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Biography

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Personal Gender Pronoun: She/Her/Hers

Website: http://kaitlinmallouk.com/

Education:
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois
M.S., Environmental Engineering in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Cornell University

Impactful Research Areas:
Education
    Advancing Pedagogical Innovation
    Disrupting Inequalities in Engineering
    Equipping Students for Success

Research Expertise:
Engineering Education, Faculty Development, Pedagogical Innovation Adoption, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM

Dr. Mallouk’s current research has three main areas: 1) understanding faculty use of innovative pedagogies; 2) integrating entrepreneurial mindset into first-year engineering education; and 3) strategies to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering.

Honors and Awards:
Henry M Rowan College of Engineering Service Excellence Award, 2025
Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, 2024
American Society for Engineering Education MidAtlantic Section Distinguished Teaching Award, 2022
Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network Rising Star Award, 2022
Rowan University Wall of Fame for Teaching and Advising, 2018       

Professional Memberships:
American Society for Engineering Education

Recent Publications:
Ritz, C., Riley, D.R.*, Mallouk, K.E., Bodnar, C.A. (2024) How KEEN Encourages the Adoption of Educational Innovations Focused on Entrepreneurial Mindset into Engineering Classrooms. Journal of STEM Education: Research and Innovations. 25(1), 13-25. https://www.jstem.org/jstem/index.php/JSTEM/article/view/2641. J2.        

Riley, D.R.*, Mallouk, K.E., Coso Strong, A., Faber, C.J., (2023) Adoption of Pedagogical Innovations: Social Networks of Engineering Education Guilds. Educ. Sci., 13(11), 1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13111102. J3.        

Mallouk, K.E., Strong, A.C., Riley, D.R.*, Faber, C.J. (2022) How Engineering Education Guilds are Expanding our Understanding of Propagation in Engineering Education. Journal for STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 23(3), 38-49. https://www.jstem.org/jstem/index.php/JSTEM/article/view/2586

Jackson, A.^, Aulakh, N.*, Jamison, C.S.E., Mallouk, K.E. (2024) Exploring the Impacts of Entrepreneurial Experiences in Biomedical Engineering Research Experiences for Undergraduate Programs. Frontiers in Education Conference. Washington, D.C., Oct. 16, 2024.

Aulakh, N.*^, Ordoveza, A.*, Torelli, J.*, Riley, D.R.*, Mallouk, K.E. (2024) Exploring the Relationship between Transfer Students’ Social Networks and their Experience of Transfer Shock. American Society for Engineering Education 131st Annual Conference and Exposition. June 2024, Portland, OR. Winner of the Best Student Division Paper Award.

Riley, D.R.*, Mallouk, K.E., Coso Strong, A., Faber, C.J., (2023) Adoption of Pedagogical Innovations: Social Networks of Engineering Education Guilds. Educ. Sci., 13(11), 1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13111102.

Mallouk, K.E., Strong, A.C., Riley, D.R.*, Faber, C.J. (2022) How Engineering Education Guilds are Expanding our Understanding of Propagation in Engineering Education. Journal for STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 23(3), 38-49. https://www.jstem.org/jstem/index.php/JSTEM/article/view/2586