People
RISE Fellows in Action
Project RISE Directors
Dr. Shenika Hankerson
Principal Investigator & Director of RISE
sdhanker@umd.edu
Dr. Shenika Hankerson is an Assistant Professor of Language, Literacy, and Social Inquiry in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland-College Park.
Dr. William Drakeford
Co-Principal Investigator and Director of RISE
wdrakeford@bowiestate.edu
Dr. William Drakeford is on the faculty of Bowie State University within the Teaching, Learning and Professional Development Department.
Project RISE Coordinators
Dr. Megan Stump
Program Coordinator
megstump@umd.edu
Dr. Sean Coleman
Program Coordinator
scoleman@bowiestate.edu
Ms. Debbie O'Banion
Program Coordinator
dobanion@bowiestate.edu
RISE Research Assistant
Lindsey Allen
Research Assistant
Lmallen@umd.edu