Thieman Dino, Angela Lea

Research

keywords

youth and social change, ethnography and cultural anthropology, human rights and development, leadership and complexity

Teaching

courses taught

COEN 1830 - Special Topics
Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Explores topics of interest in engineering. Content varies by instructor and semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
COEN 2050 - Engineering Leadership Gateway
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018
Examines concepts of engineering leadership and the essential skills required to become an effective leader. Together students will explore leadership principles, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal skills (e.g. collaboration, conflict resolution, leading in diverse communities), intrapersonal development (e.g. self-appraisal, reflective practice, personal leadership philosophy), organizational competencies (e.g. planning, sustainability, climate), effective communication and ethical decision-making. Fulfills Engineering humanities/social science requirements.
COEN 3050 - Complex Leadership Challenges
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
Approaches leadership as a process of inquiry, empathy, and action, cultivating skills leaders need to understand, communicate about, and generate innovative approaches to complex issues. Each student conducts extensive, principled research about a complex social issue of their choice, investigating its multidimensionality by applying different analytic lenses. Instructor consent required for students not in Engineering Leadership. Formerly COEN 3050.
COEN 3051 - Leadership Seminar 1: Launching the Leadership Experience
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018
Practicing needs assessment, decision-making and planning skills, students take this seminar to prepare for their Leadership Experience (required for completion of the Engineering Leadership Certificate). Students work in collaboration with each other, their Engineering Leadership Program mentors and campus/community organizations and leaders to lay the foundation for and launch their individually unique Leadership Experiences.
COEN 3052 - Leadership Seminar 2: Leadership Experience
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023
Tackling a leadership experience of their own design, students undertake a key component of the Engineering Leadership Program experience and a requirement for the completion of the Engineering Leadership Certificate. Guides students through a process of planning, executing and evaluating their leadership experience and progress toward personalized leadership development goals. Coursework involves working with a mentor, collaborating with peers and conducting research. Formerly COEN 3052.

COEN 3053 - Leadership Seminar 3: ELP Synthesis and Final ePortfolio
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020
Progressing through this course, students complete the ePortfolio that demonstrates fulfillment of the requirements of the Engineering Leadership Certificate, reflecting upon synthesizing and discerning practical applications of the leadership experiences tackled throughout throughout their time at CU.

EMEN 5050 - Leading Oneself
Primary Instructor - Summer 2018
The "Leading Oneself" course offers a comprehensive blueprint for professional's keen on honing their leadership capabilities, starting with the cornerstone of personal excellence. The curriculum delves into essential areas such as personal accountability, genuine leadership traits, individual brand development, enhanced self-awareness, fostering a growth mindset, mastering emotional intelligence, and achieving personal mastery. This content lays the foundation for all leadership to follow.

ENES 1010 - Humanity in a Technological Age
Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
This seminar considers what it means to be human in an increasingly technological age. Designed for engineering students, it also looks at the role of technology designers and creators in shaping the human environment. Students focus on sharpening their written and oral communication skills through a series of iterative assignments and projects. Fulfills College of Engineering writing requirement for first-year students only.

ENES 3843 - Special Topics
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
Explores different important themes in engineering, ethics, and society; check with department for specific semester topics. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Formerly HUEN 3843.

ENLP 2000 - Leadership, Fame and Failure
Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
Examines the ambition, moral character, prudence and grit required for effective leadership. Common causes of leadership failure are also considered. A wide variety of ancient and modern leaders are studied in the disciplines of science and technology, politics, business and military affairs using primary source readings in history, philosophy and literature. Also explores whether leadership is a teachable art.

ENLP 3000 - Intelligent Leadership
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Investigates what it means to be a "smart" leader. In small, discussion-based classes, explores science fiction texts and social science research that generate fundamental questions about the dimensions, manifestations and value of intelligence in contexts related to leadership. Students explore social science research about how course themes are reflected in present-day, "real-life" technologies, policies and cultural phenomena.

ENLP 3100 - Complex Leadership Challenges
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Approaches leadership as a process of inquiry, empathy, and action, cultivating skills leaders need to understand, communicate about, and generate innovative approaches to complex issues. Each student conducts extensive, principled research about a complex social issue of their choice, investigating its multidimensionality by applying different analytic lenses. Instructor consent required for students not in Engineering Leadership. Formerly COEN 3050.

ENVM 5034 - Leading Socio-Environmental Change
Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
Build essential skills to be a purpose-driven and ethical leader. Students will explore their values, deepen their self-awareness, and practice giving voice to their values in situations where their values clash with other expectations in the workplace. We approach leadership as a practice by exploring the interpersonal dynamics and psychology of high performing diverse teams as the foundation of work. Previously offered as a special topics course.

PRLC 2820 - Multilevel Issues in Leadership
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
Studies multilevel issues that originate in organizational settings but carry community and global implications. Encourages students to fully explore the complexity and interrelatedness of issues with a special emphasis on leadership and ethical implications.

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Background

education and training

Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder 2007
M.A., University of Colorado Boulder 1995
B.A., University of Colorado Boulder 1993

awards and honors

Marinus G. Smith Award, conferred by New Student and Family Programs, 2016

International Activities

geographic focus

Africa Continent
Argentina Country
Mauritius Country
Rwanda Country
Uganda Country

VIVO

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Research Areas