Associate Professor of Engineering Fundamentals
Dr. Matthew Verleger is an Associate Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. His research interests are focused on using action research methodologies to develop immediate, measurable improvements in classroom instruction and on the development of software tools to enhance engineering education. Dr. Verleger is an active member of ASEE, having served as the founding chair of the Student Division, a Program Chair and a Director for the Educational Research and Methods Division, and the General Chair of the First-Year Division's First-Year Engineering Experience Conference.
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About Matthew Alan Verleger
Dr. Matthew Verleger is an Associate Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. His research interests are focused on using action research methodologies to develop immediate, measurable improvements in classroom instruction and on the development of software tools to enhance engineering education. Dr. Verleger is an active member of ASEE, having served as the founding chair of the Student Division, a Program Chair and a Director for the Educational Research and Methods Division, and the General Chair of the First-Year Division's First-Year Engineering Experience Conference.
| 2016 - Present | Associate Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ‐ Engineering Fundamentals | |
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| 2012 - 2016 | Assistant Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ‐ Engineering Fundamentals | |
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| 2010 - 2012 | Assistant Professor, Utah State University ‐ Engineering Education | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2018 - Present | Collaborative Research: Researching How You Teach Holistic Modeling |
| NSF – IUSE - 1827392 | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): Kelsey Rodgers (PI), Jacqueline McNeil (UofL), Farshid Marbouti (SJSU) | |
| $144,242 | |
| 2017 - 2017 | Development of a Learning Taxonomy and Implementation Strategies |
| FAA – COE:TTH | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): Kadie Mullins (PI), Haydee Cuevas | |
| $60,000 | |
| 2013 - 2017 | Developing Artifact Peer Review Assignment Methodologies to Maximize the Value of Peer Review for Students |
| NSF – REE - 1244852 | |
| Role: PI | |
| $98,570 | |
| 2015 - 2016 | “PICNIK: Platform for Investigating Concept Networks to Integrate Knowledge” |
| ERAU | |
| Faculty Research Initiation Grant | |
| Role: PI | |
| $12,500 | |
| 2013 - 2013 | “Adding Inquiry-Based Learning to EGR 115 – Introduction to Programming for Engineers” |
| ERAU | |
| Ignite Course Redesign | |
| Role: PI | |
| $1,250 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2005 - Present | General Member, American Society for Engineering Education |
Honors and Awards
- ERM Distinguished Service Award ASEE – Educational Research & Methods Division 2020
- Best Paper Award ASEE – First-Year Division 2019
- William Elgin Wickenden Award – Honorable Mention Journal of Engineering Education 2017
- Helen Plants Award, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education IEEE/ASEE 2013
- 2nd Best Paper Award, First-Year Programs Division ASEE 2013
- Frontiers in Education New Faculty Fellow IEEE/ASEE 2011
- Best Student Paper Award, Graduate Studies Division ASEE 2010
- Apprentice Faculty Grant, Education Research and Methods Division ASEE 2009
Courses
- ME 700A – Research Methods
- EGR 120 – Introduction to Graphical Communicatio
- EGR 115 – Introduction to Computing in Engineering (MATLAB)
- EGR 101 – Introduction to Engineering
| 2009 | Ph.D., Purdue University ‐ Engineering Education | |
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| 2005 | M.S., Purdue University ‐ Agricultural and Biological Engineering | |
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| 2002 | B.S., Purdue University ‐ Computer Engineering | |
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