PEOPLE
ADVANCE-IMPACT External Advisory Board
Meg Bond
Director of ADVANCE, Office for Faculty Equity and Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Dr. Bond focuses on the interrelationships among issues of diversity, empowerment, and organizational dynamics.
Jennifer Linderman, Ph.D
Dr. Linderman has served as Director of the University of Michigan ADVANCE Program since 2016. Her research interests include mathematical and computational modeling with applications to cell signaling pathways, cancer, tuberculosis, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, and drug delivery.
Beth Mitchneck
Professor Emerita, School of Geography, Development and Environment, University of Arizona and previous NSF ADVANCE Program Officer
Dr. Mitchneck is leading a National Science Foundation project, to develop metrics to assess institutional transformation at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. She continues to write about human displacement, violent conflict, and social networks. https://geography.arizona.edu/people/beth-mitchneck
Isis Settles
Associate Director of ADVANCE and Professor of Psychology and Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michigan
Dr. Settles focuses on two related processes: 1) the experiences, perceptions, and consequences of unfair treatment directed at devalued social group members, especially Black people and women; and 2) protective factors and coping strategies used by members of devalued social groups to counteract experiences of mistreatment, especially those protective factors related to group identity (e.g., racial identity). Two major research projects she is currently working on are an examination of the experiences of faculty of color in academia and the role of diversity in interdisciplinary team dynamics.