NKSP Team and Collaborators

NKSP Leadership Team

• Dr. Akhtar Mahmood (PI: Professor of Physics) – NKSP Co-Director 
• Dr. Kristin Cook (Co-PI: Professor of Science Education) – NKSP Co-Director
• Dr. Jung Colen (Co-PI: Associate Professor of Education)

NKSP STEM Faculty Coordinators

• Dr. Anna Christianson, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (NKSP Chemistry Coordinator) 
• Dr. Amanda Krzysiak, Associate Professor of BMB (NKSP BMB Coordinator) 
• Dr. Roberta Challener, Associate Professor of Biology (NKSP Biology Coordinator) 
• Dr. Susan White, Associate Professor of Mathematics (NKSP Mathematics Coordinator) 
• Dr. Akhtar Mahmood, Professor of Physics (NKSP Physics Coordinator) 

Collaborators from Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS)

• Professor Marlisa Austin (Community College Recruitment Coordinator)
• Dr. Marilyn Akins (Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Bluegrass Community and Technical College) 

Collaborator from the University of Kentucky (UK)

• Dr. Margaret Mohr-Schroeder (Senior Associate Dean of Academic Programs)

Collaborators from Kentucky Science Center (KSC)

• Ms. Mellisa Blankenship (Director of Programs & Partnerships) 
• Ms. Mira Gentry-Johnson (Senior Manager of Education) 

Collaborators from Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) District

• Ms. Christy Rogers (Assistant Superintendent of JCPS) 
• Mr. Jimmy Adams (Chief of Human Resources) 
• Dr. Aimee Green-Webb (Executive Administrator Personnel) 
• Ms. Diane Mackenzie (Recruiter-Student Teachers) 

Collaborators from the JCPS Academies of Louisville: 

• Ms. Brandy Scott (Career and Technical Education Coordinator)
• Mr. Joseph Simon (Career and Technical Education Coordinator) 

Research Assistant

• Dr. Cody Nygard

External Evaluator

• Dr. Matthew Feldmann (Principal Researcher and Director, Goshen Education Consulting)