I CAN STEM
Role Models
New Jersey Inductees
The New Jersey STEM Pathways Network honors diverse STEM leaders who have made and continue to make significant contributions in STEM.

2021 New Jersey Inductees
January

Lauren Madden
Associate Professor at The College of New Jersey
Dr. Madden is a science educator who advocates for scientific literacy and the health of our planet through teaching and learning. Dr. Madden currently serves as an Associate Professor at The College of New Jersey. She received her B.A. from University of New Hampshire, M.S. from University of South Carolina, and Ph.D. from North Carolina State University.
February

Naseed Gifted
Principal of Malcolm X Shabazz High School
Naseed Gifted is an educator, engineer and writer for sci-fi comic book series P.B.Soldier. A New Jersey native, and NJIT, St. Peter’s University and New York University graduate, Gifted is also the founder of Newark’s Comic Book Festival and Animation Film Festival “Khem Comic Fest and Khem Animation Film Festival.”
Presently, Naseed Gifted is the principal of Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, NJ.
March

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December

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I CAN STEM
New Jersey Inductees
The I CAN STEM New Jersey Inductees are selected through a nomination process which is reviewed by the NJSPN’s New Jersey STEM Strategic Advisory Board. The NJSPN is no longer accepting nominations for the 2021 New Jersey inductees.
By including role models right in our State, students will have the opportunity to meet or hear from them in real life and learn about the various STEM industries that are right here in New Jersey.
