Lekshmi Sasidharan

Lecturer

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Pennsylvania State University (2009–2013); NSW Ambulance (2024); The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2018–2021); ETH Zurich (2014–2017); King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2016); King's College Hospital (2018); Sheffield Children's Hospital (2011)

Faculty Researcher

12 h-index 32 pubs 632 cited

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Lekshmi Sasidharan's research focuses on understanding factors influencing student success and engagement in higher education, particularly within engineering programs. Her work has explored the impact of academic accommodations on student outcomes across different university types and in the context of COVID-19 trends. Sasidharan has also investigated pedagogical approaches such as active learning, collaborative assignments, and project-based learning, examining their significance in material properties comprehension and addressing ABET student outcomes. Her research includes a case study on using mini-projects in structural material testing and a project focused on the perspectives of first-year women engineering students. Sasidharan has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Abigail Mayhan, Suman Mitra, Tariq Sweidan, and Pratik Ghimire. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 12, with 32 total publications and 632 total citations.

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h-index: 12
Publications: 32
Citations: 632

Selected Publications

Student Perceptions on Active Learning Using Collaborative Assignments and Project Based Learning in a Sophomore Course (2025)

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BOARD #157: Exploring the Impact of Academic Accommodations on Student Success: A Comparative Analysis Across University Types and COVID-19 Trends (2025)

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BOARD #159: Class Families - An approach in Engineering to improve student connections, positivity, retention, and success among students (2025)

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FYWES- First Year Women Engineering Student Perspectives and Reflections (2025)

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The Significance of Project-Based Learning in the Understanding of Material Properties in a Sophomore Class (2025)

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A Case Study on Using a Mini Project in Structural Material Testing to Address ABET Student Outcomes (2024)

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