Rafe Steinhauer

Overview

Professor Steinhauer is primarily interested in how design methods (including design thinking and human-centered design) can be used to improve education. He works on projects ranging from improving curriculum & instruction to effecting change at the school- and systems-levels.

Research Interests

Design thinking; design education; education design; higher education

Education

• BSE, Operations Research and Financial Engineering, Princeton University 2007
• MBA, Innovation in Education Reform, University of Virginia 2015
• MEd, Innovation in Education Reform, University of Virginia 2015

Awards

• Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching, Dartmouth 2025
• Commendation for Outstanding Teaching, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Princeton University 2018
• C. Stewart Sheppard Service Award, Darden Graduate School of Business at University of Virginia 2015
• Faculty Award for Academic Excellence, Darden Graduate School of Business at University of Virginia 2015
• Batten Fellowship, Darden Graduate School of Business at University of Virginia 2013

Professional Activities

• Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
• Member, Future of Design in Higher Education (FDHE)

Selected Publications

• Emotional Intelligence in Design Education. July 2020. Future of Design in Higher Education Blog.
• Centering Mindfulness in Design Education. July 2019. Future of Design in Higher Education Blog.

News

Dartmouth Launches K-12 Community Partnership
Aug 18, 2026

Dartmouth Student Team Creates Award-Winning Tool for More Bike-Walk-Friendly Town Planning
Nov 01, 2024

An Education Design Expert Flips the Script
Jul 05, 2024

Anthony Fosu '24 Reflects on Human-Centered Design
Jan 05, 2023

Dartmouth Faculty Embrace Design Through New Interdisciplinary Projects
Jan 07, 2022

Welcome: New Faculty
Dec 01, 2021

Dartmouth Engineering Welcomes Seven New Faculty
Oct 18, 2021

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