Background While researchers in graduate engineering education are beginning to study
facets of student experiences as they relate to attrition and persistence, theoretical …

Background While previous work in higher education documents the impact of high tuition
costs of attending graduate school as a key motivator in attrition decisions, in engineering …

Although advising relationships are key for doctoral student success, little research has
addressed how they form. Understanding the formation of advising relationships can help …

Background Despite many initiatives to improve graduate student and faculty diversity in
engineering, there has been little or no change in the percentage of people from racially …

Background While attrition from the PhD has been attributed to many high‐level causal
factors, such as funding, advisor relationship, and “fit” into a department, few studies have …

Background While studies examining graduate engineering student attrition have grown
more prevalent, there is an incomplete understanding of the plight faced by persisting …

Establishing a positive advising relationship between faculty and doctoral students is a time-
consuming and often unacknowledged effort. Previous research has primarily focused on …

In higher education, faculty diversity is critical for a variety of important outcomes, including
supporting students in pursuing and persisting in STEM fields by providing in-group role …