U.S. Investigator Team
U.S. Investigator Team
Nehal Abu-Lail
Nehal I. Abu-Lail received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2004. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio Chemical Engineering program since 2018. Prior to that, she was an associate professor of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. Her research is focused on fundamental understanding of physiochemical cellular properties and interactions in environmental and biological systems. She as well is interested in why women are minorities in engineering. She has published over 50 technical articles and presented her research in over 200 meetings. Her research is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of health (NIH), Department of Defense (DoD) and 3M. She is currently teaching the “Biotransport Phenomena” and “Current Topics in Bionanotechnology” courses.
Ashley Ater Kranov
Ashley Ater Kranov is an adjunct associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University and President of the consulting firm Global Professional Skills Assessment. Her research areas of interest are direct methods to teach and measure the engineering professional skills necessary for 21st century engineering workplace success and how to increase gender equity in engineering
Jennifer DeBoer
Dr. Jennifer DeBoer is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research group is motivated to understand how technology and policy tools can promote equity and success for diverse engineering students around the world. She is the recipient of a 2015 National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award for her work evaluating and improving online courses for engineering undergraduates from diverse backgrounds. More information on her research group can be found at: deboer-lab.engineer
Julie Kmec
Julie A. Kmec is a Professor of Sociology at Washington State University and an Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts. Her research focuses on workplace gender and race inequality. She has published articles on gender differences in work effort, family caregiving penalties at work, the glass ceiling, and human resource practice effects on employment discrimination disputes. She is a present of past editorial board member of American Sociological Review, Social Science Research, Gender & Society, Social Problems, Research in the Sociology of Work, and Work & Occupations. Starting in 2017, she will be the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Sociology Compass.
