Shawn Jordan

Shawn Jordan serves as Interim Director of the School of Integrated Engineering and Associate Professor in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. His academic appointments span multiple units including the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory.

His research fuses STEM with arts and cultures to create societal impact, focusing on context-centered engineering design education. Key areas include culturally relevant pedagogy for Navajo communities, K-12 engineering education, and the Maker movement's integration into formal education. He directs the STEAM Labs™ program engaging students in chain reaction machine design.

• NSF CAREER Award: 'Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society'
• Co-PI on NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant 'Additive Innovation'
• PI on multiple NSF ITEST and Rogers Foundation grants for Native American STEM education
• Guinness World Record holder for Rube Goldberg machine complexity

Jordan's scholarly output shows consistent growth in engineering education research, with recent focus on secondary data analysis frameworks, doctoral student development, and culturally responsive curriculum design. His work bridges formal education with maker culture through projects like STEAM Labs™.

• Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2017)
• ASEE PRISM '20 Faculty Under 40' (2014)
• ASU President's Medal for Social Embeddedness (2022)
• Multiple ASU and Fulton Schools teaching awards

He mentors across multiple doctoral programs including Engineering Education Systems and Design, Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, and Mechanical Engineering. His service includes leadership roles in ASEE, ECEDHA, and advisory positions with the Inclusive Engineering Foundation and South Mountain Community College.

Jordan directs the STEAM Labs™ Center for K-12 Research and Engagement, which develops chain reaction machine curricula. His work with the Navajo Nation involves community-based participatory design of culturally relevant engineering education. The lab connects university research with K-12 implementation through partnerships with tribal communities and school districts.