Winifred Opoku

Winifred Opoku is currently pursuing her doctorate in the Department of Engineering Education within the College of Engineering, at The Ohio State University. She worked in various roles in the energy industry including, mechanical design engineer, HVAC Tech Assistant, and workforce development specialist, prior to pursuing her PhD. She has a wealth of experience in teaching and technical training across various settings: first-year engineering classrooms, academic mentorship programs, K-12 STEM outreach, HVAC design, and in corporate spaces.

As a rising engineering education scholar and workforce development practitioner, she aims to use her knowledge to provide tools to design more effective learning experiences for different kinds of learners in the engineering and technical workforce.