ELATES Class of 2021-2022
The ELATES at Drexel Class of 2021-2022 included 47 women faculty from over 35 different institutions across the U.S. and Canada. Each nominated by her dean or provost, they are leaders in biology, biochemistry; computer and information sciences; food sciences; geoscience; and diverse engineering disciplines.
2021-2022 ELATES at Drexel Fellows
Dr. Norma Alcantar
Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
University of South Florida
Dr. Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb
Harris Saunders Jr. Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Burçin Becerik-Gerber
Professor and Director of Graduate Programs, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Southern California
Dr. Sanjukta Bhanja
Professor and Associate Dean for Academics and Student Affairs, Engineering
University of South Florida
Dr. Cheryl Bodnar
Associate Professor, Undergraduate and Graduate Coordinator, Engineering
Rowan University
Dr. Vrushali Bokil
Professor, and Associate Dean - Research and Graduate Studies, Mathematics
Oregon State University
Dr. Rachel Brennan
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Jennifer Collins
Professor, Geosciences
University of South Florida
Dr. Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez
Professor, Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Kenya Crosson
Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental and Engineering Mechanics
Dayton University
Dr. Stephanie Farrell
Founding Department Head and Professor, Engineering
Rowan University
Dr. Shelly Gulati
Associate Professor and Chair, Engineering
University of the Pacific
Dr. Smiti Gupta
Associate Professor, Nutrition and Food Science
Wayne State University
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose
Department Head and Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Simi Hoque
Associate Professor and Architectural Engineering Program Head, CAEE
Drexel University
Dr. Haiying Huang
Associate Professor, Geosystems Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. Vandana Janeja
Professor and Chair, Information Systems
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Dr. Katie Kuder
Professor, and Associate Dean, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Seattle University
Dr. Hai Li
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Duke University
Dr. Jin Li
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dr. Elizabeth Lipke
Mary and John H. Sanders Professor, Chemical Engineering
Auburn University
Dr. Sylvie Lorente
Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Villanova University College of Engineering
Dr. Kathy Lu
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Dr. Allison MacKay
Chair and Professor, Civil Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
The Ohio State University
Dr. Christine Masters
Assistant Dean for Academic Support and Global Programs, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Kathleen Melde
Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Inclusion, Engineering
University of Arizona
Dr. Junko Munakata Marr
Head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Dr. Olfa Nasraoui
Professor, Endowed Chair for E-Commerce, Computer Science and Engineering
University of Louisville
Dr. Zoubeida Ounaies
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Jaime Padgett
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rice University
Dr. Lisa Parrillo-Chapman
Director of Graduate Programs and Associate Professor, Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Dr. Shalini Prasad
Professor, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
University of Texas at Dallas
Dr. Yue Qi
Joan Wernig Sorensen Professor of Engineering, Engineering
Brown University
Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Dr. Reeta Rao
Professor and Department Head, Biology and Biotechnology
WPI
Dr. Donna Riley
Kamyar Haghighi Head of the School of Engineering Education, Engineering
Purdue University at West Lafayette
Dr. Iris Rivero
Department Head, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology
Dr. Michelle Rogers
Associate Professor and Director, Information Science
Drexel University
Dr. Kelly Salyards
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Bucknell University
Dr. Anita Singh
Chair and Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Widener University
Dr. Preeti Sivasankar
Professor and Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University at West Lafayette
Dr. Gymama Slaughter
Executive Director, Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Chemical Engineering
Old Dominion University
Dr. Michelle Soupir
Professor, Equity Advisor, and ABE Associate Chair for Research and Extension, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Iowa State University
Dr. Lisa Spainhour
Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Florida A&M University-Florida State University
Dr. Millicent Sullivan
Professor and Associate Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Delaware
Dr. Jin Wen
Professor, CAEE
Drexel University
Dr. Julia Zeitlinger
Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Stowers Institute, U of Kansas