RESEARCH INTERESTS
Engineering, Education, and Sustainability
Narong Kongpiwatana
Ph.D. in Sustainable Leadership
BIOGRAPHY
Narong Kongpiwatana is a Ph.D. candidate in the Sustainable Leadership program and a doctoral research fellow at the ASEAN Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Dialogue (ACSDSD) within the College of Management at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. His research focus encompasses engineering, education, and sustainability. He earned his undergraduate degree in engineering and graduate degrees in quality assurance, business administration, and education. He has over 20 years of industry experience. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, a certified Project Management Professional, and a certified Project Controls Professional. His core values are rooted in diversity and inclusion, excellence and respect, and a lifelong commitment to learning.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Leadership, Mahidol University, TH (In progress)
- Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership, Northeastern University, USA
- Master of Business Administration, University of Massachusetts, USA
- Master of Science in Quality Assurance, California State University, USA
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, USA
- Engineering License, Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, USA
- Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute, USA
- Certified Cost Professional, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, USA
- Lean Six Sigma Certification, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Research Publications
- Narong, D. K. (2009). Activity-based costing and management solutions to traditional shortcomings of cost accounting. Cost Engineering, 51(8), 11-22.
- Narong, D. K. (2015). The relationship between leaders’ emotional intelligence and their perceived leadership effectiveness [Doctoral Dissertation, Northeastern University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
- Narong, D. K., & Hallinger, P. (2023). A keyword co-occurrence analysis of research on service learning: Conceptual foci and emerging trends. Education Sciences, 13(4), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13040339
- Narong, D. K., & Hallinger, P. (2024). Traversing the evolution of research on engineering education for sustainability: A Bibliometric review, 1991 – 2022. Sustainability, 16(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020641
- Hallinger, P., & Narong, D. K. (2024). A bibliometric review of service-learning research, 1950 – 2022. Journal of Experiential Education, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538259241245137
Paper Presentations
- Narong, D. K. (2004, March 4 – 5). Reimagining engineering competencies for sustainability in the era of Industry 5.0. Asia-Pacific Symposium on Sustainable Development in Higher Education, Japan.
- Narong, D. K., & Wattanaphak, N. (2024, July 31 – August 2). At the intersection of service learning and engineering education for sustainable development: A bibliometric review of research (2004 – 2023). [Manuscript accepted for presentation]. 2024 International STEM Education Conference, Thailand.
- Narong, D. K. (2004, November 19 – 20). Breaking barriers: Examining accessibility research within the realm of engineering education between 1986 and 2023. [Manuscript accepted for presentation]. IEEE 13th International Conference on Engineering Education, Japan.
- Narong, D. K. (2024, December 9 – 12). Work-in-progress: Assessing the efficacy of service learning in cultivating sustainability competencies in engineering education. [Manuscript submitted for presentation]. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning in Engineering, India.
Work in Progress
- Narong, D. K., & Hallinger, P. (in press). The evolution of service learning in engineering education: Bibliometric review of research (1995 – 2023). European Journal of Engineering Education. [Manuscript accepted for publication].
- Hallinger, P., & Narong, D. K. (n.d.). Taming the wild west of bibliometric reviews in education: A systematic review. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
- Narong, D. K. (n.d.). A practical framework for engineering education as sustainable development. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
- Narong, D. K. (n.d.). Mapping the evolution of business and management education for sustainable development: A bibliometric review of research (1996 – 2023). [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Contact
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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidnarong