Title: Chief Science Officer
Company: The MayaTech Corporation
Location: Sunrise, Florida, United States
Suzanne Randolph Cunningham, PhD, chief science officer at The MayaTech Corporation, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Scientists for dedication, achievements, and leadership in the field of public health research.
With four decades of experience to her credit, Dr. Randolph Cunningham has established a successful career in public health research and family sciences. She currently excels as the chief science officer at The MayaTech Corporation, a federal contracting company specializing in applied public health research, a role she has held since 1986. In this capacity, she leads applied public health research, manages a team of 10 people, and directs the company’s research and evaluation projects. She stays up-to-date with news, current events, and announcements from professional associations and federal government agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and the Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, she has been a member of the institutional research national committee of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. since 2022, an associate professor emerita at the University of Maryland School of Public Health since 2008, a member of the American Evaluation Association since 1986, and a member of the American Public Health Association since 1981. She is also a life member and past national president of The Association of Black Psychologists Inc. since 1974.
Other roles in Dr. Randolph Cunningham’s career include serving as board chair at HSC Pediatric Center from 2014 to 2018, the National Community Committee representative at the University of Maryland Prevention Research Center on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Prevention Research Centers from 2009 to 2014, a colleague and consultant at Child Trends in 2011, and board chair at The HSC Foundation from 2007 to 2010. Additionally, she was an associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park from 1988 to 2008, board chair at the Consumer Health Foundation from 2000 to 2003, and an assistant professor and research coordinator at Howard University College of Medicine from 1981 to 1986. She has also contributed to over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and invited articles and journals, focusing on Black children and family public health issues. Her memberships include the American Psychological Association, the American Evaluation Association since 1986, the Association of Black Psychologists Inc. as a life member and past national president since 1974, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. as a golden life member since 1972, the Society for Prevention Research, the National Council on Family Relations, the Society for Research in Child Development, and the American Public Health Association. Civically, she mentors the African American Women’s Workshop Series on Mentoring and Education (AAWWSOME) and serves as an advisor and fundraiser for the Kirby-Randolph Foundation.
Laying a solid educational foundation, Dr. Randolph Cunningham earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Howard University in 1974, where she received a full scholarship. She then obtained a Master of Arts in psychology from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor in 1977, also on a full scholarship, and completed her PhD in developmental psychology at the same institution in 1981. In recognition of her impressive achievements, she has been honored with the Alumni Award for Distinguished Post-graduate Achievement from Howard University in 2024, the Distinguished Psychology Award from The Association of Black Psychologists, Inc. in 2018, and the James M. Jones Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program in 2015. She attributes her success to her ability to connect with individuals from diverse backgrounds and her expertise in research psychology. Looking toward retirement, she aims to leave a lasting impact by mentoring others through initiatives like the AAWWSOME, which builds a tier of mentors for African American girls and women and provides small scholarships and other assistance to students. Additionally, she is committed to continuing to publish with junior scholars to help them establish their reputations in the field.
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