Kacey Beddoes

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Kacey Beddoes

Research Assistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Department University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
SEC C190
Lincoln, NE 68588-0531
Phone
402-472-2371 On-campus 2-2371
Email
kbeddoes2@unl.edu
Website

Dr. Kacey Beddoes holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies and a graduate certificate in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. She serves as Deputy Editor for the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education and Managing Editor for Engineering Studies.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Science and Technology Studies (STS), 2011, Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA

  • Graduate Certificates: Engineering Education; Women’s and Gender Studies; Preparing the Future Professoriate

  • Bachelor of Arts, Geography, 2004, Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA

  • Certificate in Social Sciences, 2003, University of Amsterdam – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

  • Future-Ready Engineering Ecosystems. NSF grant #2042343.

  • Early Career Women of Color Engineers on Navigating Mentorship and Career Transitions. NSF grant #2429274.

  • Research Initiation: Addressing the Readiness Gap through Examining Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Their Future Professional Selves. NSF grant #2306178.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • Beddoes, K. (PI). Collaborative Research: Investigating Innovative Strategies for Effective Teamwork in Engineering. NSF DUE. $373,576.

  • Dang, H. (PI), K. Beddoes, X. Shi, A. Manawadu, J. Cheng, & K. Olsen (Co-PIs). Washington's High-Demand Advanced Civil Engineering Workforce Development. US Economic Development Administration (EDA), $510,629.

  • Beddoes, K. (PI). Research: Characterizing Gendered Socialization of Early Career Civil Engineers to Promote Inclusive Practices and Retention of a Diverse Workforce. NSF EEC #2305446. $346,910.

  • Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes (Co-PI). Collaborative Research: Characterizing Engineering Student Mental Wellness and Its Role in Predicting Engineering Attrition. NSF EEC #1929478 & 1929484. $348,081.

  • Cutler, S. & K. Beddoes (Co-PI). Collaborative Research: Advancing Engineering Education Through Peer Review Analysis. NSF EEC #1762436 & 1762444. $233,379.

  • Beddoes, K. (PI). CAREER: Characterizing Gendered Socialization of Newcomer Engineers to Promote Inclusive Practices and Retention of a Diverse Workforce. NSF EEC #1651511. $508,214.

  • Beddoes, K. (PI). Characterizing Faculty Discourses on Gender in Engineering Education for Effective Interventions. NSF EEC #1427553. $250,959.

  • Beddoes, K. (PI). Collaborative Research: Improving Interdisciplinary Design Teamwork and Communication Using Boundary Negotiating Artifacts. NSF EEC #1632676. $271,769.

  • Beddoes, K. (PI). Characterizing the Epistemological Foundations of Global Engineering Competency. UMass Lowell Internal Seed Grant, $10,000, 2016-2018. 

AWARDS

  • Best Paper Award: Runner Up – 2023 Best Technical Paper Runner Up, Journal of Civil Engineering Education

  • Best Paper Award – Best article of the year for 2022, European Journal of Engineering Education

  • Most Transformative Paper Award – American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, LEES Division, 2022

  • Honorable Mention JEE Wickenden Award – Journal of Engineering Education, 2019

  • Best Paper Award - European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, 2015

  • Best Paper Award - Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2012

  • Runner-up Best Paper Award - Joint International IGIP-SEFI Conference, 2010

JOURNAL ARTICLES & BOOK CHAPTERS

(student & postdoc co-authors italicized)

  • Beddoes, K. (in press). A Workshop for Disrupting Privilege in Engineering. In An STS Teachbook: Recipes from our Science & Technology Studies Communities for Critical Pedagogies in Undergraduate Education. E. York et al., Eds. Lever Press.

  • Beddoes, K. & Bartlett, K. (2026). Assessing Interdisciplinary Learning and Knowledge: A State-of-the-Art Review and Heuristic. Journal of Engineering Education, 115, 2. 

  • Shekhar, P., J. Handley, & K. Beddoes. (2026). (Dis)Engaging with Entrepreneurial Training: Perspectives and Experiences of Women STEM Faculty. Studies in Higher Education, 51, 2: 340-356.

  • Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. (2025). "Trying to fit the new square peg into the old round hole": Adaptation During a Time of Transition to Online Education. International Journal of Engineering Education, 41, 3: 649-657.

  • Beddoes, K. (2024). Five Years Later: Lessons and Insights from a longitudinal, mixed-methods study. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 27, 6: 805-810.

  • Beddoes, K. 2023. Accounting for Occupational Identity Work in the Attrition of Newcomer Civil Engineers: A Theoretical Model. Journal of Civil Engineering Education. 149,3.

  • Beddoes, K., Yu, X., & Cutler, S. 2023. The Influence of Disciplinary Origins on Peer Review Normativities in a New Discipline. Social Epistemology, 37,3: 390-404.

  • Danowitz, A., & K. Beddoes. 2022. How the COVID-19 Pandemic Reshaped Demographic Variation in Mental Health Among Diverse Engineering Student Populations. Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 27, 2: 67-76.

  • Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. 2022. Mental Health in Engineering Education: Identifying Population and Intersectional Variation. IEEE Transactions on Education, 65, 3: 257-266.

  • Beddoes, K. 2022. Reflections on the Use of Theory in Engineering Education Research: Interdisciplinary Challenges and Comparisons. In Engineering, Social Science, and the Humanities: Have Their Conversations Come of Age?  (pp. 179-194), edited by S. Hyldgaard Christensen,  A. Buch, E. Conlon, C. Didier, C. Mitcham, & M. Murphy. Springer.

  • Beddoes, K. 2022. Gender as Structure in the Organisational Socialisation of Newcomer Civil Engineers. European Journal of Engineering Education, 47, 1: 102-116.

  • Beddoes, K. 2021. Examining Privilege in Engineering Socialization Through the Stories of Newcomer Engineers. Engineering Studies, 13, 2: 158-179.

  • Schimpf, C. & K. Beddoes. 2021. Guest Editorial – Designing Equitable and Inclusive Visualizations: An Underexplored Facet of Best Practices for Research and Publishing. Journal of Engineering Education, 110, 2: 289-293.

  • Beddoes, K. 2020. Interdisciplinary Teamwork Artefacts and Practices: A Typology for Promoting Successful Teamwork in Engineering Education. Australasian Journal of Engineering Education 25, 2: 133-141.

  • Meiksins, P., P. Layne, K. Beddoes, & J. Deters. 2020. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2019 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 66, 2: 4-41.

  • Beddoes, K. 2019. Boundary Work. In SAGE Research Methods Foundations, edited by P.A. Atkinson, S. Delamont, A. Cernat, J.W. Sakshaug & R.A. Williams. SAGE.

  • Beddoes, K. 2019. Agnotology, Gender, and Engineering: An Emergent Typology. Social Epistemology 33, 2: 124-136.

  • Meiksins, P., P. Layne, K. Beddoes, M. Lewis, A.S. Masters & J. Deters. 2019. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2018 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 65, 2: 4-40.

  • Beddoes, K. 2018. Selling Policy Short? Faculty Perspectives on the Role of Policy in Addressing Women’s Underrepresentation in Engineering Education. Studies in Higher Education 43, 9: 1561-1572.

  • Meiksins, P., P. Layne, K. Beddoes, B. Acton, M. Lewis, A.S. Masters, M. Roediger. 2018. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2017 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 64, 2: 4-40.

  • Bornasal, L., S. Brown, N.  Perova & K. Beddoes. 2018. Conceptual Growth in Engineering Practice. Journal of Engineering Education 107, 2: 318-348.

  • Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. 2018. Gender and Teamwork: An Analysis of Professors’ Perspectives and Practices. European Journal of Engineering Education 43, 3: 330-343.

  • Beddoes, K. & C. Schimpf. 2018. What’s Wrong with Fairness? How Discourses in Higher Education Literature Support Gender Inequalities. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 39, 1: 31-40.

  • Beddoes, K. 2017. Moving Beyond the Discourse of “Perceptions” to Address Underrepresentation. Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Magazine 49, 4: 22-23.

  • Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. 2017. Engineering Professors’ Perspectives on Gender and Assessment of Teamwork. International Journal of Learning and Development 7, 3: 23-35.

  • Beddoes, K., D. Montfort & S. Brown. 2017. Accounting for Context Beyond Domain: An Authentic Practice-based Framework for Advancing Personal Epistemology Research. International Journal of Learning and Development 7, 3: 73-92.

  • Brown, S., K. Beddoes, D. Montfort & A. Baghdanov. 2017. Engineering Students’ Fluid Misconceptions: A Description and Theoretical Explanation. International Journal of Engineering Education 33, 4: 1149-1162.

  • Meiksins, P., P. Layne, K. Beddoes, S. Masters, M. Roediger, & Y. Shah. 2017. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2016 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 63, 2: 4-36.

  • Beddoes, K., D. Montfort & S. Brown. 2017. Squaring Philosophy of Engineering Through Personal Epistemologies Research. In Philosophy and Engineering: Exploring Boundaries, Expanding Connections, edited by D.M Michelfelder, B. Newberry & Q. Zhu (pp. 23-41). Springer.

  • Beddoes, K. 2017. Institutional Influences that Promote Studying Down in Engineering Diversity Research. Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies 38, 1: 88-99.  

  • Peters, A., K. Beddoes, S. Brown & K. Chang. 2016. Transportation Engineering Instructors’ Decision-Making Process for Course Changes. ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice 142, 3: 1-7.

  • Meiksins, P., P. Layne, K. Beddoes, G. Martini, M. McCusker, R. Rideau & Y. Shah. 2016. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2015 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 62, 2: 44-65.

  • Meiksins, P., K. Beddoes, P. Layne, M. McCusker, E. Camargo & K. Boyd. 2015. Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2014 Literature. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 61, 2: 40-59.  

  • Jones, K., K. Beddoes, D. Banerjee & A. L. Pawley. 2014. Examining the Flexibility Bind in American Tenure and Promotion Processes: An Institutional Ethnographic Approach. Ethnography and Education 9, 3: 328-342.

  • Beddoes, K. & M. Borrego. 2014. Facilitating Formation of Shared Mental Models in Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Teams. International Journal of Collaborative Engineering 1, 3-4: 236-255.

  • Beddoes, K. & A. L. Pawley. 2014. “Different People Have Different Priorities”: Work-family Balance, Gender, and the Discourse of Choice. Studies in Higher Education 39, 9: 1573-1585.

  • Beddoes, K. 2014. Methodology Discourses as Boundary Work in the Construction of Engineering Education. Social Studies of Science 44, 2: 293-312.

  • Besterfield-Sacre, M., M. Cox, M. Borrego, K. Beddoes & J. Zhu. 2014. Changing Engineering Education: Views of U.S. Faculty, Chairs, and Deans. Journal of Engineering Education 103, 2: 193-214.

  • Beddoes, K. 2014. Using Peer Reviews to Examine the Micropolitics and Disciplinary Developmentof Engineering Education: A Case Study. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 35, 2: 266-277.

  • Borrego, M., J. Karlin, L. McNair & K. Beddoes. 2013. Team Effectiveness Theory from Industrial and Organizational Psychology Applied to Engineering Student Project Teams: A Research Review. Journal of Engineering Education 102, 4: 472-512.

  • Jesiek, B. K. & K. Beddoes. 2013. Diversity in Engineering (DinE) Bibliography Research Brief. Engineering Studies 5, 1: 90-92.

  • Beddoes, K. & A. L. Pawley. 2013. Negotiating an Offer: What Graduate Students and Mentors Can Learn from Others’ Experiences. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Magazine 59, 2: 40-44.

  • Beddoes, K. 2013. Feminist Methodologies and Engineering Education Research. European Journal of Engineering Education 38, 1: 107-118.

  • Beddoes, K. 2012. Feminist Scholarship in Engineering Education: Challenges and Tensions. Engineering Studies 4, 3: 205-232.   

  • Beddoes, K. 2011. Engineering Education Discourses on Underrepresentation: Why Problematization Matters. International Journal of Engineering Education 27, 5: 1117-1129.

  • Beddoes, K., B. K. Jesiek & M. Borrego. 2011. Fostering International Engineering Education Research Collaborations: On the Need to Think Beyond the Workshop Format. Australasian Journal of Engineering Education 17, 2: 39-54.     

  • Beddoes, K. & M. Borrego. 2011. Feminist Theory in Three Engineering Education Research Journals: 1995-2008. Journal of Engineering Education 100, 2: 281-303.

  • Jesiek, B. K., M. Borrego, K. Beddoes, M. Hurtado, P. Rajendran & D. Sangam. 2011. Mapping Global Trends in Engineering Education Research, 2005-2008. International Journal of Engineering Education 27, 1: 77-90. 

  • Beddoes, K., B. K. Jesiek & M. Borrego. 2010. Identifying Opportunities for International Collaborations in Engineering Education Research on Problem- and Project-Based Learning. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning 4, 2: 1-34.

  • Jesiek, B. K. & K. Beddoes. 2011. From Diplomacy and Development to Competitiveness and Globalization: Historical Perspectives on the Internationalization of Engineering Education. In What is Global Engineering Education For?: The Making of International Educators, edited by G. L. Downey & K. Beddoes (pp. 45-76). San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool.

  • Jesiek, B. K., M. Borrego & K. Beddoes. 2010. Advancing Global Capacity for Engineering Education Research (AGCEER): Relating Research to Practice, Policy, and Industry. Joint publication in Journal of Engineering Education 99, 2: 107-119; European Journal of Engineering Education 35, 2: 117-134; and Research in Higher Education of Engineering (RHEE).

INVITED TALKS & POPULAR MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Beddoes, K. Keynote address - "We don't know where we're going, but we're on our way": Science and Technology Studies Perspectives on AI. Keynote address at the Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Sydney, Australia, December 2026.

  • Beddoes, K. Engineering Privileges for Sale. Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden, November 21, 2024.

  • Beddoes, K. Gender and Privilege in Engineering. University of Technology Sydney executive leadership meeting, March 13, 2024.

  • Beddoes, K. Strategies for Conducting Successful Longitudinal Studies. The University of Sydney Faculty of Engineering, March 8, 2024.

  • Beddoes, K. Gender and Privilege in Civil Engineering. University of Technology Sydney, March 6, 2024.

  • Beddoes, K. The Complexities of Retention in Civil Engineering. The University of Sydney Faculty of Engineering, February 7, 2024.

  • Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. ECST Students’ Mental Health and Strategies to Design Responsive Courses and Curricula. California State University, Los Angeles College of Engineering, January 20, 2023.

  • Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. Engineering Students’ Mental Health and Strategies to Design Responsive Courses and Curricula. University of Massachusetts Lowell College of Engineering, April 29, 2022.

  • Beddoes, K. Inclusive Engineering Teamwork. San Jose State University College of Engineering. April 15, 2022.

  • Beddoes, K. Discourse Analysis in Engineering Education Research. University of Melbourne, Faculty of Engineering and IT, October 21, 2021.

  • Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. A research perspective on COVID related stress and how to support students. The University of Sydney College of Engineering, July 30, 2021.

  • Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Supporting Student Mental Health in the COVID-19 Era. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Engineering, March 15, 2021.

  • Beddoes, K. Promoting Successful Teamwork through Interdisciplinary Teamwork Artifacts and Shared Mental Models. San Jose State University, Interdisciplinary Lecture Series, April 22, 2020.

  • Beddoes, K. Engineering Education Research: History and Funding Opportunities. San Jose State University College of Engineering, September 24, 2018.

  • Beddoes, K. Keynote Address: Accounting for Inclusivity in CDIO. CDIO and Diversity Conference. Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden, October 10, 2018.

  • Meiksins, P., P. Layne & K. Beddoes. The State of Women in Engineering. Society of Women    Engineers Annual Conference. Austin, TX, October 27, 2017.

  • Beddoes, K. Wage Gap. Segment featured on The Academic Minute. September 7, 2017.

  • Meiksins, P., P. Layne & K. Beddoes. The State of Women in Engineering. Society of Women Engineers Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA, October 28, 2016.

  • Meiksins, P., P. Layne & K. Beddoes. Webinar: Is there still a problem? What social science can tell us about gender issues in engineering. February 23, 2016. Society of Women Engineers.

  • Beddoes, K. Expanding Feminist Theory in Engineering Education Research. University of Texas, Austin, February 26, 2015.

  • Beddoes, K. Problematizing Underrepresentation in Engineering. ASEE Student Chapter, Oregon State University, November 18, 2014.

  • Beddoes, K. Peer Review as a Subject of Inquiry. Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT), University of Washington, October 2, 2013.

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PAPERS

(student & postdoc co-authors italicized)

  • Williams, B. & K. Beddoes. The Australasian Journal of Engineering Education in the Words of Its Editor-in-Chief. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, December 2025.

  • Volpe, E., D. Simmons, & K. Beddoes. Human Expertise and AI in Civil Engineering: Competencies for Responsible Engineering Practice. European Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Tempe, Finland, September 2025. 

  • Beddoes, K. Creating a workshop to disrupt privilege in Engineering. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Christchurch, NZ, December 2024.

  • Eshun, P. & K. Beddoes. An Investigation of the Influence of Academic Culture on Engineering Graduates’ Workforce Expectations and Subsequent Work Behaviors. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.

  • Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. Thinking Systemically to Better Serve Engineering Students’ Mental Health Needs: Policy and Process Recommendations. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.

  • Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. A Longitudinal Study of Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.

  • Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Mental Health in Engineering Education Before, During, and After COVID-19 Related Disruptions. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.

  • Beddoes, K. Early Career Engineers’ Advice for Civil Engineering Instructors. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2023.

  • Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Effects of COVID-19 on Stress and Mental Health of Community College Pre-Engineering Students. Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, Uppsala, Sweden, October 2022.

  • Beddoes, K. Occupational Identity Work in Engineering Practice: Implications for Engineering Educators. International Conference on Science and Technology Education, Porto, Portugal, October 2022.

  • Grajdura, S. & K. Beddoes. What early career civil engineers wish they had done differently: Lessons for students and faculty. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 2022.

  • Grajdura, S. & K. Beddoes. A Systematic Literature Review of the Research on Gendered Socialization in Graduate Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 2022.

  • Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. In Their Own Words: How Aspects of Engineering Education Undermine Students’ Mental Health. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 2022.

  • Cutler, C., X. Yu & K. Beddoes. A Growth Mindset for Peer Review: Guidelines for writing constructive peer reviews. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa, HI, January 2022.

  • Cutler, C., X. Yu & K. Beddoes. Peering into the Black Box of Peer Review: From the Perspective of Editors. Joint Australasian Association for Engineering Education / Research on Engineering Education Symposium Conference, Perth, Australia, December 2021.

  • Beddoes, K. & C. Schimpf. What’s wrong with grit? – Considerations and Better Alternatives for Engineering Education Research. Joint Australasian Association for Engineering Education / Research on Engineering Education Symposium Conference, Perth, Australia, December 2021.

  • Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. Learning from Universities’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons For The New Normal. European Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, September 2021.

  • Beddoes, K. & A. Danowitz. Engineering Students Coping with COVID-19: Yoga, Meditation, and Mental Health. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, July 2021.

  • Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Effects of COVID-19 on Engineering Students’ Baseline Stress. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, December 2020.

  • Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Work in Progress: A Snapshot of Mental Health and Wellness of Engineering Students Across the Western United States. Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, October 2020.

  • Beddoes, K., R.M.V. Croninger, & S. Cutler. Peer Review in an Emerging Interdisciplinary Field: Identifying Differences in Authors’ Experiences and Perspectives. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2020.  

  • Beddoes, K. & T. Nicewonger. Interdisciplinary Teamwork Challenges in a Design Competition Team. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, December 2019.

  • Beddoes, K. First Year Practicing Civil Engineers’ Challenges. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, December 2019.

  • Cutler, S., K. Beddoes & R.M.V. Croninger. Manuscript Authors’ Perspectives on the Peer Review Process of the Journal of Engineering Education. Research in Engineering Education Symposium. Cape Town, South Africa, July 2019.   

  • Cutler, S., K. Beddoes & R.M.V. Croninger. Work in progress: The Field of Engineering Education Research as Seen Through the Peer Review Process. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Tampa, FL, June 2019.

  • Farrell, S., R. Chavela & K. Beddoes. LGBTQ+ Advocacy in STEM: Impact Stories from a Community of Practice. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Tampa, FL, June 2019.

  • Beddoes, K. & T. Nicewonger. Boundary Negotiating Artifacts for Design Communication: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration. Education, Design and Practice – Understanding Skills in a Complex World. Hoboken, NJ, June 2019.

  • Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Characterizing Mental Health and Wellness in Students Across Engineering Disciplines. The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference (CoNECD). Arlington, VA, May 2018.

  • Panther, G., K. Beddoes & C. Llewellyn. Salary Negotiations and Gender in Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2018.

  • Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. Mapping the Integrated Research Landscape on Gender and Teamwork in Higher Education: 2000-2016. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Manly, Australia, December 2017.

  • Beddoes, K. Professors’ Discourses on Why Underrepresentation Matters. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Manly, Australia, December 2017.

  • Panther, G., K. Beddoes, S. Cutler & W. Kappers. Development of an Instructor Training Tool for Inclusive Teamwork. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Azores, Portugal, September 2017.

  • Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. How Professors Use the Language of “Perception” to Explain Underrepresentation. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Tampere, Finland, September 2016.

  • Panther, G. & K. Beddoes. (How) Do Professors Think About Gender When Designing PBL Experiences?. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Torquay, Australia, December 2015.

  • Beddoes, K. Detailing Recruitment Efforts to Interview Faculty about Gender in Engineering. Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES), Dublin, Ireland, July 2015.

  • Montfort, D., K. Beddoes & S. Brown. Engineers and Their Knowledge: A Longitudinal Study of Practicing Engineers’ Personal Epistemologies. Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES), Dublin, Ireland, July 2015.

  • Beddoes, K. Professors’ Perceptions of How Men and Women Students Experience Engineering Education Differently…Or Not. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Orleans, France, June/July 2015.

  • Beddoes, K. & C. Schimpf. Undisciplined Epistemology: Conceptual Heterogeneity in a Field in the Making. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2015.

  • Beddoes, K. Engineering Faculty Members’ Discussing the Role of University Policy in Addressing Underrepresentation. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2015.

  • Beddoes, K., D. Montfort & S. Brown. Epistemological Foundations of Global Competencies: A New Theory to Advance Research on Global Competencies. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2015.

  • Beddoes, K., C. Schimpf & A.L. Pawley. Gender and Department Heads: An Empirically-Inspired Literature Review. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2015.

  • Brown, S., K. Chang, A. Peters, K. Shinohara, K. Thornton & K. Beddoes. Refinement and Dissemination of a Digital Platform for Sharing Transportation Education Materials. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2015.

  • Beddoes, K., D. Montfort & S. Brown. Exploring Conceptual Understanding and Personal Epistemologies through Metaphor. Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, Madrid, Spain, October 2014.

  • Beddoes, K., C. Schimpf & A.L. Pawley. New Metaphors for New Understandings: Ontological Questions about Developing Grounded Theories in Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 2014.

  • Phillips, C. & K. Beddoes. Really Changing the Conversation: The Deficit Model and Public Understanding of Engineering. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2013.

  • Beddoes, K., C. Schimpf & A. L. Pawley. Engaging Foucault to Better Understand Underrepresentation of Female STEM Faculty. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2013.

  • Pembridge, J. & K. Beddoes. Beyond SES: Individual Financial Status as Predictor of Persistence for High-performing Undergraduate Engineering Students. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2013.

  • Beddoes, K. Pathways of Feminist Engineering Education Scholars. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 2012.

  • Beddoes, K., A. L. Pawley & D. Banerjee. Gendered Facets of Faculty Careers and Challenges to Engineering Education as an Inclusive Profession. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 2012.

  • Beddoes, K. Problematizations of Women’s Underrepresentation: Comparing Educator Interviews with the Literature. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota, October 2011.

  • Beddoes, K. & M. Borrego. Facilitating an Interdisciplinary Graduate Team in a Complex Interdisciplinary Domain: Preliminary Findings. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2011.

  • Beddoes, K., M. Borrego & B. K. Jesiek. Using Boundary Negotiating Artifacts to Investigate Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Teams. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 2011.

  • Ihsen, S., B. K. Jesiek, G. Kammasch & K. Beddoes. Diversity of Didactical Approaches to Foster Diversity of Engineers. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Trnava, Slovakia, September 2010.

  • Borrego, M., K. Beddoes & B. K. Jesiek. International Perspectives on the Need for Interdisciplinary Expertise in Engineering Education Scholarship. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia, December 2009.

  • Beddoes, K., M. Borrego & B. K. Jesiek. Preliminary Report on Two Meetings Designed to Promote International Collaboration in Engineering Education Research. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia, December 2009.

  • Boden, D., L. Newswander, M. Borrego & K. Beddoes. Social Capital and Interdisciplinary Graduate Education: Networks, Motivations, and Rewards. Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, November 2009.

  • Beddoes, K., M. Borrego & B. K. Jesiek. Mapping International Perspectives on Gender in Engineering Education Research. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 2009.

  • Beddoes, K., M. Borrego & B. K. Jesiek. Identifying Opportunities for Multinational Collaboration in Engineering Education Research. Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES), Queensland, Australia, July 2009.

  • Jesiek, B. K., K. Beddoes, M. Borrego, D. Sangam & M. Hurtado. Mapping Global and Local Trajectories to Catalyze Cross-National Collaborations. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 2009.

  • Jesiek, B. K., M. Borrego, K. Beddoes & M. Hurtado. Internationalizing Engineering   Education Research: Mapping Keywords and Countries to Identify New Collaborative Horizons. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009.

  • Borrego, M., B. K. Jesiek & K. Beddoes. Advancing Global Capacity for Engineering Education Research: Preliminary Findings. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, October 2008.

  • Jesiek, B. K., M. Borrego & K. Beddoes. Engineering Education Research: Global Trends and Collaborative Opportunities. Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES), Davos, Switzerland, July 2008.

  • Jesiek, B. K., M. Borrego & K. Beddoes. Expanding Global Engineering Education Research Collaborations. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, July 2008.

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, PANELS & WORKSHOPS

(student & postdoc co-authors italicized)

  • Beddoes, K. Engineering Privileges for Sale – A Thought Experiment. World Engineering Education Forum, Sydney, Australia, December 2024.

  • Beddoes, K. Engineering Privileges for Sale – A Thought Experiment. Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Christchurch, New Zealand, December 2024.

  • Male, S., Daniel, S., Beddoes, K., Goldsmith, R., Nikolic, S. & Valentine, A. Workshop: Reviewing Engineering Education Journal Papers. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, December 2024. 

  • Beddoes, K. Demo Account of a Workshop for Teaching Engineering Students about Privilege. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa, HI, January 2024.

  • Beddoes, K. Occupational Identity Work in Engineering Practice: Implications for Engineering Educators. International Conference on Science and Technology Education, Porto, Portugal, October 2022.

  • Male, S., Daniel, S., Beddoes, K., Eaton, R., Goldsmith, R., Lamborn, J., & Nikolic, S. Workshop: Publishing in the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. Joint REES/Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, Perth, Australia, December 2021.

  • Cutler, S. & K. Beddoes. Special Session: “I don’t think I like your tone…” Thinking About and Evaluating Tone During Peer Review. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, July 2021.

  • Male, S., Gardner, A., Strobel, J., Beddoes, K., Daniel, S., Eaton, R., Goldsmith, R., Lamborn, J., & Nikolic, S. Workshop: Writing Good Reviews for the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, December 2020.

  • Danowitz, A. & K. Beddoes. Poster: Studying the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Engineering Student Stress and Wellness. POD Network Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, November 2020.

  • Beddoes, K. and S. Brown. Workshop: Boundary Negotiating Artifacts for Interdisciplinary Communication. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2020.

  • Male, S., A. Gardner, K. Beddoes, S. Daniel, R. Eaton, J. Lamborn, & S. Nikolic. Workshop: Publishing and Reviewing for the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, December 2019.

  • Cutler, S., K. Beddoes, and R.M.V. Croninger. Workshop: Promoting Professional Development through Peer Review: An Engineering Education Example. POD Network Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2019.

  • Cutler, S. & K. Beddoes. Workshop: Advancing Engineering Education Research through Peer Review Analysis. Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Seminar Series, Blacksburg, VA, November 2019.

  • Cutler, S. & K. Beddoes. Workshop: Publishing Your Engineering Education Research in JEE: Lessons Learned from Studying the Peer Review Process. NSF EEC Grantees Conference, Arlington, VA, October 2019.

  • Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. Workshop: Facilitating Interdisciplinary Teamwork with Boundary Negotiating Artifacts. Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand, December 2018.

  • Beddoes, K., C. Llewellyn & G. Panther. Workshop: Negotiation Experiences and Salary Equity in Higher Education. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2018.

  • Panther, G., K. Beddoes & C. Llewellyn. Quantitative Examination of Gender in Salary Negotiations of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2018.

  • Kappers, W., S. Cutler, K. Beddoes & G. Panther. Special Session: Teamwork Practices to Increase Gender Inclusivity. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, June 2017.

  • Nicewonger, T. & K. Beddoes. New Directions for Doing Interdisciplinary Teamwork. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Conference, Santa Fe, NM, March 2017.

  • Stevens, T. & K. Beddoes. New Directions in Design Education: An Ethnographic Exploration into the Creation of Sustainable Design. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Conference, Santa Fe, NM, March 2017.

  • Panther, G., K. Beddoes, S. Cutler & W. Kappers. TARGIT (Training and Resources for Gender-Inclusive Teamwork): A New Tool for Faculty Development. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, January 2017.

  • Beddoes, K. & G. Panther. Workshop: Understanding Gender in Teamwork to Increase the Numbers of Women in Engineering. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Torquay, Australia, December 2015.

  • Beddoes, K. What Happens In Between Science and Technology?. Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, November 2015.

  • Montfort, D., K. Beddoes & S. Brown. The Development of New Engineers’ Epistemologies. Forum on Philosophy, Engineering and Technology. Blacksburg, VA, May 2014.

  • Beddoes, K., E. Douglas & A. Bumbaco. Special Session: The Role of Peer Review in the Development of Engineering Education Research. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 2014.

  • Beddoes, K., L. Jolly, A. Gardener & K. Willey. Workshop: Peer Review in Engineering Education. Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 2012.

  • Downey, G. L. & K. Beddoes. Panel: What is Global Engineering Education For?: The Making of International Educators. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Rapid City, SD, October 2011.

  • McNair, L. & K. Beddoes. Can Distance Learning Technology Destabilize Gendered Curricula in Engineering?. Second International Conference on the Texts of the Body, Barcelona, Spain, November-December 2010.

  • Jesiek, B. K. & K. Beddoes. American Engineers Go Global: Protecting the Technical Core, from Post-War to Present. Society for Social Studies of Science Annual Conference, Arlington, VA, October-November 2009.