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'''Kevin Franklin''', EdD was born in [[Virginia]], where he received degrees in [[Psychology]] and [[Education]] from [[Old Dominion University]].<ref name="odu.edu">Old Dominion University: http://www.odu.edu</ref> He holds a [[Doctorate]] of Education in [[Organization]] and [[Leadership]] from the [[University of San Francisco]].<ref>University of San Francisco: http://www.usfca.edu</ref> Formerly Executive Director of the [[University of California]] system-wide [[University of California Humanities Research Institute|Humanities Research Institute]] (UCHRI)<ref>UCHRI: http://www.uchri.org</ref> and Deputy Director of the University of California [[San Diego Supercomputer Center]] (SDSC),<ref>San Diego Supercomputer Center: http://www.sdsc.edu</ref> Franklin was appointed as Executive Director of the Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science, (I-CHASS),<ref>Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts and Social Science: http://www.chass.illinois.edu</ref> Research Professor, [[Education Policy, Organization and Leadership]],<ref>Education Policy, Organization and Leadership: http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/eps/index.html</ref> Adjunct Associate Professor, [[African American Studies]],<ref>http://www.aasrp.uiuc.edu</ref> and Senior Research Scientist for the [[National Center for Supercomputing Applications]]<ref>National Center for Supercomputing Applications: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu</ref> at the [[University of Illinois]]<ref>University of Illinois: http://www.illinois.edu</ref> in July 2007.
'''Kevin Franklin''', EdD was born in [[Virginia]], where he received degrees in [[Psychology]] and [[Education]] from [[Old Dominion University]].<ref name="odu.edu">Old Dominion University: http://www.odu.edu</ref> He holds a [[Doctorate]] of Education in [[Organization]] and [[Leadership]] from the [[University of San Francisco]].<ref>University of San Francisco: http://www.usfca.edu</ref> Formerly Executive Director of the [[University of California]] system-wide [[University of California Humanities Research Institute|Humanities Research Institute]] (UCHRI)<ref>UCHRI: http://www.uchri.org</ref> and a Deputy Director of the University of California [[San Diego Supercomputer Center]] (SDSC),<ref>San Diego Supercomputer Center: http://www.sdsc.edu</ref> Franklin was appointed as Executive Director of the Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science, (I-CHASS),<ref>Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts and Social Science: http://www.chass.illinois.edu</ref> Research Professor, [[Education Policy, Organization and Leadership]],<ref>Education Policy, Organization and Leadership: http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/eps/index.html</ref> Adjunct Associate Professor, [[African American Studies]],<ref>http://www.aasrp.uiuc.edu</ref> and Senior Research Scientist for the [[National Center for Supercomputing Applications]]<ref>National Center for Supercomputing Applications: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu</ref> at the [[University of Illinois]]<ref>University of Illinois: http://www.illinois.edu</ref> in July 2007. Franklin is a principal co-founder of the [[HASTAC|Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory]] (HASTAC)<ref>Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory: http://www.hastac.org</ref>

Franklin is a principal co-founder of the [[HASTAC|Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory]] (HASTAC)<ref>Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory: http://www.hastac.org</ref> and founder of the HASSgrid, a distributed [[Cyberinfrastructure]] supporting [[humanities]], [[arts]] and [[social sciences]] data [[Preservation (library and archival science)|preservation]] and [[archives]]. Franklin is co-chair of the HASS Research Group for the [[Open Grid Forum]] (OGF),<ref>Open Grid Forum: http://www.ogf.org</ref> a member of the Worldwide University Network<ref>Worldwide University Network: http://www.wun.ac.uk</ref> Grid Advisory Board, a member of the California State University, Los Angeles <ref>California State University, Los Angeles: http://www.csula.edu</ref> College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology Advisory Board and a member of the joint National Science Foundation TeraGrid Science Advisory Board (Currently named the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment- XSEDE). In May 2007, Franklin co-guest edited ''Cyberinfrastructure Technology Watch''<ref>CT Watch: http://www.ctwatch.org</ref> for the issue "Socializing Cyberinfrastructure: Networking the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences".<ref>"Socializing Cyberinfrastructure: Networking the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences": http://www.ctwatch.org/quarterly/articles/2007/05/a-question-of-centers/</ref> Franklin is also the HASS Editor for ''Grid Today''<ref>Grid Today: http://www.gridtoday.com</ref> and ''HPCWire''.<ref>HPC Wire: http://www.hpcwire.com</ref>

In addition to his [[United States]] HASS [[Cyberinfrastructure]] work, Franklin leads a number of international research activities including the Advanced Research and Technology Collaboratory for the Americas (ARTCA) which he co-founded in 2007 and is now hosted at the Organization of the American States (OAS). He is a Special Advisor to the Costa Rica-United States Foundation (CRUSA)<ref>Costa Rica-United States Foundation: http://www.cr-usa.org</ref> and the Centro Nacional de Alta Technologia (CeNat).<ref>Centro Nacional de Alta Technologia: http://www.cenat.ac.cr/cenat</ref>

Franklin began his academic career teaching and coaching at [[San Francisco State University]]<ref>San Francisco State University: http://www.sfsu.edu</ref> where he also directed the Urban Scholars Minority Student Outreach Program and was a Senior Fellow in the San Francisco Urban Institute. Dr. Franklin served as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and Interim Executive Director for Summerbridge National (Currently named [[Breakthrough Collaborative]]<ref>Breakthrough Collaborative: http://www.breakthroughcollaborative.org/</ref>) and he was a founder of the [[San Francisco Boys and Girls Club Project Discover Program]]<ref>San Francisco Boys and Girls Club Discover Program: http://www.projectdiscover.org/</ref> and a co-founder of the [[TEAMS AmeriCorps Fellowship Program]]<ref>TEAMS Americorps: http://www.teamsusf.org</ref>

In recognition for his work in education reform and founding of the Multicultural Alliance, a National Minority Teacher Fellowship program involving more than 400 k-12 schools and universities and more than 5000 teacher interns across the United States, Franklin received [[Old Dominion University]]<ref name="odu.edu"/> Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996 and the [[Columbia University]]<ref>Columbia University: http://www.columbia.edu</ref>[[Teachers College]]<ref>Columbia University Teachers College: http://www.tc.columbia.edu</ref> Klingenstein Center<ref>Klingenstein Center: http://www.klingenstein.org</ref> Leadership Award in 1997. Dr. Franklin was named one of the Top 12 People to Watch in 2010 in Supercomputing by [[HPCwire]]<ref>HPCwire: http://www.hpcwire.com</ref>
Profiles on Dr. Franklin and his work have appeared in the ''[[New York Times]]'',<ref>New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com</ref> ''[[Washington Post]]'',<ref>Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com</ref> [[United Airlines]] ''[[Hemispheres (magazine)|Hemispheres]]'' magazine,<ref>United Airlines Hemisphere Magazine: http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com</ref> ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'',<ref>Essence Magazine: http://www.essence.com</ref> [[CNN]],<ref>Cable News Network (CNN): http://www.cnn.com</ref> [[NPR]],<ref>National Public Radio(NPR): http://www.npr.org</ref> and ''Black Issues in Higher Education'' among others.


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Revision as of 04:26, 30 May 2013

Kevin Franklin, EdD was born in Virginia, where he received degrees in Psychology and Education from Old Dominion University.[1] He holds a Doctorate of Education in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco.[2] Formerly Executive Director of the University of California system-wide Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI)[3] and a Deputy Director of the University of California San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC),[4] Franklin was appointed as Executive Director of the Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science, (I-CHASS),[5] Research Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership,[6] Adjunct Associate Professor, African American Studies,[7] and Senior Research Scientist for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications[8] at the University of Illinois[9] in July 2007. Franklin is a principal co-founder of the Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC)[10]

References

  1. ^ Old Dominion University: http://www.odu.edu
  2. ^ University of San Francisco: http://www.usfca.edu
  3. ^ UCHRI: http://www.uchri.org
  4. ^ San Diego Supercomputer Center: http://www.sdsc.edu
  5. ^ Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts and Social Science: http://www.chass.illinois.edu
  6. ^ Education Policy, Organization and Leadership: http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/eps/index.html
  7. ^ http://www.aasrp.uiuc.edu
  8. ^ National Center for Supercomputing Applications: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu
  9. ^ University of Illinois: http://www.illinois.edu
  10. ^ Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory: http://www.hastac.org

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