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