Kelly Mack, Ph.D.

Dr. Kelly Mack is the Vice President for Undergraduate STEM Education and Executive Director of Project Kaleidoscope at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Prior to joining AAC&U, Dr. Mack was the Senior Program Director for the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program while on loan from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) where, as a Professor of Biology, she taught courses in Physiology and Endocrinology for 17 years.

Dr. Mack earned a BS degree in Biology from UMES and a Ph.D. from Howard University in Physiology. She has extensive training and experience in the area of cancer research with her research efforts focusing primarily on the use of novel anti-tumor agents in breast tumor cells. Her most recent research focused on the use of bioflavonoids in the regulation of estrogen receptor positive (ER+) and estrogen receptor negative (ER-) breast tumor cell proliferation.

Dr. Mack has also served higher education through membership on numerous national boards and committees, including the Shimer College Board of Trustees, the Board of Governors for the National Council on Undergraduate Research, the National Institutes of Health Review Subcommittee for Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity, and the National Science Foundation Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering, where she served as Executive Secretary.

Dr. Mack is co-founder of the Society of STEM Women of Color, Inc. and Chair of its governing board. Most recently, she was named by Diverse Magazine as one of the country’s top 25 women in higher education.