• BS, Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University, 1985
• MS, Business Administration, Johns Hopkins University, 1992
• MBA, Business Administration, Johns Hopkins University, 2002
• Ph D, Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
• Fellowship, Genetics of Complex Behaviors in Aging, Pennsylvania State University, 2003

Journal Articles

John J Park, Meg Handley, Dena Lang and Michael E Erdman, 2022, "Engineering Leadership Development: Contribution of Professional Skills to Engineering Undergraduate Students’ Leadership Self-efficacy.", International Journal of Educational Methodology, 8, (1), pp. 69-80

John J Park, Meg Handley, Dena Lang and Andrew M. Erdman, 2022, "Engineering leadership development: contribution of professional skills to engineering undergraduate students’ leadership self-efficacy.", International Journal of Educational Methodology, 8, (1), pp. 69-80

Meredith Handley, Sarah Ritter and Dean H Lang, 2018, "Design Your Future: Embedding Leadership and Career Development Into a First-Year Design Course.", International Journal of Engineering Education, 34, (2), pp. 632-643

Joseph Peter Gyekis, Dean H. Lang, David J Vandenbergh, G S Gerhard, James W Griffith, Jeffery Dodds, Z K Shihabi, M K Tilley and David A Blizard, 2016, "A Chromosome 13 locus is associated with male-specific mortality in mice.", Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, pp. 59-67

Minchen Wei, Kevin W Houser, Brian A Orland, Dean H Lang, Nilam Ram, Martin J Sliwinski and Mallika Bose, 2014, "Field study of office worker responses to fluorescent lighting of different CCT and lumen output", Journal of Environmental Psychology, 39, pp. 62–76

Brian A Orland, Nilam Ram, Dean H Lang, Kevin W Houser, Nate Kling and Michael Coccia, 2014, "Saving energy in an office environment: A serious game intervention", Energy and Buildings, 74, pp. 43–52

Dean H. Lang, G S Gerhard, James W Griffith, George P Vogler, David J Vandenbergh, David A Blizard, Joseph T Stout, J M Lakoski and Gerald E Mc Clearn, 2010, "Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis of longevity in C57BL/6J by DBA/2J (BXD) recombinant inbred mice", Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 22, (1), pp. 8-19

Dean H. Lang, David E Conroy, Arimantas Lionikas, H A Mack, Lars G Larsson, George P Vogler, David J Vandenbergh, David A Blizard, Gerald E Mc Clearn and Neil Sharkey, 2009, "Bone, muscle, and physical activity: structural equation modeling of relationships and genetic influence with age.", Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 24, (9), pp. 1608-17

JE Foreman, Arimantas Lionikas, DH Lang, JP Gyekis, M Krishnan, NA Sharkey, GS Gerhard, MD Grant, GP Vogler, HA Mack and others, 2009, "Genetic architecture for hole-board behaviors across substantial time intervals in young, middle-aged and old mice", Genes, Brain and Behavior, 8, (7), pp. 714–727

Neil Sharkey and Dean H. Lang, 2007, "Genes in context: probing the genetics of fracture resistance.", Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 35, (3), pp. 86-96

M Shahnazari, Dean H. Lang, Gary J Fosmire, Neil Sharkey, Anthony Mitchell and R M Leach, 2007, "Strontium administration in young chickens improves bone volume and architecture but does not enhance bone structural and material strength.", Calcified Tissue International, 80, (3), pp. 160-166

A L Bower, Dean H. Lang, George P Vogler, David J Vandenbergh, David A Blizard, Joseph T Stout, Gerald E Mc Clearn and Neil Sharkey, 2006, "QTL analysis of trabecular bone in BXD F2 and RI mice", Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 21, (8), pp. 1267-75

F Johannes, David A Blizard, Arimantas Lionikas, Dean H. Lang, David J Vandenbergh, Joseph T Stout, James A Strauss, Gerald E Mc Clearn and George P Vogler, 2006, "QTL influencing baseline hematocrit in the C57BL/6J and DBA/2J lineage: age-related effects.", Mammalian Genome, 17, (6), pp. 689-99

Dean H. Lang, Neil Sharkey, Arimantas Lionikas, H A Mack, Lars G Larsson, George P Vogler, David J Vandenbergh, David A Blizard, Joseph T Stout, Joseph P Stitt and Gerald E Mc Clearn, 2005, "Adjusting data to body size: a comparison of methods as applied to quantitative trait loci analysis of musculoskeletal phenotypes.", Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 20, (5), pp. 748-57

Dean H. Lang, Neil Sharkey, H A Mack, George P Vogler, David J Vandenbergh, David A Blizard, Joseph T Stout and Gerald E Mc Clearn, 2005, "Quantitative trait loci analysis of structural and material skeletal phenotypes in C57BL/6J and DBA/2 second-generation and recombinant inbred mice", Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 20, (1), pp. 88-99

Jennifer E Foreman, David A Blizard, Glenn Gerhard, Holly A Mack, Dean H Lang, Kathryn L Van Nimwegen, George P Vogler, Joseph T Stout, Zakariya K Shihabi, James W Griffith and others, 2005, "Serum alkaline phosphatase activity is regulated by a chromosomal region containing the alkaline phosphatase 2 gene (Akp2) in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice", Physiological Genomics, 23, (3), pp. 295–303

Conference Proceedings

Joanna DeFranco, Dena Lang, Elizabeth Starkey, Robin Tate and Sven G Bilén, 2023, "An Online Professional Engineering Doctorate Program: Getting the Program Launched from Design to Delivery", ASEE Zone 1 Conference, State College, PA, USA, pp. 7

A Gregg, C Fenton, John Park, Dena Lang and Meredith Handley, 2022, "Exploring the “Why” of Micro-Credentials and Digital Badges: Engineering Students’ Motivations for and Perceived Utility of Learning Outside of Class."

John Park, Dena Lang, Meredith Handley and Mihee Park, 2022, "How Women Develop Their Leadership without Men: Women Engineering Students’ Leadership Development in Homogeneous Women Groups."

Meg Handley, Mihee Park, John J Park and Dena Lang, 2022, "Leadership competencies for effective leadership demonstration in the engineering field."

John Stevens, Dena Lang, Meredith Handley, Jongho Park and Paul W. Mittan, 2021, "Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Undergraduate Engineering Leadership Development Minor on Graduates."

John Park, Meredith Handley, Dena Lang and P Mittan, 2020, "Engineering students’ engineering and leadership identities development by acquiring leadership knowledge and competencies."

K Sandeep, S Gabriella, C Berdanier, Meg Handley, Dena Lang and Jess Menold, 2020, "Roughing It: Evaluating a novel experiential design course on resiliency, self-leadership, and engineering design self-efficacy."

Dena Lang, T Gehr, Meredith Handley, Jongho Park and A Erdman, 2020, "An Evaluation of an Engineering Leadership Development Program on Alumni Job Placement and Career Progression."

Wim V. Petegem and Dean H. Lang, 2019, "Enriching learning experiences for students to enhance their engineering competences across cultures and nations."

Dean H Lang, Meredith Handley, Andrew M. Erdman, Jongho Park and Mariza Tsakalerou, 2019, "Intercultural Competency Differences between U.S. and Central Asian students in an Engineering Across Cultures and Nations Graduate Course."

Meredith Handley, Dean H. Lang, Andrew M. Erdman and Jongho Park, 2019, "Leaders as Coaches"

M Fromel, Meredith Handley, Dean H. Lang and Jongho Park, 2019, "Engineering Leadership Styles Used in Industry Today: A Comparison of Engineering and Accounting Leadership Styles"

John Park, Dena H Lang, Meg H Handley and Andrew M Erdman, 2019, "Developing undergraduates’ self-efficacy for engineering leadership: relations among leadership attributes, teamwork skills, and creativity."

Dean Lang, 2018, "Incorporating Language Lessons in an Engineering Across Cultures and Nations Graduate Course"

Dean H. Lang, Meredith Handley and Andrew M. Erdman, 2018, "Flipped classroom and emotional learning in an engineering leadership development course."

Dean H. Lang, Andrew M. Erdman and Meredith Handley, 2017, "International and Cross-Cultural Engagement at the Undergraduate and Graduate Level."

Meredith Handley, Andrew M. Erdman and Dean H. Lang, 2017, "First Impressions: Evaluating Student Performance in Demonstrating Engineering Leadership"

David Nino, Dean H. Lang, Michael Klassen and Meagan Kendall, 2017, "How engineering firms develop engineering leadership."

Meredith Handley, Sarah Ritter and Dean H. Lang, 2017, "Design Your Future: Embedding Leadership and Career Development Into a First-Year Design Course."

Dean H. Lang, Andrew M. Erdman, Meredith Handley, Wim Petegem and Andras Gordan, 2016, "Engineering Across Cultures: Learning across borders."

M Handley, Dean Lang and A M Erdman, 2016, "PSU Master of Engineering in Engineering Leadership and Innovation Management."

Wim V. Petegem, Andrew M. Erdman, Dean H. Lang and Andras Gordon, 2016, "Professional and Intercultural Engineering Competences Learning Across Borders."

Dean H. Lang, Andrew M. Erdman and Meredith Handley, 2016, "‘Lion Leadership Lessons’ - Delivering Engineering Leadership Lessons to a Broad Audience"

Meredith Handley, Dean H. Lang and Andrew M. Erdman, 2016, "Identifying Engineering Leadership Potential During the On-Campus Recruiting Process"

A.M. Erdman, D.H. Horner, J.V. Matson, R.J. Shuhmann and D.H. Lang, 2015, "Engineering Leadership Education – The Path Forward."

Brian A Orland, V Loftness, Dean H Lang, A Aziz, Nilam Ram, R Yun, B Lasternas, P Scupellli, Kevin W Houser, N King and M Coccia, 2013, "Energy Chickens and Dashboard Players: Giving Occupants the Power to Save Energy."

Brian A Orland, Dean H Lang, M Coccia and Nilam Ram, 2013, "Serious Games and Serious Energy Saving."

Minchen Wei, Kevin W Houser, Brian A Orland, Dean H Lang, Nilam Ram, Martin J Sliwinski and Mallika Bose, 2013, "Office worker response to fluorescent lamps of different CCT and lumen output", Proceedings of Architectural Engineering Institute, pp. 554–563

DH Lang, V Lanzara and NA Sharkey, 2011, "Exercise Induced Decrements in Cortical Architecture and Post-Yield Mechanical Performance of the Ulna.", (36:2248)

V Lanzara, NA Sharkey and DH Lang, 2010, "Femoral Bone Architecture and Muscle Mass as a Function of Genotype and Exercise Intervention.", 35:292

A Bower, DH Lang, GP Vogler, DJ Vandenbergh, DA Blizard, JT Stout, GE McClearn and NA Sharkey, 2010, "QTL Influencing Age-Related Changes of Bone Microarchitecture.", 35:290

A Bower, DH Lang, GP Vogler, DJ Vandenbergh, DA Blizard, JT Stout, GE McClearn and NA Sharkey, 2009, "QTL of Trabecular Bone in 500- and 800-Day-Old F2 and RI Mice.", 34:275

L N Anderson, NA Sharkey and DH Lang, 2009, "Tibia harvested from C57BL/6J and DBA/2J Inbred Aged Mice Display Differences in their Response to Aerobic and Resistance Exercise."

H Preston, NA Sharkey and DH Lang, 2009, "Effects of Treadmill Running and Tower Climbing on Femoral Strength in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J Adult Female Mice."

P M Gdovin, NA Sharkey and DH Lang, 2009, "Treadmill Running and Tower Climbing Exercise Produce Genotype Dependent Responses in the Femurs of C57BL/6J (B6) and DBA/2J (D2) Aged Inbred Mice."

H Preston, NA Sharkey and DH Lang, 2009, "Differential Gene Expression in Mechanically Loaded Long Bone Cortices of C57BL/6J and DBA/2J Adult Female Mice."

DH Lang and NA Sharkey, 2009, "QTL influencing Skeletal Changes Differ Between Early and Late Life in BXD RI Mice.", 34:693, pp. 1257

H M Preston, NA Sharkey and DH Lang, 2009, "C57BL/6J and DBA/2J Inbred Mice Exhibit Differences in Femoral Properties as a result of exercise intervention.", 34:693

HM Preston, NA Sharkey and DH Lang, 2009, "Differential Gene Expression in Mechanically Loaded Long Bone Cortices of C57BL/6J and DBA/2J Adult Female Mice."

DH Lang, 2008, "Bone Mechanics, Muscle Mass, and Activity-Related Behavior: Structural Equation Modeling of their Relationships and Genetic Influence. An Integrative Approach to the Study of Bone Quality."

E Hernandez, DH Lang, H Preston and N Sharkey, 2008, "The Interplay of Exercise and Genetics in the tibiae of C57BL/6J and DBA/2J Mice."

N A Sharkey, DH Lang, KT Brizzi and A.R. De Biasi, 2008, "Treadmill Exercised Mice Display Sex and Strain Dependent Skeletal Alterations.", 33:908

DH Lang, HM Preston, AC Henry and NA Sharkey, 2008, "Femur from C57BL/6 and DBA/2 Inbred Mice Display a Strain Dependent Response to Treadmill Running and Tower Climbing Exercise in Cortical and Trabecular Bone Architecture.", 23, pp. S374–S505

DH Lang, NA Sharkey, Arimantas Lionikas, HA Mack, Lars G Larsson, GP Vogler, DJ Vandenbergh, DA Blizard, JT Stout and GE McClearn, 2007, "Bone Mechanics, Muscle Mass and Activity-Related Behavior: Structural Equation Modeling of their Relationships and Genetic Influence.", 32:403

DH Lang, NA Sharkey, Arimantas Lionikas, HA Mack, Lars G Larsson, GP Vogler, DJ Vandenbergh, DA Blizard, JT Stout and GE McClearn, 2006, "Bone, muscle mass, and activity-related behavior: structural equation modeling of their relationships and genetic influence", 21, pp. S240

Mohammad Shahnazari, Gary J Fosmire, Dean Lang, Neil Sharkey and Roland Leach, 2006, "Strontium treatment in an avian model increases micro-CT indices of bone and has no significant effect on structural properties", 20, (5), pp. LB81

NA Sharkey, DH Lang, N Okita, L Zigrossi, CW Woods, LG Koch and SL Britton, 2006, "Skeletal divergence in rats selectively bred for high and low aerobic capacity.", 31:348

DH Lang, NA Sharkey, GP Vogler, DJ Vandenbergh, DA Blizard, JT Stout and GE McClearn, 2005, "Genetic loci influencing age-related declines in bone quality", 20, pp. S313–S437

DH Lang, NA Sharkey, GP Vogler, DJ Vandenbergh, DA Blizard, JT Stout and GE McClearn, 2005, "Genetic loci influencing age-related declines in bone quality"

DH Lang, NA Sharkey, GP Vogler, DJ Vandenbergh, DA Blizard, JT Stout and GE McClearn, 2005, "Quantitative Trait Loci Influencing Bone Quality in Young and Old Mice."

A Bower, NA Sharkey, DH Lang, GP Vogler, DJ Vandenbergh, DA Blizard, JT Stout and GE McClearn, 2005, "Genetic determinants of trabecular bone density and architecture.", 30:193

DH Lang, NA Sharkey, GP Vogler, DJ Vandenbergh, DA Blizard, JT Stout and GE McClearn, 2005, "Quantitative Trait Loci Influencing Age Related Changes in Bone Quality.", 30:197

DH Lang, NA Sharkey, A Lionikas, GP Vogler, DJ Vandenbergh, L Larsson, DA Blizard, JT Stout and GE McClearn, 2003, "Bone Quality, Muscle Mass, and Activity: Relationships and Genetic Influence.", 28:111

Joe Stitt, Teresa C Lang and Neil Sharkey, 2002, "Automatic estimation of the physical characteristics of tibial cross-sections."

Sarah R Gress, DH Lang, RJ Tomsho, NA Sharkey and RL Corwin, 2002, "High-fat diets reduce bone biomechanical properties in aged rats", 16, (4), pp. A625–A625

D Lang, NA Sharkey, GP Vogler, David A Blizard, DJ Vandenbergh, LG Larsson and GE McClearn, 2001, "Chromosomal loci influencing skeletal strength and architecture.", 16, pp. S351–S351

Neil Sharkey and Dean H Lang, 2001, "Genetic determinants of skeletal strength, composition, and morphology.", 2, (1), pp. 89

Other

Holly Preston, NA Sharkey, DH Lang, R Eckhardt and D Cavener, 2009, "Effects of Exercise and Genetic Strain on Bone Strength, Musculoskeletal Gene Expression and Activity Levels in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J Adult Female Mice"

Eleanore Hernandez, NA Sharkey and DH Lang, 2008, "The Interplay of Exercise and Genetics in the Tibiae of Female C57BL/6J AND DBA/2J Mouse Strains"

Abbey L Bower, NA Sharkey, DH Lang, GP Vogler, DJ Vandenbergh, DA Blizard, T Stout and GE McClearn, 2004, "Genetic Determinants of Trabecular Bone Density and Architecture"

Teresa C. Lang, 2003, "Bone Quality, Muscle Mass, and Activity: Relationships and Genetic Influence", pp. 299

• January 2017 -  2019, "Global Engineering Leadership Program," (Sponsor: College of Engineering).

• June 2016 - May 2017, "KEEN Mini Grant," (Sponsor: KEEN).

Service to Penn State:

• Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Member, Sub-committee Co-Lead, Faculty Senate Committee, Penn State Faculty Senate, Faculty Senate Faculty Benefits Committee, August 2022 - August 2023

• Committee Work, Member, Global Programs Awards Review and Rankings, College of Engineering, Global Programs Awards Review Committee, January 2021 - February 2021

• Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Member, Sub-committee Co-Lead, Faculty Senate Global Programs Committee, Penn State Faculty Senate, Global Programs Sub-Committee on 'Faculty Assessment of Global Engagement', August 2021 - August 2022

• Committee Work, Member, Global Engineering Engagement Advisory Committee (GEEAC) Member, College of Engineering, Global Engineering Engagement Advisory Committee (GEEAC), June 2021 - 2022

• Committee Work, Member, Graduate Council Special Committee on Professional Master Degree Policies, Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Master Degree Policies, September 2020 - 2021

• Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Other, Sub-committee Co-Lead, Faculty Senate Global Programs Committee, Penn State Faculty Senate, Global Programs Sub-Committee on 'Faculty Assessment of Global Engagement', August 2020 - August 2021

• Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Other, Vice Chair, Committee Vice Chair, Penn State Faculty Senate, Global Programs Committee, August 2019 - August 2020

• Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Other, Sub-committee Lead, Faculty Senate Sub-Committee, Penn State Faculty Senate, Global Programs Sub-Committee on 'Treatment of International Students', August 2019 - August 2020

• Committee Work, Member, Graduate Studies and Research (GS&R) Committee, Graduate Studies and Research Committee (GS&R), September 2019 - 2022

• Committee Work, Member, Graduate Council Special Committee on Professional Doctoral Degree Policies, Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Doctoral Degree Policies, June 2019 - 2021

• Committee Work, Committee Member, SEDTAPP Mentoring Committee Member, SEDTAPP Departmental Mentoring Committee, 2018 - 2021

• Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Member, Faculty Senator, Penn State Faculty Senate, January 2017 - 2023

• Committee Work, Member, Award review and selection, College of Engineering, CoE Graduate Student Awards and Funding Committee, January 2017 - 2019

• Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Member, Faculty Senator Undergraduate Education Committee, Penn State Faculty Senate, Undergraduate Education Faculty Senate Committee, January 2017 - August 2017

Service to External Organizations:

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Treasurer, ASEE Leadership Division Treasurer, American Society of Engineering Education, June 2019 - July 2021

• Organizing Conferences and Service on Conference Committees, Committee Member, ASEE Leadership Division Strategic Planning Subgroup, American Society of Engineering Education, ASEE LEAD Conference Committee, June 2018 - June 2019