Women in Tech Present: A Lecture with Dr. Fay Cobb Payton

Dr. Fay Cobb Payton is a Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the Division of Computer and Network Systems. At the NSF, she is working with a group of leaders on programs involving Computer Science for All, Broadening Participation in Tech/STEM, Smart and Connected Health, Ethics in Computing and others. She is also a Full Professor (with Tenure) of Information Technology/Systems at North Carolina State University and was named a University Faculty Scholar for her leadership in turning research into solutions to society's most pressing issues. She was named the 2016 North Carolina Technology Association Tech Educator of the Year.

Dr. Payton is the founder director of @myhealthimpact, a social network experience that focuses on health disparities and social media technology interventions. @MyHealthImpact provides "voice" for the millennial generation about health topics, such as sexual and mental health, and technology innovation. She earned a Ph.D. in Information & Decision Systems (with a specialty in Health Care Systems) from Case Western Reserve University.

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