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Anthony L. DePass, Ph.D.
I’m Tony
DePass.
I’m a scientist, educator, and evaluator whose work has grown from studying cells to understanding how people develop. Today, I bring that experience to learning tools, institutions, and the stories I publish.
Scientist · Educator · Evaluator · Entrepreneur
I began in the laboratory. Teaching and research leadership led me to the people and institutions that make scientific careers possible.
Today I connect that experience with Understanding Interventions, DePass Academic Consulting, and Lifestyle Learning. My consulting includes evaluation, professional development, grant writing, and grantsmanship training for faculty and staff.
2026 NSF biosketch · PDFA framework for research and practice
Career Development Intelligence
CDI connects evidence about aspirations, exploration, development, decisions, alignment, and outcomes. It asks what we can understand about career development when these records are considered together.
Read the framework and see the figuresDifferent aspects. One story.
Explore my work
Choose an aspect of my work.
The scientist & educatorCell biology to STEM development
Scientific research and academic leadership
My scientific work spans cell signaling and cancer biology. Teaching and national STEM initiatives led me to examine the institutional conditions that shape who enters science and how they develop.
Research into practiceUnderstanding & evaluating interventions
Understanding what changes
Understanding Interventions connects research with practice. DePass Academic Consulting helps institutions develop programs, evaluate results, and prepare proposals. Both ask what the evidence can tell us about the next decision.
Tony’s GuidePublisher, host & family historian
Publishing, hosting, and family history
Tony’s Guide brings travel planning together with history and culture. Hosting the Little Lake House connects me to Center Hill Lake. Jamaican family research takes me into records, memory, and discovery.
St. Mary, Jamaica · 1817A story that is personal
In Search of Marianne
Following Va, my great-grandmother, backward through the records led me to Marianne / Quasheba, an African-born ancestor recorded as having escaped enslavement in 1815. Read the family story and examine the original documents.
Read the story ↗Tony’s Guide · Created & published by Tony DePass
Tony’s Guide
Practical travel resources and research-based history and culture. I publish five editions to help readers plan a visit and understand the place behind it.
The story behind Tony’s Guide ↗
Tennessee
Center Hill Lake
Lake access, waterfalls, local food, and regional history.
Open the guide ↗Sunrise at the Little Lake House · owner’s property media.
History, culture & travel
Jamaica
Jamaican travel, foodways, culture, and original historical research.
Open the guide ↗Ackee and saltfish · gailf548 · CC BY 2.0. Cropped for layout.
Alabama & the surrounding region
Mentone & Lookout Mountain
Mountain villages, waterfalls, and the wider Lookout Mountain region.
Open the guide ↗Little River Canyon · NPS / Matt Switzer · public domain.
Texas Hill Country
Gruene & Canyon Lake
Music, rivers, and the history of Texas Hill Country.
Open the guide ↗Canyon Lake and Dam · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · public domain.
Western North Carolina
Bryson City & the Smokies
Deep Creek, Fontana Lake, Nantahala, and Cherokee.
Open the guide ↗Deep Creek Trail · National Park Service · public domain.
The Little Lake House
Music from the lake
A view of the house and Center Hill Lake through music and images from my collection.
The house, another film, and booking informationStay at the Little Lake House
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Research and writing
Publications, the full bibliography, and selected writing.
Academic work / Full Google Scholar listing
The complete bibliography ↗
Search all 102 listed records and download the catalogue.
Recent publications / 2026 NSF biosketch selectionsResearch on education, interventions, and opportunity ↗
Five recent selections from my NSF biosketch.
Selected writingIdeas I’m working through ↗
Evidence, education, human development, and the work of understanding.
Let’s start a conversation
Let’s talk
Evaluation, education, research, speaking, or a potential collaboration.
Schedule 30 minutes ↗adepass@gmail.com ↗
If the calendar has no available dates,
email me to arrange a time.