Lydia Prendergast
Director and Associate Dean, Douglass WiSE
Mentoring Appointments: https://rutgers.campus.eab.com/
Dr. Lydia Prendergast is the Associate Dean and Director of Douglass WiSE. Dean P, as many students call her, has worked in higher ed for over 20 years. She is a 3-time alumna of Rutgers in engineering and STEM education. Her dissertation focused on a hands-on learning experience for first-years and is the basis of Intro to Engineering in the Douglass Engineering LLC. Dr. Prendergast is passionate about providing engaging STEM experiences.
Selected Publications
- Flipped Pre-Calculus for Engineers: An Active Learning Course Transformation - 2021
- Supporting Engineering Students' Self-Efficacy in a Flipped Calculus II Course - 2020
- Review of a first-year engineering design course - 2014
- Retention, success, and satisfaction of engineering students based on the first-year experience - 2013