A CU Denver partnership with the Colorado Department of Corrections recently celebrated a milestone, holding “graduation” ceremonies for incarcerated learners who completed a seven-class sequence leading toward a Certificate in Strategic Communication. Led by Stephen Hartnett, professor from CU Denver’s communication department, the Prison Education program offers college communication classes aimed at giving prisoners the skills and confidence to return to their communities.
Darbeheshti is an associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, Design and Computing, the faculty advisor for our campus’ Society of Women Engineers (SWE), a fierce advocate for females in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, and a researcher who has most recently studied retention among engineering students.
