Eve Riskin

Eve Riskin is Dean of Undergraduate Education at Stevens Institute of Technology, affiliated with the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (1990) and has a distinguished career spanning academia, research, and leadership in STEM equity.

• PhD (1990), Stanford University (Electrical Engineering)
• MS (1986), Stanford University (Operations Research)
• MS (1985), Stanford University (Electrical Engineering)
• BS (1984), MIT (Electrical Engineering)

Her research focuses on engineering education, accessibility technologies for deaf communities (e.g., MobileASL), and systemic diversity initiatives. She pioneered the Redshirt in Engineering Model to improve equity and inclusion, and her work addresses mental health, discrimination, and belonging in higher education. Recent projects like GLOBEM explore longitudinal human behavior modeling for educational interventions.

Key scientific awards include the NSF Young Investigator Award (1992), Sloan Research Fellowship (1994), and Presidential Mentoring Award (2020). She is a Fellow of IEEE and actively contributes to organizations like ASEE and IEEE.

• Collaborative research on sign language compression standards
• Leadership in ADVANCE programs for women in STEM
• Development of peer coaching networks for faculty growth
• Analysis of pandemic impacts on vulnerable student populations