Tonya Smith-Jackson
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Tonya Smith-Jackson, PhD, CPE beganher position as Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at NC A&T State University in May of 2019. She is a Professor and former chair of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at N.C. A&T. Betweenher position as department chair and Senior Vice Provost, she servedas a programdirector at the National Science Foundation in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate (Informationand Intelligent Systems Division/Cyber-Human Systems Program) and the Cultivating Cultures in Ethical STEM programs.
Dr. Smith-Jacksonearned an interdisciplinary MS in Psychology and Industrial Engineering from NC State University and a PhD in Psychology/Ergonomics from NC State University. She earned a BA in psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill, and graduated from the inaugural class of the NC School of Science and Mathematics. She is a Fellow in two professional societies: The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers and the HumanFactors and Ergonomics Society. She is a professional development fellow of the AASC&U/AALI Becoming a Provost Academy, the Center for Advancement of STEM Leadership, and the HERS Leadership Institute. Her facultypositions in academia include universities and community colleges in NewYork, North Carolina, Virginia and Germany. Dr. Smith-Jacksonhas worked in the industry and government sectors as well, serving as a usability engineer for IBMand EricssonMobile Communications (now Sony-Ericsson), and as an expert witness in systems safety, usability andaccident analysis litigation. She has served as a manager in county, state and federal government agencies, including the European Command (Germany), county public health and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. She has earneddepartment, college, university, civil and community service awards for excellence and innovation in teaching, research, advising, diversity and inclusion, and outreach to communities. She has been awardeda university women’s leadership award; interdisciplinary collaboration awards; and a Com mand General’s Award for advancing women in the U.S. Army Command. Gov. Roy Cooper appointed her to the NC Board of Science, Technology and Innovation in 2020 and the Performance Management Advisory Committee in 2021.
She continues to champion HBCU-excellence, inclusion, equity, diversity and belonging.
43 | P a g e
Powered by FlippingBook