Senay Purzer
Associate Head of Graduate Programs; Professor of Engineering Education
Professor of Engineering Education
Mailing Addresses
PURDUE UNIVERSITYWANG HALL, 4545
516 NORTHWESTERN AVENUE
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47906
Office:
ARMS ARMS 1343; Research Lab WANG 3583
Phone:
(765) 496-1684
Email:
purzer@purdue.edu
Hometown
Mersin, Turkey
Education
Ph.D., Science Education, Arizona State University
M.A., Science Education, Arizona State University
B.S.E., Engineering (concentration in mechanical systems), Arizona State University
B.S., Physics Education, Hacettepe University
M.A., Science Education, Arizona State University
B.S.E., Engineering (concentration in mechanical systems), Arizona State University
B.S., Physics Education, Hacettepe University
Research Interests
Dr. Purzer's research interests are in design education and assessment at the interaction of critical thinking and creative thinking. Central to this scholarship are aspects of design such as innovation (i.e., ability to move design ideas from concept to production) and decision-making (i.e., ability to seek and use information for making design decisions). Her research team of graduate and undergraduate students conduct research in the Engineering Learning Observatory (ELO) using video-recordings, smart-pencast, and screen capturing as students solve design problems in teams, dyads, or individually. As part of INSPIRE Research Institute for Pre-College Engineering, she conducts research on design learning and assessment at pre-college settings and promote the integration of science and engineering education research.
Selected Publications
Purzer, S., Fila, N. & Nataraja, K. (2016). Evaluation of current assessment methods in engineering entrepreneurship education. Advances in Engineering Education, 5(1), 1-27.
Vieira, C., Goldstein, M. H., Purzer, S., Magana, A. J. (2016). Using learning analytics to characterize student experimentation strategies in the context of engineering design. Journal of Learning Analytics, 3(3), 291-317.
Purzer, S., Goldstein, M., Adams, R. Xie, C., & Zhang, H., (2015). An exploratory study of informed engineering design behaviors associated with scientific explanations. International Journal of STEM Education, 2(9). doi:10.1186/s40594-015-0019-7.
Purzer, S. (2011). The relationship between team discourse, self-efficacy, and individual achievement: A sequential mixed-methods study. Journal of Engineering Education, 100(4), 655-679.
Purzer, S., Strobel, J., & Cardella, M. (2014) (Eds). Engineering in pre-college settings: Synthesizing research, policy, and practices. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press.
Vieira, C., Goldstein, M. H., Purzer, S., Magana, A. J. (2016). Using learning analytics to characterize student experimentation strategies in the context of engineering design. Journal of Learning Analytics, 3(3), 291-317.
Purzer, S., Goldstein, M., Adams, R. Xie, C., & Zhang, H., (2015). An exploratory study of informed engineering design behaviors associated with scientific explanations. International Journal of STEM Education, 2(9). doi:10.1186/s40594-015-0019-7.
Purzer, S. (2011). The relationship between team discourse, self-efficacy, and individual achievement: A sequential mixed-methods study. Journal of Engineering Education, 100(4), 655-679.
Purzer, S., Strobel, J., & Cardella, M. (2014) (Eds). Engineering in pre-college settings: Synthesizing research, policy, and practices. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press.
Awards & Honors
- Best Research Paper (1st place), Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division, American Society for Engineering Education Conference (along with Nick Fila, Todd Fernandez, and Austin Spencer Bohlin (June 2016).
- Favorite Faculty, Purdue University Residences. (April 2016)
- Helen Plants Award for Best Non-Traditional Session, IEEE Education Society/IEEE Computer Society/ASEE ERM Division (along with Jonathan Hilpert) (October 2012)
- NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (January 2012)
- College of Engineering Faculty Team Excellence Award, awarded to INSPIRE by Purdue College of Engineering (April 2011).
- NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow, awarded by Frontiers in Education Conference in Arlington, VA (October 2010)
Experience
- Professor, School of Engineering Education (May 2020-Present)
- Associate Professor, School of Engineering Education (May 2015-May 2020)
- Program Chair (ERM), IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (October 2014-October 2015)
- Director, Assessment Research, The Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) (Aug 2011-Present)
- Founder & Chair, NARST Engineering Education Research Interest Group (2013-2015)
- Director, American Society of Engineering Education, Educational Research Methods Division (2012-2013)
- Courtesy Faculty, Department of Curriculum and Instruction (Aug 2009-Present)
- Co-Director, Assessment Research, The Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) (Aug 2009-Aug 2011)
- Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Education (Jan 2009-May 2015)