PI Team

25+ years in institutional research and data analysis. Previously led DSU Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Analytics. Managed $10M in external grants from U.S. Department of Education, NSF, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Certified Lean Six Sigma yellow belt. Currently manages analytics and strategic performance tracking via PowerBI.

Senior research officer since 2016. Oversees Offices of Sponsored Programs (9 staff) and Research Development Services (4 staff). Manages pre/post-award processes and grant administration.

Expert in survey development, psychometrics, and statistical analysis. Trained through 6 graduate statistics courses. Frequently develops assessment tools for research and program evaluations.

Served as Interim Department Chair for three years. Maintained continuous research funding from USDA, NSF, Oak Ridge National Lab. Associate editor for Frontiers Physiology. Mentored numerous undergraduate, master's, and PhD students.

20-year focus on glioblastoma therapeutics. Active NIH grant reviewer (5+ years). Mentored 84+ students at PhD, Master's, and undergraduate levels. Recognized as "inspiring black scientist" by Cell Mentor.

ASCE Fellow. Published 5 books and 150+ cited journal articles. PI/Co-PI on 30+ sponsored projects ($9M+) from NSF, HUD, DHS, Army Corps of Engineers, DOT agencies. Advised 16 doctoral and 15 master's students.

Expertise in data synthesis and ecosystem modeling. Conducted meta-analysis since 2001. Published 200+ peer-reviewed papers in journals including Nature and Ecology. Secured NSF, USDA, and DOE grants.

Focuses on research capacity building strategic planning for the university and College of Agriculture.

Organizes research workshops and leads "Researchers' Informational Forum" seminar series. Expertise in SWOT analysis and strategic planning. Experienced in grant awards and center grant management.

Extensive assessment methodology experience. Led evaluations for institutional and accreditation self-studies. Active researcher serving as PI/PD on R25 training grants and NIH SCORE SC1 research grants.

Research interests include high-speed flow control, actuator development, and engineering education. Holds 3 U.S. patents on microactuator technologies. NSF-supported through Research Initiation, Excellence in Research, and IUSE grants. NASA JPL summer fellow (2019, 2020). Published 50 technical papers.

Extensive research administration background. Secured $50M+ in research funding as PI/Co-PI. Published 250+ research articles. Received 2015 Faculty Achievement Award and 2010 Outstanding Researcher's Award. Multiple patents held.

Academic advisor and head of Chemistry program. Summer visiting faculty for Air Force and Department of Energy (since 2019). Mentored 30 undergraduates and 10+ faculty. PI on 5 Welch grants, 2 NSF grants, and 1 ACS grant.

Courses include semester-long primary research components. Partnerships with NYU, Oxford Nanopore, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories. Mentored students in research methodologies and secured diverse funding.