Scholarship of Engagement fellows for 2021-22 announced

The Office of Engagement is pleased to announce the 2021-22 Scholarship of Engagement fellows:

Nicole Adams, clinical assistant professor, School of Nursing

Kristin Burton, assistant professor, entrepreneurship – Purdue Northwest

Vetria Byrd, assistant professor, Polytechnic Institute

Amanda Case, assistant professor, College of Education

Rebecca Johnson, clinical assistant professor, School of Nursing

Darrin Karcher, associate professor, College of Agriculture

Sarah LeBlanc, assistant professor, Communication – Purdue Fort Wayne 

Dharmendra Mishra, assistant professor, College of Agriculture

Derek Pacheco, associate professor, College of Liberal Arts

Kirsten Seward, clinical assistant professor, College of Education

Rua Mae Williams, assistant professor, Polytechnic Institute

The purpose of the Scholarship of Engagement Fellows Program is to foster the development of the scholarship of engagement for faculty throughout the Purdue system in support of the promotion and/or tenure process. Faculty members from the Purdue system, at the rank of assistant or associate professor, are chosen to participate in the program, which focuses on: (1) understanding the scholarship of engagement; (2) documenting impact; and (3) evaluating impact. 

Fellows will work with a panel of faculty mentors from the Purdue system that are recognized as engaged scholars:

Bradley Benhart, associate professor, School of Construction Management Technology

Lata Krishnan, clinical professor, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Marifran Mattson, professor and head, Brian Lamb School of Communication

Patricia Morita-Mullaney, associate professor, Curriculum and Instruction

Donald Mueller, professor, Mechanical Engineering – Purdue Fort Wayne

Richard Rupp, associate professor, Political Science – Purdue Northwest

More information about the program and fellows is available online.