Advisor: Dr. Heidi Diefes-Dux

Areas of Research Interest

• Engineering Education
• Contextualized STEM Learning
• Authentic Engineering Practices

Professional Memberships

• ASEE - American Society for Engineering Education
• MMIRA - Mixed Methods International Research Association 

Professional Experience 

• Graduate Research Assistant, Engineering Education Research, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2024-current
• Instructor of Record, School of Engineering Managment, National Commercial Learning Service of Sao Paulo (Senac-SP), Araraquara, 2022-2024
• Lecturer, School of Mechanical Engineering, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Minas Gerais, Bambui, 2019-2022
• Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering Department. Bambuí Bioenergy. Ethanol and Sugar Industry, Bambuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2017-2018.

Awards

• Bill A and Rita L Stoud Award - Outstanding International Graduate Student, Biological Systems Engineering Department - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2026
• COE Graduate Teaching Fellows Program, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2026
• Milton E. Mohr Fellowship Award, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2026
• Graduate Othmer Fellowship, College of Engineering - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2024
• Best paper of Applied Human and Social Sciences session “Difficulties in hiring People with Disability.” National Week of Science and Technology - Brazil, 2022 

Selected Publications

Book

• Maluf, E.B. (2018). Maintenance management: A case study on the development and application of maintenance indicators in an ethanol and sugar industry (in Portuguese). Novas Edições Acadêmicas. ISBN 6202189894. 

 Conference Publications   

• Maluf, E. B., Diefes-Dux, H. A., & Erdogmus, E. (2026). Major goal commitment among students in introductory architectural engineering and construction courses: A social cognitive career theory model. Proceedings of the ASEE Midwest Conference, Norman, OK.
• Maluf, E. B., Diefes-Dux, H. A., & Erdogmus, E. (2026). Work in Progress: An application of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) to first-year AEC education. Proceedings of the 133rd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Charlotte, NC. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--60979
• Tort, K., Diefes-Dux, H. A., Maluf, E. B., Brower, T., & Erdogmus, E. (2026). Virtual reality for second-year architectural engineering and construction students: Exploring flow, experience, and difficulty. Proceedings of the 133rd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Charlotte, NC. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--61228
• George, C. E., Diefes-Dux, H. A., Ryherd, E., Erdogmus, E., & Maluf, E. B. (2025). Student flow state in VR/AR modules for first-year architectural engineering & construction. Proceedings of the 132nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, CAN. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--57685

Leadership

• Co-Chair of External Relations, President – International Student Advisory Board (ISAB). University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2025-Current
• Graduate Engineering Student Advisory Board – EER President. University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2025-Current