Staff and Consultants

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Edie Cheng

Edie Cheng is Director of Programs at NCWIT. She leads the Aspirations in Computing team including the AiC Community, Regional Affiliates and Award Recognitions program. With a background in management […]

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Andrea Bowens-Jones, Ph.D.

Andrea Bowens-Jones, Ph.D. External Relationships Manager, Center for Technology Workforce Innovation, University of Colorado (Boulder), NCWIT   Dr. Andrea Bowens-Jones, a polymer chemist by training, is a former P&G Research &

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Tanner Bergamo

Tanner Bergamo is the NCWIT Operations Manager, where he provides operational support for the organization, manages Human Resources processes, plans and executes events, and performs financial and project management. In

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Valerie Williams, Ph.D.

Valerie L. Williams, Ph.D. is a Senior Research Scientist and Evaluator at the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), where she leads and supports evaluation efforts throughout the

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Jamie Huber Ward, Ph.D.

Jamie Huber Ward is a social scientist and Associate Director of Higher Ed for NCWIT at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on issues related to organizational change

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Christopher Lynnly Hovey, Ph.D.

Dr. Christopher Lynnly Hovey is a research scientist faculty member in NCWIT at the University of Colorado Boulder. Over the last two decades, Dr. Hovey has served in multiple roles,

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Sherri L. Sanders, Ph.D.

Sherri Sanders serves as the Senior Director of External Partnerships and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Colorado Boulder. As senior director of external partnerships, Dr. Sanders collaborates

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Lyn Swackhamer, Ph.D.

Lyn Swackhamer is the Director of Aspirations Evaluation and a Co-PI on the Teach Engineering NSF grant at NCWIT which is housed at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research

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Brad McLain, Ph.D.

Dr. Brad McLain is a social scientist interested in the nature and psychology of identity development, learning, and leadership. He is the Director of the Center for STEM Learning at

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Tim Faiella

Tim Faiella is the Content Director for the NCWIT at the University of Colorado Boulder. He works to develop a variety of content across all media channels and formats, including

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Lucy Sanders

Lucy Sanders is Executive in Residence and NCWIT Co-Founder in the Center for Technology Workforce Innovation at the University of Colorado. She continues to participate actively in NCWIT directions (including

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Wendy DuBow, Ph.D.

Wendy DuBow is a Senior Research Scientist and the Director of Strategies for Education Research & Evaluation at NCWIT. In her multi-faceted role, Dr. DuBow conducts primary research, manages the

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Catherine Ashcraft, Ph.D.

Catherine Ashcraft is a Senior Research Scientist with NCWIT at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on issues related to gender, diversity, and technology; organizational change and curriculum

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Lecia Barker

Lecia Barker, Ph.D.

Lecia Barker is an NCWIT Senior Research Scientist and is an Associate Professor of Information Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. In this role, she helps to build

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