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PhD Students
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Vibhavari Vempala, PhD student

Program: Engineering Education

MS Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
BS Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University

Research Interests: Engineering Identity and DEI

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Nagash Antoine Clarke, PhD student

Program: Engineering Education

MS Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
BS Chemistry, Pace University, New York

Research Interests: Mentoring, Diversity

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Jocelyn Jackson, PhD Student

Program: Engineering Education

MS Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
BS Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University

Research Interests: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations; Organizational Climates and Leadership 

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Sarah Jane Bork, PhD Student

Program: Engineering Education

MS Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University
BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University

Research Interests: Mental Health in Engineering Graduate Students

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Valerie Washington, PhD Candidate

Program: Industrial and Operations Engineering

MS Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan
BS Industrial Engineering, Kennesaw State University

Research Interests: Hurricane Evacuations; Flooding Simulations through ABM; Social Community

Graduate Student Workers

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Gabriella Oudsema

Program: Information

BA Psychology and Philosophy, University of Michigan Dearborn

Undergraduate Student Workers

Cyra Anderson, Undergraduate Researcher Cyra Anderson headshot

Major: Industrial and Operations Engineering

Kevin Daley headshotKevin Daley, Undergraduate Researcher

Major: Industrial and Operations Engineering

Vibha Davuluri headshotVibha Davuluri, Undergraduate Researcher

Major: Industrial and Operations Engineering

Jesse Gilbert-Sovern headshotJesse Gilbert-Sovern, Undergraduate Researcher

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Annie Wang headshotAnnie Wang, Undergraduate Researcher

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Former Students and Student Workers

Nicolas Wright headshotNicolas Wright, Undergraduate Researcher

Major: Industrial and Operations Engineering

Tim Williams headshotTim Williams, Master’s Student, Graduated May 2021

Program: Higher Education

BA Political Science and Philosophy, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

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Meaghan Pearson, PhD Candidate

Program: Combined Program in Education and Psychology

BA Statistics, University of Missouri-Columbia

BA Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia

Research Interests: Black Feminist Theory; STEM Higher Education; Data Analytics

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Geling Xu, Master Student

Program: Engineering Education, Graduated December 2021

BS Technology Engineering & Design Education, North Carolina State University

Research Interests: STEM education; K-12 technology & engineering education; International education; Equity

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Carin Queener – 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Researcher,  Undergraduate Researcher, Graduated May 2021

Major: Industrial and Operations Engineering

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Anu Tuladhar – 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Researcher, Undergraduate Researcher, Graduated May 2021

Major: Biomedical Engineering

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Seok-Joo Kwak, PhD (chaired)

AI Developer/Operations Research Analyst, South Korean Military

Industrial and Operations Engineering PhD Student, Graduated August 2020

MS Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan
BS Industrial Engineering, University of Michigan

Research Interests: Online Learning and Cognition

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Amanda Moreno-Hernandez – 2017 Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) Undergraduate Researcher, Master’s Student Graduated May 2020

MS Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan
BS Industrial Engineering, University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez

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Shelbie Prater – 2017 Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) Undergraduate Researcher, Undergraduate Researcher 2017-2018, Graduated May 2019

Major: Civil Engineering

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Jessica Jackson – 2017 Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) Undergraduate Researcher, Graduated December 2019

Major: Industrial Engineering Technology

School: Kennesaw State University