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Lisa Benson

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1985
Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering Education and PedagogyCareer Development and DiversityExperimental Learning in EngineeringEducation and Critical Thinking Development

Publications

208

Citations

3,163

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
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Lisa Benson works in engineering education research, studying how engineering students learn, develop motivation and self-efficacy, and experience their academic programs. Her work spans topics like problem-solving skills, assessment design, diversity and equity (particularly the experiences of Black and African American engineering students), and the peer-review and mentoring processes within engineering education research itself.

Engineering education and pedagogyStudent motivation, self-efficacy, and goal orientationDiversity, equity, and inclusion in engineeringAssessment and curriculum design in STEMPeer review and mentoring in academic research

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a notable peak in 2020 and 2024 and lower activity in between, averaging about 8 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 8.2/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 15 publications182019: 15 publications192020: 42 publications42202021: 9 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 23 publications242025: 6 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Engineering Education×22
  • IEEE Transactions on Education×5
  • Journal for STEM Education Research×4
  • 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×4
  • Engineering Studies×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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