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Adam Kirn

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1972
Career Development and DiversityEngineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering Education and PedagogyDoctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsBiomedical and Engineering Education

Publications

132

Citations

1,580

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

54

Publishing since 1972

Research summary
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Adam Kirn studies engineering education, focusing on how students and faculty experience identity, discrimination, stress, and fairness within undergraduate and doctoral engineering programs. His work examines what shapes students' persistence, career goals, and sense of belonging, as well as the roles of graduate program directors and practicing engineers in supporting students. This research is aimed at understanding and improving equity and retention in engineering education.

Engineering education and pedagogyDiversity, equity, and inclusion in STEMGraduate and doctoral student experiencesIdentity and discrimination in engineeringStudent retention and persistence

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with high-output years (e.g., 2018, 2020, 2024) interspersed with quieter years, and recent five-year average activity of about 7 publications per year.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.4/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 26 publications26182019: 15 publications192020: 26 publications26202021: 4 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 23 publications242025: 4 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Engineering Education×7
  • IEEE Transactions on Education×3
  • International journal of engineering education×3
  • 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×3
  • Engineering Studies×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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