Key Personnel & Qualifications
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Kinnis Gosha, PhD
Principal Investigator
Hortenius I. Chenault Endowed Professor of Computer Science
Division of Science and Mathematics
Morehouse College
Phone: (470) 639-0634
Email: kinnis.gosha@morehouse.edu
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Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor & Chair
Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department
University of Florida
Phone: (352) 562-0784
Email: juan@ufl.edu
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Danielle Ferguson, Ed.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Senior Researcher at American Institutes for Research
Phone: 202-403-6116
Email: dferguson@air.org
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Cheryl Seals, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Charles W. Barkley Endowed Professor, Computer Science and Software Engineering
Auburn University
Phone: (334) 844-6319
Email: sealscd@auburn.edu
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H. Justin Ballenger, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of STEM Education, Division of Professional and Continuing Studies
Morehouse College
Phone: (470) 639-0343
Email: horace.ballenger@morehouse.edu
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Renee D. Jordan, Ph.D.
IAAMCS Project Manager
Associate Director, Center for Broadening Participation in Computing
Morehouse College
Phone: (470) 639-0497
Email: Renee.Jordan@morehouse.edu
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John Porter III, Ph.D.
Program Manager
Postdoctoral Researcher, Culturally Relevant Computing Lab (CRCL)
Morehouse College
Email: john.porter@morehouse.edu
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Jerlando Jackson, Ph.D.
Steering Committee Member
Dean and MSU Foundation Professor of Education
Michigan State University
Email: dean.jackson@msu.edu
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Elva Jones
Steering Committee Member
Professor & Chair, Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Phone: (336) 750-2485
Email: jonese@wssu.edu
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Kyla McMullen, Ph.D.
Steering Committee Member
Associate Professor & Director, SoundPad Lab
University of Florida
Phone: (352)-392-1200
Email: drkyla@ufl.edu
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David Cherry, MS
Program Associate
Research Scientist for the Culturally Relevant Computing Lab (CRCL)
Morehouse College
Email: David.cherry@morehouse.edu