Angela Winstead Email & Phone Number

Dr. Winstead is a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) educator and researcher who uses her education and professional experience to encourage the development of student growth and to inspire and empower young, African-American scholars to reach their highest potential. Her philosophy is that a mentoring professor is most effective when teaching, research, and advising are intertwined together. This way, it will have a greater impact on the overall development of the student. It is through this philosophy that Dr. Winstead is diligently continuing her mission of being an effective academic professor. She has made it her responsibility to help motivate students to strive professionally and academically. As an integral a part of the Chemistry Department, her critical thinking components have been formally incorporated into: Advance Organic Chemistry, Senior Seminar, and General Chemistry Laboratory classes. She has directly supervised over 120 undergraduate research presentations, 34 undergraduate research presentation awards and 14 publications with undergraduate coauthors. She has received funding from NIH, NSF, DOD, and other private funding which totaled to over $5 million. She is committed to increasing the number of minorities in science and more importantly, producing well-prepared, well-qualified scientists.

Listed skills include Undergraduate Mentoring, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Public Speaking, and 3 others.