First Year Engineering Faculty
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Nicole Dufalla
Senior Lecturer, First Year Engineering Center Courtesy Appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringNicole Dufalla is a Lecturer in the First Year Engineering Center with a joint appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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Benjamin Goldschneider
Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, First Year Engineering CenterBenjamin Goldschneider is an Assistant Professor and founding member of the First-Year Engineering Center. Through a combination of teaching, advising, curriculum development, and research, Benjamin seeks to foster students’ passions for engineering and help them navigate the… -
David R. Gutierrez
Assistant Professor of Engineering, First Year Engineering CenterAssistant Professor of Engineering at the University of Virginia’s First Year Engineering Center.
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Anne McAlister
Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, First Year Engineering CenterMy research centers on the intersection of engineering identity, social identity, and social justice for students in higher education.
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Leyf Starling
Director, First Year Engineering CenterLeyf Starling is a founding faculty member of the First Year Engineering Center, joining in July 2023. She is currently developing curriculum and teaching the Foundations of Engineering 1 and 2 courses as well as advising 1st year engineering students.
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Esther Tian, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, First Year Engineering CenterEsther Tian is an associate professor of engineering. She also serves as the faculty advisor for the Engineers for Sustainable World at UVA club. Before joining the inaugural First Year Engineering Center, Esther helped establish the Engineering program at Eastern Mennonite University and led the program to attain the initial ABET accreditation.
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Shaylin Williams
Assistant Professor, First Year Engineering CenterShaylin Williams is invested in identifying ways to improve the engineering education experience for future generations of engineers.