Özkan, Desen

Assistant Professor

Post-Doc, Center for Engineering Education & Outreach, Tufts University (2020-2023)
Ph.D., Engineering Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2020
B.S., Chemical & Biological Engineering, Tufts University, 2013

Current Research

  • Engineering Education
  • Sociotechnical Engineering Education
  • Justice, inclusivity, diversity, and equity in the engineering workforce
  • Offshore wind and sustainable energy development

Professional Activities

  • Member: American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Member: Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)

Awards & Honors

2022 Finalist for Best Diversity Paper at ASEE: Ozkan, D. S. & Andrews, C. (2022). Perspectives of Seven Minoritized Students in a First-Year Course Redesign toward Sociotechnical Engineering Education. Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Minneapolis, MN.
2022 Best Diversity Paper in Liberal Education/Engineering and Society Division at ASEE: Ozkan, D. S. & Andrews, C. (2022). Perspectives of Seven Minoritized Students in a First-Year Course Redesign toward Sociotechnical Engineering Education. Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Minneapolis, MN.

Selected Publications

Sociotechnical and Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

  1. Kleine, M. S., Zacharias, K., & Ozkan, D. S. Contextualization in engineering education: A scoping literature review. Journal of Engineering Education. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20570
  2. Patrick, A. Y., Wisnioski, M. H., McNair, L., Ozkan, D. S., Reeping, D., Martin, T. L., ... & Haines, C. E. (2023). In it for the Long Haul: The Groundwork of Interdisciplinary Culture Change in Engineering Education Reform. Engineering Studies, 1-24.  https://doi.org/10.1080/19378629.2023.2243608
  3. Ozkan, D. S. & Andrews, C. (2022). Perspectives of Seven Minoritized Students in a First-Year Course Redesign toward Sociotechnical Engineering Education presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10417936
  4. Hampton, C., Reeping, D., & Ozkan, D. S. (2021). Positionality Statements in Engineering Education Research: A Look at the Hand that Guides the Methodological Tools. Studies in Engineering Education, 1(2), 126–141. http://doi.org/10.21061/see.13
  5. Davis, K., Deters, J., Ozkan, D. S., Davis, J., & Murzi, H. (2022). Exploring the Process and Outcomes of Leading a Study Abroad Program Using Real-Time Perspectives. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 34(2), 351–381. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v34i2.654
  6. Ozkan, D. S., Davis, K. A., Davis, J. C.; James, M., Murzi, H., and Knight, D. B. (2020). Expectations and Experiences of Short-Term Study Abroad Leadership Teams. Journal of International Engineering Education: Vol. 2:1 in October 2020. https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/jiee/vol2/iss1/1
  7. Velez, A. L., Lewis, S. N., Thomas, R. C., & Ozkan, D. S. (2021). Learning Transdisciplinary Collaboration: Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Successes and Areas for Improvement in Transdisciplinary, Problem-Focused Honors Seminar Courses. Journal of Advanced Academics, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1932202X211061121.
  8. Ozkan, D. S., McNair, L. D., & Bairaktarova, D. (2019). Teacher Learner, Learner Teacher: Parallels and Dissonance in an Interdisciplinary Design Education Minor. In IEEE Transactions on Education, Special Issue: Using Design Projects to Spur Cognitive Development of Students in Science and Engineering. http://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2019.2901781

Offshore Wind Energy Research:

  1. Dawson, A., Moynihan, B., & Ozkan, D. S. (2024, April). Op-Ed: Why America Needs Public Wind Power. Next City.https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/why-america-needs-public-wind-power
  2. Dawson, A., Moynihan, B., & Ozkan, D. S. (2024, March). Public Power Observatory Report: Why We Need Public Wind Power. https://publicpowerobservatory.org/reports/
  3. Ozkan, D. S., & Fried, S., & Rosenberg, B. J. (2023, June), Worker Safety in Offshore Wind as a Door for Sociotechnical Engineering Education Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland. 10.18260/1-2—42302
  4. Fried, S., Ozkan, D. S., Halldén, K., Moynihan, B., DeFrancisci, J., Kuchma, D., Bachant, C., Hines., E. (2022). Low-Carbon, Nature-Inclusive Concrete Gravity-Based Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines. Tufts OSPRE Repository. https://dl.tufts.edu/concern/pdfs/pk02cr
Desen-Ozkan
Email desen.ozkan@uconn.edu
Phone TBD
Office Location PWEB-262