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Jesse Pappas

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About

Jesse Pappas is Assistant Professor of Engineering and Society in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. As one of the only social psychologists in the U.S. with a full-time appointment in engineering, he works at the intersection of individual experience and sociotechnical systems. Jesse currently teaches STS 2600: Engineering Ethics and serves as co-director of UVA's Engineering Character Strength Initiative (sponsored by the Lilly Endowment) and West Point's Character Assessment Planning Initiative (sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation). He has a long record of interdisciplinarity and an affinity for longitudinal research he developed as a fellow of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development. Jesse's work has been featured in places like Social Psychology Quarterly, Journal of Personality, International Journal of Engineering Education, and the Journal of Cleaner Production. Off grounds, he is father of two, husband to one, and an inveterate dilettante. For instance, he is cofounder of The Lupulin Exchange, a peer-to-peer hops marketplace that powers the North American craft brewing industry. 

Education

Ph.D. Social Psychology, University of Virginia, 2012

M.A. Psychological Science, James Madison University, 2006

B.S. Psychology, Virginia Tech, 1998

Selected Publications

Educating the Whole Engineer at Wake Forest Engineering: Using Cognitive Apprenticeship as an Effective Pedagogical Approach to Cultivate Design Learning, Team Effectiveness, Entrepreneurial Mindset and Character in Capstone Design (2024) O. Pierrakos, J. Pappas, W. Crowe, T. Holcomb & K. Luthy
Social Emotional Learning in STEM Higher Education (2023) H. Ajao, A. Yeaman & J. Pappas
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Operationalizing Team Effectiveness with Evidence-Based Practice (2022) J. Pappas & O. Pierrakos
Engineering Education Meets Organizational Science: Toward Best Practices for Strategic Change (2022) J. Pappas & O. Pierrakos
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Inhibition of growth and ammonia production of ruminal hyper ammonia-producing bacteria by Chinook or Galena hops after long-term storage (2017) M. Flythe, B. Harlow, G. Aiken, G. Gellin, I. Kagan & J. Pappas
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The Sustainable Personality: Values and Behaviors for Individual Sustainability (2015) J. Pappas & E. Pappas
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Walking the Walk: Conceptual Foundations of the Sustainable Personality (2014) J. Pappas, E. Pappas & D. Sweeney
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The Interpersonal Basis of Stereotype Relevant Self-Views (2009) S. Sinclair, J. Pappas & J. Lun
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The Affective Regulation of Social Interaction (2007) G. Clore & J. Pappas
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Courses Taught

STS 2600 Engineering Ethics

Featured Grants & Projects

The UVA Engineering Character Strength Initiative UVA's Engineering Character Strength Initiative cultivates pragmatic approaches to character development with the goal of developing professional leaders who are prepared and motivated to successfully navigate today’s ethical challenges.
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