Expertise

Area of Expertise:

  • STEM Education
  • STEM Evaluation
  • Community Mental Health Programming
  • K-12 Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Schools.

In summary, Dr. Combs’s work intersects with racial equity by recognizing and addressing the impact of systemic racism, promoting cultural understanding and respect, centering marginalized voices, eliminating biases, and fostering more inclusive and equitable evaluation processes that promote culturally responsive STEM programs.

His ultimate goal is to contribute to the broader efforts of building STEM Capacity in the Alabama Black Belt while serving as a change agent to rectify racial disparities, promote equity, and create a more just society.


Subject Areas:

  • Evaluation Research.
Degrees
BA, Hampton University, Sociology
MSED, Wright State University, Intervention Specialist
MEd, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Curriculum and Instruction (Core Coursework in Program Evaluation)
MSW, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mental Health
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Curriculum and Instruction