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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.]
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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, & Burns, L. M. (2022). Conducting discipline based research outside of the classroom. In American Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition. Paper presented at the 128th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 
  2. Kramer, A., Li, Y., Braaten, B. M., Kajfez, R. L., & Dringenberg, E. A. (2022). Engaging undergraduate researchers: Contextualizing beliefs and identities about smartness in engineering. In American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Paper and NSF grantee’s Poster presented at the 128th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 
  3. Ita M. E., Rumreich, L., Kecskemety, K. M., & Kajfez, R. L. (2022). Preparing instructors to encourage an entrepreneurial mindset. In American Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition. Paper presented at the 128th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 
  4. Singer, A.M., Jarvie-Eggart, M.E., Carlson, K.M., & Oppong-Anane, A. (2022). Familial influence on the choice to study engineering: Insights from a cross university study. In American Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition. Paper presented at the 128th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 
  5. Wallwey, C., Guanes, G., Grifski, J., & Milburn, T. (2022). Engineering and exclusionary ‘weed-out’ culture: A framework for exploring literature for meaning and influence. In American Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition. Paper presented at the 128th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.