Dr. Alfred Watkins
Dr. Watkins brings extensive expertise in education, student engagement, research, and strategic collaboration, making him an excellent choice to guide the Initiative during this transitional period. He brings leadership and engagement experiences from the academy as well as industry.
As interim Senior Director, Dr. Watkins will continue to drive the DSI’s mission to meet the growing need for a diverse workforce with data science skills. His efforts will advance our key outcomes of fostering educational excellence, enhancing student success, increasing research impact, supporting community engagement, and ensuring program sustainability.
His efforts will advance our key outcomes of fostering educational excellence, enhancing student success, increasing research impact, supporting community engagement, and ensuring program sustainability. Dr. Watkins is an assistant professor of Computer Science at Morehouse College. He has previously served on the Atlanta University Center Data Science Faculty Council.
