About Sarah Zappe, Stephanie Cutler and Yu Xia (Edit profile)
Sarah Zappe, Director of Assessment & Instructional Support / Research Professor, Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State
Dr. Sarah Zappe is an educational psychologist specializing in engineering education. In addition to being a co-founder of Zappe and Cutler Educational Consulting, LLC, she is also Research Professor and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. Her primary research interest evidence-based instructional approaches such as the flipped classroom, entrepreneurship education, creativity in engineering education, and faculty development. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys paddleboarding, hiking, watercolor painting, and spending time with her son and two golden retrievers.
Stephanie Cutler, Assessment & Instructional Support Specialist/Assistant Research Professor, Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State
Dr. Stephanie Cutler has degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and a PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. She is an Assessment and Instructional Support Specialist in the Leonhard Center at Penn State as well as a co-founder of Zappe and Cutler Educational Consulting, LLC. Her primary research interests include faculty development, the peer review process, the doctoral experience, and the adoption of evidence-based teaching strategies. She is active in ASEE through the Educational Research and Methods (ERM) division and the Faculty Development Division (FDD). Additionally, Stephanie enjoys reading sci- fi/fantasy books, kayaking, and walking/snuggling her dog.
Yu Xia, Research Assistant, Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State
Yu Xia is a fourth-year doctoral candidate at Learning, Design, and Technology program in College of Education and research assistant at Leonhard Center in College of Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. Her current research interests lie in the fields of teaching and learning in technologically enhanced learning environments, and agency and equity in learning.