Engineering Education Directory
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Robin Adams
Associate Professor
Research: Investigation of engineering practice: (1) cross-disciplinary ways of thinking, acting, and being; (2) design knowing and learning; and (3) the everyday nature of engineering thinking (at home, in school, at work). Creating "systems" bridges between education research and the practice of engineering education: (1) cross-disciplinary communities; (2) research-based instructional resources; and (3) translating research methods into pedagogical methods
(765) 496-3267
Saira Anwar
Graduate Student
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Dianne Bell
Administrative Assistant - Fye
(765) 494-3895
Brianna Benedict
Graduate Student
Edward Berger
Associate Professor, Engineering Education
Research: teaching with technology, assessment of technology interventions, non-cognitive factors and their role in student success, discipline-based engineering education research
(765) 496-0193
Gary Bertoline
Dean, College of Technology
Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education
Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education
(765) 494-2552
George Bodner
Arthur Kelly Distinguished Professor, Chemical Education
Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education
Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education
(765) 494-5313
Carol Brock
Secretary V
(765) 496-0467
Sean Brophy
Associate Professor
Research: Development of effective learning environments that develop adaptive expertise. This research focuses on the mechanisms and knowledge to comprehend, analyze, troubleshoot and design complex systems, exploring how these mechanisms mature and how we can foster developing these abilities through learning activities that use simulations, analogical reasoning, and model construction/evaluation.
(765) 496-3316
Patrice Buzzanell
Professor of Communication, Courtesy Faculty in Engineering Education
(765) 494-3317
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Lucero Campos
Business Manager, Ene/Wiep/Mep
(765) 496-1213
Brenda Capobianco
Associate Professor, Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction; Affiliated Faculty in Women's Studies; Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education
(765) 494-9635
Monica Cardella
Associate Professor
Executive Director, Research Institute for Pre-College Engineering (INSPIRE)
Executive Director, Research Institute for Pre-College Engineering (INSPIRE)
Research: Characterization of mathematical thinking practices, responses to ambiguity and uncertainty, and overall design behavior of undergraduate engineering students, practicing engineers, and young children. Investigation of parents' role in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade engineering education.
(765) 496-1206
(765) 496-9666
Kayla Carter
Graduate Student
Sam Cho
Academic Advisor
Monica Cox
Adjunct Associate Professor
(614) 247-8953
Rachel Crone
Account Clerk IV
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Annwesa Dasgupta
Postdoctoral Researcher
Jennifer DeBoer
Assistant Professor, Engineering Education
Research: International engineering education; Education and economic development; Educational technology; Online learning; Quantitative research methods
(765) 496-0195
Anne Delion
Instructional Support Coordinator
Heidi Diefes-Dux
Professor
Research: Development, classroom implementation, and authentic assessment of student work on engineering-based, client-driven, open-ended mathematical modeling activities, with particular emphasis on first-year engineering and elementary students. Elementary teacher professional development with engineering thinking, engineering design, and mathematical modeling.
(765) 494-3887
Kimberly Dixon
Assistant Director-Financial Affairs
(765) 496-6573
Kerrie Douglas
Visiting Assistant Professor
(765) 494-6932
Nathalie Duval-Couetil
Associate Professor of Technology, Leadership, and Innovation; Director, Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program; Associate Director, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship; Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education
Research: Multidisciplinary entrepreneurship education;
Environments and conditions that foster entrepreneurial activity among students;
Educational program evaluation and assessment;
Women and leadership;
Market and technology assessment
(765) 494-7068
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Hossein Ebrahiminnezhad
Graduate Student
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Audeen Fentiman
Crowley Family Professor in Engineering Education
Interim Head of Engineering Education and Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Interdisciplinary Programs
Interim Head of Engineering Education and Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Interdisciplinary Programs
(765) 494-1870
Jill Folkerts
Instructional Support Manager
(765) 494-1503
Claudio Freitas
Graduate Student
Rebecca Fry
Director of Development
(765) 494-0023
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Elizabeth Gajdzik
Assistant Director, INSPIRE
(765) 494-9599
Julianna Ge
Graduate Student
Virginia Gleghorn
Graduate Student
(765) 494-3974
Allison Godwin
Assistant Professor, Engineering Education
William Graziano
Professor of Psychology Sciences
Courtesy Faculty
Courtesy Faculty
(765) 494-7224
Rhonda Greear
Account Clerk V
(765) 494-5430
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Cindey Hays
Administrative Assistant to the Head
(765) 494-3884
Nathanial Hilliard
Graduate Student
(765) 494-3569
Stephen Hoffmann
Assistant Head for First-Year Engineering
(765) 494-5740
Lane Hooker
Temporary Clerical - Artisan/Fab Lab S
Jeffrey Huddleston
Artisan and Fabrication Lab Supervisor
Morgan Hynes
Assistant Professor
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Billi Jennings
Director of First-Year Engineering Advising
(765) 494-9713
Leah Jamieson
Dean of Engineering, Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education
(765) 494-5346
Brent Jesiek
Associate Professor
Research: Historical and social studies of engineering, engineering education, and computing; Global engineering education; Engineering ethics and social responsibility.
Isabel Jimenez-Useche
Visiting Assistant Professor
Saundra Johnson
Account Clerk IV
(765) 494-5149
Amanda Johnston
Graduate Student
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Rohit Kandakatla
Graduate Student
Melissa Kidwell
Account Assistant
Juyeon Kluin
Research Associate
(765) 588-3603
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Russell Long
Director of Project Assessment
(765) 496-9521
Michael Loui
Dale and Suzi Gallagher Professor in Engineering Education
Research: Motivation and persistence in engineering students; Identity development and affective outcomes; Ethics in engineering and computing
Amanda Luby
Graduate Student
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Krishna Madhavan
Associate Professor
Research: Focuses broadly on cyberinfrastructure for engineering education research, cyberlearning, virtual and immersive environments, and large-scale data mining tools for engineering education research
(765) 496-1247
Alejandra Magana Deleon
Associate Professor of Computer and Information Technology
Courtesy Faculty
Courtesy Faculty
Joyce Main
Assistant Professor
Research: Student persistence and outcomes; advising and mentoring; women in science and engineering; global engineering; social stratification; higher education; education policy
(765) 496-6052
Jairo Marmolejos
Account Clerk V
(765) 494-0547
Loretta Mckinniss
Secretary V
(765) 494-3331
Janet Meek
Instructional Support Coordinator
John Mendoza Garcia
Postdoctoral Researcher
Muhsin Menekse
Assistant Professor
Gabrielle Meyer
Account Assistant
(765) 494-3885
Tamara Moore
Associate Professor
(765) 496-9030
Caryn Morgan
Academic Advisor
Jeffrey Myers
Academic Advisor
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Swetha Nittala
Graduate Student
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William Oakes
Professor
Courtesy Faculty in Curriculum and Instruction
Director of EPICS
Courtesy Faculty in Curriculum and Instruction
Director of EPICS
(765) 494-3892
Curt Oechsle
Academic Advisor
Matthew Ohland
Professor
Research: Student pathways, success, and institutional policy (using longitudinal data from 1,000,000+ students). Team-member effectiveness, learning, and social relations investigated using peer evaluations of over 60,000 students. Effect of team formation strategies on individuals and teams.
(765) 496-1316
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Alice Pawley
Associate Professor
Research: Use of qualitative methods to investigate engineering epistemology, engineering identity, and boundary work to understand better how to make engineering an inclusive discipline. Crossing the boundaries of engineering education, science and technology studies, and women's studies, this research focuses on how, what, and why we (engineers and engineering educators) understand engineering to be.
(765) 496-1209
Christine Pekny
Interdisciplinary Engineering Program Advisor
(765) 494-7422
Mary Pilotte
Associate Professor of Engineering Practice
Director of Engineering Education Undergraduate Degree Programs
Director of Engineering Education Undergraduate Degree Programs
Senay Purzer
Associate Professor
Research: How self-efficacy beliefs affect individual student achievement during teamwork. Argumentation in engineering design. P-12 engineering education.
(765) 496-1684
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Carlene Quirk
Secretary IV
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David Radcliffe
Epistemology Professor of Engineering Education
Research: The nature of engineering as a profession; how it perceived and practiced, how it is learned especially outside the classroom, and how an engineering identity is shaped. The design of creative learning places and of ways to foster distributed communities of research practice in engineering education.
(765) 494-3884
(765) 494-7499
Jessica Rush
Graduate Student
Julie Russell
Secretary V
(765) 494-5755
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Terri Sanger
Research Data And Community Coordinator
(765) 496-3374
Matthew Scheidt
Graduate Student
Karl Smith
Cooperative Learning Professor (Part-Time)
Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor and Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor and Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Research: Building rigorous research capabilities in engineering education. The role of cooperation in learning and design. Problem formulation, modeling, and knowledge engineering. Project and knowledge management and leadership.
(765) 494-9713
Stephen Smith
Academic Advisor
Stephen Smith
Academic Advisor
Laurie Snyder
Academic Advisor
Shelby Stacy
Account Clerk IV
(765) 496-1681
Amy Stanley
Bus Mgr-Aero And Astro/Materials Engr
Ruth Streveler
Associate Professor
Research: Difficult concepts in engineering science. Specific research questions are: What concepts are difficult to learn? How does one measure conceptual understanding? Why are some concepts difficult to learn? How can one construct learning environments that help people learn these difficult concepts?
(765) 496-9031
Michele Strutz
Continuing Lecturer
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Tracy Thoennes
Academic Advisor
Nathan Thomas
Senior Academic Advisor
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(765) 496-7680
Sharra Vostral
Associate Professor Of History
Courtesy Faculty
Courtesy Faculty
Research: Gender & Technology; Gender & medicine; Material Culture; 20th century US popular culture
(765) 494-4132
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Teresa Walker
Director of Communications
(765) 494-9391
Yin Wang
Visiting Scholar
Phillip Wankat
Clifton L. Lovell Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Engineering Education
(765) 494-0814
Thomas Wharry
Marketing Specialist
James Whitford
Instructional Support Coordinator
(765) 494-3977
Kathleen Wible
Continuing Term Lecturer
Taylor Willliams
Graduate Student
(765) 269-9630
Richard Womack
Instructional Support Specialist
Kelly Wrede
Academic Advisor
(765) 494-9713