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Project Leadership & Staff

INPSIRE is comprised of a cross-institutional team of scientists, education researchers, and staff from Utah State University and The University of Utah.

PI

Tino Nyawelo

Assistant Professor and Director for Diversity & Recruitment, Physics & Astronomy & CSME, University of Utah

Co-PI

Jordan Gerton

Associate Professor & Director, Physics and Astronomy & CSME, University of Utah

Kerri Hopkins

Assistant Professor & Director, Film & Media Arts & Arts Bridge, University of Utah

Sherry Marx

Professor, School of Teacher Education and Leadership, Utah State University

Ricardo Gonzalez

Research Assistant, University of Utah

Joseph Kiflom

REFUGES Program Staff, CSME. University of Utah

Co-PI

Sarah Braden

Assistant Professor , Language Education and Cultural Studies, Utah State University

Co-PI

John Mathews

Research Professor , Physics and Astronomy, Cosmic Ray Research, University of Utah

Aryn Dotter

Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Utah State University

Bolaji Bamidele

Graduate Research Assistant, Utah State University

Sterling Johnson

Program Coordinator for REFUGES After School Program, CSME, University of Utah

Allyson Rocks

Administrative Program Coordinator, CSME, University of Utah

Advisory Board & External Evaluation Team

The advisory board serves as a critical friend to the INSPIRE project. They provide counsel and advice on, and an external review of, the project’s implementation and research efforts and findings, and provide a summative expert review on the project as a whole at the end of the project. The advisory boards feedback is faciliated and synthesized by the Inverness Research team to provide expert outside review on the overall accomplishments of the project and the lessons learned for the broader field.

Advisory Board

Edna Tan

Associate Professor , Science Education, University of North Carolina

Advisory Board

Robert Simbe

Citizenship Program Coordinator , English Skills Learning Center, Salt Lake City

Advisory Board

Minjung Ryu

Assistant Professor , Chemistry, University of Chicago Illinoise

External Evaluator

Dr. Mark St. John

Founder and President, Inverness Research Inc.

External Evaluator

Jennifer Helms

Researcher, Inverness Research Inc.

Advisory Board

Larry Madden

Principal , Bryant Middle School, Salt Lake City School District

Advisory Board

Priya Mohabir

Vice President, Youth Development, NYSCI

Advisory Board

Russ Isabella

Associate Professor in the , Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah

External Evaluator

Becky Carroll

Researcher, Inverness Research Inc.