Chair & Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Civil engineering impacts public health and community well-being in many ways. I am interested in examining how infrastructure and its designers can support healthier communities through improved walkability, water-quality protection and stormwater management. In addition, I’m interested in how best to teach engineering concepts to aspiring engineers, including college students and youth. This involves a variety of types of hands-on, experiential learning, such as project-based learning, real-world projects and simulations/games.
Fulton, J. E., Carlson, S. A., Ainsworth, B. E., Berrigan, D., Carlson, C., Dorn, J. M., and Mâsse, L. C. (2016). “Strategic Priorities for Physical Activity Surveillance in the United States.” Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1(13), 111-123.
Carlson, C. H., Gatling, A. P., Adams, J. G., and Fraga Muller, J. (2017, June), “Hiring Other Classes: Working Across Departmental Boundaries in Interdisciplinary Projects for Senior Engineers,” paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio.
Cloutier, S.; Karner, A.; Breetz, H.L.; Toufani, P.; Onat, N.; Patel, S.; Paralkar, S.; Berejnoi, E.; Morrison, B.A.; Papenfuss, J.; Briggs, A.D.; Carlson, C. “Measures of a Sustainable Commute as a Predictor of Happiness.” Sustainability 2017, 9, 1214.
The Northeastern Law alumna, who began working at Merrimack College in 2019, oversees all legal matters affecting the College including litigation, contracts, policies and Title IX compliance.