Dr. Nancy Ruggeri is the director of Research Mentor and Mentee Education at WISCIENCE. She has been in educational development for over 20 years, working with faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff to create inclusive learning environments in higher education.
Ruggeri received both her PhD (Curriculum & Instruction) and her MS (biological anthropology, with a focus on primate behavioral ecology) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has extensive experience leading professional development initiatives, having served as director of Graduate and Postdoctoral Learning at Northwestern University and as a faculty fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology following her time at UW-Madison as a faculty associate in Zoology.
Ruggeri has prioritized equitable practices in her work and is passionate about improving student success in STEM.