Catherine Cohan’s research while affiliated with Pennsylvania State University and other places

... It was found by Reisel et al. [45] that online programs are less effective than on-campus programs; however, as that finding is from 2012, it pre-dates the recent pandemic-driven growth and improvement in virtual programs of all kinds. A number of programs that were established during the COVID-19 pandemic were virtual, and many transitioned from in-person to virtual, among them [19,20,30,46,47,48]. As this transition is recent, long-term data on success is not yet available; such data will also naturally have limitations, as the hurried nature of some transitions and the larger societal impacts of the pandemic present additional variables that impact the efficacy of bridge programs. ...

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Engineering Strong Bridges: Review of College Bridge Programs

... • schedule portions of the bridge program in various locations (i.e., avoid having students sit in one classroom all day) [32] • for programs targeting specific student populations, invite those on campus with expertise (e.g., a Dean of Inclusion) to participate in program planning [82] • leverage extant campus services such as tutoring centers and career services [24] • be prepared to respond to instances of student misconduct [24] Discussion ...

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Summer Bridge Programs for Engineering Students: A Systematic Literature Review

... 15], McSpedon et al.[16], Cohan et al.[17], Espiritu and Todorovic[18], Fogg et al.[19],Griggs et al. [20], Nease et al. [21], McSpedon et al. [22], Cohan et al. [23], Freeman et al. [24], Birkes et al. [25], Quiroga et al. [26], Norouzi et al. [27], Tripathy et al. [28], Russell [29], Castaneda et al. [30], Cohan et al. [31], Tripathy et al. [32], Sanders et al. [33], Nazempour et al. [34], Gaskins and Clark [35], Roberts [36], Cohan [37], Nite et al. [38], Freeman et al. [39], Cohan et al. [40], Rahemi et al. [41], Song and Ma [42], Vollstedt [43], Brown et al. [44], Adams and Carter [45], Smith et al. [46], Nite et al. [47], Lee et al. [48], Whalin et al. [49], Parrish et al. [50], Taylor et al. [51], Nite et al. [52, 53], McSpedon et al. [54], Johnson [55], Vercellino et al. [56], Cairncross et al. [57], Hasenwinkel and Pynn [58], Dimitriu and O'Connor [59], Zhou et al. [60], Stwalley et al. [61], Nite et al. [62], St. John et al. [63], Zhou et al. [64], Lee et al. [65], Volcy [66], Reisel et al. [67], Doerr et al. [68], Erickson-Ludwig and Clyne [69], Dimitriu and O'Connor [70], Whalin and Pang [71], Hurtado et al. [72], Volcy and Sidbury [73], Knight et al. [74], Citty and Lindner [75], Heymans et al. [76], Jassemnejad et al. [77], Maton et al. [78], Reisel et al. [79], Worley et al. [80], Reisel et al.[81] ...

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Summer Bridge Programs for Engineering Students: A Systematic Literature Review

... Throughout the duration of this project, we were able to examine the relative benefits of attending a bridge program at one's assigned campus as opposed to participating in a summer bridge program at one campus and attending a different campus in the fall semester. Analyses are continuing to be conducted on the efficacy of the new regional campus bridge programs [3] - [4]. ...

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Reimagining Summer Bridge: An Evolution in Best Practices to Support Incoming First-Year Engineering Students