Dr. Brandy A. Brown Perkl is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadershi& Psychology in the College of Applied Science and Technology. She holds a doctorate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, with a specialty in Occupational Health, as well as a Master's in Applied Psychology all from Clemson University. Dr. Perkl's current academic research interests include mentoring, cultural intelligence CQ) and the science of teaching and learning. She regularly presents at the national conference for the American Psychological Association on her work with the AWARDSS grant. In sum, she's been working on things related to Inclusive Mentoring and to student success and achievement, particularly for the underrepresented, for the past 5+ years and hopes to continue to do so for the forseeable future. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Perkl worked for Pima Community College as an Instructional Designer in the Center for Learning Technology. She has also served as a Research Fellow with the Army Research Institute out of Ft. Jackson, SC. In addition, she has previously served in different organizational consulting roles for Michelin, Clemson University, Continental Alloys Services, and currently does so the National Science Foundation and Tucson's own Viable Insights.