Diana Adams Elrod, Ph.D.
About
Education
Ph.D. Biology, University of North Texas 2000
M.S. Biology, Memphis State University 1992
B.S. Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1988
Positions
Higher Education Consultant - July 2015 to present
Grant Writer - responsible for over $20 M in federal and state funding to include NSF, ED, DOL, FAA, DOD, & Department of the Navy.
Program Evaluator - federal and state program assessment and evaluation, strategy development based on evaluation,
program marketing and brand development
Names of institutions provided upon request.
Principal Investigator, $2,448,091, National Science Foundation, 2020,TWU-PRIME Partnerships, Research, Innovation, Mentoring, & Engagement
Principal Investigator, $999,975, National Science Foundation, 2019, TWU-STAR Scholarships, Teams, and Research
Founding Director, Center for Student Research, Texas Woman's University, June, 2018 - present
Strategic planning, reporting, and development, awarding of student grants
Research and mentoring program design, development, implementation, and facilitation
Program marketing with university and outside entities
Training and workshop development and provision (persistence, resiliency, and academic planning)
Faculty - Biological Sciences, Texas Woman’s University (2008 - present)
Courses: Anatomy and Physiology I, Anatomy and Physiology II, Environmental Biology, and Human Biology
Faculty of record for Environmental Biology/Science and Human Biology lecture courses (both traditional and on-line) and large
section Anatomy and Physiology lecture courses (>250 enrollment)
Design and develop course and curriculum exercises for all courses to include online delivery
Director and Principal Investigator ($2,830,000 grant awards - U.S. Department of Education)
McNair Scholars Program, University of North Texas (2008 - 2015)
Strategic planning, assessment, evaluation, and reporting
Program administration, supervision, and management
Institutional policies and federal regulation compliance (to include FERPA and U.S. Department of Education)
Student assessment and advisement in collaboration with institutional partners
Research and mentoring program design, development, implementation, and facilitation
Publication development (all program publications to include student handbook and mentor handbook)
Program marketing with university and outside entities
Training and workshop development and provision (persistence, resiliency, and academic planning)
Proposal development
Relationships developed and maintained between program and UNT’s academic affairs offices and student affairs offices
Partnerships advanced with TRiO Programs at UNT, in Texas, and nationally
Strong working relationships with the Council for Opportunity in Education and the U.S. Department of Education
Recent Presentations
Revisiting the Barriers of the Traditional Undergraduate Research Experience: Engaging & Sustaining Historically Underrepresented Minority Students. National Conference on Undergraduate Research, 2020 with E. Asbury
Plan to be Proactive, Not Reactive. McNair Promising Practices Institute 2020
Be Active in Your Action Planning. McNair Promising Practices Institute 2019
So you have an award, now what? First Year Expectations of the U.S. Department of Education. McNair Promising Practices Institute 2018
Thoughts on the 2017 McNair Competition: Structure, Scores, and Starting. McNair Promising Practices Institute 2016
Do You Know the Regulation Guiding Legislation? ED and TRIO. SWASAP TRIO Training 2015
Marketing and Brand Development: Best Practices for McNair Programs. McNair Promising Practices Institute 2015
Enhancing Undergraduate Research through Campus-wide Collaborations. Council on Undergraduate Research Biennial Conference 2014
Keeping Alumni Engaged. Council for Opportunity in Education Annual Conference 2014
Why Are You Here? The Compact for Faculty Diversity 20th Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring 2013
Professional Memberships
American Evaluation Association (AEA)
Phi Kappa Phi (PKP)
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)