Extension Services Consultants
NCWIT Extension Services Consultants (ESCs) are experts in NCWIT’s research-based recruitment and retention strategies, who help academic departments identify opportunities and challenges for increasing women’s enrollment and graduation in computing programs. The ESCs have a broad range of expertise in program evaluation, organizational change, computing education, and other relevant fields. Extension Services clients who desire more than the grant-funded services may engage their consultant for a fee. Any NCWIT member may also contact these professionals regarding consultation for a fee.
Gretchen Achenbach
Education: Ph.D. Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Areas of Expertise: Research-based resources to raise awareness and provide information needed to implement change in girls’ and women’s representation in computing and technology.
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Angela E. Arndt
Education: Ph.D. Educational Studies, University of Cincinnati, Certified in Program Assessment and Evaluation
Areas of Expertise: Technology access equity, social and cultural aspects of educational systems, and qualitative research methodologies.
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Lecia Barker
Education: Ph.D. Communication, University of Colorado Boulder
Areas of Expertise: Research and evaluation of computing education and initiatives at K-12, undergraduate, and graduate levels.
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Sally L. Bond
Education: M.A. Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Areas of Expertise: Program planning and evaluation design, collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, data entry, report writing, and technical assistance in evaluation.
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Catherine E. Brawner
Education: Ph.D. Educational Research and Policy Analysis, North Carolina State University
Areas of Expertise: Educational program evaluation using qualitative and quantitative methods and specializing in engineering education, technology education, and teacher education.
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Rebecca Dohrman
Education: Ph.D. Organizational Communication, Purdue University
Areas of Expertise: Qualitative methods, organizational communication, career perceptions, and gendered socialization.
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Amy Germuth
Education: Ph.D. Psychology, Measurement, and Evaluation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Areas of Expertise: Education evaluation and consulting.
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Jennifer Goodall
Education: Ph.D. Information Science, University at Albany
Areas of Expertise: Women in computing and higher education.
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Leslie K. Grier
Education: Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, Wayne State University
Areas of Expertise: Program evaluation and youth development, at-risk and underrepresented populations, and academic achievement.
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Kellye Jones
Education: Ph.D. Organizational Communication/Management, Ohio University
Areas of Expertise: Leadership, management, global management, and entrepreneurship at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Eugene Judson
Education: Ed.D. Science Education, Arizona State University
Areas of Expertise: Evaluation of NSF programs focusing on STEM issues.
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Rebecca Lowe
Education: Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Areas of Expertise: STEM evaluation training focused on underrepresented minorities.
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Elsa Macias
Education: Ph.D. Policy Analysis, Arizona State University
Areas of Expertise: Research-based initiatives to recruit and retain women in STEM, evaluation of NSF-funded programs focusing on STEM issues, qualitative research methods, and academic achievement of underrepresented populations.
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Rita Powell
Education: Ed.D. Higher Education Management, University of Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise: Recruiting and retaining women in computer science and engineering, qualitative research methods, grant writing, program development, and teacher education.
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Sherri Sanders
Education: Ph.D. Higher Education Administration, The University of Texas at Austin
Areas of Expertise: Research and experience in strategic diversity planning, inclusive classrooms, campus climate, and faculty recruitment and retention.
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Michelle Slattery
Education: M.A. Applied Behavioral Sciences (Human Factors), Wright State University
Areas of Expertise: Research and evaluation of STEM programs and grants using qualitative and quantitative methods, strategic planning, grant writing, data visualization, and use of research-based approaches to increase diversity.
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Travis Tatum
Education: Ph.D. Social Psychology, University of Michigan
Areas of Expertise: Research and evaluation around discussions about identity and social justice within academic settings.
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Leisa Thompson
Education: Ph.D. Higher Education Leadership, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Areas of Expertise: Research on systemic reform to increase recruitment and retention of women in undergraduate computing programs, and quantitative research methods and analysis.
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