Dr. Sharareh "Sherri" Kermanshachi has led the Office of Research and Outreach at Penn State Harrisburg since August 2023. She previously served at the University of Texas at Arlington as a professor of civil engineering; director of research initiatives in the College of Engineering; director of the Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions and Dollars Technology Transfer programs; and director of the Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainable Environment (RISE) Lab.