Ann McKenna
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Phone: 480-727-5619
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699 S. Mill Avenue Room 688 Tempe, AZ 85287-9309
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Ann F. McKenna is the Vice Dean of Strategic Advancement for the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, and is a professor of engineering in the Polytechnic School, one of the eight Fulton Schools.
McKenna’s research focuses on entrepreneurial thinking in the context of engineering faculty mentorship and curricular innovations, design teaching and learning, the role of adaptive expertise in design and innovation, and inclusivity in higher education engineering structures, culture and policies.
She was named one of the nine 2019 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Fellows for demonstrating outstanding contributions to engineering education. McKenna has been an ASEE member since 1996.
She is PI on the Kern Family Foundation project that is conceptualizing and implementing a national-focused effort on applying an entrepreneurial mindset approach to engineering faculty mentorship. She is a co-PI on the recently funded (2022) NSF I-Corps Hub Desert and Pacific Region and was a co-investigator and instructor for the first I-Corps for Learning project, which fostered an entrepreneurial mindset in the education community to design and implement novel and effective teaching strategies, technologies and curriculum materials. McKenna was PI on the NSF-funded ASU Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED) project that focuses on instilling an additive innovation and risk-taking mindset among faculty to transform engineering teaching practices.
McKenna has twice been the recipient of the ASEE best overall paper award (1998 and 2011), as well as the recipient of the outstanding paper award from the IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) conference (1997). Her work in the area of design education has been nationally recognized by receiving the best paper award for three consecutive years, 2009, 2010, and 2011 in the Design in Engineering Education Division of ASEE. She has also received the best research paper (2018) and best teaching paper (2017) in the Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division of ASEE. McKenna works across the disciplinary lines of engineering, education and design and has published in diverse disciplinary venues including Science, the Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Computer, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, and Teaching in Higher Education.
McKenna has served as a senior associate editor for the Journal of Engineering Education (2012-2015), the leading research journal in the field of engineering education. She served a two-year term (2011-2013) as a director of the Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division of ASEE. She was a member of the Advisory Board for the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium (2011-2013), as well as a panel member for Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council's (NSERC) Chairs in Design Engineering (CDE) program (2011-2014).
Prior to joining ASU, she served as a program director at the National Science Foundation in the Division of Undergraduate Education, and was the director of education improvement in the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. McKenna received her bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Drexel University and doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley.
- Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University
Engineering faculty mentorship, entrepreneurial mindset, engineering design teaching and learning, advancing inclusivity in higher education engineering structures, culture and policies, adaptive expertise
Links to Research Project Web Sites:
Mentorship 360
https://engineeringunleashed.com/mentorship-360
I-Corps Hub Desert and Pacific Region
https://desertpacificicorps.org/
Virtual Communities of Practice
Journal Publications
Huerta, M., London, J., & McKenna, A. (2022). Engineering Deans’ Perspectives on Current State of Faculty Development Programs in Engineering Education, International Journal of Engineering Education, 38(4), 1073-1091.
Huerta, M. V., Carberry, A. R., Pipe, T., & McKenna, A. F. (2021). Inner Engineering: Evaluating the utility of mindfulness training to cultivate intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies among first-year engineering students, Journal of Engineering Education, 110(3), 636-670. DOI: 10.1002/jee.20407
McKenna, Ann F., Collofello, James, and Squires, Kyle (2021). The evolution of the Fulton Schools of Engineering: a brief history, the current status, and looking forward to the future, Advances in Engineering Education, spring 2021, 9(3). Link to article
Lisa B. Bosman, Ann F. McKenna, Zen Parry, Phil Weilerstein, Wendy Westbroek, Karen J.L. Burg (2020). The unexpected benefits of customer discovery for research, teaching, economic development, and innovation, Technology and Innovation, 21 (4), 1-13. DOI: 10.21300/21.4.2020.7
McKenna, Ann F., Lichtenstein, Gary, Weilerstein, Phil, and Monroe-White, Thema (2018). The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Using the questions of What, Why, and How as an organizing framework, Advances in Engineering Education, Fall 2018, 7(1). Link to article
London, Jeremi S., Bekki, Jennifer M., Brunhaver, Samantha R., Carberry, Adam R. & McKenna, Ann F. (2018). A Framework for Entrepreneurial Mindsets and Behaviors in Undergraduate Engineering Students: Operationalizing the Kern Family Foundation’s “3Cs,” Advances in Engineering Education, Fall 2018, 7(1). URL
Brunhaver, Samantha R., Bekki, Jennifer M., Carberry, Adam R., London, Jeremi S., McKenna, Ann F. (2018). Development of the Engineering Student Entrepreneurial Mindset Assessment (ESEMA), Advances in Engineering Education, Fall 2018, 7(1). URL
London, J., McKenna, A.F., Huang, W., Molnar, A., Cruz, S. (2018). The Role of the Visualization Tool DIA2 in Supporting STEM Researchers, Educators, and Administrators, International Journal of Engineering Education, 34(3), 1104-1119.
Nelson, Katherine G., McKenna, Ann F., Brem, Sarah K., Hilpert, Jonathan C., Husman, Jennifer, Pettinato, Eva (2017). Misconceptions of semiconductors and use of knowledge in simulations, Journal of Engineering Education, 106(2), 218-244. DOI: 10.1002/jee.20163
Carberry, Adam, R., Brunhaver, Samantha, R. Csavina, Kristine, R. and McKenna, Ann F. (2016). Comparison of Written versus Verbal Peer Feedback for Design Projects, International Journal of Engineering Education, 32(3B), 1458-1471.
Neumeyer, Xaver, and McKenna, Ann (2016). Entrepreneurial Thinking in Interdisciplinary Student Teams, Advances in Engineering Education, Winter 2016, 5(1), URL, ERIC Number: EJ1090585.
McKenna, Ann F., Johnson, Amy, Yoder, Brian, and Guerra, Rocio C. Chavela and Pimmel, Russell (2016). Evaluating Virtual Communities of Practice for Faculty Development, Journal of Faculty Development, 30 (1), 31-39, URL, ISSN 2153-1919.
McKenna, Ann F., Hynes, Morgan M., Johnson, Amy M., and Carberry, Adam R. (2015). The Use of Engineering Design Scenarios to Assess Student Knowledge of Global, Societal, Economic, and Environmental Contexts, European Journal of Engineering Education, DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2015.1085836
Molnar, Andreea, McKenna, Ann F., Liu, Qing, Vorvoreanu, Mihaela and Madhavan, Krishna (2015). Using Visualization to Derive Insights from Research Funding Portfolios, IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications, May/June 2015, 6-12. DOI: 10.1109/MCG.2015.68
McKenna, Ann F., Froyd, Jeffrey, and Litzinger, Thomas (2014). The complexities of transforming engineering higher education: Preparing for next steps, Journal of Engineering Education, 103(2), 188-192. DOI: 10.1002/jee.20039
Neumeyer, Xaver, and McKenna, Ann (2014). Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Team Conflict and High-Performance Teams, International Journal of Collaborative Engineering, 1(3/4), 274-297. DOI: 10.1504/IJCE.2014.063351
Carberry, Adam and McKenna, Ann, F. (2014). Exploring Students’ Conceptions of Modeling and Modeling Uses in Design, Journal of Engineering Education, 103(1), 77-91. DOI: 10.1002/jee.20033
Neumeyer, Xaver, Chen, Wei and McKenna, Ann F. (2013). Embedding Context in Teaching Engineering Design, Advances in Engineering Education, Summer 2013, 3(4).
McKenna, Ann F., Kremer, Gul E. Okudan, and Moore-Russo, Deborah (2013). Product Dissection and Beyond, Advances in Engineering Education, Summer 2013, 3(4).
Madhavan, Krishna P.C., Vorvoreanu, Michaela, Elmqvist, Niklas, Johri, Aditya, Ramakrishnan, Naren, Wang, Alan G., and McKenna, A. (2012). Portfolio Mining, IEEE Computer, October 2012, 45(10), 95-99. DOI:10.1109/MC.2012.351
McKenna, Ann F. and Carberry, Adam (2012). Characterizing the Role of Modeling in Innovation, International Journal of Engineering Education, 28(2), 263-269.
Manuel, Michele V., McKenna, Ann F., and Olson, Gregory, B. (2012). Supporting Students’ Technical Innovation in Capstone Design: Insights into the Human Connection, International Journal of Engineering Education, 28(2), 310-316.
Foster, K. M., Bergin, K. B., McKenna, A. F., Millard, D. L., Perez, L. C., Prival, J. T., Rainey, D. Y., Sevian, H. M., VanderPutten, E. A. and Hamos, J. E. (2010). Partnerships for STEM Education, Science, v329, 906-907. DOI: 10.1126/science.1191040
Gerber, Elizabeth, McKenna, Ann F., Hirsch, Penny, and Yarnoff, Charles. (2010). Learning to Waste and Wasting to Learn; How to use Cradle to Cradle Principles to Improve the Teaching of Design, International Journal of Engineering Education, 26(2), 314-323.
McKenna, Ann F., Yalvac, Bugrahan, and Light Gregory J. (2009). The Role of Collaborative Reflection on Shaping Engineering Faculty Teaching Approaches, Journal of Engineering Education, 98(1), 17-26. DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2009.tb01002.x, Nominated for an AERA Division I Outstanding Research Publication Award, 2010
Atman, Cynthia J., Kilgore, Deborah, and McKenna, Ann F. (2008). Characterizing Design Learning: A Mixed-methods Study of Engineering Designers’ Use of Language, Journal of Engineering Education, 97(3), 309-326. DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2008.tb00981.x
Hirsch, Penny L. and McKenna, Ann F. (2008). Using Reflection to Promote Teamwork Understanding in Engineering Design Education, International Journal of Engineering Education, 24(2), 377-385.
Manuel, Michele V., Olson, Gregory, B. and McKenna, Ann F. (2008). Hierarchical Model for Coaching Technical Design Teams, International Journal of Engineering Education, 24(2), 260-265.
Linsenmeier, R.A., Kanter, D.E., Smith, H.D., Linsenmeier, K.A., and McKenna, A.F. (2008). Evaluation of a Challenge-based Human Metabolism Laboratory for Undergraduates, Journal of Engineering Education, 97(2), 213-222. DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2008.tb00969.x
McKenna, Ann F. (2007). An Investigation of Adaptive Expertise and Transfer of Design Process Knowledge, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 129 (7), July 2007, 730-734. DOI:10.1115/1.2722316
McKenna, Ann F. and Yalvac, Bugrahan (2007). Characterizing Engineering Faculty’s Teaching Approaches, Teaching in Higher Education, 12 (3), 405-418. DOI: 10.1080/13562510701278765
Birol, G., McKenna, Ann, F., Smith, H., Giorgio, T., and Brophy, S. (2007). Development of Challenge Based Educational Modules in the Biotechnology Domain, International Journal of Engineering Education, 23(1), 171-183.
McKenna, Ann F. (2006). Implementing Learning Science Research in University Settings: New Research Opportunities, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 108, Winter 2006, 109-114. DOI: 10.1002/tl.259
Kolikant, Yifat Ben-David, McKenna, Ann F. & Yalvac, Bugrahan. (2006). The Emergence of a Community of Practice in Engineering Education, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 108, Winter 2006, 7-16. DOI: 10.1002/tl.252
McKenna, Ann, F., Colgate, J. Edward, Carr, Stephen, & Olson, Gregory, B. (2006). IDEA: Formalizing the Foundation for an Engineering Design Education, International Journal of Engineering Education, 22 (3), 671-678.
Colgate, J. Edward, McKenna, A., and Ankenman, Bruce (2004). IDEA: Implementing Design throughout the Curriculum at Northwestern, International Journal of Engineering Education, 20(3), 405-411.
McKenna, A. and Agogino, A. (2004). Supporting Mechanical Reasoning with a Representationally-Rich Learning Environment, Journal of Engineering Education, 93 (2), 97-104. DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2004.tb00794.x
McMartin, F., McKenna, A., and Youseffi, K. (2000). Scenario Assignments as Assessment Tools for Undergraduate Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions on Education, 43(2), 111-119. DOI: 10.1109/13.848061
McKenna, A. and Agogino, A. (1998), A Web-Based Instructional Module for Teaching Middle School Students Engineering Design with Simple Machines, Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), 437-444. DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1998.tb00376.x
McKenna, A. and Goto, E. (1994), Refrigeration Systems Realizing L4; Low Pollution, Low Cost, Low Loss, and Long Life, Cryogenics, 34, 171-173. DOI:10.1016/S0011-2275(05)80036-0
Book Chapters
Ali, H., & McKenna, A. (2022). Reopening campuses: Visualizing the structure of a system problem. In V. Dennen, C. Dickson-Deane, X. Ge, D. Ifenthaler, S. Murthy, & J. C. Richardson (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Educational Innovations for Emergency Situations. Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations. Springer, Cham. 47-56, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99634-5_5
McKenna, Ann F. (2014). Adaptive Expertise and Knowledge Fluency in Design and Innovation, In A. Johri & B. M. Olds (Eds.) Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, Cambridge University Press, Chapter 12, 227-242, doi:10.1017/CBO9781139013451.016. Handbook received the 2014 AERA Division I Outstanding Publication Award for Books
Guest Editor, Special Issues
The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Using the questions of What, Why, and How as an organizing framework, Advances in Engineering Education, Fall 2018
The complexities of transforming engineering higher education: Preparing for next steps, Journal of Engineering Education, April 2014, 103(2)
Product Dissection and Beyond, Advances in Engineering Education, Summer 2013
- McKenna,Ann Frances*, Bekki,Jennifer Mcneill, Brunhaver,Samantha Ruth, Carberry,Adam Robert, Jordan,Shawn Senneff, Kellam,Nadia Nicole, Lande,Micah. IUSEPFE: RED: Additive Innovation: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking. NSF-ENG-EEC(7/1/2015 - 6/30/2020).
- McKenna,Ann Frances*. EAGER: I-Corps for Learning (I-Corps-L): Curriculum Development and Implementation. U of Minn(9/1/2014 - 8/31/2016).
- McKenna,Ann Frances*, Jordan,Shawn Senneff, Lande,Micah. TUES CRP Workshop: I-Corps for Learning (I-Corps L): A Pilot Initiative to Scale Educational Innovations. U of Minn(10/1/2013 - 9/30/2016).
- McKenna,Ann Frances*. Advancing Engineering Education through Virtual Communities of Practice. AMER SOC FOR ENGINEERING EDUCA(9/15/2012 - 8/31/2015).
- McKenna,Ann Frances*, Carberry,Adam Robert. Collaborative Research: Assessment of Product Archaeology as a Platform for Contextualizing Engineering Design. NSF-EHR-DUE(9/1/2012 - 8/31/2015).
- McKenna,Ann Frances*, Mckenna,Ann Frances*. Collaborative Research: Deep Insights Anytime Anywhere (DIA2) - Central Resource for Characterizing the TUES Portfolio through Interactive Knowledge. NSF-EHR-DUE(9/15/2011 - 8/31/2016).
- McKenna,Ann Frances*. Exploring the Role of Computational Adaptive Expertise in Design and Innovation. NSF-ENG-EEC(8/31/2010 - 12/31/2013).
Courses
2024 Spring
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| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 799 | Dissertation |
| EGR 792 | Research |
2023 Fall
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| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Spring
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| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 792 | Research |
2022 Fall
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| EGR 574 | Eng Sys in Context |
| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Summer
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| EGR 792 | Research |
2022 Spring
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| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 799 | Dissertation |
2021 Fall
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| EGR 574 | Eng Sys in Context |
| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 799 | Dissertation |
2021 Summer
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| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 799 | Dissertation |
2021 Spring
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| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 799 | Dissertation |
2020 Fall
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| DCI 792 | Research |
| EGR 574 | Eng Sys in Context |
| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 799 | Dissertation |
2020 Summer
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| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 792 | Research |
2020 Spring
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| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 799 | Dissertation |
2019 Fall
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| DCI 792 | Research |
| EGR 574 | Eng Sys in Context |
| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 799 | Dissertation |
2019 Summer
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| EGR 792 | Research |
| EGR 792 | Research |
- Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- Diversity and Inclusion Award, 2020, Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University
- Best Research Paper, Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018
- Best Teaching Paper, Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Columbus, Ohio, 2017
- 2016 Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) Outstanding Faculty Award
- Best Overall Conference Paper Award, Best Professional Interest Council (II) Paper, and Best Design in Engineering Education Division Paper, American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Vancouver, BC, 2011
- Selected to be profiled in “ASEE is Me” Campaign for Transforming Education
- Profiled in ASEE video on collaboration
- Best Paper Award, three consecutive years, Design in Engineering Education Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Austin, TX, 2009, Louisville, KY 2010, and Vancouver, BC 2011
- Nominated for an AERA Division I Outstanding Research Publication Award, 2010
- ASEE-ERM Apprentice Faculty Grant Award, 2002
- Best Overall Conference Paper Award, American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Seattle, WA, 1998
- Outstanding Paper Award, IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, 1997
Senior associate editor for the Journal of Engineering Education (2012-2015)
Guest Editor, Special Issues
- The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Using the questions of What, Why, and How as an organizing framework, Advances in Engineering Education, Fall 2018
- The complexities of transforming engineering higher education: Preparing for next steps, Journal of Engineering Education, April 2014, 103(2)
- Product Dissection and Beyond, Advances in Engineering Education, Summer 2013
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Engineering Education Systems and Design PhD (Endorsed to Chair)
Learning, Literacies and Technologies PhD (Endorsed to Chair)
Curriculum and Instruction (Engineering Education) PhD (Endorsed to Chair)
Systems Engineering PhD (Endorsed to Chair)
Human Systems Engineering PhD (Endorsed to Chair)
Aerospace Engineering PhD (Endorsed to Co-Chair)
Mechanical Engineering PhD (Endorsed to Co-Chair)
Prior to joining ASU, she served as a program director at the National Science Foundation in the Division of Undergraduate Education, and was on the faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University. McKenna received her bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Drexel University and doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley.
National/International Service (last five years, 2017--present)
- Elected Chair and Member, KEEN Leadership Council, 2022-present
- Member, Engineering Working Group, Transforming Women's Leadership Pathways, hosted by PLuS Alliance, Oct. 2020
- Committee Member, Committee on Improving Defense Acquisition Workforce Capability in Data Use, National Academy of Sciences, 2019-2021
- Chair, ASEE Awards Policy Committee, 2019-2022, Member, 2012-2015
- Co-chair, Social Media Committee, CoNECD, 1st annual conference of CoNECD collaborative network for engineering and computing diversity, April 29-May 1, 2018
- Secretary, Engineering Education Chairs and Heads Association (EECHA), New organization affiliated with ASEE formed in 2017, 2017-2019
- Co-chair (with Phil Weilerstein), Entrepreneurial Mindset Symposium, part one at ASU Dec. 8-9, 2016 and part two at VentureWell Open Conference, March 23, 2017
- Steering Committee Member, Workshop on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change), National Academy of Engineering, 2017
University Service (last five years, 2017-present)
- Chair, School Director Search, School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks, 2021-2022
- Chair, School Director Search, The Polytechnic School, 2021-2022
- Member, committee for School Director Search, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, 2022
- Panelist, screening and discussion of Picture a Scientist, Arizona State University, Jan. 7, 2021
- Co-lead, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force (DII@FSE), Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, 2019-2021
- Member, Steering Committee, ASU-SRP strategic partnership, 2019-2021
- Chair, search committee for Director of Research Services, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Fall 2019/Spring 2020
- Member, search committee for Director of Research Advancement, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Spring 2019
- Member, Academic Delivery Group, PLuS Alliance, Global Engineering Program, 2018-2021
- Keynote faculty speaker, Women in Engineering Dinner, hosted by the Fulton Schools of Engineering, ASU, April 3, 2018.
- Panelist, Made of Something Stronger: Resiliency Panel, hosted by the ASU commission on the status of women and ASU committee for campus inclusion, ASU, April 2, 2018.
- Chair, search committee for Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Spring 2017
- Panelist, New Chairs/Directors Workshop, sponsored by the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, ASU, 9.28.16, 1.9.17, 3.19.19