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Article
2024
PILLARS OF SUCCESS: THE ROLE OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUs) IN STEM UNDERGRADUATE PREPARATION LEADING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL PATHWAYS
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Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
. 30:1-40.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2023043944
Web of Science:
001223811700004
2024
Surviving the Wilds of Academia: Personas Depicting Early-Career Engineering Education Scholars Role Crafting to Achieve Their Goals
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Studies in Engineering Education
. 5:47-66.
Full Text via DOI:
10.21061/see.135
2023
Adoption of Pedagogical Innovations: Social Networks of Engineering Education Guilds
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Education Sciences
. 13.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/educsci13111102
Web of Science:
001108171800001
2023
Exploring the effects of learning assistants on instructional team-student interactions in statics
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International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education
. 51:294-318.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1177/03064190231166323
Web of Science:
001058070700004
2023
In pursuit of impact: Toward a contextualized theory of professional agency of engineering education scholars
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Journal of Engineering Education
. 112:195-220.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/jee.20496
Web of Science:
000910095900001
2022
Persuasive Communication Practices of Engineers in Cross-Boundary Decision-Making
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Engineering Studies
. 14:216-238.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1080/19378629.2022.2144738
Web of Science:
000882924600001
2021
PERCEPTIONS OF ENGINEERING FACULTY ON EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION AT HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS
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Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
. 27:21-57.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2021034722
Web of Science:
001103991200004
2018
Exercising professional autonomy: Doctoral students' preparation for academic careers
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Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
. 9:243-258.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1108/SGPE-D-18-00005
Web of Science:
000451890100009
2016
Integrating Cognitive Engineering Into Industry Design Teams
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Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making
. 10:134-137.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1177/1555343416654082
Web of Science:
000379609900007
Book Chapter
2022
Who Engineering Includes Impacts How Engineers Work
. 1884-1903.
Full Text via DOI:
10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch093
2021
Who Engineering Includes Impacts How Engineers Work
. 224-248.
Full Text via DOI:
10.4018/978-1-7998-4745-8.ch008
2020
Who engineering includes impacts how engineers work: Diversity challenges and design thinking solutions
. 224-248.
Full Text via DOI:
10.4018/978-1-7998-4745-8.ch008
Conference
2024
Board 168: Preliminary Design of an Engineering Case Study for Elementary Students (Work in Progress)
Full Text via DOI:
10.18260/1-2--46730
2024
Board 416: Understanding the Experiences of Graduate Program Directors: The Intersection of Roles, Responsibilities, and Care in Engineering Graduate Education
Full Text via DOI:
10.18260/1-2--47005
2024
Experiences of Students with Physical Disabilities in Engineering: A Literature Review
Full Text via DOI:
10.18260/1-2--47390
2024
Lessons Learned about Empowering Engineering Instructional Faculty through a Group Coaching Model
Full Text via DOI:
10.18260/1-2--47725
2024
Mapping the Landscape of Digital Accessibility in Computer Science Education: A Mapping Literature Review
Full Text via DOI:
10.18260/1-2--47760
2024
Proposing a Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Research Framework in Sub-Saharan Africa STEM Education: A Paradigm Shift from Deficit to Asset Based Perspectives
Full Text via DOI:
10.18260/1-2--47901
2024
Empowering Students in Learning Engineering and Design: Ethical and Transformative Pedagogy for a Socially Conscious Future
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Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS
. 2029-2036.
Full Text via DOI:
10.22318/icls2024.647082
2023
Board 210: AMPLIFY Institute: A Professional Development Program Designed for and with Engineering Instructional Faculty
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2023
Mathematical Modeling in Preexisting K-12 Engineering Design Challenges (Fundamental)
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2023
Work in Progress: Who Are Graduate Program Directors and What Are Their Roles in Healing within Graduate Engineering Education?
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2023
From website to work environment: Exploring minority undergraduate engineering students’ conceptualizations of engineering careers
2023
Micro-Credential Digital Badges in Engineering and Computing at an MSI: The Student's Perspective (Work in Progress)
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Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
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Full Text via DOI:
10.1109/FIE58773.2023.10343353
2023
The Unheard Voices of Administrators who are Non-traditional Graduate Students in Engineering and Computing Education
2023
What does an Engineering Instructional Faculty do? Voices of Engineering Instructional Faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
2022
Exploring the pathways: Using transition theory to understand the strategies undergraduate computing students leverage as transfer students
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2022
The AMPLIFY Project: Experiences of Engineering Instructional Faculty at HSIs
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2021
Engineering Education Guilds: Understanding Their Vision for Innovation
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2021
Exploring the Excellence of HBCU Scientists and Engineers: The Development of an Alumni Success Instrument Linking Undergraduate Experiences to Graduate Pathways
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2021
Exploring the Success of HBCU's Development of Black Students Earning Engineering and Computing Graduate Degrees
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2021
Faculty Perceptions Of, and Approaches Towards, Engineering Student Motivation at Hispanic-serving Institutions
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2021
Graduate Student Perceptions of an Ideal Mentor in Engineering and Computing at a Minority-Serving Institution: Preliminary Results
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2021
Mechanical Engineering Students' Perceptions of Design Skills Throughout a Senior Design Course Sequence
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2021
Adoption of Pedagogical Innovations: Resource Networks of Engineering Education Guilds
Full Text via DOI:
10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637357
Web of Science:
000821947700246
2021
Defining Academic Engineering Education Roles within the United States
. 678-686.
Full Text via DOI:
10.52202/066488-0075
2021
Engineering instructional faculty perceptions of students' background at Hispanic Serving Institutions
Full Text via DOI:
10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637237
Web of Science:
000821947700126
2021
Motivational Factors Influencing Engineering Faculty's Pursuit of Instructional Faculty Positions at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Full Text via DOI:
10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637320
Web of Science:
000821947700209
2021
Towards a Culturally Responsive Design Experience: How Students' Community Capital Contribute to their Design Approach
Full Text via DOI:
10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637239
Web of Science:
000821947700128
2020
Collaborative research: Developing a conceptual model of professional agency towards change in engineering education
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2020
I graduated, now what?: An overview of the academic engineering education research job field and search process
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2020
WIP: Identifying structural and cultural characteristics of hispanic-serving institutions in engineering education - A morphogenetic approach
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2020
WIP: Mechanical engineering students' incorporation of stakeholder considerations throughout a Senior Design course sequence
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2020
Developing a Model of Professional Agency Toward Change in Engineering Education for Early Career Scholars
Full Text via DOI:
10.18260/1-2--34416
2020
Work in Progress: Identifying Structural and Cultural Characteristics of Hispanic-serving Institutions in Engineering Education – A Morphogenetic Approach
Full Text via DOI:
10.18260/1-2--35646
2020
Work in Progress: Mechanical Engineering Students’ Incorporation of Stakeholder Considerations throughout a Senior Design Course Sequence
Full Text via DOI:
10.18260/1-2--35670
2019
Co-designed research agenda to foster educational innovation efforts within undergraduate engineering at HSIS
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2019
Collaborative research: Supporting agency among early career engineering education faculty in diverse institutional contexts: Developing a framework for faculty agency
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2019
Impact of faculty development workshops on instructional faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2019
Board 145: Collaborative Research: Supporting Agency among Early-career Engineering Education Faculty in Diverse Institutional Contexts: Developing a Framework for Faculty Agency
Full Text via DOI:
10.18260/1-2--32260
2019
Exploring faculty perceptions of students characteristics at hispanic serving institutions
2019
Work-In-Progress: Applying Transition Theory to an Exploration of the High School-to-College Transition Experiences of Students from Underrepresented Ethnic/Racial Groups
2018
Collaborative research: Supporting agency among early career engineering education faculty in diverse institutional contexts
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2018
Using a critical incident-centered transition theory framework to explore engineering education research faculty transitions
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2018
Board 99: Collaborative Research: Supporting Agency among Early Career Engineering Education Faculty in Diverse Institutional Contexts
Full Text via DOI:
10.18260/1-2--30152
2018
A contextualized, experiential learning approach to quantitative engineering analysis
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Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
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Web of Science:
000468396900081
2018
Research on Engineering Practice: Catalyzing a Scholarly Community
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Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
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Web of Science:
000468396902013
2018
Special session: Put me in coach! Developing a design playbook for instructors to help engineering students do design
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Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
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Web of Science:
000468396901018
2017
An exploratory study of power dynamics and feedback in design reviews
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2017
Best practices for developing a virtual peer mentoring community
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2017
Iterating on students' perceptions of iteration in the design process: An exploratory study
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2017
Preparing students for a collaborative engineering design work environment: A study of practicing engineers
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ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
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2016
Narrating the experiences of first-year faculty in the engineering education research community: Developing a qualitative, collaborative research methodology
2016
Talking "Faculty development" with engineering educators, then talking "engineering education" with faculty developers: A collaborative reflection on working across communities
2016
Towards a scholarship of integration: Lessons from four cases
2015
Exploring the black box of dissemination: The role of professional and organizational development
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Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
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Full Text via DOI:
10.1109/FIE.2015.7344091
2015
Exploring the Black Box of Dissemination The Role of Professional and Organizational Development
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Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
. 428-430.
Web of Science:
000371705200076
Other Scholarly Work
2021
The Early Career Years of Engineering: Crossing the Threshold Between Education and Practice
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Engineering Studies
. 79-85.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1080/19378629.2021.1961570
Web of Science:
000693798100001
2021
Who Engineering Includes Impacts How Engineers Work: Diversity Challenges and Design Thinking Solutions
. 1884-1903.
Full Text via DOI:
10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch093
Research
principal investigator on
CAREER: Amplifying and Examining the Change Narratives of Engineering Education's Positive Deviants
awarded by
National Science Foundation
2023 - 2028
Collaborative Research: Engaging Engineering Graduate Program Directors in Shifting the Default to Trauma-Informed Frameworks of Care
awarded by
National Science Foundation
2022 - 2025
Engineering Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship Program - ASEE
awarded by
National Science Foundation
2021 - 2023
The Impact of Engineering Education Guilds - Understanding Vision and Quantifying Propagation
awarded by
National Science Foundation
2019 - 2022
Collaborative Research: Supporting Agency Among Early Career Engineering Education Faculty in Diverse Institutional Contexts
awarded by
National Science Foundation
2018 - 2022
Collaborative Conference: Research on Engineering Practice: Catalyzing a Scholarly Community
awarded by
National Science Foundation
2018 - 2020
Collaborative HSI Conference: Co-designing an engineering education research agenda
awarded by
National Science Foundation
2018
co-principal investigator on
Grant
Working Across Boundaries through promoting collaboration and interdisciplinarity in future STEM education scholars
awarded by
National Science Foundation
2023 - 2026
Exploring the Success of HBCUs Development of Blacks Earning Engineering and Computing Graduate Degrees
awarded by
National Science Foundation
2019 - 2024
The Path Least Travelled: An Exploration of the experiences of Hispanic students traversing the barriers from a 2-year program to 4-year program as transfer students to careers in computer science
awarded by
Duke University
2020 - 2022
subproject principal investigator on
Collaborative Research: Developing Engineering Instructional Faculty as Leaders of Educational Change at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
awarded by
National Science Foundation
2020 - 2026
investigator on
Partnership for Research and Education Consortium in Ceramics and Polymers (PRE-CCAP)
awarded by
U.S. Department of Energy
2021 - 2026
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