2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Mr. Ibrahim Nihad Awartani http://orcid.org/https://0000-0001-6267-8253 University of Cincinnati [biography]

   Ibrahim Awartani is an international doctoral student pursuing Engineering Education in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. His BSc is a Mechanical Engineering degree from Philadelphia University in Jordan. His MSc background is a Master's of Sciences in Engineering Management from Eastern Michigan University. He has 5 years of project management work experience in the construction and consulting fields and yearly summer teaching experiences in Qinzhou, China. His research interests are focused on international curricula and grading methodology, accessibility, course climates, department culture, and course intervention research.

2. David Allen Evenhouse http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8689-1921 University of Cincinnati [biography]

   Dr. David Evenhouse is an Assistant Professor-Educator at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Engineering and Computing Education. He primarily teaches introductory engineering courses at UC's Clifton Campus and at Chongqing University, China, as part of their cross-institutional Joint Co-op Institute. He received his Engineering Education PhD and Mechanical Engineering MS degrees from Purdue University in 2020 and 2021, respectively, and graduated from Calvin College in 2015 with a B.S.E. concentrating in Mechanical Engineering. Beyond instruction, he continues to conduct research focusing on student experience and experiential learning in context with innovative instructional practices.

3. Iman Shayegani http://orcid.org/https://0009-0008-8930-3724 University of Cincinnati [biography]

   Iman Shayegani is a Ph.D. student at University of Cincinnati. He received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Tehran and his Master's degree in the same field from Shiraz university. He had been an educational consultant and a mathematics teacher for over 10 years in Iran, and helped more than 1000 people to become successful in the University Entrance Exam before starting his Ph.D. program. Based on his experience in working with students and his academic background in electrical engineering, he is trying to find suitable methods of learning for engineering students especially in the electrical engineering field.

4. Dr. So Yoon Yoon http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1868-1054 University of Cincinnati [biography]

   Dr. So Yoon Yoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati, OH, USA. Dr. Yoon received her Ph.D. in Gifted Education, and an M.S.Ed. in Research Methods and Measurement with a specialization in Educational Psychology, both from Purdue University, IN, USA. She also holds an M.S. in Astronomy and Astrophysics and a B.S. in Astronomy and Meteorology from Kyungpook National University, South Korea. Her work centers on elementary, secondary, and postsecondary engineering education research as a psychometrician, data analyst, and program evaluator with research interests in spatial ability, STEAM education, workplace climate, and research synthesis with a particular focus on meta-analysis. She has developed, validated, revised, and copyrighted several instruments beneficial for STEM education research and practice. Dr. Yoon has authored more than 85 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings and served as a journal reviewer in engineering education, STEM education, and educational psychology. She has also served as a PI, co-PI, advisory board member, or external evaluator on several NSF- and NASA-funded projects.

The full paper will be available to logged in and registered conference attendees once the conference starts on June 22, 2025, and to all visitors after the conference ends on June 25, 2025