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    MUHSINAH MORRIS, PH.D.

    Morehouse College

    Professional And Continuing Studies Faculty

    • Senior Assistant Professor NTT
    Education

    Clark Atlanta University

    Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

    Devry University

    Master of Business Administration

    Emory University

    Master of Science, Biomolecular Chemistry

    Emory University

    Doctor of Philosophy, Biomolecular Chemistry

    Contact Information

    Phone

    (470) 639-0443 or (404) 290-0361

    Office Location

    Merrill Hall, Suite 105A (Room 104)

    Office Hours

    Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
    Noon to 1:00 p.m. by appointment

    About Dr. MUHSINAH MORRIS

    Meet the first ever Metaversity Director, Dr. Muhsinah Lateefah Morris.  A BS chemistry graduate of the HBCU Clark Atlanta University, she obtained an MS & PhD from the Harvard of the South, Emory University, in Biomolecular Chemistry. Dr. Morris has been part of and leader of Morehouse’s Metaversity project since the Spring of 2021.  She’s won awards for Teaching Excellence at Morehouse College, Best Emerging Technology and Innovation from CBRE, including First Place Unconventional Innovation in Industry by T-Mobile, and Educator of the Year for 2022 by STEM Women Atlanta.  

    She resides in McDonough GA with her husband and five sons. One of her sons has autism and she advocates for the entire autism community as a member of the Community Advisory Council and advocacy Ambassadors for Autism Speaks.  She’s a VR pioneer in education and is transforming learning globally.  She is affectionately known as Dr. M.O.M. (Molder of Minds) by all her students.  She continues to mold the minds of educators and students globally in the Metaverse.  She is a member of the XR Advisory Council for the XR Association and Futurist Council for Jobs for the Future (JFF).  Her goal is to authentically transform the educational system for our future leaders using immersive technologies in the Metaverse. She currently trains both pre-service and in-service educators on how to create and optimize their own institutional Metaverse Culture.  More recently, she founded Metaverse United, LLC where she helps people find where they belong in the embodiment of the internet called the Metaverse.  Learn more at UnitetheMetaverse.com. 

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    HONORS AND AWARDS

    • 2021 Vulcan Award for Teaching Excellence
    • 2020-2021 Carnegie Fellowship SoTL
    • 2020 OpEd Fellowship Public Voices of the South
    • 2021 Best Research Presentation in Chemistry-Upward Bound Math Science State Center
    • 2018 Best Research Presentation in Chemistry-Upward Bound Math Science State Center
    • 2015 1st Place and 2nd Place Best Research Presentation in Chemistry-Research Day, Spelman College

    ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

    • Advocacy Ambassador, Community Advisory Council, Grant Review Committee
    • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
    • American Chemical Society

    More About Dr. Morris

     

    Digital Scholarship, RCL Voices of XR: Muhsinah Morris

     

    VirtuosiVRDr. Muhsinah Morris of Morehouse University (Part 1)

     

    My EdTech LifeAugmenting The Reality of Learning in Higher Education

    Dr. Morris is the Morehouse College’s 2021 Winner of the Vulcan Teaching Award of Excellence who launched her Advanced Inorganic Chemistry course in Virtual Reality in Spring of 2021 in the digital ...

     

    AWE USAChristopher Lafayette and Dr. Muhsinah Morris -“Humanity First Approach to Building the Metaverse”

    TAs the Metaverse continues to grow, it is essential to discuss the development of a humanity-centered approach to standards of education, accessibility, security, privacy, well-being, equality and ...

     

    Conversations with Tony MobleyMuhsinah Morris Ph.D Talks the Virtual Reality Project at Morehouse College