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Cheryl Beauchamp, Ph.D.Director, Undergraduate Teacher EducationDirector, Career Switcher ProgramAssistant ProfessorSchool of Education

Cheryl Beauchamp, Ph.D.

Bio

Dr. Cheryl Beauchamp brings a career built at the intersection of STEM, computer science, engineering, and AI literacy to Regent University’s School of Education. She serves as Director of the Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs, Director of the Career Switcher Program, and STEM Concentration Lead for the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction.

Dr. Beauchamp’s background as a Software Engineer, Technical Project Manager, K-12 STEM Educator, Founding Chair of Regent’s Engineering and Computer Science Department, and Director of its Institute for Cybersecurity connects industry, higher education, and K-12 teaching in her preparation of future educators.

Before academia, Dr. Beauchamp worked across the computer science field, writing banking software, designing military systems, and managing online solutions for newspaper corporations. Her transition into education began with her children’s love of LEGO bricks and her sense of God’s calling on her life.

An award-winning scholar, she researches student and teacher motivation in STEM education and explores AI literacy in teaching and learning. Her leadership includes securing ABET accreditation, CAE designation, and serving as Principal Investigator on a National Security Agency grant.

Dr. Beauchamp is committed to walking alongside those called to teach, guiding them as they prepare to become Christian Leaders to Change the World. She finds purpose in equipping future educators to bring both academic excellence and a heart for servant leadership into their classrooms, answering the call Jesus modeled to lead by serving others.

Credentials

  • Ph.D. in Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
  • M.S. in Computer Science, George Mason University
  • M.Ed. in Education, Regent University
  • B.S. in Physics & Computer Science, Notre Dame of Maryland University

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Computer Science Teacher Association, Member
  • American Society of Engineering Education, Member
  • Association for Computing Machinery, Member

Honors and Awards

  • Best Cybersecurity Paper Award, Information Systems & Computing Academic Professionals Conference, 2023
  • Bevlee Artis Watford Outstanding Dissertation Award, Virginia Tech, 2023
  • Meritorious Paper Award, Education Special Interest Group Conference, 2022
  • Nomination for Graduate School’s Outstanding Dissertation Award, Virginia Tech School of Engineering, 2022
  • The Dean's Faculty Award, Regent University’s College of Arts & Sciences, 2022
  • Outstanding Green STEM Curriculum Design Award, Pitsco Education, 2014

Research Interests

  • STEM, Engineering, Computer Science and Cybersecurity Teaching Pedagogy
  • Group Work Skill Development in Technology
  • Female Persistence in STEM, Engineering, Computer Science, and Cybersecurity Education

Publications

  • Beauchamp, C. and Matusovich, H. M. (2024). A mixed-method study exploring student motivation participating in cybersecurity CTF competitions. Cybersecurity Pedagogy and Practices Journal
  • Beauchamp, C. and Matusovich, H. M. (2023). A mixed-method study exploring cyber ranges and educator motivation. Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice
  • Vicente, S., Beauchamp, C., Hall, J.L., Matusovich, H. M., Carrico, C., & Adams, S. G. (2023). The glue in leadership: Investigating how women leaders in engineering education value people and connections. International Journal of Engineering Education
  • Beauchamp, C. and Matusovich, H. M. (2023). Educational Cyber Ranges: A mixed-method study of significant learning experiences using cyber ranges for cybersecurity education. Cybersecurity Pedagogy and Practices Journal
  • Kouo, J. L., Dalal, M., Lee, E., Berhane, B. Emiola-Owolabi, O., Ladeji-Osias, J., Beauchamp, C., Reid, K. J., Klein-Gardner, S. S., & Carberry, A. (2023). Understanding the impact of professional development for a cohort of teachers with varying prior teaching and engineering experience. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research
  • Dalal, M., Klein-Gardner, S. S., Kouo, J., Reid, K., Beauchamp, C., O’Neal, B, Lopez-Roshwalb, J.R., & Pines, D.J. (2021). Stereotypes and implicit biases in engineering education: Will students need to “Whistle Vivaldi”? The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD) Conference
  • Reid, K., Ladeji-Osias, J. K., Beauchamp, C., Dalal, M., Griesinger, T., and Eagle, E. E. (2020). Design by thread: The e4usa engineering for us all curriculum. Proceedings of 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference
  • Berhane, B., Dalal, M., Klein-Gardner, S., Carberry, A., Reid, K., Beauchamp, C., Kouo, J., & Pines, D. (2020). Understanding the ‘us all’ in Engineering 4 Us All through the experiences of high school teachers. The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD) Conference
  • Kouo, J., Dalal, M., Berhane, B., Emiola, O., Ladeji-Osias, J.K., Reid, K., Beauchamp, C., Carberry, A., & Klein-Gardner, S. (2020). WIP: Initial investigation of effective teacher professional development among experienced and no-experienced engineering teachers. 2020 American Society for Engineering Education Virtual Annual Conference Experience.
  • Reid, K., Dalal, M. & Beauchamp, C. (2020). A music teacher teaches engineering and uses CAD: A case study. In D. Schmidt-Crawford (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1311-1316). Online: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
  • Beauchamp, C. L., Edwards, C. D., Lee, W. C., Knight D. B., & Young Collins, G. D. (2019). Exploring student perceptions of teamwork in a summer outreach program. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD) Conference, Arlington, VA