
Our Team
The SENSE Activity is funded through the United States Agency for International Development [USAID]. The American University in Nigeria, leads the project, working with Kent State University & Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Development. This large team, comprised of over 30 people located in Yola, New York City and Kent, Ohio. To contact anyone on this team, please email us at grinnert@kent.edu and we will direct you to the right person.

Audu Liman
Chief of Party
American University of Nigeria

Grace J. Malgwi, Ph.D
Deputy Chief of Party/Lead
Instructional Materials Development
American University of Nigeria

Elizabeth Raymond
School Improvement Specialist
American University of Nigeria

Marianne Martens, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Media, Literacy and Non-Formal Learning
Kent State University

Radhika Igengar, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Social Emotional Learning
Columbia University

Joanne Caniglia, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Math Education Expert
Kent State University

Kathleen Campana, Ph.D.
Key Person
Media, Literacy and Non-Formal Learning
Kent State University

Linda Robertson, Ph.D.
Key Person
Kent State University

Lala Hajibayova, Ph.D.
Key Person
Digital Repository
Kent State University

Tara Stafford Ocansey
Senior Education Technology Specialist
Social Emotional Learning Trainer
Columbia University

Gretchen C. Rinnert, M.G.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Design Researcher
Kent State University

Davison Mupinga, Ph.D.
Key Person
Teacher Training Expert
Kent State University

Valerie Kelly
Key Person
Kent State University

Isa Garba Bakori
MEL Specialist
American University of Nigeria

Catherine Illah Ami
Instructional Materials
Development Officer
American University of Nigeria

Kenechukwu Nwagbo
Office Manager and
Technical Coordinator
American University of Nigeria

Tsukuru Kamiyama
Graduate Research Assistant
Education
Kent State University

Sebastian Giraldo Gaviria
Graduate Research Assistant
Visual Communication Design
Kent State University

Olivia Jeonghwa Oh
Graduate Research Assistant
Education
Kent State University

John Brown III
Graduate Research Assistant
Visual Communication Design
Kent State University