Dr. Mariko Chang is the External Evaluator for the UC Davis ADVANCE Program. A former Associate Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, she currently works as an independent consultant helping universities diversify their faculty and as an external evaluator specializing in NSF-funded grants, including LSAMP, IGERT, ADVANCE, and Research on Gender in Science and Engineering grants. She has served on numerous NSF review panels and site visits.

She is also the author of a new book about the women’s wealth gap, Shortchanged: Why women have less wealth and what can be done about it. Further information about Dr. Chang and her work can be found at: www.mariko-chang.com