BOOKS
AM. Thomas. (2019) Star Wars. Todo sobre robots. Hachette Heroes. [English version: “Star Wars and Technology: Robotics, to be published later.]
AM. Thomas, K. Fontichiaro, S. Thomas. (2017) Building Squishy Circuits. Cherry Lake Publishing.
AM. Thomas. (2014). Making Makers: Kids, Tools, and the Future of Innovation. Maker Media.
K. Fontichiaro, AM. Thomas. (2014) Squishy Circuits. Cherry Lake Publishing.
BOOK CHAPTERS
D. Besser and AM. Thomas. (2020). STEPS at the University of St. Thomas. In L.R. Wiest & J.E. Sanchez (Eds.), Out-of-School-Time STEM Programs for Females: Implications for Research and Practice (Vol. II: Short-Term Programs). Information Age Publishing. Charlotte, NC.
AM. Thomas. (2013). Preface. In Buechley, L., Peppler, K., and Eisenberhg, M. (eds), Textile Messages: Dispatches from the World of E-Textiles and Education.
AM. Thomas. (2013). Squishy Circuits. In Honey, M. & Kanter, D. (eds), Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators, pp. 119-137.
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Monson, Emma, Krista Schumacher, and AnnMarie Thomas. (2021). "The PLAYground: An Online Summer Camp for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children." Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities 24(1), 7.
K. Peppler, K. Wohlwend, N. Thompson, V. Tan, and AM. Thomas. (2018). Squishing circuits: Circuitry learning with electronics and playdough in early childhood.Journal of Science Education and Technology, 28(2), pp. 118-132.
AM. Thomas and D. Besser. (2017). The Maker Movement and Engineering. The Bridge, volume 47, issue 3.
AM. Thomas and J. Abraham. (2010) Numerical Simulation of Circular Synthetic Jets with Asymmetric Forcing Profile. Open Mechanical Engineering Journal, 4, 1-7.
J. Abraham and A.M. Thomas. (2009) Induced Co-flow and Laminar-to-Turbulent Transition with Synthetic Jets. Computers & Fluids, 38, 1011-1017.
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
K. Schumacher, M. Roche, E. Verschoor, H. French, A. Eggersgluss, M. Harjamaki, M. Fagot, D. Besser, J. Jalkio, A.M. Thomas, C. Goldbach, and A. Bensen. (2020) Using Music Videos to Inspire Engineering. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Virtual.
A. Eggersgluss, AM. Thomas, D. Besser, R. Farah, C. Kittams, E. Monson, K. Schumacher, and J. Jalkio. (2020) Work in Progress: Code + Chords: Targeting Selfefficacy in Music Technology. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Virtual.
M. Baklund, M. Harjamaki, H. French, P. Roche, C. Goldbach, C. Kittams, M. Roche, D. Besser, D. Kulash, J. Jalkio, and A.M. Thomas. (2020) Art in Space: Using Art to Interest K-12 Students in Aerospace Design. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Virtual.
E. Johnson, E. Rodich, H. French, and AM. Thomas. (2020) Designing Little Free Libraries for Community Partners in a First-Year Graphics and Design Course. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Virtual.
M. Harjamaki, A.M. Thomas, K. Schumacher, A. Bensen, and E. Monson. (2020) Math of OK Go. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Virtual.
D. Besser, K. Brown, A. Haugh, T. Brass, R. Leininger, and AM. Thomas. (2020) Empathy, Engineering, and Girls. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Virtual.
K. Schumacher, D. Besser, and AM. Thomas. (2020) Boat Float Engineering Design (Resource Exchange). Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Virtual.
A. Eggersgluss, AM. Thomas, D. Besser, J. Jalkio, C. Kittams, G. Kubista, and R. Farah. (2020) Code + Chords: Engaging with Coding, Music, Art, and Technology (Resource Exchange). Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Virtual.
E. Rodich, D. Besser, and AM. Thomas. (2020) Circuits and Our Environment (Resource Exchange). Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Virtual.
E. Monson, D. Besser, AM. Thomas, and D. Monson. (2020) Art Bots (Resource Exchange). Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Virtual.
P. Roche, C.J. Goldbach, A. Putnim, J. Jalkio, K. Kimball, AM. Thomas. (2020) “Circus Science: Designing Responsive Flying Trapeze Performance Costumes,” TEI conference, Sydney, Australia.
E. Verschoor, A. Eggersgluss, C. Golbach, AM. Thomas, and A. Knoph. (2018) Using Math to Create a Musical Sandbox. Bridges 2018, Stockholm, Sweden.
A. Jagiela, J. Laleman, P. Huschka, D. Besser and AM. Thomas. (2018). Developing and Assessing a Music Technology and Coding Workshop for Young Women. ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
E. Meuer, E. Kern, M. Andrews, A. Tenhoff, K. Andrews, P. Huschka, E. Ryan, L. Tozour, and AM. Thomas. (2017) Painting Pitches. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Columbus, OH.
D. Besser, A. Haugh, AM. Thomas, and J. Laleman. (2017) The Effect of Gender Groupings at an Engineering Summer Camp on Increasing Engineering Knowledge and Confidence. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Columbus, OH.
B. Kasper, A. Haugh, N. Kasper, B. Gunderson, AM. Thomas, and D. Besser. (2016) Design, Implementation, and Assessment of an After-School Engineering Program for Deaf Students. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.
A. Haugh, O. Lang, AM. Thomas, D. Monson, and D. Besser. (2016) Assessing the Effectiveness of an Engineering Summer Day Camp. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.
E. Koller, L. Van Beek, D. Besser, S. Selcen Guzey, and AM. Thomas. (2015) Implementing and Evaluating An E-Textile Curriculum in an Engineering Summer Program for Girls. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Seattle, WA.
A. Zierden, B. Boyd, and AM.Thomas. (2014) Science and Engineering Practices in Food Science and Chemistry. Proceedings of the ASEE North Midwest Regional Conference. Iowa City, IA.
A. Lague, and AM. Thomas. (2014) Stories to Inspire Very Young Engineers. Proceedings of the ASEE North Midwest Regional Conference. Iowa City, IA.
B. Kasper, E. Koller, B. Gunderson, and AM. Thomas. (2014) Creative Circuits with Deaf Students. Proceedings of the ASEE North Midwest Regional Conference. Iowa City, IA.
M. Schmidtbauer, S. Johnson, J. Jalkio, and AM. Thomas. (2012) Squishy Circuits as a Tangible Interface. Proceedings of Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Computer Human Interactions. New York, NY.
AM. Thomas, J.B. Hansen, S.H. Cohn, and B.P. Jensen. (2011) Development and Assessment of an Engineering Course for In-Service and Pre-Service K-12 Teachers. Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference. Vancouver, BC.
S. Johnson and AM. Thomas. (2011) Exchange: Using Squishy Circuit Technology in the Classroom. Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference. Vancouver, BC.
AM. Thomas and J.B. Hansen. (2011) Certificate/Concentration in Engineering for P-12 Educators. Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference. Vancouver, BC.
AM. Thomas, K. Berrier, and A. Guggenbuehl. (2011) Daring Young Engineers on the Flying Trapeze: Using Circus Arts to Teach Dynamics. Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference. Vancouver, BC.
W. Besser and A.M. Thomas. (2011) A Comparison of Design Education Across Two Fields: Lessons from Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering. Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference. Vancouver, BC.
W. Besser and A.M. Thomas. (2011) Roles in the Design Process: A Survey of Engineering and Industrial Design Educators. Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference. Vancouver, BC.
J.B. Hansen, A.M. Thomas, and J. Wall. (2010) Teacher Competency in Engineering Education: A Professional Development Approach. Proceedings of the P-12 Engineering and Design Education Research Summit. Seaside, OR.
B. Turek-Krengel, S. Woelber, E. Johnson, and A.M. Thomas. (2010) Poster: Windmills in Trigonometry Class. Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference. Louisville, KY.
J. Nesbitt and A.M. Thomas. (2010) Bridging the Digital Divide One Tweet at a Time: Twitter- Enabled Devices for Family Communication. Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Computer Human Interactions. Atlanta, GA.
S. Johnson and A.M. Thomas. (2010) Squishy Circuits: A Tangible Medium for Electronics Education. Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Computer Human Interactions. Atlanta, GA.
CONFERENCE POSTERS (WITHOUT ACCOMPANYING PAPERS)
A.T. Gatto, M.A. Chalkley, and A.M. Thomas. (2009) As Parents Age: A Qualitative Examination of Communication in Healthy Families. Poster presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. San Francisco, CA.
A. Gatto, S. Adkins, B. Falk, B. Dauwalter, A.M. Thomas, and M.A. Chalkley. (2008) An Investigation into the Usage and Design of Walkers. Presented at the 2008 Minnesota Gerontological Society Conference. Brooklyn Center, MN.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS (POLSENBERG IS THE MAIDEN NAME OF AM. THOMAS)
AM. Thomas. (2017) You Don’t Need to Be Superwoman to Succeed in STEM. Chronicle of Higher Education, January 27, 2017.
AM. Thomas. (2016) Playing with Food. Make, 52.
AM. Thomas. (2014) What do I Make? IEEE Computer 47, 12.
AM. Thomas. (2014) Why space tourism still deserves a chance WIRED.com Opinion.
AM.Thomas. (2012) Engaging Students in the STEM Classroom Through Making. Edutopia. http://www.edutopia.org/blog/stem-engagement-maker-movement-annmarie-thomas .
AM. Thomas. (2013) Not Failure. MAKE: 31, pp. 17.
AM. Thomas. (2012) Real Tools for Kids. MAKE: 29. pp. 27.
S. Johnson and A.M. Thomas. (2010) 1+2+3: Sculpting Circuits. MAKE,22, pp. 78-79.
A.M. Thomas and J.B. Hansen. (2009) Engineering Literacy: Building Familiarity with Engineering in K-12 Schools. Manufacturing Success, Summer 2009 edition.
