2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Dr. Gail Baura is Founding Director & Chair, and Professor of Engineering at Loyola University Chicago. Previously, she was a Professor of Medical Devices at Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, which is one of the Claremont Colleges. She received her BS Electrical Engineering degree from Loyola Marymount University, her MS Electrical Engineering and MS Biomedical Engineering degrees from Drexel University, and her PhD Bioengineering degree from the University of Washington. Between her graduate degrees, she worked as a loop transmission systems engineer at AT&T Bell Laboratories. She then spent 13 years in the medical device industry conducting medical device research and managing research and product development at five companies. In her last industry position, Dr. Baura was Vice President, Research and Chief Scientist at CardioDynamics. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Through her research, she works to combat educational inequities and health disparities.

Matthew J. Miller, Ph.D. (he/him) is Professor and Co-Graduate Program Director of the counseling programs at Loyola University Chicago where he directs the Race, Culture, and Health Equity Lab. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Counseling Psychology and is the Vice President for Scientific Affairs for the Society of Counseling Psychology. His scholarship (a) examines ways in which racism and cultural experiences relate to mental health in AAPI populations and in other diverse communities, (b) evaluates the measurement of racial and cultural constructs, and (c) explores the role of self-efficacy in the development of social justice interest and commitment.

Leanne M. Kallemeyn is an Associate Professor in Research Methodology within the School of Education at Loyola University Chicago, United States of America. Her research interests include the evaluation of innovative educational curricula and programs that address inequities and understanding how educational practitioners use evidence to inform their practices. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9152-3928

Andrea Hércules is a doctoral student in the School Psychology program at Loyola University Chicago’s School of Education. Their research examines the schooling experiences of girls of color labeled as “at-risk,” with particular attention to how these youth resist systemic marginalization. Andrea is also committed to advancing research on holistic mental health supports for marginalized and immigrant youth.

Erika E. de la Riva is a doctoral student in the Research Methodology Program at Loyola University Chicago’s School of Education. Her research interests focus on participatory action approaches including evaluative capacity building that fosters sustainable community change in the Latinx community. Her research is centered at the intersection of public health and education and addressing disparities in immigrant communities. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7322-6719