Emerging Faculty Positions: Honoring Five Pioneering Black Scholars

Siobahn Day Grady has been appointed the first director of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Equity, and Research at North Carolina Central University. A faculty member since 2019, she serves as an assistant professor of information science and systems. Additionally, she holds significant roles including co-director of the Center for Data Equity and director of the information science program. Notably, Dr. Grady is the first woman to obtain a Ph.D. in computer science from North Carolina A&T State University. Her impressive academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Winston-Salem State University, a master's in information science from North Carolina Central University, and another master's in computer science from North Carolina A&T State University.