Taviare L. Hawkins, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Dr. Hawkins’s role in the Provost’s office is to assist faculty in all aspects of research, establish community partnerships, and develop venues for community engagement. She also oversees the graduate and professional programs at Wagner College.
Dr. Hawkins came to Wagner College as Assistant Provost for Research, Development, and Civic Engagement in 2023 after being the division chair for Math and Sciences at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Before that, she was the chair and professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Dr. Hawkins earned her bachelor’s degree in Physics and a minor in African-American Studies at the University of Iowa. She attended Syracuse University for her graduate studies, earning her master’s degrees in Physics and Computer Science and her doctorate in Physics.
Dr. Hawkins is an experimental biophysicist. Her research interests in microtubule rigidity lie at the intersection of physics, biology, and computation. She currently chairs the American Physical Society’s Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public and will serve on the Biophysical Society’s Council.
Dr. Katia González
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Dr. González is Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Education.
Dr. González’s role in the Provost’s office is to lead various efforts related to policy and procedures impacting academic affairs, work closely with Deans and Division Chairs/Program Directors to support faculty development and programmatic decision making, and oversee several special programs, committees, and accreditation needs.
Dr. González holds a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University and serves as an Accreditation Commissioner for the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) co-chairing AAQEP’s standards renewal process. Her research interests include the role of intercultural communication and culturally responsive practices for effective higher education, schools, and community partnerships.
Dr. González received Wagner’s Diversity and International Action Council award for diversity and inclusion efforts and, as a member of Wagner’s Education Department, a Civic Engagement Recognition Leadership and Service to the Community award.
Joy Stapleton
Executive Assistant to the Provost
718-390-3211 joy.stapleton@wagner.edu Union 4th FloorSupports the academic and administrative duties assigned to the Provost.