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PhD Students
PhD Student (Advisor: Jennifer Bekki)
Research Interests:
First-Year Experience: Student retention and persistence in engineering education, including AI as a supported learning tool
Sense of Belonging: Experiences of women and underrepresented groups in engineering education
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Instructional design of project-based curriculum in engineering education
PhD Student (Advisor: Brooke Coley)
Research Interests:
How AI and VR can revolutionize engineering education
PhD Candidate (Advisor: Dina Verdín)
Research Interests:
Engineering identity formation
Latino/a/x and first-generation college student pathways through engineering
Sense of belonging and persistence through engineering
PhD Student (Advisor: Shawn Jordan)
Research Interests:
Increasing engineering graduate degree completion by minority populations
Servingness for engineering students at Hispanic Serving Institutions
Persistence in STEM and lifelong learning
Learning engineering with an emphasis on STEM
Motahareh (Moti) Darvishpour Ahandani
mdarvis2@asu.edu
PhD Student (Advisor: Jennifer Bekki)
Research Interests:
Wellbeing and mental health in STEM, particularly among minoritized communities
Experience of international graduate students in STEM
Experience of gendered racism and xenophobia among international women of color in STEM
PhD Candidate (Advisor: Brooke Coley)
Research Interests:
Broadening participation in engineering
Black engineering graduate student experience
Novel instructional strategies/pedagogy
PhD Student (Advisor: Malle Schilling)
Research Interests:
Advancing equity and access in rural engineering education
Rural STEM workforce development and stakeholder partnerships
First-year engineering experiences for rural and relocating students
Incorporating advanced technology and AI to support underserved programs
PhD Candidate (Advisor: Scotty Craig)
Research Interests:
Broadening participation in engineering
STEM education
PhD Student (Advisor: Brooke Coley)
Pathways to success for graduate students with caregiving responsibilities
Interdisciplinary education adn engineering identity formation
Uncovering how law and policy influence STEM education at HSIs
alexander.mobley@asu.edu
PhD Student (Advisor: Nate Johnson)
Research Interests:
Enhancing knowledge retention and student engagement utilizing games-based learning techniques
rwimansa@asu.edu
PhD Student (Advisor: Samantha Brunhaver)
Research Interests:
Early career engineers' adaptability
Engineering student persistence in online learning
AI to enhance engineering efficiency
Use-inspired design
Human systems engineering
pnjeck@asu.edu
PhD Student (Advisor: Brooke Coley)
Research Interests:
Investigating how virtual reality can be used to make STEM education more practical and accessible for high school students
PhD Student (Advisor: Jennifer Bekki)
Research Interests:
Intersections between race, gender, and the systemic issues that influence the attrition of women and girls from engineering programs
PhD Candidate (Advisor: Brooke Coley)
Research Interests:
Curriculum design
Virtual instruction and distance learning
Faculty development
PhD Student
PhD Student (Advisor: Dina Verdín)
Research Interests:
Creating and strengthening pathways to engineering
Breaking down barriers that exist in engineering
Building pathways between community colleges and universities
PhD Student (Advisor: Shawn Jordan)
Research Interests:
Creating and improving STEM programs in high schools and colleges
PhD Student (Advisor: Nadia Kellam)
Research Interests:
Didactic strategies
Student motivation
Art in engineering
Learning styles
Dynamic control systems.
PhD Student (Advisors: Medha Dalal and Nadia Kellam)
Research Interests:
Making engineering education more sustainable
Amplifying the voices of marginalized communities in engineering
PhD Student (Advisor: Samantha Brunhaver)
Research Interests:
Curricular and co-curricular experiences to broaden and enhance student perspectives
Grand Challenge Scholars Program
PhD Candidate (Advisor: Dina Verdín)
Research Interests:
Funds of knowledge among engineering students and professionals with migratory backgrounds
Math and science attitudes shaping migratory adolescents' engineering identity
Migratory adolescents' career values and their influence on pursuing engineering
PhD Candidate (Advisor: Li Tan)
Research Interests:
Quantitative research methods
Cross-cultural engineering education research
Humans systems design
PhD Student (Advisor: Nadia Kellam)
Research Interests:
Application of AI in engineering education
LGBTQIA+ community in engineering education
PhD Alumni
Dr. Rohini Abhyankar
Teaching Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Dr. Hadi Ali
Assistant Professor
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Dr. Ieshya Anderson
Dr. Rachel Figard
Assistant Professor
University of Georgia
Dr. Wen Huang
Associate Professor
Beihang University
Dr. Mark Huerta
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech
Dr. Madeleine Jennings
Project Engineer
May Engineering Company
Dr. Sanjeev Kavale
Dr. Javeed Kittur
Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Research
The University of Oklahoma
Dr. Cecilia La Place
Dr. Eunsil Lee
Assistant Professor
University at Buffalo
Dr. Carlos Perez
Postdoctoral Associate
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Marcus V. Melo de Lyra
PhD Student
The Ohio State University
Dr. Susan Sajadi
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech
Dr. Himani Sharma
Dr. Michael Sheppard
Teaching Assistant Professor
Colorado School of Mines
Thien Ta
Consultant
Quality Evaluation Designs
Dr. Katreena Thomas
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow
U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Zhen Zhao
Postdoctoral Associate
MIT
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