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The Florida AGEP Pathways Alliance (FL-AGEP) proposes to advance a partnership among four universities with the goal of developing, implementing and studying a model focused on increasing the number of minority women faculty in STEM.
Our alliance is led by Dr. Allyson Watson, Dean of the College of Education at Florida A&M University, and consists of three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), one Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), and one Historically White Institution (HWI).
- HBCUs: Florida A&M University, Florida Memorial University, and Bethune Cookman University
- HSI: Florida International University
- HWI: University of South Florida and Virginia Tech
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Florida AGEP Launches Three Research Bootcamps for Mentoring |
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Review USF, FIU, and FAMU Research Bootcamp 2021 Program Booklets
The Florida AGEP Alliance's first Research BootCamp weeklong sessions with Sisters of the Academy launched in May at the University of South Florida (USF). Following the USF Bootcamp, FIU and FAMU hosted as well. There were a total of 48 eligible participants and 14 senior scholar mentors.
Please review the program booklets (above) and learn more about the experiences that the FL-AGEP Alliance utilizes as a premier mentorship model. Each Senior Scholar is carefully selected based on their academic career standing, publications, successful grants, leadership, and desire to mentor others. The Senior Scholars have a rigorous training orientation which allows them to identify tools and resources for mentoring early-career faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and doctoral dissertators. The Senior Scholar mentors work with individual mentees for an entire Bootcamp week. Following the Research BootCamp, Senior Scholars make contact with the participant mentees and provide them with the tools to be successful in their academic careers.
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Spotlight on Senior Scholar Mentor |
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Dr. Natalie Arnett, Associate Professor | Florida A&M University |
Dr. Natalie Arnett is a highly skilled and trained Ph.D. Chemist with over 15 years of experience in the synthesis and characterization of monomers and high-performance polymers. My interdisciplinary education focused on all areas of polymer research: synthesis, characterization, and engineering of various polymeric materials for use in fuel cells, reverse osmosis, nanoparticles, and tissue engineering applications. I have a strong educational background in the area of Macromolecular Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech. I am also knowledgeable about the development and engineering of functional polymers primarily polysulfones, polyamides, polyethers, and polyesters along with the operation/analysis of materials by various characterization techniques including but not limited to NMR, FTIR, DSC, TGA, and GPC. Natalie is the first female professor with a dual appointment at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and at the FAMU College of Science and Technology. Natalie enjoyed serving as a Senior Scholar Mentor for the Florida AGEP FAMU Research BootCamp. Dr. Arnett focused the participants' attention on balancing life expectations and aligning themselves with a central point of joy and strength. |
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FL AGEP Alliance | Partner Engagement Dissemination and Sustainability |
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Virginia Tech co-PI and social science researcher
Dr. Tonisha Lane, Ph.D. recently published a book chapter related to gender barriers in STEM.
Publication Details:
Lane, T. B, & Soto, M., Conner, K. O. (2021). Advancing Black female and Latina collegians in STEM: Mitigating challenges through STEM enrichment program opportunities. In B. Irby, N. Abdelrahman, B. Polnick, & J. Ballenger. (Eds.). Women of Color and STEM: Navigating the double bind in higher education. (pp. 1-22). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
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Florida International University co-PI
Dr. Lidia Kos, Ph.D., recently was awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant. The grant is titled, "NIH MARC USTAR program and The Transdisciplinary Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences (TBBS) Program at FIU supplement: Mentor-mentee alliances". This funding will further promote the mentorship of underrepresented students in STEM.
Additionally, Dr. Kos recently published a new article.
Publication Details:
Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2021 Jul 20. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.13002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34288510
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STEM in the News Across the Alliance |
Bethune Cookman University
Florida Memorial University
- Florida Memorial University hires new Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida International University
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Dr. Monique Ross, Ph.D. (co-PI) presented at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference. Dr. Ross presented the following:
- Uneven Playing Field: Examining Preparation for Technical Interviews in Computing and the Role of Cultural Experiences
- Evaluating Publications' Keywords in Computer Science Education Research: A Bibliometric NLP Approach
- A Systematic Review of Social Constructivist Pedagogies in Computing and their Effects on Broadening Participation for Women in Undergraduate Computing (Research)
- The Stated and Hidden Expectations: Applying Natural Language Processing Techniques to Understand Postdoctoral Job Postings
University of South Florida
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Congratulations to Dr. Sylvia Thomas, Ph.D. (co-PI) received her full professorship in the USF College of Engineering. She joins the nation's 31 tenured African American female and tenured faculty.
Virginia Tech University
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National Science Foundation
Human Resources Division
NSF | HRD Project Information
"This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under the following Grant Numbers: Florida A&M University (FAMU) (2055302); Bethune Cookman University (BCU) (1916086); Florida International University (FIU) (1916094); Florida Memorial University (FMU) (1916044); University of South Florida (USF) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation."
Foundation Program Officer:
Dr. Sandra Romano
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