Publications

The following are selected publications (journal articles from 2014 forward and recent/upcoming peer reviewed published conference proceedings) from the RIME Collaborative. For access to the articles, please visit the publishing sites directly. For information about other publication, please contact us directly.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

  1. Ita, M., West, M., & Kajfez, R. (2023). Development of Two Instruments to Measure Ability to Make Connections and Create Value in Engineering. International Journal of Engineering Education, 39(4).
  2. Paretti, M. C., Case, J. M., Benson, L, Delaine, D. A., Jordan, S., Kajfez, R. L., Lord, S. M., Matusovich, H. M., Young, T. E., & Zastavker, Y. V. (2023). Building capacity in engineering education research through collaborative secondary data analysis. The Australasian Journal of Engineering Education.doi: 10.1080/22054952.2023.2214462
  3. Wallwey, C. & Kajfez, R. (2023). Quantitative research artifacts as qualitative data collection techniques in a mixed methods research study. Methods in Psychology, 8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metip.2023.100115
  4. Clark, A. & Kajfez, R.L. (2022). The impact of Girl Scout engineering experiences on the identity development of middle schoolers. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 12(2), 121-142. doi: https://doi.org/10.7771/2157-9288.1346
  5. Wallwey, C., Longmeier, M. M., Hayde, D., Armstrong, J., Kajfez, R. & Pelan, R. (2022). Consider “HACKS” when designing hackathon challenges: Hook, action, collaborative knowledge sharing. Frontiers in Education, 1-14. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.954044
  6. Desing, R. M., Kajfez, R. L., Kecskemety, K. M., & Grzybowski, D. M. (2022). Intersections between entrepreneurial minded learning, identity, and motivation in engineering. International Journal of Engineering Education, 38(5A), 1389-1407.
  7. Faber, C. J., Kajfez, R. L., Lee, D. M., Benson, L. C., Kennedy, M. S., & Creamer, E. G. (2021). A grounded theory model of the dynamics of undergraduate engineering students’ researcher identity and epistemic thinking. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 59(4), 529-560. doi: 10.1002/tea.21736
  8. Kajfez, R. L., Lee, D., Ehlert, K., Faber, C., Benson, L., & Kennedy, M. (2021). A mixed method approach to understanding researcher identity. Studies in Engineering Education, 2(1), 1–15. doi: 10.21061/see.24
  9. West, M. E., Carrel, A., & Kajfez, R. L. (2021). Future skill requirements in transportation engineering and implications for graduate curriculum design. Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 147(3), 1-9. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.2643 9115.0000042
  10. Mollica, M., Kajfez, R. L., & Riter, E. A. (2021). Toy adaptation for children with disabilities: A translatable means to engage engineering students in community engaged learning. Advances in Engineering Education, 29, 1-19.
  11. Faber, C. J., Kajfez, R. L., McAlister, A. M., Ehlert, K. M., Lee, D. M., Kennedy, M. S., & Benson, L. C. (2020). Undergraduate engineering students’ perceptions of research and researchers. Journal of Engineering Education, 109(4), 780-800. doi: 10.1002/jee.20359
  12. Clark, A.M., Desing, R., Mohammadi-Aragh, M. J., Kajfez, R. L., Wallwey, C.J., & Sassi, S. (2020). Tracking first-year engineering students’ identity metrics. International Journal of Engineering Education, 36(5), 1625-1639.
  13. Kajfez, R. L. & Matusovich, H. M. (2020). The role of identity in understanding graduate teaching assistants: A mixed methods International Journal of Engineering Education, 36(3), 1049-1061.
  14. Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. & Kajfez, R. L. (2020). Ten years of first-year engineering literature (2005–2014): A systematic literature review of four engineering education journals. International Journal of Engineering Education, 36(1A), 18-39.
  15. Porter, T., West M., Kajfez, R. L., Malone, K., & Irving, K. E. (2019). The effect of teacher professional development on implementing engineering in elementary schools. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 9(2), 64-71. [Paper originally presented at the 125th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.]
  16. Malone, K. L., Tiarna, V., Irving, K. E., Kajfez, R. L., Lin, H., Giasi, T., & Edmiston, B. (2018). Engineering design challenges in early childhood education: Effects on student cognition & interest, European Journal of STEM Education, 3(3), 1-18. doi: 10.20897/ejsteme/3871
  17. Kajfez, R. L., Kecskemety, K. M., Miller, E., Gustafson, K., Meyers, K, Bucks, G., & Tanner, K. (2018). First-year engineering students’ perceptions of engineering disciplines: A qualitative investigation. International Journal of Engineering Education, 34(1), 88-96.
  18. Kajfez, R. L. & Matusovich, H. M. (2017). Competence, autonomy, and relatedness as motivators of graduate teaching assistants. Journal of Engineering Education, 106(2), 245-272. doi: 10.1002/jee.20167
  19. Kajfez, R. L., Matusovich, H. M., & Lee, W.C. (2016). Designing developmental experiences for graduate teaching assistants using a holistic model for motivation and identity. International Journal of Engineering Education, 32(3), 1208-1221.
  20. Kajfez, R. L., Kross, M., & Kecskemety, K. M. (2016). Electronic notebooks to document the engineering design process: From platform to impact. Computers in Education Journal, 7(1), 37-46.
  21. Svyantek, M., Kajfez, R. L., & McNair, L. D. (2015). Teaching vs. research: An approach to understanding graduate students’ roles through eportfolio reflection. International Journal of ePortfolio, 5(2), 135-154.
  22. Brown, P. R., Matusovich, H. M., McCord, R. E., & Kajfez, R. L. (2014). The use of motivation theory in engineering education research: A systematic review of literature. European Journal of Engineering Education, 40(2), 186-205. doi:10.1080/03043797.2014.941339

RECENT PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. Clark, A. M., & Kajfez, R. L. (2023). Results of Girl Scouts taking the draw-an-engineer test: Where do we go from here? Paper and poster presented at the 130th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD. 
  2. Desing, R. M., Clark, A. M., Kajfez, R. L., & Wallwey, C. (2023). WIP: Recommendations for early career faculty to engage in interdisciplinary STEAM collaborations. Paper presented at the 130th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD. 
  3. Wallwey, C., Desing, R. M., & Kajfez, R. L. (2023). Work in progress: The benefits and challenges of faculty development through interdisciplinary public outreach. Paper presented at the 130th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD. 
  4. Ita, M., Singer, A., & Kajfez, R. L. (2023). A multi method analysis of engineering student curiosity. Paper presented at the 130th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD. 
  5. Youssef, S., Ita, M., & Kajfez, R. L. (2023). Student comprehension of and growth in creating value with an entrepreneurial mindset. Paper presented at the 130th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD.
  6. Cheong, N. H., Ita, M. E., Kajfez, R. L., Kecskemety, K. M., Cartwright, E. & Singer, A. M. (2023). Evaluating students’ entrepreneurial mindset attributes in first-year design projects. Paper presented at the 130th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD.
  7. Sharma, H., Singer, A., Artiles, M., Kajfez, R. L., & Matusovich, H. (2023). Facilitating engineering faculty success: Faculty development of graduate mentoring practices. Paper presented at the 130th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD.  
  8. Case, J. M., Matusovich, H. M., Paretti, M. C., Benson, L., Delaine, D. A., Jordan, S., Kajfez, R. L., Lord, S. M., Papp, R., Young, E. T., & Zastavker, Y. V. (2023). Lessons learned doing secondary data analysis in EER. Paper and poster presented at the 130th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD. 
  9. Dillion, H., Carpenter, J. P., Kajfez, R. L., Mayer, B. K., Rogers, S. W., & Tribelhorn, B. (2023). Undergraduate research as a tool for building entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students. Paper presented at the 130th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD. 
  10. Wallwey, C., Kramer, A., Kajfez, R. L., & Dringenberg, E. (2023). Findings & implications of an exploration into smartness in engineering. Paper and Poster presented at the 130th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD. 
  11. Lord, S. M., Benson, L., Case, J. M., Jordan, S., Matusovich, H. M., Kajfez, R. L., Paretti, M. C., Young, E. T., & Zastavker, Y. V. (2023). Sharing qualitative research data for secondary analysis: Why, how, and with whom? Workshop presented at the 130th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD.