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
Certifications
- Ph.D.
Areas of Research and Professional Interest
- Engineering culture
- Workplace preparedness
- International engineering education (global engineering programs and comparative research)
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:
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Selected Publications
Davis, K., Holloman, T. K., Deters, J. R., & Knight, D. B. (2023). Student researchers abroad: Understanding student narratives through the theoretical lens of person-environment fit. 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 Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/22054952.2023.2184911
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
Deters, J. R., Holloman, T. K., Pearson, A., & Knight, D. B. (2021). Understanding American and Australian Engineering Education Research (EER) contexts through the eyes of early- and mid-career EER researchers. Proceedings of the joint Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES) & Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, Perth, Australia [virtual].
Deters, J., Paretti, M. C., & Case, J. (2020). How implicit assumptions about engineering impacted teaching and learning during COVID-19. [Special issue]. Advances in Engineering Education, 8(4), 1-5.
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 Education, 35(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