Alice Veazey

Dr. Alice “Pips” Veazey is the inaugural director of the Portland Gateway. She joins UMaine from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where she was the principal investigator and project director of the Alaska National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR).

Veazey received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Bates College and holds a master’s degree in oceanography and a Ph.D. in team science leadership, both from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. Her research focuses on fostering the development of large interdisciplinary initiatives. Over the past decade, she has led numerous teams of students, educators, scientists, decision-makers, and community partners to increase research competitiveness, promotes economic development efforts and expand statewide workforce programs