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Eddie L. Jacobs holds a B.S.E.E. (1986) and M.S.E.E. (1988) degree from the University of Arkansas, and a D.Sc. degree in Electro-physics from the George Washington University (2001). Dr. Jacobs is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Tennessee. Dr. Jacobs began teaching in 2006 after a 17 year career as a US Department of Defense researcher. He currently serves as the Undergraduate Coordinator for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Memphis. He is actively involved in curriculum development and in efforts to form the professional identity of students. He serves as the faculty sponsor for IEEE-HKN honor society and a faculty advisor for IEEE. He provides numerous research experiences for undergraduates, primarily in the fields of optics and imaging which are his major areas of research. Dr. Jacobs is fellow of SPIE and a senior member of IEEE.

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Amy L. de Jongh Curry, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at University of Memphis (UM) with secondary appointment in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. She also holds an adjunct position in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) through the Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering at UM/UTHSC. Dr. Curry received B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Memphis.

Her current research interests include cardiac and neural electrophysiology with applications in cardio- and neuro-modulation via implantable electrostimulation devices, computational modeling and visualization, and best practices in undergraduate engineering education. These efforts have been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and American Heart Association. Dr. Curry is a member of Tau Beta Pi, American Society for Engineering Education, Society of Women Engineers, and a Senior Member of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.

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Dr. Russell Deaton is currently Kanuri Professor of Engineering and Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Memphis. He is also Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Administration in the Herff College of Engineering. From 2000-2012, he was a professor in the Computer Science and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Arkansas, and from 1992-2000, was on faculty in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Memphis. He has a Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Memphis, and a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina. In addition, he held engineering positions at UTC-Mostek and General Electric. He has published extensively in the area of DNA Computing and Molecular Programming, including DNA-guided self-assembly of nanostructures. He was organizing and program chair for 15th International Conference for DNA Computing and Molecular Programming (DNA15), and co-editor of a Springer volume of Lecture Notes in Computer Science with selected conference papers.

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Assistant Professor of Economics, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, University of Memphis

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Dr. Strohmer is former Chair of the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research. He holds fellow status in the American Psychological Association. His interests include: clinical judgment and decision-making, medical decision-making and the Internet, personality assessment, counseling process, professional identity, men in counseling, and disability issues. He has published over 70 articles in major counseling and psychology journals. In addition, he had authored several commercially available assessment instruments for use with lower intelligence individuals. He has been awarded the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) research award three times, the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) research and career educator awardS, the ARCA career research award, and the Pfizer Excellence in Research Award. Dr. Strohmer’s work has also been recognized in other areas of counseling. For example, Dr. Strohmer was in the top 20 of individuals publishing in Journal of Counseling Psychology over a 25-year period. He has co-edited three journals (Rehabilitation Education, Assessment in Rehabilitation and Exceptionality, and The Journal of Forensic Vocational Assessment) and is current editor of the Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. He also served as team leader for the University of Memphis Professional Identity Research Team, which investigated the interplay between professional identity and work environment in the area of rehabilitation counseling.

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