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Dr. Cynthia J. FinelliDirectorCenter for Research on Learning and Teaching North Associate Research Scientist, Engineering Education University of Michigan 734-764-0244 4117 ERB I, 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 cfinelli@umich.edu |
Dr. Cynthia J. Finelli is Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching North and Associate Research Scientist of Engineering Education at U-M. She joined the U-M in April 2003 after serving as Founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Richard L. Terrell Professor of Excellence in Teaching, and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Finelli earned a B.S.E.E. degree (1988), an M.S.E. degree (1989), and a Ph.D. (1993) degree in Electrical Engineering from the U-M. Dr. Finelli is responsible for advising the U-M College of Engineering on educational endeavors, conducting research in engineering education, planning and facilitating workshops for faculty and graduate student instructors, and generating a community of researchers in engineering education. She is also a member of the U-M Steering Committee for the President’s Ethics in Public Life Initiative and the College of Engineering’s Diversity and Outreach Council. Dr. Finelli is chair of the Executive Board of the ERM Division of the ASEE and was program co-chair for the 33rd Frontiers in Education Conference and for the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. She participated in a week-long, NSF-sponsored workshop on Conducting Rigorous Research in Engineering Education and was an invited participant in the NSF-sponsored Engineering Education Research Colloquy Series.