PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ENGINEERING

Harvey Mudd College

Professor Little is the Co-Investigator for the EAGER Germination Grant. Professor Little initiated this project through his depth of experience as an engineer, educator and lateral thinker.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF DESIGN

University of California, Davis

Professor Little is the Co-Investigator for the EAGER Germination Grant and is the founder of the Prototyping Systems Lab at UC Davis. Tom specializes in product design and development, design thinking, and prototyping.

GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER, EDUCATION

University of California, Davis

Summer 2021

Mariana contributed invaluable background research on the topics in the paper on interdisciplinary collaboration.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of California, Davis

Spring 2021

Sienna supported the overall project through a thorough review and coding of the interview transcripts.

GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER, ENGINEERING

University of California, Davis

Summer 2020

Anusha acted as the Engineering Lead for the “Monsters of Engineering” video game.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of California, Davis

Summer 2019 | Spring 2020 | Summer 2020

Lindsay has been an invaluable part of the team through many phases of the project. She conducted primary research, developed prototypes and played a significant role in the development and storytelling for the “Monsters of Engineering” video game.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of California, Davis

Summer 2020

Kyle was a key part of our Unity Development team for “Monsters of Engineering”

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of California, Davis

Summer 2020

Ama was part of the Design Team for “Monsters of Engineering”. She was the lead on creating the backgrounds and world view for the game.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Scripps College

Summer 2020

Julienne was part of the Design Team for “Monsters of Engineering” and played a variety of roles ranging from conceptual design to icon design and even engineering support.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of California, Davis

Spring 2020

Summer 2020

Indigo supported the project through analysis of graduate programs and they were part of the Design Team for “Monsters of Engineering”. In that role, Indigo led the storytelling efforts and was instrumental in the character development of Monster Gem.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Pitzer College

Summer 2020

Amy was part of the Design Team for “Monsters of Engineering” and contributed in a range of ways to the concept, visual layout and icon design.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of California, Davis

Spring 2020 | Summer 2020

Julie was part of the team through Spring and Summer of 2020. She explored the range of graduate programs and designed a series of data visualizations to clarify the key points. She was also part of the Design Team for “Monsters of Engineering” and did the Character Design for Monster Gem.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of California, Davis

Summer 2020

Daria was the Lead Unity Developer for “Monsters of Engineering”. Daria’s leadership continually inspired the team and she touched every aspect of the Unity development and also contributed 3D modeling of characters.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of California, Davis

Summer 2020

Xuanchen was a key part of our Unity Development Team for “Monsters of Engineering”

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Pitzer College

Summer 2019

Kelly contributed to the analysis of research findings and developed a range of conceptual prototypes including a podcast. Her work on a board game inspired the “Monsters of Engineering” video game.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of California, Davis

Summer 2019

Claudia synthecized the early research findings and contributed a range of conceptual prototypes. She also designed assets for the Admissions Portfolio game.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

University of California, Davis

Summer 2019

Melissa synthecized the early research findings and contributed a range of conceptual prototypes. She also designed assets for the Admissions Portfolio game.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Harvey Mudd College

Summer 2019

Gregory analyzed early stage research and created several prototypes, including a podcast.

GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER

University of California, Davis

Academic Year 2017-2018

Adriana contributed graphic design, ethnographic research, analysis and sensemaking during the earliest stages of the project.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER

Harvey Mudd College

Summer 2018

Angelica contributed graphic design, ethnographic research, analysis and sensemaking during the earliest stages of the project.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Pomona College

Summer 2018

Crystal contributed graphic design, ethnographic research, analysis and sensemaking during the earliest stages of the project.