Our Team
Principal Investigator
Allison Godwin, Ph.D.
Dr. G. Stephen Irwin ’67, ’68 Professor in Engineering Education Research
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Olin Hall 246A
afg64@cornell.edu
Postdocs
Francis Ledesma, Ph.D.
Active Learning Initiative Postdoctoral Associate
fl297@cornell.edu

Cara Robertus, Ph.D.
CIDER Postdoctoral Associate
cr546@cornell.edu
Graduate Students

Mohammed AlRizqi
Graduate Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Student at Cornell University
360 Upson Hall
ma867@cornell.edu
Katharine Getz
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ph.D. Student at Cornell University
ksg78@cornell.edu
Kevin Kaufman-Ortiz
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Engineering Education Ph.D. Student at Purdue University
kaufmano@purdue.edu
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Spencer Sabatino
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ph.D. Candidate at Cornell University
sjs433@cornell.edu
Research Associates

Katherine Becking
Taitem Engineering
Postbaccalaurate Associate
keb273@cornell.edu

Emma Parker Miller
Sijin Li Lab
Plant Biology Ph.D. Candidate at Cornell University
ejm343@cornell.edu
Undergraduate Researchers

Thomas Cherry
Chemical Engineering Student at Cornell University
tpc67@cornell.edu

Sabequn Hossain
Chemical Engineering Student at Cornell University
sbh84@cornell.edu
Alumni
AraOluwa Adaramola – Postdoctoral Researcher in Center for Teaching Innovation at Cornell University
Brianna Benedict McIntyre – Director of Research at the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
Matthew Bahnson – Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati
Paige Brown – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Officer at the United States Department of Labor
A. Lili Castillo – Ph.D. Student in Engineering Education at Arizona State University
Ronnie Clements – Postdoctoral Researcher in Mechanical & Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Trevor Franklin – Teaching Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
Justin Major – Assistant Professor in Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University
Karen Nortz – Ph.D. Student in Engineering Education at University of Michigan
Heather Perkins – Visiting Assistant Professor in Social Psychology at Indiana University
Héctor Rodríguez-Simmonds – Visiting Assistant Professor in Engineering at Boston College
Jacki Rohde – Academic Professional in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech
Monique Ross – Associate Professor in Engineering Education at The Ohio State University
Kelsey Scalaro – Assistant Teaching Professor in Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
Matthew Scheidt – Research Mathematical Statistician at the United States Department of Defense
Dina Verdín – Assistant Professor in Engineering Education Systems & Design at Arizona State University
Gouri Vinod – Director of Research and Impact at the McElhattan Foundation



