2026 Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference
Advisory Committee

Bryan Dewsbury
Associate Professor of Biology | Florida International University
Afiya Federicks
Associate Professor, Assessment, Evaluation, Research & Research & NCEED, Advanced Studies, Leadership & Policy | Morgan State University
Mays Imad
Associate Professor of Biology | Connecticut College
Reem Jaafar
Professor & Director of Evaluation QSTEM Academy | Queensborough Community College, CUNY
Katie Johnson
HHMI IE3 LCC2 Network Director | Xavier University
Pamela Leggett-Robinson
Founder and Executive Director | PLR Consulting
Lisa Lewis
Provost | Albion College
Krishna Pakala
Associate Professor and Associate Chair | Boise State University
Daniel Ramirez-Escobedo
Director, College of Sciences Student Success Center | The University of Texas at San Antonio
Pamela Scott-Johnson
Professor of Psychology
Jeffery Thomas
Professor of Biology | Queens University of Charlotte
Jillian Wendt
Associate Professor of Science Education | University of the District of Columbia