Courtney Smith-Orr

Courtney Smith-Orr is an Assistant Dean of Student Experience and Director of the Office of Student Development and Success at the William States Lee College of Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her work focuses on enhancing student experience through diversity and inclusion pedagogy, mentoring women and minority students, and improving retention rates in engineering disciplines.

Education:

• Ph.D., Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, 2015
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, Norfolk State, 2012
• B.S., Optical Engineering, Norfolk State, 2010

Her research emphasizes equity-focused strategies in engineering education, with cross-departmental affiliations in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Technology and Construction Management, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science.

Contact: csmit530@charlotte.edu | Office: Smith 264A | Phone: 704-687-7334