Best Papers

2021 Ethics Division Best Paper Award Winners

  • Best Paper Award Winner:
    • Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Exposure to, and Valuation of, Ethics Through the Lens of Socialization
      • Authors: Madeline Polmear (University of Florida) with Angela R Bielefeldt (University of Colorado Boulder), Chris Swan (Tufts University), and Daniel Knight (University of Colorado Boulder)
  • Best Diversity Paper Award Winner:
    • Perception of the Culture of Disengagement by Minoritized Students
      • Authors: Nell Gabiam (Iowa State University) with Luan Minh Nguyen (Iowa State University) and Cristina Poleacovschi (Iowa State University)

2020 Ethics Division Best Paper Award Winners

  • Best Paper Award Winner:
    • Student Perceptions of an Ethics Intervention: Exploration Across Three Course Types
      • Authors: Madeline Polmear (University of Florida) with Angela R Bielefeldt (University of Colorado Boulder), Nathan E Canney (CYS Structural Engineers Inc.), Chris Swan (Tufts University), and Daniel Knight (University of Colorado Boulder)
  • Best Diversity Paper Award Winner:
    • Health Stress and Support System Narratives of Engineering Students
      • Authors: Greg Rulifson (USAID) with Angela R Bielefeldt (University of Colorado Boulder)

2019 Ethics Division Best Paper Award Winners

  • Best Paper Award Winner:
    • Student views on their role in society as an engineer and relevant ethical issues
      • Authors: Angela R. Bielefeldt, Davis Zhao, Alexandra Kulich, Madeline Polmear, Nathan E. Canney, Chris Swan, and Daniel Knight.
  • Best Diversity Paper Award Winner:
    • Ethical reasoning in first-year engineering design
      • Authors: Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, Jordan Orion James, and Vanessa Svihla

2018 Ethics Division Best Paper Award Winners

  • Best Paper Award Winner:
    • Faculty perceptions of challenges to educating engineering and computing students about ethics and societal impacts
      • Authors: Madeline Polmear, Angela Bielefeldt, Daniel Knight, Chris Swan, and Nathan Canney. 
  • Best Diversity Paper Award Winner:
    • Perceptions of ethical behavior in ethical mentoring relationships between women graduate students and faculty in science and engineering
      • Authors: Laura Ann Gelles, Idalis Villanueva, and Marialuisa Di Stefano.