CAREER: Theoretical Understandings to Proactively Uplift Economically Disadvantaged Engine — NSF Award to University of Texas at S
The project will focus on understanding and modeling career decisions of engineering undergraduate students and engineering faculty at different points in their careers and considering their income backgrounds. Using insights from scarcity theory, a concept from behavioral economics, the study will examine how limited
| Award title | CAREER: Theoretical Understandings to Proactively Uplift Economically Disadvantaged Engine |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2443235 |
| Awardee | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| City | SAN ANTONIO |
| State | TX |
| Amount obligated | $654,558 |
| Principal investigator | Karina Vielma |
| Program | EngEd-Engineering Education |
| Start date | 09/01/2025 |
| Abstract | The project will focus on understanding and modeling career decisions of engineering undergraduate students and engineering faculty at different points in their careers and considering their income backgrounds. Using insights from scarcity theory, a concept from behavioral economics, the study will examine how limited resources affect career decision-making in engineering fields. It will look at how financial stress influences what students prioritize when making critical career choices in engin |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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