Beverly Kris Jaeger-Helton
Teaching Professor,
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Director,
Senior Capstone Design, Industrial Engineering
Office
- 363 Snell Engineering
- 617.373.5995
Research Focus
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology, Motor Control, Healthcare Systems, Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Logistics and Operations Research, Business, Data Management and Statistics, Engineering Training and Education, Safety Management, Information Processing, Cognition/Cognitive Psychology, Human Performance Engineering, Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Process Control
About
Education
- PhD, Human-Machine Systems Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering; Minor in Cognitive Psychology – Northeastern University
- MS, Biomechanics, Human Development Professions; Concentration in Neuroscience – Northeastern University
- BS, Cardiopulmonary/Exercise Science; Minor in Healthcare Administration – Bridgewater State University
Honors & Awards
- “Kris Jaeger-Helton Scholarly Excellence Award” scholarship dedicated and renamed by Galante Engineering Business Program, 2022
- Teaching Awards: Northeastern University Industrial Engineering Professor of the Year, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
- “Above & Beyond Recognition” 2020 Industrial Engineering class nomination for Industrial Engineering for Teaching & Mentoring during COVID course delivery transition
- American Society for Engineering Education, 6 Campus Representative Awards, between 2012-2022
- Martin Essigmann Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, 2012
- Student Group Award Recognition, “The Students Speak”, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, 2012
- Best Paper Award, Design in Engineering Education at ASEE: 2017; Finalist: 2018
- Best Paper Award and/or Finalist, New Engineering Educators Division at ASEE: 2013, 2009, 2008
- Best Paper Award First-year Programs Division and Council at ASEE: 2012 for 2011
- Outstanding Conference Paper Award at ASEE, First Place Overall in Annual Conference, 2011 for 2010
- Best Paper Award First-year Programs Division at ASEE: 2008
- Best Paper Award Environmental Engineering Division at ASEE: 2006 for 2005
Teaching Interests
- Capstone Design – Bioengineering
- Capstone Design – Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
- Human-Machine Systems Engineering
- Simulation Modeling & Analysis
- Statistics & Experimental Design
- Engineering Innovation & Design
- Facilities Planning & Material Handling
- Computational Engineering Applications
Leadership Positions
- Founding Director, Galante Engineering Business Program, College of Engineering – Northeastern University
- Director and Coordinator, Senior Capstone Design, Industrial Engineering Program – Northeastern University
- Program and Division Chair, New Engineering Educators Division – American Society for Engineering Education
- Director, Design in Engineering Education Division – American Society for Engineering Education
Professional Affiliations
- American Society for Engineering Education – ASEE
- American Society of Civil Engineers – ASCE
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers – ASME
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society – HFES
- Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers – IISE
- National Defense Industrial Association – NDIA
- Society of Automotive Engineers – SAE
- Technical Advisory Services of America – TASA
- Usability Experience Professionals Association – UXPA
Research Overview
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology, Motor Control, Healthcare Systems, Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Logistics and Operations Research, Business, Data Management and Statistics, Engineering Training and Education, Safety Management, Information Processing, Cognition/Cognitive Psychology, Human Performance Engineering, Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Process Control
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
Engineering Education
- Xie W, Pei JP, Jaeger-Helton BK, Auclair J, Zheng H (2020). STEM Education and Industry Workforce Life-Long Training Platform Development to Facilitate Smart Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, New England American Society for Engineering Education.
- Jaeger-Helton BK, Howe, S, & Estell, J (2020). Meeting the Client: Learning the Capstone Student’s Perspective through the Three Intelligences Methodology, Capstone Design Conference, Dallas, TX.
- Jaeger-Helton BK, Smyser BM, & McManus, HL (2019). Capstone Prepares Engineers for the Real World, Right? ABET Outcomes and Student Perceptions. American Society for Engineering Education, Tampa, FL.
- Estell JK, Howe S, Jaeger-Helton BK, Sangelkar S, Kinzli K-D, & Rand D (2018). Client Interaction Rubrics: Supporting Student Professionalism on Client-Based Projects, International Journal of Engineering Education: Capstone Design Edition.
- Jaeger-Helton BK & Smyser BM (2018). The Write Background Makes a Difference: What Research and Writing Skills can Predict about Capstone Project Success. American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, UT. [Best Paper Finalist in Design Division]
- Jaeger-Helton BK & Smyser BM (2017). Switching Midstream, Floundering Early, and Tolerance for Ambiguity: How Capstone Students Cope with Changing and Delayed Projects. American Society for Engineering Education, Columbus, OH. [Awarded Best Paper in Design Division]
- Smyser BM & Jaeger BK (2015). How Did We End up Together: Evaluating Success Levels of Student-formed vs. Instructor-formed Capstone Teams, American Society for Engineering Education, Seattle, WA.
- Love, JO, Freeman, SF, Jaeger-Helton, BK, & Whalen, R (2015). No lab? No shop? No problem: Intentional design of a First-year Engineering Learning Center with enlightening outcomes. American Society for Engineering Education, Seattle, WA,
- Variawa C, Freeman S, Goldthwaite D, Jaeger BK, Pfluger C, Schulte-Grahame K, & Whalen R (2015). First-year Student Assumptions on Diversity in Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education, Seattle, WA.
- Jaeger BK & Smyser BM (2014). Student‐Generated Metrics as a Predictor of Success in Capstone Design. American Society for Engineering Education, Indianapolis, IN.
- Freeman, S, Jaeger, BK, & Whalen, R (2014). Making a First‐year Impression: Engineering Projects that Affect and Connect. American Society for Engineering Education, Indianapolis, IN.
Mechanobiology
- Zhi N, Gouldstone A, Jaeger BK, Sipahi R, Frank S, (2016). Toward Monitoring Parkinson’s through Analysis of Static Handwriting Samples: A Quantitative Analytical Framework. IEEE Journal of Biomedical & Health Informatics.
- Ou, C, Gouldstone, A, Jaeger, BK, & Sipahi, R (2015). Control Design for A Hand Tremor Suppression Pen, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Columbus, OH, October.
- Belton, SE, Sipahi, R, Gouldstone, A, & Jaeger, BK (2015). Assistive Writing Device for Tremor Patients, NIH-IEEE Strategic Conference on Healthcare Innovations and Point-of-Care Technologies, Bethesda, MD, November.
- Zhi, N, Gouldstone, A, Jaeger, BK, Sipahi, R, & Frank, S (2015). Micrographia Analysis using Number of Peaks in Horizontal Projection Profile in Writing Samples, IEEE Journal of Biomedical & Health Informatics, October.
- Zhi, N, Jaeger, BK, Gouldstone, A, Frank, S, & Sipahi, R (2015). Objective Quantitative Assessment of Movement Disorders through Analysis of Static Handwritten Characters, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Columbus, OH, October.
- Zhi, N, Jaeger, BK, Gouldstone, A, Frank, S, & Sipahi, R (2015). A Novel Quantitative Assessment Method to Detect Effects of Essential Tremor on Static Handwriting, Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY, April.
- Zhi, N, Jaeger, BK, Gouldstone, A, Frank, S, & Sipahi, R (2014). Quantitative Assessment of Amplified Air Writing in Mitigating Micrographia Associated with Parkinson’s Disease, IEEE Healthcare Innovation Point-of-Care Technologies Conference, Seattle, WA, October.
- Zhi, N., Jaeger, BK, Gouldstone, A, Frank, S, & Sipahi, R (2014). Quantitative Metrics to Monitor Effects of Micrographia in Handwriting: A Study with Historical Signature Samples, Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease, September 24-25, Van Andel Institute, Michigan.
Apr 27, 2022
ASEE-NE2022 Conference Awards
The ASEE-NE Chair and FYE/ECE Teaching Professor Bala Maheswaran led the ASEE Northeast 2022 Conference at Wentworth Institute of Technology from April 22 -23, 2022 which was resoundingly successful with extensive participation in the post-pandemic era. The Northeastern University students and faculty contributed their work at the conference (https://wit.edu/ASEENE2022), and won the following awards: Best […]
Apr 20, 2022
Featured Galante Fellow: Christopher Gehrke
Christopher Gehrke is a fifth-year student at Northeastern University graduating this May with a combined bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Industrial Engineering. Gehrke started at Northeastern University knowing that he wanted to study in a program related to applied mathematics. As a student in the College of Engineering, he had the opportunity to learn […]
Mar 04, 2022
Featured Galante Fellow: Angela Tsuei
Angela Tsuei is a fifth-year Honors student at Northeastern University graduating in May 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a master’s degree in Engineering Management. When she first started at Northeastern, Tsuei was originally pursuing a degree in Bioengineering with a concentration in biomedical devices. She was interested in working in the […]
Mar 22, 2021
Featured Galante Fellow: David Soolkin
David Soolkin has been a member of the Galante program since 2020. This May, he will graduate from Northeastern with his Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering and Master’s in Engineering Management. Coming into college, Soolkin knew he wanted to pursue a degree in engineering, but was not sure which discipline. He started out at Northeastern in […]
Mar 02, 2021
Featured Galante Fellow: Connor Rodriguez
Work Hard, and Play Harder Connor Rodriguez is a fifth-year Galante fellow graduating in May 2021 with his BS in industrial engineering, and his MS in engineering management. He has been a Galante Fellow since he was accepted into the program in January 2019. Initially, Rodriguez was a civil engineering major but switched to industrial […]
Nov 25, 2020
Jaeger-Helton Received the Nicholas P. Tillinghast Award from Bridgewater State University
MIE Teaching Professor Beverly Jaeger-Helton received the Nicholas P. Tillinghast Award from Bridgewater State University, which is the highest honor bestowed upon an alumna by the University.
Nov 25, 2019
Jaeger-Helton Featured in USTA Spotlight
MIE Teaching Professor Beverly Kris Jaeger-Helton was featured in the United States Tennis Association’s “Officiating Spotlight: Kris Jaeger-Helton“.
Jul 11, 2019
Jaeger-Helton invited back to West Point Military Academy for ExCEEd
MIE Teaching Professor Kris Jaeger-Helton has been selected again to help conduct ExCEEd, the week-long Excellence in Teaching program at West Point Military Academy.
Jul 25, 2018
Foxboro's Helton stays on the ball on tennis court sideline, Northeastern campus
MIE Teaching Professor Beverly Kris Jaeger-Helton was featured in The Sun Chronicle article "Foxboro's Helton stays on the ball on tennis court sideline, Northeastern campus".
Jul 11, 2018
Best Paper Finalists at ASEE Annual Conference
MIE Teaching Professor Beverly Jaeger-Helton and Associate Teaching Professor Bridget Smyser were selected as Best Paper Finalists for their paper “The Write Background Makes a Difference: What Research and Writing Skills can Predict About Project Success” in the Design in Engineering Education Division at the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.