Dr. Fay Cobb Payton is also a Full Professor (with Tenure) of Information Technology/Systems at North Carolina State University and was named a University Faculty Scholar for her leadership in turning research into solutions to society’s most pressing issues.
She was named the 2016 North Carolina Technology Association Tech Educator of the Year. She is the founder director of @myhealthimpact, a social network experience that focuses on health disparities and social media technology interventions. @MyHealthImpact provides “voice” for the millennial generation about health topics, such as sexual and mental health, and technology innovation.
Her research interests include healthcare IT/informatics and disparities; data management/science, biases in AI and data analytics; intersectionality; racial, gender and ethnic identities in online communities; broadening participation in computing, STEM and workforce inclusion. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference publications and book chapters.
She has served as a workshop facilitator, speaker and consultant on the topics of tech entrepreneurship and innovation, inclusion, health care, STEM experiences, leadership development and others.
