Exploring Making-based Pedagogy in Undergraduate Mezzanine-level Engineering Courses

Abstract

is a graduate research associate pursuing a Master of Science degree in Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education Systems and Design at Arizona State University. He received a B.S. degree in Biomedical Science from Lynchburg College in 2002, after which he served in the military for 6 years as a Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman. Following military service, Michael obtained a B.S. degree in Engineering from Arizona State University, graduating in 2013. His research interests include veterans in engineering, veterans with service-connected disability, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and human sex trafficking.

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