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Industrial Technology Program Faculty

Dr. Nancy E. Study

Dr. Nancy E. Study

  • Associate Professor

  • Contact Information

  • 1 Hayden Drive, Box 9212
  • Petersburg, VA 23806
  • Office:   (804) 524-8989 ext. 1122
  • Fax:      (804) 524-6732
  • Email:     nstudy@vsu.edu


  • Education

    • Ph.D. in C&I/ Educational Technology with primary research area in Computer Graphics, Purdue University, 2001
    • MS in Industrial Technology, Purdue University, 1995
    • BS in Drafting & Design, and Printing Technology, 1993


  • Research Interests:

    • Haptics & Visualization


  • Courses Taught:

    • INTC 161
    • INTC 261
    • INTC 362
    • INTC 370
    • INTC 372
    • INTC 385
    • INTC 473


  • Publications:

    • Study, N. E. (2006). Using remediation to improve visualization abilities in minority engineering and technology students. Poster session presented at the 5th Annual ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
    • Study, N. E. (2006). Assessing and improving the below average visualization abilities of a group of minority engineering and technology students. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 12 (4) 363-374.
    • Study, N. E. (2006). Using remediation to improve visualization abilities in minority engineering and technology students. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Chicago, IL.
    • Study, N. E. (2005). Improving visualization abilities in minority engineering and technology students: Preliminary results. Proceedings of the ASEE/Engineering Design Graphics Division Mid-year Meeting (9-12). Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
    • Study, N. E. (2005). Using LEGOs© to reinforce basic parametric modeling practices. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Portland, OR.
    • Study, N. E. (2004). Implementing a real world project into a senior level architectural drafting course. Proceedings of the ASEE/ Engineering Design Graphics Division Mid-year Meeting (44-49). Williamsburg, VA.
    • Study, N. E. (2004). Assessing visualization abilities in minority engineering students. Poster session presented at the ASEE 3rd International Colloquium on Engineering Education, Beijing, China.
    • Study, N. E. (2004). Assessing visualization abilities in minority engineering students. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Salt Lake City, UT.
    • Study, N. E. (2003). A comparison of test scores of minority vs. non-minority students on the Purdue spatial visualization test: Visualization of rotations. Proceedings of the ASEE/ Engineering Design Graphics Division Mid-year Meeting (182-188). Phoenix, AZ.
    • Study, N. E. (2003). Haptic abilities of freshman engineers as measured by the haptic visual discrimination test. The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 67 (2), 29-34.
    • Study, N. E. (2002). The haptic visualization tendencies of freshman engineering students and their implication on testing and instruction. Proceedings of the ASEE/Engineering Design Graphics Division Mid-year Meeting. Indianapolis, IN.
    • Study, N. E. (2002). The effectiveness of using the successive perception test I to measure visual-haptic tendencies in engineering students. The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 66 (2), 17-26.
    • Birchman, J. A. & Study, N. E. (2001). Preparing class materials for the web using PDF format. The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 65 (3), 25-30.
    • Birchman, J. A. & Study, N. E. (2001). Preparing class materials for the web using PDF format. Proceedings of the ASEE/Engineering Design Graphics Division Mid-year Meeting (181-188). San Antonio, TX.
    • The Case Studies for Kids Project: The center for twenty-first century conceptual tools (TCCT). (2000). Poster session presenting Model Eliciting Activities to teachers. Purdue University.
    • Study, N. E. (1998). Parametric vs. non-parametric modeling. Presentation, 4-State Technology Conference, Pittsburg State University.
    • Study, N. E. (1998). 3D CAD in the classroom. Presentation, MVA/MITEA Summer Conference, Southwest MO State University.
    • Study, N. E. (1997). Visualization for CAD solid modeling. Presentation, 4-State Technology Conference, Pittsburg State University.
    • Expanding Your Horizons Conference. (1995-1997). Career and college planning workshops for junior high school girls. Southwest MO State University.