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Andrea M. Ogilvie, P.E. is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Andrea’s research mission is to broaden participation in STEM and her current research interests are focused on understanding the relationship between institutional policy and student pathways in engineering (i.e. access, recruitment, persistence, retention, migration, and degree completion).

Prior to joining Virginia Tech, Andrea served as the Director of the Equal Opportunity in Engineering (EOE) Program at The University of Texas at Austin for 11 years. Andrea joined UT in 2001 after six years in industry, where she had a successful career as a structural engineer for Kellogg Brown & Root and HDR Engineering, Inc.

As EOE Director, Andrea led Cockrell School of Engineering efforts to recruit and retain ethnically underrepresented students as well as students with backgrounds or experiences that contributed to the overall diversity of the School. During her term, Andrea raised more than $3.7 million in private and public grants to support the EOE program and its mission. While EOE was under her direction, UT Austin ranked as high as third in the nation in producing undergraduate engineering degrees for minority groups and the program was recognized with the 2011 NSBE ExxonMobil Impact Award and the 2012 College Board Innovator Award, Getting through College Category.

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David Knight is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program, Center for Human-Computer Interaction, and Human-Centered Design Program. His research focuses on student learning outcomes in undergraduate engineering, learning analytics approaches to improve educational practices and policies, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, organizational change in colleges and universities, and international issues in higher education.

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Tom Long serves as the graduate assistant for research and assessment as part of the Virginia Tech's College of Engineering Dean's Office. He provides support on research methodologies and performs assessments and evaluations on a variety of topics for the College.

Mr. Long is a Doctoral Candidate in Educational Research and Evaluation at Virginia Tech and currently working on his dissertation. His research focuses on the use of multi-level modeling of longitudinal data to show student growth in both cognitive and affective domains.

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Dr. Stephanie G. Adams is the Department Head and Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She previously served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University and was a faculty member and administrator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Her research interests include: Teamwork, International Collaborations, Faculty Development, Quality Control/Management and Broadening Participation. She is an honor graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering, in 1988. In 1991 she was awarded the Master of Engineering degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. She received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1998. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the National Science Foundation's most prestigious, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Engineering Education, holds membership in a number of organizations and presently serves on the National Advisory Board of the National Society of Black Engineers.

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Dr. Amelink is the Director of Graduate Programs and Assessment in the College of Engineering Virginia Tech and affiliate faculty in the Department of Engineering Education.

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Dr. Sanderlin serves as Director of Global Engagement for Virginia Tech's College of Engineering. She provides leadership for international initiatives and works closely with COE faculty to develop new institutional partnerships and international opportunities for engineering students. Her research focuses on internationalization of higher education, faculty engagement, and international program assessment

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