Patricia Ralston
Professor
Patricia A. S. Ralston, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Engineering Fundamentals Department at the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. She is also has an associate appointment in the Chemical Engineering Department. As Chair of Engineering Fundamentals since its creation in 2007, she has focused on developing faculty teaching excellence through the development, evaluation and adoption of innovative teaching methods, both traditional and technology enabled
Education
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, 1979
- ME in Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, 1980
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, 1983
Publications
Spaced Retrieval Practice Imposes Desirable Difficulty in Calculus Learning- 2022
Journal Articles
- Bego, C., R., Ralston, P., A. & Thompson, A., K. (2020). Improving performance in a large flipped barrier mathematics course: a longitudinal case study. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1
- Bego, C., Ralston, P., A. & Thompson, A., K. (2020). Improving Performance in a Large Flipped Barrier Mathematics Course: a Longitudinal Case Study. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
- Weaver, J., P., DeCaro, M., S. & Ralston, P., A. (2020). Limited Support for Use of a Social-Belonging Intervention with First-Year Engineering Students. Limited Support for Use of a Social-Belonging Intervention with First-Year Engineering Students, 1
- Lyle, K., Bego, C., Hopkins, R., Hieb, J., L. & Ralston, P., A. (2019). "How the Amount and Spacing of Retrieval Practice Affect the Short- and Long-Term Retention of Mathematics Knowledge". Educational Psychology Review, 31(2), 1-19
- Tinnell, T., Tretter, T., William, T. & Ralston, P., A. (2019). Successful interdisciplinary collaboration: Supporting science teachers with a systematic, on-going, intentional collaboration between university engineering and science teacher education faculty. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 30(6), 621-638
- Honken, N., Ralston, P., A. & Tretter, T. (2016). Self-Control and Academic Performance in Engineering. American Journal of Engineering Education, 7(2), 47-58
- Hopkins, R., F., Lyle, K., B., Hieb, J., L. & Ralston, P., A. (2016). Spaced Retrieval Practice Increases College Students' Short- and Long-Term Retention of Mathematics Knowledge. Educational Psychology Review, 28(4), 853-873
- Bellinger, D., B., DeCaro, M., S. & Ralston, P., A. (2015). Mindfulness, anxiety, and high-stakes mathematical performance in the laboratory and classroom. Consciousness and Cognition, 37, 123-132
- Kendall-Brown, M., Ralston, P., A., Baumgartner, K. & Schreck, M. (2015). Creating a Supportive Teaching Culture in the Research University Context: Strategic Partnering and Interdisciplinary Collaboration between a Teaching Center and an Academic Unit. To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, Volume 34,(Issue 12 June 2015), Pages 234–269
- Ralston, P., A. & Bays, C. (2015). Critical Thinking Development in Undergraduate Engineering Students from Freshman through Senior Year: A 3-Cohort Longitudinal Study. American Journal of Engineering Education, 6(2)
- Hieb, J., L., Lyle, K., Ralston, P., A. & Julia, C. (2014). Predicting Performance in a First Engineering Calculus Course: Implications for Interventions. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 46(1), 40-55
- Honken, N., B. & Ralston, P., A. (2013). Freshman Engineering Retention: A Holistic Look. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 14(2), 29-37
- Honken, N., B. & Ralston, P., A. (2013). High Achieving High School Students and Not So High Achieving College Students: A Look at Lack of Self-Control, Academic Ability, and Performance in College. Journal of Advanced Academics, 24(2), 108-124
- Ralston, P., A. & Bays, C., L. (2013). Enhancing Critical Thinking Across the Undergraduate Experience: An Exemplar from Engineering. American Journal of Engineering Education, 4(2), 119-126
- Ralston, P., A. & Hieb, J., L. (2013). The Use and Impact of Tablet PCs on Undergraduate Education. Computers in Education Journal, 4(3), 32-45
- Ralston, P., A., Hieb, J., L. & Rivoli, G., J. (2012). Partnerships and Experience in Building STEM Pipelines. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
- Ralston, P., A., Larson, A., E. & Bays, C., L. (2012). An Assessment of Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Guided by the Paul-Elder Critical Thinking Framework. INQUIRY: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines, 26(3), 25-32
- Immekus, J., C., Snyder, K. & Ralston, P., A. (2019). Multidimensional item response theory for factor structure assessment in educational psychology research. Frontiers in Education, 4, 1-15
- Tinnell, T., L., Zhong, J., Z., Tretter, T., R. & Ralston, P., A. (2022). Professional development of STEM-H faculty: Implications of a cross-disciplinary workshop series for improving research on student learning. Cogent Education, 9(1), 2043995
More about Patricia Ralston
- Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, 2018, University of Louisville
- FIE 2017 Dasher Best Paper Award Finalist, 2017, ASEE, IEEE, IEEE Computer Society
- Faculty Favorite 2016-2017, 2017, Uof L Delphi Center
- Outstanding Achievement in Education, 2017, Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers
- Faculty Favorite 2015-2016, 2016, Delphi Center
- 2014-2015 Faculty Favorite, 2015, Delphi Center
- 2012-2013 Faculty Favorite, 2013, Delphi Center
- 2011- 2012 Faculty Favorite ( Delphi Center), 2011, Delphi Center
- Faculty Favorite, 2021, Delphi Center
- Faculty Favorite, 2022, Delphi
2023
Spring
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
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2022
Spring
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Summer
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
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- ENGR 209 - ELLC SUMMER RES PROJECT
Fall
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - QR
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2021
Spring
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Summer
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
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Fall
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - QR
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2020
Spring
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
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- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
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Fall
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - QR
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Summer
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
2019
Spring
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
Fall
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - QR
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - QR
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- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - QR
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Summer
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
2018
Fall
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - QR
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Spring
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
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Summer
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
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- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
2017
Fall
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
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- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
Spring
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
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Summer
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
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2016
Spring
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
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Fall
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
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- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
Summer
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
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2015
Fall
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
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- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
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- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
Spring
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
Summer
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
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- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
2014
Fall
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
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- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
Spring
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
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Summer
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
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2013
Fall
- ENGR 101 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I - M
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Summer
- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III
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- ENGR 201 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS III