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Cynthia J. Atman publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cynthia J. Atman sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 195 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Cynthia J. Atman D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cynthia J. Atman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Cynthia J. Atman is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans several fields with a primary focus on psychology and engineering education.

The main fields of study for Cynthia J. Atman include:

  • Psychology

Among the subfields covered in their publications are:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

The primary topics of their work include:

  • Design Education and Practice
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods

Cynthia J. Atman has contributed to several recent papers. These include:

  • "Reflection in Engineering Education: Advancing Conversations," 2020, published in 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings
  • "Journal Entry, July 2020: Affirmation, Inclusion, Equity and Everyone," 2021, published in International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace
  • ""Where I've Been, Where I Am, Where I'm Going": Exploring Design Awareness through an Undergraduate Student Seminar," 2020, published in 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

The venues where Cynthia J. Atman frequently publishes are:

  • 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings
  • International Journal of Engineering Social Justice and Peace

Their work often involves collaboration with other researchers. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Jennifer Turns
  • Kenya Mejia
  • Lauren Thomas Quigley
  • Monica Cox
  • Aaron Joya

Cynthia J. Atman was recognized with the award of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Risk Communication: A Mental Models Approach

    M. Granger Morgan;Baruch Fischhoff;Ann Bostrom;Cynthia J. Atman

  • Engineering Design Processes: A Comparison of Students and Expert Practitioners

    Cynthia J. Atman;Robin S. Adams;Monica E. Cardella;Jennifer Turns

  • A comparison of freshman and senior engineering design processes

    Cynthia J Atman;Justin R Chimka;Karen M Bursic;Heather L Nachtmann

  • Engineering education and the development of expertise

    Thomas A. Litzinger;Lisa R. Lattuca;Roger G. Hadgraft;Wendy C. Newstetter

  • Characteristics of Freshman Engineering Students: Models for Determining Student Attrition in Engineering

    Mary Besterfield-Sacre;Cynthia J. Atman;Larry J. Shuman

  • Educating effective engineering designers: the role of reflective practice

    Robin S Adams;Jennifer Turns;Cynthia J Atman

  • Concept maps for engineering education: a cognitively motivated tool supporting varied assessment functions

    J. Turns;C.J. Atman;R. Adams

  • Comparing freshman and senior engineering design processes: an in-depth follow-up study

    Cynthia J. Atman;Monica E. Cardella;Jennifer Turns;Robin Adams

  • Defining the outcomes: a framework for EC-2000

    M. Besterfield-Sacre;L.J. Shuman;H. Wolfe;C.J. Atman

  • The future of engineering education

    L.J. Shuman;C.J. Atman;E.A. Eschenbach;D. Evans

  • Gender and Ethnicity Differences in Freshmen Engineering Student Attitudes: A Cross-Institutional Study*

    Mary Besterfield-Sacre;Magaly Moreno;Larry J. Shuman;Cynthia J. Atman

  • Designing risk communications: completing and correcting mental models of hazardous processes, Part I.

    C. J. Atman;A. Bostrom;Baruch Fischhoff;M. G. Morgan

  • COMMUNICATING RISK TO THE PUBLIC

    W. Granger Morgan Baruch Fischhoff;Ann Bostrom;Lester Lave;Cynthia Atman

  • Characterizing Design Learning: A Mixed‐Methods Study of Engineering Designers' Use of Language

    Cynthia J. Atman;Deborah Kilgore;Ann McKenna

  • Verbal Protocol Analysis as a Method to Document Engineering Student Design Processes

    Cynthia J. Atman;Karen M. Bursic

  • Considering Context: A Study of First‐Year Engineering Students

    Deborah Kilgore;Cynthia J. Atman;Ken Yasuhara;Theresa J. Barker

  • Engineering Student Attitudes Assessment

    Mary Besterfield-Sacre;Cynthia J. Atman;Larry J. Shuman

  • Integrating Reflection into Engineering Education

    Jennifer A. Turns;Brook Sattler;Ken Yasuhara;Jim L. Borgford-Parnell

  • Enabling Engineering Student Success: The Final Report for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education. CAEE-TR-10-02.

    Cynthia J. Atman;Sheri D. Sheppard;Jennifer Turns;Robin S. Adams

  • Teaching Engineering Design: Can Reading a Textbook Make a Difference?*

    Cynthia J. Atman;Karen M. Bursic

  • Evaluating risk communications

    A. Bostrom;C. J. Atman;B. Fischhoff;M. G. Morgan

Frequent Co-Authors

Baruch Fischhoff
Baruch Fischhoff Carnegie Mellon University
M. Granger Morgan
M. Granger Morgan Carnegie Mellon University
Karl A. Smith
Karl A. Smith University of Minnesota
Ann Bostrom
Ann Bostrom University of Washington
Ron L. Miller
Ron L. Miller Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Fred L. Mannering
Fred L. Mannering University of South Florida
Larry Leifer
Larry Leifer Stanford University
Mary E. Lidstrom
Mary E. Lidstrom University of Washington
Richard M. Felder
Richard M. Felder North Carolina State University
Steven M. Smith
Steven M. Smith Texas A&M University

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