Kacey Beddoes 

Assistant Dean for Systemic Equity and Engagement

Washington State University, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Science and Technology Studies (STS), 2011, Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA

   · Graduate Certificates: Engineering Education; Women’s and Gender Studies; Preparing the Future Professoriate

Bachelor of Arts, Geography, 2004, Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA

Certificate in Social Sciences, 2003, University of Amsterdam – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

FUNDED RESEARCH

• Beddoes, K. (PI). Research: Characterizing Gendered Socialization of Early Career Civil Engineers to Promote Inclusive Practices and Retention of a Diverse Workforce. NSF EEC #2305446. $346,910.

• Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes (Co-PI). Collaborative Research: Characterizing Engineering Student Mental Wellness and Its Role in Predicting Engineering Attrition. NSF EEC #1929478 & 1929484. $348,081.

• Cutler, S. & K. Beddoes (Co-PI). Collaborative Research: Advancing Engineering Education Through Peer Review Analysis. NSF EEC #1762436 & 1762444. $233,379.

• Beddoes, K. (PI). CAREER: Characterizing Gendered Socialization of Newcomer Engineers to Promote Inclusive Practices and Retention of a Diverse Workforce. NSF EEC #1651511. $508,214.

• Beddoes, K. (PI). Characterizing Faculty Discourses on Gender in Engineering Education for Effective Interventions. NSF EEC #1427553. $250,959. 

• Beddoes, K. (PI). Collaborative Research: Improving Interdisciplinary Design Teamwork and Communication Using Boundary Negotiating Artifacts. NSF EEC #1632676. $271,769.

• Beddoes, K. (PI). Characterizing the Epistemological Foundations of Global Engineering Competency. UMass Lowell Internal Seed Grant, $10,000, 2016-2018.        

AWARDS

• Best Paper Award – Best article of the year for 2022, European Journal of Engineering Education

• Most Transformative Paper Award – American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, LEES Division, 2022

• Honorable Mention JEE Wickenden Award – Journal of Engineering Education, 2019

• Best Paper Award - European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, 2015

• Best Paper Award - Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2012

• Runner-up Best Paper Award - Joint International IGIP-SEFI Conference, 2010

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

• Project Director, 2019 – 2023. San Jose State University College of Engineering Dean’s Office

• Learning and Instruction Specialist, 2018 – 2019. American Society for Engineering Education

• Assistant Professor, 2015 – 2018. Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Lowell

• Research Associate, 2015. College of Engineering, Oregon State University

• Postdoctoral Researcher, 2013 – 2014. College of Engineering, Oregon State University

• Postdoctoral Researcher, 2011 – 2013. School of Engineering Education, Purdue University

• Graduate Research Assistant, 2008 – 2011. Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech

TEACHING

• Sociology of Education, 2018, University of Massachusetts Lowell – Lowell, MA

• Gender and Engineering, 2017, University of Massachusetts Lowell – Lowell, MA

• Science, Technology, and Society, 2016-2018, University of Massachusetts Lowell – Lowell, MA

• Social Problems, 2015-2016, University of Massachusetts Lowell – Lowell, MA

• Gender and Technology, 2014, Oregon State University – Corvallis, OR

• Gender and Science, 2009, Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA

• Engineering Cultures, 2007, Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA

EDITED BOOKS & SPECIAL ISSUES

• Beddoes, K. Guest Editor. 2024. Special Issue on Gender in Engineering. Engineering Studies 16, 1.

• Beddoes, K., Guest Editor. 2023. Special Issue on Discursive Boundary Work Around Gender, Inclusion and Exclusion in Engineering and Industrial Design. Engineering Studies 15,3.  

• Beddoes, K., Guest Editor. 2020. Special Issue on Exclusion and Inclusion in U.S. Engineering Education. Engineering Studies 12,2.  

• Beddoes, K., Guest Editor. 2019. Special Issue on Men and Masculinities in Engineering. Engineering Studies 11, 3.

• Beddoes, K., G. Panther, & S. Ihsen, Guest Editors. 2018. Special Issue on Inclusive Learning Environments. European Journal of Engineering Education 43, 3.

• Downey, G. L. & K. Beddoes, Editors. 2011. What Is Global Engineering Education For?: The Making of International Educators. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool Publishers.

JOURNAL ARTICLES & BOOK CHAPTERS (student & postdoc co-authors italicized)

• Beddoes, K. (in press). Five Years Later: Lessons and Insights from a longitudinal, mixed-methods study. International Journal of Social Research Methodology.

• Beddoes, K. 2023. Accounting for Occupational Identity Work in the Attrition of Newcomer Civil Engineers: A Theoretical Model. Journal of Civil Engineering Education. 149,3.

• Beddoes, K., Yu, X., & Cutler, S. 2023. The Influence of Disciplinary Origins on Peer Review Normativities in a New Discipline. Social Epistemology, 37,3: 390-404.

• Danowitz, A., & K. Beddoes. 2022. How the COVID-19 Pandemic Reshaped Demographic Variation in Mental Health Among Diverse Engineering Student Populations. Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 27, 2: 67-76.

• Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. 2022. Mental Health in Engineering Education: Identifying Population and Intersectional Variation. IEEE Transactions on Education, 65, 3: 257-266.

• Beddoes, K. 2022. Reflections on the Use of Theory in Engineering Education Research: Interdisciplinary Challenges and Comparisons. In Engineering, Social Science, and the Humanities: Have Their Conversations Come of Age?  (pp. 179-194), edited by S. Hyldgaard Christensen,  A. Buch, E. Conlon, C. Didier, C. Mitcham, & M. Murphy. Springer.

• Beddoes, K. 2022. Gender as Structure in the Organisational Socialisation of Newcomer Civil Engineers. European Journal of Engineering Education, 47, 1: 102-116.

• Beddoes, K. 2021. Examining Privilege in Engineering Socialization Through the Stories of Newcomer Engineers. Engineering Studies, 13, 2: 158-179.

• Schimpf, C. & K. Beddoes. 2021. Guest Editorial – Designing Equitable and Inclusive Visualizations: An Underexplored Facet of Best Practices for Research and Publishing. Journal of Engineering Education, 110, 2: 289-293.

• Beddoes, K. 2020. Interdisciplinary Teamwork Artefacts and Practices: A Typology for Promoting Successful Teamwork in Engineering Education. Australasian Journal of Engineering Education 25, 2: 133-141.

• Meiksins, P., P. Layne, K. Beddoes, & J. Deters. 2020. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2019 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 66, 2: 4-41.

• Beddoes, K. 2019. Boundary Work. In SAGE Research Methods Foundations, edited by P.A. Atkinson, S. Delamont, A. Cernat, J.W. Sakshaug & R.A. Williams. SAGE.

• Beddoes, K. 2019. Agnotology, Gender, and Engineering: An Emergent Typology. Social Epistemology 33, 2: 124-136.

• Meiksins, P., P. Layne, K. Beddoes, M. Lewis, A.S. Masters & J. Deters. 2019. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2018 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 65, 2: 4-40.

• Beddoes, K. 2018. Selling Policy Short? Faculty Perspectives on the Role of Policy in Addressing Women’s Underrepresentation in Engineering Education. Studies in Higher Education 43, 9: 1561-1572.

• Meiksins, P., P. Layne, K. Beddoes, B. Acton, M. Lewis, A.S. Masters, M. Roediger. 2018. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2017 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 64, 2: 4-40.

• Bornasal, L., S. Brown, N.  Perova & K. Beddoes. 2018. Conceptual Growth in Engineering Practice. Journal of Engineering Education 107, 2: 318-348.

• Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. 2018. Gender and Teamwork: An Analysis of Professors’ Perspectives and Practices. European Journal of Engineering Education 43, 3: 330-343.

• Beddoes, K. & C. Schimpf. 2018. What’s Wrong with Fairness? How Discourses in Higher Education Literature Support Gender Inequalities. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 39, 1: 31-40.

• Beddoes, K. 2017. Moving Beyond the Discourse of “Perceptions” to Address Underrepresentation. Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Magazine 49, 4: 22-23.

• Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. 2017. Engineering Professors’ Perspectives on Gender and Assessment of Teamwork. International Journal of Learning and Development 7, 3: 23-35.

• Beddoes, K., D. Montfort & S. Brown. 2017. Accounting for Context Beyond Domain: An Authentic Practice-based Framework for Advancing Personal Epistemology Research. International Journal of Learning and Development 7, 3: 73-92.

• Brown, S., K. Beddoes, D. Montfort & A. Baghdanov. 2017. Engineering Students’ Fluid Misconceptions: A Description and Theoretical Explanation. International Journal of Engineering Education 33, 4: 1149-1162.

• Meiksins, P., P. Layne, K. Beddoes, S. Masters, M. Roediger, & Y. Shah. 2017. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2016 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 63, 2: 4-36.

• Beddoes, K., D. Montfort & S. Brown. 2017. Squaring Philosophy of Engineering Through Personal Epistemologies Research. In Philosophy and Engineering: Exploring Boundaries, Expanding Connections, edited by D.M Michelfelder, B. Newberry & Q. Zhu (pp. 23-41). Springer.

• Beddoes, K. 2017. Institutional Influences that Promote Studying Down in Engineering Diversity Research. Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies 38, 1: 88-99.  

• Peters, A., K. Beddoes, S. Brown & K. Chang. 2016. Transportation Engineering Instructors’ Decision-Making Process for Course Changes. ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice 142, 3: 1-7.

• Meiksins, P., P. Layne, K. Beddoes, G. Martini, M. McCusker, R. Rideau & Y. Shah. 2016. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2015 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 62, 2: 44-65.

• Meiksins, P., K. Beddoes, P. Layne, M. McCusker, E. Camargo & K. Boyd. 2015. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2014 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 61, 2: 40-59.  

• Jones, K., K. Beddoes, D. Banerjee & A. L. Pawley. 2014. Examining the Flexibility Bind in American Tenure and Promotion Processes: An Institutional Ethnographic Approach. Ethnography and Education 9, 3: 328-342.

• Beddoes, K. & M. Borrego. 2014. Facilitating Formation of Shared Mental Models in Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Teams. International Journal of Collaborative Engineering 1, 3-4: 236-255.

• Beddoes, K. & A. L. Pawley. 2014. “Different People Have Different Priorities”: Work-family Balance, Gender, and the Discourse of Choice. Studies in Higher Education 39, 9: 1573-1585.

• Beddoes, K. 2014. Methodology Discourses as Boundary Work in the Construction of Engineering Education. Social Studies of Science 44, 2: 293-312.

• Besterfield-Sacre, M., M. Cox, M. Borrego, K. Beddoes & J. Zhu. 2014. Changing Engineering Education: Views of U.S. Faculty, Chairs, and Deans. Journal of Engineering Education 103, 2: 193-214.

• Beddoes, K. 2014. Using Peer Reviews to Examine the Micropolitics and Disciplinary Developmentof Engineering Education: A Case Study. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 35, 2: 266-277.

• Borrego, M., J. Karlin, L. McNair & K. Beddoes. 2013. Team Effectiveness Theory from Industrial and Organizational Psychology Applied to Engineering Student Project Teams: A Research Review. Journal of Engineering Education 102, 4: 472-512.

• Jesiek, B. K. & K. Beddoes. 2013. Diversity in Engineering (DinE) Bibliography Research Brief. Engineering Studies 5, 1: 90-92.

• Beddoes, K. & A. L. Pawley. 2013. Negotiating an Offer: What Graduate Students and Mentors Can Learn from Others’ Experiences. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 59, 2: 40-44.

• Beddoes, K. 2013. Feminist Methodologies and Engineering Education Research. European Journal of Engineering Education 38, 1: 107-118.

• Beddoes, K. 2012. Feminist Scholarship in Engineering Education: Challenges and Tensions. Engineering Studies 4, 3: 205-232.   

• Beddoes, K. 2011. Engineering Education Discourses on Underrepresentation: Why Problematization Matters. International Journal of Engineering Education 27, 5: 1117-1129.

• Beddoes, K., B. K. Jesiek & M. Borrego. 2011. Fostering International Engineering Education Research Collaborations: On the Need to Think Beyond the Workshop Format. Australasian Journal of Engineering Education 17, 2: 39-54.     

• Beddoes, K. & M. Borrego. 2011. Feminist Theory in Three Engineering Education Research Journals: 1995-2008. Journal of Engineering Education 100, 2: 281-303.

• Jesiek, B. K., M. Borrego, K. Beddoes, M. Hurtado, P. Rajendran & D. Sangam. 2011. Mapping Global Trends in Engineering Education Research, 2005-2008. International Journal of Engineering Education 27, 1: 77-90. 

• Beddoes, K., B. K. Jesiek & M. Borrego. 2010. Identifying Opportunities for International Collaborations in Engineering Education Research on Problem- and Project-Based Learning. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning 4, 2: 1-34.

• Jesiek, B. K. & K. Beddoes. 2011. From Diplomacy and Development to Competitiveness and Globalization: Historical Perspectives on the Internationalization of Engineering Education. In What is Global Engineering Education For?: The Making of International Educators, edited by G. L. Downey & K. Beddoes (pp. 45-76). San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool.

• Jesiek, B. K., M. Borrego & K. Beddoes. 2010. Advancing Global Capacity for Engineering Education Research (AGCEER): Relating Research to Practice, Policy, and Industry. Joint publication in Journal of Engineering Education 99, 2: 107-119; European Journal of Engineering Education 35, 2: 117-134; and Research in Higher Education of Engineering (RHEE).

INVITED TALKS & POPULAR MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

• Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. ECST Students’ Mental Health and Strategies to Design Responsive Courses and Curricula. California State University, Los Angeles College of Engineering, January 20, 2023.

• Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. Engineering Students’ Mental Health and Strategies to Design Responsive Courses and Curricula. University of Massachusetts Lowell College of Engineering, April 29, 2022.

• Beddoes, K. Inclusive Engineering Teamwork. San Jose State University College of Engineering. April 15, 2022.

• Beddoes, K. Discourse Analysis in Engineering Education Research. University of Melbourne, Faculty of Engineering and IT, October 21, 2021.

• Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. A research perspective on COVID related stress and how to support students. The University of Sydney College of Engineering, July 30, 2021.

• Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Supporting Student Mental Health in the COVID-19 Era. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Engineering, March 15, 2021.

• Beddoes, K. Promoting Successful Teamwork through Interdisciplinary Teamwork Artifacts and Shared Mental Models. San Jose State University, Interdisciplinary Lecture Series, April 22, 2020.

• Beddoes, K. Engineering Education Research: History and Funding Opportunities. San Jose State University College of Engineering, September 24, 2018.

• Beddoes, K. Keynote Address: Accounting for Inclusivity in CDIO. CDIO and Diversity Conference. Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden, October 10, 2018.

• Meiksins, P., P. Layne & K. Beddoes. The State of Women in Engineering. Society of Women    Engineers Annual Conference. Austin, TX, October 27, 2017.

• Beddoes, K. Wage Gap. Segment featured on The Academic Minute. September 7, 2017.

• Meiksins, P., P. Layne & K. Beddoes. The State of Women in Engineering. Society of Women Engineers Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA, October 28, 2016.

• Meiksins, P., P. Layne & K. Beddoes. Webinar: Is there still a problem? What social science can tell us about gender issues in engineering. February 23, 2016. Society of Women Engineers.

• Beddoes, K. Expanding Feminist Theory in Engineering Education Research. University of Texas, Austin, February 26, 2015.

• Beddoes, K. Problematizing Underrepresentation in Engineering. ASEE Student Chapter, Oregon State University, November 18, 2014.

• Beddoes, K. Peer Review as a Subject of Inquiry. Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT), University of Washington, October 2, 2013.

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PAPERS (student & postdoc co-authors italicized)

• Eshun, P. & K. Beddoes. An Investigation of the Influence of Academic Culture on Engineering Graduates’ Workforce Expectations and Subsequent Work Behaviors. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.

• Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. Thinking Systemically to Better Serve Engineering Students’ Mental Health Needs: Policy and Process Recommendations. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.

• Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. A Longitudinal Study of Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.

• Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Mental Health in Engineering Education Before, During, and After COVID-19 Related Disruptions. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.

• Beddoes, K. Early Career Engineers’ Advice for Civil Engineering Instructors. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2023.

• Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Effects of COVID-19 on Stress and Mental Health of Community College Pre-Engineering Students. Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, Uppsala, Sweden, October 2022.

• Beddoes, K. Occupational Identity Work in Engineering Practice: Implications for Engineering Educators. International Conference on Science and Technology Education, Porto, Portugal, October 2022.

• Grajdura, S. & K. Beddoes. What early career civil engineers wish they had done differently: Lessons for students and faculty. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 2022.

• Grajdura, S. & K. Beddoes. A Systematic Literature Review of the Research on Gendered Socialization in Graduate Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 2022.

• Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. In Their Own Words: How Aspects of Engineering Education Undermine Students’ Mental Health. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 2022.

• Cutler, C., X. Yu & K. Beddoes. A Growth Mindset for Peer Review: Guidelines for writing constructive peer reviews. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa, HI, January 2022.

• Cutler, C., X. Yu & K. Beddoes. Peering into the Black Box of Peer Review: From the Perspective of Editors. Joint Australasian Association for Engineering Education / Research on Engineering Education Symposium Conference, Perth, Australia, December 2021.

• Beddoes, K. & C. Schimpf. What’s wrong with grit? – Considerations and Better Alternatives for Engineering Education Research. Joint Australasian Association for Engineering Education / Research on Engineering Education Symposium Conference, Perth, Australia, December 2021.

• Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. Learning from Universities’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons For The New Normal. European Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, September 2021.

• Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. Engineering Students Coping with COVID-19: Yoga, Meditation, and Mental Health. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, July 2021.

• Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Effects of COVID-19 on Engineering Students’ Baseline Stress. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, December 2020.

• Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Work in Progress: A Snapshot of Mental Health and Wellness of Engineering Students Across the Western United States. Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, October 2020.

• Beddoes, K., R.M.V. Croninger, & S. Cutler. Peer Review in an Emerging Interdisciplinary Field: Identifying Differences in Authors’ Experiences and Perspectives. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2020.  

• Beddoes, K. & T. Nicewonger. Interdisciplinary Teamwork Challenges in a Design Competition Team. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, December 2019.

• Beddoes, K. First Year Practicing Civil Engineers’ Challenges. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, December 2019.

• Cutler, S., K. Beddoes & R.M.V. Croninger. Manuscript Authors’ Perspectives on the Peer Review Process of the Journal of Engineering Education. Research in Engineering Education Symposium. Cape Town, South Africa, July 2019.   

• Cutler, S., K. Beddoes & R.M.V. Croninger. Work in progress: The Field of Engineering Education Research as Seen Through the Peer Review Process. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Tampa, FL, June 2019.

• Farrell, S., R. Chavela & K. Beddoes. LGBTQ+ Advocacy in STEM: Impact Stories from a Community of Practice. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Tampa, FL, June 2019.

• Beddoes, K. & T. Nicewonger. Boundary Negotiating Artifacts for Design Communication: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration. Education, Design and Practice – Understanding Skills in a Complex World. Hoboken, NJ, June 2019.

• Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Characterizing Mental Health and Wellness in Students Across Engineering Disciplines. The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference (CoNECD). Arlington, VA, May 2018.

• Panther, G., K. Beddoes & C. Llewellyn. Salary Negotiations and Gender in Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2018.

• Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. Mapping the Integrated Research Landscape on Gender and Teamwork in Higher Education: 2000-2016. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Manly, Australia, December 2017.

• Beddoes, K. Professors’ Discourses on Why Underrepresentation Matters. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Manly, Australia, December 2017.

• Panther, G., K. Beddoes, S. Cutler & W. Kappers. Development of an Instructor Training Tool for Inclusive Teamwork. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Azores, Portugal, September 2017.

• Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. How Professors Use the Language of “Perception” to Explain Underrepresentation. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Tampere, Finland, September 2016.

• Panther, G. & K. Beddoes. (How) Do Professors Think About Gender When Designing PBL Experiences?. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Torquay, Australia, December 2015.

• Beddoes, K. Detailing Recruitment Efforts to Interview Faculty about Gender in Engineering. Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES), Dublin, Ireland, July 2015.

• Montfort, D., K. Beddoes & S. Brown. Engineers and Their Knowledge: A Longitudinal Study of Practicing Engineers’ Personal Epistemologies. Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES), Dublin, Ireland, July 2015.

• Beddoes, K. Professors’ Perceptions of How Men and Women Students Experience Engineering Education Differently…Or Not. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Orleans, France, June/July 2015.

• Beddoes, K. & C. Schimpf. Undisciplined Epistemology: Conceptual Heterogeneity in a Field in the Making. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2015.

• Beddoes, K. Engineering Faculty Members’ Discussing the Role of University Policy in Addressing Underrepresentation. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2015.

• Beddoes, K., D. Montfort & S. Brown. Epistemological Foundations of Global Competencies: A New Theory to Advance Research on Global Competencies. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2015.

• Beddoes, K., C. Schimpf & A.L. Pawley. Gender and Department Heads: An Empirically-Inspired Literature Review. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2015.

• Brown, S., K. Chang, A. Peters, K. Shinohara, K. Thornton & K. Beddoes. Refinement and Dissemination of a Digital Platform for Sharing Transportation Education Materials. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2015.

• Beddoes, K., D. Montfort & S. Brown. Exploring Conceptual Understanding and Personal Epistemologies through Metaphor. Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, Madrid, Spain, October 2014.

• Beddoes, K., C. Schimpf & A.L. Pawley. New Metaphors for New Understandings: Ontological Questions about Developing Grounded Theories in Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 2014.

• Phillips, C. & K. Beddoes. Really Changing the Conversation: The Deficit Model and Public Understanding of Engineering. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2013.

• Beddoes, K., C. Schimpf & A. L. Pawley. Engaging Foucault to Better Understand Underrepresentation of Female STEM Faculty. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2013.

• Pembridge, J. & K. Beddoes. Beyond SES: Individual Financial Status as Predictor of Persistence for High-performing Undergraduate Engineering Students. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2013.

• Beddoes, K. Pathways of Feminist Engineering Education Scholars. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 2012.

• Beddoes, K., A. L. Pawley & D. Banerjee. Gendered Facets of Faculty Careers and Challenges to Engineering Education as an Inclusive Profession. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 2012.

• Beddoes, K. Problematizations of Women’s Underrepresentation: Comparing Educator Interviews with the Literature. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota, October 2011.

• Beddoes, K. & M. Borrego. Facilitating an Interdisciplinary Graduate Team in a Complex Interdisciplinary Domain: Preliminary Findings. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2011.

• Beddoes, K., M. Borrego & B. K. Jesiek. Using Boundary Negotiating Artifacts to Investigate Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Teams. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 2011.

• Ihsen, S., B. K. Jesiek, G. Kammasch & K. Beddoes. Diversity of Didactical Approaches to Foster Diversity of Engineers. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Trnava, Slovakia, September 2010.

• Borrego, M., K. Beddoes & B. K. Jesiek. International Perspectives on the Need for Interdisciplinary Expertise in Engineering Education Scholarship. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia, December 2009.

• Beddoes, K., M. Borrego & B. K. Jesiek. Preliminary Report on Two Meetings Designed to Promote International Collaboration in Engineering Education Research. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia, December 2009.

• Boden, D., L. Newswander, M. Borrego & K. Beddoes. Social Capital and Interdisciplinary Graduate Education: Networks, Motivations, and Rewards. Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, November 2009.

• Beddoes, K., M. Borrego & B. K. Jesiek. Mapping International Perspectives on Gender in Engineering Education Research. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 2009.

• Beddoes, K., M. Borrego & B. K. Jesiek. Identifying Opportunities for Multinational Collaboration in Engineering Education Research. Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES), Queensland, Australia, July 2009.

• Jesiek, B. K., K. Beddoes, M. Borrego, D. Sangam & M. Hurtado. Mapping Global and Local Trajectories to Catalyze Cross-National Collaborations. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 2009.

• Jesiek, B. K., M. Borrego, K. Beddoes & M. Hurtado. Internationalizing Engineering   Education Research: Mapping Keywords and Countries to Identify New Collaborative Horizons. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009.

• Borrego, M., B. K. Jesiek & K. Beddoes. Advancing Global Capacity for Engineering Education Research: Preliminary Findings. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, October 2008.

• Jesiek, B. K., M. Borrego & K. Beddoes. Engineering Education Research: Global Trends and Collaborative Opportunities. Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES), Davos, Switzerland, July 2008.

• Jesiek, B. K., M. Borrego & K. Beddoes. Expanding Global Engineering Education Research Collaborations. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, July 2008.

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, PANELS & WORKSHOPS (student & postdoc co-authors italicized)

• Beddoes, K. Demo Account of a Workshop for Teaching Engineering Students about Privilege. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa, HI, January 2024.

• Beddoes, K. Occupational Identity Work in Engineering Practice: Implications for Engineering Educators. International Conference on Science and Technology Education, Porto, Portugal, October 2022.

• Male, S., Daniel, S., Beddoes, K., Eaton, R., Goldsmith, R., Lamborn, J., & Nikolic, S. Workshop: Publishing in the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. Joint REES/Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, Perth, Australia, December 2021.

• Cutler, S. & K. Beddoes. Special Session: “I don’t think I like your tone…” Thinking About and Evaluating Tone During Peer Review. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, July 2021.

• Male, S., Gardner, A., Strobel, J., Beddoes, K., Daniel, S., Eaton, R., Goldsmith, R., Lamborn, J., & Nikolic, S. Workshop: Writing Good Reviews for the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, December 2020.

• Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Poster: Studying the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Engineering Student Stress and Wellness. POD Network Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, November 2020.

• Beddoes, K. and S. Brown. Workshop: Boundary Negotiating Artifacts for Interdisciplinary Communication. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2020.

• Male, S., A. Gardner, K. Beddoes, S. Daniel, R. Eaton, J. Lamborn, & S. Nikolic. Workshop: Publishing and Reviewing for the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, December 2019.

• Cutler, S., K. Beddoes, and R.M.V. Croninger. Workshop: Promoting Professional Development through Peer Review: An Engineering Education Example. POD Network Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2019.

• Cutler, S. & K. Beddoes. Workshop: Advancing Engineering Education Research through Peer Review Analysis. Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Seminar Series, Blacksburg, VA, November 2019.

• Cutler, S. & K. Beddoes. Workshop: Publishing Your Engineering Education Research in JEE: Lessons Learned from Studying the Peer Review Process. NSF EEC Grantees Conference, Arlington, VA, October 2019.

• Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. Workshop: Facilitating Interdisciplinary Teamwork with Boundary Negotiating Artifacts. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand, December 2018.

• Beddoes, K., C. Llewellyn & G. Panther. Workshop: Negotiation Experiences and Salary Equity in Higher Education. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2018.

• Panther, G., K. Beddoes & C. Llewellyn. Quantitative Examination of Gender in Salary Negotiations of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2018.

• Kappers, W., S. Cutler, K. Beddoes & G. Panther. Special Session: Teamwork Practices to Increase Gender Inclusivity. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, June 2017.

• Nicewonger, T. & K. Beddoes. New Directions for Doing Interdisciplinary Teamwork. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Conference, Santa Fe, NM, March 2017.

• Stevens, T. & K. Beddoes. New Directions in Design Education: An Ethnographic Exploration into the Creation of Sustainable Design. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Conference, Santa Fe, NM, March 2017.

• Panther, G., K. Beddoes, S. Cutler & W. Kappers. TARGIT (Training and Resources for Gender-Inclusive Teamwork): A New Tool for Faculty Development. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2017.

• Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. Workshop: Understanding Gender in Teamwork to Increase the Numbers of Women in Engineering. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Torquay, Australia, December 2015.

• Beddoes, K. What Happens In Between Science and Technology?. Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, November 2015.

• Montfort, D., K. Beddoes & S. Brown. The Development of New Engineers’ Epistemologies. Forum on Philosophy, Engineering and Technology. Blacksburg, VA, May 2014.

• Beddoes, K., E. Douglas & A. Bumbaco. Special Session: The Role of Peer Review in the Development of Engineering Education Research. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 2014.

• Beddoes, K., L. Jolly, A. Gardener & K. Willey. Workshop: Peer Review in Engineering Education. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 2012.

• Downey, G. L. & K. Beddoes. Panel: What is Global Engineering Education For?: The Making of International Educators. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Rapid City, SD, October 2011.

• McNair, L. & K. Beddoes. Can Distance Learning Technology Destabilize Gendered Curricula in Engineering?. Second International Conference on the Texts of the Body, Barcelona, Spain, November-December 2010.

• Jesiek, B. K. & K. Beddoes. American Engineers Go Global: Protecting the Technical Core, from Post-War to Present. Society for Social Studies of Science Annual Conference, Arlington, VA, October-November 2009.

SERVICE LEADERSHIP

National & International

·     Managing Editor, Engineering Studies, 2011 - Present

·     Deputy Editor, Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 2021 – 2023

·     Mentor, 2022 American Society for Engineering Education Archival Publication Authors Workshop for Engineering Educators (APA-ENG)

·     Mentor, 2020 Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Higher Degree by Research Symposium for graduate students

·     Associate Editor, Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 2019-2021

·     Chair, European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Working Group on Gender and Diversity, 2017-2019

·     Associate Editor, Engineering Studies, 2015-2018

·     Assistant Editor, Global Engineering Series at Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2010-2017

·     Program Chair, American Society for Engineering Education, Engineering and Public Policy Division, 2015-2017

·     Deputy Chair, European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Working Group on Gender and Diversity, 2015-2017

·     Outreach Chair, American Society for Engineering Education, Engineering and Public Policy Division, 2013-2015

·     Assistant Editor, Engineering Studies, 2008-2010

·     Best paper award selection committee member: ASEE DEED Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 2022

·     Best paper award selection committee member: AAEE 2022

·     Scientific Committee Member & Reviewer, European Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2017

·     Program Committee Member & Reviewer, Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2017

·     Reviewer

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference – 2013-2015, 2021-2023

Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference – 2019

Australasian Journal of Engineering Education – 2019

Engineering Studies – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

European Journal of Engineering Education – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021

European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference – 2011, 2017, 2018

Frontiers in Education Annual Conference – 2011, 2012, 2014, 2022

IEEE Transactions on Education – 2017

International Journal of Engineering Education – 2011

Joint REES/AAEE Conference  – 2021

Journal of Engineering Education – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering – 2019

National Science Foundation – 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021

Social Studies of Science – 2014

Studies in Higher Education – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

University of Massachusetts Lowell

·      Technology, Society, and Human Values minor, Director, 2017-2018

·      Gender Studies faculty member, 2017-2018

·      Technology, Society, and Human Values minor, Core Faculty member, 2016-2017

·      Sociology Curriculum Committee member, 2015-2018

·      Sociology Student-Scholar Partnership Committee, 2015-2016

·      Center for Women and Work Faculty Associate, 2016-2018

ADVISING & SUPERVISING

Graduate Student Co-Chair

 1. Peters, Allie. MS, Civil and Construction Engineering. Oregon State University, April 2015.

Graduate Student Committee Member

1. Bornasal, Floraliza. PhD, Civil and Construction Engineering. Oregon State University, June 2015.

2. Urlacher, Mark. MS, Civil and Construction Engineering. Oregon State University, April 2015.

3.     Panther, Grace. MS, Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, November 2015.

Postdoctoral Researcher Supervisor

1. Campbell, Ryan. UMass Lowell, 2016.

2.    Nicewonger, Todd. UMass Lowell, 2016-2017.

Graduate Research Experience Supervisor

1. Panther, Grace. 2015-2019.

2. Quiles-Ramos, Stephanie. 2015-2018.

3.    Grajdura, Sarah. 2021-2022.

Undergraduate Research Experience Supervisor

1. Stevens, Tori. UMass Lowell, 2016-2017.

2. Vincent, Hannah. UMass Lowell, 2015-2016.

3. Lynch, Nicole. UMass Lowell, 2015-2016.

4. Rodriguez, David. UMass Lowell, 2017.

5. Eshun, Philippa. San Jose State University, 2022-2023.