Sandra C. Affare, PhD
Adjunct Professor
2022
stEm PEER Fellows
Fellows are identified through a competitive application to participate in a multi-year professional development learning experience that will build personal, institutional, regional and national capacity to positively impact our engineering educational landscape. Our first cohort of 17 fellows represents 15 different institutions from 10 states.
Angela Y. Birkes, PhD
Director: Peach State LSAMP
Talia Capozzoli
Research Associate
Sunnie Sun Chung
Associate Professor of Practice
Sonia J. Garcia, PhD
Assistant Dean: Undergraduate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Henry Griffith
Department Chair: Math, Architecture, Physics, and Engineering (MAPE)
Sehba Hasan
Associate Director: Bridge to Engineering Success at Tufts (BEST)
Keisha Norris
Assistant Director: Academic Advising and Diversity Initiatives
Josiah Owusu-Danquah
Assistant Professor
Melissa Paciulli
Executive Director
Johné M. Parker, PhD
Acting Associate Dean: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Anita Ramírez
Assistant Professor
Ryan Sauvé
Assistant Director: Engineering Learning Initiatives
Patricia Thompson
Department Chair & Associate Professor
Renée Trueman
Program Coordinator: McNair Scholars
Hermine Vedogbeton
Research Scientist
Emily Wonnacott-Stanley
Community Outreach Coordinator
Sandra C. Affare, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Project: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions
Angela Y. Birkes, PhD
Director: Peach State LSAMP
Project: Engineering Young Scholars Program
Talia Capozzoli
Research Associate
Project: Fostering Engineering Identity: the Impact of Representative Mentorship and Out-of-Classroom Experiences
Sunnie Sun Chung
Associate Professor of Practice
Project: Educating AI and Data Science to Increase Diversity in Regional Workforce
Sonia J. Garcia, PhD
Assistant Dean: Undergraduate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Project: Summer Bridge Transitional Program – Increasing Success, Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented and First Generation Engineering College Students
Henry Griffith
Department Chair: Math, Architecture, Physics, and Engineering (MAPE)
Project: Data4SA – A Social Impact Framework for Broadening Participation Amongst Historically Marginalized Individuals
Sehba Hasan
Associate Director: Bridge to Engineering Success at Tufts (BEST)
Project: Retention of URM in Engineering
Keisha Norris
Assistant Director: Academic Advising and Diversity Initiatives
Project: Blossoming in STEM
Josiah Owusu-Danquah
Assistant Professor
Project: Integrative Ecosystem to Support Minority Students in Engineering
Melissa Paciulli
Executive Director
Project: Creating a First Year STEM Program for 2YR / AA Granting Institutions
Johné M. Parker, PhD
Acting Associate Dean: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Project: Cohort Undergraduate Research & Companion Seminar Series
Anita Ramírez
Assistant Professor
Project: Belonging in Engineering: Fostering Engineering Identity through Intentional Programming
Ryan Sauvé
Assistant Director: Engineering Learning Initiatives
Project: Beyond the Academics: Fostering Positive Identity Development and Self-Efficacy through Supplemental Instruction Workshops
Patricia Thompson
Department Chair & Associate Professor
Project: Innovations in Instructional Design to Increase Gender Balance in Engineering
Renée Trueman
Program Coordinator: McNair Scholars
Hermine Vedogbeton
Research Scientist
Project: Creating a Successful Academic Path for Black Students at WPI
Emily Wonnacott-Stanley
Community Outreach Coordinator
Project: Engaging BIPOC Girls in Hands-on Problem Solving Activities to Increase the Number of Girls Completing STEM degrees through Mentoring and Cohort Engagement