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DANIELA.WUBAH
CURRICULUMVITAE
PERSONALDATA
Officeaddress: OfficeofthePresident
WashingtonandLeeUniversity
204W.WashingtonStreet
Lexington,VA24450
EDUCATION
December1990
Ph.D. UniversityofGeorgia,Athens,GA
BotanyandMicrobiology
January1988 M.S. UniversityofAkron,Akron,OH
Biology
September1984
B.Sc.(Hons.) UniversityofCapeCoast,Ghana
&Dip.Ed
Botany
ADMINISTRATIVEEXPERIENCE
SeniorAdvisortothePresident,February2016–present
WashingtonandLeeUniversity,
• AssistedtheformerpresidentwiththetransitiontoanewpresidentwhostartedinJanuary
2017.
ProvostJuly2013–January2016
WashingtonandLeeUniversity
ServedasthechiefacademicofficerwithoversightoftwoundergraduatecollegesandtheLawSchool.
Representativesampleofaccomplishments
• Implementedabridgeplantoaddressenrollmentpressuresbyfillingpositionsthatneed
immediateattentionandtaggingthemtofutureretirements
• Establishedfiveendowedprofessorshipsandfourtermprofessorships
• Assistedwiththesuccessfulconclusionofa$500millioncapitalcampaign
• Increasedsupportforstudentsdoingsummerundergraduateresearchby35%
• DevelopedatransitionalplantosustainafinanciallystableLawSchool
• RestructuredtheInformationTechnologyServicesoffice
• Initiateddigitizationofpromotionandtenureprocess
• OversawtheestablishmentofRogerMuddCenterforEthics
• LedthesubmissionofFifthYearInterimReporttoSACS-COC
• ArchitectofLenfestSymposiumtoshowcasefacultysummerresearch
• Madepresentationstoalumnigroupsacrossthecountry
• Supportedayear-longsymposiumentitled‘QuestioningPassion”
• OversawthedesignandconstructionoftheCenterforGlobalLearning
• SupportedadditionofnewprogramsincludingArabicLiterature
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DeputyProvost&VicePresidentandDeanforUndergraduateEducation
VirginiaTech,February2009-June2013
VirginiaTechisapublicdoctoral/researchextensiveland-grantuniversitywithabout32,000students
approximately3100instructionalandresearchfaculty,about3700staffandanannualbudgetof$1.23
billion.Myofficewasresponsibleforabudgetofapproximately$426millionannually.Therewere178
fulltimefacultyandstaffmembersand98part-timeemployeesinmydivision.ThefifteenunitsthatI
oversawweregroupedintotheOfficeofAcademicSupportServices(CenterforAcademicEnrichment&
Excellence,MulticulturalAcademicOpportunitiesPrograms,UniversityStudies,UniversityAcademic
AdvisingCenterandStudentAthleteAcademicSupportServices),theOfficeofEnrollmentManagement
(UndergraduateAdmissions,UniversityRegistrarandUniversityScholarships&FinancialAid),theOffice
ofDistanceLearning&SummerSessions(InstituteforDistanceandDistributedLearning,University
SummerSessions),andtheOfficeofUndergraduateAffairs(UniversityHonorsProgram,Academic
Assessment,CenterforInstructionalDevelopmentandEducationalResearch,OfficeofUndergraduate
Research,OfficeofFirstYearExperiences).
Representativesampleofaccomplishments
Curriculumenhancements
• Oversawthedevelopmentofthefirstbaccalaureateprograminmeteorologyinthe
CommonwealthofVirginia
• Ledtheestablishmentofaninterdisciplinaryprograminrealestateinvolvingsixcollegesand
fiveothernewdegreeprograms
• EstablishedtheannualUndergraduateResearchandCreativeScholarshipConference
Academicsupportinitiatives
• Ledthecreationofanelectroniccourseplanner(PathwayPlanner)thatenabledstudentsto
developatwo-orfour-yearplanduringtheirfirstyear
• OversawthedevelopmentofHokieCAPS,anelectronicdegreeandcoursesystemthatallows
facultytotracktheapprovalandrevisionofexistingornewdegreesandcoursesonline
• EstablishedtheOfficeofAcademicAdvisingandOfficeofHealthProfessionsAdvisingto
coordinateacademicandcareeradvisingforstudents
Resourcedevelopment/Fundraising
• Ledtheefforttoraise$10milliontowardsestablishinganendowmentfortheSchoolofReal
Estate
• Obtained$1.4milliontodevelopofaninterdisciplinaryprogram(ScieneeringProgram)for
scienceandengineeringstudents;thiswasthefirstHowardHughesMedicalInstitutesresearch
traininggrantawardedtoVirginiaTech
StrategicPlanning
• Ledthedevelopmentandimplementationofavisionplanforundergraduateeducation
• CreatedtheInstitutionalPlanforUndergraduateDegreestostreamlinetheprocessfor
developingnewundergraduatedegreesandprograms
• IncollaborationwiththeChiefInformationOfficer,facilitatedataskforcetodevelopablueprint
oninstructionaltechnologyforVirginiaTechforthenextdecade.
Physicalandfacilityplanning
• Ledtheplanninganddesignofaninstructionalbuilding(75,000sq.ft.)
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OversawtheconstructionoftheOfficeofUndergraduateAdmissionandVisitorCenter(35,000
sq.ft.),whichopenedinJuly2011
SupportedthedevelopmentofVTEye,asystemforrealtimemonitoringofthestatusandusage
ofaudio-visualsystemsinallinstructionalspaces
Enrollmentmanagement
• EstablishedtheOfficeofEnrollmentandDegreeManagement
• Developednewpoliciesfortheusageofendowedscholarshipstoensureproperdisbursement
inaccordancewithdonors’expectations
Personneltosupportacademicprograms
• CreatedtheOfficeofUndergraduateResearchandhiredthefoundingdirector
Facultyandstaffsupport
• Reviewedfacultypromotionandtenuredossiersandmaderecommendationstotheprovost
• DevelopedaStaffRecognitionProgramforthedivision
Promotingdiversity
• DevelopednewprogramsthroughtheMulticulturalAcademicOpportunitiesProgram(MAOP)
toincreasethenumberofminorityundergraduatestudentswhoentergraduateand
professionalprograms
• Mentoredseveralfacultyandstafffromunderrepresentedgroupsasthemostseniorminority
academicadministrator
Instructionaltechnologyandpedagogy
• Supportedanannualconferenceonhighereducationpedagogythatgrewby300%in
attendancein3years
• Ledthecreationofanonlinejournalone-Portfolios(InternationalJournalofe-Portfolios)
• Convertedpaper-basedevaluationoffacultybystudentstoanelectronicplatform
K-12Outreach
• ServedasinstitutionalrepresentativetotheVirginiaScience,Technology,Engineeringand
AppliesMathematics(VA-STEAM)Academy,whichisapublicresidentialhighschool
• PartneredwiththeSchoolofEducationtosupporttheFIRSTRoboticsprogramwhichisa
collaborationbetweenMontgomeryPublicSchoolsandVirginiaTech
• DevelopedahighschoolsciencecompetitionforstudentsatThomasJeffersonHighSchool,
Fairfax,VAandtheGovernor’sAcademy,Roanoke,todevelopavisualizationprogramthatwill
improveourunderstandingofthestructureandprocessofcomplexbiologicalandphysical
systems.VirginiaTechfacultymembersservedasmentorsforthestudentteams
Internationalprograms
• ServedasprogramdirectorfortheinternationalResearchExperienceforUndergraduates(REU)
SiteprogramfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)inGhana
• IncollaborationwiththeVicePresidentforInternationalPrograms,wedevelopedthe
PresidentialGlobalScholars(PGS)programthatenabledHonorsProgramstudentstospenda
semesteratVirginiaTech’sCenterforEuropeanStudiesandArchitectureatRivaSanVitale,
Switzerland.
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Statewideactivities
• CollaboratedwiththeVicePresidentforFinanceandChiefFinancialOfficertoacquirefundsfor
aclassroombuildingfromtheVirginiastatelegislature
• ServedontheStateCouncilofHigherEducationinVirginia(SCHEV)InstructionalPrograms
AdvisoryCouncil(IPAC),whichismadeupofprovostsfromthe16publicuniversities
• Memberofstate’sfinalselectionteamoftheSCHEVOutstandingFacultyAwardsprogram
Institutionalaccreditationandassessment
• LedthesuccessfulreaffirmationofaccreditationofVirginiaTechbySACS-COC
• EstablishedtheOfficeofFirstYearExperiencestomanagetheimplementationoftheQuality
EnhancePlanaspartoftheaccreditationprocess
• OversawtheAcademicQualityandImprovement(AQI)aswellastheAdministrativeQualityand
Improvement(AdQI)programstosupportandfacilitatefacultyandstaff-drivenassessmentof
indicatorsofacademicprogramqualityandadministrativepractices
AssociateProvostforUndergraduateAcademicAffairs.July2007-February2009
UniversityofFlorida
Representativesampleofaccomplishments
• DevelopedaStrategicPlanforUndergraduateEducation
• CoordinatedtheUniversityofFlorida’sdegreetrackingsystem
• ServedasAcademicAffairsliaisontotheFacultySenateandtwojointcommitteesnamelythe
UniversityCurriculumCommitteeandtheGeneralEducationCommittee
• ProvidedadministrativeoversightoftheUFHonorsProgram,academicsupportprograms,and
ReserveOfficersTrainingCorps
SpecialAssistanttoPresident,March2004-June2007
JamesMadisonUniversity
Representativesampleofaccomplishments
• EstablishedCentennialScholarsProgramtorecruitandretainminorityand/orfirstgeneration
students
• SupervisedtheOfficeofAdmissions,FinancialAidOfficeandAffirmativeActionOfficeaswellas
theDirectorofAcademicRecruitmentandRetention,DirectorofStudentRetentionand
ClassifiedStaffRecruitmentSpecialist
• Developedtwocampus-wideawardprograms(IDEAandDEAP)torecognizecontributions
towardsdiversifyingJMUatalllevels
• Createdaquarterlynewsletter(PrimaLux)topromotediversity
• DevelopedoutreachprogramstounderservedcommunitiesintheShenandoahValleywith
emphasisonHarrisonburgcityandRockinghamCounty
• RepresentedtheJMUPresidentonregionalcommittees,boardsandatfunctions
SpecialAssistanttoPresidentforDiversity,September2003-February2004
• ChairedPresidentialCommissiononDiversitymadeupof65members
• Ledthreecampus-widesubcommittees:(i)Recruitment,enrollment,andretentionofstudents
(ii)Classifiedstaffand(iii)Faculty
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AssociateDean,CollegeofScienceandMathematics,July2000-February2004
• MadeapresentationtotheU.S.HouseofRepresentativesCommitteeonScienceon“Meeting
thedemandsoftheknowledge-basedeconomy:strengtheningundergraduatescience,
mathematicsandengineeringeducation”.
• Activelycollaboratedwithothercollegesinprogramdesignandassessment,particularlyin
mathematics,sciencesandtechnology,teacherpreparationandgeneraleducation
• Developedamentoringprogramforminoritiesandestablishedinstitutionalpartnershipswith
HowardUniversity,VirginiaUnionUniversity(NSFLouiseStokesAllianceforMinority
Participation)andcommunitycollegesinVirginia.
Pre-MedCoordinator,July2001-June2004
• Revisedadvisingsystemforpre-medstudents
• Establishedadatabaseforpre-medadvising
• Servedoncommitteethatcoordinatedpre-healthadvising
Chairperson,DepartmentofBiologicalSciences,July1998-June2000
Towson(State)University
Representativesampleofaccomplishments
• Developedandimplementedanewmissionstatementforthedepartment
• LedthedevelopmentofanewprograminMolecularBiology,BiochemistryandBioinformatics
incollaborationwiththeChemistryandComputerSciencedepartments
• DevelopedanonsiteMicrobiologycourseattheheadquartersofBectonDickinsonBiosciences
andtaughtseveralsectionsofmicrobiologyatthecorporatecampus
• ServedastheprincipalinvestigatorandprogramdirectorofthefirstNSF-fundedREUprogram
atTowsonUniversity
• Ledtherevisionofthedepartmentaltenureandpromotiondocumentstoreflecttheevolving
effortsoffacultymembers
PROGRAMDIRECTORFORRESEARCHTRAININGPROGRAMS
InternationalResearchExperiencesforUndergraduatesSitePrograminGhana(March2002-present):
ThisprogramwasthefirstNSFREUSiteprogramestablishedinWestAfricaandthesecondinSubSaharaAfrica.BegunatJMU,theprogramiscurrentlythelongestcontinuouslyrunningREUprogramin
Africa.Sofar,96studentshaveparticipatedinthisprogram.
BridgestotheBaccalaureateatJMU(July2002-August2006):TheNationalInstitutesforGeneral
MedicalSciences(NIGMS)fundedthisprogramthatsupportedresearchexperiencesatJMUfor36
under-representedstudentsfromtheBlueRidgeCommunityCollege(BRCC),NorthernVirginia
CommunityCollege(NVCC)andJaySergeantReynoldsCommunityCollege.About50%ofthestudents
transferredtoJMUand92%ofthemgraduatedwithinthreeyears.
UndergraduateMentoringinEnvironmentalBiologyatJMU(September2001-August2006):ThisNSFfundedprogramprovidedyear-roundmentoringbyJMUfacultymembersforunder-represented
studentsenrolledatJMU,BRCCandNVCC.Theprogramprovidedstipendsandtutorialsforthe
students.
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ResearchExperiencesforUndergraduatesSitesProgramatTowson(State)University(June1998-July
2000):ThisprogramwasthefirstREUprogramatTowsonUniversity.Itsupported48studentsover
threeyearsinsummerundergraduateresearch.
LEADERSHIPANDMANAGEMENTTRAINING
• CouncilofIndependentCollegesColloquiumonleadershipforchiefacademicofficers:classic
andcontemporaryreadings.Annapolis,Md.July2014.
• Leadingfororganizationalimpact:LookingGlassExperience.CenterforCreativeLeadership,
Greensboro,NC.February2011
• SRIInternationalLeadershipProgram.JamesMadisonUniversity.May2007
• MillenniumLeadershipProgramClassof2005,AmericanAssociationofStateCollegesand
Universities.Washington,DC.June2005
• TowsonUniversityChairsandDeansLeadershipProgram.Towson,MD.September1998.
• ProjectKaleidoscopeNewChairsWorkshop,CollegeofCharleston,Charleston,SC.March1998
• TowsonUniversityFacultyLeadershipProgram,Towson,MD.September1996–June1997.
FACULTYAPPOINTMENTS
• WashingtonandLeeUniversity,Professor,BiologyDepartment(2013-present)
• VirginiaTech,ProfessorofBiologicalSciences(2009-2013)
• UniversityofFlorida,ProfessorofZoology(2007-2009)
• JamesMadisonUniversity,Assoc.Professor(2000-2002);Professor(2002-2007)
• Towson(State)University,AssistantProfessor(1992-1997);Assoc.Professor(1997-2000)
AWARDSANDRECOGNITIONS
Honorsocieties
• ElectedFellow,AmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.November2014
• ElectedLifemember,BetaBetaBeta,HonorSocietyforBiology.March2014
• Member,PhiBetaDelta,HonorSocietyforInternationalEducation.October2009.
• Member,BetaGammaSigma,HonorSocietyforBusinessStudents.November2007
• Member,SigmaXi.July1993
Awards
• MartinLutherKingCommunityServiceAward,AlphaPhiAlpha.JMUChapter.January2004
• DiversityScholarAward,AmericanInstituteofBiologicalSciences.March2001.
• IndustrialandAcademicPartnershipBoardOutstandingFacultyoftheYear,TowsonUniversity
CollegeofNaturalScienceandMathematics(highestawardgiventoafacultyatthecollege
level).September1997.
GRANTSRECEIVED(PIexceptonewithasterisk)(SINCE2005;Careertotal=approx.$19million)
• DHStudio:Adigitalhumanitiespedagogicalinnovation.MellonFoundation.$800,000.June
2015–June2019.
• ChristianA.JohnsonEndeavorFoundationGlobalFellowsandInternationalStudents
CollaborationProgram.ChristianA.JohnsonEndeavorFoundation.$219,000.May2014–May
2017.
• Aself-assessmentofevidence-basedinstructionalpracticesandoutcomesinSTEM-relatedcore
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coursesforSTEMandnon-STEMmajors.NationalScienceFoundation.$295,712.October2012-
September2014.(Co-Is:WalterCampbell,RayVanDyke,PeterDoolittleandStephanieAdams)
(AwardEHR-1256529)
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*VirginiaTechInitiativeformaximizingstudentdevelopment.NationalInstitutesofGeneral
MedicalSciences.$2,931,593.June2012-June2017(Award#R25GM072767-05A1)(PI:E.
Smith;Co-Is:D.A.Wubah;D.R.BevansandK.DePauw)
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REU:Studiesinecology,environmentalscienceandconservationbiologyinGhana.NSF
ResearchExperiencesforUndergraduates(REU)SiteProgram.$373,800.May2011-April2016.
(Co-I:J.A.Wubah)(AwardDBI-1061500)
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Scieneering:Learning,discoveryandengagementattheintersectionofscience,engineeringand
law.HowardHughesMedicalInstitute.$1,400,000.May2010-April2014.(Co-Is:J,Sible,B.
Watford,E.DolanandR.Jones)(Award520006960).
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MinorityTravelAwardsgrantfortheAmericanSocietyforMicrobiology.NIHNationalInstitute
ofAllergyandInfectiousDiseases.$250,000.May2006–June2011(Award1R13AI066859-01).
PUBLICATIONS
Representativesampleofpeerreviewedarticles(Total=32)
• Matthiasson,M.Kwapong,P.andWubah,D.A.andWubah,J.A.2015.Earlycolony
developmentofanequatorialAfrotropicalstinglessbee(Hypotrigonasp.)inanewhabitat.JYI.
29:11-17(http://www.jyi.org/issue/stinglessbees/)
• Levy,E.S.,Asare,N.,Yankson,K.andWubah,D.A.2015.Effectsofhydrographicconditionsof
pondsonjuvenilefishassemblagesintheKakummangrovesystem,Ghana.RegionalStudiesin
MarineScience2:19-27.(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2015.08.007)
• Opoku-Boahen,Y.,Clemente,R.andWubahD.A.2014.InvestigationofCucumeropsismanniiN.
seedoilaspotentialbiodieselfeedstock.Int.J.Biol,Chem.Sci.7:1767-1776.
• Keeling,M.,Blay,J.andWubah,D.A.2013.PreliminaryassessmentofthegrowthoftwoWest
Africanbloodycockle(Anadarasenilis)populationsinGhana.GhanaJ.Sci.53:53-58.
• Opoku-Boahen,Y.,Novick,B.D.andWubah,D.2013.Physicochemicalcharacterizationof
traditionalGhanaiancookingoilsderivedfromseedsofEgusi(Citrulluscolocynthis)and
Werewere(Cucumeropsismanni).Int.J.Biol.Chem.Sci.7:387-395
• Cockburn,C.Kwapong,P.,Wubah,J.A.,andWubah,D.A.2013.Shelflifeandvariancesin
antimicrobialpropertiesofhoneyfromMelinopulabocandeiandMelinopulaferruginaefrom
thecentralregioninGhana.JYI25:10-14.(http://www.jyi.org/issue/shelf-life-and-variances-inantimicrobial-properties-of-honey-from-meliponula-bocandei-and-meliponula-ferruginea-incentral-ghana/)
• Sims,C.A.,Kudom,A.A.,Mensah,B.A.,Wubah,D.A.andWubah,J.A.2012.Permethrinand
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane(DDT)-resistantAnophelesgambiaeandCulexquinquefasciatus
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insouthernGhana.JYI24:77-80(http://www.jyi.org/issue/permethrin-anddichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane-ddt-resistant-anopheles-gambia-and-culex-quinquefasciatusin-southern-ghana/)
Representativesampleofbookchaptersandreviewedconferenceproceedings.(Total=17)
• Iwueze,A.,Wubah,J.A.andWubah,D.A.,2005.Generationofadeoxyguanosinekinase3-GFP
expressionplasmid.Proceedingsofthe19thNationalConferenceonUndergraduateResearch.
WashingtonandLeeUniversityandVirginiaMilitaryInstitute,Lexington,VA.
• Wubah,D.A.Collectionandisolationprotocolsoffungiassociatedwithanimals:anaerobic
zoosporicfungi.InMueller,G.M.,G.F.Bills,andM.S.Foster.2004.BiodiversityofFungi:
InventoryandMonitoringMethods.ElsevierAcademicPress.800pp.
• Provost,K.,Mensah,B.A.andWubah,D.A.2003.Astudyoftheoverlapofbutterflyspecies
betweenKakumNationalforestandthesurroundingcultivatedareasinCapeCoast.Proceedings
ofthe17thNationalConferenceonUndergraduateResearch.UniversityofUtah,SaltLakeCity
Selectedbooksandtechnicalreports
• BrewerC.,SmithD.etal.2011.Visionandchangeinundergraduatebiologyeducation:acallto
action.AAAS.WashingtonDC.
• Steger,C.W.andWubah,D.A.2010.Pathwaystosuccess:qualityenhancementplan.Virginia
Tech.
• Hagenstein,P.A.etal.Thescientificbasisforestimatingairemissionfromanimalfeeding
operations.NationalAcademyPress.October2002.(ISBN:978-0-309-084611)
• Wubah,D.A.1995.TutorialaidsforMedicalMicrobiology.Kendall-HuntPublishers.Dubuque,
IA.(ISBN0787214183)
PRESENTATIONS(Samplesince2010;Total=95)
• Wubah,A.,Ampomah,P.,Wubah,J.A.andD.A.Wubah.Anexaminationofhumoralantibody
reactionlevelstoPlasmodiumfalciparuminCentralRegion,Ghana.CouncilonUndergraduate
ResearchSymposium.Washington,DC.November2015.
• Wubah,D.A.Establishingasustainableinternationalresearchexperiencesforundergraduates
programinAfrica.GhanaBiomedicalConvention.Accra,Ghana.July2015.
• Abebrese,E.,Kwapong,P.Wubah,J.A.andWubah,D.A.Invitroassessmentofstinglessbee
hiveproducts’microbialpropertiesinGhana.EmergingResearchersNationalConferencein
STEM.WashingtonDC.February2015.
• Miller,J.,Sarfo,K.,Wubah,J.A.andWubah,D.A.Effectofgerminationpoweronperoxidase
activityandconcentrationinObatampamaize.EmergingResearchersNationalConferencein
STEM.WashingtonDC.February2015.
• Perkins,M.,Wuinee,D.andWubahD.A.Financialaidleveraging:integratedresearchcan
increaseenrollmentandnetrevenue.CouncilofIndependentCollegesCAO/CFOConference.
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Portland,OR.November2014
Wubah,D.A.Effectiveadministrativeleadershipininspiringdepartmentstocontinuouslystrive
forexcellence:lessonslearnedonmyjourney.SoutheastRegionalPULSEInstitute.Universityof
Richmond.June2014.
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Ogle,T.andWubah,D.A.HokieCAPS:Trackingandreportingthecurriculumapprovalprocess.
SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsCommissiononColleges(SACS-COC)Annual
meeting.Orlando,FL.December2011.
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Bataille,G.,WubahD.A.andCornick,T.Buildingbackbetter:theroleofUShighereducationin
rebuildingChileanandHaitianhighereducation.WashingtonDC.March2011.
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Webster,M.,Bender,C.andWubah,D.A.Engagingstudentsininternationalundergraduate
research.AAC&U.Annualmeeting.SanFrancisco,CA.January2011.
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Wubah,D.A.AnimmersivesummerundergraduateresearchprograminGhanafocusingon
ecology,ethnobotanyandenvironmentalbiology.Conferenceon“Scienceenvironmentsin
Africa”.UniversityofMichigan,AnnArbor,MI.May2010.
SELECTEDSPEECHES
• Keynotespeaker,NationalScienceFoundationUndergraduateMentoringinEnvironmental
BiologyPrincipalInvestigatorsWorkshop,Arlington,VA.October2008.
• Keynotespeaker.77thSpeechandPrizeGivingDay,AccraAcademy,Accra,Ghana.July2008
(Distinguishedalumniaregiventhishonor).
• Keynotespeaker,‘Sustainabilityandthecommongood”.EPAPeople,prosperityandplanet
Conference,NationalAcademyofSciences.WashingtonD.C.April2008.
• Keynotespeaker,JamesMadisonUniversity,CollegeofScienceCommencement,Harrisonburg,
VA.May2007.
• Panelist,USHouseofRepresentativesCommitteeonScienceHearing.“MeetingtheDemandsof
theKnowledgeBasedEconomy:StrengtheningUndergraduateScience,Mathematicsand
EngineeringEducationinthe21stcentury”.2325RayburnHouseOfficeBuilding.WashingtonDC.
March7,2002.
PROFESSIONALCOMMITTEESANDBOARDSERVICE
• Cohortco-leaderandmentor,AAC&USummerLeadershipInstitute.July2016
• Member,AmericanBarAssociationSiteReviewTeam.November2014-present
• Member,BoardofDirectors,EdwardViaCollegeofOsteopathicMedicine.October2012-
present
• ElectedMember,BoardofTrustees,SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsCommission
onColleges.December2010-present(re-electedinDecember2013forasecond3-yearterm).
• Member,AdvisoryCommittee,NationalScienceFoundation,OfficeofInternationalScienceand
Engineering,October2006–September2011.
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Member,AdvisoryCommittee,NationalScienceFoundation,BiologyDirectorate,October2006
–March2011.
Member,NationalScienceFoundationAdvisoryCommitteeforGPRAPerformanceAssessment,
March2009–January2010
Member,BoardofDirectors,ProjectKaleidoscope.October2007–May2010
Member,BoardofGovernors,NationalAquariumInstitute,Baltimore.July2000-June2014
Member,BoardofTrustees,MartinLutherKingJr.CenterLivingHistoryandPublicPolicy,
Richmond,VA.August2004-July2007.
Chair,SigmaXiCommitteeonDiversity.May2003-May2005.
Member,NationalResearchCouncilSubcommitteeonAiremissionsfromanimalfeeding
operations.April2001-April2002.
Member,MycologyAdvisoryBoard,AmericanTypeCultureCollection.June1996-May2005.
PROFESSIONALSOCIETYMEMBERSHIPS
• AmericanCouncilonEducation2000-present
• AssociationofAmericanCollegesandUniversities2000-present
• CouncilforAdvancementandSupportinEducation.2009-present
• SigmaXi,theScientificResearchSociety.1992–present.
• AmericanSocietyforMicrobiology.1990–present.
• AmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.1990–present.
• MycologicalSocietyofAmerica.1987–present.
OTHERPROFESSIONALACTIVITIES
Selectedinvitedpresentations
• Baraza,UniversityofFloridaCenterforAfricanStudies.December2007.
• UniversityofFloridaDepartmentofZoology.September2007.
• DistinguishedAlumnusSeminar,UniversityofCapeCoast,Ghana.July2003
• InstituteofMarineBiology,NationalTaiwanOceanUniversity,Keelung,Taiwan.May2001.
• DepartmentofBotany,UniversityofGeorgia,Athens,GA.January2001.
• DepartmentofBotany,DukeUniversity,Durham,NC.February1999
• DepartmentofBotany,UniversityofToronto,Toronto,Canada.March1997
• DepartmentofBotany,MiamiUniversity,OxfordOH.November1996.
• CenterforMarineBiotechnology,Baltimore,MD.October1995.
• DepartmentofGeographyandEnvironmentalEngineering,JohnsHopkinsUniversity,Baltimore,
MD.October1993.
Miscellaneousactivities
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Moderator,ReflectionsontheImpactoftheReconstructionAmendments:AResearch
SymposiumontheSocialandEconomicOutcomesofthe13th,14th,and15thAmendments.
NationalArchives,WashingtonDC.March14-17,2017.
Member,FinalSelectionCommittee,StateCouncilforHigherEducationinVirginia(SCHEV)
OutstandingFacultyAwardProgram.October2010–present.
AAASProgramreviewer.DelawareBiologicalResourcesInfrastructureNetworks(BRIN)program
(February2005&2007)andOklahomaBRINprogram(March2003,April2005,April2009)
BiologyProgramsrevieweratfourcollegesforWestVirginiaHigherEducationPolicy
Commission.February2003.
Programreviewer,BiologyDepartment,SalisburyStateUniversity.March2001.
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Member,CommitteeofVisitors,NSFPopulationBiologyandSystematicsCluster.March2000.
ProgramDirector,USAIDBiotechnologyProgramforSouthAfricanProfessors.May–June1999
ListsserveAdministrator,CouncilonUndergraduateResearch.April1998-March2005
Consultingmycologist.MarylandPoisonCenter.1998–2000
Member,AwardsCommittee,MycologicalSocietyofAmerica.1994-1997(Chair,1997-1998)
Journalreviewer
• Member,EditorialBoard,JournalofNaturalResourcesandDevelopment.2014-present
• Member,EditorialBoard,Frontiers:TheInterdisciplinaryJournalofStudyAbroad.2002-present.
• Reviewer,CanadianJournalofMicrobiology.2000-2005.
• AssociateEditor,Mycologia.1998-2001.
OTHERPROFESSIONALACTIVITIES
AdHocreviewer
• TeachingtoincreasediversityandequityinSTEM.AAC&UProjectKaleidoscope.2014
• USCivilianResearchandDevelopmentFoundation.2007
NationalScienceFoundation
• Member,ResearchCollaborationNetworksPanel–UndergraduateBiologyEducation,February
2016;March2017.
• Member,CommitteeofVisitors.NSFOfficeofIntegrativeActivities.ReviewofScienceand
TechnologyCentersProgram.May2011
• Member,NSFScienceandTechnologyCenters:IntegrativePartnershipsBlueRibbonPanel.
December2009
• Member,LouiseStokesAllianceforMinorityParticipationReviewPanel.December2007
• GraduateResearchFellowshipProgramReviewPanel.2001-2005
• DoctoralDissertationImprovementProgramReviewPanel.1997-2004
NationalInstitutesofHealth
• NationalInstituteforMinorityHealthDisparities(NIMHD)SpecialEmphasisPanels.December
2010–October2014(Chair)
• NationalCenterforResearchResources(NCRR)ResearchCentersforMinorityInstitutions
(RCMI)InfrastructureforClinicalandTranslationalResearch(RCTR)SpecialEmphasisPanel,
March2010.(Chair)
• NCRRSpecialPanel:EnvironmentalHealthPerspectives.November2007(Chair)
• NationalInstitutesofGeneralMedicalSciences(NIGMS)MinorityAccesstoResearchCareers
(MARC)Studysection.Member,2001-2004;Chair,2005-2007
• NCRRBiologicalResearchInfrastructureNetwork(BRIN)StudySession.2001-2006
• SmallBusinessInnovativeResearchPanel.1995-1996
• NaturalEnvironmentResearchCouncil,UnitedKingdom.1999-2002
• PanelReviewMember,BoardonScienceandTechnologyinInternationalDevelopment,
NationalResearchCouncil.1994.
SERVICEONINSTITUTIONALCOMMITTEES(REPRESENTATIVESAMPLE)
WashingtonandLeeUniversity
• President’sCabinet
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Chair,Presidents’AdvisoryCommittee
Chair,CapitalProjectsAdvisoryCommittee
EmployeeBenefitsCommittee
UniversityInvestmentsCommittee
VirginiaTech
• CenterforInnovationinLearningAdvisoryCommittee
• ExecutiveDevelopmentInstituteAdvisoryCommittee
• President’sAcademicCouncil
• ThreatAssessmentTeam
• CommissiononGraduateStudiesandPolicy
UniversityofFlorida
• LandUseandFacilitiesPlanningCommittee
• AdvisoryBoard,CenterforInternationalBusinessEducationandResearch
• Chair,UniversityCurriculumCommittee
• UniversityCommitteeonTeacherEducation
• GrahamCenterforPublicPolicyAdvisoryBoard
JamesMadisonUniversity
• Chair,InstitutionalBiosafetyCommittee
• Chair,JMURadiationSafetyCommittee
• Member,SteeringCommittee,InstituteforInnovationsinHealthandHumanServices
• Member,SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsAccreditationSteeringCommittee
• Member,CommitteeforAdministrativeReviewofJMU’sAffirmativeActionOffice
TowsonUniversity
• Member,DiversityEnhancementTaskForce
• Secretary,TowsonUniversityCouncilofChairs
• Member,UniversitySystemofMarylandTaskForceonMinorityRecruitmentandRetention
• Member,TowsonUniversityGraduateProgramReformTaskForce
• Secretary(1994),Vice-President(1995)andPresident(1996),TowsonStateUniversityChapter
ofSigmaXi.
• Member,MiddleStatesAccreditationSteeringCommittee.
CIVICANDCOMMUNITYACTIVITIES
• Member,BoardofTrustees,StuartHallSchool,Staunton,VA.April2014-present
• Vestrymember,R.E.LeeEpiscopalChurch,Lexington,VA.2015
• Layreader,R.E.LeeEpiscopalChurch,Lexington,VA.2014
• Layreader,ChristEpiscopalChurch,Blacksburg,VA.2010-2013
• Vestrymember,EmmanuelEpiscopalChurch,Harrisonburg,VA.2004-2007
• Parentrepresentative,BoardofTrustees,MercyHighSchool,Baltimore,MD.1998-1999
• SeniorWarden,SherwoodEpiscopalChurch,Cockeysville,MD.1998-2000
• Vestrymember, SherwoodEpiscopalChurch,Cockeysville,MD.1996-2000
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