Patrice McDermott

Vice Provost Faculty Affairs

Professional Bio:

Patrice McDermott serves as vice provost for faculty affairs at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Within that capacity, she oversees a wide range of institutional change projects including the Gates Foundation t-STEM Partnership, the NSF Innovation through Institutional Integration Grant and the ADVANCE Program. She also serves as senior scholar at AAC&U where she works on issues related to recruiting, advancing and retaining URM women faculty in STEM. Dr. McDermott received her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland College Park.

Project:

Evaluation, Integration and Institutionalization of Initiatives to Enhance STEM Student Success

Role:

Co-PI

University:

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Contact Member:

mcdermot@umbc.edu