Julie Martin
Philadelphia, PA – Julie P. Martin, PhD, Professor and Director of the Engineering Education Transformations Institute in the College of Engineering, has been selected for the Class of 2024-2025 of Drexel University’s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) program. The ELATES program is a national leadership development program designed to promote women in academic STEM fields, and faculty allies of all genders, into institutional leadership roles.
The Class of 2024-2025 ELATES Fellows is a prestigious cohort of 46 faculty members from over 35 institutions of higher education across the U.S. and Canada. The ELATES Fellows include experts in engineering, mathematics, and science, all of whom have significant administrative experience on top of their scholarly accomplishments. Martin was nominated by senior leadership for this intensive, yearlong program, which includes eight to 10 hours per week of personal and leadership development work as well as three series of on-site work in the Philadelphia area.
Martin is an expert in engineering education and broadening participation in STEM. She has served in a variety of non-profit, government, and university leadership positions over the last 15 years. She led Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) as national president (2009-2010), served as a program director in the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Education and Centers Division (2017-2019), and started a new unit in the university’s research arm as inaugural assistant vice president for talent and team development at The Ohio State University’s Office of Knowledge Enterprise (2022-2023). She is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and a member of the ASEE Hall of Fame.
“ELATES is supporting my role as a leader at UGA in concrete ways. After managing a budget at NSF, I’m particularly excited to develop stronger financial acumen in a university setting,” said Martin. “Doing so will help me make strategic decisions that enhance the Engineering Education Transformations Institute’s mission in ways that support faculty, staff, and students in the College of Engineering.”
The ELATES Class of 2024-2025
Facilitated by leaders in the fields of STEM research and leadership development, the ELATES curriculum is focused on increasing Fellows’ personal and professional leadership effectiveness, from the ability to lead and manage change initiatives within institutions, to the use of strategic finance and resource management to enhance organizational missions. Pairing online instruction and discussion with intensive, in-person seminar sessions, the program encourages Fellows to apply what they have learned at their home institutions. Ultimately, it aims to create a network of exceptional faculty who bring broad organizational perspectives and deep personal capacity to the institutions and society they serve.
Sharon Walker, PhD, executive director of the ELATES program and dean of Drexel University’s College of Engineering, shares her excitement for welcoming the newest class of Fellows.
“We are excited to welcome one of our biggest classes of Fellows into the ELATES community,” said Walker. “Each Fellow participating in the 11th cohort of ELATES brings a wealth of expertise, knowledge and experience as well as a unique perspective that will enhance and enrich the overall experience of the program and further our mission of advancing and supporting women as leaders in STEM.
To learn more about ELATES at Drexel, visit ELATES online at Drexel.edu/ELATES.
