Technology Leadership and Innovation Directory

Jenny Daugherty Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Campus: West Lafayette
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Department: Technology Leadership & Innovation
Office: Ernest C. Young Hall, Room 443
Phone: 765.494.7989
Fax:765.496.2519
Mailing Address:
155 S. Grant St.
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2114

Biography:

Dr. Jenny Daugherty is an Assistant Professor in the Technology Leadership & Innovation Department at Purdue University. Dr. Daugherty received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and was a doctoral fellow with the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education. Her research focuses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professional development, particularly spanning high school to workforce education. She is also interested in researching the intersection of technology and leadership. Dr. Daugherty has worked on multiple nationally funded projects, published numerous journal articles and book chapters, delivered several conference presentations, and conducted national teacher workshops. Prior to joining the faculty at Purdue, Dr. Daugherty was the Managing Director for the Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Illinois State University and was a Curriculum Specialist for the International Technology & Engineering Education Association's Engineering byDesign program.

Publications

Articles

Daugherty, J. L., Mentzer, N., Lybrook, D., & Little-Wiles, J. (in progress). Philosophical perspectives on technology leadership. In Wang, S., & Hartsell, T. (Eds.). Technology integration and foundations for effective technology leadership. IGI Global. 

Daugherty, J. L., & Custer, R., L. (in progress). In-service teacher approaches: Middle and high school grades. In Strobel, J., Purzer, S., & Cardella, M. (Eds.). Engineering in pre-college settings: Research into practice. Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Daugherty, J. L., Custer, R. L., & Dixon, R. (in press). Mapping concepts for learning & assessment. The Technology and Engineering Teacher. 

Cornachione, E., & Daugherty, J. L. (in press). Trends in opportunity costs of U.S. postsecondary education: A national HRD and human capital theory analysis. New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development. 

Johnson, S. D., Dixon, R., Daugherty, J., & Lawanto, O. (2011). General versus specific intellectual competencies: The question of learning transfer. In M. Barak & M. Hacker (Eds.)., Fostering human development through engineering and technology education. (pp. 55-74). Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Daugherty, J. L., & Custer, R. L. (2010). Secondary level engineering professional development: Content, pedagogy, and challenges. International Journal of Design and Technology Education. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/content/u032u46kl7437602/

Custer, R. L., Daugherty, J. L., Meyer, J. (2010). Formulating a concept base for secondary level engineering: A review and synthesis. Journal of Technology Education, 22(1), 4-21. 

Daugherty, J. L. Reese, G. C., & Merrill, C. M. (2010). Trajectories of mathematics and technology education pointing to engineering design. Journal of Technology Studies 36(1), 46-52.  

Merrill, C., Reece, G., & Daugherty, J. (2010). Mathematics education. In P.A. Reed & J.E. LaPorte (Eds.), Research in technology education. (pp. 139-154) Council on Technology Teacher Education 59th Yearbook, Woodland Hills, CA: Glencoe McGraw Hill.

Custer, R. L., Daugherty, J. L., & Meyer, J. P. (2009). Formulating the conceptual base for secondary level engineering education: A review and synthesis. A paper commissioned by the National Academy of Engineering’s Committee Exploring Content Standards for K-12 Engineering Education.                     

Merrill, C. M., Custer, R. L., Daugherty, J., Westrick, M, & Zeng, Y. (2009). Delivering core engineering concepts to secondary level students. Journal of Technology Education 20(1), 48-64.            

Johnson, S. D., & Daugherty, J. L. (2009). Status of research in technology education. Journal of Technology Education 20(1), 16-31.

Daugherty, J. L., & Mentzer, N. J. (2008). Analogical reasoning in the engineering design process and technology education applications. Journal of Technology Education, 19(2), 7-21.

Daugherty, J. (2008). Engineering byDesign™ professional development evaluation summary report. In the Conference on Graduate Student Research in Engineering and Technology Education Proceedings, May 22, 2008. (pp. 3-7).

Cornachione, E. B., Jr., & Daugherty, J. (2008). Opportunity cost of post-secondary education. In the Academy of Human Resource Development 2008 International Research Conference Proceedings, Panama City, Florida.

Johnson, S. D., Burghardt, Daugherty, J. (2008). Research frontiers: An emerging research agenda. In R. Custer & T.L. Erekson, (Eds.). Engineering and Technology Education Council of Teachers of Technology Education Yearbook. (pp. 233-257). Peoria, IL: Mission Hills, CA: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publishers.

Daugherty, J., & Daugherty, M. (2007). Thinking in time: Affecting technological literacy through oral history research. In J. R. Dakers, W. J. Dow, & M. J. de Vries, (Eds.). Pupils Attitudes Towards Technology 18 International Conference on Design and Technology Educational Research: Teaching and Learning Technological Literacy in the Classroom, University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Daugherty, M. & Daugherty, J. (2006). Virden Strike, History Curriculum. Illinois History Teacher, 13.2.