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Fay Cobb Payton, Ph.D., MBA

IDRIS Director

Dr. Fay Cobb Payton is an award-winning researcher, international speaker and entrepreneur. She is a Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Inclusive Innovation, Professor (with Tenure) in the Department of


Jacqueline S. Mattis, Ph.D.

Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at Rutgers University-Newark

Jacqueline S. Mattis, Ph.D. is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-Newark. She earned her B.A. in psychology from New York University, and her Ph.D. in


Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D.

Prudential Chair in Business, Rutgers Business School & Interim Chancellor, Rutgers University-Newark

Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D. serves as Interim Chancellor, following two years as Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. He is an award-winning author, business school professor, and higher education administrator. Dr.


Cass Guinto

Undergraduate Assistant

Cass Guinto is a senior at Rutgers University–Newark School of Arts & Sciences, where she is studying English and Creative Writing. She currently serves as one of the web designers


Dr. Pengju Zhang

School of Public Affairs and Administration - Associate Professor

Dr. Pengju Zhang is an Associate Professor and the Director of International Programs in the School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University, Newark. His expertise encompasses state and local



Dr. Alex Gimenez-Santana

School of Criminal Justice - Assistant Professor of Professional Practice

Dr. Alejandro Gimenez Santana is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, where he serves as Co-Executive Director of the Newark Public


David Troutt

School of Law - Distinguished Professor

David Dante Troutt is professor of law (Justice John J. Francis Scholar) and the founding director of the Rutgers Center on Law, Inequality, and Metropolitan Equity (CLiME). He teaches and


Dr. Jaideep Vaidya

School of Business - Distinguished Professor

Jaideep Vaidya is a Distinguished Professor in the MSIS Department at Rutgers University. He received the B.E. degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai, the M.S. and Ph.D.


Anthony Mayo, Ph.D.

School of Arts and Sciences - Higher Education Administrator

As an experienced university administrator, Dr. Anthony Mayo possesses extensive expertise in leveraging technology to create structure and compliance controls that ensure streamlined operations, efficiency, and success of departments and