Dr. Jackie McDermott joined the Purdue University College of Engineering in August 2018 and is the Associate Director of Graduate Student Partnerships and Access. Dr. McDermott completed her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Brandeis University and has over 8 years of higher education administration experience, including being a GEM Fellowship University Representative and serving as Co-PI on Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grants that support graduate students. Jackie supports both prospective and current graduate students, and she is specifically focused on broadening participation within the engineering community (student, staff, and faculty).