2025-2026 Engaged Scholars Academy

Congratulations to the 16 faculty who have been named to the inaugural Engaged Scholars Academy cohort. The academy is a one-year, cohort-based leadership and professional development initiative that supports faculty at the ranks of assistant and associate professor in strengthening their engaged scholarship.

Heather Bowen-Jones, Assistant Professor of Practice, College of Optometry
Alfonso Cervera, Assistant Professor, Department of Dance, College of Arts and Sciences
Maranda DeBusk, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts, College of Arts and Sciences
Marybel Gonzalez, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, College of Medicine
Ryan Joyce, Assistant Professor, Department of French and Italian, College of Arts and Sciences
Michelle Kaiser, Associate Professor, College of Social Work
Pamela Lu, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, College of Medicine
Rhodesia McMillian, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Ecology
Nichole Michaels, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
Lauren Roberson, Assistant Professor, State Extension Specialist, Department of Human Sciences, College of Education and Human Ecology
dinorah sanchez loza, Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology
Rachel Skaggs, Assistant Professor, Department of Arts Administration, Education, and Policy, College of Arts and Sciences
Shaunta Stanford, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, College of Nursing
Kareem Usher, Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School of Architecture, College of Engineering
Alexis Villacis, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, College of Food, Agricultural, Environmental Sciences
Matt Wu, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences