Monica Cox
Monica F. Cox | |
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Spouse | Ishbah Cox |
Awards | Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Spelman College University of Alabama Peabody College, Vanderbilt University |
Thesis | An examination of the validity of the VaNTH Observation System (2005) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Engineering education |
Institutions | Ohio State University Purdue University |
Monica Farmer Cox is a professor of engineering education at Ohio State University. Cox was the first African-American woman to earn tenure in engineering at Purdue University. She won the 2008 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Early life
[edit]Cox was born in Fort Gaines, Georgia, and grew up in Shorterville, Alabama and Newville, Alabama.[1] As a child she studied a computer science class in community college.[2] She was awarded a full scholarship to attend Spelman College.[3] She graduated cum laude from Spelman College with a degree in mathematics.[4] She took part in a NASA Women in Science and Engineering program led by Etta Zuber Falconer.[4] During her undergraduate studies, Cox worked at Marshall Space Flight Center.[4] When she graduated from Spelman College she was sponsored by NASA to research in the International Space Station ground payload operations team.[4] She earned a master's degree at University of Alabama and a PhD in leadership and policy studies from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University.[5][6]
Research and career
[edit]In 2011 Cox became the first African-American woman to earn tenure in the College of Engineering at Purdue University.[5] She was invited to join Michelle Obama at the White House to serve on a panel on workplace flexibility.[5] At Purdue University she became Director of the International Institute of Engineering Education Assessment.[1] She established STEMinent LLC in 2013, a platform that permits consistent and unbiased faculty performance assessment.[7][8] Whilst at Purdue University she won several awards, including the Faculty Award of Excellent for Leadership, Black Graduate Student Association Engagement Award and a National Science Foundation Career Award.[9]
Cox was named as the Chair of the Department of Engineering Education at Ohio State University in 2015.[5] She is the first African-American woman to be a Full Professor in the College of Engineering at Ohio State University.[10] She serves as Principal Investigator of a $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant for her project "Why We Persist: An Intersectional Study to Characterize and Examine the Experiences of Women Tenure-Track Faculty in Engineering".[11][12] The project will use existing databases for institutional analysis, develop a national survey and conduct interviews with women of colour.[13] She published Excellence: Why Being Average is Never an Option in 2018.[14][15]
Awards and recognition
[edit]She won the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2008.[16][17] Her research explores the participation of women of color in engineering and develops assessment tools for use across engineering education.[18] She was also recognized by Mathematically Gifted & Black as a Black History Month 2018 Honoree.[2]
Selected publications
[edit]- Cox, Monica. Demystifying the Engineering PhD. Elsevier Science & Technology, Saint Louis, 2019, doi:10.1016/C2014-0-00153-0.
- Besterfield-Sacre, Mary, et al. "Changing Engineering Education: Views of U.S. Faculty, Chairs, and Deans." Journal of Engineering Education (Washington, D.C.), vol. 103, no. 2, 2014, pp. 193-219
- Main, Joyce B., et al. "Trends in the Underrepresentation of Women of Color Faculty in Engineering (2005–2018)." Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Monica F. Cox, Ph.D - International Institute for Engineering Education Assessment". International Institute for Engineering Education Assessment. 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ a b "Monica F. Cox - Mathematically Gifted & Black". Mathematically Gifted & Black. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Dr. Monica F. Cox - Public Speaking & Appearances - Speakerpedia, Discover & Follow a World of Compelling Voices". speakerpedia.com. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ a b c d "NASA - A Wise Choice". www.nasa.gov. Marilyn Lewis : MSFC;, Carl Person : HQ;, Mabel Matthews : HQ;, Stephanie Schierholz : HQ;, Heather R. Smith : NASA Educational Technology Services, Adrienne Stiff-Roberts : POC;, Monica Cox : POC;, Kelly Bolden : POC;, Dr. Cornelia Gillyard : Spelman College;, Flint Wild : MSFC;, Diedra Williams : MSFC;, Chekesha Liddell : POC. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
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- ^ Cox, Monica Farmer (2005-11-02). "An examination of the validity of the VaNTH Observation System (VOS)".
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(help) - ^ "| Consulting-Specifying Engineer". www.csemag.com. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Startup offers faculty performance assessment application". Engineering Education. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Awards and Honors - International Institute for Engineering Education Assessment". International Institute for Engineering Education Assessment. 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Monica Cox named chair of new Department of Engineering Education - The Ohio State University College of Engineering". The Ohio University College of Engineering. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ "NSF Award Search: Award#1712618 - Why We Persist: An Intersectional Study to Characterize and Examine the Experiences of Women Tenure-Track Faculty in Engineering". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Why women persist in engineering". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Board # 26 : Why We Persist: An Intersectional Study to Characterize and Examine the Experiences of Women Tenure-Track Faculty in Engineering: American Society for Engineering Education". www.asee.org. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ Cox, Dr Monica F. (2018-02-17). Excellence: Why Being Average is Never an Option. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781979707299.
- ^ "Prepared to Be a Pioneer". 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers: Recipient Details | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Honoring Scientists and Engineers". whitehouse.gov. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "TB 10: Monica F. Cox Ph.D. – Engineer, Professor, and Pioneer for Women in S.T.E.M." tbpod.com. Retrieved 2018-05-20.