Melissa Demetrikopoulos

Melissa K. Demetrikopoulos, Ph.D. is the Chair of the Division of Program Development and Assessment at the Institute for Biomedical Philosophy and has published over forty (40) papers and chapters including twenty-four (24) on science education.  Melissa’s research interests include Partnership formation, Broadening participation, Scientific literacy, and enhancement of academic support and research opportunities for underrepresented minorities including examining strategies that support student success in research.  Dr. Demetrikopoulos has given over 130 presentations, talks and workshops at conferences and professional development training programs.  She has facilitated the attainment of both federally and privately funded workforce training and professional development projects and provides professional development training on inter-institutional collaborations, building consensus, partnership formation, and scientific writing.  Dr. Demetrikopoulos has given over 130 presentations, talks and workshops at conferences and professional development training programs.  She has facilitated the attainment of both federally and privately funded workforce training and professional development projects and provides professional development training on inter-institutional collaborations, building consensus, partnership formation, and scientific writing.   Melissa is a member of the American Evaluation Association including a leadership role in the STEM Education and Training TIG of the AEA and has extensive experience with the evaluation of federally funded STEM workforce training and professional development projects to HBCU’s and other institutions (NSF, NIH, CDC, and US Department of Education) as well as privately funded educational projects (UNCF and HHMI).  She regularly conducts culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate mixed methods evaluation.