Dr. Emily Tancredi-Brice Agbenyega joined the Albert Dorman Honors College in August 2024 as a University Lecturer in Civic Engagement. In this new role, Dr. Agbenyega is responsible for developing and implementing Honors service-learning courses as well as expanding co-curricular civic engagement opportunities.
Dr. Agbenyega comes to NJIT after teaching Sociology at CUNY and SUNY. As an educator, Dr. Agbenyega prepares diverse students to develop the knowledge and skills needed to do community-engaged research that positively impacts their communities. In her courses, she employs reflective, experiential learning approaches that help students develop critical thinking and leadership skills.
Dr. Agbenyega’s research has focused on the intersection of identity and educational experiences, with an emphasis on how students’ identity can serve as an asset that fosters their persistence, particularly in fields in which they are underrepresented. Dr. Agbenyega holds a PhD in Urban Education from Temple University where she researched the impact of sociocultural and science identity on the career trajectories of Latina engineers. She has presented her work at various education research conferences and has collaborated on publications on topics including student motivation and engagement in STEM and qualitative research.
