Dr. Jones will present her keynote address at this year's HUIC STEM/STEAM and Education Conference on "Unmasking Imposter Syndrome (IS): Strategies for Professors to Identify and Support STEM Students Facing Self-Doubt." The presentation will focus on how professors can recognize and address imposter syndrome among their STEM students in an intentionally fostering inclusive academic environment. Audience members will take away effective strategies and methods that can assist STEM students in overcoming their insecurities and building their academic confidence. The session promises to inspire educators to recognize and address the existing imposter syndrome barrier that our students face in the 21st century early on to prepare our students for challenges in science and increase the visibility of students in STEM, including BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students.

Dr. Jones holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Biology from Tuskegee University and a Ph.D. in Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology from Walden University. She has published articles that consider the importance of understanding diversity in STEM and delivering insights on developing strategies that could eliminate academic barriers for BIPOC students of all ages. Dr. Jones has presented numerous talks on countless STEM education-related topics, ranging from effective strategies to improve student STEM success and engagement to recognizing and understanding the effects of imposter syndrome in STEM. She is a STEM educator liaison at ASU. She shares her insights on effective teaching strategies and the importance of interdisciplinary collaborations encouraging students' interest and contributions to STEM.

Throughout her tenure at ASU, she has enthusiastically participated in executing STEM initiatives through the following programs: Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Healthy Career Opportunity Program (HCOP), Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), Upward Bound Programs, and various STEM education research faculty opportunities that involve numerous disciplines at Albany State University and other institutions. Dr. Jones’ participation in these programs is a testimony of her dedicated service toward shaping the future of STEM by fostering inclusivity and diversity through opportunities to create the next generation of innovators.

In addition to her STEM education research and teaching, Dr. Jones is a Brown University Scholar in Residence. At Brown University, she investigated “STEM Education: Impostor Syndrome Creating Awareness and Identifying Solutions to Increase BIPOC Students in STEM.” At ASU, she serves as a University College (UC) Faculty Member for the STEM Experience Learning Community, an International ASU Faculty Fellow, a Co-Director of the Summer Health Science and STEM Academy, the Co-Chair of the Dougherty County Tobacco Coalition, and a Girl Scout Brownie Volunteer.

One of her most cherished responsibilities is leading the Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC) where she has the opportunity to collaborate with academic, community, and corporate colleagues across the nation to develop and implement STEAM-focused initiatives in the PK-20 arena. Key collaborators include Cyber.org, Discovery Education, and Coursera.

SciTEC outreach efforts include serving as home the Louisiana Center for Afterschool Learning funded by the Charles Mott Foundation, the Louisiana NASA Educator Resource Center, the Office of Professional Education Outreach, and the Boulware IDEA Place. Faculty and staff in SciTEC also partner with a number of STEM-focused organizations including the National Girls Collaborative Project, Inter-American Teacher Education Network, Science Olympiad, and Girls Who Code.

Lindsey also lends her considerable knowledge and expertise through serving as a Principle and Co-Principle Investigator on a variety of sponsored projects, subcontracts, and partnerships such as UTeachTech, Louisiana Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (LA GEAR UP), Louis Stokes Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation(LSLAMP), and the Louisiana Board of Regents’ STEM Collective for Innovative Louisiana Stakeholders (SCILS).

*UTeachTech, funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), is an innovative customization of the STEM teacher preparation model developed at the University of Texas at Austin.

*Louisiana GEAR UP efforts include subcontracted summer and academic year educational and social and emotional learning efforts for students, teachers, and parents flowing from the USDOE through multiple state and partnership GEAR UP awards at the Louisiana Board of Regents and Lafayette Parish Schools.

*SCILS is the STEM Collective for Innovative Louisiana Stakeholders, selected as the state’s STEM center and hub for identification, replication and dissemination of best practices to foster STEM literacy and workforce planning from Pre-k to professional levels.

*LSLAMP is a statewide program led by Southern University, funded by NSF, and focused on increasing the number and quality of minority students enrolling in and completing STEM undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Dr. Vincent earned a B.A. in Secondary English Education, an M.S. in Adult Education, certification in Biology education, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership.

Her interest in models of positive psychology and education inspired her to earn a certificate in Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, through Coursera.

Lindsey’s experiences as an educator and love for students have shaped her aspirations and guided her desire to help provide authentic educational experiences for every learner.

He was awarded the Killam Award for outstanding teaching in 2012 and the Wighton Fellowship for advancements in undergraduate lab course work in 2019. He developed a novel, high-efficiency gearing system and founded a start-up company in 2016 where he develops power transmission solutions for the automotive, medical device, and automation industries.

His publication history spans topics that include robot design, gear systems, mathematical modeling, computer graphics, medical devices, and of course, educational innovation. He has been a regular attendee of the HUIC STEM/STEAM & Education Conference since his first visit in 2016.

Currently, he is the Endowed Chair of Mathematics at Grambling State University that is in Grambling, LA, USA. His current research interest is in Mathematical Photonics. In particular, he focuses on pulse propagation dynamics through optical fibers across trans—oceanic and trans—continental distances. He concentrates on soliton perturbation theory, soliton polarization, quasi—stationary solitons, quasi— particle theory, variational principle as well as semi—inverse variational principle, supercontinuum generation and Lie symmetry analysis that are all applicable to the study of soliton dynamics. In addition, he focuses on quasi—linear pulses, solitons with differential group delay, dispersion—flattened fibers amongst many other topics and concepts.

To this extent, he has authored and coauthored close to 1500 research papers in a wide variety of Mathematics, Physics as well as Engineering journals that carry a non—zero impact factor. He has also authored three (3) books on solitons and solitary waves. In addition, he received funding from a wide range of national funding agencies such as NSF, Army as well as the international funding agency known as Qatar National Research Funds (QNRF). This funding over the years amounted roughly to a total of $12 million. His current Erdos number is 4, while his H—index stands at 101.

Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako (antwibokb@sfasu.edu ), PhD., a professor, is a former broadcaster, with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 1980-1992. Schooled at the Ghana Institute of Journalism, 1989-1991, Accra, Ghana, the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas from 1992-2000 for his bachelor’s degree in journalism and two master’s degrees in journalism and public administration respectively. Attended Mississippi State University from 2000-2004 for a doctorate degree in public policy and administration and international relations. Currently, the Chair of the Department of Government and professor, public administration and political science at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas (https://www.sfasu.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-applied-arts/government/about/faculty-staff ). Courses taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels include International Relations, American Government, Research Methods, Public Policy, and Program Evaluation. Primary research interest includes, terrorism, democracy in Africa, decentralization, affirmative action, and diversity in the public sector. He co-authored a book: Traditional Institutions and Public Administration in Democratic Africa and co-edited: The theories of decentralization and local government: Implementation, implications, and realities: A global perspective. Published in several journals including Political Preferences, International Social Science Review, Journal of Southwest Council of Latin American Studies, Journal of African Studies and Development, Administration and Society, Journal of Public Personnel Management, African Social Science Review, and International Journal of Political Science.