Jennifer Love
Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Director,
Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education
Office
- 309 Stearns Building
- 617.373.3551
Related Links
- NSF BPE AI in Education Grant
- The Power of Mentorship: How Northeastern’s Young Scholars Program Elevates Faculty and Graduate Roles
- Effectively Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into High School Classrooms
- Engineering for US All (e4usa)
- Faculty Website
- Human Sundial - South River School - Marshfield, MA
- Boston Students Show Off Their STEM Skills at Annual BPS Fair
- Boston Public Schools Students in the Spotlight During Annual Science Fair at Northeastern University
- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU Pathways) Completes 10-Week Boston Program
- STEAM Go! and the Center for STEM Education present their research at the recent ASEE New England conference
Research Focus
AI in education, experiential learning, preK-20 engineering education, STEAM, makerspace, project-based learning, teacher professional development
About
Northeastern University (2006 – present): Teaching Faculty, various departments & centers.
Reebok International (1997 – 2005): Performance Engineer/Sports Biomechanist in Reebok’s Human Performance Engineering Lab.
Haemonetics Corporation (1993 – 1995): Research & Development Engineering in Haemonetics R&D Engineering department.
Education
- EdD (2022) Doctorate in Education, Northeastern University
- MS (1997) Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa
- BS (1993) Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Licensure
Provisional Engineering/Technology License, Grades 5 – 12, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Honors & Awards
- 2026 ASEE Commission on P-12 Engineering Education – Outstanding Contributor Award (received at the 2026 ASEE annual conference in Charlotte, NC).
- 2018 Outstanding Teachers of First Year Engineering Students – Engineering Award, College of Engineering, Northeastern University.
- Honorable Mention in the Vernier Engineering Contest, 2014
- The Effective or Innovative Use of Technology in Teaching Award – Course Enhancement. Awarded by Northeastern University’s EdTech Center, Spring 2006.
- Ocif*, J., Sabick, M., “A shoe-mounted ultrasonic 3D motion tracking system for training and competition,” U.S. Olympic Committee, Sports Science & Technology Division, Colorado Springs. Winner – Engineering Design Contest 1996.
Teaching Interests
AI in education; engineering education; makerspaces; experiential learning; project-based learning; problem-based learning; Arduino, laser cutting, 3D printing, C++, MATLAB, AutoCAD, SolidWorks.
Professional Affiliations
- American Society for Engineering Education
- National Academy of Engineering
Research Overview
AI in education, experiential learning, preK-20 engineering education, STEAM, makerspace, project-based learning, teacher professional development
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- Love, J.O., Duggan, C., Zeid, I.F., & Zarch, R. (2026). “Engineering Tomorrow’s AI-Powered STEM Teachers: An NSF-Funded Innovation in K-12 Leadership Development (Work in Progress)”. 2026 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings. Charlotte, NC. Paper ID #52907.
- Zeid, I.F., Love, J.O., & Duggan, C. (2026). “Training High School STEM Teachers in Generative AI for Classroom Use – Funded by NSF BPE Program”. 2026 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings. Charlotte, NC. Paper ID #50138.
- Duggan, C., & Harris, R.R., & Love, J.O. (2025). BOARD #367: Engineering PLUS: a NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Alliance Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 10.18260/1-2—55738. https://peer.asee.org/55738
- Smith, J. M., Love, J., & Duggan, C. (2024). Data Use in the Design of Interventions to Improve Equity in Engineering Education. 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) (pp. 1-6). October 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE61694.2024.10893502
- Love, J.O. (2024). Engineering ‘STEAMs’ Up Elementary Education: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Fundamental). 2024 Proceedings of Annual ASEE National Conference, June 23 – 26, 2024. Portland, OR. Paper ID#47269. https://peer.asee.org/47269
- Love, J.O., Duggan, C.J., Blume, E.. (2024). stEm PEER Academy: The Power of Human Capital. 2024 Proceedings of Annual ASEE CoNECD Conference, February 25 – 27, 2024. Crystal City, VA. Paper ID# 40759. https://peer.asee.org/45478
- Love, J.O., Duggan, C.J., Xavier, J., Slater, A., & Rath, K. (2023). “Engineering PLUS Alliance stEm PEER Academy for Faculty and Administrators: Transforming the National Engineering Education Landscape for Women and BIPOC Students”, 2023 Proceedings of Annual ASEE National Conference, June 25 – 28, 2023. Baltimore, MD. Paper ID# 38484.
- Zeid, I.F., Love, J.O., & Duggan, C. (2023). “Lessons Learned from the First Offering of REU PATHWAYS Summer Research Program for Community College Students”, 2023 Proceedings of Annual ASEE National Conference, June 25 – 28, 2023. Baltimore, MD. Paper ID# 42580.
- Love, J.O., Duggan, C.J., Isaacs, J.A., Parker, J.M., & Norris, K.M. (2023). “stEm PEER Academy: Building a Community of Practice”, 2023 Proceedings of Annual ASEE CoNECD Conference, February 26 – 28, 2023. New Orleans, LA. Paper ID# 36437
- Love, J. O. (2022). Aligning to the 2016 Massachusetts Science, Technology & Engineering Curriculum Frameworks: Prek-5 STEAM Education Where Engineering Is the “Keystone”. Available from Dissertations & Theses @ Northeastern University; ProQuest One Academic. (2659594263). https://www.proquest.com/docview/2659594263/C630D98B87F14614PQ/1?accountid=12826&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses
- Duggan, C., Love, J.O., Fuchs, N.L., Chernich, E. and Fung, B. (2020) An Effective Model for Leveraging Field Trips to Broaden Participation in STEM. 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference & Exposition, June 22-26, 2020. Paper ID#29190
- Whalen, R., Freeman, S.F., Love, J.O., Grahame, K.S., Hertz, J.L. (2018) Evolution to Cornerstone: Creating a First-Year Culture with a Multifaceted Approach. 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT. June 24-27. Paper ID#22932
- Love, J., Duggan, C., and Martin, E. (2018) STEAM Go! A School District’s Approach to Implementing New State Science, Technology & Engineering PreK – 12 Curriculum Standards 2018 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Hartford, CT
- Freeman, S.F., Pfluger, C., Whalen, R., Grahame, K.S., Hertz, J.L., Variawa, C., Love, J.O., Sivak, M.L., and Maheswaran, B. (2016) Cranking Up Cornerstone: Lessons Learned from Implementing a Pilot with First-Year Engineering Students. 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, ISBN 978-0-692-68565-5
- Love, J.O., Freeman, S.F., Jaeger-Helton, B.K., and 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 Conference Proceedings, Seattle, WA, Paper ID#13479.
- Love, J, Freeman, S and Sullivan, D, (2014). What Sticks with First Year Engineering Students and Engineering Faculty in STEM Education Service-Learning Projects, Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
- Jennifer Ocif* (quoted in book on p.30) (2009). Engineers Make a Difference: Motivating Students to Pursue an Engineering Education, Baine, C. (ed.), Engineering Education Service Center, Springfield, OR, ISBN 978-0981930008.
- Hansberry, E. and Love, J. (2007). “The Multidisciplinary Environment of Engineering Design Graphics”, Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.
- Cappaert, J., Ocif*, J., and Rich, B. (2005). “Inter & Intra-Subject Classifications of Outsole Wear in Running Shoes”, Reebok International, International Society of Biomechanics Footwear Symposium Proceedings.
- Ocif*, J., Cappaert, J., and Rich, R., (2004). “A method for using an ultrasonic thickness gauge to assess outsole wear in running shoe”.Northeast Bioengineering IEEE Conference Proceedings.
- Jennifer Ocif* (featured in chapter on pp. 10, 11, and 67) (2004). High Tech Hot Shots: Careers in Sports Engineering, Baine, C. (ed.), National Society of Professional Engineers, Alexandria, Virginia, ISBN 978-0915409235.
- Ocif*, J., Gardner, C., Albright, J., and Pope, M. (2000). “A Method for Analyzing Standing and Reactive Balance and Neuromuscular Responses of the Spine and Lower Extremities (Chapter 15)”Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control in Joint Stability, Lephart, S.M. and Fu, F.H. (ed.), Human Kinetics, Champaign, Illinois, ISBN 978-0880118644.
Aug 28, 2026
What do teachers think about AI?
COE Industrial Engineering Professor Abe Zeid, Executive Director Claire Duggan, and Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Director Jennifer Love of the Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education are working on the NSF-funded project “Modernizing Education: Using AI to Improve Students’ Learning and Build Skills for the Future” with 30 local high school STEM teachers.
Aug 07, 2025
Effectively Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into High School Classrooms
Ibrahim Zeid, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, Claire Duggan, executive director of the Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education, and Associate Teaching Professor Jennifer Love led a week-long professional development program for twelve local high school STEM teachers, funded by a three-year $400,000 NSF grant titled “Modernizing Education: Using AI to Improve Students’ Learning and Build Skills for the Future.”
Aug 28, 2024
New NSF Center for Pandemic Insights
Northeastern University was featured in the Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News article New NFS Center for Pandemic Insights, a partnership of 11 universities and includes ECE Distinguished Professor Nian Sun […]
Aug 22, 2024
Northeastern Co-PI of New NSF Center for Insights Into the Pre-Emergence Phase of Pandemics
ECE Distinguished Professor Nian Sun is co-PI of the new NSF Center for Pandemic Insights, which is led by the University of California-Davis and in partnership with 10 universities. Sun is leading innovative sensing technology, while Associate Teaching Professor Jennifer Love is part of the project team for education, outreach, training, and workforce development.
Apr 22, 2024
Maheswaren and Wan Named to ASEE-NE Leadership
At the American Society for Engineering Education Northeast Section of Zone 1 Conference, Bala Maheswaran, COE Distinguished Teaching Professor, ECE and first-year engineering program, was named to the leadership of the ASEE board of directors, and Kai-tak Wan, MIE professor, was named ASEE-NE section chair for 2024-2026.
Mar 04, 2024
Boston Students Show Off Their STEM Skills at Annual BPS Fair
Jennifer Love, associate teaching professor and associate director of the Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education, was featured in the WBZ News Radio article “Boston […]
Oct 16, 2023
Participation at the 130th ASEE Gala
Northeastern University’s College of Engineering had a strong presence of faculty and staff at the 130th Gala of the American Society for Engineering Education which took place on October 10th in Washington, D.C.
Aug 07, 2023
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU Pathways) Completes 10-Week Boston Program
MIE Professor Ibrahim Zeid and STEM Executive Director Claire Duggan led a 10-week NSF-funded REU program called “REU Pathways,” which mentors community college students in engineering research.
Apr 14, 2022
Zeid and Duggan Create REU Pathway for Community College Students
Ibrahim Zeid, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, and Claire Duggan, director of STEM programs and operations, were awarded a $400K NSF REU grant to create “Pathways for community college students to enrich their education and careers.”
Jul 01, 2020
COE Presents at the 2020 ASEE’S Virtual Conference
College of Engineering faculty, staff, and students, published and presented virtual papers at the American Society for Engineering Education – Virtual National conference.