Dr. Maria S. Wong is the Associate Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Communication, and Humanities and Professor of Psychology at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. Her excellence in leadership was recognized by numerous honors and awards she received, including the “Women of Impact” and “Bright Star” at Endicott College and “Honorary Membership Award” by the National Society for Leadership and Success. At Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland where she formerly worked, Dr. Wong received the “Rose Dawson Excellence in Teaching Award,” which recognizes the teaching excellence of one full-time and one part-time faculty member each year. Dr. Wong has extensive experience in faculty development and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). She and her colleagues published a two-volume eBook for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, entitled “Incorporating Diversity in Classroom Settings: Real and Engaging Examples for Various Psychology Courses,” which includes more than 70 activities related to diversity that psychology instructors could implement in their courses. A developmental psychologist by training, Dr. Wong’s research on children’s social-emotional development has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Social Development, and the Journal of Family Psychology. As the founder and co-chair of the DEIB Task Force of her School, Dr. Wong is leading several DEIB initiatives at Endicott College. Dr. Wong is currently serving as a Board Member of the American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network in Massachusetts.