Meet the Chancellor

Dr. Tonya Smith-Jackson, PhD, CPE, Chancellor of Rutgers University–Newark, is an industrial and systems engineer with extensive academic leadership experience. Formerly Provost at North Carolina A&T State University, she has also served in industry and government, including at the National Science Foundation, as well as other universities and community colleges in NC, NY, VA and Germany. A Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, she has directed research labs and centers focused on human factors in human-computer interaction, and human-systems design and evaluation for accessibility, consumer products, healthcare, construction, transportation, and communication technologies.