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Ibukun Osunbunmi

Assistant Research Professor

Affiliation(s):

  • The Leonhard Center

201 Hammond Building

iso5023@psu.edu

 
 

 

Education

  • Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, University of Ibadan, 2014
  • Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, University of Ibadan, 2017
  • Ph.D. in Engineering Education, Engineering Education, Utah State University, 2022

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Precious Eze and Yashin Alabi, 2025, "Preparing the Future Workforce in Africa: Perception Towards Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Driven Personalized Career Guidance in Nigeria", Discover Education
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Taiwo Feyilimi, Stephanie Cutler, Yashin Brijmohan, Lexy Arinze, Viyon Dansu, Bolaji Bamidele, Jennifer Wo and Robbert Rabb, 2025, "Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Education Research: Using Machine Learning to Predict Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Persistence to Graduation", Journal of Engineering Education
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Yu Xia, Stephanie Cutler, Sarah E Zappe, Esther Gomez, Stephanie B Velegol and Minkyung Lee, 2025, "The Impact of Applied Improvisation on Undergraduate Engineering Students' Professional Development", Advances in Engineering Education, 12, (4), pp. 24
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi and Ning Fang, 2023, "A Comparative Quantitative Study of Engagement, Learning Environment, and Educational Outcomes of High-Achieving Engineering Students", International Journal of Engineering Education, 39, (6), pp. 1578-1587
  • Olanrewaju M. Oyewola, Olusegun O. Ajide, Ibukun Osunbunmi and Yemisi V. Oyewola, 2023, "Promoting female enrolment in engineering education for diversity, equality and inclusiveness in the South Pacific Islands", Global Journal of Engineering Education, 24, (3), pp. 220-225
  • Olanrewaju M. Oyewola, Ibukun Osunbunmi, Olusegun O. Ajide and Yemisi V. Oyewola, 2022, "The influence of in-person and on-line modes of instruction on academic performance in engineering capstone design courses: a comparative study based on non-parametric statistics", World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, 20, (2), pp. 131-136
  • Olanrewaju M. Oyewola, Olusegun O. Ajide, Ibukun Osunbunmi and Yemisi V. Oyewola, 2022, "Examination of Students’ Academic Performance in Selected Mechanical Engineering Courses Prior-to-and-During COVID-19 Era", Emerging Science Journal, 6, pp. 247-261

Conference Proceedings

  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Stephanie Cutler, Bono Shih and Perez Carlos, 2025, "(WIP) Developing a Generative AI Literacy Module for Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistants: A Model for Engineering Education."
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Stephanie Cutler and Taiwo Feyijimi, 2025, "Special Session: Artificial Intelligence for Research and Teaching: Adopting Emerging Technologies in Engineering Education"
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Omodele Eletta, Moses Olayemi, Martin Domfang, Yashin Brijmohan, Tagwa Musa, Cedrick Kwuimy, Christian Bolu, George Ihenacho, Joseph Dada, Nnenna Nwobodo-Nzeribe, Benjamin Anyaegbuna, Adagbonyin Obiazi, Ahmed Elrayah, Daniel Okojie, Ranthekeng Moloisane and James Katende, 2025, "From Brain Drain to Brain Circulation: Harnessing Faculty Mobility for Sustainable Engineering Education in Africa"
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Bolaji Bamidele, Lexy Arinze, Viyon Dansu, Yashin Brijmohan, Taiwo Feyijim and Stephanie Cutler, 2025, "The role of professional development in enhancing AI literacy competence development and participation in the Intelligence Age"
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Stephanie Cutler, Shawna Dory and Sarah E Zappe, 2025, "Lessons Learned from 35 Years of Impact in the [Center for Teaching and Learning]."
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Minkyung Lee, Andrea Gregg, Daniel Cortes Correales and Laura Pauley, 2024, "By Students, for Students: Development of Custom Virtual Reality Applications for Gamified Teaching and Learning in Engineering Courses", IEEE
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi and Stephanie Cutler, 2024, "Workshops That Work! Using Evidence-Based Principles for Inclusive and Engaging Workshop Development and Facilitation"
  • Christine Masters, Ibukun Osunbunmi, Maria Mosley, Jennifer Saltsgiver, Jana B Auman, Kellie Scofield, Stephanie Cutler and Shawna Dory, 2024, "A Qualitative Study of The Role of Peer Engineering Peer Advising Leaders (EPALS) Program on Undergraduate Engineering Students Learning Experience."
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Stephanie Cutler, Luis Delgado and Sarah E Zappe, 2024, "Lessons Learned: Summer Book Club to Promote Reflection among Engineering Faculty on Mental Health of Students"
  • Stephanie Cutler, Michael P Alley, Robert Rabb, Alyson G. Eggleston, Ibukun Osunbunmi and Siu Ling Leung, 2024, "Teaching Undergraduate Engineers to Write: Standalone Course in English versus Embedded Course in Engineering"
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Stephanie Cutler, Sarah E Zappe and Minkyung Lee, 2024, "Student Preferences and Performance in Active Learning Online Environments"
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Stephanie Cutler, Viyon Dansu, Yashin Brijmohan, Bolaji R Bamidele, Lexy C Arinze, Adurangba V Oje, Abiasiafak N Udosen, Deborah Moyaki, Melissa J Hicks and Bono Pe-Jen Shih, 2024, "Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) Assisted Learning: Pushing the Boundaries of Engineering Education."
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Minkyung Lee, Andrea Gregg, Daniel Cortes Correales and Laura Pauley, 2024, "Designing and Evaluating Virtual Reality Applications for a Machine Design Course"
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi and Ning Fang, 2023, "A Quantitative Study of Factors Predicting High-Achieving Engineering Students' Progress towards Desired Educational Outcomes"
  • Tristan Robert Straight, Jennah Meyer, Ibukun Osunbunmi, Bolaji Ruth Bamidele, Murad Musa Mahmoud, Kurt Henry Becker and Jonathan D. Phillips, 2023, "Board 148: A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing K-12 Students' Interest in STEM Career (Fundamentals)"
  • Jack Priske, Britta Solheim, Murad Musa Mahmoud, Cristian Gerardo Allen, Ibukun Osunbunmi, Jonathan D. Phillips and Kurt Henry Becker, 2023, "Board 179: The Effect of Role Models on Interest in STEM (Work-in-progress)"
  • Christine Masters and Ibukun Osunbunmi, 2023, "Return to the Teaching Trenches - Lessons Learned, and Lessons Relearned"
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Kurt Henry Becker, Young Min Kim, Mohammad Al Mestiraihi, R. Ryan Dupont and David K. Stevens, 2023, "Work in Progress: Assessing Engineering Students' Behavioral Engagement and Learning; Survey Development and Validation"
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi and Ning Fang, 2022, "Work in Progress: An Early Look Into the Systematic Review of Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education"
  • Bono Shih, Stephanie Cutler, Ibukun Osunbunmi and Carlos Perez, , "(WIP) Developing a Generative AI Literacy Module for Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistants: a Model for Engineering Education", IEEE

Abstracts

  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Stephanie Cutler, Bono Shih and Carlos Perez, 2025, "Integrating Artificial Intelligence into the Classroom and Industry: Preparing the Workforce", The Global Impact Forum: Workforce Readiness in the Age of AI and Automation.
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi and Bono Shih, 2025, "AI Literacy For All", The Global Impact Forum: Workforce Readiness in the Age of AI and Automation.
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Bono Shih and Stephanie Cutler, 2025, "Supporting AI Literacy Development for Graduate Teaching Assistants"
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Stephanie Cutler and Lori Beth Miraldi, 2024, "Starting a snowball for inclusive teaching at Penn State: Pilot implementation of ISTP FLCs in the College of Engineering", Inclusive STEM Teaching Project ISTP Facilitators Conference
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Luis Delgado, Angela Renee Rothrock and Stephanie Cutler, , "Exploring Intercultural Competence for First Year Engineering Undergraduates: A Short-Term Study Abroad Program to Latin America, Chile", American Society for Engineering Education
  • Ibukun Osunbunmi, Stephanie Cutler and Lori Beth Miraldi, , "AI and Universal Design for Inclusive Teaching: Redefining Learning in the AI Age", Teaching and Learning with technology Symposium

Research Projects

Honors and Awards

  • 2024 IEEE ASEE Frontiers in Education New Faculty fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), October 2024 - October 2024
  • Best Graduate Poster Presentation Award for College of Engineering, Utah State University, 2022
  • International Student Council Scholarship, Office of Global Engagement, Utah State University, 2021
  • Bohne Scholarship, Department of Engineering Education, Utah State University, 2021

Service

Service to Penn State:

  • Assessment Activities, Evaluator, College of Engineering Student Persistence Assessment and Analytics Using Machine Learning, College of Engineering, 2025 - 2025
  • Academic Leadership and Support Work, Member, Committee Member, Penn State University, Director of Office of Digital Learning Search Committee, March 2024 - May 2024
  • Assessment Activities, Evaluator, Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovation Project Evaluation, College of Engineering, 2024 - 2025
  • Assessment Activities, Evaluator, GEMSS KEEN Educational Innovation Project – Assessment and Evaluation Leadership, College of Engineering, 2024 - 2025

Service to External Organizations: