President John R. Broderick has served as the eighth president of Old Dominion University (ODU) since 2008. As president, he guides the University’s six colleges, more than 10 economic development and research centers, and numerous partnerships with government, military and business organizations and agencies. He oversees an operating budget in excess of $526 million and more than 2,500 faculty and staff members. More than $338 million in new buildings and building renovations have been authorized or completed on his watch.

Brian K. Payne is the vice provost for academic affairs at Old Dominion University, where he is tenured in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. He is a former editor of the American Journal of Criminal Justice and past president of the Southern Criminal Justice Association and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Payne is the author or co-author of more than 160 journal articles and seven books including White-Collar Crime: The Essentials (Sage), Family Violence and Criminal Justice (Elsevier, with Randy Gainey), and Crime and Elder Abuse: An Integrated Perspective (Charles C Thomas). He is currently co-authoring (with Will Oliver and Nancy Marion) Introduction to Criminal Justice: A Balanced Approach (Sage).

Provost Dr. Austin Agho is a Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs . Agho, who earned his doctorate in hospital and health administration in 1989 from the University of Iowa. As a research principal investigator or project director, Agho has received five funded grants worth $1 million or more for health careers opportunity programs. Included is a $1.9 million grant for the Indiana University Health Careers Opportunity Program from the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources Services Administration. In Michigan, he secured $1.2 million from the C.S. Mott Foundation to establish the Urban Health and Wellness Center to provide primary care and physical therapy services to underinsured local residents. And he secured an additional $2.4 million to design and implement programs aimed at increasing the enrollment of minority students in nursing and health science programs.

Dean Jane Bray, Ed. D. is a Dean of Darden College of Education at Old Dominion University. Dr. Jane S. Bray is an experienced dean holding numerous academic leadership positions with colleges for more than 15 years. In 2013, she became Dean for the Darden College of Education at Old Dominion University. Having spent more than 30 years as a classroom teacher in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Nevada and as a teacher educator, she is a leading expert in teacher education and educator preparation. Dr. Bray has written extensively on higher education issues and has contributed articles to The Virginian-Pilot, The Washington Post, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, and EdPrep Matters, a blog published by The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

Ben Stuart, Ph.D. is Dean of Batten College of Engineering and Technology. Dean Stuart holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University and is a registered professional environmental engineer in Ohio. He has led or co-led more than $26 million worth of research projects externally funded by federal, state and industrial partners. His research in algal biofuels has led to three patents, as well as his participation as CTO in ECO2Capture, a start-up company focusing on developing and integrating technologies in the algae cultivation and air pollution control markets. He is also the author or co-author of 50 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Stuart’s current research interests include biofuels production from waste and renewable feedstocks, and nutrient cycling in algae biomass processing systems.

Dean Gale Dodge, Ph.D. is a Dean of College of Sciences at Old Dominion University. She received her B.A. from Princeton University and her M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is an experimental nuclear physicist, studying the protons and neutrons which make up the atomic nucleus.  Dr. Dodge served a two-year term as a program manager at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Arlington, Virginia.  In 2015, she was selected by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia for an Outstanding Faculty Award.  She has been active in efforts to improve the teaching of introductory physics courses and was one of the co-founders of the Physics Learning Center, where students can drop in for tutoring help.

Carol Considine is Assistant Dean for Outreach and Diversity at Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. Ms. Considine received BS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, and MS in Civil Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. Prior to joining ODU, Ms. Considinehad fifteen years of industrial experience in the construction industry. She has co-authored over 14 papers in journals and conference proceedings focused on applied research and civil engineering technology education. Ms. Considine has been actively involvedin applied research and has been a Co-PI on several funded competitive grants exceeding $1.0 million. Ms. Considine has an active service record with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) serving as a mentor for the ASCE Excellence in Civil EngineeringEducation (ExCEEd) Teaching Workshops and is currently the Chair of the Committee for Faculty Development. She is also actively involved with the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) and is currently serving as the ASC Region 1 Director.

Lisa Mayes is Executive Director of the Center for High Impact Practices at Old Dominion University. She has served the University in various capacities in support faculty and students in the classroom. Her most recent OER project is a partnership grant with Virginia Beach Public Schools and Tidewater Community College to establish a textbook-free pathway all the way through to a bachelor’s degree.