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Stacy Wilson is a dedicated engineering educator and researcher whose work bridges curriculum innovation, robotics, and real-world problem-solving. At Western Kentucky University, she has been instrumental in reshaping how design is taught to first- and second-year engineering students, introducing hands-on courses that embed design thinking early in the curriculum—a contribution that has earned her work 11 citations. Her research extends into autonomous robotics, where she led the development of a robot for detecting subsurface voids and tunnels using microgravity, a project supported by the Center for Cave and Karst Studies. This work, cited 9 times, addresses critical security and geotechnical challenges, from border surveillance to cave detection. Wilson also champions cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship, co-developing a commercialization process model that brought together engineering, business, and student teams to launch an underwater submersible vehicle. With additional contributions to capstone design education, Wilson’s impact lies in her ability to connect foundational engineering education with applied, mission-driven robotics research, preparing students to tackle complex, real-world challenges from their very first year.