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Nikitha Sambamurthy, Ph.D.

Nikitha Sambamurthy is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her current research interests include understanding the best practices and components of blended learning that work well for engineering classrooms and industry, as well as how gamification can be implemented in engineering industry and academia to transfer engineering knowledge and skills. In addition to working on the Global Real-Time Assessment Tool for Teaching Enhancement (G-RATE), she is a member of the development team for Purdue University’s First-Year Engineering Program, where she helps blend the classroom by creating learning modules for use in the Ideas-to-Innovation courses (ENGR 131/132). Outside of her research, Nikitha is an active member of Purdue University’s chapter of Asha for Education, and spends her free time designing and creating educational games for mobile devices.

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