The ROPES Hub team brings together faculty, researchers, advisors, and partners working across engineering education, transfer pathways, and student success.
Points of Contact
Hub Leaders
Associate Professor of Engineering Education; Director, Center for Educational Networks and Impacts, Virginia Tech
Gary R. Kirk, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Research-Practice Partnerships, Center for Educational Networks and Impacts, Virginia Tech
Associate Professor of Engineering Education; Interim Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, Virginia Tech
James Newcomer
Academic and Career Advisor, Engineering Education; Ph.D. Student, Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
Associate Professor of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
Assistant Director, Career and Professional Development; Ph.D. Candidate, Higher Education, Virginia Tech
Evaluator & External Partners
Bruk Berhane, Ph.D. (Evaluator)
Assistant Research Professor; Undergraduate Program Director, SUCCEED, Florida International University
Dustin Grote, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Higher Educational Leadership, Weber State University
Hamadi M. Belghith, Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering, Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
Vice Provost for Faculty Effectiveness; Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Oklahoma
Teri Reed, Ph.D.
Director, University of Oklahoma Polytechnic Institute, The University of Oklahoma
Assistant Professor of Engineering and Computing Education, University of Cincinnati
