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Heather Belmont
Miami Dade College
HEATHER BELMONT is dean of the School of Science at Miami Dade College (MDC). During her career at MDC, she has served as faculty, chairperson of the Biology, Health/Wellness and Funeral Services Departments, and director of the Biotechnology Program. She has also been instrumental in securing and administering millions in external grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education, National Science Foundation, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under her leadership, the School of Science has established an intrusive, in-house science advisement system, an extensive peer-led, team-learning network, and an undergraduate research program on five of MDC's eight campuses. Prior to joining MDC in 2005, Dr. Belmont worked for Sunol Molecular Corporation and Altor Bioscience Corporation, where she conducted research on therapeutic anti-viral and anti-cancer biologics. She has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles, two patent applications, serves on multiple boards, and is a Partnership for Undergraduate Life Science Education (PULSE) Leadership fellow. She earned a B.A. from Ithaca College and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Miami.
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My Interest in ASCN: Heather Belmont part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:x Member Profiles
This personal profile page details Miami Dade College Dean Heather Belmont's involvement with the Accelerating Systemic Change Network (ASCN), highlighting her leadership in developing a bachelor’s degree program and STEM initiatives at a community college, her interest in overcoming change fatigue and advancing research through ASCN collaboration, and her contributions to undergraduate STEM research, advisement models, and educational pathways.
My Interest in ASCN: Heather Belmont part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:Events:Meetings and Conferences:Workshop: July 2016:Participant Profiles
A participant profile page for Heather Belmont, Dean of the School of Science at Miami Dade College, detailing her leadership in STEM educational change, including developing a bachelor’s degree program and undergraduate research initiatives, her interest in overcoming change fatigue through the Accelerating Systemic Change Network (ASCN), and her contributions to systemic change in higher education via advisement models and student success programs.