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Mary Roth is the Simon Cameron Long Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. She received her degrees in civil engineering from Lafayette College (B.S.), Cornell University (M.S.), and University of Maine (Ph.D.). She joined the faculty at Lafayette in 1991 and her research interests include risk assessment for earth retaining structures, site investigation methods in karst, use of bacteria to modify soil properties, and engineering pedagogy. She has authored or co-authored over 70 publications—including AAC&U’s Leadership for Interdisciplinary Learning: A Practical Guide to Mobilizing, Implementing, and Sustaining Campus Efforts—and has served as principal or co-principal investigator on nine grants from the National Science Foundation. At Lafayette College Dr. Roth has served as Department Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of Engineering, and Associate Provost for Academic Operations in addition to multiple faculty committee assignments. She has led campus-wide accreditation and assessment initiatives, implemented new faculty orientation programs, collaborated on the development of multiple proposals to private foundations, and coordinated interdisciplinary academic programs. She has received a number of awards in recognition of her scholarship and teaching including a Fulbright Scholarship in Norway, an American Council of Education Fellowship, and multiple teaching awards. Dr. Roth is a member of ASCE, ASEE, Phi Beta Kappa, and Tau Beta Pi. Dr. Roth is a licensed engineer in the states of Maine and Pennsylvania.
Mary J.S. Roth, Ph.D., P.E.
Simon Cameron Long Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
324 Acopian Engineering Center
Lafayette College
Easton, Pennsylvania 18042
rothm@lafayette.edu