Makerspaces

Published Journal Papers:

  • Kaat, C., Blair+, S., Layton, A., and Linsey, J., 2024, “A Study of Makerspace Health and Student Tool Usage During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Design Science, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/design-science/article/study-of-makerspace-health-and-student-tool-usage-during-and-after-the-covid19-pandemic/E6FD1237493A35AE39E142C813F27656?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark
  • Tomko, M., Alemán, M., Nagel, R., Newstetter, W., and Linsey, J., 2023, “A Typology for Learning: Examining How Academic Makerspaces Support Learning for Students,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062701, 145(9), 091402.
  • Weaver, M. B., Hilton, E., Alemán, M. W., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2022, “Predicting Success of Engineering Student Makers: Relationships between Makerspace Involvement, Academic Performance, and Engineering Design Self-Efficacy,” International Journal of Engineering Education, ISSN 0949149X, 38 (6), 1851-1861
  • Alemán, M. W., Tomko, M., Linsey, J. S., and Nagel, R. L., 2022, “How Do You Play that Makerspace Game?: An Ethnographic Exploration of the Habitus of Engineering Makerspaces,” Research in Engineering Design, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00163-022-00393-0, 33, pp. 351-366.
  • Tomko, M., Alemán, M., Newstetter, W., Linsey, J., and Nagel, R., 2022, “A Methodological Roadmap: Identifying the Types of Learning in Makerspaces through Phenomenological Interviewing,” Studies in Engineering Education, http://doi.org/10.21061/see.32, 2(1), 100–118.
  • Tomko, M., Alemán, M., Nagel, R., Newstetter, W., and Linsey, J., 2021, “Participation Pathways for Women into University Makerspaces,” Journal of Engineering Education, https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20402, 110(3), 700-717.
  • Tomko, M., Nagel, R., Newstetter, W., Smith, S. F., Talley, K. G., and Linsey, J., 2021, “Making a Makerspace: Identified Practices in the Formation of a University Makerspace,” Engineering Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/19378629.2021.1916941, 13(1), 8-29.
  • Tomko, M., Newstetter, W., Alemán, M., Nagel, R., & Linsey, J., 2020, “Academic Makerspaces as a “Design Journey”: Developing a Learning Model for How Women Students Tap into their “Toolbox of Design””. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 34(3), 363-373, https://doi.org/10.1017/S089006042000030X.
  • Hilton, E., Talley, K., Smith, S., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2020, “Report on Engineering Design Self-efficacy and Demographics of Makerspace Participants Across Three Universities,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142(10): 102301-1-12, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046649
  • Hilton, E., Linsey, J. S., Li, W., and Hammond, T., 2018, “Effectively Teaching Sketching in Engineering Curricula,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 34(2), pp. 644-652.
  • Forest, C. R., Moore, R. A., Fasse, B. B., Linsey, J., Newstetter, W., Ngo, P., and Quintero+, C., 2014, “The Invention Studio: A University Maker Space and Culture,” Advances in Engineering Education, 4(2), pp. 1-32.

Conference Papers:

  • Thelly+, P., Linsey, J., and Layton, A., 2024, “Bipartite Network Analysis for Understanding Makerspace Tool Usage Patterns,” International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM), Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK.
  • Kaat, C., Thelly+, P., Linsey, J., and Layton, A., 2024, “Quantitative Network Analysis for Benchmarking and Improving Makerspaces”, ASEE 2024 Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.
  • Pollettini Marcos+, L., Linsey, J., Alemán, M., Nagel, R., Douglas, K., and Holloway, E., 2024, “Assessing Learning in Makerspaces: Defining Constructs to be Measured,” ASEE 2024 Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.
  • Blair+, S., Crose, C., Linsey, J., and Layton, A., 2023, “Tool Usage Patterns of Mechanical Engineering Students in Academic Makerspaces,” Frontiers in Education, College Station, TX.
  • Crose, C., Blair, S., Layton, A., and Linsey, J., 2023, “Measuring the Health of Makerspaces During Large Disruptions such as the COVID-19 Pandemic,” ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Boston, MA. 
  • Blair+, S., Crose, C., Linsey, J., and Layton, A., 2023, “The Effects of COVID-19 on Tool Usage in an Academic Makerspace,” ASEE 2023 Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD. 
  • Blair+, S., Hairston+, G., Banks, H., Linsey, J., and Layton, A., 2022, “Makerspace Network Analysis for Identifying Student Demographic Usage,” International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces 2022, Atlanta, GA.
  • Blair+, S. E., Banks, H. D., Hairston+, G., Linsey, J., and Layton, A., 2022, “Modularity Analysis of Makerspaces to Determine Potential Hubs and Critical Tools in the Makerspace,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Saracino, D. M., Sadel+, K., Alemán, M. W., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2021, “Exploration of Student Learning in Online Maker Communities,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual.
  • Saracino, D. M., Sadel+, K., Alemán, M. W., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2021, “Comparison of Student Learning in Two Makerspace Communities,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual.
  • Mahmud, A., Sawchuck, T., Hilton, E., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2021, “Impact of Makerspaces on Student Idea Generation, Self-Efficacy and More: Results of a Five-year Longitudinal Study,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual.
  • Blair+, S. E., Banks, H., Linsey, J., and Layton, A., 2021, “Bipartite Network Analysis Utilizing Survey Data to Determine Student and Tool Interactions in a Makerspace,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual.
  • Brehm+, C., Linsey, J., and Layton, A., 2020, “Designing Makerspaces in a Nested Structure to Maximize Student Impact,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Virtual.
  • Sawchuk, T., Hilton, E., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2019, “Understanding Academic Makerspaces through a Longitudinal Study at Three Universities,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
  • Nagel, R., Alemán, M., Tomko, M., Linsey, J., Atraoui, O., Clay, C., De Bey, Z. H., Daschil, J., and Popelish, B., 2019 “Contextualizing Learning: Exploring the Complex Cultural System of Learning in Engineering Makerspaces,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
  • Hilton, E., Tomko, M., Murphy, A., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2018, “Impacts on Design Self-Efficacy for Students Choosing to Participate in a University Makerspace,” International Conference on Design Creativity, Bath, UK.
  • Hilton, E., Tomko, M., Newstetter, W., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2018, “Investigating Why Students Choose to Become Involved in a University Makerspace through a Mixed-Methods Study,” ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Tomko, M., Nagel, R., Alemán, M., Newstetter, W., and Linsey, J., 2018, “Learning in Academic Makerspaces: Preliminary Case Studies of How Academic Makerspaces Afford Learning for Female Students,” ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Hilton, E., Smith, S., Nagel, R., Linsey, J., and Talley, K. G., 2018, “University Makerspaces: More than Just Toys”, ASME IDETC 2018-DEC, Quebec City, Canada
  • Tomko, M., Nagel, R., Alemán, M., Newstetter, W., and Linsey, J., 2018, “’A Makerspace is More than Just a Room Full of Tools’: What Learning Looks Like for Female Students in Makerspaces”, ASME IDETC 2018-DTM, Quebec City, Canada.
  • Hilton, E.C., Forest, C., and Linsey, J., 2018, “Slaying Dragons: An Empirical Look at the Impact of Academic Makerspaces,” International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces, Palo Alto, CA.
  • Hilton, E.C., Nagel, R., L., and Linsey, J., 2018, “Makerspace Involvement and Academic Success in Mechanical Engineering,” Frontiers in Education, San Jose, CA.
  • Tomko, M., Watkins+, J., Alemán, M., Nagel, R., Newstetter, W., and Linsey, J., 2017, “Toward Understanding the Design Self-Efficacy Impact of Makerspaces and Access Limitations,” 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, OH.
  • Tomko, M., Watkins+, J., Alemán, M., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2017, “Negotiating Tensions of Autonomy and Connection in Maker Space Cultures: A Qualitative Examination of a University’s Maker Spaces,” 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, OH.
  • Tomko, M., Hilton, E., Alemán, M., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2017, “A Qualitative Approach to Studying the Interplay between Expertise, Creativity, and Learning in University Makerspaces,” ASME IDETC-DEC, Cleveland, OH.
  • Tomko, M., Hilton, E., Forest, C.R., Talley, K.G., Smith, S., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2017, “Observations on Guiding Principles, or Best Practices, in University Makerspaces,” International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces, Cleveland, OH.
  • Tomko, M., Alemán, M., Nagel, R., and Linsey, J., 2017, “Exploring Meaning-making and Innovation in Makerspaces: An Ethnographic Study of Student and Faculty Perspectives,” Frontiers in Education, Indianapolis, IN.
  • Morocz, R., Levy, B., Forest, C., Nagel, R., Newstetter, W., Talley, K., and Linsey, J., 2016, “Relating Student Participation in University Maker Spaces to their Engineering Design Self-Efficacy,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Levy, B., Morocz, R., Forest, C., Nagel, R., Newstetter, W., Talley, K., Smith, S., and Linsey, J., 2016, “MAKER: How to Make a University Maker Space,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Penney, M., Watkins, J., Levy, B., Linsey, J., Nagel, R., Newstetter, W., Talley, K., and Smith, S., 2016, “‘Making’ an Impact: An Ethnographic Approach to University Maker Spaces”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Morocz, R., Levy, B., Nagel, R., Linsey, J., 2016, “Analyzing Usage in Creative Spaces in a Non-obtrusive Manner”, The Fourth International Conference on Design Creativity, Atlanta, GA.
  • Tomko, M., and Linsey, J., 2016, “Creativity in Makerspaces: Applying Learning Theories and Socio-Cognitive Frameworks to Understand Designer’s Knowledge and Creativity,” The Fourth International Conference on Design Creativity, Atlanta, GA.
  • Barrett, T., Pizzico, M., Levy, B., Nagel, R. L., Linsey, J. S., Talley, K. G., Forest, C., and Newstetter, W.C., 2015, “A Review of University Maker Spaces,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
  • Morocz, R. J., Levy, B., Forest, C., Nagel, R. L., Newstetter, W.C., Talley, K. G., and Linsey, J. S., 2015, “University Maker Spaces: Discovery, Optimization and Measurement of Impacts,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
  • Forest, C. R., Jariwala, J., Linsey, J., Moore, R. A., Quintero+, C., 2014, “The Invention Studio: Student-led Fabrication Space and Culture,” Capstone Design Conference, Columbus, OH.