Jessica Deters

Contact Information:

City Campus (Lincoln)
NH 304E
(402) 472-6095
jessica.deters@unl.edu

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Research Website

Assistant Professor
Engineering Education

Academic Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
  • M.S. in Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
  • B.S. in Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Colorado School of Mines

Areas of Research and Professional Interest

  • Engineering culture and student well-being
  • Intercultural competencies and global engineering programs
  • Broadening participation in engineering through retention-focused efforts

Affiliation: Discipline-Based Education Research in the College of Engineering at UNL

Ph.D. Degree Available: Unified Ph.D. in Engineering, Specialization in Engineering Education Research

Research Profiles:

Selected Publications

Deters, J. R., Leydens, J. A., Case, J., & Cowell, M. (2024). Engineering culture under stress: A comparative case study of mechanical engineering student experiences. Journal of Engineering Education, 113(2), 468-487. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20594

Denton, M., Knight, D. B., Deters, J. R., Grote, D. M., & Borrego, M. (2024). Career Paths of Doctoral Recipients in Engineering and Computer Science: Trends by Sex, Race, Citizenship and Discipline with an Emphasis on Biomedical Engineering. Biomedical Engineering Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43683-024-00140-y

Deters, J. R., Paretti, M. C., Perry, L. A., & Ott, R. (2023). What does it mean to be “prepared for work”: Perceptions of new engineers. Journal of Engineering Education. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20572

Davis, K., Holloman, T. K., Deters, J. R., & Knight, D. B. (2023). Exploring narratives of researcher development for student researchers abroad. Studies in Engineering Education, 4(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.21061/see.85 

Deters, J. R., Holloman, T. K., Pearson, A., & Knight, D. B. (2023). Understanding United States and Australian Engineering Education Research (EER) Contexts. Australasian Journal of Engineering Educationhttps://doi.org/10.1080/22054952.2023.2184911 

Fitzpatrick, E., Baldwin, H., Adams, I., Chin, M. Y., & Deters, J. R. (2023, Sept. 10 – 12). What universities should know about minoritized undergraduate engineering students’ mental health. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section Conference, Lincoln, NE.

Deters, J. R., Holloman, T. K., Grote, D., Taylor, A. R., & Knight, D. (2022). Critically Examining the Role of Habitus for Minoritized Students in a Global Engineering Program. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 34(4), 172–205. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v34i4.625

Davis, K., Deters, J. R., Ozkan, D., Davis, J., & Murzi, H. (2022). Exploring the Process and Outcomes of Leading a Study Abroad Program Using Real-Time Perspectives. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 34(2), 351–381. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v34i2.654

Ford, J., Paretti, M., Kotys-Schwartz, D., Howe, S., Gewirtz, C., Deters, J., Chowdhury, T., Ott, R., Alvarez, N., Knight, D., Hernandez, C., Rosenbauer, L. M., Kary, A., & Giardine, F. (2019). Transitioning from capstone design courses to workplaces: A study of new engineers’ first three months. [Special issue]. International Journal of Engineering Education35(6B), 1993-2013.

Howe, S., Ott, R., Paretti, M. C., Hernandez, C., Deters, J. R., Gewirtz, C., Giardine, F., & Kary, A. (2019). “Women’s experiences in the transition from capstone design courses to engineering workplaces.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL. [Finalist, Best Paper in DEED Division]. doi: 10.18260/1-2--33566