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Next STEPS

Meet Our Team

Current Committee Members


Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Eberly College of Science
Diversity and Inclusion website

As Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for Eberly College of Science, David Simpson facilitates efforts to promote a nurturing climate for all college community members. Serving on the Next STEPS committee aligns directly with his office's mission to advance equity throughout the college. Through his work, David strives to advance the representation of the diverse communities in the college, including undergraduate and graduate students and faculty, while supporting curricular and co-curricular programming hosted through her office and the college.

Wen Jiang
Wen
Jiang
Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Structural Biology, Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Email:
Phone:
814-865-0363
Interests:
Cryo-EM, Structural Biology, Biophysics, Computing


Assistant Professor, Psychology
Assistant Professor, Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Jes Matsick's faculty web page

As the Director of the Underrepresented Perspectives (UP) Laboratory, Jes Matsick’s research incorporates feminist perspectives into the social psychological study of stigma, with an emphasis on improving psychological outcomes for marginalized groups. She joined the Next STEPS committee to apply her knowledge and expertise to diversity-focused initiatives in ECoS, and she very much values the interdisciplinary partnerships created through this committee.

Jes is a recipient of Penn State's Graduate Mentoring Award in Psychology and the Academic Achievement Award from Penn State's Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, and she also advises Penn State's unique dual-title Ph.D. program in Psychology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in the College of the Liberal Arts.

Anna Mazzucato
Anna
Mazzucato
Distinguished Senior Scholar and Professor
Email:
Interests:
Partial Differential Equations, Fluid Mechanics, Elasticity, Harmonic and Microlocal Analysis,, Inverse Problems

Former Committee Members

  • Cindy Gulis, Associate Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Ephraim Hanks, Associate Professor of Statistics
  • Diane Henderson, Mathematics
  • Dave Hunter, Professor, Statistics, 2018-2024
  • Suvrath Mahadevan, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Timothy Meredith, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Shaun Mahony, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Former Next STEPS Committee Chair
  • Raymond Schaak, DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research (Department of Chemistry)
  • Moriah Szpara, Professor of Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Dave Hunter, Professor, Statistics, 2018-2024
  • Chad Hanna, Professor, Physics, 2021-2024
  • Tim Jegla, Associate Professor of Biology, Associate Department Head of Graduate Education, Biology, 2020-2024
  • Nate Brown, Professor, Mathematics, 2018-2021
  • Santhosh Girirajan, Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2018-2021
  • Jan Reimann, Associate Professor, Mathematics, 2018-2021
  • Sarah Shandera, Associate Professor, Physics, 2018-2021
  • Chuck Fisher, Emeritus Professor and Distinguished Senior Scholar, Biology, 2018-2019
  • Katriona Shea, Professor, Biology; Alumni Professor, Biological Sciences, 2018-2020
  • Bekki Dawson, Shaffer Career Development Professor, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018-2021
  • Lingzhou Xue, Professor, Statistics
  • Miriam Freedman, Professor, Chemistry