Dr. Muhsinah Morris

Meet the first ever Metaversity Director, Dr. Muhsinah Lateefah Morris. She is Director of Metaverse Programs and Professor of the Practice at Morehouse College. Dr. Morris is a proud member of the inaugural HBCU IP Futures Collaborative: Powered by Michelson IP and inaugural HBCU Faculty Fellow for the Propel Center funded by Southern Company and Apple. A B.S. chemistry graduate of the HBCU Clark Atlanta University, Dr. Morris earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomolecular Chemistry from Emory University—known as the Harvard of the South. Since Spring 2021, she has been leading Morehouse’s pioneering Metaversity project. She’s a multi-award-winning educator and technologist recognized for her innovative leadership, including: Teaching Excellence Award (Morehouse College) Emerging Technology & Innovation (CBRE) First Place – T-Mobile Unconventional Innovation Educator of the Year 2022 (STEM Women Atlanta) 2023 Top 100 Women of the Future 2023 Atlanta Technology Professional Innovator of the Year 2024 XR Women Global Trailblazer of the Year 2024 Woman in Tech-Woman of the Year 2025 Leading Woman in AI by ASU-GSV Residing in McDonough, GA with her husband and five sons—including one with autism—Dr. Morris advocates deeply for the autism community as part of the Community Advisory Council and Advocacy Ambassadors for Autism Speaks. Affectionately known as Dr. M.O.M. (Molder of Minds), she is a VR pioneer transforming learning on a global scale. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and serves on the XR Advisory Council for the XR Association and the Futurist Council for Jobs for the Future (JFF). Dr. Morris currently trains pre-service and in-service educators to create and optimize their own institutional Metaverse Cultures. Through her company, Metaverse United, LLC, she empowers people to find where they belong in the embodiment of the internet—the Metaverse. 🔗 Learn more at UniteTheMetaverse.com.