Research

Our current work focuses on (1) empowering engineering education (EngEd) scholars to effectively impact change in engineering and (2) developing educational experiences that consider students’ approaches to acquiring, justifying, and using knowledge—known as epistemic thinking. 

Through our research we aim to add to existing scholarly knowledge and development tools that can be used in practice. We translate our research to practice through iterative cycles of implementation and feedback with the individuals we hope to support. We consistently present our work at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and other disciplinary conferences. We publish in engineering education, STEM education, higher education, and education practice journals to reach a broad audience. 

We use a combination of qualitative and quantitive approaches, often combining methods in novel ways to answer our research questions. We adapt and expand on methods such as constructivist grounded theory, ethnography, and survey instrument design. We publish articles on our methods to support other scholars and expand the types of methods used by engineering education scholars.  

Learn more about our core projects