Dr. Laura Dykes
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of Northwestern University wroking in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
April 2008 - April 2009
Dr. Denise Bauer
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of Penn State working in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State
September 2007 - September 2008
Dr. Brent Nelson
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of Greorgia Tech working in the Center for Biologically Inspired Design at Georgia Tech
July 2007 - -July 2008
Major Products
- B.A. Nelson, “Biologically-Inspired Design: A Unique Multidisciplinary Design Model,” Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference 2008, Pittsburgh, PA. Nominated for Best Paper
- B.A. Nelson, J.O. Wilson, J. Yen, D. Rosen, “In Brief: Refined Metrics for Measuring Ideation Effectiveness,” Des. Studies (in preparation)
- J.O. Wilson, B.A. Nelson, J. Yen, D. Rosen, “Innovation Without Fixation: Biological Inspiration During Ideation,” Des. Studies (in preparation)
- B.A. Nelson, J. Yen, W. Newstetter, “Sunk Cost, Short Memory, and Successful Slackers: An Ethnographic Study of a Semester-Long Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Design Project,” J. Eng. Educ. (in preparation)
- B.A. Nelson, M. Helms, J. Yen, A. Goel, “A Proposed Roadmap for Biologically-Inspired Design: Required People, Training, and Tools,” Bioinspiration and Biomimetics (in preparation)
- B.A. Nelson, J. Yen, “The effect of biologically-inspired design on the environmental ethics of undergraduate engineers,” ASEE Annual Conference 2009, Austin, TX (in preparation)
Dr. Deborah Illman
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of the State University of Campinas (Brazil) working in the Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (LIFE) Center at the University of Washington
June 2007 - June 2008
Major Products:
- Development and initial pilot testing of curriucular modules designed to help engineering students (a) write about engineering for general audiences, students (b) enhance their communication skills, (c) develop their professional identities, (d) gain a knowledge of contemporary issues and societal context for engineering, and (e) advance their self-directed learning readiness.
- Paper on the development and piloting of the modules submitted for publication.
Dr. Mica Hutchison
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of Purdue University working with the Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research at Northwestern University
August 2007 - August 2008
Dr. Susan Donohue
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of the University of Virginia working in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia
May 2007 - May 2008
Major Products:
- Susan K. Donohue. “Cooperative Learning in Graduate Engineering Courses in Statistics.” Presentation in EDLF 753, Introduction to Qualitative Analysis, 23 April 2007.
- Susan K. Donohue and Larry G. Richards. “Work in Progress: Encouraging Cooperative Learning in Graduate Engineering Statistics Courses.” In the Proceedings of the 37th Frontiers in Education Conference (2007), pp. T1D-14 – T1D-15.
- Susan K. Donohue. “Graduate Engineering Students’ Attitudes Regarding Group Learning Activities.” Presentation in EDLF 845, Qualitative Analysis with Computers, 29 April 2008.
- Susan K. Donohue and Larry G. Richards. “Elementary Engineering Education: Engineering Teaching Kits for K – 5 Students.” Workshop to be presented at the 38th Frontiers in Education.
- Susan K. Donohue, Larry G. Richards, and Carolyn Vallas. “Factors Supporting Persistence Of Females In Undergraduate Engineering Studies: Insights Gained Through A Qualitative Analysis Of Consistently Performing Programs.” To appear in the Proceedings of the 115th ASEE Conference and Exposition (2008).
- Carolyn Vallas and Susan K. Donohue. “Identifying Factors Affecting Persistence Rates Among Undergraduate Engineering Students from Underrepresented Populations.” In the Proceedings of the 114th ASEE Conference and Exposition (2007).
- Reid Bailey and Susan K. Donohue. “Engaging Middle School Students In Engineering: The Robotics System Design Camp – Nature as Inspiration.” To appear in the Proceedings of the 115th ASEE Conference and Exposition (2008).
Dr. Olga Pierrakos
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of the Virginia Tech working in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech
January 2007 - December 2007
As of January 2008, assistant professor in the School of Engineering at James Madison University
Major Products:
- Pierrakos, O., M. Borrego, J. Lo, June 2008, “Preliminary Findings from a Quantitative Study: What are Students Learning during Cooperative Education Experiences?” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburg, PA.
- Pierrakos, O., M. Borrego, J. Lo, June 2008, “Assessing Students’ Learning Outcomes during Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburg, PA.
- Trenor J., O. Pierrakos, June 2008, “Utilizing a Social Cognitive Theoretical Framework to Investigate the Influences of a Summer Undergraduate Research Experience on Participants’ Academic and Career Plans” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburg, PA. [Paper Accepted – In Press]
- Pierrakos O., M. Borrego, February 2008, “Preliminary Findings from a Quantitative Study: Comparative Analysis of Students’ Learning Outcomes during Co-ops, Research, and Capstone Design,” Center for the Integration of Science Education and Research (CISER) Conference: On Being An Engineer - Cognitive Underpinnings of Engineering Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. [Poster Presentation]
- Pierrakos O., M. Borrego, J. Lo, December 2007, “Empirical Evidence to Support Interdisciplinary Projects in Engineering Design Experiences,” Eighteenth Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Melbourne, Australia.
- Pierrakos, O., October 2007, “Exploratory Study Findings: Assessing What Engineering Students Learn During Three Culminating Experiences î Undergraduate Research, Capstone Design, and Co-op Experiences,” Dane and Mary Louise Miller Symposium and 2007 CASEE Annual Meeting: Developing Engineering Education Scholars, Milwaukee, WI. [Poster Presentation]
- Rittler M., J.W. Grant, O. Pierrakos, S. Faulkner, R.C. Laubenbacher, E.P. Scott, Sept. 2007, “Multidisciplinary Research Environments Foster Learning Settings Which Benefit Students and Faculty,” Annual Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.
- Pierrakos O., J. Lo, M. Borrego, June 2007, “Assessing Learning Outcomes of Senior Mechanical Engineers in a Capstone Design Experience,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Dr. William Hughes
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of the Georgia Tech working in the Materials Engineering Department at California State Univeristy - San Luis Obispo.
September 2006 - September 2007
Currently assistant professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Boise State Univeristy.
Major Products:
- Featured Article: Spring 2007
Learning through Service: CENG students contribute to their community, world
Engineering Advantage
San Luis Obispo, California
- Poster Presentation: 5/22/07
Service Learning Freshman Design Sequence for Materials Engineers
2007 Epics National Conference
San Diego, California
- Oral Presentation: 2/23/07
Elevating the Importance of Ethical, Environmental, Political, and Societal Concerns in Engineering via Institutional Change at Cal Poly
The California State University (CSU) Community-Based Teaching and Research Conference
San Jose, California
- Oral Presentation: 11/03/06
Introduction to Service Learning
First Center for Learning and Teaching (CTL) Workshop on Service Learning
San Luis Obispo, California
- Poster Presentation: 10/27/06
Service Learning Freshman Design Sequence for Materials Engineers
CASEE Annual Meeting
San Diego, California
Dr. Monica Cardella
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of the University of Washington working in the Center for Design Research at Stanford University
September 2006 - September 2007
As of September 2007 - Assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education, Purdue University
Major Products:
- Monica E. Cardella and Cynthia J. Atman "Engineering Students' Mathematical Thinking: In the Wild and with a Lab-based Task," Proceedings of the Annual American Society of Engineering Education Conference, June 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Monica E. Cardella "Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Design Projects: Insights from an Undergraduate Capstone Design Project and a Year-Long Graduate Course" Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematical Modeling and Applications, July 2007, Bloomington, Indiana, 2007.
- Monica E. Cardella "What your engineering students might be learning from their mathematics pre-reqs (beyond integrals and derivatives)" Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, October 2007, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Monica E. Cardella and Micah Lande “Ambiguity as a Bridge Between Mathematical Thinking and Design Thinking” Design Thinking Research Symposium 7, September 2007, London, England.
Dr. Jessica Tucker
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of Carnegie Mellon working in the Department of Technology and Society at Stony Brook University
September 2006 - September 2007
Dr. Jennifer Light
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of Washington State University working in the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching at the University of Washington
March 2006 - March 2007
As of January 2007 - Assistant professor of engineering in the Natural Sciences Division of Lewis-Clark State College.
Dr. Kamau Bobb
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of Georgia Tech working in the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning at Georgia Tech
October 2005 - June 2007
Dr. LaRuth McAfee
CASEE Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER)
Graduate of MIT who was working in the Department of Technology and Society at Stony Brook University
September 2005 - August 2006
As of September 2006 - Executive director for education in the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Department of Case Western Reserve University
Major Products:
- "Work in Progress – Status and Experiences of Minority Graduate Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Disciplines." LaRuth C. McAfee, David L. Ferguson. Frontiers in Education Conference in San Diego, CA (To be presented October 30, 2006, FIE Paper 1520).
- "Status and Experiences of Minority Graduate Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Disciplines." LaRuth C. McAfee, David L. Ferguson. Gordon Conference on Science and Technology Policy in Big Sky, MT (August 16, 2006, Poster Session 2).
- "Status and Experiences of Minority Graduate Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Disciplines." LaRuth C. McAfee, David L. Ferguson. International Conference on Engineering Education in San Juan, PR (July 24, 2006, ICEE Paper 3147).
- "Status and Experiences of Minority Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Disciplines." LaRuth C. McAfee, David L. Ferguson. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (June 19, 2006, ASEE Paper 2006-2177).