Expertise
Laboratory Instructor, Analog, digital, PCB, Makerspaces, and Engineering EducationResearch Interests
Engineering Education, PCB DesignEducation
Ph.D. Education, Research and Evaluation in Education, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, 2024
Dissertation topic: “Makerspaces: Promoting Self-Directed Learning as a Pathway to Lifelong Learning.”
M.S. Manufacturing (MMS) Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, 1994
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, 1982
Biosketch
- Laboratory Manager and instructor (2016 - Present)
- Adjunct (2005 - present) Online and Continuing Education, University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA)
- Engineering, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (1982 - 2015)
Selected Awards and Honors
- 2017 - The Transformational Education
- 2020 - Student Success Mini-Grant
- 2017 - Transformation of the ECE Laboratory – A New Physiological Teaching Paradigm, UMass Lowell
Selected Publications
- Phillips, C., & Bowden, D. (2022, August). Evaluation of Student Preparedness for Returning to In-Person Laboratory Courses. In 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
- D.A. Bowden, C. Phillips, and J. Weitzen, “Teaching Circuits and Electronics Laboratory – Beyond the Brick-and-Mortar Walls,” American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Annual Conference, June 15-19, 2019.