NoireSTEM

Our Educational Consultants

In order from L to R: Dr. C. D. White, Dr. C. Rorie, Dr. C. Petty, and Dr. A. M. White

Dr. C. Dinitra White

Dr. Catherine Dinitra White received a BS in Biology from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC in 1996 then obtained a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI in 2002. Following postdoctoral training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research and Education Program (2006), she joined the Department of Biology at N.C. A&T… Read more

Dr. Checo J. Rorie

Dr. Checo James Rorie is a champion for diversity in science. Now an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, he attended Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA, where he graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, and then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Curriculum in Toxicology Ph.D. program and graduated in 2004.  Read more

Dr. Cailisha L. Petty

Dr. Cailisha Lorene Petty is passionate about increasing diversity and student achievement in STEM education. She began her post-secondary education at Bennett College as a MARC scholar Dr. Petty earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology (1999) and Master of Science in Biology Education (2004) from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Read more

Dr. Angela M. White

Dr. Angela Michelle White has an extreme passion for teaching and learning science. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master of Science in Biology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Educational Psychology from North Carolina State University. Read more