Mary Ann Mason, lawyer, professor, co-director of the Center on Health, Economic & Family Security (CHEFS) at UC Berkeley School of Law, and former dean of the graduate division at UC Berkeley, presented her nationally recognized and comprehensive research project, Do Babies Matter? to STEM faculty and professionals at a luncheon on Friday, November 9, 2009

STEM faculty women from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Central State University, University of Dayton, and Wright State University had an opportunity to meet one another during a networking session before Dr. Mason's presentation

Dr. Mason chats with STEM faculty members Dr. Mariana Morris of Wright State University (left) and Dr. Julie Jackson of the Air Force Institute of Technology during the networking session

Also attending the luncheon presentation were scientists and engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratories

Dr. Mason captivated the audience with her data-driven research