Michele Yatchmeneff
Civil Engineering
ADM 223
907-786-1853
myatchmeneff@alaska.edu
Education
PhD Engineering Education, Purdue University, 2015MS Engineering Management, Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ, 2009
BS Civil Engineering, Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ, 2005
Biography
Dr. Michele Yatchemeneff is an Unangax (Aleut) woman who grew up living a traditional subsistence lifestyle in rural villages along Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ's Aleutian chain. She was an ANSEP scholar at the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ (UAA) where she earned a BS in Civil Engineering in 2005 and an MS in Engineering Management in 2009. After earning her BS, she began working in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ's construction and engineering industry, specializing in water and sewer projects in remote villages across the state. She also worked as the Deputy Director of the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP). Professor Yatchmeneff earned her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her PhD research focused on the motivation and success of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native pre-college STEM students. Her current research expands her doctoral work and focuses on belongingess, Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native education, preparation, and retention. Professor Yatchmeneff started serving as the UAA Executive Director for Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Education and Outreach in October 2021.Teaching Responsibilities
Introduction to Engineering (ES A101 & ENGR A151): Spring 2008, Summers 2009-2012, Fall 2015 - 2021Introduction to Civil Engineering (CE A201): Fall 2020 and Fall 2021
Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering (CE A341): Fall 2020 and Fall 2021
Environmental Systems Design (CE A442): Springs 2018-2021
Fluid Mechanics (ES A341): Fall 2017 and Fall 2018
Economic Analysis and Operations (ESM A450): Fall and Spring 2015-2017
Professional & Department Service
2015 - 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnerships (SIGP) Coordinator for ANSEP2015 - 2021 ANSEP Assistant Director and faculty advisor for ANSEP's 2500+ pre-college and college students
Research Interests
RESEARCH AWARDS:2020, Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: "Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnerships (SIGP)". $4,501,743 total of which $351,424 comes to UAA and UAF and $528,000 is given to 16 students in fellowships over 4 years.
2018, PI, National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER): "Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Belonging in High School Mathand Science Classrooms" - $500,000 over 5 years
2017, Co-PI, Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) Foundation: "Support of ANSEP" - $600,000 over 2 years
2017, Co-PI, National Science Foundation (NSF), Broadening Participation (BP): "ANSEP Dissemination Conference" - $200,000 over 1 year
2017, Co-PI, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: "Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnerships (SIGP)" - $2,533,092 total, of which $342,630 comes to UAA and UAF over 3 years
2017, Co-PI, National Science Foundation (NSF) Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP): "Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Alliance" - $3,000,000 over 5 years
Publications
Denick, D., Dringenberg, E., Fayyaz, F., Nelson, L., Pitterson, N., Tolbert, D., Yatchmeneff,
M., Cardella, M. (2013). STEM thinking in informal environments: Integration and recommendations
for formal settings. In 2013 ASEE IL-IN Section Conference (pp. 1-17). Angola, Indiana:
American Society for Engineering Education. Retrieved from
Yatchmeneff, M. (2015). A qualitative study of motivation in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Science
& Engineering Program (ANSEP) precollege students. In 122nd ASEE Annual Conference
& Exposition. Seattle, WA: American Society for Engineering Education.
Yatchmeneff, M. & Calhoun, M. (2017). Exploring engineering identity in a common introduction
to engineering course to improve retention. In 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Columbus, Ohio: American Society for Engineering Education.
Yatchmeneff, M. & Schroeder, H.P., & Calhoun, M.E. (2016), How to develop Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native
STEM Students in Middle School and High School. In 123rd ASEE Annual Conference &
Exposition. New Orleans, LA: American Society for Engineering Education. Retrieved
from