MEET OUR FOUNDER

Mondisa Consulting, LLC offers educational consulting services for improving mentoring experiences in educational and industry contexts. 

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Founder and consultant, Joi Mondisa, Ph.D., is a renowned mentoring scholar, researcher, and practitioner.  Mondisa earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education and an M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University; an M.B.A. degree from Governors State University; and a B.S. degree in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.   Currently, she is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial & Operations Engineering Department and an Engineering Education Faculty Member at the University of Michigan.  Prior to her graduate studies, Mondisa worked as a professional in the areas of manufacturing, operations, technical sales, and publishing for ten years.  She also served as an adjunct faculty in the Engineering Technology Program at Triton College in River Grove, IL for seven years. 

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In her research, Mondisa focuses on examining mentoring programs, practices, and relationships in STEM. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) including the prestigious NSF Early CAREER award.  In addition to receiving grant awards, Mondisa has served on NSF review panels and as an educational consultant. In translating her research to practice, Mondisa has supported and advised several institutions on equitable mentoring approaches and practices. She has facilitated multiple workshops and training sessions focused on mentoring, professional development, and training.  

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Also, Mondisa has been recognized for her work as a mentoring practitioner.  She is the recipient of the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineering UPS Minority Advancement Award (2022) and the University of Michigan’s Sister Mary Ambrosia Fitzgerald Mentoring Award (2022), MLK Spirit Award (2020), Creativity, Daring, and Innovation Award (2019), and Dr. Willie Hobbs Moore Aspire, Advance, Achieve Mentoring Award (2018).