Core EESD Program Faculty
Jennifer Bekki
Jennifer Bekki
Associate Professor
Engineering Programs, Engineering Education Systems & Design
Associate Dean of Inclusive Excellence, Fulton Schools of Engineering
Research Interests
Promote systemic changes within the higher education environment with the goal of making necessary improvements to: doctoral + online student persistence, faculty + student mentorship, and the doctoral experience for women, Students of Color, and Women of Color in STEM.
[email protected]
480-727-5127
Polytechnic campus, PRLTA 335E
Samantha Brunhaver
Samantha Brunhaver
Associate Professor and Engineering Education Program Chair
Engineering Programs, Engineering Education Systems & Design
Research Interests
Engineering education and workforce development, academic/professional persistence, career pathways, school-to-work transition, individual and organizational adaptability, culture and equity in engineering workplaces, online education, faculty mentorship and development, project-based learning, mixed-methods and longitudinal research design
[email protected]
480-727-1883
Polytechnic Campus, PRLTA 330H
Brooke Coley
Brooke Coley
Assistant Professor
Engineering Programs, Engineering Education Systems and Design
Research Interests
Engineering education and innovation, mental health, social justice, virtual reality, inclusive pedagogies
[email protected]
480-727-2564
Medha Dalal
Medha Dalal
Assistant Research Professor
Engineering Programs, Engineering Education Systems and Design
Polytechnic campus, AAPAV 126
Shawn Jordan
Shawn Jordan
Associate Professor
Engineering Programs, Engineering Education Systems and Design
Interim Director, Schools of Integrated Engineering
Research Interests
Context in engineering design education, the maker community, culturally relevant pedagogy, virtual teams, k-12 engineering education, entrepreneurship, cross-disciplinarity, creativity, innovation, and human-centered design
[email protected]
480-727-1405
Polytechnic Campus, PRLTA 335U
Cole Joslyn
Cole Joslyn
Assistant Professor
Engineering Programs, Engineering Education Systems and Design
Research Interests
Promoting student growth/development in multiple dimensions, evaluating and integrating holistic, inclusive, socio-culturally responsive, and emancipatory pedagogy/teaching practices, advocating for student well-being, reconciling the social and technical nature of engineering, and challenging the dominant engineering paradigm and narrative.
Nadia Kellam
Nadia Kellam
Associate Professor and Associate Director for Research Excellence
Engineering Programs, Engineering Education Systems & Design
Research Interests
Power and privilege on interdisciplinary faculty teams, power as experienced by gender and sexual minority students, narrative research methods, engineering faculty’s transitions to student-centered learning, empathetic teaching, change agency, and makerspaces as spaces of empowerment for students from minoritized groups.
[email protected]
480-727-1917
Polytechnic Campus, PRLTA 330F
Kurt Paterson
Kurt Paterson
Professor and Director of The Polytechnic School
Engineering Programs, Engineering Education Systems & Design
Malle Schilling
Malle Schilling
Assistant Professor
Engineering Programs, Engineering Education Systems and Design
Research Interests
Rural engineering education, K-12 engineering education, equity and access to engineering pathways, community engagement, systems thinking and wicked problems, multi-method research.
Li Tan
Li Tan
Assistant Professor
Engineering programs, Engineering Education Systems and Design
Research interests
Academic pathways, engineering student team collaboration, first-year engineering, long-term influences of K-12 education, longitudinal datasets and methods in engineering education research, quantitative research methods
Dina Verdin
Dina Verdin
Assistant Professor
Engineering Programs, Engineering Education Systems and Design
Research Interests
Persistence of underrepresented students (first-generation college students, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Latinx students, women), access to engineering (What K-12 experiences fostered an interest in engineering? What type of experiences can be developed to promote interest development for minoritized students?), identity congruence (How do students multiple identities support or hinder the development of an engineering identity? How are engineering identities developed and sustained over time?)
Below please find the complete list of faculty approved to serve as chair, co-chair, or committee members for the EESD program.