Overview
ADMISSIONS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
About
Education for Leadership Roles
- Preparation to be faculty members, education specialists, policymakers
- Understanding of the engineering education ecosystem
- Experience with various teaching and learning environments
Research Focus Areas
- Student-centered learning and design based apprenticeship
- Problem solving and critical thinking
- Diversity and cultures of inclusion
- Role of informal learning environments
- Universal design for STEM students with (learning) disabilities
- Workforce development
Research Outcomes
- Improved teaching techniques that lead to conceptual understanding
- Approaches to teach basic science in an engineering context
- Models of realistic problem-solving
- Guidance for improving undergraduate research experiences
Research Benefits
- Improved conceptual understanding and long-term retention of content
- Students who are prepared for professional practice
- Improved climates for a diverse engineering workforce
People
Elliot Douglas
Professor and EES Undergraduate Coordinator Department of Environmental Engineering SciencesBiography
Dr. Elliot P. Douglas is Professor of Environmental Engineering Sciences, Associate Director for Research in the UF Institute for Excellence in Engineering Education, and Distinguished Teaching Scholar at the University of Florida. His research interests are problem solving, cultures of inclusion, and environmental justice. He has served as Deputy Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education and Program Director for Engineering Education at the US National Science Foundation.
Primary Research Area
Engineering Education
Research Interests
Engineering problem solving, diversity and inclusion in the engineering workforce, environmental justice and ethics
Education
S.B., Materials Science & Engineering, 1988, MIT; S.B., Humanities (Music) and Engineering (MSE), 1988, MIT
Ph.D., Polymer Science & Engineering, 1993, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Awards & Distinctions
- Distinguished Service Award, 2018, Educational and Research Methods Division, ASEE
- Outstanding Teaching Award, 2013, ASEE Southeastern Section
- Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars, 2009, University of Florida
- Teacher of the Year, 2004, University of Florida
Certifications
BCES
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Latest News
With $2.5 million in strategic funding, the University of Florida plans to advance the field of industrialized construction engineering
January 8, 2024ESSIE Representatives Strengthen Connections in Latin America with Multiple Site Visits to Panama and Colombia
April 27, 2023Simmons Receives AJEE 2021 Best Paper Award
February 16, 2022Elliot Douglas inducted as an ASEE Fellow
June 11, 2021Simmons Receives ASCE’s Editor’s Choice from a Third Journal
May 26, 2021