Kasi Kiehlbaugh
- Director, Health Sciences Design
- Associate Professor of Practice
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
- (520) 621-0539
- Health Sciences Innovation Bui, Rm. 216
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- kkiehlbaugh@arizona.edu
Biography
Dr. Kasi Kiehlbaugh teaches and conducts undergraduate educational research for the College of Engineering. She is primarily interested in incorporating research-based pedagogical techniques into the undergraduate engineering classroom, and she focuses on employing active learning techniques and utilizing collaborative learning space classrooms. More specifically, her teaching emphasizes and exploits the advantages of co-teaching, evolving classroom technologies, active learning in the classroom, and various classroom-based affective interventions targeted at fostering self-efficacy, belongingness, metacognitive learning strategies, and growth mindset. These strategies are particularly effective during the freshman and sophomore years and have been shown to have a positive impact on student retention and success. Her field of research is undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Kiehlbaugh completed her BS and MS at the University of Arizona and her PhD at UC Berkeley.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States
- Halogen-Based Plasma Etching of Novel Field-Effect Transistor Gate Materials
- M.S. Chemical Engineering
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Applications of Surface Chemistry to Semiconductor Thin Film Etching and Deposition
- B.S. Chemical Engineering
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Work Experience
- University of Arizona College of Engineering (2018 - 2019)
- University of Arizona Chemical Engineering Department (2015 - 2018)
- University of Arizona College of Engineering (2011 - 2015)
- American Journal Experts (2009 - 2015)
- Texas Instruments, Inc. (2005)
- IBM Corporation (2001)
- U of A Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing (1999)
- Intel Corporation (1998)
- Intel Corporation (1997)
- U of A Center for Microcontamination Control (1996 - 1997)
- Intel Corporation (1996)
- U of A Chemical Engineering Department (1995 - 1996)
Awards
- HSI Fellow
- UA Office of the Provost, Spring 2019
- Honors Professor
- UA Honors College, Fall 2018
- UA Honors College, Fall 2017
- Undergraduate STEM Education Teaching Excellence Award
- University of Arizona, Spring 2017
Interests
Teaching
active learning,flipped classrooms,self-efficacy,co-teaching,the use of technology (clickers, D2L, software)
Research
self-efficacy,belongingness,metacognitive learning strategies,growth mindset,affective classroom-based interventionsfaculty adoption of evidence-based teachin practices
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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Design for Health Capstone
HSD 598 (Fall 2025) -
Design for Health Workshop
HSD 401 (Fall 2025) -
Design for Health Workshop
HSD 501 (Fall 2025) -
Directed Research
MSE 492 (Fall 2025) -
Honors Directed Research
HSD 492H (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Design for Health Capstone
HSD 598 (Summer I 2025) -
Design for Health Workshop
HSD 401 (Spring 2025) -
Design for Health Workshop
HSD 501 (Spring 2025) -
Honors Directed Research
HSD 492H (Spring 2025) -
Special Topics in Science
HNRS 195I (Spring 2025) -
Design for Health Workshop
HSD 401 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Design for Health Workshop
HSD 401 (Spring 2024) -
Design for Health Workshop
HSD 501 (Spring 2024) -
Special Topics in Science
HNRS 195I (Spring 2024) -
Design for Health Workshop
HSD 401 (Fall 2023) -
Design for Health Workshop
HSD 501 (Fall 2023) -
Research
HSD 900 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Research
HSD 900 (Summer I 2023) -
Design for Health Workshop
HSD 597 (Spring 2023) -
Research
HSD 900 (Spring 2023) -
Special Topics in Science
HNRS 195I (Spring 2023) -
Design for Health Workshop
HSD 597 (Fall 2022) -
Independent Study
HPS 499 (Fall 2022) -
Research
HSD 900 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Research
HSD 900 (Spring 2022) -
Research
HPS 900 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Design for Health Workshop
HSD 597 (Spring 2021)
2018-19 Courses
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Grand Challenges: Engineering
ENGR 196C (Spring 2019) -
Intro Engr Design
ENGR 102B (Spring 2019) -
Special Topics in Science
HNRS 195I (Spring 2019) -
Intro Engr Design
ENGR 102B (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Chem Engineering Lab II
CHEE 301B (Spring 2018) -
Elements of Chemical Eng
CHEE 202 (Spring 2018) -
Special Topics in Science
HNRS 195I (Spring 2018) -
Water and Energy Systems
CHEE 204 (Spring 2018) -
Chem Engineering Lab I
CHEE 301A (Fall 2017) -
Intro Engr Design
ENGR 102B (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Chem Engineering Lab II
CHEE 301B (Spring 2017) -
Elements of Chemical Eng
CHEE 202 (Spring 2017) -
Water and Energy Systems
CHEE 204 (Spring 2017) -
Chem Engineering Lab I
CHEE 301A (Fall 2016) -
Intro Engr Design
ENGR 102B (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Chem Engineering Lab II
CHEE 301B (Spring 2016) -
Elements of Chemical Eng
CHEE 202 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Proceedings Publications
- Hemple, B., Kiehlbaugh, K. M., & Blowers, P. (2018, June). Student Evaluation of Teaching in an Engineering Class and Comparison of Results Based on Instructor Gender. In ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
- Kiehlbaugh, K. M., & Blowers, P. (2018, Spring). Why Women Persist: Evaluating the Impact of Classroom-based Interventions. In CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference.
Presentations
- Kiehlbaugh, K. M., & Blowers, P. (2018, April). Why Women Persist: Evaluating the Impact of Classroom-Based Interventions. Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference. Crystal City, Virginia: American Society for Engineering Education.
