Journal Publications

  1. LaPatin, M., Ritsch, N., Armanios, D.E., Albertson, L., Katz, L.E., Faust, K.M. (2024). A Stakeholder-Systems Analysis of Water Provision in Rural Alaska. ACS ES&T Water. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00612

  2. Kim, K., LaPatin, M., Padgett-Walsh, K., Poleacovschi, C., Feinstein, S., Faust, K.M. (202X). Moral Sensitivity amongst Engineering Students in a Natural Disaster Context. Journal of Civil Engineering Education. (Accepted)

  3. Ritsch, N., LaPatin, M., Spearing, L., Armanios, D.E., Albertson, L., Katz, L.E., Faust, K.M. (2024). Standardization versus Situatedness: A Gray Literature Metasynthesis of How Guidance for Alaska’s Water Infrastructure Management Varies by Government Level. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.  https://doi.org/10.1061/JWRMD5.WRENG-6373

  4. Tariq, M., Ritsch, N. Mehendale, P., LaPatin, M., Spearing, L., Katz, L.E., Albertson, L., Armanios, D.E., Faust, K.M. (2024). Access to Water Service Modalities in Rural Alaska: Understanding Community Experiences and Perceptions. ACS ES&T Water. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.4c00582

  5. LaPatin, M., Spearing, L., Tiedmann, H., Hacker, M., Kavvada, O., Danielou, J., Faust, K.M. (2023). Controversy in Energy Construction Projects: How Social Systems Impact Project Performance. Energy Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113507

  6. LaPatin, M., Barrens, S., Poleacovschi, C., Vaziri, B., Spearing, L., Padgett-Walsh, K., Feinstein, S., Rutherford, C., Nguyen, L., Faust, K.M. (2023). Engineering in a Crisis: Observing Students’ Attitudes of Macroethics During Pandemics and Natural Disasters. Journal of Civil Engineering Education. https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEECD.EIENG-1909 (Received Best Technical Paper of the Year Award)

  7. Nguyen, L. M., Poleacovschi, C., Faust, K.M., Padgett-Walsh, K., Feinstein, S., Vaziri, B., LaPatin, M., Rutherford, C. (2022). COVID-19 Pandemic Reveals Challenges in Engineering Ethics Education. International Journal of Ethics Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40889-022-00156-4 

  8. LaPatin, M., Roy, A., Poleacovschi, C., Padgett-Walsh, K., Feinstein, S., Rutherford, C., Nguyen, L., Faust, K.M. (2022). Measuring Ethical Development of Engineering Students Across Universities and Class Years. International Journal of Ethics Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40889-022-00150-w 

  9. Roy, A., Nguyen, L., LaPatin, M., Poleacovschi, C., Faust, K.M (2020). Ethics in Engineering Education during COVID-19 Pandemic. ORMS Today.https://doi.org/10.1287/orms.2020.06.10

Conference Proceedings

  1. LaPatin, M., Ritsch, N., Armanios, D.E., Albertson, L., Katz, L.E., Faust, K.M. (2024). Addressing Workforce Attrition, Retention, Absenteeism, and Recruitment in the Rural Alaska Water Sector. ASCE Construction Research Congress, Des Moines, IA, USA. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485293.021

  2. LaPatin, M., Ritsch, N., Armanios, D.E., Albertson, L., Faust, K.M. (2023). Applying Legitimacy Theory to Understand Decisions Regarding Costs of Water Infrastructure in Rural Alaska. Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Moncton, NB, Canada. (Received Best Paper Award)

  3. Ritsch, N., LaPatin, M., Mehendale, P., Armanios, D.E., Albertson, L., Faust, K.M. (2023). Understanding How End-User Preferences for Traditional Water Delivery Mechanisms Influence Future Project Investments in Rural Alaska. Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Moncton, NB, Canada. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61499-6_25

  4. Ritsch, N., Tariq, M., LaPatin, M., Armanios, D.E., Albertson, L., Faust, K.M. (2023). Understanding Differences in User Preferences Across Water Systems in Rural Alaska. Environmental and Water Resources Institute, Las Vegas, NV, USA.

  5. LaPatin, M., Spearing, L., Katz, L.E., Faust, K.M. (2022). Co-Produced Research to Improve Equity of Water Services in Rural Alaska Native Communities. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Chicago, IL. (poster) https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm22/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1185420

  6. LaPatin, M., Spearing, L., Tiedmann, H., Kavvada, O., Giorda, M., Danielou, J., Faust, K.M. (2022). A Framework for Measuring the Cost of Controversy Surrounding Energy Construction Projects. Construction Research Congress (CRC), Arlington, Virginia. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483978.077

  7. Barrens, S., LaPatin, M., Kim, K., Poleacovschi, C., Padgett-Walsh, K., Feinstein, S., Rutherford, C., Nguyen, L., Faust, K.M. (2022). Evaluating Engineering Students’ Moral Sensitivity through a Natural Disaster Case Study. American Society for Engineering Education Conference (ASEE), Minneapolis, MN. https://peer.asee.org/41540

  8. LaPatin, M., Spearing, L., Tiedmann, H., Kavvada, O., Giorda, M., Danielou, J., Hacker, M., Faust, K.M. (2021). Why Do Energy Projects Fail? Understanding How Controversy Impacts Construction Projects. International Construction Specialty Conference, Virtual. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1029-6_37

  9. LaPatin, M., Poleacovschi, C., Padgett-Walsh, K., Feinstein, S., Rutherford, C., Nguyen, L., Verses, L., Faust, K.M. (2021). What Role do Civil Engineering Students see for their Profession in the COVID-19 Response? American Society for Engineering Education Conference (ASEE), Virtual. https://strategy.asee.org/38048

  10. LaPatin, M., Poleacovschi, C., Padgett-Walsh, K., Feinstein, S., Nguyen, L., Faust, K.M. (2021). Ethical Development in Undergraduate Engineering: Results from a Multi-University Survey. American Society for Engineering Education Conference (ASEE), Virtual. https://peer.asee.org/37099

  11. Nguyen, L., Poleacovschi, C., Faust, K.M., Padgett-Walsh, K., Feinstein, S., Rutherford, C., LaPatin, M. (2021). Investigating On-campus Engineering Student Organizations as Means of Promoting Ethical Development. American Society for Engineering Education Conference (ASEE), Virtual. https://peer.asee.org/37396 (Nominated Best Diversity Paper Award)

  12. Nguyen, L., Poleacovschi, C., Faust, K.M., Padgett-Walsh, K., Feinstein, S., Rutherford, C., LaPatin, M. (2021). COVID-19 Pandemic Reveals a Major Challenge in Engineering Ethics Education. American Society for Engineering Education Conference (ASEE), Virtual. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--36860

  13. LaPatin, M., Poleacovschi, C., Padgett-Walsh, K., Feinstein, S., Rutherford, C., Nguyen, L., Faust, K.M. (2020). Macroethics in Undergraduate Engineering: An Institutional View. Engineering Project Organization Conference (EPOC), Virtual. https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10288283

  14. Nguyen, L., Poleacovschi, C., Faust, K.M., Padgett-Walsh, K., Feinstein, S., Rutherford, C., LaPatin, M. (2020). The Culture of Disengagement in Engineering Education Revealed through the COVID-19 Pandemic. Engineering Project Organization Conference (EPOC), Virtual. https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10288216