Rebecca Reck

For More Information

• Rebecca Reck website

Education

• Ph.D. Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2016
• M.S. Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University, 2010
• B.S. Electrical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 2005

Academic Positions

• Teaching Associate Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Bioengineering, August 2020-Present
• Assistant Professor, Kettering University, Flint, Michigan, Mechanical Engineering, January 2016-June 2020

Other Professional Employment

• Senior Systems Engineer, Automatic Flight Control Systems, Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, January 2011-August 2013
• Systems Engineer, Automatic Flight Control Systems, Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 2005-January 2011

Student Organizations

• Society of Women Engineers, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2022-Present)

Other Undergraduate Advising Activities

• Connor Niznik, Fall 2023 - Spring 2024, Undergraduate Hourly Researcher - Supporting Teaching Assistants in Undergraduate STEM Laboratories
• Natalie Taylor, Fall 2023 - Summer 2024, Undergraduate Hourly Researcher - Identifying Barriers in Undergraduate STEM Laboratories
• Elizabeth Martynenko, Fall 2024 - Spring 2025, Independent Study - Improving BIOE415
• Kaitlyn Tuvilleja, Spring 2024 - Spring 2025, Independent Study - Improving BIOE415
• Hanwen Laing, Fall 2023 - Spring 2024, Independent Study - Improving BIOE415
• Megha Agrawal, Spring 2024 - Spring 2025, Independent Study - Improving BIOE415
• Maya Miriyala, Fall 2023 - Spring 2024, Independent Study - Improving BIOE415
• Joseph Tibbs, Fall 2024 - Spring 2025, Independent Study - Improving BIOE415
• Hannah Kimmel, Fall 2023 - Spring 2025, Independent Study - Improving BIOE415

Research Interests

• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Educational technology
• Inclusive pedagogy
• Instructional laboratories
• Experiential learning

Research Topics

• Research in BME Education

Books Authored or Co-Authored (Original Editions)

• Rebecca Marie Reck. (2022). Biomedical Instrumentation Lab Manual. eText@Illinois.

Selected Articles in Journals

• R. M. Reck, "Quick Flip: A Model of a Virtual Course in Dynamic Systems and Controls During COVID-19," Advances in Engineering Education, vol. 8, no. 4, Dec. 2020.

Articles in Conference Proceedings

• H. Kimmel, M. Miriyala, H. Liang, M. Agrawal, K. Tuvilleja and R. M. Reck, "A Guided Comparison of Bioinstrumentation Laboratory Data Analysis using Mathematical Software and Generative AI," in 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Washington, DC, USA.
• R. M. Reck, J. R. TerBush, C. Cvetkovic, H. M. Golecki, C. D. Schmitz, K. Ansell, D. Mussulman, C. Radhakrishnan, I. H. James, "Getting Started Teaching an Undergraduate Engineering Laboratory," in 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.
• H. R. C. Kimmel, M. S. Miriyala, H. Liang, M. Agrawal, K. Tuvilleja, K., and R. M. Reck, "Designing a Bioinstrumentation Lab for All Learners," in 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.
• K. Ansell, R. M. Reck, H. Golecki and C. Schmitz, "Training Students to Establish and Maintain Positive Group Dynamics in Design and Design-Based Classes," in 2023 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), College Station, TX.
• C. Radhakrishnan, C. D. Schmitz, R. M. Reck, A. Banerjee, Y. Zhou, K. Ansell, H. M. Golecki, J. R. TerBush, and J. Bradley, "Changes to a Circuits Lab Sequence to Encourage Reflection and Integration of Experiences Across Related Courses to Explore New Solution Spaces to an Engineering Problem," in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD.
• R. M. Reck, Y. Li, S. R. Thompson, N. D. Jackson, and S. Dabetwar, "Preparing Women in STEM for Faculty Careers through a Job Search Workshop Series," in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD.
• A, Subramaniasivam, R. M. Reck, K. Ansell, H. M. Golecki, C. Radhakrishnan, C. D. Schmitz, and J. R. TerBush "Survey of the Entrepreneurial Mindset of Students in Undergraduate Laboratory Courses" in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD.
• R.M. Reck, "Tips for Creating a Functional Personal Knowledge Management System in Academia," in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD.
• H. Liu, D. Moparthi, L. Angrave, J. Amos, D. Dalpiaz, C Vogiatzis, S. Varadhan, R. M. Reck, Y. Huang, "Understanding the needs of students with and without disabilities for inclusive UDL-based design of Engineering courses through learning management systems," in 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN
• H. Golecki, R. M. Reck, C. Schmitz, K. Ansell, J. Terbush, and J. Popovics, "Development of a Community of Practice for Rethinking Best Practices in Post-COVID Experiential Learning," in 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
• R. M. Reck, "Adopting Alternative Grading in an Upper-Level Laboratory Course in Bioengineering,'' in 2022 Frontiers in Engineering Education Conference (FIE), Uppsala, Sweden.
• R. M. Reck, "Converting a Biomedical Instrumentation Lab From In-person to Online," in 2021 Frontiers in Engineering Education Conference (FIE), Lincoln, NE.
• C. A. Berry, M. A. Gennert, and R. M. Reck, "Practical Skills for Students in Mechatronics and Robotics Education," in 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, [Online]. Awarded best paper in the Multidisciplinary Division.
• R. M. Reck, "Designing a Student Video Presentation Assignment: Considerations for Minimizing Stress," in 2019 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Cincinnati, OH.
• R. M. Reck, "A Systematic Review of Technologies for Providing Feedback and Grades to Students," in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL.
• R. M. Reck, "Student and faculty reflections after using MathWorks' Cody Coursework in a control systems course," in 2018 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), San Jose, CA.
• R. M. Reck, "Validating DC Motor Models on the Quanser Qube Servo," in ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Vol. 2, Atlanta, GA.
• R. M. Reck, "Applications Monday: Students bring real-life control system experiences into the classroom," in 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.
• R. M. Reck, "Applying a common framework to develop undergraduate control systems laboratory kits," in 2017 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Indianapolis, IN.

Abstracts (in print or accepted)

• N. Taylor and R. M. Reck, "Fostering Inclusive Lab and Design Courses", in 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
• R. M. Reck, H. Kimmel, K. Tuvilleja, M. Miriyala, M. Agrawal, H. Laing, "Exploring Undergraduate Bioinstrumentation Laboratory Data Analysis with both Mathematical Software and Generative AI," in 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
• R. M. Reck, "Identifying Gaps in Existing Instruments to Analyze Inclusive Course Design when Applied to a Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory," in 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Professional Societies

• Frontiers in Education Conference Steering Committee, Educational Research and Methods Division, American Society for Engineering Education, November 2023 - Present
• Social Media Officer, New Engineering Educators Division, American Society for Engineering Education, June 2019-Present
• Women in Academia Committee Member, Society of Women Engineers, October 2015-Present

Service on Department Committees

• ABET Liason, August 2022 - Present
• Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, August 2021 - Present

Service on College Committees

• Courses & Curricula Committee, August 2021 - July 2023

Service to Federal and State Government

• College of Reviewers for Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation, 2018-2022

Other Outside Service

• IEEE Program Evaluator, Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission, ABET, March 2012-March 2022
• IEEE Program Evaluator, Engineering Accreditation Commission, ABET, March 2022-Present

Honors

• Mac Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award, IEEE Education Society (2023)
• Emerging Engineering Educator, Society of Women Engineers (2023)
• WE Local ELiTE, Society of Women Engineers (2021)
• Outstanding SWE Counselor, Society of Women Engineers (2020)

Recent Courses Taught

• BIOE 100 - Undergraduate Open Seminar
• BIOE 205 - Signals & Systems in Bioengrg
• BIOE 414 (ECE 414) - Biomedical Instrumentation
• BIOE 415 (ECE 415) - Biomedical Instrumentation Lab