Ezra Systems Seminar: Allison Godwin (Cornell CBE)

Also available via Zoom

Bio:
Allison Godwin is the first engineering education hire at Cornell University, joining the faculty in 2023. She graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in chemical engineering in 2011 and a Ph.D. in engineering and science education in 2014. She joined the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University upon graduation, receiving tenure as well as a joint appointment in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering in 2020.

Her research focuses on four main areas including 1) research on how diverse students in engineering navigate their pathways into and through engineering, with a particular focus on engineering identity development; 2) effective pedagogies and practices for an inclusive engineering education; 3) engineering workforce development; and 4) building capacity for engineering education research, particularly in chemical engineering. Her research earned a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2016 focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development.

Prof. Godwin is the Past Chair of the American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research (ASEE ERM) and Methods Division (2021-2023) and an Associate Editor for Chemical Engineering Education (2020-Present) and the Journal of Engineering Education (2023-Present). Her research has won numerous best paper awards including the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Research Award, the 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the Professions (Division I) 2021-2022 Outstanding Research Publication Award, and the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award. She is also an award-winning teacher and graduate mentor.