Engineering Education Research Center

Lisa K. Morris

Instructor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Instructor, Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering and Architecture
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-2910

Phone: 509-335-3227
Email: lisa_morris@wsu.edu

Engineering Education Research Interests
  • Fundamental skills (physics, math, communication)
  • Retention
  • Learning Environments
  • Activity development
Education
  • M.S., Geological Sciences, 1985, University of Southern California.
  • B.A., Physics, 1981, University of California , Santa Barbara.
  • Additional coursework in Engineering Science, 1987 – 1991, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology.
Professional Experience
  • 2004 - present, Instructor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University.
  • 2001 – present Instructor, Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Washington State University.
  • 2000 – 2001 Instructor, Physics and General Education, Whitworth College.
  • 1991-2000 Instructor and Instructional Lab Director, Department of Physics, Washington State University.
  • 1987 – 1991 Instructor, Physics, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology.
Teaching
  • Pre-calculus
  • Algebra
  • Statics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Introductory Physics
  • Physics and your world
Educational Materials and Activities
  • Course design -- Math 110 – Supplemental course for pre-calculus students (Math 107 and Math 201); designed by C. Pacioni and L. Morris
  • Design outcomes development – for core CE courses; Pollock, Cofer, Stock, Hotchkiss, and Morris
  • Guideline and course outcome development -- for Pre-Calculus; Pacioni and Morris
  • Editorial assistance – Mazur, E., 2006, “The New Physics”, Prentice Hall.
  • Editorial assistance – Giancoli, D., 2004, “Physics”, 6 th ed., Prentice Hall.

 

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