Medha Dalal, Ph.D., is an Associate Director of Scholarly Initiatives and Research Assistant 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.