NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative: The Alliance of Students with Disabilities for Inclusion, Networking, and Transition Opportunities in STEM (TAPDINTO-STEM)
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Auburn University TAPDINTO-STEM Press Release
TAPDINTO-STEM NSF Public Abstract
https://tapdintostem.org/
Persons with disabilities are one of the most significantly underrepresented groups in STEM education and employment, comprising a disproportionately smaller percentage of STEM degrees and jobs compared to their percentages in the U.S. population. The NSF INCLUDES Alliance of Students with Disabilities for Inclusion, Networking, and Transition Opportunities in STEM, also known as the NSF INCLUDES TAPDINTO-STEM Alliance, will employ a collective impact approach with dozens of partnering organizations to increase the number of students with disabilities (SWDs) who complete associate, baccalaureate and graduate STEM degrees and enter the STEM workforce.
TAPDINTO-STEM is funded under the National Science Foundation's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative.
Auburn University is leading this national alliance, which includes six regional hubs across the country. Auburn will lead the Southeast Hub, and other hub lead institutions include Northern Arizona University (Mountain Hub), The Ohio State University (Northeastern Hub), the University of Hawaii-Manoa (Islands Hub), the University of Missouri-Kansas City (Midwest Hub) and the University of Washington (West Coast Hub).
The primary project work targets three objectives, two focused on students and the other on institutions: 1) Increasing the quantity of SWDs completing associate, undergraduate, and graduate degrees in STEM; 2) Facilitating the transitions of SWDs from STEM degree completion into the STEM workforce; and 3) Enhancing communication and collaboration among IHEs, industry, government, national labs, and local communities in addressing the education needs of SWDs in STEM disciplines.
Southeast Hub institutions include:
- Auburn University
- Auburn University Montgomery
- Alabama State University
- Columbus State University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Southern Union State Community College
- Troy University
- Tuskegee University
- University of Tennessee
TAPDINTO-STEM Administrative Team
Dr. Christopher Atchison
Program Officer
National Science Foundation
Keri Hesson
Acting Business Manager
Auburn University
Dr. Caroline Dunn
Humana-Germany-Sherman Distinguished Professor
Auburn University
Dr. Overtoun Jenda
Assistant Provost
Auburn University, PI
Dr. Daniela Marghitu
Faculty
Auburn University, Co-PI
Tamara Massey-Garrett
Project Manager
Auburn University
Dr. Brittany McCullough
Director
Auburn University, Co-PI
Dr. Alexis Nicolle Petri
Associate Research Professor, Backbone Lead
University of Missouri Kansas City
Dr. Carl Pettis
Provost and VP
Alabama State University, Co-PI
Dr. David Shannon
Humana-Germany-Sherman Distinguished Professor
Auburn University, Co-PI
TAPDINTO-STEM Southeast Hub Working Committee
Eric Avant
Program Coordinator
Columbus State University
Dr. Sarah K. Bleiler-Baxter
Professor
Mathematical Sciences Department, Middle Tennessee State
Dr. Monica Frazier
Biological Sciences Department Chair
Columbus State University
Dr. Overtoun Jenda
Assistant Provost
Auburn University
Dr. Suzanne M Lenhart
Chancellor's Professor and the James R. Cox Professor of Mathematics
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dr. Brittany McCullough
Director
Auburn University
Stephen Owens
Science Department Chair
Southern Union State Community College
Dr. Carl Pettis
Provost and VP
Alabama State University
Dr. Mohammed Qazi
Associate Dean
Tuskegee University
Dr. Glen Ray
Professor
Psychology Department, Auburn University at Montgomery
Dr. Christopher Strickland
Assistant Professor
Mathematics Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Jeremy Taunton
Coordinator of Advising/Recruiter
Southern Union State Community College
Dr. Zhiyong Wang
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Associate Chair
Dept. of Chemistry and Physics, Troy University
For more information, please direct inquiries to includes@auburn.edu.
2024 TAPDINTO-STEM Internal Evaluation Report