@conference{449de403c7cd43f5a099e0fcbf564f74,
title = "Black Faces, White Spaces: Understanding the Role of Counterspaces in the Black Engineering Graduate Student Experience",
author = "Katreena Thomas and Coley, {Brooke Charae} and Greene, {Michael Lorenzo} and Jeremi London",
note = "Funding Information: Career attainment encompasses the opportunities and support that students receive in regard to their realization of career goals. In their work surrounding counterspaces, Ong et al. describe that mentorship within counterspaces has provided students with personal advice towards navigating their STEM programs and given them insight towards future career goals [9]. Mentorship and advising was often provided through MEPs but students have also found these with their graduate faculty advisors, through their BGLO affiliation, and other interactions stemming from engineering or identity related activities such as conferences. Furthermore, the participants of this study gained professional development skills and opportunities at the undergraduate level to explore internships, co-ops, international studies, and research experiences. Transitioning into the graduate program, they were able to gain exposure and access to graduate fellowships such as the National GEM Consortium (GEM) and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).; CoNECD 2021 ; Conference date: 24-01-2021 Through 28-01-2021",
year = "2021",
month = jan,
day = "24",
language = "English (US)",
}