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Meet the Team

Dawn Kiyoe Culpepper

Director

Dr. Dawn Culpepper (she/her) is the Director of the ADVANCE Program. In this role, she guides the strategic direction of ADVANCE, oversees its management and programs, and engages in translational research focused on faculty work environment and faculty development issues.

Jasmine Stephens

Graduate Assistant; Master's Student, International Education Policy

Jasmine Stephens is a Graduate Assistant for the ADVANCE Program. She provides support to ADVANCE faculty peer networks and also develops communications and marketing materials for the overall ADVANCE Program.

Wuqi Yu

Graduate Assistant; Ph.D. Student, International Education Policy

Wuqi Yu is the Graduate Assistant for ADVANCE Program. He primarily supports education and training initiatives, including coordinating Inclusive Hiring Workshops and the Equity Coaches Program. He is also a Ph.D. student in the International Education Policy Program.

Amanda Bailey

ADVANCE Professor for the College of Arts and Humanities

Colleen Byrne

ADVANCE Professor for the PTK Faculty (Campus-Wide)

Alisa Clyne

ADVANCE Professor for the A. James Clark School of Engineering

Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham

ADVANCE Professor for the College of Behavioral & Social Sciences

Kerry Green

ADVANCE Professor for the School of Public Health and College of Information Studies

Clara Irazabal

ADVANCE Professor for the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation

Maile Neel

ADVANCE Professor for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sarah Penniston-Dorland

ADVANCE Professor for the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Yueming Qiu

ADVANCE Professor for the School of Public Policy

Jui Ramaprasad

ADVANCE Professor for the Robert H. Smith School of Business

Jennifer L. Rhodes

ADVANCE Professor for the University of Maryland Extension

Linda Steiner

ADVANCE Professor for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism

Jennifer D. Turner

ADVANCE Professor for the College of Education

T'Sey Haye Preaster

Research Assistant for the ADVANCE Program

Baili Park

Research Assistant for the RISE-UPP Social Science Research Team