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Robin Adams

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1982
Design Education and PracticeEngineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering Education and PedagogyBiomedical and Engineering EducationInterdisciplinary Research and Collaboration

Publications

156

Citations

5,162

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
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Robin Adams' work focuses on engineering education, particularly how students and professionals learn to design, think, and collaborate across disciplines. Research topics include design thinking processes, cross-disciplinary teamwork, mentoring, and how educators can assess and improve engineering curricula. The publication record spans conference proceedings, journals, and educational research reports centered on teaching and learning in engineering and design contexts.

Engineering design educationCross-disciplinary collaboration and design teamsDesign thinking and decision-making processesCurriculum and course assessmentMentoring and professional identity development

Publication output was high around 2018-2020 with a notable peak in 2020, but has slowed considerably in subsequent years through 2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 12 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 33 publications33202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Purdue University Press eBooks×4
  • International journal of engineering education×4
  • Design Studies×3
  • CoDesign×3
  • Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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