Dr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome

Dr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome
Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS)
Project Manager

Watch Dr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome’s Summit interview here

Dr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Computer & Information Sciences & Engineering Department at the University of Florida (UF) and Project Manager of the National Science Foundation Broadening Participation in Computing Alliance: The Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS). She works in the Human Experience Research Lab under the supervision of Dr. Juan E. Gilbert, where she conducts research on broadening participation in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing (STEM+C). Due to her advocacy for diversifying the STEM+C space through evidence-based methods, program support, and mentoring, Dr. Waisome was appointed to serve as Special Assistant to the UF Dean of the Graduate School in the Division of Graduate Student Affairs.

Dr. Waisome earned her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees, and Ph.D. in civil engineering from UF. During her studies, she became passionate about issues of equity, access, and inclusion in engineering and computing and worked to develop programs and activities that supported diverse students in these disciplines. She is the recipient of several prestigious awards for her scholarship, leadership, and service and is an inducted member of the UF Hall of Fame.

Along with her colleague, Dr. Kyla McMullen, Dr. Waisome is co-creator and host of the conversational style podcast entitled, Modern Figures Podcast. Through the support of iAAMCS and NCWIT, Modern Figures Podcast exists to elevate voices of Black women in computing, to inspire the next generation of the advanced technology workforce.

Other Profiles you might like

A headshot of Megan Ivory smiling at the camera

Megan Ivory

Megan Ivory is a senior member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico. She is associate director of quantum ecosystems for the Quantum Systems Accelerator and

Read More »
A headshot of Jenny Frank smiling at the camera in front of bookshelves

Jenny Frank

Jenny Frank is the Director of the STEM Ecosystem Initiative at TIES Gobal, where she leads a community of practice of 120+ community-based STEM ecosystems across 43 states and 8

Read More »
A headshot of Maria Cuevas smiling at the camera

Maria Cuevas

Maria Cuevas is a senior at Columbia University majoring in Astrophysics. She is interested in building instruments and data-driven software to expand our ability to detect and study exoplanets. In the fall,

Read More »
A headshot of Katherine Wetmur smiling at the camera

Katherine Wetmur

Katherine Wetmur is a Managing Director and the Chief Information Officer for Cyber, Data, Risk and Resilience at Morgan Stanley; in this role, she oversees global efforts to strengthen cybersecurity,

Read More »
NCWIT
Scroll to Top