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Laura Hirshfield

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2013
Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering Education and PedagogyBiomedical and Engineering EducationExperimental Learning in EngineeringProblem and Project Based Learning

Publications

31

Citations

312

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
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Laura Hirshfield's research focuses on engineering education, particularly how students experience teamwork, gender dynamics, and inclusivity in engineering courses and project-based learning. Her work also examines curriculum design in chemical engineering, including process safety education and product design courses. This research aims to improve how engineering is taught and how student teams function, especially for women, neurodivergent students, and other underrepresented groups.

Engineering education and curriculum designGender dynamics and equity in student teamsChemical engineering process safety and product design curriculaProject-based and experiential learningDiversity and inclusion in engineering classrooms

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a notable peak in 2020, a dip around 2021-2023, and a resurgence in 2024-2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 7 publications7202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication22232024: 5 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×3
  • Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning×1
  • Journal of Computer Assisted Learning×1
  • IEEE Transactions on Education×1
  • ACS Chemical Health & Safety×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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