GEMS Task Force Members
Who We Are & What We Do
The GEMS task force is currently engaged in the following projects:
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Develop and facilitate a holistic self-assessment of current practices, models, and sociocultural contexts underpinning STEM contexts at USM
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Provide a second cycle of mini grants ($5,000) for 4 faculty engaged in diversity, equity, and inclusion work in STEM disciplines
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Continue to build community and capacity for advancing equitable STEM experiences at USM

Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Campus Coordinator, NASA - Mississippi Space Grant Consortium
Full Professor, School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences

Associate Vice President of Research, Costal Operations
Acting Director and Professor, School of Ocean Science and Engineering.

2022 Mini-Grant Recipient
Director and Full Professor, School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering

President, WISE at Southern Miss
Graduate Student, School of Polymer Science and Engineering

2022 Mini-Grant Recipient
Assistant Professor, School of Ocean Science and Engineering

Associate Vice Provost for Student Success, Office of the Provost
Associate Professor, School of Social Science and Global Studies


