Evaluating the "Impacts" Section of the Engineering Self-Efficacy, Interest, and Perception Survey

Dr. Christine Hailey is a Senior Associate Dean in the College of Engineering and a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Her teaching responsibilities include Thermodynamics I and the Women in Engineering Seminar. She is the Principal Investigator of an NSF-funded project entitled ”The Influence of MESA Activities on Underrepresented Students.” The Math, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) outreach program was selected as the subject of this study because of its 40 years of experience in introducing engineering to students traditionally underrepresented in the discipline. The research study proposes to examine the influence of MESA activities on students’ engineering self-efficacy, interest in engineering and perceptions of engineering. Hailey is a recipient of the College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, the Utah Engineers Council Engineering Educator of the Year award and the Society of Women Engineers Distinguished Engineering Educator Award. Christine Hailey is the Faculty Advisor of the Utah State University SWE Section. She is also a licensed professional engineer. Prior to coming to Utah State University, she was a manager and member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories. She has also served as department chair of the Mechanical Engineering program at the University of Texas at Tyler.