ATHENA TEAM
Olfa Nasraoui, Principal Investigator for ATHENA
Professor & Endowed Chair of E-Commerce
Computer Science & Engineering
Tammy Nofsinger, Senior Program Coordinator for ATHENA
Computer Science & Engineering
Vivien Chao, Visual Communications Design Specialist for ATHENA
Computer Science & Engineering
Cherie Dawson-Edwards, new team member
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, CJ Associate Professor
Office of the Provost
Melanie Gast, Co-Principal Investigator for ATHENA
Associate Professor
College of Arts & Sciences - Sociology
Tracy D. Eells, Co-Principal Investigator for ATHENA
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Former Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
V. Faye Jones, Co-Principal Investigator for ATHENA
Associate Vice President for Health Affairs/Diversity Initiatives
Professor of Pediatrics
Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics - Inclusive Excellence
Robert W. Cohn, Co-Principal Investigator for ATHENA
Professor Emeritus of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Director, ElectroOptics Research Institute & Nanotechnology Center
Oliver Rollins, ATHENA Senior Personnel
Assistant Professor, Department of American Ethnic Studies
Research Affiliate, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology
University of Washington
Manju Ahuja, ATHENA Senior Personnel
Frazier Family Professor of Computer Information Systems
College of Business
David Owen, ATHENA Senior Personnel
Professor of Philosophy
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Yara Mekawi, ATHENA Senior Personnel
Assistant Professor
College of Arts & Sciences - Psychology
Robert Goldstein, ATHENA Senior Personnel
Vice Provost for Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Analytics
Brian Buford, ATHENA Senior Personnel
Director of Employee Development and Success
Human Resources
Kevin H. Gardner, new team member
Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lee A. Gill, J.D., new team member
Vice President for Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Diversity and Equity
Marian R. Vasser, ATHENA Senior Personnel
Executive Director
Diversity and Equity
Ryan Simpson, ATHENA Senior Personnel
Program Director
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
University of Louisville | Health Sciences Center
Kiana S. Fields, ATHENA new team member
Coordinator
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Baylee Pulliam, ATHENA Senior Personnel
Director, Research Communications and Marketing
Office of Research and Innovation
Diane Whitlock, ATHENA Senior Personnel
Chief of Staff
Office of Diversity and Equity
William Metcalf, ATHENA Senior Personnel
AVP, Research Development & Strategic Partnerships
Office of Research and Innovation
Anna Blankenship, Former ATHENA Senior Program Coordinator
Program Manager, Technology Management MBA
University of Washington - Foster School of Business
Sidney Monroe Williams, Former ATHENA Senior Personnel
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
Director of the Repertory Company
Robert S. Keynton, Former ATHENA Senior Personnel
Former Interim Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation, Professor of Bioengineering and Lutz Endowed Chair, University of Louisville
Currently Dean of the William States Lee College of Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Candace Spencer, Former ATHENA Research Assistant
Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Theatre Department, Second Year Graduate Student
Aliyah Brutley, Former ATHENA Research Assistant
Bachelor of Science in Theatre Arts along with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Senior Undergraduate Student
W. Carson Byrd, Former Co-Principal Investigator for ATHENA
Senior Fellow-in-Residence, National Center for Institutional Diversity
University of Michigan