is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. Ms. Quintana completed her undergraduate studies on Technological Design in , Colombia. The degree focuses on preparing teachers in technology education for K-12 settings. After her graduation, she worked as a technology teacher for six years. It helped her to gain experience in teaching as well as develop curricula in her field, Technology Education. However, Ms. Quintana did not only work as a technology teacher, but she also had experience in teaching computer science and physics courses for tenth grades. She also held the position of Director of the Technology Department at the COLGE Colegio Gabriel Echavarria school. Ms. Quintana has a master's degree in Technology Leadership and Innovation with a focus on Engineering and Technology education, from Purdue University. During her master's degree, she had the opportunity to discover her research interests and their alignment with the Engineering Education program.