KaitlinÌýLitchfield

  • PhD Graduate
  • CIVIL SYSTEMS
  • ENGINEERING FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES

Kaitlin's research focused on understanding the growing and diverse population of socially engaged engineers, especially those involved withÌý.ÌýThe research was funded by the National Science Foundation under a Research in Engineering Education (REU)Ìýgrant titledÌý.ÌýAlongside her research,ÌýKaitlinÌýcompleted a certificate in Engineering for Developing Communities, the subject of her passion that originally brought her to Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ.ÌýFollowing graduation,ÌýKaitlinÌýworked as a post-doctoral research assistant through the completion of the grant.ÌýCurrently,ÌýKaitlinÌýand her husband live in their home state of New Hampshire where she is raising her new son.

Education

  • PhD in Civil Engineering (Civil Systems), University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder, 2014Ìý

  • MS in Civil Engineering (Civil Systems), University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder, 2014Ìý

  • Certificate in Engineering for Developing Communities, University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder, 2013Ìý

  • BS in Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 2011

Awards

  • Mortenson Center for Engineering for Developing Communities Graduate Research Assistantship, 2012Ìý

  • University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Graduate Assistantship, 2011