The document describes research conducted to develop a persona representing typical users who would use the DIA 2 TUES Persona tool. Interviews were conducted with 24 STEM educators and researchers. Analysis of the interview data was used to define a persona named Michael Anderson, a 45-year-old associate professor of engineering education. The persona's goals, activities and needs are presented to capture common challenges such as managing time, staying informed, finding collaborators, and obtaining research funding. Suggestions from users are provided along with implications for the design of the tool. A scenario shows how the persona might use the tool to explore funding opportunities from the National Science Foundation.

1. D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C H

2. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
"The Transforming Undergraduate Education in
STEM (TUES) program supports efforts to create,
adapt, and disseminate new learning materials and
teaching strategies to reflect advances both in
STEM disciplines and in what is known about
teaching and learning."
– T H E N AT I O N A L S C I E N C E F O U N D AT I O N T U E S P R O J E C T
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A2

3. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
I N T E R N A L T U E S
N S F O F F I C E R S
E X T E R N A L T U E S
C O M M U N I T Y
3

4. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
I N T E R N A L T U E S
N S F O F F I C E R S
R E Q U I R E D ATA
T O F U N D
P R O P O S A L S
4

5. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
I N T E R N A L T U E S
N S F O F F I C E R S
E X T E R N A L T U E S
C O M M U N I T Y
5
“I feel like it was designed for me.”
-NSF Usability Test Participant

6. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
E X T E R N A L T U E S
C O M M U N I T Y
S T E M E D U C AT O R S /
R E S E A R C H E R S
R E Q U I R E D ATA T O C R E AT E
P R O P O S A L S
6

7. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
E X T E R N A L T U E S
C O M M U N I T Y
S T E M E D U C AT O R S /
R E S E A R C H E R S
R E Q U I R E D ATA T O C R E AT E
P R O P O S A L S
7
?

8. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S E A R C H
D ATA
C O L L E C T I O N
A N A LY S I S R E S U LT S B R A I N S T O R M
E X T E R N A L T U E S C O M M U N I T Y
R E S E A R C H
8

9. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S E A R C H
D ATA C O L L E C T I O N - I N T E R V I E W S
Participants
24
9

10. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S E A R C H
PA RT I C I PA N T S E X D I S T R I B U T I O N
Female
5
Male
19
Male
Female
10

11. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S E A R C H
PA RT I C I PA N T A G E D I S T R I B U T I O N
Unknown
6
65-74
1
55-64
1
45-54
8
35-44
7
25-34
1 25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
Unknown
11

12. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S E A R C H
Unknown
6
Master's
1
PhD
17
PhD
Master's
Unknown
12
PA RT I C I PA N T E D U C AT I O N L E V E L D I S T R I B U T I O N

13. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S E A R C H
Unknown
3
Assistant
5
Associate
4
Distinguished
1
Administrative
4
Full
7 Full
Administrative
Distinguished
Associate
Assistant
Unknown
13
PA RT I C I PA N T R A N K D I S T R I B U T I O N

14. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S E A R C H
PA RT I C I PA N T I N T E R V I E W S
C O U R S E
P R E PA R AT I O N
W O R K &
S U C C E S S
P R O P O S A L S &
C O L L A B O R AT I O N
S TAY I N G
I N F O R M E D &
C O N N E C T E D
N S F &
D I A 2
14

15. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S E A R C H
A N A LY S I S
D ATA
C O L L E C T I O N
R E S U LT S B R A I N S T O R M
E X T E R N A L T U E S C O M M U N I T Y
R E S E A R C H
15

16. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
A N A LY S I S
A F F I N I T Y D I A G R A M M I N G L I T E R AT U R E
D E S I G N
P R O T O T Y P E
E VA L U AT E
A N A LY Z E
R AW
I N T E R V I E W
D ATA
W O R K A C T I V I T Y N O T E S
G R O U P A N D S Y N T H E S I Z E
S H A R E , S U M M A R I Z E ,
D I S C U S S
R E P O RT
16

17. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
A N A LY S I S
17

18. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S U LT SA N A LY S I S
D ATA
C O L L E C T I O N
B R A I N S T O R M
E X T E R N A L T U E S C O M M U N I T Y
R E S E A R C H
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A N A LY S I S

19. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S U LT S
P E R S O N A L I T E R AT U R E
A persona is “a model of
a user whose needs best
represent the needs of a
larger set of constituents.”
This model encapsulates
“a distinct set of behavior
patterns.”
-Alan Cooper, Robert
Reimann, and David Cronin
“About Face 3”
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20. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S U LT S
D I A T U E S P E R S O N A - M I C H A E L A N D E R S O N
“I want to make a positive impact on my
students and others with my research, but
busy work days make that difficult.”
Michael Anderson
Engineering Education
Associate Professor
45 Years Old | PhD
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A C T I V I T I E S
G O A L S
N E E D S

21. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S U LT S
M I C H A E L A N D E R S O N ’ S A C T I V I T I E S
E M A I L
M E E T I N G S
T E A C H I N G
R E S E A R C H
E M A I L
M E E T I N G S
T E A C H I N G
R E S E A R C H
T I M E S P E N T F E E L I N G O F S U C C E S S
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A C T I V I T I E S

22. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S U LT S
M I C H A E L A N D E R S O N ’ S G O A L S
22
G O A L : I M PA C T
S T U D E N T S
F I E L D O F R E S E A R C H
G O A L : Q U A L I T Y
W O R K
B E I N G P U B L I S H E D
R E C E I V I N G F U N D I N G
G O A L S

23. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S U LT S
M I C H A E L A N D E R S O N ’ S N E E D S
23
G AT H E R I N G
R E S O U R C E S
C O L L A B O R AT O R S
N E E D S
R E S E A R C H
F U N D I N G
D I F F I C U LT I E S D I F F I C U LT I E S D I F F I C U LT I E S
• T I M E - C O N S U M I N G
• L A R G E V O L U M E
• S TAY I N G C U R R E N T
• D E C E N T R A L I Z E D
• K E Y W O R D S
• T I M E - C O N S U M I N G
• F R A G M E N T E D
C O M M U N I T I E S
• S TAY I N G U P D AT E D
• O U T S I D E
E VA L U AT O R S
• T I M E - C O N S U M I N G
• L O W C H A N C E O F
F U N D I N G
• I N S I T U T I O N A L
S U P P O RT
• N E W FA C U LT Y / A R E A
• A RT I C L E S
• C O N F E R E N C E S
• G O O G L E /
D ATA B A S E S
• N E T W O R K I N G
• P O P U L A R M E D I A
• C I TAT I O N S
• W I T H I N N E T W O R K
• C O N F E R E N C E S
• I N S T I T U T I O N
• P R O X I M I T Y
• C O L L E A G U E
R E F E R R A L S
• P R O G R A M S C O P E
• N S F VA L U E S
• E X A M P L E S O F :
• P R O P O S A L S
• P R O J E C T S
• N S F F E E D B A C K
• P R O O F R E A D I N G /
B U D G E T H E L P

24. A N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S U LT S
U S E R S U G G E S T I O N S
Show collaborative networks visually
Show collaborative connections
Highlight recommending collaborators
Top-down exploration of information
Graphics to aid navigation
Search by research topic
Downloadable documents
Finding course materials
R E S U LT S
D E S I G N I M P L I C AT I O N S

25. R E S U LT SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
S C E N A R I O 1 : R E S E A R C H F U N D I N G
G O O D F O R M Y
S T U D E N T S
G R E AT I M PA C T O N
T U E C O M M U N I T Y
G R E AT
C O N T R I B U T I O N T O M Y
R E S E A R C H A R E A
D I A 2
W H E R E ?
G O O D F O R M Y
S T U D E N T S
G R E AT I M PA C T O N
T U E S C O M M U N I T Y
G R E AT
C O N T R I B U T I O N T O M Y
R E S E A R C H A R E A
A N A LY S I S R E S U LT S

26. N S F P R O G R A M
A
N S F P R O G R A M
B
N S F P R O G R A M
C
R E S U LT SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
D I A 2
W H E R E ?
Research Area
GoMechanical Engineering
R E S U LT SA N A LY S I S

27. B Y D R . A
R E S E A R C H
T O P I C C
R E S E A R C H
T O P I C B
R E S E A R C H
T O P I C A
R E S U LT SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
D I A 2 N S F P R O G R A M
A
B Y D R . B
B Y D R . C
P O . D R . D
P O . D R . E
P O . D R . F
P O . D R . E
R E S E A R C H
T O P I C B
Full Proposal
Abstract
R E S U LT SA N A LY S I S

28. N S F P R O G R A M
A
R E S U LT SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
D I A 2
P O . D R . E
Full Proposal
Abstract
A N A LY S I S R E S U LT S

29. R E S U LT SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
D I A 2
Finding Resources
A N A LY S I S R E S U LT S

30. H U G E I M PA C T O N T H E
S O C I E T Y
H U G E I M PA C T O N T H E
S O C I E T Y
H U G E I M PA C T O N
T U E C O M M U N I T Y
H U G E I M PA C T O N
T U E S C O M M U N I T Y
G R E AT F O R
M Y R E S E A R C H
A R E A
G R E AT F O R
M Y R E S E A R C H
A R E A
R E S U LT SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
S C E N A R I O : I D E N T I F Y I N G C O L L A B O R AT O R S
D I A 2
W H O ?
A N A LY S I S R E S U LT S

31. R E S U LT SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
D I A 2
W H O ?
Research Area
GoMechanical Engineering
A N A LY S I S R E S U LT S

32. R E S U LT SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
D I A 2
W H O ?
Dr. A.
R E S U LT SA N A LY S I S

33. Right man?
R E S U LT SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
D I A 2
W H O ?
Dr. A.
AWA R D E D R E S E A R C H
N S F P R O G R A M
C O L L A B O R AT O R S
AWA R D E D R E S E A R C H
Abstract
C O L L A B O R AT O R S
A N A LY S I S R E S U LT S

34. R E S U LT SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
D I A 2
R E S U LT SA N A LY S I S

35. R E S U LT SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
D I A 2
A N A LY S I S R E S U LT S

36. R E S U LT SA N A LY S I SR E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S U LT SA N A LY S I S
D ATA
C O L L E C T I O N
B R A I N S T O R M
E X T E R N A L T U E S C O M M U N I T Y
R E S E A R C H
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A N A LY S I S

37. R E S E A R C HI N T R O D U C T I O N
D I A 2 T U E S P E R S O N A
R E S U LT S
What are the design implications?
What are some other scenarios?
A N A LY S I S
B R A I N S T O R M I N G
• Finding outside evaluators
• Gathering resources and writing a
literature review
• Staying informed in field
• Keeping updated with collaborators