2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Aikaterini Bagiati http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4238-2185 Purdue University, West Lafayette [biography]

   Having acquired a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Advanced Digital Communication in the Aristotle University in Greece, and after having worked as an educator both in formal and informal settings for 10 years now, I have, since January 2008, started the Ph.D. Program in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University.
   My research interests are : Developmental Engineering;
   Engineering in PreK-3; Early Engineering Curriculum Development; Use of Art to enhance Engineering Design; Educational Software; and Educational Robotics.

2. Demetra Evangelou Purdue University, West Lafayette [biography]

   Dr. Demetra Evangelou is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has a Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and international expertise in early childhood policy and research methods. Her current research focuses on developmental engineering, early education antecedents of engineering thinking, developmental factors in engineering pedagogy, technological literacy and human-artifact interactions. She is a member of Sigma Xi Science Honor Society, and in 2009 she was awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER Award.

3. Jennifer Dobbs-Oates Purdue University [biography]

   Jennifer Dobbs-Oates, Ph.D., is assistant professor of developmental studies in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University. Her work centers on the development of young children in child-care centers and preschool settings and how those settings contribute to school readiness.

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