Arts & Sciences Program

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Suzanne Scott Assistant Professor, Communication Email: sscott@pi.ac.ae Phone: +971 2 607 5210 Office: 4107 (Umm Shaif)

Academic Qualifications

• Ph.D., English, University of Denver, 1997
• M.A., English, Washington University, 1976
• B.A, English & Education, Drury University, 1972

Experience

Present	Assistant Professor Communications, The Petroleum Institute (PI), Abu Dhabi
2008-2011	Senior Lecturer/Adjunct, EPICS (Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence), The Colorado School of Mines (CSM), USA
2003-2008	Assistant Professor, STEPS (Strategies for Team-Based Engineering Problem Solving), The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi Assistant Professor, Leadership, CORE
1997-2003	Assistant Research Professor, Assistant Coordinator, EPICS (Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence), The Colorado School of Mines, USA

Research Interests
Dr. Scott has held faculty positions at both The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) and The Petroleum Institute (PI) over her 15 year career in engineering design education and retains a relationship on both campuses as one of the principal investigators in the PI/CSM initiative, “Preparing Global Engineers: Developing Engineering Design Education Across Cultures.” Research interests and publications focus on engineering design education in the Middle East and the US, intercultural communication, and educating engineers for global practice.

Teaching Interests
Global and humanitarian engineering design, leadership, intercultural communication, technical writing, professional development

Selected Publications

1. S. Scott, J. Ahmad, R. Knecht, (2010). “Designing an environmentally sustainable village: preparing global engineers.” ASEE Annual Conference, Singapore.
2.  S. Scott, R. Knecht, (2010). “Influence of culture on engineering design curriculum,” International Design Forum, “Preparing Global Engineers.”  The Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado.
3. S.Scott, R. Knecht, and J. Ahmad. (2007-2013). “Preparing global engineers:  Engineering design education across cultures,” The Colorado School of Mines-The Petroleum Institute Cooperative Research Program
4. S. Scott, panel chair.  (2007) “Introducing global stewardship to engineering students in the Arab world:  The Petroleum Institutes’ STEPS Program focuses on sustainability.” AC 20070920.  ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
5. S. Scott and J. Ahmad, (2007).  “Preparing engineering students for environmental stewardship in the 21st century: PI design teams develop plastics recycling plan”. METSMAC (Middle East Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Computers) Annual Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
6. S. Scott and R. Baldwin. (2006).”’Relationships first:’ Bridging Western and Arab cultures with engineering education,” Innovations 2006: World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research,  iNEER: Arlington, VA.
7. S. Scott. (2006). “Adapting Western teamwork model to higher academia in the Middle East,” Lahlou, M.S. and Richardson, A., eds. English for Specific Purposes in the Arab World, Dubai: TESOL Arabia.
8. S. Scott. (2005). “Adapting engineering design model to Middle Eastern culture: The Colorado School of Mines brings engineering design to the Petroleum Institute,” Innovations 2005: World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research, iNEER: Arlington, VA, pp. 469-480.
9. S. Scott, (2005) “Adapting engineering design model to Middle Eastern culture: The Colorado School of Mines brings engineering design to the Petroleum Institute,” ASEE Conference, Portland, Oregon.
10. S. Scott, (2004) “Adapting engineering design model to Middle Eastern culture” ICEE (International Conference on Engineering Education) Conference, Gainesville, Florida.