My research focuses on how fundamental beliefs about knowledge and knowing create barriers to learning and collaborations within engineering. I develop and use innovative research methods that allow for robust and deep investigations of constructs such as epistemic thinking, identity, and agency. I am also passionate about using fundamental research to inform classroom and education innovations.

• Coso Strong, A., Faber, C., Lee, W., McCave, E. Bodnar, C., Smith-Orr, C., “In pursuit of impact: Toward a theoretical understanding of professional agency in engineering education” Journal of Engineering Education, 112 (1): 195-220, 2023
• Mallouk, K., Coso Strong, A., Riley, D., Faber, C., “How engineering education guilds are expanding our understanding of propagation in engineering education” Journal of STEM Education, 23 (3), 2022
• Faber, C., Ellestad, R., & Walsh, A., “Information literacy modules for first-year engineering students” Advances in Engineering Education, 2022
• Faber, C., Kajfez, R., Lee, D., Kennedy, M., Creamer, E., & Benson, L., "The dynamics of researcher identity and epistemic thinking within undergraduate research experiences: A grounded theory model" Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2022
• Lee, D., Wright, M., Faber, C., Kennedy, C., & Dittrich-Reed, D., “Participation in biology education research influences student's epistemic development” CBE Life Sciences, 20(4), 2021
• Kajfez, R., Lee, D., Ehlert, K., Faber, C., Benson, L., & Kennedy, M., "A mixed methods approach to understanding researcher identity" Studies in Engineering Education, 2(1), 1-15, 2021
• Coso Strong, A., Smith-Orr, C., Bodnar, C., Lee, W., McCave, E., & Faber, C., Early career faculty transitions: Negotiating legitimacy and seeking support in engineering education. Studies in Engineering Education, 1(1), 97-118, 2021
• Faber, C., Kajfez, R., McAlister, A.⁺, Ehlert, K., Lee, Dennis M., Kennedy, M.S., & Benson, L.C., “Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Research and Researchers” Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
• 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
• Faber, C., Vargas, P., & Benson, L., “Engineering students' epistemic cognition in a research environment” International Journal of Engineering Education, 32(6), 2487-2500, 2016
• Faber, C., Hardin, E., Klein-Gardner, S., & Benson, L., “Development of teachers as scientists in research experiences for teachers programs.” Journal of Science Teacher Education, 25(7), 785-806, 2014