The Douglass Project Annual STEM Lecture: Sponsored by Dr. Eileen L. Poiani DC’65
Douglass College invites you to attend the Douglass Project Annual STEM Lecture for "That None Shall Perish: Ensuring that Women are Well-Represented in the STEM Disciplines," a talk from Dr. Kelly Mack. Afterwards, Dr. Pamela Brug will receive the Douglass Project Award for the Advancement of Women in STEM for her amazing work in her profession as well as her contributions to our students.
Kelly Mack is the Vice President for Undergraduate STEM Education and Executive Director of Project Kaleidoscope at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). In this capacity, she provides leadership for the organization’s mission level commitments to quality and inclusion through the delivery of world class professional development aimed at empowering our nation’s finest STEM faculty to competitively train and educate more STEM students. Prior to joining AAC&U, she was the Senior Program Director for the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program while on loan from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where, as a Professor of Biology, she taught courses in Physiology and Endocrinology for 17 years.
Pamela Brug is a board certified obstetrician-gynecologist. In 1984 she graduated from Douglass College with a BA degree majoring in Biology and Sociology. She received her medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and has been in practice for more than 20 years. She is also on faculty at Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences. She obtained a MS in Education from the University of New England in 2011. She has received numerous mentoring, teaching and community service awards throughout her career. Her interest in disparities in health care has led her to address black maternal and infant morbidity and mortality especially in New Jersey.