Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E., F.ASCE Professor of Civil Engineering Civil and Mechanical Engineering Brock.Barry [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Dr. Brock E. Barry holds the title of Professor of Engineering Education and Director of the Civil Engineering Division in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point. As Division Director Dr. Barry is responsible for the oversight and management of the Nation’s first civil engineering department that is annually ranked by multiple organizations as one of the top undergraduate civil engineering programs in the United States. Dr. Barry has a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10 years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer. Dr. Barry's areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of publications on these topics. Dr. Barry has served on multiple national committees for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) including the ASCE Body of Knowledge 3rd Edition Task Committee and as the Chair of ASCE’s Task Committee on the Code of Ethics. He also served a seven year term in the leadership ranks of the American Society for Engineering (ASEE) Civil Engineering Division and continues to serve that organization as the Division Historian. PhD: Purdue University MS: University of Colorado Boulder BS: Rochester Institute of Technology Research Interests Professional Ethics, Teaching and Learning in Engineering Education, Nonverbal Communication in the Classroom, Learning Through Historical Engineering Accomplishments Selected Publications Barry, B. E. and Herkert, J. R., “Resources for Overcoming the Challenges of Teaching Engineering Ethics in an International Context: A US Perspective,” Engineering Ethics for a Globalized World, Springer, 2015.Barry, B. E. and Herkert, J. R., “Engineering Ethics,” Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, Cambridge University Press, 2014.Estes, Allen C., Ressler, Stephen J., Saviz, Camilla M., Barry, Brock E., Considine, Carol L., Dennis, Norman D., Hamilton, Scott R., Hurwitz, David S., Kunberger, Tanya, Lenox, Thomas A., Nilsson, Tonya, O’Brien, James J., O’Neill, Robert J., Saftner, David A., Salyards, Kelly, Welch, Ronald W., Coward, Dion K., and Nolan, Leslie E., “The ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Workshop: Assessing 20 years of Instructional Development,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 35(6), November 2019.Barry, B. E., Graves, W. C., and Klosky, J. L., “Knowledge Decay in an Engineering Mechanics Sequence,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 143(3), July 2017.Barry, B. E. and Roberts, M. W., “First Sixty Years of the Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 142(4), October 2016.Barry, B. E., Ohland, M.W., Mumford, K.J., and Long, R. A., “The Influence of Job Market Conditions on Engineering Cooperative Education Participation,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 142(3), July 2016.Barry, B. E. and Whitener, J. C., “Impact of Professional Skills on Technical Skills in the Engineering Curriculum and Variations Between Engineering Sub-Disciplines,” Teaching Ethics, 14(2), 105-122, Spring 2014.Barry, B. E., “Special Section: Curriculum Assessment and Continuous Improvement,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Professional Practice, 140(4), October 2014.Barry, B. E. and Braun Jeffrey T., “Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model for Higher Education,” Transactions on Advances in Engineering Education, 4(9), October 2012.Barry, B. E. and Ohland, M. W., “ABET Criterion 3f: How Much Curriculum Content is Enough?,” Science & Engineering Ethics, 18(2), 369-392, June 2012.