Dr. Jeritt Williams

Biography

Dr. Jeritt Williams is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at Illinois State University (ISU). His areas of expertise include industrial robotics and automated systems integration, microcontrollers and microelectronics applications, and interdisciplinary STEM curriculum development (particularly as it relates to the areas of sustainable and renewable energy education). Williams leads the Caterpillar Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory at Illinois State University, where he recently co-developed a curriculum for collaborative robotics education for a global audience. Dr. Williams’ research focuses not only on what and how students learn, but also on how they inform their professional identities based on their social learning experiences. Williams regularly contributes to the field of engineering (technology) education through active publishing, presenting, and reviewing for practitioner-focused venues such as the American Society for Engineering Education, the Technology Education Association of Illinois, and the International Technology and Engineering Education Association.