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Kathryn D. Abel
         DIRECTOR OF THE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Kate Abel
email: kabel@stevens.edu
phone: 201.216.8647
fax: 201.216.5541
office: Babbio 504

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology
Castle Point on the Hudson
Hoboken, New Jersey 07030

Education
Ph.D. (2001) Stevens Institute of Technology (Applied Psychology and Technology Management)

M.S. (1993) Stevens Institute of Technology (Technology Management)

B.E. (1991) Stevens Institute of Technology (Mechanical Engineering)

Faculty Responsibilities
Program Director, Engineering Management and Lecturer, Department of Systems Engineering Management and Engineering Management

Courses:
E 355 Engineering Economics
E 421 Engineering Economic Design
EM 365
Statistics for Engineering Management
EM 270 Engineering Management
EM 423 EM Engineering Design VII
EM 424 EM Engineering Design VIII
MGT 656 Total Quality Management

         RESEARCH INTERESTS & AREAS
Knowledge Engineering
         RECENT PUBLISHED ARTICLES & CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Abel, Kate D.
“Starting and Managing an Engineering Management Honor Society (EMH) Chapter”
American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) Annual Conference Proceedings
October 2005, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Paper 176, Refereed Paper

Abel, Kate D. and Fernandez, Abel A. “ABET Accreditation of Undergraduate Engineering Management Programs:
Established versus New Programs – The Similarities and differences”
Engineering Management Journal March 2005, Vol. 17, No. 1,  pg. 3 – 8, Refereed Paper

Abel, Kate D. and Merino, Donald N. “Web-Based Project Based Learning (PBL) Activities- A Technogenesis Example using a Senior Design Lab”
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference Proceedings
June 20-23, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, Session 1139, Refereed Paper

Merino, Donald N. and Abel, Kate D. “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Using Computer Tutorials to Teach Basic Accounting”American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference Proceedings
June 22-25, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee, Session , Refereed Paper

Merino, Donald N. and Abel, Kate D. “Computer Tutorials vs. Traditional Lecturing: Which is a More Effective Learning Environment?” Journal of Engineering Education April 2003, Vol. 92, No. 2, pg. 189, Refereed Paper

Abel, Kate D. and Merino, Donald N. “A Student Section Perspective: Key Elements To Developing A Successful Student Section” American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) Annual Conference Proceedings
October 2-5, 2002, Tampa, Florida, Refereed Paper.

Merino, Donald N. and Abel, Kate D. “Teaching Basic Accounting to Engineering Economy Students:  Are Computer Tutorials More Effective than Traditional Classroom Lectures?” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference Proceedings June 16-19, 2002, Montreal, Canada, Session 2139, Refereed Paper 

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