Letitia Thomas
PhD
Director of Broader Impacts and Workforce Development
Research Advancement
Research Topics
STEM education; social justice; social problems; sociology of education, race & ethnic relations, social networks & social capital; qualitative research methods; social media
- Corresponding Secretary, Minority Faculty & Staff Association (MFSA), July 2022 – July 2024
- Member, Advisory Board, University at Buffalo (UB) Community Health Equity Research Institute 2021-present
- Member, UB Professional Staff Senate Awards Committee, 2012 – present
- Faculty/Staff Advisor, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), UB Chapter, 2016 – 2023
- Convener, UB Women in STEM Cooperative (UB WiSC), 2015 – 2022
- Faculty/Staff Advisor, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), UB Chapter, 2016 – 2018
- Member, Institutional Standing Committee on Assessment, 2012–2014
- Member, Middle States Accreditation Review Committee, Standard 13, 2011 – 2012
- Co-Chair, State University of New York (SUNY) STEM Conference, November 2011
- Member, UB Undergraduate Research Team, 2009 – 2019
- Planning Committee, State University of New York (SUNY) Biennial STEM Conference, 2008 – 2015
- Member, UB College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) Undergraduate Awards Committee 2008 – 2012