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)

Collaborator from the University of Kentucky (UK)

  • Dr. Jennifer Wilhelm (Professor of STEM Education)

Collaborators from Kentucky Science Center (KSC)

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

Collaborators from the JCPS Academies of Louisville: 

  • Kristin Wingfeld (Coordinator, School Business Partnerships)

Research Assistant

  • Sydney Bland

External Evaluator

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