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Davina Pruitt-Mentle (Fed)
Lead for Academic Engagement, NICE
Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle serves as Lead for Academic Engagement of NICE at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Prior to joining NICE, she was a senior researcher and policy analyst for Educational Technology Policy, Research and Outreach (ETPRO) and served as the Co-PI for the National Science Foundation (NSF) supported National Cyberwatch Center (NCC). Previous to NCC leadership, she served as faculty within the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park, and served as Director of Educational Technology Outreach within the College of Education at UMCP from 2001-2008. She has spent over 20 years conducting research on student and educator cyberawareness, and developing programs to help increase the STEM and cybersecurity workforce pipeline. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Technology Policy from the University of Maryland, her M.Ed from Lynchburg College, and her B.S. from Virginia Tech.
Awards
The National CyberWatch Center’s Innovations in Cybersecurity Education issued the Cybersecurity Education Pioneer Award to recognize major contributions by an individual whose efforts have significantly enhanced the advancement of Cybersecurity Education in K12 and Higher Ed.
2018 Government Leadership of the Year
The Colloquium or Information Systems Security Education awards nationally recognized thought leaders and practitioners of Information Security education across Industry, Government, and Academia. Awardees are considered to be truly influential on the national stage in cybersecurity education and have met rigorous criteria for national leadership.