Dr. Yvette E. Pearson founded The Pearson Evaluation and Education Research Group (The PEER Group) in 2017 to help advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM academic programs, organizations, and workplaces. 

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A Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Society for Engineering Education, Pearson is recognized globally for nearly 30 years in higher education, particularly for her work toward sustainability, access, and opportunity in STEM education and practice. She and her team have served as external evaluators on several projects funded by the National Science Foundation. Her university-based and consulting efforts have led to over $40M in funding for projects to support initiatives in STEM and changes to policies and practices of global engineering organizations. 

Pearson is a registered Professional Engineer, an ENVISION® Sustainability Professional, and a Commissioner on ABET’s Engineering Accreditation Commission. Among her awards and honors are ABET’s Claire L. Felbinger Award for Diversity and Inclusion, the Society of Women Engineers’ Distinguished Engineering Educator Award, and ASCE’s President’s Medal, one of the highest honors awarded in this global organization of over 150,000 members. Her book, Making a Difference, chronicles her journey and her work’s focus on “making sure other ‘Yvettes’ don’t fall through the cracks.”