2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Sydney Hunt http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4819-1999 Duke University [biography]

   Sydney Hunt is a Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholar at Duke University (Class of 2023). She is majoring in Electrical/Computer Engineering and Computer Science with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. She is also minoring in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies. Sydney plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Electrical/Biomedical Engineering post-graduation while continuing to be heavily involved in organizations dedicated to mentoring and empowering the next generation. Through her involvement in the Improving Girls’ Math Identity Through Problem Solving and Mentorship Bass Connections Research Team at Duke University, she became particularly interested in reducing student dependence upon supplemental organizations to compensate for unsupportive STEM classroom environments.

2. Shaundra Bryant Daily http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6612-2049 Duke University [biography]

   Shaundra B. Daily is a professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science at Duke University and Levitan Faculty Fellow, Special Assistant to the Vice Provosts. Prior to joining Duke, she was an associate professor with tenure at the University of Florida in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. She also served as an associate professor and interim co-chair in the School of Computing at Clemson University. Her research focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of technologies, programs, and curricula to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. Currently, through this work, she is the Backbone Director for the Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education as well as Education and Workforce Director for the Athena AI Institute. Having garnered over $40M in funding from public and private sources to support her collaborative research activities, Daily’s work has been featured in USA Today, Forbes, National Public Radio, and the Chicago Tribune. Daily earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University – Florida State University College of Engineering, and an S.M. and Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab.

3. Shira Viel http://orcid.org/https://0000-0003-0613-7596 Duke University [biography]

   Shira Viel is an Assistant Professor of the Practice of Mathematics at Duke University where she focuses primarily on the Calculus sequence
   through teaching, research, coordination, and curriculum development. Current research interests include graduate student professional development, alternative grading methods, and students’ sense of community. Dr. Viel has a B.A. in Mathematics and Theatre from Rice University and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Mathematics from North Carolina State University.

4. Dr. Karis Boyd-Sinkler Duke University [biography]

   Karis Boyd-Sinkler, PhD is the Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering. She plays a key role in providing strategies to strengthen Pratt’s efforts to create and sustain an equitable environment for all members of the Pratt Community including students, staff, faculty, and alumni. She has over 7 years of experience leading multiple mentoring, outreach, and professional development programs focused on the recruitment and retention of engineering students at all levels, especially students from Black and Hispanic/Latino populations. Dr. Boyd-Sinkler has a B.S. in Engineering Science from the University of Virginia and a M.Eng in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech.

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