Program Leadership
Cindy Finelli
EER Director & Graduate Chair; Professor, ECE; Professor, Education
Dr. Finelli studies faculty teaching, student learning, and ways to establish a more inclusive ecosystem for undergraduate engineering education.
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change
Program Faculty
Shanna Daly
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Daly’s focus is improving design, creativity, and social context impact in engineering education, careers, and decision-making tools.
Research Areas: Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change; Design and creativity
Research Areas: Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change; Design and creativity
Mark Guzdial (he/him/his)
Professor, CSE; Professor, Education
Dr. Guzdial’s research asks: How do people learn computing, and how can we make that better? He focuses on those who are not CS majors.
Research Areas: Computing education, Curricular and instructional innovation, Diversity, equity, and inclusion, Engineering skills in K12, Learning sciences
Research Areas: Computing education, Curricular and instructional innovation, Diversity, equity, and inclusion, Engineering skills in K12, Learning sciences
James Holly, Jr.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Holly, Jr. studies discipline-based education research promoting Black intellectualism as a method of reconstructing what it means to know and do engineering.
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Engineering skills in K12; Instructional innovation and change
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Engineering skills in K12; Instructional innovation and change
Karin Jensen
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Jensen’s projects span mental health and wellness, training in EER, career pathways, and broadening participation in engineering.
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change
Aaron Johnson
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Johnson conducts design-based research on how to re-contextualize engineering science engineering courses to better prepare students for ill-defined, sociotechnical engineering practice.
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change
Lisa Lattuca
Professor, Education; Professor, Integrative Systems and Design
Dr. Lattuca studies students’ experiences in engineering courses and programs with the goal of improving curricula, teaching, and learning and broadening participation of marginalized students.
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change
Joi Mondisa
Associate Professor, Industrial & Operations Engineering
Dr. Mondisa examines mentoring approaches, programs, and relationships in STEM higher education.
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change
Program Researchers
Robin Fowler
Assistant Research Scientist
Dr. Fowler studies patterns of marginalization in teamwork/communication, especially in engineering design; efficacy of strategies for supporting inclusive and equitable teamwork.
Research Areas: Curricular and instructional innovation; Design and creativity; Diversity, equity, and inclusion; Engineering students and practitioners; Learning sciences
Research Areas: Curricular and instructional innovation; Design and creativity; Diversity, equity, and inclusion; Engineering students and practitioners; Learning sciences