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Kirsten Davis

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2002
Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentInternational Student and Expatriate ChallengesProblem and Project Based LearningBiomedical and Engineering EducationEngineering Education and Pedagogy

Publications

91

Citations

593

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
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Kirsten Davis studies engineering education, focusing on how students develop broader thinking skills such as systems thinking (understanding how technical and social factors interact) and sociotechnical thinking (recognizing that engineering solutions affect and are affected by society). Her work also examines international and global learning experiences, such as study abroad, co-ops, and global virtual team projects, and how these shape students' skills and career paths. Much of the research involves designing and testing classroom assessments, surveys, and curricula, often comparing different teaching approaches or student populations.

Engineering education researchSystems and sociotechnical thinkingInternational and global engineering educationCurriculum and assessment designStudent learning outcomes

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with notable peaks in 2020 and 2024, suggesting an active but variable rather than strictly steady or continuously growing publication pattern.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 6 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 21 publications21202021: 2 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 19 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of international engineering education.×4
  • Journal of Engineering Education×3
  • 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)×3
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
  • Frontiers The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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