The Research Briefs podcast aims to continue raising the profile of engineering education research by exploring new frameworks, new methods, and new findings with the scholars who created them. Research Briefs 2.0, hosted by Drs. Monique Ross & Jeremi London, is a continuation of the original Research Briefs hosted by Dr. Ruth Streveler. We continue her exploration of scholarship, but add a strong emphasis on the scholars themselves. Thanks in advance for joining us on this journey! Roll Call Submission: https://forms.gle/ZT5QVYiFt2xhWLePA Musical genius credit: William M. Humphrey III Editing credit: Jasmine C. Ross
Episodes
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
A Bonus Episode with new engineering education researcher, Dr. Rohit Kandakalta. Rohit discusses why he chose to come to the School of Engineering Education at Purdue and how he hopes to use his PhD to make an impact in India.
This episode is hosted by Dr. Ruth Streveler, produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.
Sunday May 05, 2019
Sunday May 05, 2019
Dr. Walter Lee discusses his development of the Model of Co-Curricular Support for Engineering Student Support Centers. Walter is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education and Assistant Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Tech as well as leads the GUIDE research group (Growing in our Understanding of Inclusive Diversity in Engineering).
This episode is hosted by Dr. Ruth Streveler, produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.
Resources
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Dr. James Huff discusses his use of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (or IPA). James is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Harding University.
This episode was hosted by Dr. Ruth Streveler, produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.
Citations
Huff, J.L., Smith, J.A., Jesiek, B.K., Zoltowski, C.B., & Oakes, W.C. (2018). Identity in engineering adulthood: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of early-career engineers in the United States as transition to the workplace. Emerging Adulthood, 1-17. DOI: 10.1177/2167696818780444
Kirn, A., Huff, J.L., Godwin, A., Ross, M. & Cass, C. (2019). Exploring tensions of using interpretative phenomenological analysis in a domain with conflicting cultural practices. Qualitative Research in Psychology, DOI:10.1080/14780887.2018.1563270
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Dr. Nicki Sochacka shares her new research on how stories help shape and reflect engineering cultures and norms and values. Nicki is the Associate Director for Research Initiation and Enablement in the Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI) in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia.
This episode is hosted by Dr. Ruth Streveler, produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.
Resource Citation:
Sochacka, N., Walther, J., Wilson, J. & Brewer, M. (2014). Stories ‘told’ about engineering in the media: Implications for attracting diverse groups to the profession. Paper presented at the Annual ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Madrid, Spain.
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Dr. Nadia Kellam discusses her use of narrative research methods and I-poems. Nadia is an Associate Professor in the Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.
This episode is hosted by Dr. Ruth Streveler, produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.
Saturday Jan 05, 2019
Saturday Jan 05, 2019
On this bonus episode of the Engineering Education Research Briefs, Dr. Ruth Streveler interviews Dr. James Holly, Jr., recent Purdue Engineering Education PhD, now at Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School in Detroit, MI. James discusses his current position and how his research has – or hasn’t – informed his ongoing work with urban black males.
*Note - since this was recorded, James has accepted a position with Wayne State University as an Assistant Professor for Urban STEM Education.
This episode is hosted by Dr. Ruth Streveler, produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.
Saturday Jan 05, 2019
Saturday Jan 05, 2019
Dr. James Holly, Jr. discusses his use of critical autoethnography in his dissertation, “A Critical Autoethnography of Teaching Engineering to Black Boys as a Black Man.”
This episode is hosted by Dr. Ruth Streveler, produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Devlin and Geoffrey discuss a new method of analyzing student transcripts called novice-led thematic analysis. Dr. Devlin Montfort is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University and Dr. Geoffrey Herman is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
This episode is hosted by Dr. Ruth Streveler, produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Dr. Shane Brown discusses his research on conceptual understanding of important engineering concepts by undergraduate engineering students and practicing engineers. He highlights the role that “context” plays in building conceptual understanding. Shane is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Oregon State University.
This episode is hosted by Dr. Ruth Streveler, produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.
Sunday Sep 30, 2018
Sunday Sep 30, 2018
Five Purdue Engineering Education PhD graduates and their current contributions. Recorded in June 2018 at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dr. Julia Thompson, ENE PhD '15, Director of EPICS at San Jose State University discussed the new online journal, Murmurations.
Dr. James Huff, ENE PhD '14, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Harding University introduces us to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
Dr. Diana Bairaktarovka, ENE PhD '13, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech tells us about her new research project exploring difficult concepts in thermodynamics.
Dr. Aidsa Santiago-Román, ENE PhD '09, Professor and Head of the Engineering Science and Materials Department at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez (UPRM) recounts how her Department supported UPRM students and their families in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Dr. Meagan Pollock, ENE PhD '14, is an entrepreneur whose organization, Design Connect Create, promotes increasing the participation of women in STEM.
This episode is hosted by Dr. Ruth Streveler, produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.