PhD Students
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
Nagash Antoine Clarke, PhD student
Program: Engineering Education
MS Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
BS Chemistry, Pace University, New York
Research Interests: Mentoring, Diversity
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
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
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
Gabriella Oudsema
Program: Information
BA Psychology and Philosophy, University of Michigan Dearborn
Former Students and Student Workers
Nicolas Wright, Undergraduate Researcher
Major: Industrial and Operations Engineering
Tim Williams, Master’s Student, Graduated May 2021
Program: Higher Education
BA Political Science and Philosophy, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
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
Geling Xu, Master Student
Program: Engineering Education
BS Technology Engineering & Design Education, North Carolina State University
Research Interests: STEM education; K-12 technology & engineering education; International education; Equity
Carin Queener – 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Researcher, Undergraduate Researcher, Graduated May 2021
Major: Industrial and Operations Engineering
Anu Tuladhar – 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Researcher, Undergraduate Researcher, Graduated May 2021
Major: Biomedical Engineering
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
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
Shelbie Prater – 2017 Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) Undergraduate Researcher, Undergraduate Researcher 2017-2018, Graduated May 2019
Major: Civil Engineering
Jessica Jackson – 2017 Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) Undergraduate Researcher, Graduated December 2019
Major: Industrial Engineering Technology
School: Kennesaw State University