Engineering Education Directory - by Administrative Area

Faculty

Professor of Engineering Education; Director of Engineering Education Undergraduate Degree Programs

Research: Design thinking and learning; Interdisciplinary thinking (investigating what it means to work at the interface between disciplines); Design of interdisciplinary learning environments; Strategies for connecting research on learning and teaching practice

rsadams@purdue.edu

Brandon Allen

Research Assistant Professor

allen352@purdue.edu

Michele Bassett

Administrative Assistant

bassettm@purdue.edu

Edward Berger

Interim Head, Professor of Engineering Education

Research: Teaching with technology; Assessment of technology interventions; Non-cognitive factors and their role in student success; Discipline-based engineering education research

bergere@purdue.edu

Gary Bertoline

Distinguished Professor of Engineering; Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education

bertoline@purdue.edu

Kyler Blowers

Assistant Professor of Practice, SOE

Advisor/Major Professor: Joyce Main and Matthew Ohland

kblowers@purdue.edu

Sean Brophy

Associate Professor of Engineering Education

Research: Adaptive expertise; Reasoning with mathematics and models; Conceptual change using simulations; Technology supported learning environments; Designing assessment for learning

sbrophy@purdue.edu

Brenda Capobianco

Professor of Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction; Affiliated Faculty in Women's Studies; Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education

bcapo@purdue.edu

Monica Cox

Adjunct Associate Professor

cox.1192@osu.edu

Kirsten Davis

Assistant Professor of Engineering Education

Research: Global engineering programs; Experiential learning; Systems thinking; Professional skills development

kad@purdue.edu

Jennifer DeBoer

Associate Professor of Engineering Education

Research: International engineering education; Education and economic development; Educational technology; Online learning; Quantitative research methods

deboerj@purdue.edu

Kerrie Douglas

Associate Professor of Engineering Education

Research: Evaluation of open online engineering courses; Rationale and evidence to justify assessment uses; Fair assessment of minority groups in engineering; Assessment as means of learning in engineering design contexts

douglask@purdue.edu

Nathalie Duval-Couetil

Professor, Department 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

natduval@purdue.edu

Melissa Dyehouse

Research Associate Professor

mdyehous@purdue.edu

Audeen Fentiman

Crowley Family Professor in Engineering Education

Research: First year engineering curriculum design; Recruitment and retention of engineering students from underrepresented groups; P-12 curriculum modification leading to greater interest in and better preparation for the study of engineering; Graduate education reform; Radioactive waste management; Environmental risk assessment

fentiman@purdue.edu

Beatriz Galarza Tohen

Visiting Assistant Professor

bgalarza@purdue.edu

Allison Godwin

Adjunct Associate Professor

afg64@cornell.edu

S. Selcen Guzey

Assistant Professor of Science Education, Departments. of Curriculum and Instruction and of Biological Sciences; Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education

Research: Integration of engineering into K-12 science classrooms; Influences of integrated STEM education approaches on student achievement and interest; Effective integrated STEM teaching approaches; Life STEM Education

sguzey@purdue.edu

Jacqueline Handley

Limited Term Lecturer

jhandle@purdue.edu

Justin Hess

Assistant Professor of Engineering Education

Research: Designing and implementing pedagogical methods to enhance engineering students’ ethical development, with a focus on ethical sensitivity, ethical reasoning, and care; Exploring the functional role of empathy in engineering design, ethics, and innovation; and Synthesizing the influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making

jhess@purdue.edu

Eric Holloway

Professor of Engineering Practice, School of Mechanical Engineering; Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education

Research: The professional formation of students and engineers for practice; the impacts of faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students who interact with industry; the social and cultural contexts of engineering disciplines and research experiences; designing and implementing assessments of learning and professional development experiences.

eholloway@purdue.edu

Morgan Hynes

Associate Professor

Research: Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering
Humanistic Engineering
Pre-college Engineering Education
Engineering Design

morganhynes@purdue.edu

Leah Jamieson

Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, John A. Edwardson Dean Emerita of Engineering; Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education

lhj@purdue.edu

Brent Jesiek

Professor

Research: Historical and social studies of engineering, engineering education, and computing; Global engineering education; Engineering ethics and social responsibility.

bjesiek@purdue.edu

Michael Loui

Adjunct Professor

Research: Motivation and persistence in engineering students; Identity development and affective outcomes; Ethics in engineering and computing

mloui@purdue.edu

Robert Loweth

Visiting Assistant Professor

rloweth@purdue.edu

Alejandra Magana Deleon

Professor of Engineering Education; University Faculty Scholar, Computer and Information Technology

admagana@purdue.edu

Joyce Main

Associate Professor

Research: Student persistence and outcomes; advising and mentoring; women in science and engineering; global engineering; social stratification; higher education; education policy

jmain@purdue.edu

Stephanie Masta

Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction; Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education

Research: Indigenous education; Brown and Black student experiences in educational settings; marginalization in engineering; qualitative research methods; autoethnography

szywicki@purdue.edu

Muhsin Menekse

Associate Professor of Engineering Education

Research: Students' learning of complex tasks and concepts in engineering and science; Verbal interactions in collaborative learning settings (e.g., teams, small groups); Metacognition, reflection, and learning; Technology enhanced learning environments

menekse@purdue.edu

Khairiyah Mohd Yusof

Professor of Engineering Education

Research: Managing change focusing on students' and instructors' transition towards learner centric environment; Faculty development on supporting scholarly practice; Course and instructional design for deep learning. problem-solving and conation; Cooperative Problem-based Learning and Project-Based Learning; Engineering Education from the global perspective

khairiya@purdue.edu

Tamara Moore

Professor, Purdue University Faculty Scholar

Research: How engineering and engineering thinking promote learning in K-12 mathematics and science classrooms/higher-ed engineering classrooms through the paradigm of STEM integration; Support STEM integration pedagogies through curriculum development and teacher professional development; Mathematical modeling as a means for STEM integration

tamara@purdue.edu

Jason Morphew

Assistant Professor

Research: Self-Regulated Learning and Metacognition; Embodied cognition and conceptual understanding in engineering and science; Educational technology and online learning; Assessment to enhance student learning.

jmorphew@purdue.edu

William Oakes

Assistant Dean for Experiential Learning
Director, EPICS Program

Research: Service learning in engineering education; Impact of cognitive and non-cognitive variables on student persistence; Design in engineering education

oakes@purdue.edu

Matthew Ohland

Associate Head of Engineering Education; Dale and Suzi Gallagher Professor of Engineering Education

Research: Large-scale longitudinal studies of engineering student pathways; Team formation, education, and management CATME MIDFIELD

ohland@purdue.edu

Alice Pawley

Professor

Research: Gender and race in engineering education; feminist science and technology studies; underrepresented students and faculty in engineering; feminist theory; critical race theory; intersectionality theory; institutional structure and inequality; social justice in engineering and engineering education; broadening participation in engineering education

apawley@purdue.edu

Mary Pilotte

Professor Emerita of Practice of Engineering Education

Research: engineering culture and professional practice; generational knowledge transfer; person-thing orientations in engineering; neurodiversity in engineering classrooms and practice.

mpilotte@purdue.edu

Senay Purzer

Associate Head of Graduate Programs; Professor of Engineering Education

Research: Design education and assessment at the intersection of critical thinking and creative thinking.

purzer@purdue.edu

David Radcliffe

Kamyar Haghighi Head and Epistemology Professor Emeritus of Engineering Education

Research: Interdisciplinary research methods in engineering education; Design thinking and engineering knowledge creation; Engineering design and design management in industry; Sustainable systems design; Professional formation of engineers in practice

dradcliffe@purdue.edu

Donna Riley

Adjunct Professor

riley@purdue.edu

Amena Shermadou

Visiting Assistant Professor

Research: Muslim experiences in engineering; counterstorytelling methodologies; hidden curriculum; intersectional and decolonial perspectives; identity and belonging in engineering; engineering in MENA regions

ashermad@purdue.edu

Mandy Simms

First-Year Engineering Academic Advisor

mrsimms@purdue.edu

Karl Smith

Professor Emeritus of Cooperative Learning

Research: Building rigorous research capabilities in engineering education. The role of cooperation in learning and design. Teamwork. Project and knowledge management and leadership.

smith511@purdue.edu

Rena Sterrett

Senior Project Manager, Scale K-12

rsterret@purdue.edu

Ruth Streveler

Professor Emerita of Engineering Education

Research: How students learn engineering; Difficult concepts in science and engineering Student misconceptions; Conducting rigorous research in engineering education

streveler@purdue.edu

Syed Ahmad Helmi Syed Hassan

Professor of Engineering Practice

Research: Complex Problem Solving, Engineering Design, Academic Change Management, and Student-Centred Learning, especially focusing on Team-based, Project-based, and Problem-based Learning methodologies

ssyedhas@purdue.edu

Sharra Vostral

Associate Professor of History; Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education

Research: Gender & Technology; Gender & medicine; Material Culture; 20th century US popular culture

svostral@purdue.edu

Phillip Wankat

Clifton L. Lovell Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering and Professor Emeritus of Engineering Education

Research: Improving engineering education and separation processes.

wankat@purdue.edu

Ruth Wertz

Assistant Professor of Engineering Practice

rwertz@purdue.edu

Mohamad Zbib

Associate Professor of Engineering Practice

mzbib@purdue.edu

Carla Zoltowski

Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Courtesy Faculty of Engineering Education

Research: Professional formation of engineers; Diversity and inclusion in engineering; Design thinking and learning; Engineering ethics

cbz@purdue.edu

Postdoctoral Professionals

David Evenhouse

ENE Temporary Research

devenhou@purdue.edu

Alison Kerr

Post Doctoral Research Associate

kerr50@purdue.edu

Heather Perkins

Post Doctoral Research Assistant

hlperkin@purdue.edu

Dhinesh Radhakrishnan

Research Scientist

dradhak@purdue.edu

Fredy Rodriguez

ENE Temporary Research

rodri663@purdue.edu

Academic Advisors

Jeffrey Chase

First-Year Engineering Academic Advisor

chase23@purdue.edu

Sarah Ehrlich

First-Year Engineering Academic Advisor

saehrlic@purdue.edu

Elena Fine

First-Year Engineering Academic Advisor

efine@purdue.edu

Anne Jarrard

Senior First-Year Engineering Academic Advisor

ajarrard@purdue.edu

Lisa Jones

Senior First-Year Engineering Academic Advisor

lwjones@purdue.edu

Daniel Koehl

First-Year Engineering Academic Advisor

koehld@purdue.edu

Prudence Miller

Assistant Director, First-Year Engineering Academic Advising

prudie@purdue.edu

Jeffrey Myers

Lead First-Year Engineering Academic Advisor

myers182@purdue.edu

Curt Oechsle

Director, First-Year Engineering Advising

coechsle@purdue.edu

Katy Panozzo

Senior First-Year Engineering Academic Advisor

krichwal@purdue.edu

Christine Pekny

Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies and Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs Advisor

cpekny@purdue.edu

Tracy Thoennes

First-Year Engineering Academic Advisor

thoennes@purdue.edu

Professional Staff

Jeannete Aguilar

Senior Lecturer

Research: Modeling, control, and estimation of dynamic systems; Estimation and control of systems with friction phenomena

aguila33@purdue.edu

Susan Budreau

Senior Director of Development College of Engineering

susiebudreau@purdue.edu

Anne Delion

Instructional Support Coordinator

adelion@purdue.edu

Cindey Hays

Administrative Assistant to the Head

isenberg@purdue.edu

Angela Hoover

Instructional Support Coordinator

aghoover@purdue.edu

Isabel Jimenez-Useche

Assistant Head, First-Year Engineering Program

Research: How to better teach and learn engineering in multicultural educational environments

ijimenez@purdue.edu

Russell Long

Managing Director, Midfield

ralong@purdue.edu

Mac McFall

Senior Lecturer

gmcfall@purdue.edu

Kory Pritchett

Instructional Support Coordinator

kpritche@purdue.edu

Tina Putz

Graduate Program Manager

tputz@purdue.edu

Jeanine Shannon

Communications Director

jeanine@purdue.edu

Nicole Towner

FYE Director of Operations

ntowner@purdue.edu

Kathleen Wible

Continuing Term Lecturer

wible@purdue.edu

Lauren Wiley

Associate Instructional Support Coordinator

lewiley@purdue.edu

Business Office Staff

Clerical Staff

Loretta McKinniss

Administrative Assistant

lmckinni@purdue.edu

Graduate Students

Tabe Abane

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Senay Purzer

tabane@purdue.edu

Asem Aboelzahab

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Robin Adams

aboelzahab@purdue.edu

Imani Adams

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Tamara Moore

adams531@purdue.edu

Shauna Adams

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Kerrie Douglas

adams532@purdue.edu

Hassan Al Yagoub

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Matt Ohland

halyagou@purdue.edu

Joreen Arigye

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Senay Purzer and Ale Magana

jarigye@purdue.edu

Lexy Arinze

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Kirsten Davis

larinze@purdue.edu

Junior Bennett

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Jason Morphew

benne322@purdue.edu

Nrupaja Sunil Bhide

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Jennifer DeBoer

bhiden@purdue.edu

Bray Bonner

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Ed Berger and Ale Magana

nbonner@purdue.edu

Virginia Booth Womack

Graduate Student; also Director of the Minority Engineering Program

Advisor/Major Professor: Alice Pawley and Stephanie Masta (Zywicki)

vboothgl@purdue.edu

Aristides Carrillo Fernandez

PhD Candidate

Advisor/Major Professor: Justin Hess and Brent Jesiek

carril11@purdue.edu

Cloris Chen

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Robin Adams and Kirsten Davis

cloris@purdue.edu

Neha Choudhary

PhD Candidate

Advisor/Major Professor: Brent Jesiek and William Oakes

Research: Dissertation proposal - "International Service Learning Partnerships: Motivations, Exceptions and Outcomes"

neha04@purdue.edu

Fabiola Clayton

Graduate Research Assistant

Advisor/Major Professor: Brent Jesiek

fclayton@purdue.edu

Herman Clements

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Allison Godwin

hrclemen@purdue.edu

Jorge Cristancho

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Ale Magana

jcristan@purdue.edu

Anyerson Cuervo Basurto

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Ed Berger

acuervob@purdue.edu

Nicholas Dang

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Muhsin Menekse

dang52@purdue.edu

Tram Dang

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Joyce Main

dang39@purdue.edu

Srinivas Mohan Dustker

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: William Oakes

sdustker@purdue.edu

Barbara Fagundes

PhD Candidate

Advisor/Major Professor: Tamara Moore

bfagundes@purdue.edu

Yash Ajay Garje

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Morgan Hynes

ygarje@purdue.edu

Rachel Gehr

Graduate Research Assistant

Advisor/Major Professor: Kerrie Douglas

rgehr@purdue.edu

Adrian Gentry

Graduate Research Assistant

Advisor/Major Professor: Kerrie Douglas

gentry9@purdue.edu

Andrew Gray

Graduate Student

Advisor/Major Professor: Justin Hess

gray197@purdue.edu

Beata Johnson

PhD Candidate

Advisor/Major Professor: Joyce Main

Research: Dissertation proposal - "The Influence of Engineering Students’ Extracurricular Involvement on Career Aspirations and Professional Development"

bnjohnson@purdue.edu