Journal Publications

1. Major, J. C., Scheidt, M., Godwin, A., Kim, S., Chen, J., Self, B., Berger, E. Institutional characteristics’ relationships to student non-cognitive and affective (NCA) profiles (2023). International Journal of Engineering Education, 39(3), 668-684. https://www.ijee.ie/latestissues/Vol39-3/16_ijee4341.pdf

2. Perkins, H., Ge, J., Scheidt, M., Major, J. C., Chen, J, Berger, E., Godwin, A. (2021). Well-being supports and barriers for engineering student belonging. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 1-32. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs42413-021-00149-Z

3.    Godwin, A., Benedict, B., Rohde, J., Thielmeyer, A., Perkins, H., Major, J. C., Clements, H. R., Chen, Z. (2021). New epistemological perspectives on quantitative methods: An example using topological data analysis. Studies in Engineering Education, 2(1), 16-34. http://doi.org/10.21061/see.18

4. Gesun, J., Major, J. C., Berger, E., Loui, M., Froiland, J., Jenson, K., Godwin, A. (2021). A theory of engineering thriving to redefine student success. Studies in Engineering Education, 2(2), 19-41. http://doi.org/10.21061/see.9

5. Major, J. C. (2020). To cross the picket line, or join it: Facing engineering education’s role in the socioeconomic exploitation of marginalized peoples to further a discipline [Guest Editorial]. Journal of Engineering Education 109(2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20313

6.  Major, J. C., Carberry, A., Kirn, A., (2020). Revisiting a measure of engineering design self-efficacy. International Journal of Engineering Education, 36(2), pp. 1-13. https://www.ijee.ie/latestissues/Vol36-2/20_ijee3909.pdf

Peer-Reviewed Conference Publications

1.  Major, J. C. (2025, February). A narrative study of food insecure students in engineering and computing. Annual Conference of the Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD). San Antonio, TX.

2.  Zamor, A. M. C. A., Major, J. C. (2025, February). An exploration of the relationship between physical, social, and emotional resource access and the development of engineering identity and belonging.. Annual Conference of the Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD). San Antonio, TX.

3.  Major, J. C., Godwin, A. (2025, February). Development of a measure of intersectional socioeconomic inequality that extends beyond income. Annual Conference of the Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD). San Antonio, TX.

4.  Panuganti, S. S., Khorsandi Koujel, N., Major, J. C. (2025, February). The role of undergraduate engineering students’ different support networks in promoting emotional well-being: A narrative study.. Annual Conference of the Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD). San Antonio, TX.

5.  Khorsandi Koujel, N., Major, J. C. (2025, February). An examination of the gender gap among Middle Eastern students in Engineering: A systematized review. Annual Conference of the Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD). San Antonio, TX.

6. Cano, M. L., & Major, J. C. (2024, October). Women's Experiences in Latin American Engineering Contexts: A Systematized Literature Review. Frontiers in Education Conference. Washington, DC.

7. Khorsandi Koujel, N., & Major, J. C. (2024, October). An Exploration of the Intersectional Distribution of Physical, Social, and Emotional Resources in Engineering. Frontiers in Education Conference. Washington, DC.

8. Major, J. C., & Cimino, R. T. (2024, October). Confirmatory Evidence for a Survey of Skill and Attitude Development on Engineering Teams. Frontiers in Education Conference. Washington, DC.

9. Major, J. C., & Cimino, R. T. (2024, June). Initial Validity Evidence for a Survey of Skill and Attitude Development on Engineering Teams. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Portland, OR.

10.  Panuganti, S., & Major, J. C. (2024, June). WIP: Accomplices and Allies: The Role of Chosen Family in Empowering Engineering Students. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Portland, OR.

11. Jamison, C. S. E., Major, J. C., Jackson, A., Bodnar, C. (2023, June). Impacts of engineering-adjacent participation on identity and motivation in engineering. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

12. Perkins, H. L., Godwin, A., Berger, E. J., Major, J. C. (2022, June). Potential of a values affirmation intervention for marginalized gender students’ belonging and recognition. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.

13. Major, J. C., Tallman, T. N. (2021, July). Student Paper: The current state of pedagogy on nondestructive methods in engineering education. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA.  https://peer.asee.org/37749

14. Perkins, H., Scheidt, M., Major, J. C., Godwin, A., Berger, E. (2021, July). Modeling trajectories of latent classes to understand the academic performance of engineering students. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA.  https://peer.asee.org/37514

15. Major, J. C., Godwin A., Kirn, A. (2021, January). Working to achieve equitable access to engineering by redefining disciplinary standards for the use and dissemination of demographics in quantitative studies. Annual Conference of the Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD). Washington, D.C. https://peer.asee.org/working-to-achieve-equitable-access-to-engineering-by-redefining-disciplinary-standards-for-the-use-and-dissemination-of-demographics-in-quantitative-studies

16.  Foster, E., Riley, D. M., Haverkamp, A., Fatehiboroujeni, S., Major, J. C. (2021, January). Week of Action; #EngineersShowUp as intersectional advocates. Annual Conference of the Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD). Washington, D.C. https://peer.asee.org/week-of-action-engineersshowup-as-intersectional-advocates

17. Major, J. C., Scheidt, M., Godwin, A., Berger, E. J., Chen, J. (2020, June). Effects of test anxiety on engineering students’ STEM success. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--34511

    • ·  Significant Achievement: Awarded 2020 Best Diversity Paper of the Educational Research & Methods Division of the American Society for Engineering Education.

18.  Krest, L., Major. J. C., Scheidt, M., Ge, J., Self, B. P., Chen, J., Widmann, J. M., Godwin, A., Berger, E. J. (2020). Examining the importance of non-cognitive and affective (NCA) factors for engineering student success. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--34618

19.  Rodriguez-Simmonds, H. E., Langus, T. C., Pearson, N. S., Major, J. C., Kirn, A., Godwin, A. (2020, June). Interpersonal interactions in engineering teams: Findings from a multi-year mixed methods study at three institutions. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--34869

20. Chen, J., Landy, J. M., Scheidt, M., Major, J. C., Ge, J., Chambers, C. E., Grigorian, C., Kerfs, M., Berger, E. J., Godwin, A., Self, B. P., Widmann, J. M. (2020, June). Learning in clusters: Exploring the association between non-cognitive and affective profiles of engineering students and academic performance. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--34901

21. Major, J. C. (2019, October). Class-passing and citizen-passing in engineering education: How Nando succeeded by hiding in plain sight. Frontiers in Education Conference. Covington, KY. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE43999.2019.9028591

22.  Scheidt, M., Major J. C., Ge, J., Godwin, A., Berger, E., Chen, J., Self, B., Widmann, J., Gates, A. (2019, October). Exploring the relationship between non-cognitive and affective (NCA) competencies and first-year retention of undergraduates in engineering. Frontiers in Education Conference. Covington, KY. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE43999.2019.9028532

23. Major, J. C., Carberry, A., Kirn, A., (2019, May). Revisiting a measure of engineering design self-efficacy. Clive L. Dym Harvey Mudd Design Workshop. Claremont, CA.

24.  Langus, T. C., Pearson, N., Major, J. C., Godwin, A., Kirn, A., (2019, June). How traumatic events help shape social exclusion in engineering teams. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--33625

25. Major, J. C., Godwin, A., (2019, June). WIP: An intersectional conceptual framework for understanding how to measure socioeconomic inequality in engineering education. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--33594

26.  Ge, J., Major, J. C., Berger, E., Godwin, A., (2019, June). WIP: Teaching undergraduate engineering students gratitude, meaning, and mindfulness. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--33358

27. Scheidt, M., Godwin, A., Chen, J., Ge, J., Self, B. P., Widmann, J. M. Major, J. C., Berger, E., (2019, June). Validity evidence for a survey measuring engineering and computing students’ non-cognitive and affective profiles (Part II). American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--32474

28.  Dandridge, T. M, Al Yagoub, H., Cleare, S. S., Major, J. C., Raye, S. R., Wright, C. E., Pawley, A. (2019, April). Engaging in STEM education equity work through a course: Studying race, class, and gender theory in engineering education. Annual Conference of the Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD). Washington, D.C. https://peer.asee.org/31757

29. Major J. C., Godwin, A. (2018, October). Towards making the invisible engineer visible: A review of low-socioeconomic students’ barriers experiencing college STEM education. Frontiers in Education Annual Conference. San Jose, CA. https://doi.org/ 10.1109/FIE.2018.8659241

30.  Miller, B., Major, J. C., Kirn, A., Feil-Seifer, D., (2018, October). WIP: Unplugged robotics to increase K-12 students’ engineering interest and attitudes. Frontiers in Education Annual Conference. San Jose, CA. https://doi.org/ 10.1109/FIE.2018.8658959

31. Major J. C., Godwin, A., Sonnert, G. (2018, June). STEM experiences of students from low-socioeconomic neighborhoods. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--30990

32. Pearson, N., Major, J. C., Godwin, A., Kirn, A., (2018, June). Using social network analysis to study the social structures of inclusion. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--31211

33.  Rodriguez, H., Godwin, A., Major, J. C., Pearson, N., Langus, T., Kirn, A., (2018, June). Interpersonal interactions that foster inclusion: Building supports for diversity in engineering teams. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--29906

34.  Langus, T., Major, J. C., Pearson, N., Kirn, A., Rodriguez, H., Godwin, A. (2018, June). Social dialogue in the engineering classroom: The effect of national events on the political and social attitudes of first-year engineering students. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--30970

35. Major, J. C., Kirn, A., (2017, June) Engineering identity and project-based learning: How does active learning develop student engineering identity? American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Columbus, OH. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--28255

36. Major, J. C., Kirn, A., (2016, June) Engineering design self-efficacy and project-based learning: How does active learning influence student attitudes and beliefs? American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA. https://doi.org/10.18260/p.26637

37. Major, J. C., Boone, H., Tsugawa, M., McGough, C., Kirn, A., and Benson, L. (2016, March). Engineering student's perceptions of the future: Transferability and replication of time perspective classifications. National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. https://narst.org/conferences/2016-annual-conference