Medha Dalal
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Phone: 480-727-1617
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The Polytechnic School AAPAV126 7291 E Sonoran Arroyo Mall Mesa, AZ 85212
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Mail code: 2805Campus: Tempe
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Medha Dalal, Ph.D., is an Associate Director of Scholarly Initiatives and Assistant Research Professor of Engineering Education Systems & Design within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her career as an engineering educator and researcher focuses on addressing complex engineering education challenges by building capacity for stakeholders at the grassroots, while also informing policy. Specifically, her research seeks to transform and democratize engineering education by exploring ways of thinking, identifying effective professional development approaches, and uncovering pedagogical techniques to enhance students’ engineering curiosity, engagement, and learning. Dalal has a demonstrated history of designing and delivering professional development workshops for pre-college engineering and robotics education initiatives as well as higher education faculty development programs. She is a mixed-methods researcher, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
Dalal graduated with a B.S. in electrical engineering from Gujarat University in India, M.S. in Computer Science from New York University and Ph.D. in Learning, Literacies, and Technologies from Arizona State University. She is an award-winning instructor who has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the U.S. and India in the areas of electrical engineering, computer science, information science, sustainability, and educational technology. Prior to transitioning into academia, Dalal worked as a software engineer at Philips Research Laboratories and Cabletron Networks. She is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education.
Ph.D., Education in Learning, Literacies, and Technologies, Arizona State University
M.S., Computer Science, New York University
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering, Gujarat University, India
Pre-college Engineering Education, Ways of Thinking, Engineering Curiosity, Professional Development, Instrument Development, Mixed Methods.
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Carberry, A. R., Dalal, M., & Emiola-Owolabi, O. V. (in press). Understanding anchors associated with secondary school students' engineering design experiences. International Journal of Engineering Education.
Dalal, M., Carberry, A. & Archambault, L. (in review). Investigating Ways of Thinking among Collaborative Engineering and Social Science Researchers. Journal of Engineering Education.
Borman B., Dalal, M., Hayter, C. S., & Maroulis. S. (in review). A transversal reconceptualization of entrepreneurship education: Applying insights from the lean social launch framework to the entrepreneurial university. Small Business Economics.
Kouo, J. L., Dalal, M., Lee, E., Berhane, B., Emiola-Owolabi, O. V., Beauchamp, C., Ladeji-Osias, J. K., Reid, K., Klein-Gardner, S. S., & Carberry, A. R. (in review). Understanding the impact of professional development for a cohort of teachers with varying prior teaching and engineering experience. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research.
Dalal, M., Carberry, A. R., & Maxwell, R. (2022). Broadening the pool of pre-college engineering teachers: The path experienced by a music teacher. IEEE Transactions on Education. doi: 10.1109/TE.2022.3141984
Conley, Q., Sadauskas, J., Christopherson, R., Lin, L., Ilgaz, H., Seto, C., Kula, I., Dalal, M., & Atkinson, R. (2022). Facebook Usage Patterns Looking into the Mind via the ICAP Engagement Framework. Behaviour & Information Technology. doi: 10.1080/0144929X.2021.2024597
Dalal, M., Carberry, A. & Archambault, L. (2021). Developing a ways of thinking framework for engineering education research. Studies in Engineering Education, 1(2), 108-125. http://doi.org/10.21061/see.38
* Special Issue on Theories and Methods in Engineering Education
Dalal, M., Archambault, L., & Shelton, C. (2021). Fostering the growth of TPACK among international teachers of developing nations through a cultural exchange program. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 37(1), 43–56. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.5964.
Dalal, M., Archambault, L., & Shelton, C. (2017). Professional development for international teachers: Examining TPACK and technology integration. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 49(3-4), 117–133. doi: 10.1080/15391523.2017.1314780
Archambault, L., Kennedy, K., Shelton, C., Dalal, M., McAllister, L., & Huyett, S. (2016). Incremental progress: Re-examining field experiences in K-12 online learning contexts in the United States. Journal of Online Learning Research, 2(3), 303–326. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/174116/
Dalal, M. (2014). Impact of multi-media tutorials in a computer science laboratory course – An empirical study. International Journal of E-learning, 12(4), 366–374. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1035651.pdf
Dalal, M., Divya, K., Giri A., & Divya, M. (2013). Implementation of risk-aware mitigation for mobile adhoc network. Journal of Engineering, Science, Technology Management, 3(1), 16–22.
Dalal, M. & Mishra V. (2013). Implementation of TCP algorithms with NACK feature of adhoc networks. Journal of Engineering, Science, Technology Management, 2(2), 5–11.
Dalal, M. (2012). Higher education and global challenges – An Indian perspective. International Journal of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Research, 1(5), 73–76.
COMMISSIONED RESEARCH and TECHNICAL REPORTS
Archambault, L., Kennedy, K., DeBruler, K., Shelton, C., & Dalal, M. (2016). Examining teacher education programs and field experiences in K-12 online learning environments. Lansing, MI: Michigan Virtual University.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Dalal, M. & Archambault, L. (2018). International Teachers’ evolving relationships with educational technology. In L. Liu & D. Gibson (Eds.), Research highlights in technology and teacher education (pp. 135–143). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS with PRESENTATIONS
Dalal, M., Carberry, A. R., Efe, S., James-Okeke, P., & Rogers, D. (accepted). Collaboration Instead of Competition: Blending Existing Pre-College Engineering Programs for Greater Impact. Paper submitted for the 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) to be held in Uppsala, Sweden, October 8 - 11, 2022.
Efe, S., Dalal, M., Carberry, A. R., Rogers, D., James, P., & Figard, R. (2022). High School Teachers’ Preparedness to Implement Blended e4usa+FIRST models in Underserved Communities. Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
Figard, R., Dalal, M., Roarty, J., Nieto, S., Carberry, A. R. (2022). Understanding High School Student Experiences in an Engineering Course Designed For All. Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
Roarty, J., Dalal, M., Ross, L., & Carberry, A. (2021). Examining the influence of a professional development program on high school counselors' practices regarding engineering. In Proceedings of 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), (pp. 1-5), Lincoln, NE. doi: 10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637308
Dalal, M. & Carberry, A. (2021). Enabling factors and barriers for adopting engineering curricula in high schools: School, district, and state administrator perspectives. Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Virtual Online. https://peer.asee.org/37029
Lee, E., Carberry, A., Dalal, M., & Miller, M. (2021). Exploring the Validity of the Engineering Design Self-Efficacy Scale for Secondary School Students (Research To Practice). Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Virtual Online. https://peer.asee.org/37164
Ross, L., Dalal, M., Carberry, A. R., & Roarty, J. (2021). Professional Development Program for High School Counselors on the Engineering Design Process (Evaluation). Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Virtual Online. https://peer.asee.org/37604
Emiola-Owolabi, O. V., Dalal, M., Carberry, A. R. & Ladeji-Osias, J. K. (2021). High School students' perspective of active learning in a remote classroom. Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Virtual Online. https://peer.asee.org/37244
Kouo, J. L., Klein-Gardner, S., Eagle, E., & Dalal, M. (2021). WIP: When a pandemic requires a pivot in the modality of teacher professional development. Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Virtual Online. https://peer.asee.org/38054
Dalal, M., Carberry, A. & Emiola-Owolabi, O. V. (2021). Understanding anchors associated with secondary school students' engineering design experiences. Paper presented at the Clive L. Dym Mudd Design Workshop XII, Virtual Online.
Carberry, A. R., Dalal, M., Nagda, M., & McCarthy, B. (2021). Expanding the STEM teacher pool: A history teacher’s experience teaching a high school engineering course. Paper presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 94th Annual International Conference, Virtual Online.
Dalal, M., Klein-Gardner, S., Kouo, J., Reid, K., Beauchamp, C., O’Neal, B., Lopez-Roshwalb, J., & Pines, D. (2021). Stereotypes and implicit biases in engineering: Will students need to "Whistle Vivaldi"? Paper presented at the 3rd annual CoNECD – The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference, Virtual Online. https://www.jee.org/36122
Berhane, B., Dalal, M., Klein-Gardner, S., Carberry, A., Reid, K., Beauchamp, C., Kouo, J., & Pines, D. (2021). Understanding the ‘us all’ in engineering 4 us all through the experiences of high school teachers. Paper presented at the 3rd annual CoNECD – The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference, Online. https://peer.asee.org/36132
Reid, K., Ladeji-Osias, K., Beauchamp, C., Dalal, M., Griesinger, T., & Eagle, E. (2020). Design by thread: The e4usa engineering for us all curriculum. In Proceedings of 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), (pp. 1-6), Virtual Online.
doi: 10.1109/FIE44824.2020.9274008
Dalal, M., Carberry, A.R., Warmington, D., & Maxwell, R. (2020). Work-in-Progress: A case study exploring transfer of pedagogical philosophy from music to engineering. In Proceedings of 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), (pp. 1-4), Virtual Online.
doi: 10.1109/FIE44824.2020.9274128.
Kouo, J. L., Dalal, M., Berhane, B. T., Ladeji-Osias, J. K., Reid, K., Beauchamp, C., Carberry, A. R., & Klein-Gardner, S. S. (2020, June), WIP: Initial investigation of effective teacher professional development among experienced and non-experienced engineering teachers. Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Experience, Virtual Online. https://peer.asee.org/35547
Reid, K., Dalal, M., & Beauchamp, C. (2020). A music teacher teaches engineering and uses CAD: A case study. In D. Schmidt-Crawford (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1311-1316). Online: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/215897/
Archambault, L. & Dalal, M. (2020). Exploring blended learning perceptions among international secondary school educators. In D. Schmidt-Crawford (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 664-669). Online: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/215809/
Dalal, M. & Carberry, A. Work in progress: Exploring ‘ways of thinking’ of interdisciplinary collaborators. Proceedings of the 2019 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition. Tampa, FL. doi: 10.18260/1-2--33614
Dalal, M., Archambault, L. & Hale, A. (2019). Exploring student engagement with digital storytelling content using factor analysis. In K. Graziano (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 319-323). Las Vegas, NV: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/207704/.
Dalal, M. & Carberry, A. (2018). Work in progress: ‘ways of thinking’ of interdisciplinary collaborators. Proceedings of the 2018 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT. doi: 10.18260/1-2--31317
McKenna, A., Dalal, M., Anderson, I., & Ta, T. (2018). Insights on diversity and inclusion from reflective experiences of distinct pathways to and through engineering education, In Proceedings of the 1st annual CoNECD – The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference, Crystal City, VA. https://peer.asee.org/29548
Dalal, M. & Archambault, L. (2018). International teachers’ evolving relationships with educational technology. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (pp. 612-620), Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/182591/.
Dalal, M., Archambault, L., & Shelton, C. (2017). Examining technology integration decision-making processes and identifying professional development needs of international teachers. In Proceedings of Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) 2017 Convention, (pp. 103-112), Jacksonville, FL.
Larson, J. S., Dalal, M., Savenye, W. C., Zapata, C. E., Hamdan, N., & Kavazanjian, E. (2017). Complete research paper: Implementation of an introductory module on biogeotechnics in a freshman engineering course. In Proceedings of the 2017 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, OH. https://peer.asee.org/28058
Dalal, M., Larson, J., Savenye, W., Zapata, C., Hamdan, N. & Kavazanjian, E. (2017). Supporting engineering education with instructional design: The case of an introductory module on biogeotechnical engineering. In Proceedings of the 2017 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Pacific Southwest Region Annual Conference. https://peer.asee.org/29236
Dalal, M., Larson, J., Zapata, C., Savenye, W., Hamdan, N. & Kavazanjian, E. (2017). An interdisciplinary approach to developing an undergraduate module on biogeotechnical engineering. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (pp. 2074-2079), Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/177501/.
Dalal, M., Archambault, L., Robles, R. & Reed, A. (2017). Examining perceptions and decision-making related to technology integration in the common core high school classroom. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (pp. 2302-2310), Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/177523/.
Dalal, M., Wylie, R., & Walker, E. (2016). Using a systematic review for cross-theory comparisons. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp 1201-1202), Singapore: The International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Dalal, M., Archambault, L., & Shelton, C. (2016). Examining TPACK and technology integration decision-making among international teachers. In G. Chamblee & L. Langub (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2809-2814). Savannah, GA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/172092/.
Dalal, M. (2008). Mobile and multi-homed networks using host identity protocol. International Conference on Managing Next Generation Software Applications, Coimbatore, India.
Dalal, M. (2008). An overview of host identity protocol in mobile and multi-homed networks. National Conference on Recent Trends in Telecommunications, Electronics and Information Technology, Bangalore, India.
REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Dalal, M. & Ross, L. (2022). Whistling Vivaldi: Examining stereotypes and implicit biases in the context of engineering career counseling. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA. April 22 - 25, 2022.
Berhane, B., Dalal, M., Maxwell, R., & McCarthy B. (2021). Humanities, arts, and engineering: Finding common ground. Presentation at the 2021 Pre-college Engineering Education Conference, Virtual Online.
Klein-Gardner, S., & Dalal, M. (2021). Must your students whistle Vivaldi, too? Making them welcomed in engineering. Presentation at the 2021 Pre-college Engineering Education Conference, Virtual Online.
Emiola-Owolabi, O. V., Dalal, M., & Ladeji-Osias, J. K. (2021). High school teachers' conceptualizations of engineering teaching. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Virtual Online.
Savenye, W., Chandler, J., Larson, J., Zapata, C., Hong, Y., Archambault, L., Elwood, K., Nielsen, M., Strand, E., Spector, J., & Dalal, M. (2019, October). Building up the next generation through mentoring: Lessons learned and best practices from three perspectives. Presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV.
Dalal, M., Archambault, L., & Carberry, A. (2019, April). Engineering education collaborations: Exploring ‘ways of thinking’. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Toronto, Canada.
Dalal, M., & Archambault, L. (2018, October). Examining international teachers’ technology integration abilities and instructional planning skills using mixed methods. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Convention, Kansas City, MI.
Kennedy, K., Huyett, S., Archambault, L., Debruler, K., Shelton, C., Dalal, M., & McAllister, L. (2016, October). A replication study exploring teacher preparation for K-12 online learning. Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate Conference, Orlando, FL.
Savenye, W., Larson, J., Zapata, C., Kavazanjian, E., Elwood, K., Reed, A., Mitchell, M., Brown, S., Bronner, C., Saenz, D., Newstetter, W., Benton-Johnson, F., Dalal, M., Gomez, M., & Delgado, N. (2016, October). The ultimate higher education start-up: Building education / outreach / diversity for an NSF engineering research center. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV.
- Carberry, A. and Dalal, M. Collaborative Research: Leveraging the Collective Strengths of e4usa and FIRST for Greater Impact on the Future Engineering Workforce (e4usa+FIRST). NSF-EEC (4/2021-6/2023)
- Ross, L., Dalal, M., and Carberry, A. Evaluating the Efficacy of an Engineering Educaiton Professional Development for High School Guidance Counselors. ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Grants Program. (7/2020 - 6/2021)
- Reid, K., Carberry, A., Klein-Gardner, S., Ladeji-Osias, J. K., Kouo,J., Miller, M., Beauchamp, C., and Dalal, M. Assessing the Reactionary Response of High School Engineering Teachers to COVID-19. NSF-EEC-RAPID (6/2020-3/2021)
Courses
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EGR 784 | Internship |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EGR 784 | Internship |
ASU 194-CLS | Special Topics |
2021 Spring
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ASU 194-CLS | Special Topics |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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EDT 503 | Design Effective Communication |
EDT 503 | Design Effective Communication |