Lauren and Shannon Roberts (Industrial and Mechanical Engineering) are co-recipients of a 2022-2023 UMass ADVANCE Collaborative Research Seed Fund award for their project, “Understanding cybersecurity risk and resiliency for law enforcement vehicles.” The selection committee notes that "The UMass ADVANCE team was very impressed with the innovative research design and thoughtful and equitable collaboration proposed by Professors Roberts and McCarthy and we look forward to supporting them in this work."

Funded by the National Science Foundation to advance gender equity for faculty, UMass ADVANCE provides resources, recognition and relationship building needed for faculty to build inclusive communities, engage in research collaboration, and participate in shared decision-making. (UMass Adavance Grant's Recipients Fall 2022)