Courtney Faber
PhD (she/her)
Specialty/Research Focus
Epistemic thinking; interdisciplinary collaborations; researcher identity; epistemic cultures; faculty agency
Education
- PhD, Engineering and Science Education, Clemson University, 2015
- MS, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Cornell University, 2013
- BA, Bioengineering, Clemson University, 2010
Awards and Honors
- 2022: NSF CAREER Award: The Overlooked Barrier – Exploring How Engineering Education Research Teams Negotiate Epistemic Differences, #2144698
- 2022: Curriculum Refresh Collaborative Award: Teaching & Learning Innovation Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 2022: Leadership Acceleration & Development for Rising Stars Program, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 2021: Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 2021: Teaching Fellow for the Tickle College of Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 2021: Best Paper for American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Student Division
Blalock, N., Walsh, A.R., Mountain, D.P., Norris, S.E., & Faber, C., “Minimizing communication challenges faced by virtual project teams” - 2018: Thomas C. Evans Instructional Paper Award, Southeastern Section of the American Society for Engineering Education
Faber, C. & Benson, L., “Engineering students’ epistemic cognition in the context of problem solving: A mixed methods study” Journal of Engineering Education, 106(4), 677-709, 2017 - 2017: Experience Learning Faculty Development Grant, University of Tennessee
- 2017: Best Paper for American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Student Division
Ehlert, K., Lee, D., McAlister, A.+, Kajfez, R., Faber, C., Benson, L., & Kennedy, M., “Qualitative coding: an approach to assess inter-rater reliability” - 2016: Education Research and Methods Apprentice Faculty Grant, American Society for Engineering Education
- 2012: National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellowship
- 2011: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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