Teaching: 

Fall 2026: 

My sections (ENGR 190W sections I and J) in Fall 2026 are scheduled in person. 

Office hours: REC 204 - Monday and Wednesday, 5 pm to 6 pm, and by appointment. 

Phone:  949-354-2384 (Google Voice). Please visit me during my office hours or reach out to schedule an appointment.

Research

Digital Learning Lab

Generative AI in Education 

• WRITE AI Center - National Research Center studying how generative AI can be used effectively, responsibly and equitably to improve writing instruction in postsecondary education. 

• Incorporating Generative Artificial Intelligence into Engineering Writing Courses - NSF #23152984  - UCI 2023 to 2026

• California Learning Lab  - Enhancing Academic Writing and Digital Literacy with an AI Coach

  • • California Learning Lab Award 2025 to 2027

Cal State Fullerton

• CiC PCubed - CSUF 2022 to 2025

• K-16 Career Pathways - OC Department of Education - CSUF 2024 to 2026

• California Learning Lab  - Enhancing Academic Writing and Digital Literacy with an AI Coach proposal

  • California Learning Lab Award 2025 to 2027

Teaching Resources: 

• Generative AI in Education 

Bio

Beth Harnick-Shapiro is an educator and program leader whose work brings together professional communication, ethical AI, and student opportunity. At UC Irvine’s Samueli School of Engineering, she coordinates and teaches upper-division professional writing and conducts NSF-supported research on human-centered AI in engineering education with UCI’s Digital Learning Lab. She also teaches Computer Science at CSU Fullerton, coordinates the Women in Computer Science and Engineering program, and serves as a principal investigator on a California Learning Lab intersegmental initiative strengthening educational and transfer pathways across institutions.