About Us

Team Members

Leadership Team

  1. Lynn Hodge (Principle Investigator,UTK, website)
  2. Joy Bertling (Co-PI, UTK, website)
  3. Elizabeth Dyer (Co-PI, UIUC)
  4. Carlye Clark (Co-PI, BGCTNV)

Research Team

  1. Yilang Zhao (Postdoctoral Research Associate, UTK, website)
  2. Ashley Stroud (Project Coordinator, UTK, Cycles 2, 3)
  3. Christopher Wright (Drexel University)
  4. George Schafer (Drexel University)

Instructional Team

  1. Ethan Pignataro (Gibbs HS, Cycles 1, 2, 3)
  2. Kristina Givens (Gibbs HS, Cycle 3)
  3. Mary-Katherine Dailey (Cycle 3)
  4. Lauren Farkas (L&N STEM Academy, Cycle 3)
  5. Rio Gonzalez  (Cycle 3)
  6. Kylee Pace (Cycle 3)
  7. Lee Reinert (Cycle 3)
  8. Trey Smith (Cycle 4)

Community Event Team

  1. Amy Maples (Project Coordinator, UTK, Cycles 3, 4, 5)
  2. Caroline Covington (Pellissippi State Community College, website)
  3. Thura Mack (UTK)
  4. Ellen Matheny (Pellissippi State Community College)

Student Assistants

Graduate Assistants

  1. Tanya Foreman
  2. Carlos Gonzalez
  3. Matthew Riddle
  4. Chulin Chen
  5. Hannah Thompson
  6. Megan Mundie

Undergraduate Assistants

  1. Jessica Schwind (Cycle 1)
  2. Cate Bennett (Cycle 1, 2)
  3. Emily Nakian (Cycle 3, 4, & 5)
  4. Kyra Bowers (Cycle 3, 4, & 5)
  5. Ashley Waycaster (Cycle 2)
  6. Courtney Drennen (Cycle 2)

Community Partners

  1. Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley (BGCTNV)
  2. Gibbs High School
  3. Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL)
  4. Postmark LaFollette
  5. Sunbright School
  6. The Change Center