Renata A. Revelo, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Contact
Building & Room:
1102 SEO
Address:
851 S. Morgan St, MC 154, Chicago, IL 60607
Office Phone:
Email:
About
Research Interests
Engineering identity
Critical consciousness in engineering design
Student success and engagement
Student engagement
Engineering culture
Notable Honors
UIC Teaching Recognition Program, 2023
UIC College of Engineering Teaching Award, 2017, 2021, 2024
UIC College of Engineering Advising Award, 2018, 2021, 2023
Honors College Faculty Fellow, started 2020
Teaching Scholar, UIC Center for the Advancement of Teaching-Learning Communities, 2016
1st Place in Outstanding Dissertation Competition, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, 2017
Grainger Power Engineering Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009
Highlighted Publications
Revelo, R. A. Mejia, J. A., Mejía, J., & Alarcón, I. V. (2024). Beyond the Monolith: A Critical, Systematic Review of the Literature on Latiné/x/a/o Students in Engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20598
Revelo, R. A., Omitoyin, J., Cardona, M., Nazempour, R., & Darabi, H. (2019, October). Engineering Identity Profiles of Low-SES, High- Achieving Incoming Engineering Students. Presented at the 2019 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Cincinnati, OH.
Revelo, R. A., & Baber, L. D. (2018). Engineering Resistors: Engineering Latina/o Students and Emerging Resistant Capital. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 17(3), 249-269.
Revelo, R. A., & Loui, M. C. (2016). A developmental model of research mentoring. College Teaching, 64(3), 119-129.
Education
Ph.D., Educational Organization and Leadership
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
M.S., Electrical Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009
B.S., Electrical Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007