Join our faculty, graduate research assistants, and CoIL affiliates as they share their research findings at the 50th Annual ASHE Conference. The conference will be held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown, 1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 80202-5107.

Thursday, November 13 | 12:15 – 1:30 PM MST

Session Title: Reframing STEM: Centering the Collective Agency, Knowledge, and Cultural Wealth of Underrepresented Women through Qualitative Inquiry
Location: Sheraton Denver Downtown, Plaza Building, Concourse Level, Governors Square 12

Women’s Voices in Community College Career and Technical STEM
Presenters: Susannah Townsend & Dr. Emily Creamer
This qualitative study examines the internship experiences of five women in manufacturer-specific automotive technician training programs. Findings highlight gender-based inequities and underscore the need for structural interventions such as standardized monitoring and gender-bias training.

Powering Potential: Black Women’s STEM Journeys in a Clean Energy Context
Presenters: Anisha Gill-Morris & Dr. Emily Creamer
Explores how Black women in clean-energy STEM navigate intersecting identities and institutional barriers while redefining professional purpose through community and advocacy.

Reclaiming Voice, Redefining STEM: Women’s Identity Work in Interdisciplinary Training
Presenters: Yun-Han Weng & Dr. Emily Creamer
Drawing on narrative accounts from nine women in an interdisciplinary STEM program, this study illuminates how participants reclaim voice, develop interdisciplinary fluency, and redefine identity through mentorship and community.tion

Thursday, November 13 | 3:25 – 4:40 PM MST

Session Title: Living and Learning Contexts in Global Higher Education
Location: Sheraton Denver Downtown, Plaza Building, Concourse Level, Governors Square 11

Impact of Residential Hall Environments on International Students’ Sense of Belonging in U.S. HEIs
Presenters: Yun-Han Weng, Ionell Jay Terogo, & Dr. Laura S. Dahl
Structural-equation modeling reveals that supportive residential environments, campus engagement, and inclusive climate significantly foster international students’ belonging.

Friday, November 14 | 8:45 – 10:00 AM MST

Session Title: Learning and Developing Graduate Students
Location: Sheraton Denver Downtown, Tower Building, Second Level, Tower B

Lessons We Learn from Interdisciplinary Training Programs
Presenter: Yun-Han Weng
Mixed-methods analysis of an interdisciplinary STEM graduate program reveals that collaboration and structured reflection significantly enhance innovation capacity.

Friday, November 14 | 3:25 – 4:40 PM MST

Session Title: From Aspirant to Professional: Supporting Diverse Student Journeys in STEM
Location: Sheraton Denver Downtown, Tower Building, Second Level, Tower A

Examining Students’ Career Readiness and Career Confidence in a STEM Experiential Innovation Training Program
Presenters: Anisha Gill-Morris & Yun-Han Weng
This study explores how STEM experiential training cultivates readiness and confidence, revealing growth in communication, reflection, and self-efficacy across three years.

Saturday, November 15 | 10:15 – 11:30 AM MST

Session Title: How Faculty Religious Affiliations Inform Teaching, Research, and Service: An Introduction to the InFORM Project
Location: Sheraton Denver Downtown, Plaza Building, Concourse Level, Plaza Court 6

InFORM Survey Development: Role of Faculty Religious Identity in Teaching, Scholarship, and Service
Presenters: Dr.Laura S. Dahl, Kara E. Graham, & Dr. Matthew J. Mayhew
Introduces the InFORM project’s national study of how faculty religious, spiritual, and secular identities shape teaching, research, and service practices.

Confirming Constructs: Faculty Religious Identity and Related Constructs
Presenters: Dr. Laura S. Dahl, Kara E. Graham, & Dr. Matthew J. Mayhew
Confirmatory factor analysis validated multiple campus climate constructs adapted from IDEALS data for faculty populations, verifying construct reliability and adaptability.

The Red-Blue Divide: Sociopolitical Influences on Faculty’s DEI Perspectives
Presenters: Kara E. Graham, Dr. Emily T. Creamer, & Dr. Matthew J. Mayhew
National ANCOVA analyses reveal ideological differences in faculty DEI perspectives across red and blue states, suggesting that religious inclusion may serve as a shared bridge amid polarization.

Interviewing by Design: Matching Worldviews
Presenters: Dr. Emily T. Creamer, Hind Haddad, Kara E. Graham, & Dr.Matthew J. Mayhew
Explores methodological innovations in faculty interviews that align participant worldviews with researcher design, enhancing validity and ethical representation.