Extended Profile
Name | Dr. Mary Jo Parker |
Institution | University of Houston-Downtown |
Position | Executive Director & Natural Science Faculty |
Department | Scholars Academy / Natural Sciences |
Academic Interests | Online Biology for Non-majors |
Short Bio | Dr. Parker is currently a faculty member in the Natural Sciences department at University of Houston-Downtown. She also directs the Scholars Academy, an academic unit in the College of Sciences & Technology supporting STEM majors through scholarships and a mentoring network system. She currently is PI on four active federal grant awards and Co-PI on another. She brings experience in curriculum and development, supervision and leadership at K-12 and higher education, K-16 outreach and STEM recruitment, and closing the achievement gap for minority STEM students. |
Extra Curricular Activities | Grant proposal development and implementation |
Website | https://www.uhd.edu/academics/sciences/scholars/Pages/scholars-index.aspx |