Dr. Lindsey McGowen is a Research Scientist, Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University. Dr. McGowen's research focuses on program evaluation for cooperative science and technology programs, particularly the outcomes and implications of cooperative research centers.  With over a decade of experience, Dr. McGowen has pioneered work on program sustainability for cooperative research centers. She serves as the Director of NSF-sponsored Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) Evaluation Project (https://projects.ncsu.edu/iucrc/).  In addition to her work with the IUCRC program, Dr. McGowen has led or participated in program evaluations for the NSA Science of Security, NSF IGERT, USDA NIFA, and USDA NIFSI programs. Dr. McGowen received her B.S. in Psychology & Communication from Lewis & Clark College. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Psychology in the Public Interest from North Carolina State University.

Angela Stoica is a research assistant in the Department of Psychology at North Carolina State University. She has nearly five years of experience in the industry research sector as a project lead and analyst on multiple projects and evaluations of federally-funded programs for the CDC and FDA, and has also participated in program evaluations for the NSA Science of Security and the NSF. Ms. Stoica currently serves as a research assistant at NCSU for the NSF Industry- University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) Evaluation Project. She received her Master’s in Public health from East Carolina University and is currently a PhD candidate in the Applied Social & Community Psychology program at NCSU.