Keynote speakers

David Knight is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and serves as Chief of Strategy in the College of Engineering and Special Assistant to the Provost. His research aims to promote a systems view of engineering education with an explicit mission to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and inclusiveness of the field. Knight’s research tends to be at the macro-scale, leverages large-scale institutional, state, or national data sets, and considers the intersection between policy and organizational contexts. He currently leads a National Science Foundation S-STEM Research Hub of 30 colleges and universities focused on understanding how to design, cultivate, and sustain organizational partnerships that support low-income engineering, computer science, and computing students. Knight currently serves as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Education. Prior to his appointment at Virginia Tech, Knight was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Engineering Education at the University of Queensland.

Dr. Kacey Beddoes is an Assistant Dean and Founding Director of the Engineering Education Research Center in the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture at Washington State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech, along with graduate certificates in Gender Studies and Engineering Education. Dr. Beddoes serves as Deputy Editor for the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education and Managing Editor for Engineering Studies, and she is the past Chair of the European Society for Engineering Education’s Working Group on Gender and Diversity.

Professor Jason Lodge is the Director of the Learning, Instruction, and Technology Lab in the School of Education at The University of Queensland. Jason explores the cognitive, metacognitive, and emotional aspects of learning, particularly in higher education and digital environments. He has a particular interest in self-regulated learning and artificial intelligence. Additionally, Jason is an Editor of Student Success and an expert advisor to the Australian Government and OECD.