Investigating the Fit Between Students’ Personal Interests and Their Perceptions of Engineeringin a National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Pre-college Summer Workshop (Fundamental Research)
PublicationsConcern over the underrepresentation of women and certain minority populations in engineering has been a concern for the last few decades. Government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private companies have invested significant money and resources to address this concern (Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE), 2017; Gibbin & Davis, 2002); however, the numbers of women and underrepresented minorities participating in engineering remains dismal (National Science Foundation & National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 2017). Much of this money has