Samantha Brunhaver

Samantha Brunhaver, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor within The Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her primary research areas include engineering career pathways and decision-making, undergraduate student persistence, professional engineering practice, and faculty mentorship. Brunhaver is a mixed-methods researcher, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative approaches, and serves on the editorial board for Engineering Studies and the Journal of Engineering Education. She joined the ASU faculty in 2014 and teaches courses in the undergraduate engineering program and the Engineering Education Systems and Design Ph.D. program.

Brunhaver graduated with her B.S. in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. She received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on fostering greater workplace adaptability among engineering undergraduates and early-career professionals. Other awards Dr. Brunhaver has won for her research include the 2021 ASEE PIC IV Best Paper Award, the 2021 ASEE WIED Division Best Paper Award, the 2017 ASEE ERM Best Paper Award, and a 2014 ASEE ERM Apprentice Faculty Grant. She was also a selected participant to attend the National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium in 2016. Prior to joining ASU, she worked as an engineer at A.W. Chesterton, Boston Scientific, and Procter & Gamble. She is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers, and Tau Beta Pi.