T259·Interrogating Race, Caste, and Power (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 4)
Technical
Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY)
Tue. June 24, 2025 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
521B, Palais des congres de Montreal
Papers Presented
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“I can’t see race here”: Pragmatic, theoretical, epistemological, and communicative challenges researchers and instructors have with observing race in engineering classrooms
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Dr. Stephen Secules (Florida International University), Dr. Atota Halkiyo (Florida International University), Maimuna Begum Kali (The Ohio State University), and Ms. Nivedita Kumar (Florida International University)
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Placating Whiteness in Engineering: Operating Under Fear as a Result of Whiteness and the Urgent Need to Achieve Racial Justice
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Dr. R. Jamaal Downey (University of San Diego), Dr. Joel Alejandro Mejia (University of Cincinnati), Dr. Diana A. Chen (University of San Diego), and Prof. Gordon D Hoople (University of San Diego)
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Examining the Effect of Social, Cultural, and Political Factors on the Wellness of
International Students in Engineering Doctoral Programs: A Collaborative Inquiry
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Motahareh Darvishpour Ahandani (Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus), Precious Njeck (Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus), and Ogochukwu Nwabueze Okoani (Arizona State University)
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“It’s just a name tag”: The Persistence of Caste Through Caste-Blind Discourses in U.S. STEM Education
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Mx. Nivedita Kumar (Florida International University) and Dr. Stephen Secules (Florida International University)