Joel Alejandro Mejia
Biographic Data
| ID | 4494805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joel Alejandro Mejia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joel Alejandro |
| FAMILY NAME | Mejia |
| SIGNATURE | MEJIA J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cincinnati |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Unmasking Whiteness in Engineering
As a predominantly white and male discipline, engineering is influenced by dominant discourses created by Whiteness. Whiteness in engineering transcends demographics; it influences norms, values, and practices, and it works as a mechanism that perpetuates biases and historical privileges that favor white individuals, affecting access, opportunities, and representation. Terms like meritocracy, objectivity, and masculinity are often used in enginee…
Leveraging students’ funds of knowledge in engineering education
Literacies of Design
Literacies of Design
Thinking about Racism in Engineering Education in New Ways [Commentary]
In this paper, we seek to explore the impact of engineering’s persisting predominant whiteness in the United States. Its persisting maleness is also relevant, and we will address this a little more below, but what we want to do here is share a framework that has helped our thinking in this space, and we hope it can inform yours
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Thinking about Racism in Engineering Education in New Ways [Commentary]
In this paper, we seek to explore the impact of engineering’s persisting predominant whiteness in the United States. Its persisting maleness is also relevant, and we will address this a little more below, but what we want to do here is share a framework that has helped our thinking in this space, and we hope it can inform yours
Literacies of Design
Literacies of Design
Unmasking Whiteness in Engineering
As a predominantly white and male discipline, engineering is influenced by dominant discourses created by Whiteness. Whiteness in engineering transcends demographics; it influences norms, values, and practices, and it works as a mechanism that perpetuates biases and historical privileges that favor white individuals, affecting access, opportunities, and representation. Terms like meritocracy, objectivity, and masculinity are often used in enginee…
Leveraging students’ funds of knowledge in engineering education
Computer Science (2 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (2 works) · Engineering education (2 works) · Career Development and Diversity (1 works) · Design Education and Practice (1 works) · Digital Storytelling and Education (1 works) · Diverse Education and Engineering Focus (1 works) · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (1 works) · Engineering (1 works) · Engineering Education and Curriculum Development (1 works)