Author: Shannon Carlin-Menter

As Director of Evaluation for NYS AHEC System, I oversee statewide evaluation efforts including measuring whether programs are successfully increasing the number of students from minority or disadvantaged backgrounds that are entering the health care workforce. I am the Co-Principal Investigator on an NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) titled “Western New York Genetics in Research Partnership" and also a Co-Investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) grant titled “Western New York Genetics in Research Partnership: Expanding Exposure, Career Exploration and Interactive Projects in Basic Genome Analysis and Bioinformatics.” Over the past 15 years I have provided leadership for evaluation and research dealing with workforce development, educational technologies, smoking cessation, and young adult alcohol use.