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Sarah Zappe

Assistant Dean for Teaching & Learning
Director of the Leonhard Center

Affiliation(s):

  • Engineering Dean's Office
  • The Leonhard Center

201 Hammond Building

ser163@psu.edu

814-865-4016

Research Areas:

Educational Assessment and Evaluation; Educational Psychology; Engineering Education; Entrepreneurship Education; Faculty Development

Interest Areas:

Evidence-based instructional practices such as classroom flip and active learning; Creativity and innovation; Research Experiences for Undergraduates; Growth versus fixed mindset; Project institutionalization and sustainability

 
 

 

Education

  • MS, Educational Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 2002

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Sarah E Zappe, L. Benson, C. Finelli and N. Kellam, 2020, "Trying Times (Editorial)", Journal of Engineering Education., 109, (3)
  • Sarah E Zappe, Philip Reeves and D. J. Follmer, 2019, "A comparison of the types of problems encountered by entrepreneurial students and successful professional entrepreneurs", Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 2, (3), pp. 214-244
  • Sarah E Zappe, 2018, "Avoiding construct confusion: An attribute-focused approach to assessing entrepreneurial mindset.", Advances in Engineering Education, 7, (1), pp. 1-12
  • Sarah E Zappe, John D. Yoder and James B. Hylton, 2018, "Assessing curiosity in the engineering entrepreneurship context: Challenges and future research areas.", Advances in Engineering Education, 7, (1), pp. 1-10
  • Sarah E Zappe, Dan J. Follmer, Manish Kumar and Esther Gomez, 2017, "Comparing Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Models: Examining student outcomes from undergraduate research programs", SPUR: Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 1, (1), pp. 20-27
  • Sarah E Zappe, Dan J. Follmer, Enrique Daniel Gomez, Esther Gomez and Shawn Haydt, 2017, "Changing the Conversation: Impact of a seminar-based classroom innovation on student perceptions of engineering", International Journal of Engineering Education, 33, (2A), pp. 1-8
  • Sarah E Zappe, D. J. Follmer, Manish Kumar and Esther Gomez, 2017, "Evaluation of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in ChE indicates benefit from a collaborative model", Journal of Chemical Engineering Education, 51, (3), pp. 145-150
  • Sarah E Zappe, Fadi Castronovo, Peggy N Van Meter, Robert Leicht and John Messner, 2017, "Developing problem-solving skills in construction education with the virtual construction simulator.", International Journal of Engineering Education, 2B, (33), pp. 1-16
  • Sarah E Zappe, Khanjan Mehta, Mary Lynn Brannon and Tracey Zhao, 2016, "An Educational and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to Actualize Technology-Based Social Ventures.", Advances in Engineering Education, 6, (3), pp. 1-38
  • Sarah E Zappe, Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Angela Shartrand and Kirsten Hochstedt, 2016, "Faculty and student perceptions of the content of entrepreneurship courses in engineering education.", Advances in Engineering Education, 6, (3), pp. 1-27
  • Sarah E Zappe, Dragana Nikolic, S. Lee, John Mess ander, , 2015, "Integrating simulation games into construction curricula – The VCS3 case study.", International Journal of Engineering Education, 31, (6), pp. 1661-1677
  • Sarah E Zappe, Philip Reeves, Elizabeth C Kisenwether, D. J. Follmer and Jessica Menold, 2015, "Comparisons of faculty and student definitions of entrepreneurship", Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship, 6, (2), pp. 25-43
  • Sarah E Zappe, Robert Leicht, Michael G Whelton and Kirsten Hochstedt, 2015, "Employing an energy audit field context for scenario-based learning activities.", International Journal of Engineering Education, 31, (4), pp. 1033-1047
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie B Velegol and Emily Mahone, 2015, "The Evolution of a Flipped Classroom: Evidence-Based Recommendations.", Advances in Engineering Education, 4, (3), pp. 1-37
  • Sarah E Zappe, Thomas Litzinger, Samuel T Hunter and Irene Mena, 2015, "Integration of the Creative Process across Engineering Curricula.", International Journal of Engineering Education, 31, (1B), pp. 335-342
  • Sarah E Zappe, Kirsten Hochstedt and Elizabeth C Kisenwether, 2013, "Faculty beliefs of entrepreneurship and design education: An exploratory study comparing entrepreneurship and design faculty", Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship, 4, (1), pp. 55-79
  • Sarah E Zappe, Kirsten Hochstedt, Elizabeth C Kisenwether and Shartrand A., 2013, "Teaching to Innovate: Beliefs and Perceptions of Instructors Who Teach Entrepreneurship to Engineering Students", International Journal of Engineering Education, 29, (1), pp. 45-62
  • Sarah E Zappe, Robert Leicht, John Messner and Thomas Litzinger, 2012, "Employing the Classroom Flip to move “Lecture” out of the Classroom", Journal of Applications and Practices in Engineering Education, 3, (1), pp. 19-31
  • Sarah E Zappe, Thomas Litzinger, Peggy N Van Meter, Carla Firetto, Lucas Passmore, Christine Masters, Stephen R Turns, Gary L Gray and Francesco Costanzo, 2010, "A cognitive study of problem solving in statics", Journal of Engineering Education, 99, (4), pp. 337-353
  • Sarah E Zappe, Joanna Garner, A. Gaudelli and Michael P Alley, 2009, "Common use of PowerPoint versus assertion evidence slide structure: a cognitive psychology perspective", Technical Communication, 56, (5), pp. 331-345
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephen R Turns and Laura Pauley, 2009, "Active & collaborative learning exercises for a first course in fluid mechanics", International Journal of Engineering Education, 25, (5), pp. 979-997
  • Sarah E Zappe, Laura Guertin, Matt Bodek and Heeyoung Kim, 2007, "Questioning the student use of and desire for lecture podcasts.", MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 32, (2), pp. 133-141
  • Sarah E Zappe, Laura Guertin and H. Kim, 2007, "Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) exercises to engage students in an introductory-level dinosaur course", Journal of Science Education and Technology, 6, pp. 507-514
  • S. E. Rzasa and G. Okudan, 2006, "A project-based approach to entrepreneurial leadership education", Technovation, 26, (2), pp. 195-210
  • S. E. Rzasa and G. Okudan, 2006, "Teaching product design to non-engineers: A review of experience, opportunities & problems", Technovation, 26, (11), pp. 1287-1293
  • Sarah E Zappe, Sven G Bilén, Elizabeth C Kisenwether and John Wise, 2005, "Developing students’ entrepreneurial skills and mindset", Journal of Engineering Education, 94, (2), pp. 233–243
  • S. E. Rzasa, B. L. Williams, Hoi K. Suen, T. Heikkila and Maria Pennock-Roman, 2003, "Diffusion of US Army chemical weapons disposal technologies: Public perception of technology attributes", Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 46, (4), pp. 499-522
  • S. E. Rzasa, C. S. Hammer, Maria Pennock-Roman and J. B. Tomblin, 2002, "An analysis of the Test of Language Development-Primary for item bias.", American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 11, (3), pp. 274-284
  • S. E. Rzasa, B. L. Williams, Hoi K. Suen, S. Brown, R. Bruhn and R. Blaquiere, 2001, "A hierarchical linear model of factors associated with public participation among residents living near the U.S. Army's chemical weapons stockpile sites", Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 44, (1), pp. 41-65

Conference Proceedings

  • Sarah E Zappe, Lawrence Funke, Shawna Dory and John David Yoder, 2026, "Increasing Success for S-STEM Scholars at Small, Private, Rural Universities", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, OR
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, Ibukun Osunbunmi and Shawna Dory, 2025, "Lessons Learned from 35 Years of Impact in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, OR
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, Minkyung Lee and Ibukun Osunbunmi, 2024, "Student preferences and performance in active learning online environments", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, OR.
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, Luis Delgado and Laurel ONeill, 2024, "“Tricks of the Trade”: Sharing the Experiences of Queer and Trans Graduate Students", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, OR
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, Luis Delgado and Ibukun Osunbunmi, 2024, "Lessons Learned: Summer Book Club to Promote Reflection among Engineering Faculty on Mental Health of Students", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, OR
  • Sarah E Zappe and Shawna Dory, 2024, "Faculty and Student Perceptions of the Integration of Arts-related Material into Engineering Courses and Curricula", Portland, OR
  • Sarah E Zappe, Shawna Dory and Stephanie Cutler, 2024, "Lessons Learned: Mental Health Initiatives for Engineering Faculty Impacts on Faculty Well-being", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, OR
  • Sarah E Zappe and Bono Shih, 2024, "Lessons Learned: Mapping and Mobilizing Faculty Assets for Creating Faculty Development Programs in Engineering Ethics", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, OR.
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler and Rohini Abhyankar, 2023, "Beliefs Matter: The Interplay and Influence of Engineering Faculty Beliefs on Instructional Practices", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education
  • Sarah E Zappe and Thomas Katona, 2023, "Engineering Students Definitions of and Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Failure", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, Shawna Dory and Luis DelGado, 2023, "Examining Gender Inclusivity through Sense of Belonging in a Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program at a Large Research University", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, Rocio Chavela, Gary Lichtenstein and Ivan E Esparragoza, 2023, "Addressing New ABET General Criteria Focusing on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler and Chithra Adams, 2023, "Building a Framework to Understand the Impact of Entrepreneurship Support Programs on the Formation of Engineers", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, Thomas Litzinger and Ivan E Esparragoza, 2022, "A Faculty Development Response to Integration of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into the Engineering Curriculum"
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, S. Spiegel and D. Jordan, 2022, "Investigation of the psychological and demographic characteristics that impact performance in online modules and courses"
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, S. Spiegel, D. Jordan, F. Garcia, C. Brice and J. Blacklock, 2022, "Development of Self-Efficacy and Mindset Scales for Advanced Manufacturing and Data Sciences", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, S. Spiegel, D. Jordan and M. Sanders, 2022, "Lessons Learned: Findings from an External Evaluation of a STEM Teaching and Learning Center (Lessons Learned Paper #1 of 2)", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, S. Spiegel, D. Jordan and M. Sanders, 2022, "Lessons Learned: Findings from an External Evaluation of a STEM Teaching and Learning Center (Lessons Learned Paper #2 of 2)", Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler and Thomas Litzinger, 2021, "Lessons Learned: Adapting to Aid Faculty for Teaching in a Pandemic."
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler and Vikash Varun Gayah, 2021, "Work in Progress: Impact of Remote Instructional Format on Student Perception of a Supportive Learning Environment for Expertise Development."
  • Sarah E Zappe and T. Katona, 2021, "Qualitative Investigation on the Failure Experiences of Entrepreneurial Engineering Students"
  • Sarah E Zappe and Parisa Shokouhi, 2021, "Leveraging Inquiry-Based Simulated Laboratory Exercises in a Virtual Classroom Environment"
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler and Thomas Litzinger, 2021, "Impact of the Entrepreneurial Mindset for Innovative Teaching (EMIT) Academy"
  • Sarah E Zappe, Enrique Daniel Gomez and Scott T Milner, 2021, "Evaluation of a remote undergraduate research experience in chemical engineering"
  • Sarah E Zappe and Stephanie Cutler, 2020, "Teach like an Entrepreneur: A Faculty Development Initiative", Virtual
  • Sarah E Zappe, Vikash Varun Gayah and Stephanie Cutler, 2020, "Personalized learning plans for pre-requisite materials in a senior-level traffic engineering course"
  • Sarah E Zappe, Sukran Ilgin Guler and Stephanie Cutler, 2020, "Work in Progress: Inquiry-Based Learning in Transportation Engineering"
  • Sarah E Zappe, Thomas Katona and Joseph Tranquillo, 2020, "A systematic review of student entrepreneurial failure in engineering education"
  • Sarah E Zappe and Joseph Tise, 2019, "Work-in-Progress: Engineering Students’ Changing Conceptions of the Value of Creativity"
  • Sarah E Zappe, Julio Urbina, Patrick J Tunno, Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Juan Rodriguez, Esther A. Obonyo, M. Estrada, Christine Masters, Fernando F. Pacheco and Jose O. Martinez, 2019, "Evidence-based learning: Global engineering culture and society"
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler, J. Tise, R. Heinen, R. Croninger, Esther Gomez and Manish Kumar, 2019, "Work-in-progress: An exploration of students’ conceptualization of research after participating in an undergraduate research experience."
  • Sarah E Zappe, Joseph Tise, K. Hochstedt, Esther Gomez and Manish Kumar, 2018, "Lessons learned from a chemical engineering REU: The importance of training graduate students who are supervising REU students", Salt Lake City, UT
  • Sarah E Zappe, Megan Huffstickler, Joseph Tise, Thomas Litzinger and Sven G Bilén, 2018, "Affordances and Barriers to Creating Educational Change: A Case Study of an Educational Innovation Implemented into a First Year Engineering Design Course", Salt Lake City, UT
  • Sarah E Zappe, Joseph Tise, Megan Huffstickler, Keefe B Manning and Margaret J Slattery, 2018, "The Impact of a Creativity-Focused REU on Students’ Conceptions of Research and Creativity", Salt Lake City, UT
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie Cutler and Thomas Litzinger, 2017, "Teaching to promote a growth mindset", Indianapolis, IN
  • Sarah E Zappe, Amy L Freeman, Julio Urbina and S. Del Carpio, 2017, "Engineering Pathways Fellows: Four years of Successful Retention Initiatives and International Collaboration", Columbus, OH
  • Sarah E Zappe, Megan Huffstickler, Keefe B Manning and Margaret J Slattery, 2017, "Impact of a biomedical engineering undergraduate research program on student and faculty perceptions of creativity", Columbus, OH
  • Sarah E Zappe, Ryan L. Solnosky, Walter Schneider and Alexa Kottmeyer, 2017, "Building code educational modules for professional exposure in AE curriculums", Oklahoma, OK
  • Sarah E Zappe, D. J. Follmer, Esther Gomez and Manish Kumar, 2016, "Examining Student Outcomes from a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program: Year Two Results", New Orleans, LA
  • Sarah E Zappe and Stephanie B Velegol, 2016, "How does a flipped classroom impact classroom climate?", New Orleans, LA
  • Sarah E Zappe, Philip Reeves and Elizabeth C Kisenwether, 2016, "Assessment of an entrepreneurship education program", Toronto, Canada
  • Sarah E Zappe, Philip Reeves and Elizabeth C Kisenwether, 2016, "Evaluation of students’ perceptions of entrepreneurship education", Toronto, Canada
  • Sarah E Zappe, Kirsten Hochstedt and Thomas Litzinger, 2015, "Exploration of course syllabi as a potential source of data on the use of evidence-based instructional practices in engineering courses", Dublin, Ireland
  • Sarah E Zappe, Yu Yan and Thomas Litzinger, 2015, "A qualitative study of instructor perceptions of the classroom flip", Dublin, Ireland
  • Sarah E Zappe, Fadi Castronovo, Esther Gomez and John Messner, 2015, "Design of a construction simulation educational game through a cognitive lens", Seattle, WA
  • Sarah E Zappe, D. J. Follmer, Esther Gomez and Manish Kumar, 2015, "Preliminary evaluation of a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program: A methodology for examining student outcomes", Seattle, WA
  • Sarah E Zappe, Kirsten J. Hochstedt, Tricia Bertram Gallant, Thomas Litzinger, Robert G Melton and S. Liu, 2015, "Faculty Perspectives on the Challenges and Strategies in Creating an Ethical Classroom", Seattle, WA
  • Sarah E Zappe, Kirsten J. Hochstedt, Tricia Bertram Gallant, Thomas Litzinger, Irene Mena and S. Liu, 2015, "The Impact of Faculty Development Workshop on Students’ Understanding of Academic Integrity", Seattle, WA
  • Sarah E Zappe, Jessica Menold, Kathryn W Jablokow and Elizabeth C Kisenwether, 2015, "Exploring the impact of cognitive preferences on student receptivity to design thinking", Seattle, WA
  • Sarah E Zappe, Philip Reeves, Irene Mena and Thomas Litzinger, 2015, "A cross-sectional study of engineering students’ creative self-concepts: An exploration of creative self-efficacy, personal identity, and expectations", Seattle, WA
  • Sarah E Zappe and D. J. Follmer, 2015, "A cross-sectional study of engineering student perceptions and experiences related to global readiness", Seattle, WA
  • Sarah E Zappe and Mary Lynn Brannon, 2014, "New faculty development: Teaching support that creates a community of peers", Madrid, Spain
  • Sarah E Zappe, Daniel Merson, K. Hochstedt, L. Schrott and Thomas Litzinger, 2014, "A self-assessment of the use of evidence-based instructional practices in engineering", Madrid, Spain
  • Sarah E Zappe, P. Reeves, I. Mena and Thomas Litzinger, 2014, "The relationship between creative self-concepts, perceptions of global readiness, and travel experiences of engineering students", Madrid, Spain
  • Sarah E Zappe, I. Mena and Thomas Litzinger, 2014, "Experiences of international and domestic students in the first two years of undergraduate engineering programs", Indianapolis, IN
  • Sarah E Zappe, P. Reeves, Elizabeth C Kisenwether, Jessica Menold and J. Follmer, 2014, "Assessment of a new university-wide entrepreneurship and innovation minor", Indianapolis, IN
  • Sarah E Zappe, P. Reeves, Elizabeth C Kisenwether, Jessica Menold and J. Follmer, 2014, "Comparisons of faculty and student definitions of entrepreneurship", Indianapolis, IN
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie B Velegol and Mary Lynn Brannon, 2014, "Online modules enable prerequisite review and mastery during design courses", Indianapolis, IN
  • Sarah E Zappe, 2014, "Creative go-getters: Antecedents of entrepreneurial activities in engineering undergraduates", Indianapolis, IN
  • Sarah E Zappe, K. Lewis, A. Johnson, Timothy W Simpson and Conrad S Tucker, 2014, "Assessment of Product Archaeology as a Framework for Contextualizing Engineering Design", Indianapolis, IN
  • Sarah E Zappe and Stephanie B Velegol, 2014, "So you want to flip your course? Suggestions and experiences from the front line", Indianapolis, IN
  • Sarah E Zappe, F. Castronovo, D. Nikolic, Robert Leicht and John Messner, 2014, "Enhancement of learning objectives in construction engineering education: The Virtual Construction Simulator experience", Atlanta, GA, pp. 1661-1677
  • Sarah E Zappe, K. Lewis, D. Moore-Russo, Gul Kremer, Conrad S Tucker, Timothy W Simpson, Ann McKenna, Adam Carberry, W. Chen, D. Gatchell, S. Shooter, C. Williasm, M. Paretti and L. McNair, 2013, "The Development of Product Archaeology as a Platform for Contextualizing Engineering Design", Atlanta, GA
  • Sarah E Zappe, I. Mena and Thomas Litzinger, 2013, "Examining the experiences and perceptions of first-year engineering students", Indianapolis, IN
  • Sarah E Zappe, Karen A Thole, Melissa D Marshall, Michael P Alley and Renata S Engel, 2013, "Engineering Ambassador Network: Dissemination through an Inaugural National Workshop", Atlanta, GA
  • Sarah E Zappe, Michael P Alley and Melissa D Marshall, 2013, "Engineering Ambassador Network: Professional Development of the Engineering Ambassadors", Atlanta, GA
  • Sarah E Zappe, Thomas Litzinger and Irene Mena, 2012, "Preparing the Engineer of 2020: Analysis of Alumni Data", San Antonio, TX
  • Sarah E Zappe, Elizabeth C Kisenwether and K. Hochstedt, 2012, "Faculty Beliefs of Entrepreneurship and Design Education: An Exploratory Study Comparing Entrepreneurship and Design Faculty", San Antonio, TX
  • Sarah E Zappe, Thomas Litzinger and Samuel T Hunter, 2012, "Integrating the Creative Process into Engineering Courses: Description and Assessment of a Faculty Workshop", San Antonio, TX
  • Sarah E Zappe, Melissa D Marshall, Esther Gomez and Enrique Daniel Gomez, 2012, "Using student ambassadors to relay themes from Changing the Conversation in Engineering First Year Seminars", San Antonio, TX
  • Sarah E Zappe, A. Shartrand, Mary Besterfield-Sacre and Philip Weilerstein, 2012, "Entrepreneurship in engineering: Faculty beliefs, teaching practices, and student learning"
  • Sarah E Zappe, Joanna Garner, Michael P Alley, L. E. Sawarynski and K. Wolfe, 2011, "Comparison of Learning from Assertion-evidence slides appear to lead to better comprehension and recall of more complex concepts", Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  • Sarah E Zappe, Thomas Litzinger, Maura Borrego, Jeff Froyd, Wendy Newstetter, Karen Tonso and Peggy N Van Meter, 2011, "Writing effective evaluation and dissemination/diffusion plans", Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  • Sarah E Zappe, Khanjan Mehta, Duarte B Morais, Y. Zhao and Mary Lynn Brannon, 2011, "Milking the Rhino – Innovative solutions showcase: Promoting ethics education, user-centered design and social entrepreneurship in the global context", Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  • Sarah E Zappe, Karen A Thole, Melissa D Marshall and Michael P Alley, 2011, "Penn State’s Ambassador Program for Recruiting Girls into Engineering: Appropriate Messages, Messengers, and Modes of Delivery", Atlanta, GA
  • Sarah E Zappe, Renata S Engel, Melissa D Marshall, Michael P Alley, Karen A Thole and Mary I Frecker, 2011, "Engineering Ambassador Network: Dissemination through an Inaugural National Workshop", Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  • Sarah E Zappe, Joanna Garner and Michael P Alley, 2010, "Projected words per minute: A window into the potential effectiveness of presentation slides", Louisville, KY
  • Sarah E Zappe, Kirsten Hochstedt, Elizabeth C Kisenwether and Angela Shartrand, 2010, "A qualitative examination of faculty beliefs related to entrepreneurship education", Vancouver, B. C. Canada
  • Sarah E Zappe, Khanjan Mehta, Mary Lynn Brannon, Thomas H Colledge and Yu Zhao, 2010, "Eplum model of student engagement: Expanding non-travel based global awareness, multidisciplinary teamwork, and entrepreneurial mindset development", Louisville, KY
  • Sarah E Zappe, Lucas Passmore, Thomas Litzinger, Christine Masters, Stephen R Turns, Peggy N Van Meter and Carla Firetto, 2010, "Students’ conceptual understanding of couples and moments", Louisville, KY
  • Sarah E Zappe, Thomas Litzinger and H. Nguyen, 2010, "An investigation of first year students’ perceptions of global awareness", Louisville, KY
  • Sarah E Zappe, A. Ward, Michael Gooseff and R. Toto, 2010, "Higher-order learning through virtual laboratories in fluid mechanics: Lessons Learned", Easton, PA
  • Sarah E Zappe, A. M. Brauset, M. Sundet, Michael P Alley and Melissa D Marshall, 2009, "Teaching PhD students effective communication of scientific research", Atlanta, GA
  • Sarah E Zappe, A. M. Brauset, M. Sundet, Michael P Alley and Melissa D Marshall, 2009, "Development of a national workshop to teach Norwegian Ph.D. students in engineering and science how to communicate research", Atlanta, GA
  • Sarah E Zappe and Mary Lynn Brannon, 2009, "Preparing Graduate Students to Teach: A Seminar on Teaching for Graduate Assistants in Engineering", Atlanta, GA
  • Sarah E Zappe, A. Gaudelli, Michael P Alley and J. Garner, 2009, "Application of Multimedia Theory to PowerPoint Slides Presented by Engineering Educators", Atlanta, GA
  • Sarah E Zappe, Lucas Passmore, Thomas Litzinger, Christine Masters, Stephen R Turns, Peggy N Van Meter and Carla Firetto, 2009, "Improving Students’ Ability to Model during Problem solving in Statics", Atlanta, GA
  • Sarah E Zappe, Robert Leicht, John Messner and Thomas Litzinger, 2009, "“Flipping” the classroom to explore active learning in a large undergraduate course", Atlanta, GA
  • Sarah E Zappe and Richard J Schuhmann, 2008, "Shaping the World: Teaching Global Leadership Skills to Engineers"
  • Sarah E Zappe, R. Toto, K. Lim, H. Nguyen and Thomas Litzinger, 2008, "Acceptance of Tablet PC technology by engineering faculty", Saratoga, NY
  • Sarah E Zappe, R. Toto, K. Lim, H. Nguyen, Thomas Litzinger, Mark J Wharton and John M Cimbala, 2008, "Impact of instructors’ use of the Tablet PC on student learning and classroom attendance", PIttsburgh, PA
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephen R Turns and Laura Pauley, 2008, "Active and collaborative learning exercises for a first course in fluid mechanics"
  • Sarah E Zappe and Thorsten Wagener, 2008, "Introducing real-world hydrology case studies into an undergraduate civil and environmental engineering curriculum"
  • Sarah E Zappe and N. Kapli, 2008, "An investigation of the relationship between student perceptions and success of active learning techniques in an engineering education course", Pittsburgh, PA
  • Sarah E Zappe, K. Lim, John Wise and R. Toto, 2007, "Factors influencing engineering faculty’s use of Tablet PC’s", Honolulu, HI
  • Sarah E Zappe, G. Okudan, M. Ogot and S. Gupta, 2007, "Assessment of Learning and its Retention in the Engineering Design Classroom", Pittsburgh, PA
  • Sarah E Zappe, John M Cimbala, Laura Pauley and M. Hsieh, 2006, "Experiential learning in fluid flow class", Honolulu, HI
  • Sarah E Zappe, Laura Guertin and H. Kim, 2006, "Just-In-Time Teaching: A web-based method of integrating classroom assessment and instruction", San Francisco, CA
  • S. E. Rzasa, R. Locklin, P. C. Ray and Paul R Howell, 2005, "Using measurement to drive instructional design: Experience from two years of e-learning in a general education science course", Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  • S. E. Rzasa, Christine Masters, Jill L Lane and Richard A Behr, 2005, "How to assess or not to assess: That is the question", Nashville, TN
  • S. E. Rzasa and John Wise, 2004, "Institutionalizing the assessment of engineering entrepreneurship"
  • S. E. Rzasa and G. Okudan, 2004, "Teaching entrepreneurial leadership: A report on work in progress", Savannah, GA
  • S. E. Rzasa, Dorothy H Evensen and Stephen M. Zappe, 2004, "A survey of first-year law students’ study practices", San Diego, CA
  • S. E. Rzasa, John Wise and Elizabeth C Kisenwether, 2003, "Assessing engineering entrepreneurship", Savannah, GA
  • S. E. Rzasa, Maria Pennock-Roman and C. Hammer, 2000, "Detecting items with differential difficulty and dissimilar factor structure for black and white kindergarten children on the TOLD-P:2"

Magazines/Trade Publications

  • Sarah E Zappe, Khanjan Mehta, Mary Lynn Brannon and Yu Zhao, 2016, "Real World Solutions", Prism, pp. 1
  • Sarah E Zappe, Stephanie B Velegol and Emily Mahone, 2015, "Successful Flipped Classes"

Research Projects

Honors and Awards

  • ELATES (Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering, and Science) Fellowship, Drexel University, August 2022 - July 2023
  • Helen Plants Award, IEEE Education Society, December 2017 - December 2017
  • Helen Plants Award, IEEE Education Society, December 2016
  • Apprentice Faculty Grant, American Society for Engineering Education - Educational Research Methods Division, June 2010

Service

Service to Penn State:

Service to External Organizations:

  • Organizing Conferences and Service on Conference Committees, Coordinator, Big Ten++ DEI Summit, March 2022 - October 2022
  • Organizing Conferences and Service on Conference Committees, Contributor, Second Annual Big Ten++ DEI Summit, October 2022 - October 2023