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Jesse Pappas

Assistant Professor, Engineering & Society
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A205 Thornton Hall

About

Jesse Pappas is Assistant Professor of Engineering and Society. As one of the only social psychologists in the U.S. with a full-time appointment in engineering, he works at the intersection of motivation, measurement, and formative experience. Jesse teaches STS 2600: Engineering Ethics and serves in leadership roles for multiple values-driven initiatives funded by the Lilly Endowment, the John Templeton Foundation, and the Kern Family Foundation. His work has been published in places like Social Psychology Quarterly, Journal of Personality, and International Journal of Engineering Education. Jesse has a long record of interdisciplinarity and an abiding interest for the full arc of human experience he developed as a fellow of the Max Planck Institute. He is cofounder of The Lupulin Exchange, the industry-leading digital hops marketplace powering North American craft brewers since 2014. Jesse lives in Crozet, Virginia with his wife Kristen and two sons. 

 

 

Education

Ph.D. Social Psychology, University of Virginia

M.A. Psychological Science, James Madison University

B.S. Psychology, Virginia Tech

Selected Publications

Engineering Capabilities for Ethical Practice (2026) J. Pappas & R. Berne
Designing Character Education for Professional Degree Programs: A Motivational Approach (2024) J. Pappas & O. Pierrakos
Educating the Whole Engineer at Wake Forest: Using Cognitive Apprenticeship 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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Teaching

STS 2600 Engineering Ethics

Featured Project

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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