Dr. Talitha Washington is the Director of the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Data Science Initiative and professor of mathematics at Clark Atlanta University. As the Director of the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Data Science Initiative and professor of mathematics at Clark Atlanta University, she is passionate about engaging more HBCUs and building a community to accelerate the preparation of students in data science and discover solutions for data-oriented problems that impact the lives of Black Americans.
She is the lead and principal investigator of the NSF-funded National Data Science Alliance to Expand Data Science at HBCUs (NDSA). The goal of the NDSA is to increase the number of Black people earning data science credentials by at least 20,000 by 2027 and expand data science research that advocates for social justice and strive to eliminate bias. Dr. Washington has had many accolades in her long career and has held many prominent positions, including Program Director at the National Science Foundation.
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