Susan Khalifah

Purdue University
Lyles School of Civil Engineering
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051

Office: HAMP 4141A
Phone: (765) 494-2415
Email: skhalif@purdue.edu

Education
M.S. Purdue Global, Higher Education (Teaching) 2020
B.S. Purdue University, Civil Engineering (Structures) 1999

Professional Registration

• Professional Engineer, State of Illinois
• Structural Engineer, State of Illinois

Honors & Awards

1. Bravo+ Award, Purdue College of Engineering, Dec 2023
2. Bravo Award, Purdue College of Engineering, Feb 2023
3. Professional Achievement Awards Finalist, Purdue College of Engineering, Dec 2022
4. Outstanding Staff Member, Purdue Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Nov 2021
5. Peter J Bosscher Faculty Advisor Award for Outstanding Leadership, Engineers Without Borders USA, Dec 2021
6. Purdue Engineering Staff Leadership Academy (PESLA) graduate, Purdue College of Engineering, Jan 2021
7. Bravo Award, Purdue College of Engineering, Dec 2019
8. Professional Achievement Awards Finalist, Purdue College of Engineering, Dec 2019
9. Intercultural Pedagogy Grant (IPG), Purdue CILMAR, Oct 2018
10. Study Abroad Intercultural Learning (SAIL) Grant, Purdue CILMAR, Oct 2018
11. Bravo Award, Purdue College of Engineering, Jun 2018

Selected Publications

• Leidig, P. A., Khalifah, S. M., & Oakes, W. C. (2023). Capstone Design in Engineering Community Engagement Course. Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 149(2). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EI.2643-9115.0000071
• An Evaluation of a University-Level, High School Course Taught to Foster Interest in Civil Engineering (Evaluation). (n.d.). 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--36666
• Not just buzzwords: Weeklong summer course introduces civil engineering to high schoolers. CE TRANSITIONS - WINTER 2021 (Purdue Lyles School of Civil Engineering) - Jan 25, 2021, https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Media/Transitions/2021-January/not-just-buzzwords
• Oakes, W. (2019). EWB-USA and EPICS: Academic Credit, Community Impact, and Student Learning. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, 14(3), 29-48. https://doi.org/10.24908/ijsle.v14i3.13199