Kaitlin Litchfield
- PhD Graduate
- CIVIL SYSTEMS
- ENGINEERING FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES
Kaitlin's research focused on understanding the growing and diverse population of socially engaged engineers, especially those involved with Engineers Without Borders-USA. The research was funded by the National Science Foundation under a Research in Engineering Education (REU) grant titled Collaborative Research: Gender Diversity, Identity, and EWB-USA. Alongside her research, Kaitlin completed a certificate in Engineering for Developing Communities, the subject of her passion that originally brought her to CU. Following graduation, Kaitlin worked as a post-doctoral research assistant through the completion of the grant. Currently, Kaitlin and her husband live in their home state of New Hampshire where she is raising her new son.
Education
PhD in Civil Engineering (Civil Systems), University of Colorado Boulder, 2014
MS in Civil Engineering (Civil Systems), University of Colorado Boulder, 2014
Certificate in Engineering for Developing Communities, University of Colorado Boulder, 2013
BS in Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 2011
Awards
Mortenson Center for Engineering for Developing Communities Graduate Research Assistantship, 2012
University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Graduate Assistantship, 2011