SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows

UniversityUniversity ooff AAlabamalabama UUniversityniversity ooff AArkansasrkansas AAuburnuburn UUniversityniversity UUniversityniversity of FFloridalorida UniversityUniversity ofof GeorgiaGeorgia UniversityUniversity ofof KentuckyKentucky LLouisianaouisiana StateState UniversityUniversity UniversityUniversity ofof MississippiMississippi MississippiMississippi State UniversityUniversity University of University of South Carolina Texas A&M University Michael A. Arthur Discipline: Library and Information Science Department Head Libraries, Resource Acquisition and Discovery Box 870266 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 (205) 348-4890 [email protected]

Michael A. Arthur is Head of Resource Acquisition and Discovery in the University Libraries and an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama. Arthur received his B.S. in Sports Marketing and Management in 1991, and his Master of Library Science in 1999, from Indiana University in Bloom- ington. He received his Master of Public Administration from in 2006. Arthur held faculty positions at Ball State University, Old Dominion, and the University of Central Florida before joining Alabama in 2015. In his current position, Arthur has completed extensive analysis and made several changes to improve the effi ciency of content delivery and increased the availability of e-books and streaming media for use in the classroom.

Arthur regularly presents at national conferences and has served on several library advisory boards representing university interests with publishers including Gale, Institute of Physics, SAGE Publica- tions, and Springer Nature. In 2015, he received one of the fi ve Faculty Excellence Awards presented annually by the Offi ce of the at the University of Central Florida.  e award recognized in- novative contributions to the university and a sustained period of excellence in the library profession. University of Alabama Hee Yun Lee Discipline: Social Work Associate Dean for Research School of Social Work Box 870314 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 (205) 348-6553 [email protected]

Dr. Hee Yun Lee is Associate Dean for Research, Professor, and holds an endowed academic chair in Social Work (Health) in the School of Social Work at the University of Alabama. As Associate Dean, she leads the Offi ce of Social Work Research, where she promotes faculty and staff grant applications, research scholarships, and post-award management.

Dr. Lee is a behavioral health scientist, and her primary research areas include health disparities, rural health, opioid prevention, treatment and recovery, and technology-driven intervention development using randomized controlled trial. She uses mobile applications, wearable devices/sensors, and so- cial media as intervention mediums to change health behaviors, predominantly among underserved populations. To date, she has developed fi ve diff erent types of app and web-based applications to promote positive health behavior changes. iveri of aaa icee ooer Discipline: Nursing Assistant Dean for Research Capstone College of Nursing Box 870358 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 (205) 348-3071 ooeraed

Dr. Michele Montgomery is Assistant Dean for Research and Associate Professor in the Capstone College of Nursing at the University of Alabama. A registered nurse who has mentored and taught in both undergraduate and graduate programs, she earned her B.A. in Communications from Alabama. She received both her B.S.N. and Ph.D. in Nursing, as well as her Master of Public Health in Epide- miology, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Dr. Montgomery has built relationships with community partners that have been fundamental in developing a program of research utilizing community-based participatory data to address health disparities in low-income and medically underserved populations. Her research has been funded by the University of Alabama/Pickens Health Care Teaching Partnership and other committees and foundations. She has presented regionally, nationally, and internationally and is highly decorated, having been named the Distinguished Community-Engaged Scholar by the Council on Community- Based Partnerships in 2019 and the President’s Faculty Research Award recipient. University of Alabama Dominic Yeager Discipline:  eatre and Dance Associate Chair Department of  eatre and Dance Box 870239 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 (205) 348-3844 [email protected]

Dominic Yeager is Associate Chair and Business and Operations Manager for the Department of  eatre and Dance at the University of Alabama. Additionally, he is Associate Professor of  eatre and leads the Arts Management Program. Recently, Yeager worked as the General Manager and Co- Producer of a new play entitled Separate and Equal, and he is currently working on a feature fi lm of the same name. He has also worked as Production Manager on the award-winning feature fi lm Service to Man and served as General Manager for the Off -Broadway production, Here I Sit Broken- hearted: A Bathroom Odyssey.

Yeager, Business Manager for SummerTide  eatre in Gulf Shores, Alabama, is a member of the Southeastern  eatre Conference and also serves as Chair of the Arts Administration Ad-Hoc Com- mittee. He received his B.F.A. in Musical  eatre from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and he received his M.F.A. in Arts Administration from Southern Utah University. He is a member of the International Association of Venue Managers, United States Institute of  eatre Technology, and the Association of Arts Administration Educators. Adriana Rossiter Hofer Discipline: Supply Chain Management Director Global Engagement Offi ce 475B Business Building Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-7424 [email protected]

Dr. Adriana Rossiter Hofer is Director of the Global Engagement Offi ce (GEO) and Associate Profes- sor in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. As the Director of GEO, Dr. Hofer is responsible for the strategy and management of the college’s internationalization eff orts, including study abroad programs, international internships, and exchanges.

She focuses her teaching on international logistics and global supply chain management, as well as the application of strategic management theories to supply chain management research. Her research has appeared or is forthcoming in the Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Business Logis- tics, Transportation Journal, and the International Journal of Logistics Management, as well as several conference proceedings and trade magazines in the U.S. and abroad.

Dr. Hofer is the recipient of the 2012 Journal of Business Logistics LaLonde Best Paper Award and the 2014 Walton College Faculty Excellence in Diversity Award, among others. Before pursuing her Ph.D., she worked as a transportation engineering consultant specializing in design, privatization, and concession of transportation infrastructure. University of Arkansas Frank Jacobus Discipline: Architecture and Design Associate Professor Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design 115 Vol Walker Hall Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-6498  [email protected]

Frank Jacobus is an Associate Professor in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and Principal Architect in the award-winning architecture fi rm SILO AR+D. He currently holds the 21st Century Chair in Construction and Technology and has served two terms as a faculty senator rep- resenting the school. Jacobus received his Bachelor of Architecture from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and he received his Master of Architecture II from the University of Texas at Austin.

Jacobus has been a member of two journal editorial boards, d3 Magazine and Architecture Research Journal, and he is an award-winning educator, having won the prestigious Imhoff Award and the Tau Sigma Delta Silver Medallion. He has coordinated and taught all levels of design studio, Furniture Design and Construction, Architectural Programming, as well as graduate and undergraduate semi- nars related to his research, and he has led numerous design-build projects for the school.

Among Jacobus’ recent educational projects is a book entitled Archi-Graphic: An Infographic Look at Architecture, published by Laurence King (2015);  e Visual Biography of Color, published by Oro Editions (2017); and an upcoming book entitled  e Making of  ings: A Handbook of Processes and Eff ects, to be published by Routledge. University of Arkansas Tiff any Murphy Discipline: Law Associate Professor School of Law 1045 W. Maple St. Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-3056 tiff [email protected]

Tiff any Murphy is Associate Professor in the University of Arkansas School of Law where she served as liaison between clinical faculty and staff . As such, she supervised staff hiring, training, and evalu- ation and coordinated with clinical faculty on task completion. Murphy received her B.A. from the , and she earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

In 2017, Murphy received the University of Arkansas Alumni Association Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award for Service. Currently, she is Secretary of the Clinical Legal Education Associa- tion, was appointed to the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission, and is a member of the Arkansas Criminal Practice Committee.

Murphy has advanced a research agenda that focuses primarily on the practical issues facing inmates litigating constitutional claims in state and federal collateral proceedings. Her academic credentials include fi ve published law review articles – with a sixth in progress. She regularly presents at confer- ences, including the National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, the Southern Clinical Conference, and the Arkansas Annual Bar Meeting. University of Arkansas Stephanie Ricker Schulte Discipline: Communication Associate Chair Department of Communication 417 Kimpel Hall Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-5956 [email protected]

Dr. Stephanie Ricker Schulte is Associate Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Com- munication at the University of Arkansas where she researches technology, popular culture, and transnational policy. She received her B.A. from Arkansas, and her M.A. in Media and Public Aff airs and Ph.D. in American Studies from George Washington University.

Dr. Ricker Schulte has held multiple campus positions, including Phi Beta Kappa President, Program Director for the Offi ce of Postgraduate Fellowships, and Associate Director of the campus Advanced Placement Institute. Her departmental roles have included Honors Advisor, Development Director, and Department Scholarship and Internship Coordinator. She also serves on several committees, including the ’s Committee on Advancing Student Success, the Faculty Grievance Com- mittee, and the Fulbright College Scholarships Selection Committee.

She has received national and state-wide grants, including an EPA Award, the College Master Teach- er Award, and she has participated in the SEC Faculty Travel Program. Her published work includes the book Cached: Decoding the Internet in Global Popular Culture (2013), and she has appeared in the International Journal of Communication, Journal of Communication and Feminist Studies. Salman Azhar Discipline: Building Science Graduate Program Chair Architecture, Design and Construction 216 Miller Gorrie Center Auburn, AL 36849 (334) 844-5383 [email protected]

Dr. Salman Azhar is Graduate Program Chair and a J.E. Wilborn Professor in the McWhorter School of Building Science at Auburn University. He has more than 20 years of research, teaching, admin- istrative, and construction industry experience in the U.S., Hong Kong,  ailand, and Pakistan.  e U.S. Agency for International Development has funded his research, in addition to funding received from the U.S. Department of State and the Construction Industry Institute, among others. Dr. Azhar received his B.S. in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore, Paki- stan, his Master of Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology, and he received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Florida International University.

Dr. Azhar has authored a book, Data Warehousing in Construction Organizations: Concepts, Archi- tecture and Implementation, co-edited 13 conference proceedings and published more than 125 pa- pers in refereed journals and conferences. Five of his research papers received the Best Paper Award in conferences held in South Africa, Jordan, Finland, the U.K., and the U.S. Dr. Azhar also received Auburn University’s Outstanding Faculty Award in 2012 and the Excellence in Service Award in 2019 and 2017, among others. Auburn University Eve Brantley Discipline: Environmental Sciences Extension Specialist Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences 201 Funchess Hall Auburn, AL 36849 (334) 740-4425 [email protected]

Dr. Eve Brantley is an Extension Specialist and Associate Professor in the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences at Auburn University. She received her B.S. from Berry College, her M.S. from Clemson University, and her Ph.D. in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn.

She currently serves as the Alabama Cooperative Extension System Water Resource Specialist and leads the Agronomic Crops Extension team, where she provides support to aquatic sciences, animal sciences and forages, home grounds, and forestry, wildlife, and natural resources. Dr. Brantley has worked on watershed planning and implementation that includes elements such as stream restora- tion, storm-water management, water conservation, and education at the watershed, river basin, and regional scales. Auburn University Joe B. Hanna Discipline: Supply Chain Management Associate Dean for Research and Outreach Raymond J. Harbert College of Business 405 W. Magnolia Ave. Auburn, AL 36849 (334) 844-6848 [email protected]

Dr. Joe B. Hanna is Associate Dean for Research and Outreach and Regions Bank Professor in the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business at Auburn University. In 2007, he became department chair and helped establish an integrated supply chain management program.  en in 2011, he was named associate dean and has helped grow the research enterprise of the college. He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from State University.

Dr. Hanna has served as an educational advisor to numerous companies, industry professional orga- nizations and government entities, and he has served as an expert witness on supply chain topics. Dr. Hanna has taught various undergraduate, graduate, and executive-level courses for the Harbert Col- lege and has chaired or participated in multiple master’s thesis projects and Ph.D. dissertation com- mittees. Additionally, Dr. Hanna has published more than 60 refereed journal articles, is co-author of multiple books and has made numerous presentations at academic and practitioner conferences. Be- fore his academic career, Dr. Hanna had a successful business career working for Phillips Petroleum Company (now ConocoPhillips), Phillips 66 Chemical Company (now ChevronPhillips Chemical Company) and Coopers and Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). Auburn University Caralise W. Hunt Discipline: Nursing Associate Dean for Academic Aff airs School of Nursing 710 Donahue Dr. Auburn, AL 36849 (334) 844-6763 [email protected]

Dr. Caralise W. Hunt is Associate Dean for Academic Aff airs and an Associate Professor in the Au- burn University School of Nursing. Dr. Hunt teaches graduate level nursing courses and medical- surgical nursing and evidence-based practice at the undergraduate level. She also holds a joint ap- pointment in the Department of Health Outcomes, Research, and Policy in the Harrison School of Pharmacy at Auburn.

She completed her B.S. in Nursing at Auburn, her M.S. in Nursing at Troy State University and her Ph.D. in Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Before entering academia, she prac- ticed as a registered nurse in a variety of settings. Dr. Hunt’s program of research focuses on self- management behaviors of people living with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Jeff Carney Discipline: Architecture Associate Director Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience PO Box 115702 Gainesville, FL 32611 (352) 392-0205 j.carney@ufl .edu

Jeff Carney is Associate Director of the University of Florida Institute for Built Environment Resil- ience and an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture. He is an architect and urban designer working at the interface of urbanism, infrastructure, and dynamic coastal ecosystems. Previously he was Director of the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio (CSS), a center dedicated to trans-disciplinary design research in the Lower Delta.

While leading the CSS, Carney co-directed his team’s winning submission to the Changing Course competition called “Th e Giving Delta.” His work has been awarded by the American Institute of Ar- chitects, American Planning Association, and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, among others.

Carney received his B.A. in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis and Master’s De- grees in Architecture and City and Regional Planning from the , Berkeley, where he received the Branner Fellowship to study neighborhood scale urbanism around the world. University of Florida Ester J. de Jong Discipline: Education Director School of Teaching and Learning PO Box 117048 Gainesville, FL 32611 (352) 273-4227 [email protected] .edu

Dr. Ester J. de Jong is Director of the School of Teaching and Learning and a Professor in ESOL/ Bilingual Education at the University of Florida. She completed her B.A. and M.A. in Lingustics and Literature Studies at Tilburg University and her Ed.D. in Literacy, Language, and Cultural Studies at . She was recently President of the TESOL International Association, formerly known as Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (2017-2018).

Dr. de Jong has worked as Principal Investigator for several grants, including a $1 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. She has also authored and co-authored peer-reviewed articles, journals, and books in publications including the Bilingual Research Journal, the Peabody Journal of Education, and the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism.

Dr. de Jong’s research focuses on equity in education with an emphasis on dual language education for bilingual learners. Her work examines how language-in-education policies at the macro, meso, and micro level aff ect learning opportunities for linguistically and culturally diverse students and how the preparation of general education teachers can be enhanced to work with bilingual learners. University of Florida Christopher R. McCurdy Discipline: Pharmacology Director Florida Translational Drug Development Core 2004 Mowry Rd. Gainesville, FL 32610 (352) 294-8691 [email protected] .edu

Dr. Christopher R. McCurdy is Director of the University of Florida Translational Drug Develop- ment Core, which off ers investigational new drug-enabling assays to accelerate the translation of candidate molecules into clinical trials. He is a broadly trained medicinal chemist, behavioral phar- macologist, and pharmacist whose research focuses on the design, synthesis, and development of drugs to treat pain and drug abuse.

Dr. McCurdy completed his B.S. in Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University and his Ph.D. in Medici- nal Chemistry from the University of Georgia. He has graduated 15 Ph.D. students and mentored several postdoctoral associates, honors college students, and more than 100 undergraduate students. Dr. McCurdy has been successful in discovering unique and selective tools for sigma receptors, NPFF receptors, and opioid receptors. University of Florida Ted Spiker Discipline: Journalism Department Chair Department of Journalism PO Box 118400 Gainesville, FL 32611 (352) 392-6990 [email protected] .edu

Ted Spiker is Chair of the Journalism Department and Professor at the University of Florida. He is a graduate of the Graduate School of Journalism (M.S.) and the University of Delaware (B.A.). He came to Florida in 2001 and has served as department chair since 2014. Spiker has taught more than a dozen courses, including Sports Media and Society, Health and Science Writ- ing, and Advanced Magazine Writing. In 2016-17, he was named Teacher of the Year, and he is a two-time winner of Teacher of the Year in the UF College of Journalism and Communications.

Spiker, who was an editor at Men’s Health magazine before coming to Florida, is the author of one book and co-author of more than 20 books on health and wellness. He has written hundreds of stories in a variety of platforms, including  e Washington Post, Time, Esquire, and Fortune, among others. Additionally, he has published scholarly work about magazine covers and sports literary journalism. University of Georgia Santanu Chatterjee Discipline: Economics Director Full-Time MBA and M.S. Business Analytics Programs 314D Correll Hall Athens, GA 30602 (706) 542-1709 schatt@.edu

Dr. Santanu Chatterjee is Director of the Full-Time MBA and M.S. Business Analytics Programs and a Josiah Meigs Professor of Economics at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. Before joining UGA’s Economics Department in 2001, he earned his Ph.D. from the . Dr. Chatterjee’s research interests lie at the intersection of economic growth and devel- opment, with a focus on foreign aid, the provision and fi nancing of public goods, income inequality, and the external adjustment of developing countries.

Dr. Chatterjee has won the George P. Swi Teaching Award three times, the Hough O. Nourse MBA Teacher of the Year Award, the Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching from the Terry College, and the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship. He has been a visiting scholar at the In- ternational Monetary Fund, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Hamburg in Germany. Dr. Chatterjee is currently serving on the editorial boards for Economic Inquiry and the Journal of Macroeconomics. University of Georgia John M. Drake Discipline: Ecology Associate Dean of Academic Aff airs Odum School of Ecology 140 E. Green St. Athens, GA 30602 (706) 818-4452 [email protected]

Dr. John M. Drake is Associate Dean of Academic Aff airs, Distinguished Research Professor of Ecol- ogy, and founding Director of the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia. Dr. Drake received his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2004 and was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara, California. In 2013, he created the Population Biology of Infectious Diseases Research Experience for Undergraduates Site Program, a nine-week residential program providing specialized training at the undergraduate level and aimed at increasing inclusion and diversity in the scientifi c workforce.

Dr. Drake was Leverhulme Visiting Professor in the Oxford University Department of Zoology in 2012 and was recipient of the UGA Creative Research Medal in 2014. In 2016, he and his UGA col- leagues launched the Interdisciplinary Disease Ecology Across Scales (IDEAS) Ph.D. program. He is a senior editor at the journal Ecology Letters and editor of the book series Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, published by Oxford University Press. University of Georgia Jean Martin-Williams Discipline: Music Performance Associate Dean Franklin College of Arts and Sciences 215 Herty Dr. Athens, GA 30602 (706) 542-3400 [email protected]

Dr. Jean Martin-Williams is Associate Dean and a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Horn in the Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia. Her degrees are from the Manhat- tan School of Music, where she was the fi rst brass player to receive the Doctor of Musical Arts degree.

As Associate Dean, Dr. Martin-Williams’ portfolio includes Art, Music, Dance,  eatre-Film, and English. She is also the college liaison for online learning and all matters related to curriculum, and this year she is serving on the UGA Athletic Association Board, the University Council, and the Task- force on the Transfer Experience.

Dr. Martin-Williams’ research focus is horn performance and pedagogy. Her discography includes the New York Chamber Symphony, the New York Pops, the Georgia Woodwind Quintet, and the Symphony. Dr. Martin-Williams is on the Board of Advisors of the International Horn Com- petition of America, and each spring she presents an invited seminar at the Juilliard School of Music. University of Georgia Kaori Sakamoto Discipline: Veterinary Pathology Director Comparative Biomedical Sciences Program 501 D.W. Brooks Dr. Athens, GA 30602 (706) 542-5844 [email protected]

Dr. Kaori Sakamoto is Director of the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Program and Associate Pro- fessor in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at the University of Georgia. She also served as Interim Department Head for the Department of Pathology. Dr. Sakamoto received her D.V.M. from North Carolina State University and her M.S. from . She completed her veterinary pathology residency and earned her Ph.D. from . Dr. Sakamoto has been a member of the faculty at Georgia since 2008, and she is a member of the Veterinary Honor Society.

Dr. Sakamoto promotes healthy mentorship of graduate students as a part of the UGA Mentoring Academy, and she developed the course Managing Mentoring Relationships. She also coordinates several well-being initiatives at the CVM, including the Bulldawg Support Network and a Veterinary Well-Being Certifi cate Program. She is also a member of the CVM Well-Being Committee. iveri of eck aricia rka Discipline: Geography Department Chair Department of Geography 849 Patterson Offi cer Tower Lexington, KY 40506 (859) 257-6952 erkaked

Dr. Patricia Ehrkamp is Chair of the Geography Department and a Professor of Geography at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Ehrkamp holds an M.A. from the University of Bonn in Germany and earned her Ph.D. in Geography from the . Her research interests lie in im- migration, citizenship, refugee geopolitics, and migrant transnationalism.

Dr. Ehrkamp’s current research on the geopolitics of trauma is funded by the National Science Foun- dation and examines the role of mental health and its governance in the admission and resettlement of Iraqi refugees in the U.S. As a political and feminist geographer, she focuses on the role of spaces of everyday life in the politics of immigration, citizenship, and belonging. Her work has been pub- lished in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Urban Geography, and Progress in Human Geography, among others. University of Kentucky Tony Hardin Discipline:  eatrical Scenic and Lighting Design Department Chair Department of  eatre and Dance 114 Fine Arts Building Lexington, KY 40506 (859) 257-9250 [email protected]

Tony Hardin is Chair of the Department of  eatre and Dance and Associate Professor at the Uni- versity of Kentucky. Hardin earned his M.F.A. from the University of in Scenic Design. At UK, he has taught courses in Scenic Design, Lighting Design, Projection Design, and Scene Painting. In addition to teaching, he serves his department, college, and university in a variety of roles, includ- ing Director of Undergraduate Studies. Hardin was recently awarded the College of Fine Arts 2019 Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence Award, honoring University of Kentucky Alumni.

Away from the university, Hardin serves on the Board of Directors for the United States Institute for  eatre Technology, the leading international organization dedicated to innovation and education in the areas of theatrical design and production. He also serves as Chair of the United States Institute for  eatre Technology’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. Hardin sits on the Board of Directors for the Lexington  eatre Company and has designed either scenery, lighting, or projection for more than 150 theatre and opera productions in a variety of venues around the U.S. University of Kentucky Mike Johnson Discipline: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Chair Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 453 F. Paul Anderson Tower Lexington, KY 40506 (859) 257-0717 [email protected]

Dr. Mike Johnson is Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor at the University of Kentucky. He is also Director of the Kentucky Scholars in Engineering Leader- ship Program and teaches in the UK College of Engineering’s First-Year Engineering Program. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University, M.S. in from the University of Texas at , and B.S. in Computer Science Engineering and Engineering with Electrical Concentration from LeTourneau University. His primary research area is speech and signal processing, with interests in bioacoustics, speech production and kinemat- ics, machine learning, and nonlinear signal processing.

Dr. Johnson is an active researcher, author, and reviewer, having received more than $3 million in external funding and published more than 125 refereed articles and presentations. In addition to his role as department chair, Dr. Johnson has spent two separate sabbatical years as a senior visiting fac- ulty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. University of Kentucky Lisa R. Tannock Discipline: Internal Medicine and Endocrinology Sr. Associate Dean for Faculty Aff airs and Development MN145 College of Medicine 800 Rose St. Lexington, KY 40536 (859) 218-1415 [email protected]

Dr. Lisa R. Tannock is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Aff airs and Development, Professor, and Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine at the University of Kentucky. She is also a Veterans Aff airs staff physician. She obtained her M.D. and internal medicine training at the , Canada, then completed a fellowship in Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition at the University of Washington. Her clinical interests included diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and transgender care.

As Senior Associate Dean, she is responsible for all aspects of faculty recruitment and appointments, development, promotions, compensation, and evaluations. As a clinician, she has a primary focus on the care of individuals with or at risk for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease, as well as directing a program providing transgender hormone therapy. Dr. Tannock serves as a mentor to numerous trainees at all levels, and these trainees co-author the majority of her publications. Louisiana State University Sibel Bargu Ates Discipline: Natural Sciences and Oceanography Associate Dean of Academics College of the Coast and Environment 93 South Quad Drive, Suite 1002 Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225) 578-3334 [email protected]

Dr. Sibel Bargu Ates is the Associate Dean of Academics and Professor in the College of the Coast and Environment at Louisiana State University. In her role as the associate dean, she is focused on improving student recruitment and retention, curriculum developments, faculty communication, development and enrichment, and increasing diversity opportunities. Dr. Bargu has been a member of more than 15 committees at the department, college, and university levels. In addition, she was Associate Director of the Coastal Environmental Science Undergraduate Program, where she was responsible for recruitment and retention, curriculum development, and the formation of an under- graduate research program.

Dr. Bargu received her B.S. in Biology from Istanbul University and completed her M.S. in Chemical Oceanography (1998) and Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography (2001) from the University of Califor- nia, Santa Cruz. Her research focus is how ecosystem-level changes in coastal and oceanic systems impacted by both natural oscillations in oceanographic conditions and unidirectional human-in- duced changes infl uence primary producer algal communities. Louisiana State University Rhonda D. Cardin Discipline: Virology and Infectious Diseases Associate Dean for Research and Advanced Studies School of Veterinary Medicine 1102B Skip Bertman Drive at River Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225) 578-9907 [email protected]

Dr. Rhonda D. Cardin is an Associate Dean for Research and Advanced Studies and Professor of Pathobiological Sciences in the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Cardin received her A.B. in Biology and Psychology in 1983 from Washington University in St. Louis. She began her Ph.D. at , and a er the lab moved to Baton Rouge, received her Ph.D. in Microbiology in 1989 from LSU. In 1994, she went to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to study viral immunology with Dr. Peter C. Doherty, who was awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his pioneering research.

In 2003, a er working in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Cardin returned to academia to pursue Cytomegalovirus pathogenesis research in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Cincinnati Chil- dren’s Hospital Medical Center. In 2016, she became associate dean and professor at LSU. As a mem- ber of the International Society for Antiviral Research and a co-founder and Chair of the Women in Science Committee, Dr. Cardin mentors female scientists in antiviral research. Louisiana State University Arend W.A. Van Gemmert Discipline: Kinesiology Acting Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies College of Human Sciences and Education 221G Peabody Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225) 578-4701 [email protected]

Dr. Arend W.A. Van Gemmert is Acting Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at Loui- siana State University. He holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Nijmegen (currently Radboud University) in  e Netherlands. Since his arrival at LSU in August 2008, he has served on several committees, including the Board of Governors of the Faculty Club Inc., Faculty Senate, and the Advisory Committee on Parking and Transport Services, among others.

Dr. Van Gemmert serves as Executive Director of the Life Course and Aging Center and as a member of several committees, such as the Online Engagement Council and the Mobility Implementation Planning Committee. He also chairs the College of Human Sciences and Education’s Discovery and Research Committee and the Distance and Online Learning Committee. Dr. Van Gemmert has also shown leadership interest in several professional organizations, including the North American Soci- ety for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, the Society for Neuroscience, and the Psycho- nomic Society (Fellow), among others. Louisiana State University Carol M. Wicks Discipline: Geology and Geophysics Interim Associate Dean Graduate School 121 David Boyd Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225) 578-2312 [email protected]

Dr. Carol M. Wicks is Interim Associate Dean of the Louisiana State University Graduate School and is a former Chair of the Department of Geology and Geophysics. She earned her Ph.D. from the Uni- versity of Virginia. Dr. Wicks’ research focuses on the hydrology and hydrogeology of karstic basins with a particular interest in the interfaces with geochemistry and aquatic ecology.  e National Sci- ence Foundation has supported her work, resulting in numerous scholarly articles and presentations.

Dr. Wicks has earned fellowships in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Geological Society of America, and the National Speleological Society. She has been active in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, leading a robust research group of graduate and undergraduate students, and serving her department, college, university, and numerous professional associations. In 2017, Dr. Wicks was awarded the Science Award from the National Speleological Society as well as the George Burke Maxey Distinguished Service Award from the Hydrogeology Division of the Geological Society of America. University of Mississippi Nichelle C. Boyd-Robinson Discipline: Teacher Education Diversity Offi cer School of Education 5197 W.E. Ross Pkwy. Southaven, MS 38671 (662) 393-9290 [email protected]

Dr. Nichelle C. Boyd-Robinson is the Diversity Offi cer and an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Mississippi. She taught in the Oxford, Birmingham, and Memphis City School Districts and was an assistant professor for two years at the University of Memphis before returning home to Oxford.

As diversity offi cer, she implements university diversity initiatives within the school, and she has developed a variety of programs, workshops, course work, and diversity initiatives for faculty, staff , and students. Additionally, Dr. Robinson serves on two diff erent state department committees, one to diversify the state’s teaching pipeline and another to modify educator preparation programs to include culturally and linguistically responsive practices.

Her research interests include eff ectively addressing culturally responsive practices/implicit bias in educator preparation programs, closing the achievement gap for African American children, and keeping the principles of the Civil Rights Movement relevant with pre- and in-service teachers. University of Mississippi Paul D. Johnson Discipline: Management Department Chair Department of Management 372 Holman Hall University, MS 38677 (662) 915-5469 [email protected]

Dr. Paul D. Johnson is Chair of the Department of Management, an Associate Professor, and the  omas Colbert Lecturer in Entrepreneurship in the School of Business Administration at the Uni- versity of Mississippi. In his role, Dr. Johnson serves on the Executive Committee, MBA Commit- tee, and the Scholarship Committee for the School of Business Administration. A er attending the University of for a B.S. in Zoology and an MBA, he received his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in 2010. Dr. Johnson then worked at Western Carolina University where he became department chair and Assistant Dean for Strategic Planning until his arrival at the University of Mis- sissippi in 2015.

Dr. Johnson is the author of numerous publications on innovation, creativity, and the motivational processes that underlie those in entrepreneurial teams. His work appears in the Journal of Manage- ment, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and the Journal of Organizational Behavior, among others. He is currently working to make his major-required course accessible to more students through an open education resources grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. University of Mississippi Rebekah E. Smith Discipline: Cognitive Psychology Department Chair Department of Psychology 205A Peabody Hall University, MS 38677 (662) 915-7383 [email protected]

Dr. Rebekah E. Smith is Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Mississippi. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greens- boro and a B.S. in Mathematics from Tulane University. She completed postdoctoral training at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was on the faculty at the University of Texas at San Antonio and served as Chair of the Faculty Senate, a member of the University of Texas System Faculty Advisory Council, and department chair.

Dr. Smith’s research on cognitive aging, which has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, focuses primarily on prospective memory. She has served on several editorial boards including as an associate editor for the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. University of Mississippi Dwight E. Waddell Discipline: Biomedical Engineering Department Chair Department of Biomedical Engineering 237 Brevard Hall University, MS 38677 (662) 915-2623 [email protected]

Dr. Dwight E. Waddell is founding Chair of the University of Mississippi’s new Biomedical Engineer- ing Department and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering. A former postdoctoral research- er at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Waddell earned his Ph.D. and Master’s in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin and his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineer- ing from Louisiana State University.

Dr. Waddell is currently Director of the Cognition and Neuromechanics Laboratory, which is a cross- disciplinary laboratory actively engaged in research with faculty from various departments across the Ole Miss campus, including Biology, Computer Science, Communicative Disorders, Electrical Engi- neering and the university’s Brain Wellness Constellation. He was the inaugural academic advisor for the university’s Biomedical Engineering Society student chapter and the 2017 recipient of the School of Engineering service award. Dr. Waddell has served for more than a decade as a member of the university’s Institutional Review Board. Mississippi State University Dana Pomykal Franz Discipline: Education Chair Mississippi State University Curriculum Committee 345 Allen Hall Mississippi State, MS 39762 (662) 325-7117 [email protected]

Dr. Dana Pomykal Franz is Chair of Mississippi State University’s Curriculum Committee and a Pro- fessor in Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education. Before chairing the curriculum committee, a position she’s held for three years, Dr. Franz served as Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education in the College of Education.

Currently, she works with both undergraduate mathematics education and secondary graduate edu- cation, and she is the Primary Investigator on two National Science Foundation grants, ITEST and Noyce Capacity Building. Dr. Franz engages in professional development for middle school and sec- ondary mathematics teachers, and she focuses on recruitment and retention of mathematics and sci- ence teachers as well as an institutional, systemic transformation for teacher education. Dr. Franz is also Co-Leader of the Research Action Cluster for Program Recruitment and Retention, leading an in-depth examination of recruitment practices across approximately ten institutions. Mississippi State University Hsain Ilahiane Discipline: Anthropology & Middle Eastern Cultures Department Head Department of Anthropology & Middle Eastern Cultures 340 Lee Blvd. Mississippi State, MS 39762 (662) 325-0136 [email protected]

Dr. Hsain Ilahiane is Head of the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures and Professor at Mississippi State University. He completed his B.A. in International Relations from the Catholic University of America, his M.A. in International Development from George Washington University, and his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the .

Dr. Ilahiane is a broadly trained anthropologist whose research focuses on development, poverty, globalization, oasis farming, and political ecology. He has completed fieldwork in Morocco, the United States of America, Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa; and speaks several languages, including Berber, Arabic, French, and Spanish. Dr. Ilahiane is highly regarded in his field, having written several books, peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, monographs, and book reviews. He has also mentored several postdoctoral associates and honors college students, while serving on undergraduate and graduate student committees. Mississippi State University John Rodgers Discipline: Geosciences Department Head Department of Geosciences 225 Allen Hall Mississippi State, MS 39762 (662) 325-1393 [email protected]

Dr. John Rodgers is Head of the Department of Geosciences and a Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Mississippi State University. A biogeographer who researches coastal vegetation, climate, and geospatial sciences, he received B.S. degrees in both Biology (ecology emphasis) and Botany from the University of Tennessee. He received an M.S. in Botany from Tennessee and earned his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Georgia.

As a department head, he looks forward to growing the department, increasing research productivity, and ensuring the department’s long-term sustainability. Dr. Rodgers began his career at the Univer- sity of New Orleans before coming to Mississippi State. He has served on the Faculty Senate, and he is currently Director of the Geospatial and Remote Sensing Minor. At the college level, Dr. Rodgers served on the Scholarship Committee, Promotion and Tenure Committee, and the Committee on Courses and Curricula. Mississippi State University M. Kathleen  omas Discipline: Economics Department Head Department of Finance and Economics PO Box 9580 Mississippi State, MS 39762 (662) 325-2561 [email protected]

Dr. M. Kathleen  omas is Head of the Department of Finance and Economics and a Professor of Economics at Mississippi State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from Georgia State University in 2000. Dr.  omas has served Mississippi State as a member of the Institutional Review Board and the Faculty Research Advisory Council. She is past Chair of the University Instructional Improvement Committee and served six years as Associate Director of Instruction for Mississippi State’s Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy. Dr.  omas is a 2019-20 Community- Engaged Learning Fellow and is currently revising her senior-level course in public fi nance to include community-engaged learning.

Before coming to Mississippi State in 2002, Dr.  omas was a researcher with the Texas Schools Proj- ect at the University of Texas at . She has written more than 20 journal articles, book chapters, and blog posts, and she has published in peer-reviewed journals such as Economics Letters, Social Choice and Welfare, Southern Economic Journal, and the Journal of Cultural Economics. University of Missouri Robin Harris Discipline: Nursing Associate Dean for Academic Aff airs Sinclair School of Nursing S410 School of Nursing Columbia, MO 65211 (573) 882-7969 [email protected]

Dr. Robin Harris is Associate Dean for Academic Aff airs in the Sinclair School of Nursing at the Uni- versity of Missouri. She received a B.S. in Nursing from Lincoln University, a Master’s Degree as a Maternal Child Clinical Nurse Specialist from the University of Missouri, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) in Systems Leadership from Rush University. Previous leadership roles within the school have included D.N.P. Program Director and Area Coordinator for the D.N.P. in Leadership and Innovations in Health Care.

Dr. Harris has published in peer-reviewed journals, presented both regionally and nationally, con- ducted peer reviews for academic journals, and she continues to mentor doctoral students. At the university level, she co-Chairs the Online Course and Program Quality Committee, is a member of the Extension and Engagement Executive Education Task Force, and serves on the School of Medi- cine Sheldon Clinical Simulation Advisory Council. University of Missouri S. David Mitchell Discipline: Law Associate Dean for Academic Aff airs School of Law 232 Hulston Hall Columbia, MO 65211 (573) 882-8113 [email protected]

Dr. S. David Mitchell is Associate Dean for Academic Aff airs and the Ruth L. Hulston Professor of Law at the University of Missouri. He earned his J.D. and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, and in 2006, he joined the law faculty at Missouri. Dr. Mitchell is an interdisciplinary scholar who looks at the criminal justice system, specifi cally collateral consequences of sentencing, ex-off ender reentry and reintegration, and felon disenfranchisement, through both a legal and socio- logical lens.

Dr. Mitchell was a participant in the University of Missouri System’s Leadership Development Pro- gram (2015); served as Chair of the UM System Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force (2015); and also as Chair of the UM System Diversity Advisory Council (2016). He has served as Chair and is currently a member of the Missouri State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Dr. Mitchell has been recognized for both his teaching - Chalk Award (2009); and for his service - UM President’s Community Engagement Award (2015). University of Missouri Alexandra Socarides Discipline: English Department Chair Department of English 114M Tate Hall Columbia, MO 65211 (573) 882-4483 [email protected]

Dr. Alexandra Socarides is Chair of the English Department and Associate Professor at the Univer- sity of Missouri. Before becoming chair in 2017, she served for three years as the Director of Un- dergraduate Studies in English. In both positions, Dr. Socarides has focused on creating sustainable structures that allow students to succeed in all aspects of their college careers. Dr. Socarides received her Ph.D. from and is the author of two books on American poetry, Dickinson Unbound: Paper, Process, Poetics (Oxford University Press, 2012) and In Plain Sight: Nineteenth- Century American Women’s Poetry and the Problem of Literary History (Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2020).

Dr. Socarides recently received fellowships from the American Antiquarian Society, the Huntington Library, and the Winterthur Library, and she sits on the editorial boards of three leading journals in her fi eld, American Literature, J19, and Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers. Dr. Socarides regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on nineteenth-century American literature and poetics and was a 2016 UM Kemper Fellow for Teaching Excellence. University of Missouri Mary Stegmaier Discipline: Public Aff airs Interim Vice Provost for International Programs Truman School of Public Aff airs MU International Center, N52 Memorial Union Columbia, MO 65211 (573) 882-6008 [email protected]

Dr. Mary Stegmaier is currently serving as Interim Vice Provost for International Programs at the University of Missouri. In this role, she directs the International Center, which serves all interna- tional students and scholars, assures compliance with related federal regulations, manages university study abroad programs, and fosters university initiatives.

Dr. Stegmaier is also an Associate Professor in the Truman School of Public Aff airs. As a compara- tive politics scholar, she has spent extensive time researching in Central and Eastern Europe. She has published on international elections and voting behavior in a variety of journals, including the Brit- ish Journal of Political Science, East European Politics & Societies, Electoral Studies, and International Journal of Forecasting.

Dr. Stegmaier teaches courses on Global Governance, Public Service and Democracy, and the Eu- ropean Union, and has led study abroad programs to Brussels and Prague. She has also served as an international election observer with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Macedonia. University of South Carolina Heather M. Brandt Discipline: Health Promotion, Education and Behavior Associate Dean Graduate School 552 Close-Hipp Building 1705 College St. Columbia, SC 29208 (803) 777-1250 [email protected]

Dr. Heather M. Brandt is Associate Dean in the Graduate School and Professor of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. As associate dean, Dr. Brandt directs scholarly initiatives, professional development programs, com- munication eff orts, and other activities to support more than 6,200 graduate students across more than 250 graduate degree programs. She is also a faculty affi liate in the Rural and Minority Health Research Center, South Carolina Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program, TecHealth- Technology Center to Promote Healthy Lifestyles, and Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

Dr. Brandt’s research program in cancer prevention and control focuses on examining, describing, and intervening upon cancer-related health disparities through innovative approaches in partnership with the “community” (defi ned broadly and diversely). She conducts her work with churches, non- profi t organizations, and in health care settings in rural areas of South Carolina to increase cervical cancer screening, HPV vaccination, and colorectal cancer screening. University of South Carolina David A. Cárdenas Discipline: Tourism and Hospitality Management Associate Dean of Academic Programs College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management Carolina Coliseum, Suite 1010-D Columbia, SC 29208 (803) 777-5120 [email protected]

Dr. David A. Cárdenas is Associate Dean of Academic Programs in the College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management and Global Carolina Regional Director of and South America for the University of South Carolina. Dr. Cárdenas earned his Bachelor’s in Zoology and his Master’s and Ph.D. in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management from North Carolina State University. As as- sociate dean, he is responsible for all academic programs, accreditation, assessment, student services, enrollment management, international programs, scholarships, and corporate engagement. Before being named associate dean, he was a Research Associate in the Richardson Family SmartState Cen- ter of Economic Excellence in Tourism and Economic Development.

His research has garnered more than $500,000 in funding, and he has published in top-tier tourism and hospitality journals, including the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Tourism Analysis, and the Journal of Destinations Marketing and Management. Dr. Cárdenas has been a visiting professor at Shandong University in China and the University of Aruba, among others. He has helped establish the University of South Carolina’s Latino and Hispanic Faculty Caucus and has developed more than 20 international academic partnerships. University of South Carolina Laura Kissel Discipline: Documentary Media Production Director School of Visual Art and Design 1615 Senate St. Columbia, SC 29208 (803) 777-4236 [email protected]

Laura Kissel is Director of the School of Visual Art and Design, Interim Director of the Film and Media Studies Program, and Professor of Media Arts at the University of South Carolina. She is an Emmy-nominated documentary fi lmmaker, and her feature-length documentary about a global, cot- ton supply chain—Cotton Road (2014)—has been honored with eight festival awards, translated into four languages and exhibited nationally and internationally in fi lm and video festivals, at community events, and in classrooms. Cotton Road has aired on more than 75 national public television stations, including in the major markets of New York and Chicago.

Kissel was an Invited Featured Artist at the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar in 2011; a Fulbright Re- search Fellow in 2009 and a South Carolina Media Arts Fellow in 2007. Her media productions have been supported by grants from the Fledgling Fund and the South Carolina Humanities Council. She teaches courses on Media Culture, Film and Video Production, and Documentary Filmmaking. University of South Carolina Qiana Whitted Discipline: English and African American Studies Director African American Studies Program 258 Gambrell Hall Columbia, SC 29208 (803) 777-7248 [email protected]

Dr. Qiana Whitted is Director of the African American Studies Program and Professor of English and African American Studies at the University of South Carolina. Her central goal for the African American Studies Program is to increase the number of students taking courses within the depart- ment. A graduate of Hampton University with a Ph.D. from , her research and teach- ing focus on African American literary and cultural studies and American comics and graphic novels. Dr. Whitted is particularly interested in the intersections of race and gender in comics produced during the 1940s and 1950s.

Dr. Whitted is editor of Inks:  e Journal of the Comics Studies Society and Chair of the International Comic Arts Forum. Her published works include two books, EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Pro- test (Rutgers, 2019) and “A God of Justice?”:  e Problem of Evil in Twentieth-Century Black Literature (Virginia, 2009), as well as the co-edited collection, Comics and the U.S. South (Mississippi, 2012). Dr. Whitted has also published essays that focus on graphic novel representations of historical fi gures such as Nat Turner, Stagger Lee, and Emmett Till. University of Tennessee Larry McKay Discipline: Earth Sciences Associate Dean of Research and Facilities College of Arts and Sciences 312 Ayres Hall Knoxville, TN 37996 (865) 974-4378 [email protected]

Dr. Larry McKay is Associate Dean of Research and Facilities for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee. Dr. McKay served for eight years as Head of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, during which time the department experienced substantial growth in enroll- ment, research, faculty positions, and alumni-funded endowments. He helped lead the department through design, construction, and moving into a new, state-of-the-art building in 2017. He was ap- pointed associate dean in July 2019.

Dr. McKay received his Bachelor’s in Geological Engineering from the University of British Colum- bia. He worked for fi ve years as a consulting engineer before continuing his studies at the University of Waterloo, where he received a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences. A er joining Tennessee, Dr. McKay de- veloped a very successful research and teaching program in hydrogeology, with an emphasis on fate and transport of contaminants in groundwater. He also developed courses in career planning for undergraduate and Ph.D. students. University of Tennessee Hollie Raynor Discipline: Clinical Psychology and Nutrition Interim Assistant Dean of Research College of Education, Health and Human Sciences 1215 Cumberland Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37996 (865) 974-6529 [email protected]

Dr. Hollie Raynor is Interim Assistant Dean of Research and Professor in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at the University of Tennessee. She holds an M.S. in Public Health Nu- trition and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. She also is a registered dietitian and licensed psychologist. Dr. Raynor conducts research in lifestyle interventions for pediatric and adult weight management, has published more than 125 peer-reviewed articles and has received funding from the National In- stitutes of Health, American Diabetes Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation, and Weight Watchers International.

Dr. Raynor served as a member of the National Committee for Clinical Guidelines for Obesity for the American Psychological Association and as a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Prediabetes Evidence Analysis Library Committee. University of Tennessee Paula Schaefer Discipline: Law Associate Dean for Academic Aff airs College of Law 1505 W. Cumberland Ave. Knoxville, TN 37996 (865) 974-6793 [email protected]

Paula Schaefer is Associate Dean for Academic Aff airs and Professor of Law at the University of Ten- nessee College of Law. She joined the faculty in 2008 and now teaches Professional Responsibility, Civil Procedure, E-Discovery, Pre-Trial Litigation, and Behavioral Legal Ethics. Schaefer also devel- oped, coordinates, and teaches in the Semester in Residence program. From 2012-2015, she chaired a committee that proposed substantial changes to the 1L curriculum; and the faculty adopted the proposed changes in 2015.

Schaefer’s scholarship considers attorney ethics, fi duciary duty, and behavioral legal ethics. She has published in Case Western Reserve Law Review, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, and Maryland Law Review, among others. She is the author of Developing Professional Skills: Civil Procedure, and co-author of Developing Professional Skills: Professional Responsibility and Professional Responsibility in the Life of the Lawyer. Schaefer writes in the area of legal education reform, in addition to serving as a subject matter expert for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam. She has received the Harold Warner Outstanding Teacher Award. University of Tennessee Shawn L. Spurgeon Discipline: Counselor Education President-Elect Faculty Senate 1122 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37996 (865) 974-4181 [email protected]

Dr. Shawn L. Spurgeon is President-Elect of the Faculty Senate and Associate Professor of Coun- selor Education at the University of Tennessee. He earned his Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education in 2002 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has published articles on African American male development and professional counselor identity development and has presented at several national and regional conferences. Additionally, he served as the faculty advisor for the Upsilon  eta chapter of Chi Sigma Iota for nine years.

Dr. Spurgeon was a member of the American Counseling Association’s 2014 Ethics Revision Task Force and served as Chair of the ACA Ethics Committee for four years. He is a Past-President of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling and the Southern Association for Coun- selor Education and Supervision. Dr. Spurgeon served as a board member for the National Board for Certifi ed Counselors and is the inaugural recipient of the Cortland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award. Texas A&M University Carlos Blanton Discipline: History Department Head Department of History 4236 TAMU College Station, TX 77843 (979) 845-7151 [email protected]

Dr. Carlos Blanton is Head of the Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University and holds a Ph.D. from . A er working for two years in Portland State University’s Chicano-Latino Studies Program, he joined Texas A&M’s History Department as a ten- ure-track assistant professor. Dr. Blanton was promoted to associate professor in 2007 and professor in 2016. He has published three books, including award winners  e Strange Career of Bilingual Edu- cation in Texas, 1836-1981 and George I. Sánchez and  e Fight for Mexican American Integration. He has published eight journal articles and three book chapters, one of which won the 2010 Western Historical Association’s Bolton-Cutter Award for Best Article on Borderlands History.

Dr. Blanton teaches several undergraduate and graduate courses, and he has directed fi ve Ph.D. and three M.A. students to completion (with four more Ph.D. students in progress). He has also con- ducted two Texas A&M faculty-led study abroad programs to Italy (2016) and Spain (2019). Texas A&M University Clare Gill Discipline: Animal Science Executive Associate Dean College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 2402 TAMU College Station, TX 77843 (979) 847-9325 [email protected]

Dr. Clare Gill is Executive Associate Dean in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Pro- fessor at Texas A&M University where she has been a faculty member since 2001. In her current role, she serves as chief operating offi cer, providing day-to-day oversight and operational guidance, while also coordinating with the university and Texas A&M AgriLife agencies on academic, research, budgeting, and programmatic eff orts. Dr. Gill has a Ph.D. in Animal Science from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Her research has contributed to more than $14.6 million in grants and contracts.

Dr. Gill has received the Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Team Research (2009) and the Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Excellence in Research (2014). From 2011-2014 she served as an ADVANCE Administrative Fellow, then as the university’s faculty ombuds offi cer for four years and as a faculty fellow in the offi ce of the Vice President for Research for two years. Dr. Gill is an elected member of the executive committee for the International Society for Animal Genetics. Texas A&M University Shanna Hagan-Burke Discipline: Educational Psychology Department Head Department of Educational Psychology 4225 TAMU College Station, TX 77843 (979) 845-1394 [email protected]

Dr. Shanna Hagan-Burke is Head of the Department of Educational Psychology and Professor at Texas A&M University. She earned her Ph.D. in Special Education from the , and her research interests include functional analyses of challenging behavior, positive behavioral interventions and supports, and early literacy. She received more than $5.6 million in external grants, and her work investigating relations between academic performance and problem behaviors has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (2013, 2014) for its contributions to early reading intervention and early childhood education.

Dr. Hagan-Burke currently directs a doctoral training grant focused on the preparation of scholars with dual expertise in academic and behavioral supports (Project ABS). She was a member of the Texas Education Agency’s Response to Intervention (RTI) Guidance Committee and served as the lead author developing the RTI framework for social behaviors. Dr. Hagan-Burke has a strong com- mitment to both undergraduate and graduate teaching and in 2015 she was awarded an Eppright Professorship for undergraduate teaching excellence at Texas A&M. Texas A&M University Sarah Witherspoon Discipline: Mathematics Department Head Department of Mathematics 3368 TAMU College Station, TX 77843 (979) 845-9424 [email protected]

Dr. Sarah Witherspoon is Head of the Department of Mathematics and Professor at Texas A&M Uni- versity. In this role, she provides direction for undergraduate and graduate programs, the creation of new degrees - including a new quantitative fi nance degree - and oversight of the international Texas A&M University-Beihang University Mathematics Program. She received her Ph.D. from the and held several postdoctoral positions before coming to Texas A&M. A 2018 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, Dr. Witherspoon was the recipient of a prestigious 2005-2006 Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship.

Dr. Witherspoon’s service to the mathematics community includes her election as a past Member- at-Large on the American Mathematical Society Council and to the current Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Human Resources Advisory Committee.  e department recognized her skill at teaching courses ranging from Advanced Calculus to Mathematics Education with its Outstanding Teaching Award in 2015. Vanderbilt University Dominique Pareja Béhague Discipline: Anthropology Director of Undergraduate Studies Center for Medicine, Health and Society 2300 Calhoun Hall Nashville, TN 37235 (615) 343-0916 [email protected]

Dr. Dominique Pareja Béhague is Director of Undergraduate Studies at Vanderbilt University’s Cen- ter for Medicine, Health, and Society, which houses an interdisciplinary pre-health program that off ers more than 70 courses and supports nearly 600 undergraduate majors.

An Associate Professor, Dr. Béhague holds an M.A. in Anthropology, an M.Sc. in Epidemiology, and a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from McGill University. Her long-term ethnographic and epidemio- logical research in Southern explores how diff erent adolescent psychopathologies and devel- opmental trajectories unfold in response to social, economic, political, and psychiatric interventions.

With grants from the National Science Foundation, Fulbright Foundation, World Health Organiza- tion, U.K. Economic and Social Research Council, and  e Wellcome Trust, amongst others, Dr. Béhague has guest-edited two special issues and published more than 40 book chapters and articles in prominent journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Culture Medicine and Psychiatry, Medical Anthropology Quarterly, and  e American Journal of Public Health. Vanderbilt University Ben Harris Discipline: Music Vice-Chair-Elect Faculty Senate 2400 Blakemore Ave. Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 322-4937 [email protected]

Ben Harris is Vice-Chair-Elect of Vanderbilt University’s Faculty Senate and Senior Lecturer in Vo- cal Coaching in the Blair School of Music. He has studied piano at the Vienna Conservatory, , Oklahoma Baptist University, and Frank Phillips College. In addition to working with vocalists and instrumentalists, Harris has accompanied numerous university and symphony choirs, as well as serving on the faculty of the Up North Vocal Institute, Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute, American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, and Opera in the Ozarks.

Harris has been heard as a chamber musician on National Public Radio’s Performance Today, and he has performed at Carnegie Hall with soprano, Deborah Popham. He was formerly on faculty at Shorter University and Western Illinois University. Vanderbilt University Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez Discipline: Language and Reading Development Associate Dean of Graduate Education Peabody College of Education & Human Development 1930 South Dr. Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 875-9452 [email protected]

Dr. Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez is Associate Dean of Graduate Education for Vanderbilt Univer- sity’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development, as well as Associate Professor of Lit- eracy Instruction in the Department of Teaching and Learning, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Special Education. She holds both an M.Ed. and an Ed.D. in Language and Literacy from , as well as a B.A. in Liberal Studies from Mount Saint Mary’s College. She is a 2013 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow, a 2013 Hellman Fellow, and a 2017 English Language Learners Policy Fellow.

Dr. Mancilla-Martinez’s research focuses on advancing students’ language and reading comprehen- sion outcomes, including those of students from Spanish-speaking, low-income homes. In 2017, she was appointed to the National Assessment of Education Progress Standing Committee on Reading. Most recently, Dr. Mancilla-Martinez received the American Educational Research Association’s 2019 Early Career Award, which was established to honor an individual with a distinguished pro- gram of cumulative educational research, in any fi eld of scholarly inquiry. Vanderbilt University Catherine McTamaney Discipline: Education Chair-Elect Faculty Senate 1930 South Dr. Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 322-8378 [email protected]

Dr. Catherine McTamaney is Chair-Elect of the Faculty Senate, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Teaching and Learning, and Faculty Head of House at Crawford House on the Martha Rivers Ingram Commons at Vanderbilt University. An Associate Professor of Education, Dr. McTamaney contributes to academic committees across the university, with long-standing contribu- tions to the Undergraduate Academic Committee in the Peabody College of Education and Human Development and the Appellate Review Board of the Vanderbilt University Honor Council.

A “Triple-Dore,” Dr. McTamaney holds degrees in Secondary Education, English, Early Childhood Education, and School Administration from Peabody. Her scholarship focuses on the social and po- litical infl uences on education, children’s development in and through the arts, and Montessori edu- cation. Dr. McTamaney is the inaugural recipient of the Ursula  rush Peace Seed Grant for her book,  e Tao of Montessori, and the inaugural recipient of the Montessori Innovator Award from the American Montessori Society for her parenting blog. She was awarded Peabody College’s David Schuyler Faculty Award in 2018, and she has published in Montessori journals around the world. Additional 2019-20 Participants Cooper Drury: University of Missouri (Fall 2019) Senior Associate Dean, College of Arts and Science [email protected] Dr. Cooper Drury is Senior Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Science and Professor of Politi- cal Science in the Truman School of Public Aff airs at the University of Missouri. He earned his B.A. and M.A. from Michigan State University and his Ph.D. from Arizona State University. His primary research and teaching interests focus on foreign policy and international political economy, and he has received multiple research grants. Dr. Drury has authored or co-authored two books and more than two dozen articles and chapters and is also the co-author of a textbook. He is the recipient of the Quincy Wright Distinguished Scholar Award and is the three-time winner of the Frank Klingberg Award for Outstanding Faculty Research. Dr. Drury has trained more than 20 doctoral students, and in 2016, he received the International Studies Association-Midwest Teaching and Mentoring Award. At Mizzou, he has served as department chair, on the faculty council, and led numerous campus and system-level committees.

Pamela Bruzina: University of Missouri (Fall 2019) Director of Graduate Studies, College of Human Environmental Sciences [email protected] Dr. Pamela Bruzina, Professor of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, is the University of Missouri’s Faculty Athletics Representative to the (SEC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Dr. Bruzina is also Director of Graduate Studies for Nutritional Sci- ences and Chair of the Faculty Grievance Resolution Panel. She was recently awarded the Provost’s University Citizenship Award for Service. She earned a B.S. in Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison while running track and cross country. She then earned her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from Wisconsin and completed post doctoral training at Cornell University. Her research focuses on the effects of nutrition and exercise on bone health, an interest born out of her experience as a student-athlete. As Faculty Athletics Representative, Dr. Bruzina is responsible for institutional control, academickujb integrity and student-athlete welfare, and successful execution of these responsibilities requires that she facilitate cooperative interaction with senior administration in athletics and academics.

Jennie Popp: University of Arkansas (Fall 2019) Associate Dean, Honors College [email protected] Dr. Jennie Popp is Associate Dean of the Honors College and a Professor of Agricultural Econom- ics at the University of Arkansas. Her research focuses on the identifi cation and implementation of sustainable agricultural best management practices. She has been the lead or co‐principal investigator on more than $20 million in federally competitive grants. Since 2008, Dr. Popp has also served as an Area Director for the Division of Agriculture, Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability. She led the development and execution of the fi rst Arkansas Women in Agriculture conference that off ered agricultural production, agribusiness, and networking opportunities to Arkansas women across agri- cultural production and processing enterprises. In 2014, Dr. Popp was named Co‐Chair of the Univer- sity of Arkansas Service Learning Initiative. Under her co-leadership, the initiative has facilitated the designation of more than 100 domestic and international undergraduate and graduate course and dozens of research opportunities for student service learning.