Dr. Cory Brozina

Director and Associate Professor
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Dr. Cory Brozina

Associate Professor

Rayen School of Engineering, College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

Moser Hall 2020

phone: (330) 941-3028

scbrozina@ysu.edu

  • Intellectual Contributions

    • 2024

      "A Systematic Review of Research on Nontraditional Students Reveals Inconsistent Definitions and a Need for Clarity: Focus on U.S. Based Studies"

      S. Brozina, A. Johri

      Frontiers in Education: Higher Education

    • 2024

      "Nontraditional Students in Engineering: Persona Development"

      A. Chew, S. Brozina

      ASEE

    • 2024

      "Exploring Factors and Support for Effective Faculty Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in Engineering"

      S. Baka, S. Brozina

      ASEE

    • 2023

      "If I had more time: A transactional perspective on supporting nontraditional students in engineering"

      S. Brozina, A. Chew, A. Johri

      FIE

    • 2023

      "Investigating Engineering Practice Using Ethnographic Methods: Experiences of Student Observers at Multiple Field Sites"

      B. Jesiek, B. Leftwich, S. Brozina, R. Korte, A. Johri

      ASEE

    • 2023

      "Advanced Considerations in Quantitative Methods for New Directions in Engineering Education Research"

      A. Katz, A. Godwin, S. Brozina

    • 2021

      "Taking stock: Analysis of IJEE publications from 1996–2020 to examine impact and coverage of topics"

      S. Brozina, A. Katz, A. Johri

      International Journal of Engineering Education, volume 37, issue 5, p. 1146-1160

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Dr. Cory Brozina is an associate professor and associate director of the Rayen School of Engineering at Youngstown State University. As associate director his duties include directing the First-Year Engineering Program and leading the Industrial & Systems Engineering Program as the program coordinator.

His bachelor's and master's degrees are in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. is in Engineering Education, also from Virginia Tech.

His research combines student support and success with learning analytics to develop better support mechanisms for a wide range of students including first-year and non-traditional engineering students. Dr. Brozina currently has three NSF-funded projects totaling over $1.3M, which includes the largest NSF award at YSU of $1M.