Lead Principal Investigators (PIs)

Jacqueline Jackson, PhD
(Institution PI)
Associate Professor, Department
of Electrical and Computer
Engineering and Computer
Science,
Jackson State University
jacqueline.m.jackson@jsums.edu
Sherri Frizell, PhD
(Institution PI)
Professor
Department of Computer Science,
Prairie View A&M University
ssfrizell@pvamu.edu
Matthew Wettergreen, PhD
(Institution PI)
Associate Teaching Professor
Director of Global Medical
Innovation Program, Bioengineering,
Rice University
mwettergreen@rice.edu
Azime Saydam, PhD
(Institution PI)
Interim Dean, College of
Science, Engineering and
Technology,
Texas Southern University
azime.saydam@tsu.edu

Jackson State University

Jacqueline Jackson, PhD (PI)
Associate Professor, Department
of Electrical and Computer
Engineering and Computer
Science
Wilbur Walters, PhD Jr.
(Co-PI)
Dean, College of Science,
Engineering and Technology

Senior Personnel

April Tanner, PhD
Professor, Department of
Electrical and Computer
Engineering and Computer
Science
Robert Whalin, PhD
Professor,
Department of Civil
Engineering;
College of Science,
Engineering and Technology

Prairie View A&M University

Sherri Frizell, PhD (PI)
Professor,
Department of Computer Science
Kiranmai Bellam, PhD (Co-PI)
Associate Professor,
Department of Computer Science
Judy Perkins, PhD (Co-PI)
Interim Chair, Professor
Texas A&M University Regents
Professor,
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering

Senior Personnel

Noushin Ghaffari, PhD
Assistant professor, Department of
Computer Science
Dr. Seungchan Kim, PhD
Executive Professor, Department
of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Dr. Michael Gyamerah, PhD
Professor and Interim Head,
Department of Chemical
Engineering
Ms. Sharon Daniels, PhD
Computer Science Instructor, Department of Computer Science

Rice University

Matthew
Wettergreen, PhD (PI)
Associate Teaching Professor
Director of Masters Programs in Bioengineering, Department of Bioengineering
Lesia Guinn, PhD
I-ACED Program Manager
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Bioengineering

Senior Personnel

Agustina Fernandez-Moya
Director of Engineering
Professional Masters Program
Christopher Jermaine, PhD
Chair, Department of Computer
Science
Ilya Hicks, PhD
Professor, Department Chair,
Computational and Applied
Mathematics
Ericson De Paula, PhD
MChE Program Director
Lecturer, Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering

Texas Southern University

Azime Saydam, PhD (PI)
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Lila Ghemri, PhD (Co-PI)
Associate Professor, Department of
Computer Science
Graham Thomas, PhD (Co-PI)
Professor, Interim Chair, Department of
Engineering

Senior Personnel

Shishir Shishodia, PhD
Professor,
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Department of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences
Yachi Wanyan, PhD
Associate Professor, Department
of Engineering

U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)

Quincy Alexander
Chief, Software Engineering and Informatics Division
Edward Huell
Strategic Integration Officer
Speler Montgomery
Talent Acquisition Manager
Cynthia Banks
Strategic Integration Officer
ERDC Executive Office

Education and Behavioral Research Team

Yvette E. Pearson, PhD
Vice President, Campus Resources and Support, University of Texas – Dallas
Sheryl Skaggs, PhD
Professor, Department of Sociology
University of Texas – Dallas
Sherri Frizell, PhD
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Prairie View A&M University

External Evaluators

Lana Rucks, PhD
Principal Consultant
The Rucks Group
Jennifer Billman, PhD Consultant, Senior Research and Evaluation Associate
The Rucks Group
Christopher Cox, PhD
Consultant, Senior Research and Evaluation Associate
The Rucks Group
Spencer Queen
Consultant, Research Assistant
The Rucks Group