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Participant Biographies
Dr. Afroditi Filippas
Afroditi Filippas, Ph. D. is the VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) CCAM (Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing) Senior Faculty Representative and a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Filippas previously served as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies in the College of Engineering at VCU.
Dr. Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves
I am Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and I have faculty appointments in the VCU School of Engineering (electrical and computer engineering) and School of Education (teaching and learning). My research interests are in diversity, inclusion, and equity in higher education, STEM-H education, and biomedical signal/image processing.
Dr. Bill Haver
Bill Haver Virginia Commonwealth University (retired; currently serving as a leader of and teaching in VCU’s masters degree program to prepare K-8 teachers to serve as coaches/mathematics specialists for teachers in their schools).
Dr. Rebeca Segal
I am an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. I typically teach numerical analysis and pdes at the senior or grad level, and biomath courses at all levels. I also often teach Calc 3. I serve as the faculty coordinator for College Algebra with the help of two of our full time instructors.