Faculty DirectoryJennifer Cole
Associate Professor of Instruction
Assistant Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Director of Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research
Contact
2145 Sheridan RoadTech E178
Evanston, IL 60208-3109
847-467-5712Email Jennifer Cole
Centers
Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research
Departments
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Education
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
BS, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Research Interests
Engineering education research; analytical and computational skills in capstone design; teamwork; social justice and anti-racism; inclusion; ethics
Selected Publications
Linsenmeier, R. A.;Cole, J. L. (2024, June), Sessions on Faculty Ethics Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2—47965
Ford, L. P.; Brennan, J.; Chenette, H.; Cole, J. L.; Dahm, K. D.; Silverstein, D. L.; Thiel, S. W. (2024, June), How We Teach: Chemical Engineering Electives Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2—47542
Prybutok, A.N., Abegunde, A., Sanroman Gutierrez, K.M., Simitz, L., Archuleta, C.; Cole, J. (2024, May). Creating and implementing course content contextualized with anti-racism and social justice in chemical engineering: how faculty and students engaged in the process. Chemical Engineering Education. https://doi.org/10.18260/2-1-370.660-70857
Chintam K.C., Prybutok A.N., Archuleta C.M., Deberghes A.E., DiBiase B., Li R., Richards J.J., Seitz J.L.; Cole J.L. (2023) Designing, codifying, and implementing social justice content in a required course on engineering and research skills for first-year graduate students. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD. https://peer.asee.org/43005
Chintam K.C., Prybutok A.N., Brenneis W., Chan J.M., Green J.D., Li R., Olsen M., Ramesh S.L., Ramirez C.E., Vemulapalli D.R., Cole J.L. (2023). Designing and implementing a workshop in the intersection between social justice and engineering. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD. https://peer.asee.org/42969 *Winner Best Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion paper at the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference.
Cole, J., and Godwin, A., and Marques Melo, J., and Rohde, J.A. (2020) Work in Progress: A Delphi Study of Skills and Competencies for the Hydrocarbon Industry. Proceedings of the ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, https://peer.asee.org/35593
Bodnar C.A., and Felse A., and High K.A., and Keith J.M., and Minerick A., and Saterbak A., and Cole J. (2015) Diversity in Chemical Engineering Education: Status and Perspectives. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. https://peer.asee.org/23892
Linsenmeier R.A., Cole J., and Glucksberg M. (2014) Chapter 10: Some Cognitive Issues in Engineering Design. McDaniel, M., Frey, R., Fitzpatrick, S., and Roediger, H.L. (Eds.), Integrating Cognitive Science with Innovative Teaching in STEM Disciplines. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K72Z13FZ
Cole J., and Linsenmeier R.A., and Miller T., and Glucksberg M. (2012) Using Instruction to Improve Mathematical Modeling in Capstone Design. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2012. https://peer.asee.org/22185