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Team Members

Site Coordinators

Chantal Baca

Site Coordinator, Program Manager, BOLD Academic Services
  • University of Colorado Boulder
Chantal.Baca@colorado.edu

Victoria Duncan, Ph.D.

Site Coordinator, Assistant Director, Mathematics and Science Teaching (MAST) Institute; Director, Frontiers of Science Institute (FSI); Director, Longs Peak Science & Engineering Fair
  • University of Northern Colorado
Victoria.Duncan@unco.edu
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Trung Duong, Ph.D.

Site Coordinator, Assistant Professor, Engineering
  • Colorado State University Pueblo
trung.duong@csupueblo.edu

Michael B. Jacobs, Ph.D.

Site Coordinator, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver
mjacob35@msudenver.edu
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Anthea Johnson Rooen

Site Coordinator, Director for Equity STEM (E-STEM) Program, Ritchie School of Engineering & Computer Science
  • University of Denver
anthea.johnson@du.edu

Shane B. Kanatous, Ph.D.

Site Coordinator, Professor in Biology
  • Colorado State University
kanatous@colostate.edu
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Jacki Klancher

Co-Principal Investigator and Site Coordinator, Professor, Environmental Science and Health; Director: Instruction and Research, Alpine Science Institute (ASI)
  • Central Wyoming College
jklanche@cwc.edu

Nate Klema, Ph.D.

Site Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Physics
  • Fort Lewis College
ntklema@fortlewis.edu

Jefferson (Jeff) Knight, PhD

Site Coordinator, Faculty Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities and Professor of Chemistry
  • University of Colorado Denver
Jefferson.Knight@ucdenver.edu

Lakshmi Krishna, Ph.D.

Site Coordinator, Director of Undergraduate Research Scholars, University Honors and Scholars
  • Colorado School of Mines
lkrishna@mines.edu
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Aaron Montoya, Ph.D.

Site Coordinator, NSF STEM Grant Project Director
  • Adams State University
amontoya@adams.edu
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Kevin Walker, Ph.D.

Site Coordinator, Biology Instructor
  • Trinidad State College
Kevin.Walker@trinidadstate.edu

Advisory Board

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Ernest Chavez, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator and Director, Professor, Psychology Department
Colorado State University
ernest.chavez@colostate.edu
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Linda Figueroa, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mining Engineering; Site Director for Mines in the Tailings Center
Colorado School of Mines
lfiguero@mines.edu
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Danielle Gardner, Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Assistant Professor, Psychology Department
Colorado State University
Danielle.Gardner@colostate.edu

Michael Kirsch

Advisory Board Member, Academic Advisor at Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
mkirsch@southernute-nsn.gov
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Jacki Klancher

Co-Principal Investigator and Site Coordinator, Professor, Environmental Science and Health; Director: Instruction and Research, Alpine Science Institute (ASI)
  • Central Wyoming College
jklanche@cwc.edu
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Juan Lucena, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member, Director, Humanitarian Engineering; Professor, Engineering, Design, & Society
Colorado School of Mines
jlucena@mines.edu

Josh Prasad, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Psychology Department
Colorado State University
joshua.prasad@colostate.edu
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Andrea Salazar Morgan

Advisory Board Member, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Liaison, Human Resources
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Andrea.SalazarMorgan@nrel.gov

Ty Smith

Advisory Board Member, Director, Native American Cultural Center
Colorado State University
tyrone.smith@colostate.edu

Rory Tendore

Advisory Board Member, American Indian Student Coordinator
Central Wyoming College
rtendore@cwc.edu

Terri Wright, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member, LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate Program Director, Assistant Dean for Access, Inclusion and Student Programs, College of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Colorado Boulder
terri.wright@colorado.edu

RM-AMP Leadership and Staff

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Ernest Chavez, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator and Director, Professor, Psychology Department
Colorado State University
ernest.chavez@colostate.edu
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Danielle Gardner, Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Assistant Professor, Psychology Department
Colorado State University
Danielle.Gardner@colostate.edu
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Beverly Marquart, Ph.D.

Program Manager, Psychology Department
Colorado State University
beverly.marquart@colostate.edu

Josh Prasad, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Psychology Department
Colorado State University
joshua.prasad@colostate.edu

Edith Silvas

Program Coordinator, Psychology Department
Colorado State University
Edith.Silvas@colostate.edu

Heather Thiry, Ph.D.

External Evaluator, Ethnography & Evaluation Research, Center to Advance Research and Teaching in the Social Science
University of Colorado Boulder
Heather.Thiry@Colorado.edu

Marion Underwood, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator, Provost and Executive Vice President
Colorado State University
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Erin Whipple

Fiscal Officer, Psychology Department
Colorado State University
erin.whipple@colostate.edu

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