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Ana Torres-Ayala

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2007
Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsCareer Development and DiversityExperimental Learning in EngineeringEngineering Education and Pedagogy

Publications

22

Citations

179

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

19

Publishing since 2007

Research summary
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Ana Torres-Ayala's work focuses on engineering and mathematics education, particularly how motivation affects teaching and learning, how future engineering faculty think about their teaching roles, and how introductory math courses can be redesigned through interdisciplinary collaboration. This research is aimed at improving classroom practices and instructor preparation in engineering and STEM education settings.

Engineering education and curriculum designMotivation in teaching and learningPreparing future engineering faculty and teaching assistantsInterdisciplinary course redesign in mathematicsTeacher certification and preparation

Publication output has been sporadic over the last decade, with a notable spike in 2020, gaps in most other years, and a low recent average of about 0.4 papers 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 0.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication18192020: 7 publications720212223242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
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  • Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida)×2
  • PRIMUS×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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