Strategies for Increasing Diversity in Engineering Majors and Careers

Monica Gray , Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.H., is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Lincoln University. She simultaneously received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Water Resources concentration) and Masters of Public Health (Environmental & Occupational Health concentration) from the University of South Florida, Tampa. She also received a Masters in Biological Engineering from the University of Georgia, Athens and B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad. Prior to arriving at The Lincoln University, Dr. Gray managed the global curriculum portfolio for over a hundred and twenty programs in sixteen countries at Arcadia University and work as an Environmental Engineer and Environmental Health Program Director at the Philadelphia Housing Authority and Organica Biotechnology. Her research interest is in the area of systems approaches for sustainable environmental management and community health with particular focus on water resources and sanitation systems. This includes water and wastewater treatment, reuse and management. Her current research project is the identification and modelling of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in community water. Ken D. Thomas is the Associate Director for Student Affairs in the Honors College and Honors Lecturer in Biosystems Engineering of both the Honors College and Department of Biosystems Engineering at Auburn University. He received both his B.Sc. Chemical & Process Engineering and MSc Environmental Engineering from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine and Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Environmental & Water Resources Engineering [EWRE]) from the University of South Florida (USF). His current research interests are in sustainability science, sustainable development and sustainable development engineering, especially in a West Indian context, and engineering education.