FACULTY

FACULTY

Program Leadership

Cindy Finelli

Cindy Finelli

EER Director & Graduate Chair
Professor, ECE
Professor, Education

Dr. Finelli currently researches student resistance to active learning and faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices.


Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change


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Core Faculty

Shanna Daly

Shanna Daly

Associate Professor,
Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Daly studies student and practitioner front-end design approaches and the integration of these more comprehensive skillsets into engineering.


Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Design and creativity


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Mark Guzdial

Mark Guzdial

Professor, CSE
Professor, Education

Dr. Guzdial studies barriers to success in computing and creates task-specific programming languages for non-STEM classes.


Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Engineering skills in K12; Students and practitioners; Learning sciences; Computing education


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James Holly, Jr. 

 

James Holly, Jr.

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Holly, Jr.’s research critically examines systemic racism’s reproduction of inequity in educational outcomes for Black engineering students

Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Engineering skills in K12; Instructional innovation and change

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Karin Jensen

Karin Jensen

Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Jensen’s projects span mental health and wellness in higher education, training in engineering education research, career pathways for engineering students, and broadening participation in engineering. We seek to translate our work into research-based practices for faculty, staff, and students.


Research Areas: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change


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Aaron Johnson

Aaron Johnson

Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Johnson studies how students engage in the productive beginnings of professional practices and how pedagogy can support these productive beginnings.


Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change.


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Lisa Lattuca

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


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Joi Mondisa

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


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Other EER Faculty and Researchers

Robin Fowler

Robin Fowler

Assistant Research Scientist

 
Andrew Moffat

Andrew Moffat

Research Fellow