Almesha L. 坎贝尔,Ph值.D. is the 助理副总裁 for 研究 and Economic Development at 澳门皇冠体育 (JSU). 以这种身份, she supports the 副总统 with overall responsibility for the Division of 研究 and Economic Development. 超过12年, she has served as the Director for 技术转让 and Commercialization at JSU and continues to manage the intellectual property process from triage of invention disclosures to commercialization.
Almesha designs and manages a number of national and local programs around innovation and entrepreneurship in an effort to broaden the participation of underrepresented minorities in these areas. She has garnered approximately $12M in federal grants and contracts since 2016. She is the principal investigator or co-principal investigator for several federally funded programs including the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mid-South I-Corps Hub and the National Institutes of Health REACH Hub , the NSF Enabling SBE Science via the Network for Transformative 研究 program, the NSF Engines Development Award: Advancing Food Security and Climate Resilience (MS), and the recently awarded NSF Accelerating 研究 Translation program led by the University of Southern Mississippi.
She co-led the development of the JSU Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at JSU, XR学院在哪, makerspace, 电子实验室, 学习合作实验室, 生产的房间, 和更多的. She created the JSU Innovation Fellows Program and spearheads an initiative to transform the STEM curriculum using virtual reality. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her commitment and contributions to innovation and research translation, and promotes the inclusion of innovation and entrepreneurship in the faculty tenure and promotion process. She serves as the liaison for the Princeton Alliance for Collaborative 研究 and Innovation (PACRI) program for faculty, as well as the Google supported TechWise program for students.
She was elected a chair of the AUTM Board of Directors (2023 – 2024) – the first black person and the first from an HBCU to sit on the Board (2021 – 2025). 除了AUTM, Almesha holds membership in professional organizations such as the Licensing Executives Society, Society of 研究 Administrators (SRA) 国际, the American Society of Public Administration, and is an honorary member of the National Academy of Inventors. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida, and a 硕士 degree in mass communications, and a doctoral degree in public policy and administration from 澳门皇冠体育.
Almesha L. 坎贝尔,Ph值.D., RTTP, HonNAI
助理副总裁 for 研究 and Economic Development
AUTM主席(2023 - 2024)
电话号码:601-979-6347
电子邮件: almesha.l.campbell@ag-edg.com
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