Kristine Bowman is Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and Professor of Education Policy in the College of Education. Bowman and her team support over two dozen graduate and undergraduate degree programs (including nearly ten fully online programs) enrolling more than 3000 total students across four departments.
The following academics are fellows of MSU’s cohort for the 2021-22 Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Academic Leadership Program.
Terah Venzant Chambers is a professor of K-12 educational administration and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the MSU College of Education. Her research interests include post-Brown K-12 education policy and urban education leadership.
Dawn P. Misra, Ph.D. is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the MSU College of Human Medicine. Dr. Misra received her BA and MHS (Maternal and Child Health) from the Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D.
Teresa Mastin, Ph.D. is a chairperson for the Department of Advertising + Public Relations at Michigan State University where she embodies a commitment to servant leadership for the greater good.
Terrence Frazier is currently serving as a Special Assistant to the Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Michigan State University. Frazier has presented at several regional and national conferences and across numerous college campuses,
Melissa Del Rio is the Chief of Staff of the Graduate School at Michigan State University. In The Graduate School, Melissa leads a team that provides support, direction,
Christie M. Poitra, Ph.D. is the Interim Director of the MSU Native American Institute (NAI). Dr. Poitra is Turtle Mountain Chippewa (Pembina Ojibwa), with family ties to Little Shell.
Ryan D. Sweeder is a professor of chemistry in Lyman Briggs College and the Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology. His research is split between Chemistry Education Research (CER) and Student Success research.
Terah Venzant Chambers is a professor of K-12 educational administration and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the MSU College of Education. Her research interests include post-Brown K-12 education policy and urban education leadership.