Doctoral Alumni

Dr. Yasir Gamieldien
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Katz

Dr. Maya Menon
Advisor: Dr. Marie Paretti

Dr. Alaa Abdalla
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Pitterson

Dr. Taylor Lightner
Advisor: Dr. Jeremi London

Dr. Amy Richardson
Advisor: Dr. David Knight

Dr. Qualla Ketchum
Advisors: Drs. Homero Murzi & Marie Paretti

Dr. Benjamin Goldschneider
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Pitterson

Dr. Cheryl Beauchamp
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Kai Jun "KJ" Chew
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Jessica Deters
Advisor: Dr. Marie Paretti

Dr. Alejandro Espera, Jr.
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Pitterson

Dr. Yousef Jalali
Advisors: Drs. Vinod Lohani & Christian Matheis

Dr. Tawni Paradise
Advisor: Dr. Jake Grohs

Dr. Teirra Holloman
Advisor: Dr. Walter Lee

Dr. Joshua Garcia-Sheridan
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Grohs

Dr. Chris Gewirtz
Design Thinking Research, Edward Jones
Advisor: Dr. Marie Paretti

Dr. Janice Hall
NSF eFellow Postdoc, Florida International University
Advisor: Dr. Walter Lee

Dr. Logan Perry
Assistant Professor, Engineering Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Advisor: Dr. Jeremi London

Dr. Natalie Van Tyne, P.E.
Associate Professor of Practice, Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
Advisor: Dr. Lisa McNair

Dr. Karis Boyd-Sinkler
Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
Advisor: Dr. Walter Lee

Dr. Kirsten Davis
Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University
Advisor: Dr. David Knight

Dr. Cynthia Hampton
Research Associate, Center for STEM Learning, University of Colorado, Boulder
Advisor: Dr. Walter Lee

Dr. Timothy Kinoshita
Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Advisor: Dr. David Knight

Dr. Desen Ozkan
Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Engineering Education & Outreach and Institute for Research on Learning & Instruction, Tufts University
Advisor: Dr. Diana Bairaktarova

Dr. Elizabeth Spingola
Data Solutions Consultant, IBM
Advisor: Dr. David Knight

Dr. Adetoun Yeaman
Engineering Education Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Engineering, Wake Forest University
Advisor: Dr. Diana Bairaktarova

Dr. Mayra Artiles
Assistant Professor of Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Juan Cruz Bohorquez
Assistant Professor, Experiential Engineering Education, Rowan University
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Adams

Dr. Andrew Guillen
Assistant Teaching Professor, First Year Engineering, Northeastern University
Advisor: Dr. Jacob R. Grohs

Dr. Racheida Lewis
Assistant Professor, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Georgia
Advisor: Dr. Marie Paretti

Dr. Darren Maczka
Lecturer & Research Assistant Professor, Engineering Fundamentals, University of Tennesse - Knoxville
Advisor: Dr. Jacob R. Grohs

Dr. Michelle Soledad
Collegiate Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech
Advisor: Dr. Jacob R. Grohs

Dr. Ashley Taylor
Director of Education, Institute for Global Health, Rice University
Advisor: Dr. Walter Lee

Dr. David Reeping
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Engineering Education, University of Cincinnati
Advisor: Dr. David Knight

Dr. Ashish Agrawal
Educational Research Officer at Vishnu Educational Development & Innovation Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Advisors: Drs. Lisa McNair & Marie Paretti

Dr. Debarati Basu
Teaching Assistant Professor, Software & Information Systems, College of Computing & Informatics, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Advisor: Dr. Vinod Lohani

Dr. Michael Ekoniak
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Youngstown State University
Advisor: Dr. Marie Paretti

Dr. Amy Hermudstad Nave
Faculty Developer, Trefny Innovative Instruction Center at Colorado School of Mines
Advisors: Drs. Marie Paretti & Denise Simmons

Dr. John Morelock
Associate Director for Educational Innovation & Impact, Engineering Education Transformations Institute, University of Georgia
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri
Research Scientist II, Global Talent Management, Amazon
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Daniel Brogan
Assistant Professor of Engineering, Virginia Western Community College
Advisor: Dr. Vinod Lohani

Dr. Bushra Chowdhury
Research Associate Consultant, George Mason University Education Global Practice Team, World Bank
Advisors: Drs. Aditya Johri & Vinod Lohani

Dr. Ben Lutz
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University
Advisor: Dr. Marie Paretti

Dr. Andrea Ogilvie
Assistant Dean for Student Success, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Texas A&M University
Advisor: Dr. David Knight

Dr. Cassandra McCall
Assistant Professor, Engineering Education, Utah State University
Advisors: Drs. Lisa McNair & Denise Simmons

Dr. Lilianny Virguez
Lecturer, Dept. of Engineering Education, University of Florida
Advisor: Dr. Ken Reid

Dr. Glenda Young
Director of Workforce Programs & Partnerships, Southwest Workforce & Community Solutions
Advisor: Dr. David Knight

Dr. Philip Brown
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Rutgers University
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Cory Hixson
Assistant Professor of Engineering, Colorado Christian University
Advisor: Dr. Marie Paretti

Dr. Homero Murzi Escobar
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
Advisor: Dr. Lisa McNair

LTC Brian Novoselich
Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil & Mechanical Engineering; Director of Strategic Plans & Assessment, United States Military Academy at West Point
Advisors: Dr. David Knight

Dr. Cory Brozina
Associate Director, Rayen School of Engineering; Assistant Professor & Director, First Year Program; Program Coordinator, Industrial & Systems Engineering Program, Youngstown State University
Advisor: Dr. David Knight

Dr. Kelly Cross
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno
Advisor: Dr. Marie Paretti

Dr. Deirdre Hunter
Lecturer, Oshman Engineeringh Design Kitchen, George R. Brown School of Engineering, Rice University
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Walter Lee
Associate Professor, Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Courtney Smith-Orr
Teaching Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Advisor: Dr. Marie Paretti

Dr. Christopher Venters
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Engineering, East Carolina University
Advisor: Dr. Lisa McNair

Dr. Matthew Boynton
Engineering Manager, Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative
Advisor: Dr. Marie Paretti

Dr. Stephanie Kusano
Assessment Specialist Center for Research on Learning & Teaching, University of Michigan
Advisor: Drs. Aditya Johri & Lisa McNair

Dr. Rachel McCord Ellestad
Senior Lecturer & Research Assistant Professor, Engineering Fundamentals, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Kevin Sevilla
Engineering Education Researcher
Advisors: Drs. Marie Paretti & Maura Borrego

Dr. Hon Jie Teo
Faculty, Dept. of Career & Technology Teacher Education, New York City College of Technology
Advisors: Drs. Aditya Johri & Vinod Lohani

Dr. Cheryl Carrico
Owner, E4S, LLC
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Stephanie Cutler
Assessment & Instructional Support Specialist, Penn State University
Advisor: Dr. Maura Borrego

Dr. Parhum Delgoshaei
Assistant Teaching Professor of System Engineering, Penn State - Great Valley
Advisor: Dr. Vinod Lohani

Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez
Assistant Professor, Engineering Education, The Ohio State University
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University
Advisor: Dr. Christopher B. Williams

Dr. Jacob Moore
Associate Professor and Assistant Director of Academic Affairs, Penn State - Mont Alto
Advisor: Dr. Christopher B. Williams

Dr. Wm. Michael Butler
Professor of Practice, Aerospace & Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech
Advisor: Dr. Richard Goff

Dr. Andrea Goncher
Lecturer, Dept. of Engineering Education, University of Florida
Advisor: Dr. Aditya Johri

Dr. Heidi Streinhauer
Professor & Chair, Engineering Fundamentals, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Advisor: Dr. Lisa McNair

Dr. Lauren Thomas Quigley
AI Education & Curriculum Lead at IBM
Advisor: Dr. Maura Borrego, Co-advisor: Dr. Lisa McNair

Dr. Katherine Winters
Research Civil Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers
Advisor: Dr. Holly Matusovich

Dr. Erin Crede
Maintenance Officer, USAF-Guard
Advisor: Dr. Maura Borrego

Dr. James Pembridge
Professor, Engineering Fundamentals, Embry Riddle
Advisor: Dr. Marie Paretti

Dr. Kenneth Stanton
CFO, Narasi Coaching in Fort Collins
Advisor: Dr. Richard Goff

Dr. Jennifer Mullin
Assistant Professor of Teaching, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, UC-Davis
Advisor: Dr. Vinod Lohani