Brandon Bakka
Post-Doctoral Fellow Civil & Environmental Engr-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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SEC C190
Lincoln, NE 68588-0531 - Phone
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402-472-2371 On-campus 2-2371
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bbakka2@unl.edu
Dr. Brandon Bakka (He/They) is a DBER-E Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. He received his B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. His dissertation work focused on understanding the experiences and pathways of LGBTQ+ engineering students at both the graduate and undergraduate level. At UNL, Brandon is studying how engineering faculty convey visuo-spatial information through language and gestures in the Civil Engineering classroom. Brandon’s research is driven by their desire to make engineering accessible to all students.
Education
B.S., Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2019
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2024
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2025
Selected Publications
1. Bakka, B., Jennings, M., & Yang, J. A. (2022). Today’s Grad Students, Tomorrow’s Faculty: LGBTQIA+ Graduate Student Experiences Navigating the Insider/Outsider Paradox in Engineering. In Queerness as Doing in Higher Education. Routledge.
2. Bakka, B., Bouchard, T., Chou, V. X., & Borrego, M. (2023, June 25). Modeled Professionalism, Identity Concealment, and Silence: The Role of Heteronormativity in Shaping Climate for LGBTQ+ Engineering Undergraduates. 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.