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Tasha Zephirin

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2009
Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering Education and PedagogyCareer Development and DiversityBiomedical and Engineering EducationHigher Education Research Studies

Publications

24

Citations

121

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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Tasha Zephirin's research focuses on engineering education, particularly the experiences of Black and other underrepresented students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine) fields. Her work examines student support systems, such as professional organizations like the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and pathways that help increase diversity in engineering programs, from pre-college initiatives through post-secondary persistence. This research is aimed at understanding and improving how students from underrepresented groups succeed in engineering education.

Diversity and inclusion in engineering educationStudent persistence and support networksPre-college and pipeline programs for underrepresented studentsCultural capital and community belonging in STEMEngineering education research methods

Publication activity has been sporadic over the past decade, with a notable burst of output in 2020 followed by gaps and then a modest, steady trickle of one to two publications per year from 2024 onward.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
172018: 1 publication18192020: 7 publications7202122232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Purdue×2
  • Canadian Journal of Science Mathematics and Technology Education×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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