Angela Thompson

Assoc Professor

Angela Thompson, PhD, PE is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She currently teaches Engineering, Methods, Tools and Practice I (an introductory course for first-year students) and Engineering Analysis courses. She received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville in 2011. Her research interests are in pediatric injury biomechanics and engineering education for first-year students.

Education

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2005
  • MSE in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2007
  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2011

Publications

Belonging as a gateway for learning: First-year engineering students' characterizations of factors that promote and detract from sense of belonging in a pandemic- 2023

More about Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson
Assoc Professor
Engr Fundamentals

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Louisville, Kentucky 40292

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