Lisa Gresham Huettel

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School Professor of the Practice of ECE

Lisa Gresham Huettel Profile Photo

Research Interests

Engineering education, pedagogy and curriculum development, applications of statistical signal processing

Bio

Lisa G. Huettel received a BS degree in Engineering Science from Harvard University in 1994. She earned her MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Duke University in 1996 and 1999, respectively. From 1999 until 2001, Dr. Huettel was a Research Associate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, followed by a year as an Assistant Research Professor. In 2002, Dr. Huettel was appointed as an Assistant Professor of the Practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University and is currently a Professor of the Practice. Her current research interests are focused on the application of statistical signal processing to remote sensing, engineering education, and curriculum and laboratory development.

Education

Ph.D. Duke University, 1999

Positions

Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School Professor of the Practice of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

ASEE Southeast Section Outstanding Teaching Award. American Society of Engineering Education - Southeast Section. 2021
ASEE ECE Division Distinguished Educator Award. ASEE ECE Division. 2021
IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. IEEE. 2019
Lois and John L. Imhoff Distinguished Teaching Award. Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. 2013
Outstanding Service Award. ASEE Division of Experimentation and Laboratory Oriented Studies. 2010
IEEE Mac Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award. IEEE Education Society. 2006
Klein Family Distinguished Teaching Award. Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. 2004

Courses Taught

ECE 391: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE 381: Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing
ECE 110L: Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE 110L9: Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Lab

Publications

Hjalmarson MA, Nelson JK, Huettel LG, Wage KE, Buck JR, Padgett WT. Practices for Implementing Interactive Teaching Development Groups. Advances in Engineering Education. 2021 Oct 1;9(4).
Barger MM, Wormington SV, Huettel LG, Linnenbrink-Garcia L. Developmental changes in college engineering students' personal epistemology profiles. Learning and Individual Differences. 2016 May 1;48:1–8.
Huettel L, Gustafson MR, Nadeau JC, Schaad D, Barger MM, Linnenbrink-Garcia L. A grand challenge-based framework for contextual learning in engineering: Impact on student outcomes and motivation. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2015.
Connor KA, Huettel L. Virtual community of practice: Electric circuits. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2014 Jan 1;
Huettel L, Gustafson MR, Nadeau JC, Schaad DE, Barger MM, Linnenbrink-Garcia L. Evidence for the effectiveness of a grand challenge-based framework for contextual learning. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2014 Jan 1;
Huettel LG, Gustafson MR, Nadeau JC, Schaad D, Barger MM, Linnenbrink-Garcia L. A grand challenge-based framework for contextual learning in engineering. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2013 Sep 24;
Hjalmarson M, Nelson JK, Huettel LG, Padgett WT, Wage KE, Buck JR. Developing interactive teaching strategies for electrical engineering faculty. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2013 Sep 24;
Huettel L. Connecting theory and practice: Laboratory-based explorations of the NAE Grand Challenges. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2011 Aug 25;
Huettel L. Connecting theory and practice: Laboratory-based explorations of the NAE Grand Challenges. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2011.
Huettel L. AC 2011-1400: CONNECTING THEORY AND PRACTICE: LABORATORY-BASED EXPLORATIONS OF THE NAE GRAND CHALLENGES. In: 2011 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION. AMER SOC ENGINEERING EDUCATION; 2011.
Coonley K, Huettel L. Enhancing the undergraduate design experience with Surface Mount soldering and Printed Circuit Board techniques. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2010 Aug 30;
Ybarra GA, Collins LM, Huettel LG, Coonley KD, Massoud HZ, Board JA, et al. Integrated sensing and information processing theme-based redesign of the undergraduate electrical and computer engineering curriculum at Duke University. Advances in Engineering Education. 2010;2(4).
Coonley K, Huettel L. Enhancing the undergraduate design experience with Surface Mount soldering and Printed Circuit Board techniques. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2010.
Ybarra GA, Collins LM, Huettel LG, Massoud HZ, Board JA, Brooke M, et al. Integrating sensing and information processing in an electrical and computer engineering undergraduate curriculum. In: Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE. 2009.
Huettel LG, Forbes J, Franzoni L, Malkin R, Nadeau J, Nightingale K, et al. Transcending the traditional: Using tablet PCs to enhance engineering and computer science instruction. In: Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE. 2007.
Huettel LG, Brown AS, Coonley KD, Gustafson MR, Kim J, Ybarra GA, et al. Fundamentals of ECE: A rigorous, integrated introduction to electrical and computer engineering. IEEE Transactions on Education. 2007;50(3):174–81.
Huettel L, Coonley K, Gustafson M, Kim J, Ybarra G, Collins L. Experiment, explore, design: A sensor-based introductory ECE laboratory. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2007.
Huettel LG, Forbes J, Franzoni L, Malkin R, Nadeau J, Nightingale K, et al. Transcending the traditional: Using Tablet PCs to enhance engineering and computer science instruction. In: 2007 37TH ANNUAL FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, GLOBAL ENGINEERING : KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT BORDERS - OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT PASSPORTS, VOLS 1- 4. IEEE; 2007. p. 1724–9.
Huettel L, Coonley K, Gustafson M, Kim J, Ybarra G, Collins L. Experiment, explore, design: A sensor-based introductory ECE laboratory. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2007.
Huettel L, Brown A, Collins L, Coonley K, Gustafson M, Kim J, et al. A novel introductory course for teaching the fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2006.
Huettel LG. A DSP hardware-based laboratory for signals and systems. 2006 IEEE 12th Digital Signal Processing Workshop and 4th IEEE Signal Processing Education Workshop. 2006 Dec 1;456–9.
Brown A, Ybarra G, Massoud H, Board J, Holmes J, Coonley K, et al. Redesign of the core curriculum at Duke University. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2006.
Huettel L. Integration of a DSP hardware-based laboratory into an introductory signals and systems course. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2006 Dec 1;
Huettel L, Brown A, Collins L, Coonley K, Gustafson M, Kim J, et al. A novel introductory course for teaching the fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2006.
Huettel L. Integration of a DSP hardware-based laboratory into an introductory signals and systems course. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2006.
Brown A, Ybarra G, Massoud H, Board J, Holmes J, Coonley K, et al. Redesign of the core curriculum at Duke University. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2006.
Huettel LG. Work in progress: Using tablet PCs to integrate lecture and laboratory in an introductory electrical and computer engineering course. Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE. 2006 Jan 1;8–9.
Huettel LG, Collins LM. A vertically-integrated application-driven signal processing laboratory. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2005. p. 15613–23.
Collins LM, Huettel LG, Brown AS, Ybarra GA, Holmes JS, Board JA, et al. Theme-based redesign of the duke university ECE curriculum: The first steps. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2005. p. 14313–26.
Huettel LG, Baier JM, Collins LM. Man versus machine: Robust regional processing of EMI data. In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 2004. p. 866–73.
Huettel L, Brown A, Gustafson M, Massoud H, Ybarra G, Collins L. Work in progress: Theme-based redesign of an electrical and computer engineering curriculum. In: Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE. 2004.
Huettel LG, Collins LM. A theoretical analysis of normal- And impaired-hearing intensity discrimination. IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing. 2004 May 1;12(3):323–33.
Huettel LG, Collins LM. Predicting auditory tone-in-noise detection performance: the effects of neural variability. IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering. 2004 Feb;51(2):282–93.
Ho KC, Collins LM, Huettel LG, Gader PD. Discrimination mode processing for EMI and GPR sensors for hand-held land mine detection. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 2004 Jan 1;42(1):249–63.
Huettel LG, Riggs LS, Collins LM. Region processing of EMI data for landmine detection. In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 2003. p. 680–8.
Huettel LG, Collins LM. A theoretical comparison of information transmission in the peripheral auditory system: Normal and impaired frequency discrimination. Speech Communication. 2003 Jan 1;39(1–2):5–21.
Huettel LG, Collins LM. Model-based predictions of intensity discrimination for normal- and impaired-hearing listeners. In: 7th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, ICSLP 2002. 2002. p. 421–4.
Huettel LG, Collins LM. A theoretical analysis of the effects of auditory impairment on intensity discrimination. In: ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings. 2002.
Collins LM, Huettel LG, Simpson WA, Tantum SL. Sensor fusion of EMI and GPR data for improved landmine detection. In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 2002. p. 872–9.
Collins LM, Huettel LG. Single sensor processing and sensor fusion for GPR and EMI data. In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 2001. p. 952–8.
Huettel LG, Collins LM. A theoretical study of information transmission in the auditory system using signal detection theory: Frequency discrimination by normal and impaired systems. In: ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings. 2001. p. 3305–8.
Tan Y, Huettel L, Collins L. Predicting improved human auditory discrimination for landmine detection using EMI sensors. In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 2000. p. 122–9.
Tan Y, Huettel L, Collins L. Predicting improved human auditory discrimination for landmine detection using EMI sensors. In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 2000. p. I/-.
Huettel LG, Collins LM. Using computational auditory models to predict simultaneous masking data: model comparison. IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering. 1999 Dec;46(12):1432–40.

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