Mark Okoth Onyango

Mark Okoth Onyango is an Engineering Education doctoral candidate in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education at the University of Cincinnati. He earned his master’s degree in information and communication engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology’s school of electronics and information engineering in Harbin, China and a bachelor’s degree in technical education (electrical technology). With work experience spanning engineering industry and teaching in technical and vocational education training institutions, his research centers on how structured and targeted experiential learning programs promote engineering career and workforce development among a broad range of groups. Onyango is advised by Dr. Whitney B. Gaskins. 

Ph.D. (Candidate): University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, USA, (Engineering Education (Workforce Development))

M. Eng.: Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin, China, 2021 (Information and Communication Engineering )

B.Ed.: Moi University Eldoret, Kenya, (Technical Education (Electrical Engineering) )

05-2024 -07-2025 Adjunct Lecturer, Teaching summer electrical engineering courses at the Eastern Michigan University campus in Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, China Courses Taught: CEET 218 Motors and Control Circuits CEET 214 Digital Circuit Analysis I CEET 314 Digital Circuit Analysis II , Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, United States

08-2021 -12-2021 Assistant Lecturer, Teaching, demonstrating and conducting practical lab exercises for a second-year undergraduate course: EEE2204 Physical Electronics I , Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

08-2023 - Graduate Research Assistant, Research assistant with Dr. Whitney B. Gaskins' Removing Obstacles for STEM Excellence (ROSE) Lab. The ROSE lab examines how life experiences provide opportunities for people to engage and excel in science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) education by developing data-driven strategies to enhance learning and career outcomes., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Other Publications

Onyango, M. O., Vahidi, E., Thomas, K. A., Cross, K. J., Kirn, A., & Gaskins, W (2025) WIP: Adaptation of The Life Stressor Checklist to Study Racialized Stress Among Black and Latiné Undergraduate Engineering Students. Proceedings of the 132nd American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--57369 .

Vahidi, E., Onyango, M. O., Thomas, K. A., Cross, K. J., & Gaskins, W. (2024) Racialized Trauma for Black, Latin, and Indigenous Engineering Students: A Systematic Literature Review. Proceedings of the 131st American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, USA. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--46497 .

Johnson, A. M., Askarian Khanamani, S., Onyango, M. O., & Gaskins, W. (2024) Board 179: Campus Climate, STEM Students: Examining Structural Obstacles for BW Student Success. Proceedings of the 131st American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, USA. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--46742 .

E. Vahidi, E. Meintel, M. Onyango, & W. Gaskins. (2024) A Systematic Literature Review of Neurodiversity in Engineering Higher Education. Proceedings of the IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE61694.2024.10893394 .

S. A. Khanamani, A. M. Johnson, M. Onyango, & W. B. Gaskins (2024) WIP: STEM Culture from Faculty Perspectives: How Faculty See Climate in STEM and its Effect on the Sense of Belonging of Traditionally / Historically Excluded Students. Proceedings of the IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE61694.2024.10893020 .