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Justin Major

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2001
Career Development and DiversityEngineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentBiomedical and Engineering EducationHigher Education Research StudiesEngineering Education and Pedagogy

Publications

57

Citations

284

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
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Justin Major's work focuses on engineering education, particularly the experiences of underrepresented and marginalized students, including first-generation, low-income, food-insecure, and international students. Recent studies examine engineering identity, belonging, resource access, gender gaps, and psychosocial factors affecting students' persistence and career choices in engineering.

Engineering education and student identityDiversity, equity, and inclusion in engineeringBelonging and resource access for marginalized studentsGender and socioeconomic issues in engineering careersSurvey and scale development for engineering education research

Publication activity has been variable over the last decade, with gaps in some years (2017, 2022, 2023) but notable increases in 2020, 2024, and 2025, averaging about 5 publications per year over the last five years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.0/year recently
172018: 3 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 15 publications15202021: 5 publications2122232024: 12 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×4
  • Studies in Engineering Education×3
  • 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×2
  • International Journal of Community Well-Being×1
  • Journal of Engineering Education×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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