SHIFTING MINDSETS
Internationally engaged STEM strategist, education researcher, and founder of the Southern Center for Broadening Participation in STEM, a nationally recognized organization dedicated to advancing equity, innovation, and workforce readiness across K–12, higher education, and community-based ecosystems. His work spans the United States, the Caribbean, Africa, and Latin America, where he supports institutions and governments in building sustainable STEM capacity grounded in local context and global relevance.
Dr. Briggs designs and scales digital learning infrastructure that supports AI-enabled instruction, data-driven decision-making, virtual labs, and interoperable systems to enhance access, quality, and institutional resilience across STEM education ecosystems.
Dr. Briggs designs and leads large-scale outreach and mentorship initiatives that cultivate student leadership, faculty and teacher instructional excellence; sustaining participation of underrepresented populations in STEM college and career pathways.
Dr. Briggs advises organizations on strategically integrating artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation into instruction, research, evaluation, and institutional operations using responsible and equity-centered frameworks.
Dr. Briggs aligns education credentials with emerging labor-market needs by building cross-sector partnerships that connect learners to industry, apprenticeships, applied research, and future-ready careers.
Dr. Briggs positions communities as co-designers of STEM ecosystems by engaging families, schools, nonprofits, and civic leaders in participatory, place-based STEM innovation
Dr. Briggs advances global STEM capacity by partnering with institutions across the U.S., Caribbean, Africa, and Latin America to design locally grounded yet globally aligned education and workforce systems.
Using AI & Automation to enhance Instruction & Operations
“STEM innovation, when grounded in equity and stewardship, becomes a global force for workforce resilience, environmental sustainability, and human security.”
Create new possibilities in STEM!
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