Stephanie S.
Ivey holds a B.S. (1996) and M.S. (1998) in
civil engineering and PhD (2003) in engineering,
with a concentration in civil engineering, from
the University of Memphis. She has been on the
faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering
since 2003. Her primary areas of teaching
responsibility, both at the undergraduate and
graduate level, are in transportation and
statistics. Dr. Ivey’s current research
interests include transportation policy,
planning, and freight modeling, and is currently
involved in projects in these areas. She also
has published research in the area of
groundwater modeling for semi-confined aquifer
systems. Dr. Ivey has a strong interest in
engineering education, particularly focused on
student learning styles and retention, and is
involved in multiple funded projects in this
area.
Dr. Ivey has
been a program faculty for the Herff College of
Engineering’s targeted outreach program, Girls
Experiencing Engineering, since its inception in
2004, and has also served as program faculty in
other co-educational outreach programs. She has
experience as a high-school math and science
teacher. Dr. Ivey is the faculty advisor for
the student chapter of the Institute of
Transportation Engineers at the University, and
serves as the Younger Member Chair for the West
Tennessee Branch of the American Society of
Civil Engineers, and the Civil Division Chair
for the Southeastern Section of the American
Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Ivey
received the ASCE Outstanding faculty award for
the 2005-2006, and 2006-2007, and 2007-2008
academic years from the University of Memphis
student chapter, and the ASCE Tennessee Section
Young Engineer award in 2007. She also received
an ASCE ExCeed Fellowship in 2005.
