Dr Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome

Assistant Professor
Department of Engineering Education at the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE)

Dr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome earned her bachelor's and master’s of science degrees and Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Florida. During her studies, she became passionate about issues of equity, access, and inclusion in engineering and computing and worked to develop programs and activities that supported diverse students in these disciplines. Today, Dr. Waisome is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education where she conducts research on critical mentorship in an effort to broaden participation in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing (STEM+C). She is particularly interested in understanding how mentorship can influence an individual’s self-efficacy and career decisions in STEM+C.