R. Christian Ford serves as the program specialist for the SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he also earned a Master of Science in bioengineering. In addition, he develops evidence-based engineering education programs that expand access to STEM. Christian’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California.