Speaker Series

The Carl R.F. Lund Founding Chair Speaker Series

Funded by an anonymous endowed gift, this annual speaker series serves as a tribute to Carl Lund, the founding chair of of the Department of Engineering Education at University at Buffalo, and provides support to the department for hosting additional speakers. Dr. Lund served as the inaugural speaker at the first installment of the series launched in 2024.

Using Evidence-Based Learning Principles When Teaching a Problem-Solving Course
11/12/24
Dr. Carl Lund, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo

2025-2026 Academic Year

Sept. 23, 2025: Exams with More Learning and Less Stress with a Computer-based Testing Facility
9/23/25
Professor & Severns Faculty Scholar, Siebel School of Computer and Data Science, University of Illinois
Sept. 30, 2025: What does an ally look like? A typology of men faculty’s allyship for minoritized students in STEM
9/30/25
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Engineering Education, University at Buffalo
Oct. 21, 2025: A Systems Perspective to Advance Equity and Inclusion in Engineering
10/21/25
Dr. Matilde Sánchez-Peña, Professor & Severns Faculty Scholar, Assistant Professor, Engineering Education, University at Buffalo
Oct. 28, 2025: Math for Engineers: How do Engineering Faculty and Students Respond to It?
10/28/25
Assistant Professor, College of Engineering Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology
Nov. 11, 2025: How do we know? Engineering Educators’ Use of Evidence when Reasoning about Inequity in Higher Education
11/11/25
Dr. Emily Drigenberg, Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Education, The Ohio State University
Feb 24, 2026: Integrating Sense of Belonging and Career Readiness within Undergraduate Biomedical Science Curricula
2/24/26
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Feb. 17, 2026: Engineering Isn’t Just About Numbers...It’s about people”: Equity Ethic, Counterspaces, and Black Engineering Student Mentorship
2/17/26
Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Education, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University at Buffalo
March 10, 2026: GenAI Literature Review Tools: Assessing the Types and Their Quality
3/10/26
Ms. Natalia Estrada, Digital Scholarship Librarian, Anthropology Liaison, University at Buffalo

2024-2025 Academic Year

Equity in Technology and Education: A Journey Worthy of Exploration
2/18/25
Dr. Manuel Pérez-Quiñones, Professor, Software and Information Systems, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Discussing the Redesign of an Engineering Course for over 600 Students; A Workshop to Support Research and Experience-Based Teaching
2/25/25
Dr. Julia Latorre, Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Engineering Education, University at Buffalo
Applying Engineering and Education Research to Develop Instructional Tools
3/11/25
Dr. Jutshi Agarwal, Research Scientist, Department of Engineering Education, University at Buffalo
Transformative Climate Change Education: Broadening Scope and Capacity through Connecting Research to Practice and Policy
3/25/25
Dr. Alexa Schindel, Associate Professor, Department of Learning and Instruction, University at Buffalo
Cracking the Bro Code
4/15/25
Dr. Coleen Carrigan, Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Society, University of Virginia
Engineering for Society: Developing a Sociotechnical Systems Thinking Mindset Through Humanities-Informed Engineering Education
4/29/23
Sid Sanjay Joshi, Graduate Student, Department of Engineering Education, Purdue University
Beyond the Status Quo: Critical Consciousness in Engineering Professional Development
10/16/24
Jameka Wiggins, PhD Candidate, Engineering Education, The Ohio State University
What about the faculty? A call to take faculty mental health more seriously
10/17/24
Camila Olivero Araya, PhD Candidate, Engineering Education, The Ohio State University
Assessing systems thinking competency: From literacy to application
3/14/23
Olivia (Tiantian) Li, PhD Candidate, Engineering Education, Purdue University
Using Evidence-Based Learning Principles When Teaching a Problem-Solving Course
11/12/24
Dr. Carl Lund, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo

Assessing systems thinking competency: From literacy to application
3/14/23
Olivia (Tiantian) Li, PhD Candidate, Engineering Education, Purdue University

2023-2024 Academic Year

The Rising Doctoral Institute: Helping Engineering Students to Persist and Succeed in their PhD
11/15/23
Dr. Juan M. Cruz, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, Rowan University
Engineering Design Education: From Research to Practice to Justice
10/8/24
Dr. Monica E. Cardella, Professor of Engineering & Computing Education, Florida International University
Combating Stress and Burnout: A Workshop Example
4/24/24
Dr. Stephanie Cutler, Director of Assessment and Instructional Support, Associate Research Professor, Leonhard Center, Penn State University
Rethinking Engineering Curriculum: Engaging Multiple Perspectives
4/17/24
Dr. Jennifer Case, Professor and Head, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
Emergence of the Environmental Justice League: Designing an Undergraduate Research Program to Build Belonging for Minoritized STEM Students
4/10/24
Dr. Monica Miles, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Education, University at Buffalo
Breaking Out of Our “Box:” Researching Engineering Education Beyond the Classroom
3/27/24
Dr. Alice Pawley, Professor School of Engineering Education, Purdue University
(Re)Negotiating with Materials for STEAM Learning
2/28/24
Dr. Naomi Thompson, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo
Analysis of Racialized Ideologies of Latino/a/x Engineering Students at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Emerging HSIs through Pláticas
2/23/24
Dr. Joel Alejandro (Alex) Mejia, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Department of Bicultural Bilingual Studies, The University of Texas at San Antonio

2022-2023 Academic Year

“Hey, I live there!”: Unpacking Environmental Justice Education and Whiteness in a Rust Belt City
5/3/23
Dr. Monica L. Miles, Visiting Assistant Professor of STEM Education, Department at Teachers College, Columbia University

What about your friends? The role of relationships/friendships on engagement in computing for Black and Latiné Women
4/26/23
Dr. Monique Ross, Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Education, Ohio State University

Inclusive Educational Diversity in the Growth of Engineers - Examining the Intersections of Learning Environmental Landscapes and Engineering Education
4/19/23
Dr. Kimberly-Cook Chennault, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Areospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Educational Psychology at Rutchers University

Exploring How Fundamental Beliefs about Knowledge Impact Learning and Collaborations in Engineering
4/7/23
Dr. Courtney Faber, Research Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Engineering Fundamentals, University at Tennessee

UBelong! Stories as a Promising Intervention to Address Equity Gaps in First-Year Engineering
4/5/23
Dr. Allison Godwin, Associate Professor, Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University

Redefine and Redirect: Transforming Broadening Participation Efforts through an Innovation Mindset
2/27/23
Dr. Trina L. Fletcher, Assistant Professor, School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education at Florida International University

Engineering Ethics for Professional Engineers
2/15/23
Dr. Amy Baird, Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo.

The Productive Beginnings of Engineering Judgment
2/14/23
Dr. Jessica Swenson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo

Augmented and Virtual Reality for Learning Workshop
10/26/22
Dr. D. Matthew Boyer, Research Associate Professor, Department of Engineering & Science Education, Clemson University

Student Navigation in Undergraduate Engineering Programs
9/21/22
Dr. Walter Lee and Malini Josiam, Virginia Tech

2019-2020 Academic Year

Instructional Laboratories: Designing An Inclusive Learning Experience For All Students
1/24/20
Dr. Rebecca Marie (Johnson) Reck, systems engineer, Assistant Professor at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan.

A Theory of Applied Mind Programming
1/29/20
Tony Lowe, PhD Candidate, Purdue’s School of Engineering Education.

Advancing Design Research and Scaffolding Student Learning With Unobtrusive Data-Logging Design Environments
1/31/20
Dr. Corey Schimpf, Learning Analytics Scientist, Concord Consortium

New Approaches to Gender, Teamwork, and in Engineering Education Research
2/4/20
Dr. Kacey Beddoes is the founder and director of Research in the Sociology of Engineering and a project director at San Jose State University.

Cookstoves and Sustainable Development in Rural Namibia: Implication for International Engineering Education
3/14/23
Samantha Lindgren is a doctoral candidate in Agricultural and Biological Engineering and the coordinator of STEM Teacher Development at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Quantitative Approaches to Advance Diversity and Inclusion within the Engineering Education Ecosystem
3/14/23
Matilde Sanchez-Pena, PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor, Purdue School of Engineering Education

Collaborative Research: Conceptual Understanding in Problem Solving and Implications for Teaching and Curriculum Developers
6/29/23
Dr. Presentacion Rivera Reyes: after receiving his doctorate in Engineering Education from Utah State University, Presentacion was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Nebraska

Using Evidence-Based Learning Principles When Teaching a Problem-Solving Course
11/12/24
Dr. Carl Lund, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo