Joseph Furse

Applied Sciences, Technology, & Education (ASTE)

Assistant Professor | Technology & Engineering Education


Joseph Furse

Contact Information

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, or by appointment
Office Location: Industrial Science 112-D
Phone: 435-797-1802
Email: joseph.furse@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Education, (Curriculum & Instruction - Career & Technical Education), Utah State University, 2019
Measuring the Self-Efficacy of Students Participating in VEX Robotics Competitions
BS, Technology & Engineering Education, Utah State University, 2014

Biography

Dr. Joseph S. Furse is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education at Utah State University where he leads the Technology and Engineering Education program. Dr. Furse was born and raised in the small Southern Utah town of Hurricane. He earned both his Bachelor of Science degree in Technology and Engineering Education (2014), and his doctoral degree in Education: Curriculum and Instruction – Career & Technical Education (2019) at Utah State University. His doctoral dissertation was entitled, “Measuring the Self-efficacy of Students Participating in VEX Robotics Competitions.” Following the completion of his doctoral coursework, Joseph taught Technology Education at Desert Hills Middle School in St. George, Utah, where he taught 8th and 9th grade technology education and established a thriving after-school VEX Robotics program which served over 50 students per year. In August of 2021, Joseph began his current role as an assistant professor in the Technology and Engineering Education program at Utah State, where he teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate students in Technology & Engineering Education and Career & Technical Education. Dr. Furse lives with his wife and three children in Hyrum, Utah, where he enjoys hiking, trail running, and beekeeping.

Teaching Interests

Dr. Furse has teaching interests in the following areas: Applying educational research, Aquaponics, Curriculum design, Electronics, Manufacturing, Pre-service teacher education

Research Interests

Dr. Furse's research interests are primarily involved with teacher recruitment, development, and retention in Career & Technical Education/Technology & Engineering Education. His current research/creative projects include investigating the impacts of a statewide early-career mentoring program for CTE teachers, investigating the impact of pre-professional organizations on pre-service Technology & Engineering Education teachers, understanding the experiences of women in undergraduate engineering programs, and developing standards and curriculum for a high school additive manufacturing course.

Awards

National Leadership Fellow, 2024

Association for Career & Technical Education

ITEEA 21st Century Leadership Academy, 2022

International Technology and Engineering Educators Association


Teaching

, Fall 2023
TEE 2200 - Aquaponic Systems, Fall 2023
ASTE 6090 - Curriculum Design, Fall 2023
TEE 1000 - Orientation to Technology and Engineering Education, Fall 2023
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2023
ASTE 6360 - History, Philosophy, and Policy Development in Career and Technical Education, Summer 2023
TEE 5200 - Advanced Aquaponics, Spring 2023
TEE 2300 - Electronic Fundamentals, Spring 2023
ASTE 6140 - Reading and Applying Research, Spring 2023
TEE 5630 - Student Teaching in Secondary Schools, Spring 2023
TEE 5500 - Student Teaching Seminar, Spring 2023
TEE 2200 - Aquaponic Systems, Fall 2022
ASTE 6090 - Curriculum Design, Fall 2022
TEE 1030 - Material Processing Systems, Fall 2022
TEE 1000 - Orientation to Technology and Engineering Education, Fall 2022
TEE 5630 - Student Teaching in Secondary Schools, Fall 2022
TEE 5500 - Student Teaching Seminar, Fall 2022
TEE 1030 - Material Processing Systems, Summer 2022
TEE 3300 - Clinical Experience I, Spring 2022
TEE 2300 - Electronic Fundamentals, Spring 2022
ASTE 6140 - Reading and Applying Research, Spring 2022
ASTE 6140 - Reading and Applying Research, Spring 2022
TEE 5630 - Student Teaching in Secondary Schools, Spring 2022
TEE 5500 - Student Teaching Seminar, Spring 2022
TEE 4300 - Clinical Experience II, Fall 2021
TEE 1030 - Material Processing Systems, Fall 2021
TEE 1000 - Orientation to Technology and Engineering Education, Fall 2021

Graduate Students Mentored

Tom Walsh, Ag Systems Technology Ed, August 2023
Alexander Thompson, Ag Systems Technology Ed, August 2023
Hannah Lloyd, Ag Systems Technology Ed, January 2022
Emily Ruesch, Ag Systems Technology Ed, September 2021