Dr. Stephen Secules is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International University. He has degrees in engineering and acoustics and a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction, where his dissertation work focused on equity and culture in undergraduate engineering education. In his work, he uses critical qualitative methods to look at everyday educational
settings in engineering and shift them towards equity and inclusion. Stephen founded
the Equity, Culture, and Social Justice in Education Division of the American Society for
Engineering Education. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of
Engineering Education and the 2021 edition of the Cambridge Handbook for
Engineering Education Research.

Office: EC 2653

Phone: 305-348-4705

Email: ssecules [at] fiu [dot] edu

Dr. Halkiyo is a Postdoctoral Associate at the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education at Florida International University. Dr. Halkiyo graduated in Education Policy and Evaluation from Arizona State University and uses mixed methods but largely qualitative inquiry to study his primary research interest: enhancing higher education equity for all students, particularly those from international and/or underrepresented backgrounds (e.g., women and/or Black students in engineering). He envisions researching and removing possible systemic learning barriers from the curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and learning environment to make education more responsive to all learners. Halkiyo taught and worked at a university in Ethiopia, where he was also a principal investigator of the “Engendering Higher Education Curricula” research project. Dr. Halkiyo is a Fulbright-Hays Fellow, where he conducted his dissertation research on global education policy transfer from the global West/North to the global South/East, specifically Ethiopia, Africa.

Office: EC 2653
Phone: 480-273-9849
Email: ahalkiyo [at] fiu [dot] edu