | Chapter 3 from Riley, D. (2008). Engineering and social justice. Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, and Society, 3(1), 1-152. |
| 09/20/2021 | Dr. James Holly Jr. joined us to talk about his work! In preparation for this exciting guest visit, we will read a short JEE editorial that he authored and listen to two of his podcasts, which can be found on https://engineering.purdue. |
| 09/27/2021 | Carlone, H. B., Haun‐Frank, J., & Webb, A. (2011). Assessing equity beyond knowledge‐and skills‐based outcomes: A comparative ethnography of two fourth‐grade reform‐based science classrooms. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 48(5), 459-485. |
| 10/04/2021 | Dr. Brian Dewsbury from STEM TI joined us to discuss his paper Deep teaching in a college STEM classroom and answer any general questions the group has for him about his research. Dewsbury, B. M. (2020). Deep teaching in a college STEM classroom. Cultural Studies of Science Education, 15(1), 169-191. |
| 10/11/2021 | Tiana discussed the KFSCIS undergraduate teaching assistant program developed through their Center for Inclusive Computing grant. Interested one can check out this link! |
| 10/18/2021 | Dr. Kristen Moore from the University of Buffalo visited us to discuss and answer any general questions the group has for her about her research. |
| 10/25/2021 | We read Dr. Secules’ in-progress journal manuscript and provided feedback during the meeting. |
| 11/01/2021 | Abstract evaluation for all equity research group members and attendees planning to submit an abstract to ASEE 2022 during the meeting. |
| 11/08/2021 | Discussion on Exposure, training, and environment: Women’s participation in computing education in the United States and India (2009) by Roli Varma, particularly how the ideas in this paper relate to Nivedita’s and Tiana’s emergent research interests. Varma, R. (2009). Exposure, training, and environment: Women’s participation in computing education in the United states and India. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 15(3). |
| 11/15/2021 | Bailey led a discussion on the Introduction, Chapter 4, and Chapter 6 of Neoliberalism’s War on Higher Education by Henry Giroux. Giroux, H. A. (2014). Neoliberalism’s war on higher education. Haymarket Books. |
| 11/22/2021 | Discussion on the new Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Ambassador Program that Dr. Secules, Andrew, and Bailey are piloting. The ambassadors are currently working on four student programming, K-12 outreach, and research projects, so the team plans to have ambassadors attend to tell the group all about them. Brief description of the JEDI program: The JEDI ambassador program is a student-led initiative aimed at supporting student advocacy through an inclusive learning community that participates in research, outreach, and leadership development. JEDI ambassadors will represent all majors within the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), as well as the diverse backgrounds that are reflective of our student body and the local community. This initiative takes a holistic approach to creating a culture of inclusion and addressing social justice needs within engineering and computing education for minoritized and underrepresented populations within engineering and computing. The focus of our programming will be on developing equity and inclusion-based research and student programming centered around engineering and computing education. JEDI ambassadors will develop their understanding of social justice, while honing their presentation skills and research abilities, and learn how to incorporate social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion within engineering and computer science education. Mentorship from faculty within the School for Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (SUCCEED) and others that participate in equity-centered research will be integral to helping students cultivate their research skills and ground their projects in scholarly frameworks. However, all programming will be student-led and student-driven with the hope of cultivating an inclusive learning environment that promotes active student engagement. |
| 11/29/2021 | Dr. Matilde Sánchez-Peña visited us to discuss and answer any general questions the group has for her about her research and recent works. |
| Date | Topic |
| 05/17/21 | Discussion on Netflix Documentary Coded Bias. |
| 05/24/21 | Vossoughi, S., & Vakil, S. (2018). Towards what ends? A critical analysis of militarism, equity and STEM education. In Ali, A., & Buenavista, T. L. (Eds.), Education at war: The fight for students of color in America’s public schools [Kindle Edition] (pp. 2676-3179). Fordham University Press. |
| 05/31/21 | Memorial Day |
| 06/07/21 | Stanislaus, E. P., Hodge, L., & Wilkerson, A. (2021). COVID-19: How Will Historically Underrepresented Groups Fair in the Job Market?. Journal of Underrepresented & Minority Progress, 5(SI). |
| 06/14/21 | Equity Group Discussion (Zoom Breakout Rooms) |
| 06/21/21 | McGee, E. O., Botchway, P. K., Naphan-Kingery, D. E., Brockman, A. J., Houston, S., & White, D. T. (2021). Racism camouflaged as impostorism and the impact on black STEM doctoral students. Race Ethnicity and Education, 1-21. https://www.tandfonline. |
| 06/28/21 | Podcast Trans Engineers You Should Know Aiming for Equity in K-12 Computer Science |
| 07/05/21 | Independence Day Holiday |
| 07/12/21 | Guest Speaker Dr. Emily Blosser visited to discuss her WIP work on Goldie Blox— an engineering toy marketed at girls. |
| 07/19/21 | |
| 07/26/21 | Discussion on Bailey’s GRFP process |
| 08/02/21 | No meeting |
| 08/09/21 | Dr. Amy Slaton will be visiting! Slaton, A.E. (2015). Meritocracy, technocracy, democracy: Understandings of racial and gender equity in American engineering education. In S. Christensen, C. Didier, A. Jamison, M. Meganck, C. Mitcham, B. Newberry (Eds), International perspectives on engineering education: Philosophy of engineering and technology (Vol. 20) (pp. 171-189). Springer. |
| Date | Topic |
| 01/18/21 | MLK Jr. Day, discussion on IANYT documentary. |
| 01/25/21 | Discussion on our winter break book club reading— Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns. |
| 02/01/21 | Discussion on article “Critical Theoretical Frameworks in Engineering Education: An Anti-Deficit and Liberative Approach” with Guest: Dr. Alex Mejia |
| 02/08/21 | Why is This Happening? podcast with Chris Hayes Guest: Ta-Nehisi Coates Topic: The events at the Capitol on January 6 |
| 02/15/21 | A reading suggested by Bailey, with some informal discussion on what it might mean for her research. Morales-Doyle, D., & Gutstein, E. R. (2019). Racial capitalism and STEM education in Chicago Public Schools. Race Ethnicity and Education, 22(4), 525-544. |
| 02/22/21 | Brian Burt guest visit and Q&A session Burt, B. A. (2020). Broadening participation in the engineering professoriate: Influences on Allen’s journey in developing professorial intentions. Journal of Engineering Education, 109(4), 821-842. |
| 03/01/21 | Discussing Emmanuela’s podcast episodes. Episode 11 Giving Yourself Grace and Episode 12 The Mishandling of Black Women in Higher Education (with Dr. Monique Liston) |
| 03/08/21 | Christopher Wright guest visit and Q&A session Champion, D. N., Tucker-Raymond, E., Millner, A., Gravel, B., Wright, C. G., Likely, R., … & Dandridge, T. M. (2020). (Designing for) learning computational STEM and arts integration in culturally sustaining learning ecologies. Information and Learning Sciences. |
| 03/15/21 | A brainstorming session with Andrew Green Topic: a project/grant idea for “student equity ambassadors/researchers” through CD-SSEC. |
| 03/22/21 | Julie Martin guest visit (reading on constructive reviews) and Q&A session Martin, J. (2020). TIME FOR A CULTURE CHANGE− MOVING ACADEMIA FROM DESTRUCTIVE TO CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 26(1). |
| 03/29/21 | Interactive session with Dr. Secules related to some interview data |
| 04/05/21 | Interactive session with Dr. Secules related to some interview data, along with a 1-page project summary |
| 04/12/21 | A reading suggested by Emmanuela, “Intersectionality as Method Haynes, C., Joseph, N. M., Patton, L. D., Stewart, S., & Allen, E. L. (2020). Toward an Understanding of Intersectionality Methodology: A 30-Year Literature Synthesis of Black Women’s Experiences in Higher Education. Review of Educational Research, 90(6), 751-787. |
| 04/19/21 | That’s a wrap!! Discussion about things like highlights of the Spring semester, plans for the summer, any current projects or challenges, any things the group could support each other on or collaborate on. .” |
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08/27/20 | Episode: ‘I Still Believe in It’ –Nice White Parents |
| 09/03/20 | Discussion on Dr. Stanislaus’s dissertation work |
| 09/10/20 | No Meeting |
| 09/17/20 | A Therapist Walks into a Bar: Seeing White |
| 09/24/20 | Bhattacharya, K. (2015). The Vulnerable Academic: Personal Narratives and Strategic De/Colonizing of Academic Structures. Qualitative Inquiry, 22(5), 309–321. https://doi.org/10.1177/ |
| 10/01/20 | Chapter 1 from Holland’s Identity and Agency in Cultural Worlds, “The Woman Who Climbed up the House.” |
| 10/08/20 | Crenshaw, K. (1989). Demarginalizing the intersection of race and sex: A Black feminist critique of antidiscrimination doctrine, feminist theory and antiracist policies. The University of Chicago Legal Forum, 1989(1), 139–167. https://doi.org/10.1525/sp. |
| 10/15/20 | Podcast versions of the book by Michael Bronski— A Queer History of the United States.
|
| 10/22/20 | Podcast episode: https://theoretician.podbean. |
| 10/2920 | No Meeting, informal discussion |
| 11/05/20 | Discussion on Maimuna’s manuscript for 2021 CoNECD Conference Short info: In this manuscript, the authors tell the story of one minoritized student’s experience in engineering education. These stories help uncover new insights about inclusion by incorporating aspects of student identity and faculty interactions within each story. |
| 11/12/20 | Open House |
| 11/19/20 | Discussion on Andrew/Bailey’s work |
| 11/26/20 | Thanksgiving break |
| 12/03/20 | Final Meeting C. Bullock, E. (2017). Only STEM Can Save Us? Examining Race, Place, and STEM Education as Property. Educational Studies, 53(6), 628–641. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131946.2017.1369082 |