MauraBorrego

About

Maura Borrego specializes in engineering education research. She has been awarded National Science Foundation grants to study factors that support the successful transfer of Hispanic engineering students from two-year to four-year institutions; engineering undergraduate students’ resistance to active learning; how engineering instructors make decisions about their teaching; learning in graduate engineering research groups; and interdisciplinary education and teamwork.

Borrego is a member of the Graduate Studies Committee for STEM Education and holds an appointment in Curriculum and Instruction. She previously served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation and as an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include the U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. Borrego is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education and serves on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education as Vice President for Professional Interest Councils and Chair of Professional Interest Council IV.

Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 2003
• B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998

Select Awards & Honors

• CAREER Award – National Science Foundation
• U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Related Websites

• Center for Engineering Education

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