Webinars - HSI Awardee Grantsmanship
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description: The HSI National STEM Resource Hub is preserving its website and compiled resources for future use and reference. This entry consists of the following webinars. 

 

Webinar Summer Grantsmanship Resources.

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/YwW-lbUA4xw

Dr. Ellen Carpenter, HSI Program Director at the NSF, discusses the NSF solicitation for the HSI Program. Dr. Carpenter discusses important elements to include in your submission. She also shares strategies for successfully submitting your proposal including various elements of FastLane and Grants.gov.  The Q&A session has been omitted from the recording. You can find the link to the transcript below. The HSI STEM Hub recommends viewing this webinar to help you in preparation of your proposal.

 

Insights from Recent HSI Awardees – May 19, 2020

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/YhcZ0FvvuiE

Recent NSF HSI Program Awardees, Antonio Garcia and Matthew Cover, discuss strategies for writing a successful proposal for submission to the NSF HSI Program. Drs. Garcia and Cover address topics such as fundable ideas, budget, collaborations, intellectual merit, broader impact, reviewers, and the types of funded projects they engage at their institutions. The NSF HSI STEM Hub recommends viewing this training video before writing your proposal and while reviewing important parts of your proposal during the writing phase, before submission.



Matt Cover is an educator and freshwater ecologist at Cal State Stanislaus, a regional comprehensive university in California’s San Joaquin Valley. He is the PI of an HSI STEM grant (NSF #1832558, awarded August 2018) that funds a faculty learning program for STEM educators called CIENCIA: Collaboration for Inclusive and Engaging Curriculum, Instruction, and Achievement. He is passionate about making STEM education more humane, student-centered, creative, and fun; making graduate study more accessible, especially for minoritized students; and bringing a social justice lens to STEM research and education. He gets joy from exploring creeks and looking for bugs and birds, walking and hiking with his partner and dog, and enjoying coffee, beer, and music.


   Website: http://www.matthewrcover.com/

 



Antonio (“Tony”) García was recently appointed as Associate Dean of Academics for the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University, and brings more than 34 years of experience in academia and industry. He also holds the position of George W. Lucky Professor in Chemical Engineering due to his expertise in bioprocessing and biomedical devices. As a designer, inventor and researcher, he has developed several diagnostic and drug delivery technologies in conjunction with an international team whose mission is to promote the use of personalized care technology to improve global health. Dr. García is also actively involved in education and human resource projects aimed at improving math, science, and engineering education and to meet the demand for a robust technological workforce as the nation’s demographics changes. He was Associate Editor of the Journal of Research in Science Teaching 2003-2005 and was the project director of a National Science Foundation program (LSAMP) project, established in 1992, to enhance opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in science, math and engineering. After moving to Las Cruces in August 2019, he led a team of NMSU faculty to recently secure a NSF HSI grant (which began in April 2020) on Innovative Partnerships with Industry with the theme of: Enhancing Social Mobility by Combing Adult Learning within an Engineering Curriculum.

 

Framing Student Success – May 26, 2020

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/_aPkJTWP2yc

The Dr. Alexis Racelis, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, lab studies ecological interactions in the social, political, and economic contexts in which they occur. In particular, our research is driven by a better understanding of how agriculture, urban development, invasive species and resource management affects certain ecological processes in the light of pressing social and environmental issues, such as climate change, food and water security, sustainable development, and social justice. We use this better understanding to effectively participate in the management of these environmental issues though scholarship, participatory action research, and leadership.

   Website: http://www.mahttps://www.utrgv.edu/biology/faculty/edinburg/alexis-

 



Virginia White attended Wake Forest University where she earned a BS in Biology and Mathematics before attending UC Riverside where she earned a PhD in Botany. After graduating, she began teaching at Riverside City College, first as an adjunct and then tenure track faculty. Virginia is the PI on RCC’s NSF HSI grant: STEM en Familia, where the focus is to create an academic family for our students, most of whom are Latinx.

Website: http://faculty.rcc.edu/white/

 

Developing Research Questions – June 2, 2020

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/sa2vgHmuiJs

Dr. Sudarshan Kurwadkar is a tenured Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at California State University, Fullerton. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer. He is a recipient of numerous awards, scholarships, and fellowships including, Teaching Excellence Award; Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities Award; National Research Council – Research Associate Fellowship, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine; Visiting Faculty Fellowship – Department of Energy; Summer Faculty Fellowship– Air Force Institute of Technology;  and Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Faculty-Student Partnership – Department of Defense. Students highly regard him for his passionate content delivery, rigor, and substance. Not surprisingly, he has been declared 2019 ASCE Outstanding Faculty Advisor in the State of California. His research interests are in the broadly defined areas of fate and transport of emerging contaminants in the aquatic and terrestrial environment, particularly studying the abiotic fate and transformation of micro-pollutants in the natural environment. His ongoing research involves monitoring the occurrence of pharmaceutical and personal care products in large-scale wastewater treatment plants, investigating the photodegradation kinetics of pharmaceuticals used in human therapy, and the occurrence and persistence of neonicotinoid insecticides. Besides teaching and research, he enjoys outdoor activities such as swimming, kayaking, biking, fishing, and long-distance traveling. He has driven cross-country from Los Angeles, CA to Kittery, ME, visiting major tourist attractions all along.

   Website: http://faculty.rcc.edu/white/

 

The Dr. Alexis Racelis, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, lab studies ecological interactions in the social, political, and economic contexts in which they occur. In particular, our research is driven by a better understanding of how agriculture, urban development, invasive species and resource management affects certain ecological processes in the light of pressing social and environmental issues, such as climate change, food and water security, sustainable development, and social justice. We use this better understanding to effectively participate in the management of these environmental issues though scholarship, participatory action research, and leadership.

   Website: http://www.mahttps://www.utrgv.edu/biology/faculty/edinburg/alexis-

 



Key Personnel & Letters of Commitment – June 9, 2020

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/SjebArAsUH0






Dr. Martha Desmond is a Regents Professor at NMSU in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology. She received her BA in Environmental Studies from Wells College and MS and Ph.D. In wildlife ecology from the University of Nebraska where she studied burrowing owl population ecology. She completed an NSF International Postdoctoral Fellowship working with the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua and Texas A&M. Her avian ecology research focuses on birds in grassland and arid land systems as well as urban environments. While working in the border region, she became interested in educational programs for diverse communities. Educational programs that she has developed have mentored thousands of students locally and nationally across natural resource fields, working collaboratively with federal agencies on the development of diverse workforces.


 

Dr. Delia Valles-Rosales is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at NMSU, where she received her Ph.D. She is originally from Mexico. Her research uses nature to inspire the development of innovative manufacturing processes, new processes of biomass utilization in the plastic industry, and models and algorithms for system optimization in agriculture, industry, and service areas. Dr. Valles-Rosales has been investigating various biomass resources as fibers to be coupled with polymers for fulfilling the need for new applications. Her research has studied the effect of materials and particle size on the mechanical properties represented by tensile, bending, impact resistance, and water absorption properties. Dr. Valles-Rosales is currently the NMSU Director of the Wheels of Change: A Consortium to Develop Champions in Agriculture in the Areas of Sustainable Energy and Natural Resource Management Program funded by USDA.

 



Open Session for Discussion – June 16, 2020

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/7v1Qq9mO8io

Dr. Erika T. Camacho is NSF Program Director for the ADVANCE and HSI programs as well as being co-Lead for the latter. She is an Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics at Arizona State University (ASU). She published the first set of mechanistic models addressing photoreceptor degeneration, providing a new framework through which experimentalists can examine retinal degeneration and mitigate blindness.  Her research is at the interface of mathematics and physiology and involves analytical techniques, in silico experiments, computational work, and collaborations with experimentalists. She has been awarded the 2019 AAAS Mentor Award, the 2014 PAESMEM (Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring) from the White House, the 2020 Louise Hay Award for Mathematics Education from the Association for Women in Mathematics, the 2018 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education Research/Teaching (Research Institutions) Award, the 2017 Great Minds in STEM Education Award, the 2012 SACNAS Distinguished Undergraduate Mentoring Award, and the 2011 Hispanic Women’s Corporation National Latina Leadership Award among many other national awards and honors.

 



Insights from Recent HSI Awardees – June 30, 2020

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/1RudKKEKQYw




Dr. Jeffrey Alexander is Dean of Arts and Sciences at Pueblo Community College, in Pueblo, Colorado. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. Prior to joining PCC in 2015, he was Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, where he served as Chair and also as Associate Dean. Jeff is a Japan scholar by training, and he has published three books on Japanese industry, including its motor vehicle, brewing, and pharmaceutical trades. At PCC, he supervises five academic Departments across four campuses spanning the southern tier of Colorado. Programs in his Division include Biological & Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Education, English & Communication, Fine Arts & Humanities, and Criminal Justice. He also oversees PCC’s STEM Center, where students participate in NASA Space Grant projects and meet visiting industry experts. Jeff lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and their two unemployed golden retrievers.

 

Liesl Jones, Baltimore City Community College, is the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Baltimore City Community College. I started the position in December of 2019. Since arriving we have submitted a number of grants to do similar projects at BCCC. Previously I was the Dean of STEM at Union County College. As the Dean of STEM I was one of the PI’s on our NSF funded IRAP grant. The grant allowed us to provide students with undergraduate research experiences at the College as opposed to going off site to other institutions. We also developed and published an undergraduate research journal for community college students It is currently going into its third year of publication. I have worked closely with the math faculty to develop a program to eliminate Developmental Math and in the fall of 2019 the College went fully developmental optional. This endeavor was funded from a DOE First in the World grant. Prior to coming to Union County College I was Chair and Professor of Biological Sciences. I ran a research lab that examined schizophrenia. I also ran an NIH sponsored undergraduate research program as well as developed to high school STEM initiatives. I received my Ph.D. I the field of developmental neuroscience from The Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University. Infusing Research as Pedagogy

 



Biosketches & Evaluation – July 7, 2020

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/_E7M7w0jZWY


Dr. Martha Desmond is a Regents Professor at NMSU in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology. She received her BA in Environmental Studies from Wells College and MS and Ph.D. In wildlife ecology from the University of Nebraska where she studied burrowing owl population ecology. She completed an NSF International Postdoctoral Fellowship working with the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua and Texas A&M. Her avian ecology research focuses on birds in grassland and arid land systems as well as urban environments. While working in the border region, she became interested in educational programs for diverse communities. Educational programs that she has developed have mentored thousands of students locally and nationally across natural resource fields, working collaboratively with federal agencies on the development of diverse workforces.

 

Dr. Delia Valles-Rosales is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at NMSU, where she received her Ph.D. She is originally from Mexico. Her research uses nature to inspire the development of innovative manufacturing processes, new processes of biomass utilization in the plastic industry, and models and algorithms for system optimization in agriculture, industry, and service areas. Dr. Valles-Rosales has been investigating various biomass resources as fibers to be coupled with polymers for fulfilling the need for new applications. Her research has studied the effect of materials and particle size on the mechanical properties represented by tensile, bending, impact resistance, and water absorption properties. Dr. Valles-Rosales is currently the NMSU Director of the Wheels of Change: A Consortium to Develop Champions in Agriculture in the Areas of Sustainable Energy and Natural Resource Management Program funded by USDA.

 



Developing Budget and Budget Narrative – July 14, 2020

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/904Ohb3CwCs

Rita C. Parra is the Director of Pre-Award Administration at New Mexico State University’s Research Administration Services located in Las Cruces. Rita has been in Research Administration for twenty years and has a depth of experience in pre-award, award negotiation and account setup. She considers customer service at the heart of Research Administration and strives to minimize the administrative burden for Principal Investigators.

 

Dr. Hamid Mansouri Rad is a Senior Proposal Development Specialist at NMSU’s Research Administration Services. Since joining the office in 2007 he has contributed to development of a number of large, interdisciplinary, multi-institution proposals to federal entities such as NSF, DoD, DOE, and USAID. In addition to coordination and comprehensive review of proposals for compliance and responsiveness to requirements and review criteria, Hamid writes non-technical sections of proposals, such as Management Plan, institutional capabilities, and broader impacts. Hamid earned his PhD in Rhetoric from NMSU and his dissertation aimed at developing a theory of argumentation for national intelligence products.

 

Barbara Gonzales is the Associate Director of Pre-Award Administration in the Research Administration Services department at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Leadership from New Mexico State University. She brings a variety of experience in contracts in both private and public sectors. Barbara has 15+ years’ experience in Franchising, Customer Service, and Contract negotiations in Government and private industries. Barbara enjoys bringing together all her experience to NMSU RAS Department to assist colleges/units and Principal Investigators in creating, negotiating and interpreting grants and contracts.

 

Institutional Capacity – July 21, 2020

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/T03XQ137-wA

Dr. Jeffrey Alexander is Dean of Arts and Sciences at Pueblo Community College, in Pueblo, Colorado. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. Prior to joining PCC in 2015, he was Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, where he served as Chair and also as Associate Dean. Jeff is a Japan scholar by training, and he has published three books on Japanese industry, including its motor vehicle, brewing, and pharmaceutical trades. At PCC, he supervises five academic Departments across four campuses spanning the southern tier of Colorado. Programs in his Division include Biological & Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Education, English & Communication, Fine Arts & Humanities, and Criminal Justice. He also oversees PCC’s STEM Center, where students participate in NASA Space Grant projects and meet visiting industry experts. Jeff lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and their two unemployed golden retrievers.

 

Links to PCC’s recent HSI STEM video campaigns (these are public and may be posted online):



PCC STEM Center: Bruna Lemos

PCC STEM Center: Tom Martinez

PCC STEM Center: David Paez

PCC ‘Who Said’ campaign, Doctor

PCC ‘Who Said’ campaign, Computer Science


 

Liesl Jones, Baltimore City Community College, is Vice President for Academic Affairs at Baltimore City Community College. I started the position in December of 2019. Since arriving we have submitted a number of grants to do similar projects at BCCC. Previously I was the Dean of STEM at Union County College. As the Dean of STEM I was one of the PI’s on our NSF funded IRAP grant. The grant allowed us to provide students with undergraduate research experiences at the College as opposed to going off site to other institutions. We also developed and published an undergraduate research journal for community college students It is currently going into its third year of publication. I have worked closely with the math faculty to develop a program to eliminate Developmental Math and in the fall of 2019 the College went fully developmental optional. This endeavor was funded from a DOE First in the World grant. Prior to coming to Union County College I was Chair and Professor of Biological Sciences. I ran a research lab that examined schizophrenia. I also ran an NIH sponsored undergraduate research program as well as developed to high school STEM initiatives. I received my Ph.D. I the field of developmental neuroscience from The Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University. Infusing Research as Pedagogy
description: The HSI National STEM Resource Hub is preserving its website and compiled resources for future use and reference. This entry consists of the following webinars. 

 

Preflight Grantsmanship Certification Series

The Preflight Grantsmanship Certification Series is a free learning resource designed for educators or researchers who are interested in writing a grant proposal for the first time. This training focuses on taking the participant through the process of transforming experience, expertise, and interests into a concept summary for beginning the full writing process. The five sequenced modules equip participants with a foundation for finding the right grant, engaging a team of collaborators, and starting the grant writing process. The topics addressed in this series include: developing fundable ideas, understanding the current landscape for grant funding, finding the right grant, crafting a problem statement, finding a mentor, and forming a writing team.

Introduction: https://youtu.be/n2No1GhQIEI

Module/Day 1: https://youtu.be/VtytkGaG_Ug

Module/Day 2: https://youtu.be/4xz4yikpeNU

Module/Day 3: https://youtu.be/cEFRoonZKLk

Module/Day 4: https://youtu.be/_jvoP9btkGg

Module/Day 5: https://youtu.be/Ic3Y_qp16lA

 

FALL & SPRING 2023-2024 WEBINAR SERIES

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub fall 2023 and spring 2024 webinar series focuses on celebrating and learning from successful NSF HSI awardees.  We host panels of successful PIs on specific topics that will engage our audience and support grant writing efforts for those planning a grant submission. This webinar series focuses on a broad array of topics that promote student success, wellness and diversity and inclusion. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series. The HSI STEM Hub recommends participation in these webinars to learn from successful awardees, particularly if you are currently writing a proposal or are interested in grant writing.

 

Online Adaptation to Promote Student Success

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/emKbZWLoJA0

Frank A. Gomez, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of STEM-NET, a multicampus consortium, based at the California State University Office of the Chancellor, where he has led STEM initiatives for the 23-campus CSU system since 2019. He is also Professor of Chemistry at Cal State LA since 1994. He received his B.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (1991) in Chemistry from Cal State LA and UCLA, respectively. From 1991-1994 he was a Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Research Fund Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. Dr. Gomez’s research focuses in developing microfluidic point-of-care (POC) diagnostic devices, fuel cells, and batteries. He has mentored over 140 students and postdocs, the majority from underrepresented groups, and published over 130 publications in these fields. Since 1994, he has received over $21MM in research funding. As Executive Director of STEM-NET he has been a part of collaborative grants securing over $50MM in funding. 

 

Wei Wu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Construction Management at Lyles College of Engineering at California State University, Fresno. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Built Environment and Equipment Engineering from Hunan University in China in 2004, Master of Science in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford in the UK in 2005, and Doctor of Philosophy in Design, Construction, and Planning from the University of Florida in 2010. Dr. Wu’s teaching interest includes construction graphics, Design-Build Project Delivery, Building Information Modeling (BIM), advanced planning and pre-construction, and construction management senior capstone. He received 2018 Teaching Excellence Award of the Associated Schools of Construction (Region 7) and the 2019 Provost Award in Innovation of Fresno State. Dr. Wu’s research focuses on BIM, cyberlearning, extended reality (XR), and construction and engineering education. He has published more than 70 articles and conference proceedings in these areas. Dr. Wu’s research has been funded by regional and federal agencies, including National Science Foundation (NSF) grants on active and authentic learning with XR.

 

Dr. Ana Maria Barral is a Biology Professor at National University, a private university in San Diego CA serving mostly non-traditional students. She obtained her Ph.D. in Medical Cell Biology at the University of Linkoping, Sweden and completed postdoctoral studies at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology in San Diego. Her experience also includes working in the private sector at a startup biotech company. At National University she is the Program Director of the Associate of Science in Human Biology and coordinator of the nonmajors’ general biology and microbiology courses. Her current research interest focuses on science education research, particularly CUREs. She has been an active participant of well-established CURE frameworks such as the Genomics Education Partnership and Tiny Earth.  In 2018, the “Using Ocean Plastic Research to Increase Student Engagement and Persistence in Biology” project was awarded an “NSF new to HSIs” grant (award 1832545). This project resulted in 442 students from nonmajors and majors biology courses participating in a CURE centered around microbes attaching to floating ocean plastic. authentic learning with XR.

 

Incorporating Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices in the Classroom

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/X--qD718-Ko

 

 

Jessica Black, Heritage University is a Professor of Environmental Science & Studies at Heritage University, she also serves as the Director for the Center for Indigenous Health, Culture & the Environment (CIHCE). Dr. Black earned her BA in Geology at Wellesley College and a BS in Geography at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. She then completed her Master’s degree in Quaternary Science at the University of Maine in Orono followed by her PhD in Geological Sciences (specializing in paleoclimate reconstruction) at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

 

 



Dr. Lissette Delgado-Cruzata is Associate Professor of Molecular Biology in the Department of Sciences. She earned her Masters in Public Health and PhD at Columbia University, and her undergraduate degree at the University of Havana, Cuba. She started as a basic molecular biologist carrying out genetic research in yeast, but found that she could apply her skills to population studies integrating her molecular biology expertise to the understanding of disease etiology and progression. She is a molecular epidemiologist who studies chronic diseases and carries out molecular epidemiology studies investigating epigenetic biomarkers. She is also interested in the associations of these biomarkers with lifestyle and behavioral factors. Her current research explores epigenetic biomarkers in minority populations with the goal of decreasing health disparities. She conducts this work in US and Brazilian populations in projects funded by NIH and Fulbright. In both projects, she investigates the relationship between breast cancer mortality, DNA methylation and ancestry.


 

Attendees:



Gimantha Perera – Researcher III, University of Arizona

Mary Ellison – Assistant Professor, San Joaquin Delta College

Jim Granada – Director, Transition to Teaching, Wichita State University

Yosra Badiei – Assistant Professor, Saint Peter’s University

Taina Cutler – Executive Director, Career Engagement, Saint Peter’s University

Pilar Gonzalez – Doctoral Student, Adjunct Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Sarah Torres Lugo – Research Associate, NCHEMS

Maya Matthews Minter – Publisher, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

Maricarmen Martinez – Career Counselor, CSU San Bernadino

Gail Nguyen – Assistant Director, iSTEM Network, Montgomery College

Laura Angel-Zavala – Lecturer and Math Equity Advisor, San Diego State University Math Equity Initiative

Steven Moore – Director of the Center for Spatial Studies, University of Redlands

Adalgisa Batista – Professor, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Rosalind Cook – Program Coordinator, Phoenix College

Kevin Jagnandan – Associate Professor, San Diego City College

Sierra Netz – Biology Faculty, Central New Mexico Community College

Marta Meana – Strategic STEM Advisor to the President, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Nancy Soto – Grant Program Coordinator, Dallas College


 

Promoting STEM Identity Among Students from Diverse Backgrounds

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/jHQluXdHjzE

 

Angela Frey became Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University in August 2023. Prior to her position at Marquette she was the Executive Director for the Center for Academic Excellence and Professor of Biology at Alverno College, a women’s college and HSI. At Alverno Dr. Frey spearheaded development of AIMS, Alverno Initiatives in Mathematics and Science, a set of projects engaging students in cross-disciplinary activities outside the classroom to encourage a community of learners and build STEM identity particularly for students traditionally underrepresented in STEM. As part of AIMS, Dr. Frey designed and managed several NSF-funded projects including serving as PI of NSF S-STEM and NSF IUSE HSI projects and as the campus representative and small grant holder to the Wisconsin Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscLSAMP).  She also directed the growth of STEM summer research on Alverno’s campus and was a member of the leadership team of USDA HSI Education grant. Dr. Frey holds a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in cellular biology.

 

Pamela K. Kerrigan is a Professor and Director for the Division of Natural Sciences at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Bronx, NY. She earned her B.A. at Lakeland College as a double major in biology and chemistry, her M.S. at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and her Ph.D. at Arizona State University in chemistry. Over the past 29 years, Dr. Kerrigan has taught courses in general and organic chemistry as well as biochemistry. During that time, she has mentored numerous undergraduate research students who have presented their projects at the American Chemical Society, both local, regional and national, and at the Sigma Xi student research conferences. Dr. Kerrigan has been the co-author of the Barron’s AP Chemistry review book, and she has been the PI on several grants, the most recent being NSF S-STEM (Scholars on Track I and II), MSEIP (Board of Education) and her current HIS IUSE grant. She is also on the Board of Directors for Sigma Xi representing the Baccalaureate Colleges.

 

Noel Hennessey, PhD, is an education researcher and the founding director of the UArizona College of Engineering’s ENGAGED (ENGineering Access, Greater Equity, and Diversity) program suite. Dr. Hennessey earned her PhD from the University of Arizona Center for the Study of Higher Education, and prior to her current appointment, worked in recruitment, leadership development, student success, residential learning communities in the UArizona College of Engineering. She is the co-PI on the HSI Implementation and Evaluation grant, Building Pathways to Success in Civil Engineering, and is working with that research and program team to understand the impact of mentorship, experiential learning, and linked courses on student persistence and engineering identity development. With the team, Dr. Hennessey has been exploring the salience of non-normative/liberatory outcomes for students participating in Building Pathways programming.

 

Increasing Student Success in Gateway Courses

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/Mh49gFX1Vds

 

Amy A. Weimer is a Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences and the Director of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Texas State University. As a developmental psychologist by training, she specializes in investigating factors that affect cognitive and academic development in diverse learners. Dr. Weimer has been a co-PI on several institutional-level grant-funded initiatives to improve outcomes for Hispanic/Latino and Spanish-English bilingual students at multiple institutions. She can share her past experiences transforming undergraduate education by offering workshops to faculty teaching classes with high Drop/Fail/Withdrawal rates. Workshops provide evidence-based best practices to improve faculty development and student learning in STEM fields through culturally relevant pedagogy and community engagement. She can also share about current projects focused on investigating how faculty workshops that aim to promote equity-mindedness in the classroom can be applied in non-STEM courses. Dr. Weimer’s work recognizes the sociocultural and contextual factors that affect student learning and is underscored by a teaching philosophy that uses Culturally Responsive Practices, valuing students’ Funds of Knowledge, the wealth of linguistic and cultural capital they bring to campus from their background. When instructors take these approaches, students not only make greater content knowledge gains, but also increase in their Academic Motivation and Sense of Belonging on college campuses, which is especially important among First-generation college students. A discussion of her findings can be used by educators and policy makers alike, with an interest in promoting the academic and sociocultural development of diverse Hispanic undergraduate students.

 

Bill Zahner is an associate professor in the mathematics department at San Diego State University and the Director of the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education. Zahner’s research focuses on developing classroom learning environments in which students from historically excluded and marginalized communities have greater opportunities to learn mathematics. Zahner is especially focused on developing classrooms in which multilingual students who are bureaucratically classified as English Learners can benefit from participating in classroom discussions. Zahner has been PI or co-PI on multiple funded research projects and he is currently Co-PI of Mathematics Persistence Through Inquiry and Equity, a collaborative IUSE-HSI grant with San Diego State University and Southwestern College. Zahner started his career as a secondary mathematics teacher in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. He later taught in San Jose, California. In his current role in the mathematics department SDSU, Zahner teaches undergraduate mathematics courses as well as graduate courses in mathematics and science education research.

 

Mary E. Pilgrim holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education and M.S. in Mathematics. She is Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University and Director of the Math and Stat Learning Center. Pilgrim’s research area is in undergraduate mathematics education, with efforts focused on implementing active and equity-focused strategies in the classroom. Her research and scholarly activities connect the use of evidence-based practices to the professional development of post-secondary instructors, and she studies the sustainability of such change efforts at the department level. Pilgrim has been PI or co-PI on multiple NSF-funded projects and is currently PI of Mathematics Persistence through Inquiry and Equity, which is a collaborative NSF IUSE-HIS grant with San Diego State University and Southwestern College.

 

Promoting Success in Student Transitions from Lower to Upper Division Coursework

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/BRqHGjZe51I

 

Dr. Sarah Corey-Rivas is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department at NMHU. She earned her BS in Zoology and PhD in Evolution & Ecology at the Ohio State University. She is a longtime instructor of introductory biology courses and enjoys teaching lower and upper level undergraduate and master’s level biology courses. She is a molecular ecologist who studies conservation genomics of threatened amphibian and reptile species. Her current research investigates the synergistic effects of climate change, pathogens, and hybridization on New Mexico species of concern. She is the lead PI on the SomosSTEM NSF HSI grant at NMHU that has created new curriculum and faculty professional development opportunities to provide place-based and culturally responsive early STEM student experiences. She collaborates with SomosSTEM Co-PIs on a longitudinal 5 year mixed methods research study to determine how the program supports psychosocial development (science identity, sense of belonging, self-efficacy) and success in STEM students.

 

Dr. Juan Ocampo, Ph.D., is a distinguished researcher, educator, and mentor, with an unwavering commitment to promoting diversity in STEM and advancing aerospace structural reliability research. A key contributor to three Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants totaling $3.5M, Ocampo focuses on enhancing aircraft component safety. He played a pivotal role in the development of the digital twin project in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation and USAF.

 

Attendees: N/A

 

Improving Undergraduate Student Success Through Summer Research Experiences

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/lOZfXo69tJE

 

 



Toni Sauncy is Professor and Chair of Physics at Texas Lutheran University (TLU), a small private liberal arts institution in south-central Texas. Sauncy holds a PhD in Physics and BS-Mathematics with a career focused on undergraduate physics teaching and research. Sauncy has directed several NSF-funded projects aimed at improving and enhancing the undergraduate STEM experience, including the AIP Career Pathways project that has resulted in important added resources for undergraduate physics departments and physics students nationwide. Since 2020 Sauncy has led work leads work on an NSF IUSE:HSI grant known on campus as ”SURE” (STEM Undergraduates Reaching for Excellence) which has infused positive collaborative energy within the small STEM departments at TLU which include Biology, Chemistry, Math-Computer Science, Psychology, and Physics. The project (NSF Award #1953561) f on building STEM identity for studentsthrough participation in professional community and developing culturally informed teaching and mentoring practice among faculty. The work has seeded growing efforts to build community broadly within TLU STEM departments, including a robust summer research program designed to invite inexperienced students to participate in their first research experience. Sauncy is an active member of the American Associate of Physics Teachers (AAPT), Advanced LabPhysics Association (ALPhA), Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). has been recognized for excellence in teaching, mentoring and service with awards from the American Institute of Physics Society of Physics Students and Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society (Outstanding Chapter Advisor, L. Worth Seagondollar Service Award), TLU Outstanding Faculty Teaching award, and was recognized as one of 10 outstanding higher education faculty in Texas with the Piper Professorship award in 2021. In concert with her work in the classroom and teaching labs, Sauncy has mentored more than 100 students in independent faculty-mentored research with broad topics ranging from fundamental materials science, optical systems and characterization, mechanical systems analysis, to simple device fabrication, all with an underlying agenda of ‘changing the face of physics’ to be more inviting, inclusive, and equitable for historically marginalized populations. Most recently, Sauncy has served as part of a collaborative project with Texas A&M University funded by the Department of Energy to increase diversity in the pipeline of students pursuing careers in nuclear science in keeping with this effort.


 

Dr. Tuininga serves as Director of the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies at Montclair State University and is Professor in Earth and Environmental Studies. She is a co-creator of NSF (AISL, INCLUDES, HSI, and IUSE) and USDA-funded (NIFA AFRI REEU) and corporate and private foundation-funded, award-winning, interdisciplinary educational programs that have engaged hundreds of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from low-income and underrepresented groups in STEM. She engages faculty from diverse departments and colleges, as well as numerous external partnering organizations, including Fortune 500 and multi-national corporations, local companies, non-profits, government agencies, and community groups. Previously, as Chief Research Officer at Fordham University, Dr. Tuininga elevated faculty research and oversaw the Clare Boothe Luce Women in STEM program. Dr. Tuininga’s research and teaching over the last three decades has been in the fields of microbial ecosystem ecology and sustainability. Her research focuses on human impacts on ecosystem structure and function in natural and built environments.

 





NSF HSI STEM RESOURCE HUB GRANTSMANSHIP WEBINAR HOSTS



Dr. Delia Valles Rosales is the Chair of the Industrial Management and Technology Department at Texas A&M at Kingsville. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from the Instituto Tecnologico de Durango and her master’s of science and MS and PhD from New Mexico State University all in industrial engineering. Her research uses nature to inspire the development of innovative manufacturing processes, new processes of biomass utilization, and models and algorithms for system optimization in agriculture, education, manufacturing, and service areas. More specifically, Dr. Valles-Rosales has been investigating various biomass resources as fibers to be coupled with polymers for fulfilling the need of new applications. She has been the PI or Co-PI in excess of $5 million in grants from various federal agencies and corporations. Her research has impacted several students with funded projects focused on student recruitment, retention, and curriculum development. She has extensive experience in mentoring students in research projects and capstone courses. She has published more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

 

 

Dr. Martha Desmond is a Regents Professor in Fish, Wildlife and Conservation at New Mexico State University. Her research focuses on the ecology and management of birds in arid systems, particularly effects of urbanization, habitat alternation and climate on measures avian fitness and population change.  Dr. Desmond is also involved in educational programs and has been the lead PI on multi-institutional programs with the USDA related to natural resource science disciplines mentoring over 200 underrepresented students in natural resources across 15 Hispanic Serving Institutions nationwide. She is a co-PI on the NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub and along with Dr. Valles leads the webinar series.

 

FALL & WINTER 2022-2023 WEBINAR SERIES

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub fall 2022 and spring 2023 webinar series focuses on celebrating and learning from successful NSF HSI awardees.  We host panels of successful PIs on specific topics that will engage our audience and support grant writing efforts for those planning a grant submission. This webinar series focuses on a broad array of topics that promote student success, wellness and diversity and inclusion. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series. The HSI STEM Hub recommends participation in these webinars to learn from successful awardees, particularly if you are currently writing a proposal or are interested in grant writing.

DIVERSE PATHWAYS TO TRANSITION TO A 4-YEAR DEGREE

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/mYwy8rnmWog

 

Doris J. Espiritu, PhD is a chemist, a physiologist and a biophysicist turned engineering and computer science educator.  She is one of the first NSF-HSI research awardees for the Project “Building Bridges into Engineering and Computer Science which helps her grow the Engineering Program at Wright enrollment by 1500%.  Doris is co-PI of NSF-funded CAFECS and works with University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) team to implement a DOE energy efficiency project.  Doris founded seven (7) chapters of national organizations including SHPE Wright Chapter and is a member of SHPE Advisors Committee.  Doris is also a co-Chair of the Community College Action Network Group Linkages (CCANGL) of the 50K Coalition.  She is currently the Senior Advisor to Provost at the City Colleges of Chicago and Dean of the Center of Excellence for Engineering and Computer Science at Wright College where she does research, designs, implements and assesses practices that develop belonging, and self-efficacy to increasing diversity in engineering and computer science.  Doris successfully developed the Contextualized Bridge lift students’ preparation and prepares them for Calculus and she developed the holistic and programmatic approach for transfer (HPAT) that eliminated barriers for transfer students.

 

Dr. Par Mohammadian is a professor of Life Sciences at Los Angeles Mission College. Herpassion to support her students to succeed resulted in being awarded multiple grants. Dr. Mohammadian is currently serving as the PI and Co-PI of two National Science Foundation (NSF) grants. The NSF ATE grant prepares veterans and incumbents workers for jobs in biotechnology and assists them in gaining employment (award # 2054891). The NSF HSI grant aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education and build capacity (award # 1832348). The project aims to increase the success and transfer rates among biology majors. Dr. Mohammadian holds a Master of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and a PhD in Human Biology.

 

Attendees: 



Jeyoung Woo – Assistant Professor, Cal Poly Pomona

Li Liu Associate – Professor, California State University Northridge

Zechun Cao – Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Bridget O’Connell – Academic and Career Coordinator, Wright College

Gina Grant – Associate Director, K-9 Student Programming Discovery Partners InstituteEsperanza Valle STEM/Postsecondary Support, Solorio Academy High School

Michelle Calabrese – Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Libana Milender – STEM Mentor, Southwest Texas Junior College

Julius Nadas – Professor, Wilbur Wright College

Virginia White – Professor, Riverside City College

Manuel Zanabria – Associate Professor, Wilbur Wright College

Maria Suarez – Instructor, Wright College

David Deyhle – Vice Chancellor, Institutional Branding & Strategic Marketing, City Colleges of Chicago

Veronica Conoley – STEM Mentor, Southwest Texas Junior College

Rachel Perlman – Senior Grant Program Manager, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Ali Hussein – Assistant Professor, Eastern New Mexico University

Yani Kirkendall – Associate Director, Education Pathways, Boise State University

Brenda Delfino – STEM Pathways Coordinator, La Sierra University

Juan Alvarez – Liaison, USDA

Jim Granada – Chair, School of Education, Wichita State University

Toni Parsons – HSI Program Director, San Diego Mesa College

Abu Sayeed – Assistant Professor, Eastern New Mexico University

Lavangi Naithani – Senior Intervention Coordinator, Sangath

Ayush Goyal – Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University – Kingsville

John McCoy – Director, Texas A&M University – Kingsville

Christopher (Chris) Anderson – Associate Professor and Chair, Dominican University


 

Mentoring incoming cohorts for success

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/RGZiFskenRM

 

Chris Anderson is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of BiologicalSciences at Dominican University (DU). DU is a regional, Catholic, and Hispanic Serving Institution just outside of Chicago, Illinois. Chris conducted his postdoctoral research inthe laboratory of Alex Cordoba in the Institute of Ecology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (2010-2012). In 2009, Chris completed his PhD in Greg Grether’s lab in UCLA’s department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. His research interests are varied, including Broadening Participation in STEM, and topics related to sexual selection and diversification of odonates (dragonflies and damselflies). Chris serves as PrincipalInvestigator on NSF Award #1832237 (HSI-Hispanic Serving Institutions) and senior personnel/faculty site lead on NSF Award #1911271 (Alliances-Minority Participation).

 

Carol Shubin is a Professor of Mathematics at California State University Northridge. She is the PI of the NSF Data Science Program with Career Support and Connections to Industry. This is an interdisciplinary workforce trainingprogram in Data Science that encompasses course work and research projects linked to emerging efforts in the public and private sectors. The program targets capable undergraduates enrolled in Mathematics and Computer Science, especially applied mathematics and statistics options, who want a career in industry.

 

Attendees:

 



Libana Milender – STEM Mentor, Southwest Texas Junior College

Juan Alvarez – Liaison, USDA

Cristina Escudero – STEM Education Curriculum Specialist, La Sierra University

Daniela Rojas – Assistant Dean of Student Success, College of Saint Mary

Nancy Meadows – Title V Education Program Activity Coordinator, Clovis Community College

Nancy López – Professor of Sociology; Director/co-founder, Institute for the Study of “Race” & Social Justice University of New Mexico

Jennifer Bucalo – Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, Rutgers University-Newark

Jessica Torro – POHA Program Manager, MSU DENVER

Tommee Mcmakin – ASSET Scholars Program Coordinator, California State University Channel Islands

Ashley Aguilar – Senior Advisor, Palo Alto Community College

Rebecca Hou – Campus Recruiter, American Family

Tracy Caldwell – Professor, Dominican University

Nohemi Lara-Miller – Title V Director, Clovis Community College

Jeremy Edison – Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Mount Mary University

Olukemi Sawyerr – AVP Academic Innovation, Cal Poly Pomona

Madison Heard – Program Coordinator, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tonya Jackson – Associate Dean of Instruction, Mohave Community College

Michael Alston – DE&I Program Manager, Marketing Resource Solutions

Sandra Garcia – Assistant Vice President of Research, University of Texas San Antonio

Alex Peniche – Biology Faculty, Galveston College

Christine Banks Calderon – Education Programs Manager – CIPASS, The City College of New York – CUNY

Linda Braxton – Senior Program Specialist, College of HEST, New Mexico State University

Céleste Hogan – Lecturer, Texas Tech University

Joseph Klein – Liason, Horizon ISP

Victor Burgos – President, AMBE-Advanced Manufacturing Bilingual Educators


 

Student engagement and professional development through research and internship opportunities

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/B5wFLmwdR3o

 

Prof. Agda Cordero, Professor, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Puerto Rico Mathematics, 1984; MS Applied Mathematics, 1987. Professor of Computer Science at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón since 1987. Director of Natural Sciences Department at Sagrado from August 2013 until December 2017. Principal Investigator in National Science Foundation sponsored Increasing Student Success in STEM Grant since 2019. Passionate about STEM, Women in STEM and Women in Computer Science. I have been shifting my attention to the very important issue of how to communicate scientific knowledge to the community using emerging technologies.

 

Dr. Heather J. Shipley is the Senior Vice Provost of Academic Affairs and Dean and Hispanic Thriving Institution Endowed Chair of the University College at the University of Texas at San Antonio. With 15 years of experience in higher education, Dr. Shipley has earned a reputation for advancing undergraduate education, enhancing student experiential learning opportunities, and promoting faculty development. As senior vice provost and dean she oversees University College, Career Engaged Learning, Continuous Improvement and Assessment, Faculty Success, and Undergraduate Studies. Dr. Shipley is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education, and she helped coordinate the efforts that earned UTSA the Seal of Excelencia in 2020, certifying the university’s intentionality in serving Latino students and achieving positive student outcomes. In addition to her administrative role, Dr. Shipley is a Distinguished Teaching Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Management in the Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design. As a researcher, Dr. Shipley has earned more than $11 million in funding to study interdisciplinary topics such as innovative water treatment processes including the use of novel technologies such as nanotechnology, low impact development and water quality monitoring, physiochemical interactions of contaminants to the built environment and engineering education. She has authored more than 35 refereed journal articles, and has given numerous keynote, invited and scientific presentations nationally and across the globe. She has mentored many undergraduate, master’s, doctoral students, and early career faculty — her past trainees currently hold positions at national institutions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Baylor University and master’s and doctoral degrees in Environmental Engineering from Rice University. Dr. Shipley is the recipient of several prestigious teaching and research awards including the University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, UTSA’s Faculty Service to Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Award, and is a member of the UTSA Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars.

 

Esther Isabelle Wilder is a professor of sociology at Lehman College, The City University of New York, and a faculty member at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her current research focuses on factors that promote quantitative literacy, trends and patterns in scholarly publishing, the experience of disability, and the roles of race/ethnicity and religion in explaining socioeconomic outcomes. She is the author of Wheeling and Dealing: Living with Spinal Cord Injury and coauthor of Voices from the Heartland: The Needs and Rights of Individuals with Disabilities. Her scholarly work has appeared in more than a dozen journals including Scientometrics, Studies in Contemporary Jewry, Milbank Quarterly, Social Science Research, Teaching Sociology, The Gerontologist, The Sociological Quarterly, and the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), she has been active in a variety of initiatives to promote best practices in STEM education and to improve students’ critical thinking and quantitative reasoning skills at minority-serving institutions.

 

Attendees: 



Alex Peniche – Biology Faculty, Galveston College

Estela Flores – ELL Specialist Academic Advisor, Dona Ana Community College

Sonia Martinez – Community Engagement & PR, Mercy College

Brenda Delfino – STEM Pathways Coordinator, La Sierra University

Faiza Peetz – Doctoral Lecturer & Clinical Coordinator MLS Program, CUNY/College of Staten Island

Nohemi Lara-Miller – Title V Director, Clovis Community College

Nancy López – Professor; Director/co-founder, Institute for the Study of “Race” & Social Justice, University of New Mexico

Nancy Meadows – Title V Education Program Activity Coordinator, Clovis Community College

Sohath Yusseff-Vanegas – Instructional Lab Technician, SDCCD Mesa College

Dale Oliver – Professor of Mathematics, Humboldt State University (Cal Poly Humboldt)

Yadira Rosales – AVP for Equity and Inclusion, Skagit Valley College

Cesar Oyervides-Cisneros – Senior Administrator of Campus Initiatives, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center

Brian Travers – Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Salem State University

Darlene Azevedo – Volunteer Services Coordinator, Cuesta College

Arturo Torres – Registrar, Central Washington University

Cheryl Dettrick – Consultant, Resource Development Services, LLC

Alexandra Hofler – Acting Director, Exito Program, SDCCD Miramar College

Lauren Nolte – STEM Success Coach, College of the Mainland

Sarah Stubbs – Community Impact & Investment, Capital One

Nancy Soto – Grant Program Coordinator, Dallas College

Agnes Flores – Executive Director of Title V Grants and Initiatives, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Marlene Johnson – Title V Grant Project Director, STCC

Tano Trevino – Program Manager, Texas A&M International University

Sandra Metoyer – Director Galveston College

Rocio Espinoza – Project Director, SENMC

Vicki Forbes – Grant Technical Writing Specialist, Wichita State University

Courtney Pierce Cook – Grant Coordinator, Christian Brothers University

Ebony Brunn – Associate Director; Student Advocacy Services, University of Houston- Clear Lake

Janet Wood – Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs, Arkansas Tech University

Marlene Sousa – AVP of Finance, Union College of Union County NJ

Colin Wilson – Science Commons Director, Berkshire Community College

Shawn Hicks – Dean of Math and Sciences, Grossmont College

Gisela Cardenas – Outreach & Training Coordinator, University of Arizona

Minara Karim – Project Director, Lone Star College

Kimberly Sierra-Cajas – Director of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry, University of Arizona

Dacia Steiner – Grant Project Director, Miami Dade College

Lisa Walther – Program Grant Director, Title V, Palm Beach State College

Elizabeth Soto – Activity Director, Dominican University

Janet Rosas – Interim Director, Mount Saint Mary’s University

Christopher Baldi – Academic Specialist, Union College

Marite Marlow – CFO, Center for Employment Training

Eric Nemchock – Career Services Coordinator, Calumet College of St. Joseph

Ekaterina Knyazeva – STEM Student Success Coordinator, Bergen Community College

Dulce Perez – Coordinadora académica, Universidad del Istmo

Oscar Cobar – Director de Maestrías en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Istmo de Guatemala

Daniela Rosiles – Project Manager, University of Texas at El Paso

Arlene Cano Matute – Staff, UC Riverside

Alma Montemayor-Sándigo – Associate Clinical Professor, Northern Arizona University

Kitchka Petrova – Assistant Teaching Professor, Northern Arizona University/Yuma Branch Campus

Zaira Mateo – Director/Faculty, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Eric Osborn – Faculty, Mohave Community College

Adalgisa Batista – Professor, Pontifical Catholic University of PR

Angela González-Mederos – Professor, Inter American University Puerto Rico-San German

Daehan Kwak – Assistant Professor, Kean University

Tawney Becker – Grant Specialist, Adams State University

Aaron Montoya – Project Director, Adams State University

Laura Gore – Director of Grants Development, Boyd Grants for Lee College

María Antonieta Mendoza – Architecture and Design Research Director, Universidad del Istmo

John Montgomery – AVP for Research, Eastern New Mexico University

Amy Wolf – Title V Grants Coordinator, La Sierra University

Rosemary Barberet – Professor, CUNY

Caterina Shost – Project Manager, RFCUNY

Christopher (Chris) Anderson – Associate Professor and Chair, Dominican University

Ryan Welle – Evaluation Specialist, The Evaluation Center

Luis De Abreu – STEM Program Director, Bergen Community College

Logan Saucer – STEM Student Transfer Manager, Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus


 

Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Classroom and Beyond

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/Y0k-EDcN0mM

 

 

Dr. Matthew R. Cover, California State University Stanislaus, has spent his entire life in northern  California, and the people and landscapes of this region have profoundly influenced his academic and professional work.  I studied hydrology, geomorphology, and soil science as an undergrad at U.C. Berkeley.  I got involved in watershed monitoring while working with great colleagues at the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, got very interested in stream ecology, and went back to U.C. Berkeley for grad school to pursue a Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management. My doctoral research described the influence of landslides and debris flows on riparian vegetation, stream food webs, and salmonid habitat in the Klamath Mountains. I am incredibly grateful to work as an educator at Stan State, in California’s San Joaquin Valley, with wonderful students and colleagues.

 

Dr. Alex Racelis has been studying ecological interactions in the social, political, and economic contexts in which they occur, Dr. Alex Racelis is an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and the School for Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He joined UTRGV from its legacy institution (UTPA) in January 2013, and before that was a research ecologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. In response to the challenges of balancing agricultural and urban development in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Alex has established a nationally recognized research and student training program at UTRGV in agroecology and the study of urban ecosystems, with the ultimate goals of: (1) using science based approaches to elucidate patterns how landowner decision-making  (farmers, homeowners, etc) connect to environmental and social health, (2) and increasing ecological literacy in local area students though transformative education and engaged scholarship.  Ultimately, the goal of Alex’s program is to create intellectual capital through training and research and social capital and with community engagement and outreach to facilitate sustainability, equity, and resilience within our communities.

 

Attendees: 



Alex Peniche – Biology Faculty, Galveston College

Faiza Peetz – Doctoral Lecturer & Clinical Coordinator MLS Program, CUNY/College of Staten Island

Sohath Yusseff-Vanegas – Instructional Lab Technician, SDCCD Mesa College

Yadira Rosales – AVP for Equity and Inclusion, Skagit Valley College

Cesar Oyervides-Cisneros – Senior Administrator of Campus Initiatives, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center

Arturo Torres – Registrar, Central Washington University

Nancy Soto – Grant Program Coordinator, Dallas College

Marlene Johnson – Title V Grant Project Director, STCC

Sandra Metoyer – Director Galveston College

Vicki Forbes – Grant Technical Writing Specialist, Wichita State University

Marlene Sousa – AVP of Finance, Union College of Union County NJ

Colin Wilson – Science Commons Director, Berkshire Community College

Elizabeth Soto – Activity Director, Dominican University

Arlene Cano Matute – Staff, UC Riverside

Tawney Becker – Grant Specialist, Adams State University

Aaron Montoya – Project Director, Adams State University

María Antonieta Mendoza – Architecture and Design Research Director, Universidad del Istmo

John Montgomery – AVP for Research, Eastern New Mexico University

Christopher (Chris) Anderson – Associate Professor and Chair, Dominican University

Joseph Klein – Liason, Horizons ISP

Céleste M.E. Hogan – Lecturer, Texas Tech University

Junhua Ding – Professor, University of North Texas

Libana Milender – STEM Mentor, Southwest Texas Junior College

Edgar Lopez – Research Development Officer, California State University Northridge

Linda Woods – Dean of Math, Sciences and Athletics, San Diego Miramar College

Lexie Bell – Director of Institutional Grants, Cuesta College

Laura Hurley – Grants Compliance Manager, Springfield Technical Community College

Alfredo Ramirez – Interim Director, Texas A&M International University

Frances Haman-Prewitt – Project Director, Dalton State College

Timothy Hawkins – Proposal Development Specialist, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Joey Mathews – Director of STEM Career and Tech, Pueblo Community College

Hana Sulaiman – HSI STEM Instructional Designer II, Lone Star College System

Sarah Corey-Rivas – Associate Professor of Biology, New Mexico Highlands University

Monirul Islam – Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Sujatha Ramakrishnan – Assistant Professor, Essex County College

Marie Montes-Matias – Assistant Professor, Union College of Union County

Julissa Gonzalez – Diversity Student Program Coordinator, Forest Service

Nabanita Saikia – Assistant Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Alok Arun – Associate Professor, Inter American University of Puerto Rico

Harold Stanislaw – Professor of Psychology, California State University, Stanislaus

Gladys Michelle Diaz – External Resources Office Director, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Lucy Mar Camacho – Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Kingsville


 

Providing Faculty with the Tools for Success in a Changing World

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/RfDur_s5XcE

 

Erik Menke was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and primarily grew up on Colorado’s Western Slope. He received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Colorado State University in 2000 and then moved west to join UC Irvine’s second incoming class in the new Chemistry and Materials Physics (CHaMP) program. He completed his Ph.D. in 2006 under the direction of Prof. Reg Penner and then moved to UCLA as a postdoctoral researcher in the Materials Science and Engineering department at UCLA under the guidance of Prof. Bruce Dunn. He is currently an associate professor of chemistry at the University of California, Merced, having joined the UC Merced faculty in 2008. His primary research interests are understanding aluminum ion behavior in organic solvents, motivated by developing electrolytes for rechargeable aluminum batteries, and developing educational interventions, such as culturally relevant science teaching, that positively impact student self-efficacy and sense of belonging in science courses.

 

Patricia Morreale is a professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science and Technology at Kean University, Union, NJ. Prior research on machine learning and network systems led to advances in error detection and secure processing, later patented and commercialized. Current research on human-centered computing addresses equitable software design and education methods. She works on broadening participation and access in computer science, focused on faculty development and undergraduate research engagement.

 

Online Adaptation to Promote Student Success

Webinar Link: N/A

 

Frank A. Gomez, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of STEM-NET, a multicampus consortium, based at the California State University Office of the Chancellor, where he has led STEM initiatives for the 23-campus CSU system since 2019. He is also Professor of Chemistry at Cal State LA since 1994. He received his B.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (1991) in Chemistry from Cal State LA and UCLA, respectively. From 1991-1994 he was a Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Research Fund Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. Dr. Gomez’s research focuses in developing microfluidic point-of-care (POC) diagnostic devices, fuel cells, and batteries. He has mentored over 140 students and postdocs, the majority from underrepresented groups, and published over 130 publications in these fields. Since 1994, he has received over $21MM in research funding. As Executive Director of STEM-NET he has been a part of collaborative grants securing over $50MM in funding.

 

Wei Wu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Construction Management at Lyles College of Engineering at California State University, Fresno. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Built Environment and Equipment Engineering from Hunan University in China in 2004, Master of Science in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford in the UK in 2005, and Doctor of Philosophy in Design, Construction, and Planning from the University of Florida in 2010. Dr. Wu’s teaching interest includes construction graphics, Design-Build Project Delivery, Building Information Modeling (BIM), advanced planning and pre-construction, and construction management senior capstone. He received 2018 Teaching Excellence Award of the Associated Schools of Construction (Region 7) and the 2019 Provost Award in Innovation of Fresno State. Dr. Wu’s research focuses on BIM, cyberlearning, extended reality (XR), and construction and engineering education. He has published more than 70 articles and conference proceedings in these areas. Dr. Wu’s research has been funded by regional and federal agencies, including National Science Foundation (NSF) grants on active and authentic learning with XR.

 

Dr. Ana Maria Barral is a Biology Professor at National University, a private university in San Diego CA serving mostly non-traditional students. She obtained her Ph.D. in Medical Cell Biology at the University of Linkoping, Sweden and completed postdoctoral studies at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology in San Diego. Her experience also includes working in the private sector at a startup biotech company. At National University she is the Program Director of the Associate of Science in Human Biology and coordinator of the nonmajors’ general biology and microbiology courses. Her current research interest focuses on science education research, particularly CUREs. She has been an active participant of well-established CURE frameworks such as the Genomics Education Partnership and Tiny Earth.  In 2018, the “Using Ocean Plastic Research to Increase Student Engagement and Persistence in Biology” project was awarded an “NSF new to HSIs” grant (award 1832545). This project resulted in 442 students from nonmajors and majors biology courses participating in a CURE centered around microbes attaching to floating ocean plastic. authentic learning with XR.

 

NSF HSI STEM RESOURCE HUB GRANTSMANSHIP WEBINAR HOSTS



Dr. Delia Valles Rosales is the Chair of the Industrial Management and Technology Department at Texas A&M at Kingsville. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from the Instituto Tecnologico de Durango and her master’s of science and MS and PhD from New Mexico State University all in industrial engineering. Her research uses nature to inspire the development of innovative manufacturing processes, new processes of biomass utilization, and models and algorithms for system optimization in agriculture, education, manufacturing, and service areas. More specifically, Dr. Valles-Rosales has been investigating various biomass resources as fibers to be coupled with polymers for fulfilling the need of new applications. She has been the PI or Co-PI in excess of $5 million in grants from various federal agencies and corporations. Her research has impacted several students with funded projects focused on student recruitment, retention, and curriculum development. She has extensive experience in mentoring students in research projects and capstone courses. She has published more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals.


 

Dr. Martha Desmond is a Regents Professor in Fish, Wildlife and Conservation at New Mexico State University. Her research focuses on the ecology and management of birds in arid systems, particularly effects of urbanization, habitat alternation and climate on measures avian fitness and population change.  Dr. Desmond is also involved in educational programs and has been the lead PI on multi-institutional programs with the USDA related to natural resource science disciplines mentoring over 200 underrepresented students in natural resources across 15 Hispanic Serving Institutions nationwide. She is a co-PI on the NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub and along with Dr. Valles leads the webinar series.

 

FALL & WINTER 2021-2022 GRANT TRAINING WEBINAR SERIES

Webinar Links: 

https://youtu.be/ITVxrOXdRG8

https://youtu.be/5tlC_AMCAc4

 

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub hosts grantsmanship webinars to support grant writing efforts for those planning on writing their first grant or engaged in writing a grant for submission. The Fall 2021 Grant Writer Webinar Series features speakers and panelists from the National Science Foundation for sharing important information for writing a competitive NSF grant. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series. The HSI STEM Hub recommends participation in these webinars if you are currently writing a proposal or are interested in grant writing.

 

Dr. Narcrisha Norman is currently a Program Director (PD) in the Division of Graduate Education (DGE) in the Education and Human Resources Directorate (EHR) at the National Science Foundation (NSF). At NSF, Dr. Norman contributes as a PD for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) within DGE, as lead for the EHR Racial Equity in STEM Education Program Description and as a working member of several initiatives that directly support the goals and objectives of the agency. Dr. Norman is at NSF on an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) appointment from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where she holds a faculty appointment in the Department of Engineering and Technology within the College of Aeronautics. Additionally, she contributes to the Applied Fluids & Thermal Engineering Laboratory (@FTERLab) at Howard University, supporting interdisciplinary research related to the studies of fundamental and applied problems in fluids mechanics and heat transfer. Dr. Norman holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Old Dominion University and both MS and BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a minor in Black American Studies. Her research interests are in theoretical physics, aerodynamics, and Graduate student/Faculty education and development.

 

Bonnie A Green, Ph.D. (Lehigh, 2002) is an experimental psychologist who specializing in research in success, particularly as it relates to academic achievement in individuals coming from vulnerable or oppressed backgrounds. Through the application of cognitive development, psychometrics, and data science, Bon is seeking ways to improve educational access, achievement, and success for ALL students, Kindergarten through college. In addition to teaching and mentoring undergraduate research students, Bon is the co-author of Statistical Concepts for the Behavioral Sciences, 4/e and the lead author for Statistical Concepts: Assignments and Exercises for Students, and Measuring Humans: Fundamentals of Psychometrics in Selecting and Interpreting Tests. Bon Green is currently serving as a rotating program officer in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation and holds the rank of Professor of Psychology at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania.

 

Dr. Sandra Romano is a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation where she participates in managing the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP), the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) programs in the Division of Human Resource Development as well as the Racial Equity in STEM Education Program Description in the Directorate of Education and Human Resources. She has been Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics for seven years and a professor of Marine Biology for 19 years at the University of the Virgin Islands, the only HBCU in the Caribbean. As an Assistant Professor she investigated the molecular systematics of corals with the participation of numerous undergraduates. Involvement in STEM education programs for undergraduates lead her to focus her research on the implementation of evidence-based best practices in STEM education to increase participation of underrepresented groups in STEM. Dr. Romano has worked on the VI-EPSCoR team to lead the development of the Virgin Islands Institute for STEM Education Research and Practice, to develop and implement evidence-based best practices in teacher preparation and training, student learning, and workforce development in STEM fields through collaboration among STEM partners throughout the Territory. In 2012, Dr. Romano was selected as one of forty national Partnership for Undergraduate Life Science Education (PULSE) Leadership Fellows charged with stimulating department-level implementation, across the US, of the 2011 Vision and Change Report recommendations for transforming life sciences education. Dr. Romano completed her graduate work at the University of Hawaii as well as post-docs at the National Museum of Natural History and the University of Guam.

 

Madeline Midyette Mann received her B.A. (2018) in History and Anthropology from East Carolina University and a M.A. (2020) in Anthropology from George Mason University. Madeline onboarded at the National Science Foundation in 2019 as a Pathway Program Student, in the Directorate for Geosciences’ Office of the Assistant Director. Upon completion of her degree program, Madeline worked full time as a Program Assistant. In 2020, she converted to a Program Analyst. Currently, she supports various GEO programs that focus on education, and multiple cross-directorate programs. She also co-leads the Directorate for Geosciences B A JEDI (Belonging, Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) initiative. Prior to coming to NSF, Madeline’s research focused on paleodemographic reconstructions of Middle (300 B.C. – A.D. 800) and Late Woodland (A.D. 800 – 1650) populations in Eastern North Carolina.

 

Lina C. Patino , originally from Colombia, received her B.S. (1990), M.S. (1993) and Ph.D. (1997) in Geological Sciences from Rutgers University. Prior to her current position, Lina was a Senior Program Director in the Office of the Assistant Director for Geosciences, overseeing a portfolio that includes education and diversity, international activities, and innovation. Most of Lina’s tenure at NSF has been in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR, 2005 to 2020) where she was Division Director (2018-2020), Section Head (2017-2018) and Program Director. From 2006 to 2017, Lina managed the Education and Human Resources Program in EAR; focusing on fostering workforce development for Earth Sciences through Research Experience for Undergraduates and Postdoctoral Fellowship programs. In 2015, Lina held a detail position in the Office of International Science and Engineering where she worked with the science funding agencies from South America and the Caribbean, including Cuba, fostering scientific collaborations. Prior to coming to NSF, Lina was an associate professor at Michigan State University where she conducted research in the origin and evolution of volcanic rocks from Central America.

 



Dr. Mangala Sharma is Program Director for Space Weather at the U.S. National Science Foundation.   She has been at NSF since 2014 and was previously the agency lead for spectrum management (ensuring the availability of radio spectrum for scientific purposes) and the lead for NSF partnerships with Nordic, Asian and African countries.  Before coming to NSF, she was the point of contact for space weather matters at the U.S. Department of State and organized the first-ever global ministerial meeting on cooperation in space exploration.  Dr. Sharma earned a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute for Astrophysics and was a postdoctoral fellow at Ohio University; her research used optical and x-ray telescopes to study galaxy clusters. She has taught astronomy at Ohio University and Pennsylvania State University, coordinated astronomy education and outreach nationwide as part of the NASA Astrophysics EPO Forum, and has long been engaged in STEM diversity issues.


 

Dr. Arnoldo Valle-Levinson is Program Director for Physical Oceanography at the U.S. National Science Foundation. He has been at NSF since January 2021 on assignment from the University of Florida, where he is a Professor at the Civil and Coastal Engineering Department. He grew up in Mexico and his work deals mainly with the study of estuarine and coastal hydrodynamics. Arnoldo is a recipient of a CAREER award from the US National Science Foundation, a Fulbright Specialist Fellowship in Chile, a Gledden Fellowship from the University of Western Australia, a Fellowship from the Mexican Academy of Sciences, a Visiting Fellowship from the Chilean Science Foundation, Visiting Professorships from Utrecht University, Bordeaux University, University of Pernambuco and Kyushu University, and a Fulbright Senior Fellowship in Spain. He was named Corresponding Member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. Arnoldo has worked extensively in several Latin-American countries, where he also teaches short courses. He has more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and a fjord in Chile, Estero Arnoldo, is named in his honor. 

 

National Science Foundation – Opportunities with HSI and IUSE

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/czvXu3HZD3k

Mr. Michael (Mike) Davis has served in community colleges for the past 20 years.  Mike has been a rotating program officer in the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) in the National Science Foundation’s Education and Human Resources directorate.  He started his career at the City Colleges of Chicago, a district of seven independently accredited community colleges.  For fifteen years he moved through roles as a faculty member, department chair, and administrator including Associate Vice Chancellor for STEM, and interim Vice President for Academic Affairs.  During his time as an administrator, he worked to strengthen the district’s relationship with the Chicago Public Schools through greatly expanded early college programs, including the establishment of five early-college STEM schools.  As a faculty member, Mike and his colleagues established a High-Altitude Ballooning program to create a unique undergraduate research program at CCC.  In 2016 Mike left the City Colleges of Chicago to become the Academic Chair for Natural Science at St. Petersburg College (SPC) in Tarpon Springs, FL.  Mike is an active science demonstrator and has been performing science shows for more than 100,000 people over the past 25 years.  In 2006, he collaborated with science organizations across Chicago to kick off three years of free science programming starting with the construction of the World’s Largest Periodic Table of the Elements.

 





Dr. Mary Crowe has over 30 years of experience in higher education. Prior to arriving in August 2020 as a rotating program officer within the Division of Undergraduate Education she was a Professor of Biology and the Associate Provost of Experiential Learning at Florida Southern College. In that role she oversaw many of the college’s offerings of high impact practices such as undergraduate research, study abroad, as well as the Teaching Learning and Center and the Honor’s program. She was the president of the Council of Undergraduate Research in 2012. Dr. Crowe served as the director of campus-wide Offices of Undergraduate Research at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Xavier University of Louisiana. Prior to taking on administrative roles, Dr. Crowe was a faculty member who taught, advised, and mentored undergraduate students in her research on the behavior of burrowing animals such as dung beetles and fiddler crabs.







  

Demystifying NSF/CISE Funding

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PowerPoint PDF Title: "Opportunities and Proposal in CISE"

Dr. Fay Cobb Payton is a Program Director for Computer and Network Systems in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate at the National Science Foundation. She is a Full Professor of Information Technology/Analytics at North Carolina State University. At the NSF, she works with Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science, CISE Minority Serving Institutions Research Expansion Program, NSF INCLUDES, ADVANCE, NSF Research Training Program, Excellence-In-Research for HBCUs, Broadening Participation in Computing Alliances and Computer Science for Undergraduate Education.  She is on assignment from North Carolina State University, where she is a Professor of Information Technology/Analytics and named University Faculty Scholar. Her interests include data integrity, AI bias/ethics, healthcare IT, human computer interaction, women of color in leadership and tech innovation/entrepreneurship.  She has authored over 100 scholarly manuscripts and conference proceedings.  She holds a Ph.D. in information and decision systems from Case Western Reserve University with a specialty in health care innovation. Prior to her appointment at North Carolina State University, she worked at EY, IBM and Time Inc.



 

Mr. Michael (Mike) Davis has served in community colleges for the past 20 years.  Mike has been a rotating program officer in the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) in the National Science Foundation’s Education and Human Resources directorate.  He started his career at the City Colleges of Chicago, a district of seven independently accredited community colleges.  For fifteen years he moved through roles as a faculty member, department chair, and administrator including Associate Vice Chancellor for STEM, and interim Vice President for Academic Affairs.  During his time as an administrator, he worked to strengthen the district’s relationship with the Chicago Public Schools through greatly expanded early college programs, including the establishment of five early-college STEM schools.  As a faculty member, Mike and his colleagues established a High-Altitude Ballooning program to create a unique undergraduate research program at CCC.  In 2016 Mike left the City Colleges of Chicago to become the Academic Chair for Natural Science at St. Petersburg College (SPC) in Tarpon Springs, FL.  Mike is an active science demonstrator and has been performing science shows for more than 100,000 people over the past 25 years.  In 2006, he collaborated with science organizations across Chicago to kick off three years of free science programming starting with the construction of the World’s Largest Periodic Table of the Elements.

 

Michael Ferrara is a permanent program director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation. He earned his PhD in mathematics from Emory University in 2005 and prior to coming to the NSF was most recently a professor in the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Colorado Denver from 2009 – 2020.  Dr. Ferrara maintains active research programs in extremal combinatorics and undergraduate STEM education.  He currently serves as co-lead on the NSF S-STEM and HSI programs  in addition to his work with IUSE and the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.

 

National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate at Hispanic Serving Institutions

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/zc344JwY95I



MARK H. LEDDY, M.S, PH.D., LEAD AGEP PROGRAM DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (HRD), DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES (EHR), NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)

Dr. Mark Leddy has been a Program Director at the National Science Foundation since 2006. Mark is the Lead Program Director of the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate program. He is a Program Director with the NSF INCLUDES Program. Mark is also the point of contact for a new NSF initiative about increasing the access and engagement of persons with disabilities in STEM.


SANDRA L. ROMANO, PH.D., AGEP PROGRAM DIRECTOR, HRD, EHR, NSF

CARRIE L. HALL, PH.D., AGEP PROGRAM DIRECTOR, HRD, EHR, NSF

MAURICE DUES, AGEP PROGRAM SPECIALIST, HRD, EHR, NSF

MIGUEL VELEZ-MIGUEL VELEZ-REYES, PH.D., P.E., FSPIE, SMIEEE, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, HISPANIC AGEP ALLIANCE; CHAIR AND GEORGE W. EDWARDS, JR./EL PASO ELECTRIC DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR IN ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

IVONNE SANTIAGO, PH.D., P.E., CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, HISPANIC AGEP ALLIANCE; CLINICAL PROFESSOR, PROVOST FACULTY FELLOW, CO-DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND CULTURE OF INCLUSION FOR THE ASPIRE ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

MARY HEGARTY, PH.D., PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, AGEP CALIFORNIA HSI ALLIANCE; DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA

CHRIS KELLO, PH.D., PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, AGEP CALIFORNIA HSI ALLIANCE; INTERIM VICE PROVOST AND GRADUATE DEAN, AND PROFESSOR OF COGNITIVE AND INFORMATION SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED

JAMES E. MARSHALL, PH.D., PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, AGEP CALIFORNIA HSI ALLIANCE; DEAN, RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

BLAKE GILLESPIE, PH.D., PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, AGEP CALIFORNIA HSI ALLIANCE; PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHANNEL ISLANDS

CAMILLE O’BRYANT, PH.D., CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AGEP ALLIANCE FOR DIVERSITY AND STRENGTHS OF STEM FACULTY; ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, WELFARE AND ISSUES OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, PROFESSOR KINESIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH, COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO

VICTORIA BHAVSAR, PH.D., PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AGEP ALLIANCE FOR DIVERSITY AND STRENGTHS OF STEM FACULTY; DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FACULTY EXCELLENCE; LECTURER, PLANT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA


 

Research and Training Opportunities in the Biological Sciences at NSF

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/qdh8QhRa2oM

Mamta Rawat has served as Program Director at NSF since 2016. She has been involved in PMB, Integrative Ecological Physiology (IEP), and Symbiosis, Infection, and Immunity (SII), and Plant Biotic Interactions (PBI) programs in the IOS Division, and, also, cross-directorate programs, such as the Understanding Rules of Life Microbiome programs and Signals in the Soil. Dr. Rawat is a microbiologist/biochemist and has a PhD from Louisiana State University in plant biochemistry and physiology. Her research interests lie in bacterial physiology and biochemistry, with specific focus on stress responses of phototrophic and pathogenic bacteria.

 

Kathy Dickson has served as a Program Director at NSF for the past four years. Before that, she was a professor of Biological Science at California State University Fullerton for 30 years, where she served as department chair for five years. She has a PhD in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego. She is a comparative physiologist/biochemist with research interests in the ontogeny and evolution of regional endothermy in fishes such as tunas and lamnid sharks, and functional morphology of fishes. At NSF, in addition to the PMB Program, she is or has been involved with the NSF Research Traineeship, NSF-Simons Foundation MathBioSys Centers, and BIO Rules of Life Programs.

 

NSF HSI STEM RESOURCE HUB GRANTSMANSHIP WEBINAR HOSTS

Dr. Martha Desmond is a Regents Professor at NMSU in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology. She received her BA in Environmental Studies from Wells College and MS and Ph.D. In wildlife ecology from the University of Nebraska where she studied burrowing owl population ecology. She completed an NSF International Postdoctoral Fellowship working with the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua and Texas A&M. Her avian ecology research focuses on birds in grassland and arid land systems as well as urban environments. While working in the border region, she became interested in educational programs for diverse communities. Educational programs that she has developed have mentored thousands of students locally and nationally across natural resource fields, working collaboratively with federal agencies on the development of diverse workforces.

 





Dr. Delia Valles-Rosales is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at NMSU, where she received her Ph.D. She is originally from Mexico. Her research uses nature to inspire the development of innovative manufacturing processes, new processes of biomass utilization in the plastic industry, and models and algorithms for system optimization in agriculture, industry, and service areas. Dr. Valles-Rosales has been investigating various biomass resources as fibers to be coupled with polymers for fulfilling the need for new applications. Her research has studied the effect of materials and particle size on the mechanical properties represented by tensile, bending, impact resistance, and water absorption properties. Dr. Valles-Rosales is currently the NMSU Director of the Wheels of Change: A Consortium to Develop Champions in Agriculture in the Areas of Sustainable Energy and Natural Resource Management Program funded by USDA.



 

2021 SPRING & SUMMER WEBINAR SERIES

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub hosts grant writing webinars to support grant writing efforts for those planning on writing their first grant or engaged in writing a grant for submission. The series features speakers and panelists who share important information for writing a competitive grant. Drs. Martha Desmond and. Delia Valles, HSI STEM Hub leadership, also host live help sessions where they answer questions posed by grant-writers.  The HSI STEM Hub recommends participation in these webinars if you are currently writing a proposal or are interested in grant writing.