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EDI Facilitators

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Below are our PATHS UP EDI Facilitators who help with each EDI session. Each facilitator also receives a certificate for participation

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Dr. Andres Tremante

FIU

Professor Andres Tremante is the director of the Center for Diversity and Student Success in the College of Engineering and Computing (CD-SSEC). Dr. Tremante is responsible for all aspects of the College’s K-12 programs and pre-college STEM activities, working closely with the college advisors and associate deans to improve student success, graduation & retention rates and in advancing the mission of the college.

Professor Tremante received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar and his doctoral degree from Arts et Métiers Paris Tech.

Andrew Green

Andrew Green

FIU

Andrew Green serves as the associate director of academic services for the Center for Diversity and Student Success in Engineering and Computing. In this capacity, he supports the center in all aspects of the college’s K-12 programs, pre-college STEM activities, and the student success initiatives. Andrew previously worked with the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the dean’s office as program director for strategic initiatives. He earned his master’s degree in business administration from FIU and he’s currently enrolled in the higher education doctoral degree program.

Shelly D Tornquist

Shelly D Tornquist

TAMU

Prior to her role with Texas A&M Engineering, Shelly was Master Teacher in Spring Branch ISD for 26 years, and has been a leader in Engineering Education in the state of Texas throughout her career. Projects include developing and leading new teacher boot camps, developing the Texas standards for the Math/Physical Science/Engineering teacher certification, and most recently developing the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills frameworks in STEM education. Widely known for her work with Project Lead The Way, she was the Lead Master Teacher for the State of Texas and has trained over 700 teachers in PLTW Core Training Institutes over 13 years
Karan Watson

Dr Karan Watson

TAMU

Dr. Karan Watson, Regents Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was awarded the 2021 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Lifetime Achievement Award in Engineering Education. Watson was recognized for her pioneering leadership and sustained contributions to education in the fields of engineering and engineering technology.
 
Theresa Chatman

Theresa Chatman

RICE 

Theresa Chatman directs the diversity and inclusion efforts for large, multi-institutional grants for Rice’s Office of Research, including two National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Centers (ERCs), the Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center and the Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations (PATHS-UP). She has managed numerous activities at Rice University focused on the recruitment, mentoring, and retention of underrepresented minority (URM) students in all fields of academic pursuits, including social sciences, humanities, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). She has also been instrumental in many national partnerships and events designed to support URM students, including her service as Chair of NEWT’s Inclusion Oversight and PATHS-UP’s Diversity and Inclusion Boards. Her work has enabled and inspired hundreds of students to focus on their academic programs and achieve their personal and professional goals.

Omai Garner

Dr Omai Garner

UCLA

 

Dr. Omai Garner is an Associate Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical Microbiology in the UCLA Health System. He received his PhD from UC San Diego in Biomedical Sciences. He was a Postdoctoral Clinical Microbiology CPEP Fellow in the Department of Pathology at UCLA, and a former McNair Scholar. Dr. Garner is Board Certified by the American Board of Medical Microbiology. Dr. Garner’s research focuses on novel Point of Care Devices for infectious disease diagnosis in the developing world.

Dr. Garner was always taught that science, at its best, is a collaborative process. “It is collaboration, and not competition, which produces the most significant advances in biomedical research.”

He also serves as the Chairman of the Board for the Social Justice Learning Institute of Inglewood, California.

Morgan Brinson

Morgan Brinson

Graduate Student at Rice 

 
Morgan Brinson is a first year PhD student at Rice University in the Electrical and Computer Engineering program. She graduated from American University with a BS in Physics specializing in Biomedical Engineering. Her research projects during her time at American University included biophysics of gram-negative bacteria, advancement on an ACL reconstruction device, and prosthetics management. Finding her passion for health within engineering, she has joined the PATHS-UP lab to continue to advance low-cost solutions in healthcare and provide access for an opportunity of a better lifestyle, especially for those in underserved communities.
Brian Ko

Brian Ko

Graduate Student at Texas A&M

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