Conference Presentations

“Industry leaders also highlighted the need for more awareness about Engineering Technology (ET) career opportunities. Employers suggested exposing primary and secondary school students to ET education and career opportunities.”

Tyson, Will. 2020. “The “T” in STEM: Community College Technician Education Pathways.” NAS Symposium on Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education, Virtual Conference.


Tyson, Will. 2020. “PathTech LISTEN Update.” E.T. Forum, Virtual Conference


Jayaram, Lakshmi and Will Tyson. 2020. “An examination of traditional- and nontraditional-aged community college student experiences: Emerging findings from PathTech LIFE” (Paper Session) Age Matters: Explorations of Age Categories in Social Life, sponsored by the Section on Aging and the Life Course. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Society, San Francisco, CA


Jayaram, Lakshmi and Will Tyson. 2020. “A Preliminary Analysis of Student Characteristics and Program Satisfaction in Technician Education Programs,” Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA

 

Tyson, Will, Lakshmi Jayaram, and Marilyn Barger. 2019. “Life after School: Career Pathways for Technician Students,” Discussion Session presented at National Science Foundation Principal Investigators’ Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

 

Tyson, Will, Lakshmi Jayaram, and Marilyn Barger. 2019. “PathTech LIFE: Overview of Findings from a National Survey of Technician Education Students.” Presented at ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Manufacturing Division Technical Session 5, Tampa, FL

 

Jayaram, Lakshmi and Will Tyson. 2019. “Educational Background and Future Aspirations of Technician Students in Two-Year Programs: Emerging Findings from PathTech LIFE,” Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Society, New York, NY

 

Tyson, Will and Lakshmi Jayaram. 2019. “PathTech LIFE and LISTEN: Annual Report of Research on Technician Education Students,” High Impact Technology Exchange Conference, St. Louis, MO

 

Tyson, Will and Lakshmi Jayaram. 2019. “Knowledge and Utilization of Campus Resources and Program Satisfaction Among Community College Technician Education Students,” Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA

 

Tyson, Will and Lakshmi Jayaram. 2018. “Technician Students, Diversity, and Program Satisfaction:

             Findings from the PathTech LIFE Survey,” Annual Meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association, St. Petersburg, FL

 

Tyson, Will, Lakshmi Jayaram, and Danielly Orozco. 2018. “Applied Research 101 – PathTech LIFE and LISTEN Research in Action” High-Impact Workshop presented at National Science Foundation Principal Investigators’ Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

 

Tyson, Will and Lakshmi Jayaram. 2018. “PathTech LIFE: Findings from a National Survey of Advanced Technology Students,” 10th Anniversary High Impact Technology Exchange Conference, Miami, FL

 

Tyson, Will and Lakshmi Jayaram. 2018. “Personal and Professional Motivations of Enrollment in Community College Advanced Technology Programs,” Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA

 

Tyson, Will, Lakshmi Jayaram, and Danielly Orozco. 2017. “PathTech LIFE: Informing Targeted Research and Best Practices,” “Birds of a Feather” session presented at National Science Foundation Principal Investigators’ Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

 

Tyson, Will and Lakshmi Jayaram. 2014. “Work to School Transitions and the Transformative Role of Community College Education,” Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Society, San Francisco, CA

 

Heppner, Rebekah. 2014. “Pathways into High-Tech Manufacturing Careers: Where do Internships in Engineering Technology Really Lead?” Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

Smith, Chrystal. 2014. “Women Forging Ahead in Traditionally Male Dominated Engineering Technology Fields.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

 

Tyson, Will and Lakshmi Jayaram. 2014. “The ‘Pipeline’ Metaphor: An Iconic Symbol for STEM Workforce Development or Mythical Understanding of Pathways into High-Tech Fields?” Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Albuquerque, NM

 

Tyson, Will, Lakshmi Jayaram, Margaret Cooper, Pangri Mehta, David Zeller. 2013. “PathTech: Building Partnerships with Community Colleges to Study Pathways to Advanced Technology Degrees,” Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA.

 

Tyson, Will, Lakshmi Jayaram, Margaret Cooper, David Zeller, and Pangri Mehta (2013). “PathTech: Building Partnerships with Community Colleges to Study Pathways to Advanced Technology Degrees”. The STEM Research Group Brown Bag. USF College of Education. Tampa, FL

Tyson, Will, Lakshmi Jayaram, Edward C. Fletcher.  2013. ATE PI Showcase Slide Show

Tyson, Will, Lakshmi Jayaram, Edward C. Fletcher, Patricia Frohrib, and L. Allen Phelps. 2013. “ATE Targeted Research in Action: FLATE/PathTech and Fox Valley/METTE Partnerships to Improve Student Outcomes.”  Presentation at the Advanced Technological Education Principal Investigators Conference, October 23-25, Washington, DC.