During my dissertation, I surveyed control systems faculty, laboratory staff, and industry professionals to determine common aspects of undergraduate control systems instructional laboratories. Through two different survey techniques, I defined the most common learning objectives, concepts, and components of a laboratory apparatus. The results of this study were recently published in IEEE Transactions on Education. The full paper can be downloaded from IEEE Explore.
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At the 2017 SWE Annual Conference (WE17), I presented a session that included strategies for using technology to organize your artifacts for promotion and tenure. My presentation was based on data collected in a survey of other faculty members and my own experience.
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At the 2016 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, I published a tips and tricks paper about successfully completing a Ph.D. In this paper, I summarized resources I found useful during my doctoral studies, some advice I was given, and lessons I learned along the way. The full paper can be accessed from the ASEE website.
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On December 5, I presented a webinar for GradSWE on tips for successfully completing your dissertation. The topics included project management, time management, and writing.
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This year I was recognized as one of the Society of Women Engineers' Distinguished New Engineers. This award is given to a maximum of 10 engineers each year. The award recognizes women who have progressed in their technical careers, contributed to their local community, and to SWE.
I was selected for successfully navigating a career transition from industry to academia, for innovative research in engineering education, and for leadership in fulfilling the SWE mission.
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On May 10, 2016, I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Doctorate of Philosophy in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering. It was not an easy task, but it was a necessary step to achieve my goal of becoming a professor so I pushed through. Along the way, I identified a few key things that contributed to my success at Illinois:
- Advisor(s) have a huge impact on your progress
- Project and time management skills are important
- Stay focused on the end goal
- Find sometime time for yourself
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Recent Publications
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Tips for Creating a Functional Personal Knowledge Management System in Academia
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Preparing Women in STEM for Faculty Careers through a Job Search Workshop Series
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Adopting Alternative Grading in an Upper-Level Laboratory Course in Bioengineering
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Development of a Community of Practice for Rethinking Best Practices in Post-COVID Experiential Learning
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Converting a Biomedical Instrumentation Lab From In-person to Online