Dr. Donald D. Carpenter
Associate Professor
Civil Engineering and Chair of the Educational Innovation Collaborative
Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
Lawrence Technological University
248-204-2549
21000 W. Ten Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
carpenter@ltu.edu

Dr. Donald D. Carpenter is Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University (LTU). In this role, he is an instructor for several engineering courses (from freshman to senior level) that involve ethics instruction. Dr. Carpenter is also Director of Assessment for LTU and recently served as Founding Director for LTU?s Center for Teaching and Learning.  Dr. Carpenter has conducted funded pedagogical research and development projects, has published numerous educational papers, and conducted several faculty development workshops. He is an active member of the Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), and he received both the 2001 Apprentice Faculty Grant and the 2002 New Faculty Fellow Award for contributions to engineering education. In 2006, the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) named Dr. Carpenter a Kern Fellow for entrepreneurial education.