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Appendix I: Committee and Staff Biographies
Pages 199-218

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From page 199...
... As Secretary, Skorton oversees 19 museums and galleries, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, and numerous research centers, including the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Skorton, a cardiologist, is the first physician to serve as Secretary.
From page 200...
... and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an elected member of the American Philosophical Society. A national leader in research ethics, he was the charter president of the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc., the first group organized specifically to accredit human research protection programs.
From page 201...
... Space Program and the 2005 National Academies commission that produced the landmark report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future. Augustine has been presented the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States and received the Joint Chiefs of Staff Distinguished Public Service Award.
From page 202...
... From 2007 to 2011 Baefsky established the USU ArtsBridge program at Utah State University, connecting university students with area schools and community organizations through artsbased interdisciplinary engaged learning initiatives. During this time, she also directed professional development efforts for northern Utah schools under the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program, working with this state-funded interdisciplinary public schools initiative as lead coordinator of professional development for Utah's northern region schools.
From page 203...
... He co-directs the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Humanities Indicators project and is principal investigator of the CPC's Cultural Infrastructure project. For the Humanities Indicators project he oversees the collation and analysis of data, the creation of reliable benchmarks to guide future analysis of the humanities, and the development of a consistent and sustainable means of updating the data.
From page 204...
... In 2004 he was given the Statistics Canada/American Statistical Association Waksberg Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to the theory and practice of survey methodology. Al Bunshaft is senior vice president of global affairs and workforce of the future for the Americas of Dassault Systèmes.
From page 205...
... Helmsley Charitable Trust, and her more recent research has centered around undergraduate science education. In prior administrative roles at the University of Arizona, Burd served as the associate dean for academic affairs in the college of science, the interim department head of molecular and cellular biology, and the associate department head of molecular and cellular biology.
From page 206...
... E Thomas Ewing is a history professor and associate dean of graduate studies, research, and diversity at the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences of Virginia Tech.
From page 207...
... There she led the CreativeIT program and co-led the Human Centered Computing program along with other synergistic NSF funding initiatives. The CreativeIT program funded high risk-high reward research at the nexus of creative cognition and creative practices with research in computer science, engineering, and STEM learning.
From page 208...
... Martello implements his findings in experimental courses such as "The Stuff of History," "Six Microbes that Changed the World," "Paradigms, Predictions, and Joules," and "Chemistry in Context." A graduate of MIT's program in the History and Social Study of Science and Technology, he is the author of Midnight Ride, Industrial Dawn: Paul Revere and the Growth of American Enterprise, a study of Revere's multifaceted manufacturing career and of his many national impacts in pioneering America's transition into the industrial age. He is now researching Benjamin Franklin's printing and business endeavors, and he regularly lectures on Revere and Franklin, our "Founding Makers," for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
From page 209...
... Prior to joining University of Michigan, he was vice provost for research and dean of graduate studies at the Maryland Institute College of Arts. He also had previous appointments as associate dean for research and graduate studies at the College of Arts and Architecture, Pennsylvania State University, and dean of visual arts at the Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore.
From page 210...
... At the core of her career is a strong commitment to liberal education and inclusive excellence, manifested in service as senator and vice president of Phi Beta Kappa; her role as host of Northeast Public Radio's "The Academic Minute"; and her public advocacy for access and affordability in higher education. Suzanna Rose is founding associate provost for the Office to Advance Women, Equity and Diversity and professor of psychology and women's and gender studies at Florida International University (FIU)
From page 211...
... Magazine. Thornton Dill has won a number of prestigious awards including two awards for mentoring; the Jessie Bernard Award and the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award both given by the American Sociological Association; the Eastern Sociological Society's Robin Williams Jr.
From page 212...
... While at MMCC, she was an inaugural member of the Michigan Community College Association Leadership Academy, she served as chair of the General Education Committee and she was a co-leader for the college's participation in the Michigan Community College Association Guided Pathways Initiative aimed at improving retention and completion rates for community college students. She was responsible for the physics, pre-engineering, nonmajors science and organic chemistry curricula.
From page 213...
... Division of Biological Infrastructure in the Directorate for Biological Sciences, where she managed a portfolio of mid-scale investments in scientific infrastructure and led analyses of the impact of NSF funding on the career trajectories of postdoctoral researchers. During her fellowship years, Bear also worked as a science policy officer for the State Department's Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State, where she worked to promote
From page 214...
... Courembis holds a Bachelor in Arts in International Economics from American University. Elizabeth Garbee was a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Academies during the spring of 2018.
From page 215...
... Jones-Jamtgaard was a 2017 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow assigned to the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Appointed by Mayor Sly James, Jones-­ Jamtgaard currently serves as a commissioner on the Kansas City Health Commission, a group tasked with improving public health in Kansas City, Missouri, and co-chairs the Commission's Birth Outcomes subcommittee.
From page 216...
... . He is a Kellogg National Fellow, a fellow in Education of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, and a 2013 recipient of the "Friend of Darwin" award from the National Center for Science Education.
From page 217...
... He is the art advisor for Issues in Science and Technology Magazine and is currently the Art and Design Advisor for the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative based in Irvine, ­ alifornia. Talasek is C a board member of Leonardo/ International Society for Art Science and Technology and is chair of the Leonardo Education Arts Forum.


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