MFDW Organizing Committee

Principal Investigators

Gilda A. Barabino, Ph.D.

Dean, The Grove School of Engineering
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Professor, CUNY School of Medicine /Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
The City College of New York

Stephanie G. Adams, Ph.D

Professor and Head, Engineering Education
Virginia Tech

Advisory Board Members

Louis A. Martin-Vega, Ph.D.

Dean of Engineering
North Carolina State University
Expertise: Academic Leadership, Administrative perspective

Lance C. Perez, Ph.D.

Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Graduate Studies
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Expertise: Faculty Development and Policies related to Faculty Advancement

Iris V. Rivero, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering
Iowa State University
Expertise: Faculty member perspective, Former participant in our Prior MFDW Initiatives

Ardie D. Walser, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
City College of New York
Expertise: Minorities in Engineering Division of ASEE and Faculty Advancement

Fonda Walters, Ed.D

Senior Research Analyst, American Indian Policy Institute
Arizona State University
Expertise: American Indian Affairs, Student Development

Peggy Layne

Director, AdvanceVT and Faculty Projects
Virginia Tech
Expertise: STEM Demographics; Faculty Development; Gender Diversity in Engineering