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Doctoral Student in MSTE 

Address: 474 Boston Ave. Curtis Hall - Basement Medford, MA 02155

Phone: 617-627-5888 Fax: 617-627-4760 Email: Mary.McCormick@tufts.edu

Mary received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Massachusetts-Lowell in 2006, and her M.S. in Civil Engineering from Tufts in 2008.  While working as a Geotechnical Engineering Consultant, Mary realized that she wanted to pursue her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering.  In 2009, Mary returned to Tufts and started working on projects that merge the non-technical and technical aspects of engineering education and sustainable engineering through service-learning. Her growing interest in Engineering Education has inspired her to pursue a Ph.D. in MSTE Education.

Research Interests

Mary’s current research explores the potential educational benefits of integrating service-learning into the engineering curriculum.  She is interested in investigating whether students enhance non-technical skills, such as communication and teamwork, as well as technical, problem-solving abilities through participation in service-learning projects.  

Publications

1. McCormick, M., Lawyer, K., Berlin, M., Swan, C., Paterson, K., Bielefeldt, A., Wiggins, J.(2010). Sustainable Engineering via Service Learning: Preparing students to overcome future challenges, Proceedings of 117th Annual American Society of Engineering Education Conference, Louisville, KY.

2. Swan, C., McCormick, M. (2009). ABET Outcomes via Project-Based Service Learning
Attributes: Assessment via successful intelligence. Proceedings of 116th Annual American Society of Engineering Education Conference, Austin, TX.

 
3. McCormick, M., Swan, C., Matson, D., Gute., Durant, J. (2008). Enhancing Engineering
Education: Learning to solve problems through service-learning projects. Proceedings of
115th Annual American Society of Engineering Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

4. McCormick, M., Swan, C., Matson, D. (2008). Reading between the Lines: Evaluating self- assessments of skills acquired during an international service-learning project. Proceedings of 115th Annual American Society of Engineering Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

5. McCormick, M., Swan, C., Gute, D., Matson, D. (2008). Expanding the College Classroom: Developing Engineering Skills through Project-Based Service-Learning. American Society of Civil Engineers EWRI Conference, Honolulu, HI.