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Nicola W. Sochacka

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2011
Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentInterdisciplinary Research and CollaborationBiomedical and Engineering EducationProblem and Project Based LearningEmotions and Moral Behavior

Publications

59

Citations

1,970

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
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Nicola W. Sochacka works in engineering education research, focusing on the social and psychological experiences of engineering students and faculty, including topics like professional shame, resilience, identity, and equity in engineering programs. Her work also explores qualitative research methods, including novel approaches for studying real-time experiences and secondary analysis of qualitative datasets, and has recently extended to examining the use of large language models in qualitative research on mental health in engineering contexts.

Engineering education and student experienceProfessional shame, identity, and marginalization in engineeringQualitative research methodology and methods innovationFaculty development and educational research capacity buildingEquity and inclusion in engineering culture

Publication output shows a large spike in 2020 followed by more moderate and somewhat variable activity in subsequent years, suggesting an irregular rather than steadily increasing or decreasing pattern.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 19 publications19202021: 6 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 6 publications242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Engineering Education×9
  • Studies in Engineering Education×4
  • AEE Journal×3
  • 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×3
  • Australasian journal of engineering education×2
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