The team
Program Leaders
Susan Chen, Ph.D.
- DSPG: Director & 2022 Faculty Project Mentor
- AAEC: Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
Chanit'a Holmes, Ph.D.
- DSPG: Program Coordinator & 2022 Faculty Project Mentor
- AAEC: Assistant Research Professor
Michael Lambur, Ph.D.
- DSPG: Virginia Cooperative Extension Lead
- Virginia Cooperative Extension: Associate Director Emeritus
Nathaniel Porter, Ph.D.
- DSPG: Data Analytics Instruction Lead
- University Libraries: Social Science Data Consultant and Data Education Coordinator
Elinor Benami, Ph.D.
- DSPG: Admissions Lead & 2022 Faculty Project Mentor
- AAEC: Assistant Professor
Brianna Posadas, Ph.D.
- DSPG: Admissions Lead & 2022 Faculty Project Mentor
- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences: Assistant Professor
Anubhab Gupta, Ph.D.
- DSPG: Admissions Lead
- AAEC: Assistant Professor
Yang Cheng
- DSPG: Data Analytics Instructor
- AAEC: 2022 Research Associate
2022 Faculty Affiliates
Jeffrey Alwang, Ph.D.
- AAEC: Professor
Patrick Kayser
- AAEC: Research Associate
Wei Zhang, Ph.D.
- AAEC: Assistant Professor
NEWS AND UPDATES
Alan Grant (right), dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, presents Winston and Marilyn Samuels with an award as they are inducted in the college's Hall of Fame.
ANNOUNCEMENT - Winston and Marilyn Samuels: Support and generosity to provide resources for a next-generation data scientist to participate in the experiential internship (read more)
Pictured: Alan Grant (right), dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, presents Winston and Marilyn Samuels with an award as they are inducted in the college's Hall of Fame.
Next-generation leaders gain hands-on training in data science from Virginia Tech and Microsoft to address challenges in agriculture and rural communities {read full story} > July 2022