Malle Schilling

Malle Schilling is currently an assistant professor in The Polytechnic School in the Engineering Education Systems and Design program. Malle obtained a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech. Malle completed a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.

As a graduate student, Malle received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which enabled her to pursue individual research and collaborate across disciplines including urban affairs and planning, rural education, and agriculture education. Malle was also recognized as an Emerging Engagement Scholar by the Engagement Scholarship Consortium. Malle’s primary research interests are reflective of growing up in a rural area of Ohio, and experiences pursuing engineering as a rural student. As such, Malle’s work has focused on engagement with rural communities and the career pathways of rural students and rural STEM professionals. Malle is also interested in interorganizational collaboration and community engagement to work more closely with students and communities to address systems-level wicked problems.