Cornerstone to Capstone Engineering Design: Evolving Student Perspectives through the Academic Journey with Implementable Curricular Implications

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NU) teaching Simulation Modeling & Analysis, Human-Machine Systems, Facilities Planning & Material Handling, and Capstone. She has also been a faculty advisor for Capstone design projects in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Bioengineering. Kris is the Director of Senior Capstone Design in Industrial Engineering as well as the Founding Director of the Galante Engineering Business Program at NU. Dr. Jaeger-Helton has also been an active member of Northeastern's Gateway Team, a select group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to the First-year Engineering Program at NU. In addition, she serves as a Technical Faculty Advisor for graduate-level Challenge Projects in Northeastern's Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. Dr. Jaeger-Helton has been the recipient of over 15 awards in engineering for both teaching and mentoring and has been involved in several research initiatives through ASEE and beyond.