Affiliated Principal Investigators

Senior Administration

 

Charles Taber , Ph.D.  
Dean of the Graduate School
Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education
Professor of Political Science
Director, Laboratory for Experimental Research in Political Behavior
National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Principal Investigator
NSF AGEP-T FRAME (Frontiers of Research and Academic Models of Excellence), Co-Principal Investigator

Chuck Taber has been on the faculty at Stony Brook University since 1989 and is currently Dean of the Graduate School, Vice Provost for Graduate Education, and a Professor of Political Science. Chuck has served as undergraduate director and graduate director for the Department of Political Science, in addition chairing and serving on a variety of university committees. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1991, and is a leading scholar in the fields of political psychology and computational modeling, with over 40 scholarly books and articles. CHe has directed 15 completed Ph.D. dissertations and dozens of undergraduate independent research projects and senior honors theses, and currently advises seven Ph.D. students on their dissertation research.

 

David Ferguson , Ph.D.  
Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
Chair, Department of Technology and Society
Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Technology and Society
NSF AGEP-T FRAME (Frontiers of Research and Academic Models of Excellence), Co-Principal Investigator
LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate, Principal Investigator
NY-CAPS Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award, Co-Principal Investigator 
  
David Ferguson is currently the Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, a Distinguished Service Professor, and Chair of the Department of Technology and Society at Stony Brook University. He is a recognized leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education with a strong commitment to increasing underrepresented minority access and success in these disciplines. His efforts were recognized in 1997 when he was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. He currently directs the NSF SUNY LSAMP, S-STEM, and CSEMS Programs and is formally linked to a number of other diversity initiatives on the Stony Brook campus. David is committed to the mission of increasing the representation of minority students in STEM fields at the campus, state, and national levels.  

Faculty

Jorge Benach, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology and Pathology
Chair, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Director, Center for Infectious Diseases
NY-CAPS Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award, Principal Investigator 
  
Jorge Benach is a Distinguished University Professor and Chairman of the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Stony Brook University. The Center for Infectious Diseases, under his leadership, has obtained a competitive, multi-million dollar program project on biodefense providing Stony Brook with a major role in this national agenda. Jorge has received many honors that include a NIH-MERIT award, a 10 year grant given competitively to the most accomplished researchers, fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology and in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was selected by the US Secretary of Health and Human Services to serve in the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

 

J. Peter Gergen, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Director, Center for Developmental Genetics
Director, Undergraduate Biology
NIH IMSD-MERGE, Principal Investigator and Program Director

J. Peter Gergen is a Professor in the  Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and Director of the  Center for Developmental Genetics at  Stony Brook University. He has previously served as a Director of the tri-institutional (Stony Brook University,  Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and  Brookhaven National Laboratory) Graduate Program in Genetics and as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the  Graduate School. Since 2010, he has served as the Director of  Undergraduate Biology Program, which is the largest undergraduate major at Stony Brook, encompassing 3 different departments that offer over 70 different biology courses to over 13,000 students annually. His role as Director of the Undergraduate Biology Program has involved him in the national movement to transform undergraduate science education.

 

Gary P. Halada, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
REU: Nanotechnology for Health, Energy & the Environment, Principal Investigator 
  
Gary P. Halada is an Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Stony Brook University. He directs an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in Engineering Science as well as a unique undergraduate program in Nanotechnology Studies developed with National Science Foundation (NSF) support and the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site for Nanotechnology for Health, Energy and the Environment .  In addition, he is a Leadership Fellow for the Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities program of the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement (NCSCE) and has recently received the 2012 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

 

Bonita London, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
AGEP-T FRAME (Frontiers of Research and Academic Models of Excellence), Co-Principal Investigator 

Bonita London is an Associate Professor in the Social/Health Psychology Program at Stony Brook University. Bonita directs the Social Processes of Identity, Coping and Engagement Research Lab in the Psychology department. Dr. London was PI of two longitudinal research grants funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore the psychosocial factors that contribute to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) success among women. Bonita’s work has also been supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NSF, and the Russell Sage Foundation (RSF). She received the 2009 Outstanding Teacher Award in the Department of Psychology and the 2010 Women’s Studies Faculty Affiliate Teaching Award. Bonita is also the co-Faculty Advisor of the undergraduate Psychology Student Alliance (PSA) organization at Stony Brook.