Perspective: The Stealth of Implicit Bias in Chemical Engineering Education, Its Threat to Diversity, and What Professors Can Do to Promote an Inclusive Future
Authors
Stephanie Farrell
1Professor and Chair, Experiential Engineering Education (ExEEd), Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
Adrienne Minerick
2Professor of Chemical Engineering and Associate Dean for Research & Innovation, College of Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
Abstract
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Author Biographies
Stephanie Farrell, 1Professor and Chair, Experiential Engineering Education (ExEEd), Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
Dr. Stephanie Farrell is Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University (USA) and the 2017-18 President-Elect of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). She was also the 2016-2017 Chair of the ASEE Diversity Committee. Her research interests also include inductive teaching in engineering pedagogy, spatial visualization skills, and increasing participation of underserved and underrepresented groups in engineering. Stephanie was the 2014-2015 Fulbright Scholar in Engineering Education at Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland). She has been honored by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) with several teaching awards such as the National Outstanding Teaching Medal and the Quinn Award for experiential learning. She is the founding faculty advisor of Rowan’s oSTEM Chapter and PI on the NSF Project “A Virtual Community of Practice for Promoting LGBTQ Equality in Engineering”.
Adrienne Minerick, 2Professor of Chemical Engineering and Associate Dean for Research & Innovation, College of Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
Dr. Adrienne Minerick is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Associate Dean for Research & Innovation in the College of Engineering as well as Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Development at Michigan Technological University. She was the 2015-2016 Chair and 2014- 2015 CoChair of the ASEE Diversity Committee leading the team through ASEE’s Year of Action on Diversity. She also served as First Vice President and PIC I Chair on the ASEE Board of Directors and was honored with the Chemical Engineering Division’s Ray W. Fahien Award for vision and contributions to the field. She directs the Micro Medical Device Engineering Research Laboratory (μM.D. – ERL) and is Chief Technology Officer at MicroDevice Engineering Inc. (MDE). Adrienne is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a Michigan Professor of the Year Nominee. At Michigan Tech, she has led an ADVANCE effort to lead continuous improvements of career advancement climate for women and underrepresented minority faculty. She also coordinates Early Career Management Committees (http://www.mtu.edu/provost/programs/ecm/), the Michigan Tech Research Forum (http://www.mtu.edu/research-forum/), and related.
