Team
This website contains information about work completed 7/31/2024 to meet the goals of National Science Foundation grant HRD – 2017210.
Leadership Team
Allison Danell, PhD
Principal Investigator
Professor of Chemistry & Dean of Harriot College of Arts & Sciences
Kristen Myers, PhD
Co-Principal Investigator
Professor & Chair of Sociology
Crystal Chambers, JD, PhD
Co-Principal Investigator
Professor of Educational Leadership
Ann Sperry, PhD
Co-Principal Investigator
Professor Anatomy & Cell Biology
Mary Farwell, PhD
Senior Personnel
Prof Biology & Asst. VC for Research, Economic Development, & Engagement
Cindy Putnam-Evans, PhD
Senior Personnel
Prof Biochemistry & Associate Dean for Research, Arts & Sciences
Stephanie George, PhD
Project Team
Associate Professor Engineering
Andrew Morehead Jr., PhD
Lead Advocate
Department Chair & Associate Professor Chemistry
Internal Evaluator
Stephanie Wallio, PhD
Teaching Assistant Professor, Psychology
Internal Steering Committee
- LaKesha Alston Forbes, Associate Provost for Equity and Diversity and Title IX Coordinator
- Beverly King, PhD, Director, Institutional Research
- Meghan Millea, PhD, Professor, Economics
- Jeff Popke, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment
- Sarah Williams, PhD, Executive Director, Office for Faculty Excellence & The STEPP Program
- Sambuddha Banerjee, PhD, Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Karen Litwa, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Tisha Emerson, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics
External Advisory Board
- Yvette Huet, PhD, Professor of Kinesiology at UNC-Charlotte and Director of ADVANCE Faculty Affairs and Diversity Office at UNC-Charlotte
- Sandra Hanson, PhD, Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, Catholic University, Washington D.C.
- Margaret Young, PhD, Associate Professor, Natural Sciences, Elizabeth City State University
- Alan White, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina, former Dean of ECU Arts & Sciences and Dean of Math and Science at North Dakota State