Kathryn Schulte Grahame
Teaching Professor and Associate Director, First Year Engineering Program
Affiliated Faculty, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Focus
Service-learning in engineering, sustainable urban design; alternative energy sources; green roof technology; soil-liquid infiltration physics
Education
- M.Ed., Higher Education Management, Northeastern University, 2011
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Columbia University, 2008
- M.S., Civil Engineering, Columbia University, 2005
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, 2004
Honors & Awards
- 2022 Excellence in Mentoring Award
- 2017 Outstanding Teachers of First Year Engineering Students
- 2013 New Advisor of the Year
Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Society of Engineering Education
- Society of Women Engineers
Research Overview
Service-learning in engineering, sustainable urban design; alternative energy sources; green roof technology; soil-liquid infiltration physics
Selected Publications
- Schulte Grahame, K., Cranford, S., Eckelman, M,, Shillaber, C., (2019). “Essentials of Civil Engineering Materials”, Cognella Publishing, San Diego, CA, 2019.
- Schulte Grahame, K., Freeman, S., Levi, J.A, (2019) “Community Engagement and Service-Learning: Putting Faces to a Community to Create Better Engineers” FYEE 2019 National Conference Proceedings, June 2019
- Schulte Grahame, K., Keyvani, L., (2018) “GIFTS: Preparing First Year Engineering Students for a Career Where Communication Skills Matter!” FYEE 2018 National Conference Proceedings, August 2018
- Whalen, R., Freeman, S., Schulte Grahame, K., Hertz, J., Love, J. (2018) “Evolution of Cornerstone: Achieving a Multi-faceted Approach.” ASEE 2018 National Conference Proceedings, June 2018
- Freeman, S., Pfluger, C., Whalen, R. Schulte Grahame, K., Hertz, J., Variawa, C., Love, J., Sivak, M., Maheswaran, B. (2016) “Cranking Up Cornerstone: Lessons Learned from Implementing a Pilot with First-Year Engineering Students.” ASEE 2016 National Conference Proceedings, June 2016
- Bielefeldt, A,. Jones, S., Mueller Price, J., Schulte Grahame, K. Gillen, A. (2016) “Impacts of Sustainability Education on the Attitudes of Engineering Students.” ASEE 2016 National Conference Proceedings, June 2016
- Variawa, C., Freeman, S., Schulte Grahame, K., Jaeger-Helton, B., Pfluger, C., Whalen, R. (2015) “First-year Student Assumptions on Diversity in Engineering Education” ASEE 2015 National Conference Proceedings, June 2015
- Schulte Grahame, K., Zahopoulous, C., Schilder, D. (2015) “Can Real-Life Projects in Freshmen Engineering Classes Result in Improved Interest and Performance in the Clean Energy Careers?” ASEE 2015 Northeast Section Conference Proceedings, April 2015
- Pfluger, C., Schulte Grahame, K. (2014). “Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Design: a First Year Course” ASEE 2014 National Conference Proceedings, June 2014, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Apr 15, 2022
Faculty and Staff Awards 2022
Congratulations to all the winners of the faculty and staff awards, and to everyone for their hard work and dedication during the 2021-2022 academic school year.
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.
Feb 10, 2020
Essentials of Civil Engineering Materials
CEE Associate Teaching Professor Kathryn E. Schulte Grahame, Assistant Teaching Professor Craig M. Shillaber, and Associate Professor Matthew J. Eckelman published the book “Essentials of Civil Engineering Materials”.
Dec 14, 2018
Sustainability Education: It’s All Fun and Games
Associate Teaching Professor Kathryn Schulte Grahame’s first-year corner stone students partnered with the Museum of Science to create interactive games that would educate children on sustainability.
May 03, 2017
Faculty and Staff Awards 2017
Congratulations to all the winners of the faculty and staff awards, and to everyone for their hard work and dedication during the 2016-2017 academic school year. Faculty Fellow Edward Beighley, CEE Yun Raymond Fu, ECE Tommaso Melodia, ECE Rising Star Staff Award Erin Schnepp, Undergraduate Academic Advising Carolina Venegas-Martinez, CEE Outstanding Teachers of First Year […]
Apr 13, 2017
Cornerstone Class Presents to Beachmont Elementary School
This past Monday (April 10) the students of Professor Schulte Grahame’s Cornerstone of Engineering class traveled to Beachmont Elementary School in Revere, Massachusetts to present their projects on sustainability to students grades 3 – 5. Spending the past semester mastering skills in Matlab, C++, Arduino programming, 3D printing, Solidworks, AutoCAD design, and Matlab-Sparkfun integration techniques the designed […]
Dec 07, 2016
FYELC Sustainability Cornerstone Final Projects
FYELC Associate Teaching Professor Kathryn Schulte's class presented their final sustainability cornerstone projects in a museum exhibit this week.
Apr 01, 2013
New Advisor of the Year
CEE Assistant Academic Specialist Kathryn Schulte Grahame has been selected to receive the Northeastern University New Advisor of the Year Award for her work with Graduate Women in Science & Engineering (GWISE).
Aug 01, 2011
New Faculty Spotlight: Kathryn Schulte Grahame
Kathryn Schulte Grahame joined the department in Fall 2011 as an Assistant Academic Specialist. As part of her Gateway Faculty appointment she will teach freshman engineering courses as well as undergraduate civil engineering courses. Dr. Schulte Grahame received her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Columbia University in 2008. She is also a Northeastern University alumna, […]