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Dr. Theresa Swift

Teaching Professor, Laboratory Coordinator

Electrical Engineering

 

Theresa Swift is Teaching Professor of Electrical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO in 2009. Her technical interests include smart structure sensors and engineering education. She is a member of IEEE and ASEE and active in IEEE-HKN.

Books

  • Contributor for eBook version of Electrical Engineering Principles and Applications by Allan Hambley, Pearson Publishing, 2016.

Selected Publications

  • R. Woodley, A. Kaur, T.M. Swift, S.E. Watkins, R. Dua, and M. Gosnell, “Incorporating Games into Circuits Instruction with Kahoot!,” Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference, 20-22 September 2023, Lincoln, NE. https://peer.asee.org.
  • T.M. Swift, “Preparing for Snow Days and Other Disruptions,” IEEE Teaching Excellence Hub, June 12, 2023, Preparing for Snow Days and Other Disruptions - IEEE Teaching Excellence Hub.
  • A. Kaur, T.M. Swift, “Blended Learning: Electrical Circuits for non-EE Students,” Proceedings of the 2018 Midwest Section Conference, 16-18 September (2018).
  • T.M. Swift, B. Wilkins, “A Partial Flip, A Whole Transformation: Redesigning Sophomore Circuits,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 2014, Indianapolis, IN.
  • A. Kaur, S.E. Watkins, T. M. Swift, “Vehicle Positioning Using Image Processing,” Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 7292, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2009, 8-12 March 2009.

Selected Awards

  • Woman of the Year Award, Saint Louis Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, ASEE Midwest Section, 2020
  • Outstanding Educator Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 5, 2013
  • Outstanding Educator Award Recipient, Saint Louis Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011

 

Research Interests:

Engineering education

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Education:

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • MS in Electrical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • MS in Applied Mathematics, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • BS in Mathematics, Southeast Missouri State