Shaylin Williams

Shaylin Williams, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia’s First Year Engineering Center. Her work focuses on enhancing engineering education through research into student experiences, particularly first-year and summer bridge programs, and curriculum design. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Mississippi State University, where her dissertation applied Self-Determination Theory to analyze student engagement and graduation plans. Her research interests include engineering identity development, communities of practice, and strategies to improve undergraduate program effectiveness.

Education background includes a master’s in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and undergraduate research in chemical engineering at the University of Mississippi. Courses taught include Engineering Foundations I (ENGR 1010) and Engineering Foundations II (ENGR 1020).