Beverly Kris Jeager-Helton

### Occupation

Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department Northeastern University; Director, Senior Capstone Design, Industrial Engineering

## Early Life

Beverly was born in Massachusetts, and grew up in Foxboro Massachusetts with her mom, dad and older brother. As a kid she enjoyed to play outside with her neighbors. She also grew up with a boat and would go water skiing, starting at age 5. She was swimming since she was talking. Beverly and her family would spend the summers in New Hampshire at her Grandparents camp on the lake.

Beverly's parents met in 1st grade and have been together her whole life. Both her parents went to college and worked her whole life while growing up. Her parents had a couple of their own business so because of this Beverly started to work at a young age to help out. She had a paper route in the 2nd grade and learned how to balance a check book by age 10.

When Jeager was young she started playing Tennis with her dad, and that is when her tennis career started. She then played all growing up and then played in high school. She played #1 singles in both her high school team and her outside club team that she would travel for. She thought school was too important so decided to not play tennis in College but became an Umpire instead.

## Education and Work

For High School Beverly went to Foxboro High School. Beverly was in the National Honor Society and was #7 in her high school class of 300 students. She was very hard working and never saw herself as one of the smart people, and was surprised to learn she was #7. She does not do things with the goal of getting an award, she does it for quality and this is something her parents and grandparents instilled in her growing up.

For Undergrad Beverly went to Bridgewater State University and got a BS in Cardiopulmonary/Exercise Science with a minor in Healthcare Administration. In 2020 she received the presidents award, which is a big accomplishment. During college she had the classic summer jobs such as bartending, waitressing and being a life guard. When she was a senior she interned in the department of Orthopedics at the Rhode Island Hospital, she was the director of the Rhode Island sports medicine contortion with Athletic trainers, Physical Therapist and Orthopedic Surgeons. They put on seminars and workshops for people in sports medicine. She then was deciding if she should go into medicine and become a physician but Beverly realized that she liked the devices and math more. This then lead her to peruse a Masters instead.

In the summer between her Undergrad and her Masters she took a summer computer programming series and learned about computer science and programming.

She then started her Masters at Northeastern University and got a MS in Biomechanics, Human Development Professions with a Concentration in Neuroscience. Then continued at Northeastern and earned a PhD in Human Machine Systems Engineering in the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department with a Minor in Cognitive Psychology.

During her graduate degree she sponsored an orphan Named Franklin, who was living in St Vincent’s home in Fall River. She sent him things and would visit him and go on field trips with him. During her masters Beverly created her own company called CPU which stands for Computer Productivity Usability. The goal of the company is to train people on how to use a computer, specifically for adults who do not want to go to Adult Education at the High School to learn.

As a Graduate student and Doctorate student she also taught classes, as a way to pay for her Graduate School. She then was asked to join the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering as a course assistant for a graduate course, there she became a course assistant for Human Factors and Facility Planning Course.  Beverly was then was asked to teach in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department. From there she was asked to be an instructor in the First Year in Engineering Program. Beverly was then teaching both the First Year Department and the Mechanical and Industrial Department. Then as her teaching went on Beverly then started teaching Capstone which she has been teaching ever since. Over her time teaching at Northeastern University she has taught Capstone, Facility Planning and Material Handling, Simulation Modeling and Analysis, Design and Analysis of Computers Information Systems and Human Machine Systems.

Beverly has accomplished so much while being at Northeastern, has gotten professor of the year 15 times! She is now the Undergraduate Industrial Engineering Chair and the Director of Capstone for Industrial Engineering. She also started TFC which is the Teaching Factoring Connection. Beverley made this because there was not a mentoring program for professors and there was not connections between professions in different departments. At TFC professors talk about their experiences and ask for advice on how to handle different situations.

The paper that Beverly is most proud of is paper called “Successful students smart or tough?” This paper won outstanding paper at the American Society of Engineering Education conference out of over 2000 accepted papers. Another big accomplishment is that she was asked to be a speaker at Tophat, she was one of 7 who was picked to do this.

## Awards and Affiliations

**Awards:**

1. “Kris Jaeger-Helton Scholarly Excellence Award” Scholarship dedicated and renamed by Galante Engineering Business Program, 2022
2. Teaching Awards: Northeastern University Industrial Engineering Professor of the Year, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
3. “Above & Beyond Recognition” 2020 Industrial Engineering class nomination for Industrial Engineering for Teaching & Mentoring during COVID course delivery transition
4. American Society for Engineering Education, 6 Campus Representative Awards, between 2012-2022
5. Martin Essigmann Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, 2012
6. Student Group Award Recognition, “The Students Speak”, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, 2012
7. Best Paper Award, Design in Engineering Education at ASEE:  2017; Finalist: 2018
8. Best Paper Award and/or Finalist, New Engineering Educators Division at ASEE: 2013, 2009, 2008
9. Best Paper Award First-year Programs Division and Council at ASEE: 2012 for 2011
10. Outstanding Conference Paper Award at ASEE, First Place Overall in Annual Conference, 2011 for 2010
11. Best Paper Award First-year Programs Division at ASEE: 2008
12. Best Paper Award Environmental Engineering Division at ASEE: 2006 for 2005

**Professional Affiliations:**

1. American Society for Engineering Education – ASEE
2. American Society of Civil Engineers – ASCE
3. American Society of Mechanical Engineers – ASME
4. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society – HFES
5. Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers – IISE
6. National Defense Industrial Association – NDIA
7. Society of Automotive Engineers – SAE
8. Technical Advisory Services of America – TASA
9. Usability Experience Professionals Association – UXPA

## Research

Beverly also has a variety of publications that she has contributed to over her professional career. The main topics that she did research on are Biomechanics and Mechanobiology, Motor Control, Healthcare Systems, Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Logistics and Operations Research, Business, Data Management and Statistics, Engineering Training and Education, Safety Management, Information Processing, Cognition/Cognitive Psychology, Human Performance Engineering, Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Process Control.  All her publications are all listed below.

**Engineering Education**

1. 1.  Xie W, Pei JP, Jaeger-Helton BK, Auclair J, Zheng H (2020). STEM Education and Industry Workforce Life-Long Training Platform Development to Facilitate Smart Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, *New England American Society for Engineering Education.*
2. Jaeger-Helton BK, Howe, S, & Estell, J (2020). Meeting the Client: Learning the Capstone Student’s Perspective through the Three Intelligences Methodology, *Capstone Design Conference*, Dallas, TX.
3. Jaeger-Helton BK, Smyser BM, & McManus, HL (2019). Capstone Prepares Engineers for the Real World, Right? ABET Outcomes and Student Perceptions.  *American Society for Engineering Education*, Tampa, FL.
4. Estell JK, Howe S, Jaeger-Helton BK, Sangelkar S, Kinzli K-D, & Rand D (2018). Client Interaction Rubrics: Supporting Student Professionalism on Client-Based Projects, *International Journal of Engineering Education: Capstone Design Edition*.
5. Jaeger-Helton BK & Smyser BM (2018). The Write Background Makes a Difference: What Research and Writing Skills can Predict about Capstone Project Success.  *American Society for Engineering Education*, Salt Lake City, UT. [Best Paper Finalist in Design Division]
6. Jaeger-Helton BK & Smyser BM (2017). Switching Midstream, Floundering Early, and Tolerance for Ambiguity: How Capstone Students Cope with Changing and Delayed Projects. *American Society for Engineering Education*, Columbus, OH.  [Awarded Best Paper in Design Division]
7. Smyser BM & Jaeger BK (2015). How Did We End up Together: Evaluating Success Levels of Student-formed vs. Instructor-formed Capstone Teams, A*merican Society for Engineering Education*, Seattle, WA.
8. Love, JO, Freeman, SF, Jaeger-Helton, BK, & Whalen, R (2015). No lab? No shop? No problem: Intentional design of a First-year Engineering Learning Center with enlightening outcomes. *American Society for Engineering Education*, Seattle, WA,
9. Variawa C, Freeman S, Goldthwaite D, Jaeger BK, Pfluger C, Schulte-Grahame K, & Whalen R (2015). First-year Student Assumptions on Diversity in Engineering Education. *American Society for Engineering Education*, Seattle, WA.
10. Jaeger BK & Smyser BM (2014). Student‐Generated Metrics as a Predictor of Success in Capstone Design. *American Society for Engineering Education*, Indianapolis, IN.
11. Freeman, S, Jaeger, BK, & Whalen, R (2014). Making a First‐year Impression: Engineering Projects that Affect and Connect. *American Society for Engineering Education*, Indianapolis, IN.

**Mechanobiology**

1. Zhi N, Gouldstone A, Jaeger BK, Sipahi R, Frank S, (2016). Toward Monitoring Parkinson’s through Analysis of Static Handwriting Samples: A Quantitative Analytical Framework.  *IEEE Journal of Biomedical & Health Informatics.*
2. Ou, C, Gouldstone, A, Jaeger, BK, & Sipahi, R (2015). Control Design for A Hand Tremor Suppression Pen, *ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference*, Columbus, OH, October.
3. Belton, SE, Sipahi, R, Gouldstone, A, & Jaeger, BK (2015). Assistive Writing Device for Tremor Patients, *NIH-IEEE Strategic Conference on Healthcare Innovations and Point-of-Care Technologies*, Bethesda, MD, November.
4. Zhi, N, Gouldstone, A, Jaeger, BK, Sipahi, R, & Frank, S (2015). Micrographia Analysis using Number of Peaks in Horizontal Projection Profile in Writing Samples, *IEEE Journal of Biomedical & Health Informatics*, October.
5. Zhi, N, Jaeger, BK, Gouldstone, A, Frank, S, & Sipahi, R (2015). Objective Quantitative Assessment of Movement Disorders through Analysis of Static Handwritten Characters, *ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference*, Columbus, OH, October.
6. Zhi, N, Jaeger, BK, Gouldstone, A, Frank, S, & Sipahi, R (2015). A Novel Quantitative Assessment Method to Detect Effects of Essential Tremor on Static Handwriting, *Northeast Bioengineering Conference*, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY, April.
7. Zhi, N, Jaeger, BK, Gouldstone, A, Frank, S, & Sipahi, R (2014). Quantitative Assessment of Amplified Air Writing in Mitigating Micrographia Associated with Parkinson’s Disease, *IEEE Healthcare Innovation Point-of-Care Technologies Conference*, Seattle, WA, October.
8. Zhi, N., Jaeger, BK, Gouldstone, A, Frank, S, & Sipahi, R (2014). Quantitative Metrics to Monitor Effects of Micrographia in Handwriting: A Study with Historical Signature Samples, *Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease*, September 24-25, Van Andel Institute, Michigan.

## Personal Life

Beverly got married to her husband many years ago and they dated for 5 years prior to getting married. Her husband already had two children, so she then inherited them. Beverly and her husband have two houses, one in Atlanta and one in Massachusetts. Her husband used to work at Delta in Tech Operations and then got a degree in Safety Management.  They like to travel together, he has comes to a lot of her tournaments. They own part of a plan and enjoy flying it and Beverly is in the process of getting her pilots licenses.

She really likes spending time with her friends, she has friends from when she was in first grade and then more recent friends as well. For her the tennis officiating team is a whole family. She wants to be the person that if she can she will help or do something for others.

She is a coach and a mentor for the United States Tennis Association. In 2021 she received the highest award you can receive in Umpiring, called the Mcgovern Award. She has been a chair and line umpire at all the Grand Slams for Tennis which includes Wimbledon, French Open, US open and Australian Open. Has been to 3 Olympics, and Paralympics in Tokyo 2021. In 2022 was inducted into the New England sports hall of fame for Woman.