
FACULTY
Core Faculty

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



Cindy Finelli
Professor, EECS
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



Mark Guzdial
Professor, EECS
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 in K12; Students and practitioners; Learning sciences; Computing education



Aileen Huang-Saad
Associate Professor,
Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Huang-Saad examines entrepreneurship education microenvironments and their impact on the engagement of diverse populations, the influence of I-Corps on university ecosystems, and biomedical engineering education.
Research Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Students and practitioners; Instructional innovation and change; Learning sciences



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



Joi Mondisa
Assistant 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

