Doiron, A. L., & O'Shea, K., & Miller, N. M., & Truzansky, T. L. (2023, June), Linking Engineering to Life: Expanding Gender Diversity in STEM Through an Afterschool Program  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43482

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  Doiron, A. L., \& O'Shea, K., \& Miller, N. M., \& Truzansky, T. L. (2023, June), \emph{Linking Engineering to Life: Expanding Gender Diversity in STEM Through an Afterschool Program}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--43482

Amber L Doiron, Katherine O'Shea, Nicole M Miller, and Tracy L Truzansky.  "Linking Engineering to Life: Expanding Gender Diversity in STEM Through an Afterschool Program".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://sftp.asee.org/43482 Internet.  27 Jul, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_43482}
  Amber L Doiron, Katherine O'Shea, Nicole M Miller, and Tracy L Truzansky.
  "Linking Engineering to Life: Expanding Gender Diversity in STEM Through an Afterschool Program".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://sftp.asee.org/43482 Internet.  27 Jul, 2024

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AB  - The vitality and diversity of the STEM workforce is a major concern, owing to the “missing millions” of workers from the underrepresentation of women and historically marginalized communities (2022 US National Science and Engineering Indicators). The pandemic exacerbated disparities, with isolation and limited opportunities for engagement. Linking Engineering to Life (LEL) is a virtual and in-person afterschool experiential engineering curriculum launched in the fall of 2020 by  with the aim of overcoming barriers of access and affordability in engineering education for  girls and non-binary middle school-aged youth. LEL was created in response to The Million Girls Moonshot, which seeks to re-imagine who can engineer, build, and create by engaging one million more girls in afterschool and summer STEM learning programs over five years. LEL Basics introduces the engineering design process through 8 weeks of engineering challenges while elevating female and non-binary success in STEM. LEL is facilitated by trained undergraduate engineering Mentors and afterschool staff. LEL now also offers a biomedical engineering curriculum created in partnership with . From the initial partnership between  and the , LEL has recruited 50 Mentors who lead virtual, in-person, and hybrid format curricula for 178 youth (18.5% BIPOC, 2% non-binary) at urban, suburban, and rural afterschool sites. Through a Cognito Survey, 94% of participants affirmed that they “have a clear understanding of the engineering design process” and “understand who an engineer is and the skills they need”. Additionally, 100% of LEL Mentors reported agreement that LEL “had a positive impact on youth” and “was a valuable experience”, with some reporting increased awareness of engineering education as a potential career path. LEL continues to improve formative and summative assessment of our programming towards overcoming barriers to engineering education.

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