Implementation Teams

Project Leadership

Implementation teams (IPT) formed around the three pillars of the project (climate, identification and recruitment, retention and advancement) and the overall evaluation of the project. IPT members serve as role models and mentors while providing advice.

Populated with gender equity-aware and friendly representatives from each participating UT Dallas school and the larger University community, the IPT members will be responsible for implementing the activities and interventions proposed for ASPIRE², as well as helping to address problems as they arise.

IPT members are also expected to serve as educators, leaders, experts and implementers who will assist departments/programs and offer workshops on best practices for department/program heads, deans and others.

Each of the team members below have agreed to serve as team leads. Each IPT meets monthly with the project director, PI and Co-PI.

Climate

Dr. Edward Lobarinas — Dr. Edward Lobarinas

School of Behavioral
and Brain Sciences

Dr. Ana Solodkin — Dr. Ana Solodkin

School of Behavioral
and Brain Sciences

Dr. Poras Balsara — Dr. Poras Balsara

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Dr. Margaret Owen — Dr. Margaret Owen

School of Behavioral
and Brain Sciences

Recruitment

Dr. Nikki Delk — Dr. Nikki Delk

School of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics

Dr. Sue Minkoff — Dr. Sue Minkoff

School of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics

Dr. Sven Kröener — Dr. Sven Kröener

School of Behavioral
and Brain Sciences

Dr. Shalini Prasad — Dr. Shalini Prasad

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Dr. Fatemeh Hassanipour — Dr. Fatemeh Hassanipour

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Liaisons

Dr. Crystal Engineer — Dr. Crystal Engineer

Neuroscience

School of Behavioral and
Brain Sciences

Dr. Sven Kroener — Dr. Sven Kroener

Neuroscience

School of Behavioral and
Brain Sciences

Dr. Meghna Sabharwal — Dr. Meghna Sabharwal

Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Dr. Sheryl Skaggs — Dr. Sheryl Skaggs

Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Dr. Dinesh Bhatia — Dr. Dinesh Bhatia

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and
Computer Science

Dr. Rym Zalila-Wenkstern — Dr. Rym Zalila-Wenkstern

Computer Science

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and
Computer Science

Dr. Lindsay King — Dr. Lindsay King

Physics

School of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics

Dr. John Zweck — Dr. John Zweck

Mathematical Sciences

School of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics

Dr. Christa McIntyre — Dr. Christa McIntyre

Neuroscience

School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Dr. Katy Thorn — Dr. Katy Thorn

Neuroscience

School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Retention

Dr. Francesca Filbey — Dr. Francesca Filbey

School of Behavioral
and Brain Sciences

Dr. Meghna Sabharwal — Dr. Meghna Sabharwal

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Dr. Kelli Palmer — Dr. Kelli Palmer

School of Natural Science
and Mathematics

Dr. Sheryl Skaggs — Dr. Sheryl Skaggs

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Dr. Ron Smaldone — Dr. Ron Smaldone

School of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics

Evaluation

Dr. James Harrington — Dr. James Harrington

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Heather Dragoo — Heather Dragoo

Institutional Equity

Cyndi Haynes — Cyndi Haynes

Office of the Provost

Dr. Lawrence Redlinger — Dr. Lawrence Redlinger

Office of Strategic Planning
and Analysis

Dr. Mette Posamentier — Dr. Mette Posamentier

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Dr. Melissa Ray — Dr. Melissa Ray

Office of the Provost

Jose Cando Naranjo

Research Assistant