Rivera-Jiménez Receives NSF Grant To Transform Engineering Teaching Practices To Address Social Issues
Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, Ph.D., an instructional assistant professor at the University of Florida Department of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the agency of engineering faculty involved in professional societies as they create meaningful transformations in their teaching practices while addressing the social implications of the engineering profession. Social implications in engineering may involve concepts of peace/non-peace, gender equality, care for the environment, poverty, public safety, and social justice.
Learn more about Rivera-Jiménez Receives NSF Grant To Transform Engineering Teaching Practices To Address Social Issues.“Previous studies have explored faculty viewpoints on what social implications mean for the engineering profession, and what challenges they have encountered in implementing changes in the engineering curriculum,” said Dr. Rivera-Jiménez. “However, there is still a need to uncover how engineering faculty develop strategies and the role their involvement in professional societies can play in these actions.”