Mission
The Deters Research Group promotes inclusive practices within engineering education to successfully shepherd students from all backgrounds to graduation and into successful careers. Our research focuses on improving student success in three core research areas: (1) engineering culture, (2) graduate engineering education, and (3) transitions into the workplace. We aim to create inclusive environments and pathways that remove barriers and allow students from all backgrounds the opportunity to succeed in engineering.
Current Projects
- Engineering Preparedness Reimagined: Bridging Stakeholder Perspectives to Shape the Future Workforce
- Intercultural Competencies ‘In the Wild’: Exploring Situated Intercultural Competency Development in Graduate Engineering Research Environments
- The Engineering Master's Workforce: Leveraging Natural Language Processing Techniques to Understand Employer Demands and Student Goals
- Communication, Collaboration, Coordination: Preparing Postdoctoral Fellows to be Embedded in Engineering Disciplines
Completed Projects
- BPE-Track 4: Phase I: Developing Complete Engineers: Nebraska Engineering Inclusive Excellence Center (NEIEC)
- Exploring the Intersection of Mental Health and Retention in Engineering Education
- Developing a Learning Community to Support Student Success in MECH 223 Engineering Statics
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Undergraduate engineering students who are interested in understanding or improving engineering education are encouraged to inquire about undergraduate research opportunities within the Deters Research Group by emailing Dr. Deters.
