Leaving Civil Engineering: Examining the Intersections of Gender, Disability, and Professional Identity

Abstract

is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering Education Virginia Tech. Her primary research interests include professional identity formation in undergraduate civil engineering students, grounded theory methods, and theory development. Currently, she is principal investigator on an NSF sponsored project exploring the professional identity formation of civil engineering students who experience disabilities. In particular, she is interested in examining the ways this identity is influenced by students' academic relationships, events, and experiences, and vice versa. Dr. McCall holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.

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