Professional Summary
My research focuses on professional identity and the influences of identity on persistence, retention, and degree completion in higher education and into professional work. With a focus on STEM fields, professional identity provides a tool to investigate student and graduate experiences that shape their relationship to educational experiences and future careers. My research uses multiple methods including qualitative interviews, quantitative surveys, and longitudinal data collection.
Education
Ph.D.: North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, 2021 (Applied Social and Community Psychology)
M.A.: University of Chicago Chicago, IL, (Social Sciences)
B.A.: University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA, (Psychology)
Positions and Work Experience
2025 - Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2023 -2025 Research Scientist, Purdue University,
2021 -2023 Postdoctoral Fellow, Pennsylvania State University,
Research Support
Grant: #EEC2404797 Investigators:Matthew Bahnson 09-15-2024 National Science Foundation Persistence Pathways: Changing Research Labs to Persist in Engineering Graduate Education Role:PI $342,323 Active Type:Grant Level:National
2022 -2023 NAGAP Measurement of Professional Identity and Biological and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Degree Completion Intention: Opportunities for Student Retention Role:PI $2500 Completed Type:Grant Level:National
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Cass C.; Kirn A.; Tsugawa-Nieves M.A.; Perkins H.L.; Bahnson M.; Mills R.; Parker A.B. (06-23-2018. ) Engineering doctoral students' motivations and identities: Understandings and implications .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings, , 2018-June ,
Bahnson M.; Perkins H.L.; Tsugawa-Nieves M.A.; Kirn A.; Cass C. (06-23-2018. ) WIP: A case for disaggregating demographic data .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings, , 2018-June ,
Perkins H.L.; Bahnson M.; Tsugawa-Nieves M.A.; Kirn A.; Cass C. (06-23-2018. ) Development and testing of an instrument to understand engineering doctoral students' identities and .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings, , 2018-June ,
Bahnson M.; Perkins H.; Tsugawa M.; Kirn A.; Cass C. (07-02-2018. ) Influence of research experience on recognition and identity development in the engineering graduate.Proceedings Frontiers in Education Conference Fie, , 2018-October , More Information
Perkins H.; Bahnson M.; Tsugawa-Nieves M.; Kirn A.; Cass C. (07-02-2018. ) WIP: Influence of laboratory group makeup on recognition and identity development in the engineering.Proceedings Frontiers in Education Conference Fie, , 2018-October , More Information
Perkins H.; Bahnson M.; Tsugawa M.A.; Satterfield D.J.; Kirn A.; Cass C. (06-15-2019. ) Exploring hypotheses regarding engineering graduate students' identities, motivations, and experienc .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings, ,
Satterfield D.J.; Tsugawa M.A.; Perkins H.; Bahnson M.; Cass C.; Kirn A. (06-15-2019. ) Engineering graduate students' salient identities as predictors of perceived task difficulty .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings, ,
Bahnson M.; Perkins H.; Satterfield D.; Parker M.; Tsugawa M.; Kirn A.; Cass C. (10-01-2019. ) Variance in Engineering Identity in Master's Degree-Seeking Engineering Students.Proceedings Frontiers in Education Conference Fie, , 2019-October , More Information
Bahnson M.; Wyer M.; Cass C.; Kirn A. (10-01-2019. ) Graduate Engineering Students Changing Labs Due to Experiences of Bias.Proceedings Frontiers in Education Conference Fie, , 2019-October , More Information
Perkins H.; Tsugawa-Nieves M.; Bahnson M.; Satterfield D.; Parker M.; Kirn A.; Cass C. (10-01-2019. ) Motivation Profiles of Engineering Doctoral Students and Implications for Persistence.Proceedings Frontiers in Education Conference Fie, , 2019-October , More Information
Parker M.C.; Tsugawa-Nieves M.A.; Satterfield D.; Perkins H.; Bahnson M.; Cass C.; Kirn A. (10-01-2019. ) Engineering Doctoral Student Perceptions of Research Task Difficulty and the Student-Advisor Relatio.Proceedings Frontiers in Education Conference Fie, , 2019-October , More Information
Bahnson M.; Satterfield D.J.; Kirn A. (01-24-2021. ) Students' Experiences of Unfairness in Graduate Engineering Education .Conecd 2021, ,