engineering Experts

John Leonard, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus (retired)VCU College of Engineering

Professor Leonard taught databases, user interfaces and video game design.

Paulina Jaramillo

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Paulina Jaramillo is currently involved in research to understand the social, economic and environmental implications of energy consumption.

Karla Mossi, Ph.D.

Associate Chair, Professor, Graduate Program Director, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Marsha Lovett

Teaching Professor and Vice ProvostCarnegie Mellon University

Lovett and team help instructors apply learning science and educational technology to create effective courses (in-person + online).

DeAnna Leitzke, P.E., Ph.D.

Chair, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management DepartmentMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. DeAnna Leitzke is an expert in higher ed leadership and focuses her work on academic program partnerships and program innovations.

Emily Jarvis

Professor of Chemistry & BiochemistryLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Michael Knodler Jr.

William W. Boyer Endowed Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the UMass Transportation CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Michael Knodler's main areas of research and teaching are related to transportation safety, operations, design, and education.

Steven W. McLaughlin

Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Dr. McLaughlin's research interests are in the general area of communications and information theory

Nilanjana Buju Dasgupta

Provost Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Director of the Institute of Diversity SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Nilanjana "Buju" Dasgupta studies how implicit or unconscious bias influences people’s first impressions and behavior toward others.

Dean Krusienski, Ph.D.

Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State UniversityVCU College of Engineering

Focusing on neural signal processing and analysis for the development of brain-computer interfaces and neuroprosthetic devices.