Corey O. Montgomery has been appointed as the Richard W. Nicholas, M.D. & Corey O. Montgomery, M.D. Chair in Orthopaedic Oncology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. A faculty member since 2010, he currently serves as an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, director of the orthopaedic surgery residency program, and vice chair of education for his department.
An HBCU graduate, Dr. Montgomery received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Alcorn State University in Mississippi. He earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee.
Talia Sanders has been selected to serve as interim assistant vice president for academic affairs at Jarvis Christian University, a historically Black educational institution in Hawkins, Texas. For the past six years, she has served the university as an assistant professor of biology. She has conducted extensive research on phytoremediation, environmental toxicology, STEM education, and test anxiety/mitigation.
Dr. Sanders is a three-time graduate of Jackson State University, an HBCU in Mississippi, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in biology, a master’s degree, and a Ph.D. in environmental science.
Alexis Johnson has named the community oral historian and project coordinator for the College of Charleston Libraries in South Carolina. She will also teach in the college’s department of history. Prior to her current role, she served as an associate director of teachers for the Movement Oral History Project at the University of Virginia.
Dr. Johnson is a graduate of Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina, where she majored in English. She holds a master’s degree in Pan-African studies from the University of Louisville and a Ph.D. in the social foundations of education from the University of Virginia.
Isi Ero-Johnson, dean of the School of Science at Hampton University, has been appointed by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to serve on the state’s new AI Task Force. Alongside nine other leaders from institutions and organizations across Virginia, Dr. Ero-Johnson will serve as an advisor to state policymakers to ensure the safe use of AI technology.
Dr. Ero-Johnson received her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Jackson State University. She holds a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
