Dr. Janet M. Callahan came to Boise State University in 2004 as a member of the
faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and since 2005 has also
served as Associate Dean for the College of Engineering. Before coming to Boise State,
she taught at The Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, and was also company
co-founder and Director of Research at RadioVascular Systems, Inc. She holds a Ph.D. in
Materials Science, an M.S in Metallurgy, and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, all from the
University of Connecticut at Storrs. 

Dr. Callahan's research interests include medical devices; brachytherapy and related
materials synthesis; radioactive coatings; biomaterials; oxidation of high temperature
and refractory alloys; ion beam synthesis of nanomaterials; thermal barrier coatings; and
chemical vapor deposition of oxides. She is also active in engineering education
research, studying freshmen retention, e-learning, service learning, and self-efficacy.
This interest in the realities of life as an engineering student have led to her service
as 'Faculty in Residence' at the Engineering Residential College here at Boise
State University.

Articles & Conference Proceedings

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Teacher STEM Perception and Preparation: Inquiry-Based STEM Professional Development for Elementary Teachers (with Louis S. Nadelson, Patricia Pyke, Anne Hay, Matthew Dance, and Joshua Pfiester), The Journal of Educational Research (2013)

Student foundational knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is formed in their elementary...

 

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What Value Does Service Learning Have on Introductory Engineering Students' Motivation and ABET Program Outcomes? (with Carol Sevier, Seung Youn Chyung, and Cheryl Schrader), Journal of STEM Education (2012)

A quasi-experimental study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of using a service learning (SL)...

 

Promoting STEM Faculty Members' Reflection on Their Teaching Practice (with Susan Shadle and Louis Nadelson), 119th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (2012)

As part of an institutional focus on STEM student success, a group of eight STEM...

 

Using Online Assessment and Practice to Achieve Better Retention and Placement in Precalculus and Calculus (with Alex Feldman and Doug Bullock), 119th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (2012)

In the fall of 2008 Boise State University began using an online assessment tool, ALEKS1,...

 

Both Sides of the Equation: Learner and Teacher (with Doug Bullock and Seung Youn Chyung), 119th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (2012)

An engineering professor decided to retake a first-semester calculus course under the tutelage of the...

 

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Contributions to Books

The RadioVascular Systems Catheter (with Neal A. Scott and Jerome Segal), Vascular Brachytherapy (2002)
 

Presentations

Faculty Development for STEM Student Success: Generating a Campus Culture of Best Practice (with Susan Shadle and Doug Bullock), National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE), STEP Grantees Meeting (2012)

A key component of STEM student success lies with the faculty, especially with those teaching...

 

Patents

Radioactive Coating Solutions Methods, and Substrates (with Neal A. Scott) (2002)

Radioactive coating solutions and sol-gels, and corresponding methods for making a substrate radioactive by the...

 

Method for Ion Implantation Induced Embedded Particle Formation via Reduction (with Eden M. Hunt) (2001)

A method for ion implantation induced embedded particle formation via reduction with the steps of...