Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas
Associate Professor of Education
- Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2000
- M.S.E., Northwestern University, 1994
- B.A., Northwestern University, 1992
Karen Inkelas has had a longstanding interest in how college environments — curricular, co-curricular, interpersonal, and structural — affect students. She is currently the Research Director of the Crafting Success for Underrepresented Scientists and Engineers Project, which seeks to identify effective ways to close the achievement gap for underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields at UVA. In addition, she holds an appointment in the UVA Contemplative Sciences Center as Research Director of Undergraduate Initiatives, where she is Co-Principal Investigator of the Student Flourishing Initiative, a collaborative project with Penn State and the University of Wisconsin focusing on creating an undergraduate curriculum on mindfulness and flourishing for first-year students.
Her prior research has focused on the impact of living-learning communities, or academic programs based in residence halls that strive to integrate students' academic and social spheres to optimize learning, on undergraduate student outcomes. She is the Principal Investigator for the National Study of Living-Learning Programs (NSLLP), which was awarded two grants from the National Science Foundation to study the role of living-learning programs in facilitating the success of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors.
Read her co-authored book: Living-Learning Communities that Work.
Resources
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- The National Study of Living-Learning Programs (NSLLP)
- Using 3D Printers to Transform Learning in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Courses
- Exploring the Benefits of the IB Extended Essay for University Studies
- Implementing and Evaluating a Pedagogy Seminar for Graduate Students
- Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education Through Course Design and Educational Development
- Crafting Success for Underrepresented Scientists and Engineers
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- Curry Faculty a Part of Unprecedented 5 Jefferson Trust Grants
- Inkelas presents International Baccalaureate research in Japan
- What Exactly Makes Some College Professors Shine In The Classroom?
- 5 Tips to Help You Through Your Exams
- Professor Adapts New UVA Initiative Aimed at Creating Belonging During Pandemic