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<strong>ANNUAL</strong> <strong>GRADUATE</strong> <strong>SCHOOL</strong><br />
<strong>HOOD</strong> <strong>PRESENTATION</strong> CEREMONY<br />
Class of 2013<br />
PROCESSIONAL<br />
PRESIDING<br />
Chontrese Doswell Hayes,<br />
Associate Dean, Graduate School<br />
INVOCATION<br />
THE OCCASION<br />
SALUTE TO THE CANDIDATES<br />
REMARKS<br />
Bernard Richardson<br />
Dean of the Chapel<br />
Chontrese Doswell Hayes<br />
Wayne Frederick, Provost and Chief Academic Officer<br />
Sidney A. Ribeau, President<br />
MUSICAL SELECTION<br />
Andrew Rankin Chapel Choir<br />
RECOGNITION OF CANDIDATE EXEMPLARS<br />
Chontrese Doswell Hayes<br />
Roger Caruth<br />
Mass Communication and Media Studies<br />
Ph.D. Candidate<br />
Tiffany Jones<br />
Social Work<br />
Ph.D. Candidate<br />
Subhas Mukherjee<br />
Biology<br />
Ph.D. Candidate<br />
Peggy Lewis<br />
History<br />
Ph.D. Candidate<br />
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER<br />
Kelechi Anyanwu<br />
President, Graduate Student Council<br />
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS<br />
MUSICAL SELECTION<br />
Gary L. Harris<br />
Interim Dean<br />
Rankin Chapel Choir<br />
<strong>PRESENTATION</strong> OF THE ACADEMIC <strong>HOOD</strong>S<br />
THE INVESTITURE<br />
Constance Ellison<br />
Associate Dean for Educational and Research Affairs, Executive Director for Grants Management<br />
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE <strong>HOOD</strong><br />
Chontrese Doswell Hayes<br />
INTRODUCTION OF 2013 CERTIFICATE, MASTER’S & PH.D.<br />
DEGREE CANDIDATES<br />
Sandra Shannon, Professor, Department of English<br />
RECOGNITION OF FACULTY EXEMPLARS<br />
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
ALMA MATER<br />
Wayne Frederick<br />
Gary L. Harris<br />
Chontrese Doswell Hayes<br />
Chapel Choir<br />
RECESSIONAL<br />
President’s Reception Immediately Following Ceremony<br />
Armour J. Blackburn University Center Ballroom<br />
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE <strong>HOOD</strong><br />
The academic hood gives color and meaning to the academic costume. Its silk lining bears the<br />
colors of the institution conferring the degree. The hood is bordered with velvet of prescribed<br />
width and color to indicate the field of learning to which the degree pertains.<br />
The academic hood is to be worn upon the conferring of degrees at the Howard University<br />
Commencement on Saturday, May 11, 2013.<br />
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GARY L. HARRIS, PH.D., P.E.<br />
INTERIM DEAN<br />
<strong>GRADUATE</strong> <strong>SCHOOL</strong><br />
GARY L. HARRIS, PH.D., P.E.<br />
INTERIM DEAN<br />
<strong>GRADUATE</strong> <strong>SCHOOL</strong> KEYNOTE SPEAKER<br />
Gary L Harris, Ph.D., P.E. received his doctorate, master’s, and BSEE degrees from Cornell University in Electrical<br />
Gary L Harris,<br />
Engineering-Electro-Physics<br />
Ph.D., P.E. received<br />
in 1980,<br />
his<br />
1976,<br />
doctorate,<br />
and 1975,<br />
master’s,<br />
respectively.<br />
and BSEE<br />
Currently,<br />
degrees<br />
he is<br />
from<br />
a Professor<br />
Cornell<br />
of<br />
University<br />
Electrical<br />
in<br />
Electrical Engineering-Electro-Physics in 1980, 1976, and 1975, respectively. Currently, he is a Professor<br />
Engineering and the Director of the Howard Nanoscale Science and Engineering Facility in the College of<br />
of Electrical Engineering and the Director of the Howard Nanoscale Science and Engineering Facility in<br />
Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Science at Howard University. Dr. Harris also serves as Director of the National<br />
the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Science at Howard University. Dr. Harris also<br />
Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) at Howard and had previously held the position of Associate Vice President<br />
serves as Director of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) at Howard and had<br />
for Research from March 1995 to October 2000.<br />
previously held the position of Associate Vice President for Research from March 1995 to October 2000.<br />
His primary research interests are the growth and characterization of electronic and optical materials, the fabrication of<br />
His primary research interests are the growth and characterization of electronic and optical materials,<br />
semiconductor devices with special attention on wide band gap and compound semiconductor materials, and applications<br />
the fabrication of semiconductor devices with special attention on wide band gap and compound<br />
of nanotechnology. These materials include GaAs, SiC, graphene, diamond, and other III-V and IV-IV compounds. During<br />
semiconductor materials, and applications of nanotechnology. These materials include GaAs, SiC,<br />
the last seven years, Dr. Harris has focused on the growth and characterization of SiC and has designed and fabricated some<br />
graphene, diamond, and other III-V and IV-IV compounds. During the last seven years, Dr. Harris has<br />
novel devices in SiC (SiC inverters, photoconductors, FET’s, QCM, blood pressure sensors, etc.). He has also grown and<br />
focused on the growth and characterization of SiC and has designed and fabricated some novel devices in<br />
characterized GaN, GaInN, InN, etc. nanowires and tubes for photonic and high-speed applications.<br />
SiC (SiC inverters, photoconductors, FET’s, QCM, blood pressure sensors, etc.). He has also grown and<br />
characterized GaN, GaInN, InN, etc. nanowires and tubes for photonic and high-speed applications.<br />
While at Howard, Dr. Harris has published well over 100 peer reviewed scientific articles; edited five books and presented<br />
more than 200 papers at scientific conferences. In addition, he was conference chairman of the International Conference on<br />
While at Howard, Dr. Harris has published well over 100 peer reviewed scientific articles; edited five<br />
Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, chairman of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Washington<br />
books and presented more than 200 papers at scientific conferences. In addition, he was conference<br />
Section Electron Devices Group 1984-85 and a participant and lecturer in the International School of Solid-State Device<br />
chairman of the International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, chairman of the<br />
Research in Erice, Trapani in Sicily. Dr. Harris has received numerous awards that include the 1987 Electrical Engineering<br />
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Washington Section Electron Devices Group<br />
Outstanding Teaching Award and the National Society of Black Engineers 1985-86 Scientist of the Year Award. He has<br />
1984-85 and a participant and lecturer in the International School of Solid-State Device Research in Erice,<br />
worked on several multimedia productions, “Chips are for Kids” and “Safety First,” and was featured in the PBS Special, “Stuff<br />
Trapani in Sicily. Dr. Harris has received numerous awards that include the 1987 Electrical Engineering<br />
of Dreams,” on Channel WNET. Dr. Harris has mentored and advised the research theses and dissertations of more than 150<br />
Outstanding Teaching Award and the National Society of Black Engineers 1985-86 Scientist of the Year<br />
Award.<br />
master’s and<br />
He<br />
Ph.D.<br />
has<br />
graduates.<br />
worked on several multimedia productions, “Chips are for Kids” and “Safety First,” and<br />
was featured in the PBS Special, “Stuff of Dreams,” on Channel WNET. Dr. Harris has mentored and<br />
advised<br />
Dr. Harris’s<br />
the<br />
professional<br />
research<br />
experience<br />
theses and<br />
includes<br />
dissertations<br />
three years<br />
of<br />
with<br />
more<br />
the<br />
than<br />
International<br />
150 master’s<br />
Business<br />
and<br />
Machines<br />
Ph.D.<br />
Corporation<br />
graduates.<br />
(IBM) where<br />
he designed prototype circuits and evaluated new magnetic recording systems and techniques. In addition to serving as a<br />
Dr. review Harris’s panelist for professional the National Science experience Foundation, includes Dr. Harris three has years served with as a consultant the International to a number Business of companies Machines that<br />
Corporation include the American (IBM) Educational where he Council, designed Lawrence-Livermore prototype circuits National and Laboratories, evaluated the new Naval magnetic Research recording Laboratory, Mc- systems<br />
and Donnell techniques. Aircraft Company In addition and the to National serving Institute as a review of Standards panelist and for Technology. the National Previously, Science Dr. Harris Foundation, was heard weekly Dr. Harris<br />
has on “Homepage,” served as the a consultant one-hour technical to a number news-talk show of companies on 1450 AM that (Washington, include the DC), American 1010 AM in Educational Baltimore, and Council, nationally<br />
on 169, the XM satellite National radio Laboratories, band. Seeking to the promote Naval science, Research engineering, Laboratory, and technology McDonnell to a wider Aircraft audience, Company in<br />
Lawrence-Livermore<br />
and December the National 2011, Dr. Harris Institute launched of Standards a technical news-talk and Technology. show, Nano Talk, Previously, on HUR Voices Dr. on Harris Channel was 141 heard through weekly Sirius on<br />
“Homepage,” XM. Further stimulating the one-hour tactile learning technical in the community, news-talk Dr. show Harris, on along 1450 with AM his colleagues (Washington, at HNF, DC), created 1010 and built AM in<br />
Baltimore, the NanoExpress. and The nationally NanoExpress on 169, is a mobile the XM “state satellite of the art” radio laboratory band. exhibiting Seeking some to of promote the latest science, and engineering,<br />
technology<br />
at technology the nano dimension to a wider in a variety audience, of disciplines. in December With the 2011, mantra, Dr. “People Harris can’t launched do what they a technical can’t imagine,” news-talk the mobile show,<br />
and<br />
Nano center Talk, is about on expanding HUR Voices the scientific on Channel imagination 141 of through people from Sirius “K (kindergarten) XM. to Grey.” Each year, the NanoExpress<br />
has more than 10,000 visitors.<br />
Further stimulating tactile learning in the community, Dr. Harris, along with his colleagues at HNF, created<br />
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and built the NanoExpress. The NanoExpress is a mobile “state of the art” laboratory exhibiting some<br />
of the latest science and technology at the nano dimension in a variety of disciplines. With the mantra,<br />
“People can’t do what they can’t imagine,” the mobile center is about expanding the scientific imagination<br />
of people from “K (kindergarten) to Grey.” Each year, the NanoExpress has more than 10,000 visitors.
<strong>GRADUATE</strong> CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES<br />
<strong>GRADUATE</strong> CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER SECURITY<br />
Lauren Michelle Scott<br />
Systems and Computer Science<br />
B.S., Johnson C. Smith University, 2009<br />
M.C.S., Howard University, 2012<br />
<strong>GRADUATE</strong> CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL<br />
STUDIES<br />
Bathsheba Felice Bryant-Tarpeh<br />
African Studies and Research<br />
B.A., Spelman College, 2007<br />
M.A., Howard University, 2012<br />
Kathryn Elaine Coney<br />
Art History<br />
B.A., Howard University, 1999<br />
M.A., Howard University, 2012<br />
April E. Copes<br />
Communication and Culture<br />
B.S., Syracuse University, 1986<br />
M.Ed., Howard University, 2008<br />
Ph.D., Howard University, 2012<br />
Tomeka Burdelle Scales<br />
B.A., Washington College, 2007<br />
M.A., New York University, 2009<br />
Ph.D., Howard University, 2013<br />
<strong>GRADUATE</strong> CERTIFICATE IN UNIVERSITY AND<br />
FACULTY PREPARATION<br />
Belinda Raynée Hauser<br />
Genetics and Human Genetics<br />
B.S., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, 2006<br />
M.S., Howard University, 2008<br />
Ph.D., Howard University, 2013<br />
Danyelle Arlette Winchester<br />
Genetics and Human Genetics<br />
B.S., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, 2007<br />
Ph.D., Howard University, 2013<br />
<strong>GRADUATE</strong> CERTIFICATE IN WOMEN’S STUDIES<br />
Elana Denise Anderson<br />
African Studies and Research<br />
B.A., Chicago State University, 2007<br />
M.A., Howard University, 2009<br />
Ph.D., Howard University, 2013<br />
Yvette Joy Harris<br />
Communication and Culture<br />
B.A., Hobart & William Smith Colleges, 1999<br />
M.S.Ed., St. John University, 2006<br />
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 2010<br />
Ph.D., Howard University, 2013<br />
Natasha R. Howard<br />
Mass Communication and Media Studies<br />
B.A., Xavier University, Ohio, 2000<br />
M.A., New York University, 2004<br />
M.S., Long Island University, Brooklyn, 2007<br />
Ph.D., Howard University, 2012<br />
Karen J. Miller<br />
Social Work<br />
B.A., Antioch University, 1980<br />
M.S.W., Howard University, 1984<br />
M.Ed., Widener University, 1995<br />
Ph.D., Howard University, 2013<br />
Vida Samuel<br />
Communication and Culture<br />
B.S.W., Wheelock College, 1989<br />
M.A., New York University, 2006<br />
Ph.D., Howard University, 2013<br />
The appearance of a name in this program is presumptive evidence of graduation, but it must not in any sense be regarded as conclusive. The<br />
diploma of the University, signed and sealed by its proper officers, remains the official testimony of the possession of the degree.<br />
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MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES<br />
MASTER OF ARTS<br />
Nicole A. Adair<br />
Political Science<br />
B.A., Howard University, 2011<br />
Noimot Olaide Bakare<br />
Economics<br />
B.A., University of Illinois, Chicago, 2011<br />
Ania Judyta Molejo Aissatou Basséne<br />
African Studies and Research<br />
B.A., Fashion Institute of Technology, 2007<br />
Allyson Marie Bates<br />
Economics<br />
B.A., University of Central Florida, 2008<br />
Lisa Veronique Betty<br />
History<br />
B.A., George Washington University, 2008<br />
Shanaee Monique Bodrick<br />
History<br />
B.A., Virginia State University, 2011<br />
Bathsheba Felice Bryant-Tarpeh<br />
African Studies and Research<br />
B.A., Spelman College, 2007<br />
Dean D. Bryson<br />
History<br />
B.A., Bowling Green State University, 2011<br />
Curtis Carswell III<br />
Political Science<br />
B.A., Howard University, 2011<br />
Kathryn Elaine Coney<br />
Art History<br />
B.A., Howard University, 1999<br />
Michelle Angela Dovil<br />
Sociology<br />
B.A., University of Florida, 2010<br />
Angelé Nicole Doyne<br />
Political Science<br />
B.A., University of Arkansas, 2010<br />
Anaxidalia González-Núñez<br />
Spanish<br />
B.A., Panama University, 1984<br />
B.A., LaPaz University, 2000<br />
Theon T. Gruber<br />
African Studies and Research<br />
B.A., University of the West Indies, 2009<br />
Thomas Randolph Hampton<br />
Economics<br />
B.B.A., Howard University, 2008<br />
Gregory O’Connor Hay<br />
African Studies and Research<br />
B.A., University of the District of Columbia, 2009<br />
Erin Horne Montgomery<br />
Mass Communication and Media Studies<br />
B.A., Howard University, 1998<br />
Anton D. House<br />
History<br />
B.A., University of Wisconsin, Parkside, 2011<br />
Michael Scott Isaacson<br />
Economics<br />
B.S., University of Mary Washington, 2010<br />
Marcy R. Jagdeo<br />
Economics<br />
B.A., Howard University, 2010<br />
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MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES<br />
Dasheema Jarrett<br />
Sociology<br />
B.A., Beloit College, 2009<br />
Krystal Leandra Jenkins<br />
Spanish<br />
B.A., Howard University, 2011<br />
Ashley Lepree Lewis<br />
Mass Communication and Media Studies<br />
B.A., Shippensburg University, 2009<br />
Aicha Lompo<br />
Economics<br />
B.A., Southern Arkansas University, 2006<br />
B.A., Southern Arkansas University, 2006<br />
M.B.A., University of the District of Columbia, 2010<br />
Pamela Mogoi Makambi<br />
Sociology<br />
B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 2008<br />
Adrianna A. Midamba<br />
Political Science<br />
B.A., Kent State University, 2010<br />
Latoya Miles<br />
Economics<br />
B.S., University of the West Indies, 2006<br />
Chaniqua Darnae Nelson<br />
Political Science<br />
B.A., Howard University, 2011<br />
Eveline Rose Ngo Mbog Nonga<br />
Spanish<br />
B.A., University of Maryland, 2003<br />
M.A., Howard University, 2007<br />
B.A., University of the District of Columbia, 2011<br />
Opeyemi Olaniyan<br />
Economics<br />
B.S., Bowie State University, 2011<br />
Teshonne Nicole Powell<br />
Mass Communication and Media Studies<br />
B.A., Duke University, 2008<br />
DeShawn C. Preston<br />
History<br />
B.A., Oakwood University, 2011<br />
Louise Lorraine Prince<br />
Educational Psychology<br />
B.A., Spelman College, 2009<br />
Jennifer Doris Queen<br />
African Studies and Research<br />
B.A., California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2004<br />
Tiffany Christel Joi Reid<br />
History<br />
B.A., College of the Holy Cross, 2010<br />
Eric Narada Singleton<br />
Political Science<br />
B.S., North Carolina A&T State University, 2003<br />
B.S., North Carolina A&T State University, 2006<br />
Byron James Stewart<br />
History<br />
B.A., Northwestern University, 2002<br />
Samantha C. Vaughn<br />
Political Science<br />
B.A., California State University, Northridge, 2011<br />
Sophia Sunshine Vilceus<br />
African Studies and Research<br />
B.A., The City University of New York, City College of<br />
New York, 2011<br />
MASTER OF ARTS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION<br />
Anita K. Brower<br />
Public Administration<br />
B.A., Trinity Washington University, 1992<br />
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MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES<br />
Cornelius W. Fletcher II<br />
Public Administration<br />
B.A., Norfolk State University, 2010<br />
MASTER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE<br />
Lauren Michelle Scott<br />
Systems and Computer Science<br />
B.S., Johnson C. Smith University, 2009<br />
Jean-Claude M. Tounkara<br />
Systems and Computer Science<br />
B.S., University of Maryland University College, 2009<br />
Robert Paul Walker II<br />
Systems and Computer Science<br />
B.A., Stanford University, 2006<br />
Christian Wallace<br />
Systems and Computer Science<br />
B.S., Johnson C. Smith University, 2009<br />
MASTER OF ENGINEERING<br />
Yesha Baxi<br />
Electrical and Computer Engineering<br />
B.E.E., Saurastra University, India, 2004<br />
Atiba Jude Brereton<br />
Mechanical Engineering<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2008<br />
Ricardo Keston Michael Charles<br />
Mechanical Engineering<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2011<br />
Jolomi Erikpara<br />
Mechanical Engineering<br />
B.Eng., University of Nigeria, 2006<br />
Ronderio L. Hunt<br />
Electrical and Computer Engineering<br />
B.S., Alcorn State University, 2010<br />
Ayobami Osamudiame Idubor<br />
Electrical and Computer Engineering<br />
B.Eng., University of Benin, Nigeria, 2007<br />
Ravindranath Jaglal<br />
Electrical and Computer Engineering<br />
B.S.S.C.S, Howard University, 2011<br />
Onovughakpor Luke Kedienhon<br />
Mechanical Engineering<br />
B.Eng., Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria,<br />
2006<br />
Daniel Oghenekewhe Odoh<br />
Mechanical Engineering<br />
B.S., Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, 2009<br />
Chukwunweike Lucky Ugbome<br />
Electrical and Computer Engineering<br />
B.Eng., Ambrose Alli University, Edo State, Nigeria, 2005<br />
MASTER OF SCIENCE<br />
Oladimeji O. Abegunrin<br />
Microbiology<br />
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 2007<br />
Lisa Miriam Adler-Golden<br />
Biology<br />
B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2005<br />
Olawale Adekoye Akintayo<br />
Chemical Engineering<br />
B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 2006<br />
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 2009<br />
Kidanmariam T. Fenta<br />
Electrical and Computer Engineering<br />
B.S., University of the District of Columbia, 2009<br />
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MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES<br />
Tabia Sade Alexander<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2008<br />
Nadiah Alobaid<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.A., Portland State University, 2009<br />
Irving Antonio Arevalo<br />
Psychology<br />
B.A., University of Texas, San Antonio, 2010<br />
Magan H. Argueta<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.A., St. John’s University, 2010<br />
Garima Bansal<br />
Biochemistry<br />
B.S., University of Delhi, India, 2000<br />
M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 2009<br />
Stacey-Ann A. Beharie<br />
Chemical Engineering<br />
B.S.Ch.E., Howard University, 2009<br />
Kenneth R. Bell<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2001<br />
Nomi-Kaie Bennett<br />
Psychology<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2009<br />
Clayton Joseph Bourges III<br />
Health Education<br />
B.A., George Mason University, 2006<br />
Shara E. Boykin<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., Prairie View A&M University, 2003<br />
Sugey A. Calderón<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., University of Valle, Colombia, 2001<br />
Njeri Carlton-Carew<br />
Chemical Engineering<br />
B.S., University of Arizona, 2010<br />
Johnathan E. Clark<br />
Atmospheric Sciences<br />
B.S., Michigan State University, 2009<br />
Brittany L. Coleman<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.A., West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2010<br />
Gino A. Davis<br />
Physics<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2009<br />
Jadae L. Davis<br />
Communication Sciences & Disorders<br />
B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 2011<br />
Jocelyn Christina Davis<br />
Communication Sciences & Disorders<br />
B.S., University of South Florida, 2010<br />
Ekere U. Ekandem<br />
Nutritional Sciences<br />
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,<br />
2004<br />
Amanda N. ElBassiouny<br />
Psychology<br />
B.S., Brooklyn College, 2008<br />
Evelyn Ennis<br />
Biology<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2008<br />
Thea Autumn Browne-Dennis<br />
Chemical Engineering<br />
B.S.Ch.E., Howard University, 1999<br />
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MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES<br />
Folasade F. Falana<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2011<br />
Tasha Marie Foreman<br />
Biology<br />
B.S., Oklahoma State University, 2008<br />
Sarah Gail Francis<br />
Physics<br />
B.A., Xavier University, Louisiana, 2009<br />
Neda Ghandchi<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., University of Toronto, 2010<br />
Janel Monique Gill<br />
Psychology<br />
B.A., Paine College, 2007<br />
Michael K. Glasby II<br />
Physical Education<br />
B.A., Howard University, 2008<br />
Courtney Janell Harbour<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.A., Florida A&M University, 2008<br />
Jarin Scott Hawkins<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2004<br />
Kelli Antoinette Hill<br />
Psychology<br />
B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2008<br />
Cheryl S. Hubbard<br />
Health Education<br />
B.S., University of the District of Columbia, 2005<br />
Jude Ogheneyoreme Ighere<br />
Chemical Engineering<br />
B.Eng., University of Benin, Nigeria, 2007<br />
Patrice Simone Johnson<br />
Mathematics<br />
B.A., Oakwood University, 2007<br />
Jason M. Jones<br />
Psychology<br />
B.A., Morehouse College, 2010<br />
Jessica Kemper<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., Ohio University, 2010<br />
Peter R. Kibanyi<br />
Biology<br />
B.A., Howard University, 2010<br />
Alysha-Marie Karen Lawrence<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2011<br />
Henry Lovelace III<br />
Physics<br />
B.S., Norfolk State University, 2005<br />
Shay Vien Luu<br />
Psychology<br />
B.S., Elizabeth City State University, 2007<br />
Monique A. Major<br />
Psychology<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2011<br />
Chastity C. McFarlan<br />
Psychology<br />
B.A., St. John’s University, 2010<br />
Kimberly Nicole Miller<br />
Biology<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2010<br />
Kendra Adria Morgan<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., Temple University, 2003<br />
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MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES<br />
Travette McNair Nelson<br />
Psychology<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2005<br />
Victory Oghenerabome Odize<br />
Chemical Engineering<br />
B.Eng., Enugu State University, Nigeria, 2004<br />
Ugochukwu C. Okeke<br />
Chemistry<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2009<br />
Sean Jevaughn O’Loughlin<br />
Mathematics<br />
B.S., University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, 2003<br />
Faatimah Malika Patterson<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.A., South Carolina State University, 2006<br />
Amy Lauren Perkins<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2010<br />
Rameka Price<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.A., Azusa Pacific University, 2005<br />
M.A., Pepperdine University, 2007<br />
Sheena Y. Richardson<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010<br />
Stephanie Marie Rose<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., Plattsburgh State University, 2009<br />
Danielle Jacklyn Ruffin<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.A., Temple University, 2010<br />
Esther Saint-Jean<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.A., Brooklyn College, 2010<br />
Calvin Ray Smith<br />
Psychology<br />
B.A., University of Michigan, 1998<br />
M.Div., Howard University, 2002<br />
Shawn Tanagho<br />
Chemical Engineering<br />
B.S., The Ohio State University, 2005<br />
Courtney S. Thomas<br />
Chemistry<br />
B.S., Cedar Crest College, 2010<br />
Khadijah bint Faaruwq Thomas<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., Lamar University, 2009<br />
Rodman Emory Turpin<br />
Health Education<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2008<br />
Ankur Dilipkumar Upadhyay<br />
Biology<br />
B.S., Old Dominion University, 2008<br />
Kristin Monique Valentine<br />
Mathematics<br />
B.S., Spelman College, 2009<br />
Pamela M. Vora<br />
Communication Sciences and Disorders<br />
B.S., University of the District of Columbia, 2011<br />
Gayle Ashley Adele Watson<br />
Communication Sciences & Disorders<br />
B.S.Ed., Seton Hall University, 2010<br />
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MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES<br />
Jessica L. Wiley<br />
Psychology<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2005<br />
Lanice Chaynea Williams<br />
Health Education<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2009<br />
Charlezetta E. Wilson<br />
Physics<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2002<br />
Katie Lynn Woronow<br />
Biochemistry<br />
B.S., Marymount University, 2009<br />
Robin Irene Young<br />
Psychology<br />
B.A., Howard University, 2008<br />
B.S., Howard University, 2008<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Oluwasayo I. Abayomi, Ph.D., Political Science. B.A., Capital University, 1999; M.A., Clark Atlanta University, 2003.<br />
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Richard Seltzer. Dissertation Title: “ Breaking Silence: African-American Public Opinion of the<br />
Vietnam War, 1960-1970”. Research Specialization: International Relations and Black Politics. Present Position: Associate,<br />
Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, D.C.<br />
Crystal Michelle Adkisson, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.A., Rockhurst University, 2000; M.A.,<br />
Webster University, 2005. Honors and Awards: Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, 2013; Research Fellowship,<br />
NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences, 2012; Golden Key International Honour Society, 2012; Doctoral Honors Seminar,<br />
Wayne State University, 2012; Emerging Leader Award, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, 2009, 2008. Dissertation<br />
Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Stroman. Dissertation Title: “African Americans Use of Social Media in Weather-Related Crisis<br />
Situations”. Research Specialization: Mass Communication Media Studies. Present Position: NOAA Center for Atmospheric<br />
Sciences Research Fellow, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Eric Kwabena Okyere Afoakwah, Ph.D., Biology. B.S., Howard University, 2004; M.S., University of Maryland University<br />
College, 2007. Honors and Awards: Member, The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB); Fellow, Alliance for Graduate<br />
Education and the Professoriate, 2008-2012; Scholarship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, National Action Council for Minorities<br />
in Engineering, 2008; Maryland State Delegate Scholarship, State of Maryland, 2007; UMUC President’s Scholarship,<br />
University of Maryland University College, 2006. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Winston Anderson. Dissertation Title: “Subcellular<br />
and Molecular Evaluation of the Tight Junction/Synapse During Erythrocyte Invasion by Plasmodium falciparum”. Research<br />
Specialization: Biology. Present Position: Quality Assurance Specialist, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Advisory, Technical<br />
Resources International, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland.<br />
Emmanuel Segun Akinboye, Ph.D., Chemistry. B.S. University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2006. Honors and Awards: Teaching<br />
Assistant Outstanding Performance Award, Organic Laboratory, 2010; Best Overall Graduate Student Award, Chemistry<br />
Department, 2009; Faculty of Science Honor Roll, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2005. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Oladapo<br />
Bakare. Dissertation Title: “Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of N-2’ Derived Emetine Analogs and pH-Activatable<br />
Prodrugs as Potential Chemotherapy for Prostate Cancer”. Research Specialization: Organic and Medicinal Chemistry.<br />
Present Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Oncology (Chemical Therapeutics), Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive<br />
Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland.<br />
Luli Rebecca Akinfiresoye, Ph.D., Pharmacology. B.S., Temple University, 2007; M.A., University of Scranton, 2009. Honors<br />
and Awards: Fellowship, Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, 2008-2013; FASEB MARC Travel Award, 2012;<br />
Third Place Poster Presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, 2010; Scholarship, Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor<br />
Society, 2011. Dissertation Advisor: Dr.Yousef Tizabi. Dissertation Title: “Antidepressant Evaluations of Ketamine and Ampa<br />
in an Animal Model of Depression: A Mechanistic Study”. Research Specialization: Pharmacology, Neuropharmacology and<br />
Behavioral Pharmacology. Present Position: Adjunct Faculty, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, Virginia.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Andres Alarcon Ramirez, Ph.D., Electrical and Computing Engineering. B.Elec.Eng., University of Valle, Colombia, 2003;<br />
M.S., University of Valle, Colombia, 2006. Honors and Awards: Member, Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical and Computer Engineering<br />
Honor Society, 2011-2012; Member, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, 2011-2012. Dissertation Advisor: Dr.<br />
Mohamed Chouikha. Dissertation Title: “An Integrated Methodology for Object Tracking Applications Under Illumination<br />
Changes”. Research Specialization: Computer Vision. Present Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Electrical and<br />
Computer Engineering, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Carl L. Algood, Ph.D., Social Work. B.A., Winston Salem State University, 1970; M.S.W., New York University, 1976. Honors<br />
and Awards: Hawthorne Dissertation Research Assistance Award, Graduate School, 2012-2013; Minority Fellowship, Council<br />
on Social Work Education; 2008-2011; Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies Scholar, Utrecht University, Netherlands,<br />
2008; Selected Participant, Faculty Development Institute, Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE), 2005.<br />
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ruby Gourdine. Dissertation Title: “Predictors of Quality of Life Outcomes of African-American<br />
Families Raising a Child With a Developmental Disability”. Research Specialization: Social Work, Disabilities. Present<br />
Position: Graduate Research Assistant, School of Social Work, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
William Hand Allen, Ph.D., Electrical and Computing Engineering. B.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1975; M.A.,<br />
National University, 1981. Honors and Awards: Registered Professional Engineer-Electrical (CA#10536); Mechanical<br />
(CA#3284); Fire Protection (CA#1638); Adjunct Faculty, Howard Community College, 2012, Developed course ARCM-<br />
210 Construction Mechanical and Electrical Systems; Senior Member IEEE. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ahmed Rubaai.<br />
Dissertation Title: “Development and Implementation of Indoor Smart Grids Applied to Electrical Power Distribution<br />
Systems and Environmental Systems in Buildings to Achieve Improved Energy Efficiency”. Research Specialization: Electrical<br />
Engineering-Commercial Power Systems. Present Position: Founder and Senior Advisor, Allen & Shariff Corporation,<br />
Columbia, Maryland.<br />
Shaima Y. AlRashed, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.A., Howard University, 2004; M.F.A., Howard<br />
University, 2008. Honors and Awards: Paul Robeson Award, Best Student Documentary, 2007. Dissertation Advisor: Dr.<br />
William Starosta. Dissertation Title: “Covering Bahrain: How the Arab Media Told the Story of the Bahraini Protests”.<br />
Research Specialization: Mass Communication and Media Studies. Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mass<br />
Communication, College of Arts, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.<br />
Alicia Shauna-Kay Anderson, Ph.D., Educational Psychology. B.A., Trinity University, 2006. Honors and Awards: Trustees<br />
Scholarship, 2009-2010; Second Place Poster Presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, 2008; Phi Beta Kappa Honor<br />
Society, Trinity University, 2006; Psi Chi National Honor Society, Psychology, Trinity University, 2004. Dissertation Advisor:<br />
Dr. Kimberley Freeman. Dissertation Title: “Is There a Black Academic Identity? Exploring Intersections of Racial Identity<br />
and Academic Identity in Black College Students”. Research Specialization: Education Psychology, Research and Statistics.<br />
Present Position: Program Evaluator, Amplified Consulting Group, Washington, D.C.; Program Manager and Educational<br />
Specialist, Health Careers Opportunity Program, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Elana Denise Anderson, Ph.D., African Studies and Research. B.A., Chicago State University, 2007; M.A., Howard University,<br />
2009. Honors and Awards: MA’AT Award for Academic Excellence, Chicago State University, 2007; Foreign Language<br />
Excellence Award, Chicago State University, 2006; Harvard Book Award, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, 1981. Dissertation<br />
Advisor: Dr. Mbye Cham. Dissertation Title: “Communication in Culture and Society: Origin, Evolution, Challenge and<br />
Achievement in Senegalese Publishing”. Research Specialization: African Studies and Research; Language, Literature and the<br />
Arts. Present Position: Graduate Assistant, Department of African Studies and Research, Howard University, Washington,<br />
D.C.<br />
Caleb James Ashley, Ph.D., Mathematics. B.S., Howard University, 2000; M.S., Howard University, 2008. Honors and<br />
Awards: Member, (GEAR) Network Member, University of Illinois, 2010; Member, Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor<br />
Society, 2009; G2 Fellowship, 2008; Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship, 2003-2006. Dissertation<br />
Advisor: Dr. Todd Drumm. Dissertation Title: “Towards a Discreteness Algorithm for Non-Elementary Rank 3 Subgroups of<br />
PSL(2,R)”. Research Specialization: Geometric Structures/Hyperbolic Geometry. Present Position: Mathematics Instructor,<br />
Institute for College Preparation, Center for Multicultural Equity and Access, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.;<br />
Mathematics Instructor, Department of Mathematics, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Kimberly Ann Bell, Ph.D., Psychology. B.A., Southern Illinois University, 2008; M.S., Howard University, 2011. Dissertation<br />
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Hicks. Dissertation Title: “Relationships Between Hostility, Depressive Symptomatology, and Sympatho-<br />
Vagal Balance on Executive Function”. Research Specialization: Neuropsychology, Psychophysiology and Personality. Present<br />
Position: Graduate Assistant, Department of Psychology, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Tiffany Joy Bell, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.A., Indiana University, 2004; M.A., Howard University, 2006.<br />
Honors and Awards: Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, 2013; Teaching Assistantship, 2010-2013; Assistantship,<br />
Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, 2004-2006; Research Grant, Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate<br />
Achievement Program, 2003, 2002. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. William Starosta. Dissertation Title: “(Do) “I Have a Say?”:<br />
Rhetorical Criticism of YouTube Discourse in the Public Sphere”. Research Specialization: Intercultural/ Rhetoric and Social<br />
Media. Present Position: Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication and Culture, Howard University,<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Wilma Ilenne Benitez-Rivera, Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders. B.S., Carlos Albizu University, San Juan, Puerto<br />
Rico, 1999; M.S., Howard University, 2004. Honors and Awards: Hawthorne Dissertation Research Assistance Award,<br />
Graduate School, 2012-2013; Helen M. Robinson Grant, International Reading Society, 2012; Graduate Assistantship, 2008-<br />
2009; Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Grant, U.S. Department of Education, 2008; Brazil<br />
Race, Development and Social Inequality, 2007; Maternal and Child Health Leadership Project, U.S. Department of Health<br />
and Human Services, 2006-2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Kay Payne. Dissertation Title: “Efficacy of Attention to Commas<br />
(A2C) Strategy for Sentence Comprehension in English Language Learners (ELLs)”. Research Specialization: Speech-<br />
Language Pathology. Present Position: Speech-Language Pathologist, Progressus Therapy, Prince George’s County Public<br />
Schools, Capitol Heights, Maryland<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Jamie Denise Bennett, Ph.D., History. B.A., North Carolina Central University, 2006; M.A., North Carolina Central<br />
University, 2009. Honors and Awards: Teaching Associate, 2011-2012; Graduate Fellowship, 2010-2011; Teaching Fellowship,<br />
Department of History, North Carolina Central University, 2007-2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Emory Tolbert. Dissertation<br />
Title: “Sylvia and Nancy, Parasol Pals: A Friendship That Binds; Black Liberation From the Perspective of the White Hand<br />
During the Turn of the Twentieth Century”. Research Specialization: African Diaspora.<br />
Leah Kristin Blue, Ph.D., English. B.A., Our Lady of the Lake University, 2004. Honors and Awards: Present Pathways<br />
Program Federal Internship, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011; Vice President, Graduate English Student Association, 2007-<br />
2009; Research Assistantship, 2006-2009; First Place Poster Presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, 2008; Ronald E.<br />
McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, 2004- 2006. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Gregory Hampton. Dissertation<br />
Title: “Wayfaring Stranger: Tracing Themes of Identity, Authenticity, and Mobility From the Slave Song to the Cowboy<br />
Ballad”. Research Specialization: American Literature, Poetry. Present Position: Communications Writer, Wage and Hour<br />
Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.<br />
Aisha A. Bonner, Ph.D., Social Work. B.S., State University of New York, Geneseo, 1996; M.S.W., Howard University, 2005.<br />
Honors and Awards: Hartford Pre-Dissertation Fellowship, 2006. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Bertera. Dissertation<br />
Title: “Bridging the Professional Digital Divide: Comparative Analysis of Technology Usage Behaviors Across the Working<br />
Lifespan of Professional Social Workers: A Quantitative Study”. Research Specialization: Gerontology and Public Policy.<br />
Present Position: Research Advisor, AARP, Washington, D.C.<br />
Nicole Tanya Branch, Ph.D., Sociology. B.A., Howard University, 2002; M.A., Howard University, 2007. Honors and Awards:<br />
Golden Key International Honour Society; Dean’s Honor Roll; Summer Research Fellowship, U.S. Department of Homeland<br />
Security, 2006. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ralph Gomes. Dissertation Title: “Reconsidering Labeling Theory: A Case Study of<br />
Juvenile Delinquency in Barbados”. Research Specialization: Criminology and Urban Sociology.<br />
Yakini Saidah Abeni Brandy, Ph.D., Chemistry. B.S., University of the Virgin Islands, 2006. Honors and Awards: Minority<br />
Access to Research Careers Scholarship, University of the Virgin Islands, 2004; Outstanding Performance in Organic<br />
Chemistry Award, University of the Virgin Islands, 2004; Medical Air Scholarship, University of the Virgin Islands, 2003;<br />
Virgin Islands Rum Scholarship, University of the Virgin Islands, 2002. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Oladapo Bakare. Dissertation<br />
Title: “Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 2-N-bis-(benzoyl)amino-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2- arylnaphtho[2,3-d]oxazole-<br />
4,9-dione and 2-aryl-4-phenyliminonaphtho[2.3=d]oxazol-9- one Analogs as Potential Chemotherapy for Prostate Cancer”.<br />
Research Specialization: Organic/Medicinal Chemistry.<br />
Carmen Brookins-House, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1995;<br />
M.Ed., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Byerly. Dissertation Title: “The Missing<br />
White Woman Syndrome: An Instrumental Case Study of Race, Class, Gender and Framing in the News”. Research<br />
Specialization: Broadcast News and Media Studies. Present Position: Graduate Intern, Office of University Communications,<br />
Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Kimberly D. Brown, Ph.D., History. B.S., Florida A&M University, 2006; M.A., Florida A&M University, 2007. Honors<br />
and Awards: Goldman Sachs Multicultural Fellowship, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institute, 2013;<br />
Graduate Assistantship, 2010-2013; Research Travel Award, 2012; Second Place Graduate Paper, Mid-Atlantic Region<br />
Phi Alpha Theta Conference, 2012; Journalism Endowment Scholarship, Florida A&M University, 2003-2006; Special<br />
President’s Award, Florida A&M University, 2002-2003. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Clark-Lewis. Dissertation<br />
Title: “The Battle for Black Beauty: Howard University’s Grooming Program for Women and African-American Activism in<br />
Redefining Aesthetic Ideology Through Pageants Since 1925”. Research Specialization: United States History, Public History<br />
and Twentieth Century Black Women’s History. Present Position: Lecturer, Department of History, Howard University,<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Lisa Kathleen Brown, Ph.D., Political Science. B.S., Widener University, 1999; M.P.A., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga,<br />
2005. Honors and Awards: Graduate Student of the Year, 2012; Endowed Fellowship, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., 2012;<br />
Member, Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, 2010; Golden Key International Honour Society, 2010. Dissertation<br />
Advisor: Dr. Michael Frazier. Dissertation Title: “Daring to Dream, From Policy to Practice: The Development, Relief and<br />
Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act Initiatives in Maryland and Georgia”. Research Specialization: Public Policy,<br />
American Government/International Relations. Present Position: Associate Director of Research, Analysis and Reporting,<br />
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.<br />
Janeese Anjanette Roxanne Brownlow, Ph.D., Psychology. B.S., Chicago State University, 2001; B.A., Chicago State<br />
University, 2001; M.S., Virginia State University, 2005. Honors and Awards: Diversity Supplement Award, National Institutes<br />
of Health, 2010-2012; Research Grant, General Clinical Research Center, 2010-2011; Second Place Poster Presentation,<br />
Graduate Research Symposium, 2011; Travel Award, Graduate School, 2009. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Thomas Mellman.<br />
Dissertation Title: “Relationships of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep Patterns With Neurocognitive Performance<br />
and Quality of Life in Young Adult African Americans”. Research Specialization: Neuropsychology. Present Position: NRSA<br />
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania,<br />
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<br />
Jennifer O. Burrell, Ph.D., Psychology. B.S., Howard University, 2004; M.S., Howard University, 2009. Honors and Awards:<br />
Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, 2007. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. A. Wade Boykin. Dissertation<br />
Title: “Cultural Learning Context as it Relates to Efficacy and the Mathematics Performance of African-American Middle<br />
School Students”. Research Specialization: Development Psychology. Present Position: Senior Research Associate, Global<br />
Education, Awareness & Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR-UP), Howard University Science, Engineering, and<br />
Mathematics (HUSEM), Washington, D.C.; Program Evaluator, Amplify Consulting Group, Washington, D.C.<br />
Roger Caruth, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.A., Clark Atlanta University, 1993; M.P.A., Clark Atlanta<br />
University, 1993; J.D., John Marshall Law School, 1999. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Tia Tyree. Dissertation Title: “Staying<br />
Connected to Home: The Use of Social Media by the Howard University English- Speaking Caribbean Student Diaspora”.<br />
Research Specialization: Mass Communication Media Studies. Present Position: Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Fellow,<br />
Frederick Community College, Frederick, Maryland.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Shameka Nicole Cathey, Ph.D., Political Science. B.S., Jackson State University, 2002; M.P.P.A., Mississippi State University,<br />
2006. Honors and Awards: Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship, James Madison University, 2002-2013; Graduate Assistantship,<br />
2006-2011. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Daryl Harris. Dissertation Title: “ Rethinking Civil Rights: Race, Religion and Same-<br />
Sex Marriage in Washington, D.C.”. Research Specialization: American Government and Black Politics. Present Position:<br />
Adjunct Professor, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.<br />
April E. Copes, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.S., Syracuse University, 1986; M.Ed., Howard University, 2008. Honors<br />
and Awards: Teaching Associate Fellowship, School of Communications, 2009-2012. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. William<br />
Starosta. Dissertation Title: “A Critical Analysis of Neoliberal Ideology in Print News About “The Great Experiment”—the<br />
Charter School Movement”. Research Specialization: Intercultural and Political Communication. Present Position: Assistant<br />
Professor, Department of English and Communications, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland.<br />
Valerie Marie Cousins, Ph.D., Genetics and Human Genetics. B.S., University of Miami, 2002. Honors and Awards:<br />
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Georges Haddad. Dissertation Title: “The Effect of Alcohol on Contractile Function and the PI<br />
3- Kinase/Akt Pathway in Adult Rat Cardiomyocytes”. Research Specialization: Genetic Counseling.<br />
Tanner J. Crowder, Ph.D., Mathematics. B.S., The College of William and Mary, 2008; B.S., The College of William and<br />
Mary, 2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Todd Drumm. Dissertation Title: “Representations of Quantum Channels”. Research<br />
Specialization: Topological Algebra. Present Position: Researcher, The Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.<br />
Kasey Nicole Davis, Ph.D., Anatomy. B.S., Morgan State University, 2006. Honors and Awards: Predoctoral Fellowship,<br />
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, 2009; Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation<br />
Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship, 2007-2009; Integrated Technology Transfer Network Fellowship, University of California,<br />
San Bernardino, 2006-2007. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Marjorie Gondre- Lewis. Dissertation Title: GAD1 and GAD2 in<br />
Human Brain Development and Schizophrenia”. Research Specialization: Neuroanatomy. Present Position: Predoctoral<br />
Fellow, Clinical Brain Disorder Branch (CBDB), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health,<br />
Bethesda, Maryland.<br />
Venetia A. Dover, Ph.D., Social Work. B.A., Rutgers University, 2001; M.S.W., Howard University, 2002. Honors and Awards:<br />
First Place Poster Presentation in Social Science, Graduate Research Symposium, 2007, 2005; Scholarship Award, School of<br />
Social Work Alumni Association, 2005; High Honors Graduate Certificate for M.S.W Program, 2003; Cum Laude, Rutgers<br />
University, 2001. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Smith. Dissertation Title: “Factors Influencing Depression Among<br />
Afro-Caribbean Women”. Research Specialization: Social Work. Present Position: Practice Administrator and Co-Owner of<br />
Dover Family Cosmetic Dentistry, Dover, Delaware.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Diana Nicole Edwards, Ph.D., Educational Psychology. B.A., California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2004; M.A.,<br />
Howard University, 2008. Honors and Awards: Second Place Poster Presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, 2008;<br />
Honors in the Major, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2004. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Kimberley Freeman.<br />
Dissertation Title: “Are My Grades a Reflection of Me?: Black College Students’ Attributions and Interpretations of Grades<br />
Received in the Classroom”. Research Specialization: Educational Psychology, Family Studies. Present Position: Evaluation<br />
and Research Analyst, Georgetown Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Howard University,<br />
Washington, D.C.; Graduate Research Assistant, Excellence and Motivation in Education and Research Group, Howard<br />
University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Esther Bassey Effiong, Ph.D., Chemistry. B.S., University of Uyo, Nigeria, 1992; M.S., University of Abuja, Nigeria, 2000.<br />
Honors and Awards: Minority Travel Program, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), IEEE;<br />
Fellowship, NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences, 2009. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Vernon Morris. Dissertation Title:<br />
“Physical and Chemical Characterization of Airborne Saharan Dust Aerosols During the Aerosol and Ocean Science Expeditions<br />
(AEROSE)”. Research Specialization: Chemistry. Present Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Howard<br />
University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Ali E. Erol, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2006; B.A., Pennsylvania State<br />
University, 2006; M.S., George Mason University, 2009. Honors and Awards: Full Tuition and Stipend Award, McCormick<br />
Tribune Foundation, 2012-2013; Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship, 2012-2013; Travel Grant, Doctoral Honors Program,<br />
National Communication Association, 2012; Second Place Poster Presentation in Arts and Humanities, Graduate Research<br />
Symposium, 2012; Summer Teaching Fellowship, 2012; Full Tuition and Teaching Stipend Award, 2010- 2012; Honorarium,<br />
Ethnic Studies Lecture Series, Shippensburg University, 2011. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. William Starosta. Dissertation Title:<br />
“The Internarrative State”. Research Specialization: Intercultural Communication and Rhetoric. Present Position: Graduate<br />
Assistant, Office of the Dean, School of Communications, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Sheronda R. Farrow, Ph.D., Psychology. B.S., Howard University, 2002; M.S., Howard University, 2004. Dissertation<br />
Advisor: Dr. Debra Roberts. Dissertation Title: “Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Academic Functioning in a Referred Sample<br />
of Children”. Research Specialization: Clinical Psychology. Present Position: School/Day Treatment Psychologist, School<br />
Psychologist, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Virginia Beach, Virginia.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Herman W. W. Fennell II, Ph.D., Biology. B.S., North Carolina A&T State University, 1999; M.S., North Carolina A&T<br />
State University, 2003. Honors and Awards: Teaching Assistantship, 2010-2012; Summer Fellowship, National Institutes<br />
of Health (NIH), 2010; National Science Foundation (NSF) Travel Grant, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB),<br />
2010; GK-12 Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 2008-2010; National Zoological Park (NZP) Summer Fellowship,<br />
Smithsonian Institute, 2009; Dr. John P. Rier, Jr. Travel Grant, 2009; Travel Grant, Alliance for Graduate Education and the<br />
Professoriate, 2009; Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) Travel Grant, The Biophysical Society, 2009, 2008; Travel Grant,<br />
ASPB, 2008; Teaching Assistantship, 2005-2008; Travel Grant, ASPB, 2007; Teacher of the Summer Award, Upward Bound,<br />
2007. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Hemayet Ullah. Dissertation Title: “Oryza sativa and Arabidopsis thaliana Scaffold Protein<br />
Receptor for Activated C Kinase 1 (RACK1) Mediated Environmental Stress Signaling Pathways”. Research Specialization:<br />
Molecular Biology. Present Position: NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow in Oncogenic Signals and Chromosome Biology,<br />
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California.<br />
Rikesha Lené Fry Brown, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology. B.A., Hampton University, 2003; M.Ed., Florida A&M University,<br />
2006. Honors and Awards: Graduate Feeder Fellowship, Florida A&M University, 2005; Delores Auzenne Fellowship, Florida<br />
A&M University, 2004-2005; Hampton University Honors College Scholar, 2000-2003. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Angela<br />
Ferguson. Dissertation Title: “The Sista Stereotype: Media, African-American Women’s Identity Development and Stereotype<br />
Endorsement”. Research Specialization: Counseling Psychology. Present Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Network for<br />
Education & Therapeutic Support, Lithonia, Georgia.<br />
O’Shan Darius Gadsden, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology. B.P.S., Metropolitan College of New York City, 2003; M.A.,<br />
Columbia University, Teachers College, 2005. Honors and Awards: Trustee Scholarship, School of Education, 2009; First<br />
Place Oral Presentation in Social Science Division, Graduate Research Symposium, 2009. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Kamilah<br />
Woodson. Dissertation Title: “Gender Role Conflict, Racism, Parental Contact, Religiosity, and Spirituality: Predictors<br />
of the Presence of Hypermasculinity in African-American Adult Males”. Research Specialization: Counseling Psychology.<br />
Present Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Outpatient Methadone Clinic, JFK Behavioral Health Center, Philadelphia,<br />
Pennsylvania; (Fall 2013) Assistant Professor, APA Accredited Clinical Psychology Program, Alliant International University,<br />
Fresno, California.<br />
Georica Kimberly Gholson, Ph.D., Psychology. B.A., University of Memphis, 2005; M.S., Howard University, 2009. Honors<br />
and Awards: American Psychological Association (APA) Division 45 Conference Student Scholarship Award, Society for the<br />
Psychological Study of Ethnic and Minority Issues, 2012; Teaching Assistantship, 2007- 2011; Excellence in Campus<br />
Leadership Award (ECLA) for Campus Representatives, American Psychological Association for Graduate Students, 2009;<br />
Clinical Psychology Stimulus Grant Recipient, 2009; Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies Graduate Exchange Student,<br />
Howard University and Utrecht University, Netherlands, 2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Denee Mwendwa. Dissertation<br />
Title: “Psychosocial Profile for Patients At-risk for Renal Disease”. Research Specialization: Clinical Psychology.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Shimelis Tesfaye Hailu, Ph.D., Chemistry. B.S., Addis Ababa University, 1992; M.S., Addis Ababa University, 2002. Honors<br />
and Awards: Best Teaching Assistant, 2012; Best Overall Graduate Student, 2010. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Paul Hudrlik.<br />
Dissertation Title: “Synthesis of Bridged Calix[4]arenes by Selective Functionalization at the Lower Rim and Synthesis of<br />
Block Copolymers Containing Poly(3-hexylthiophene)”. Research Specialization: Organic Chemistry. Present Position:<br />
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Caroline M. Harper, Ph.D., Political Science. B.S., Lamar University, 1999; M.A., University of Houston, 2003. Honors<br />
and Awards: Exemplary Diversity Scholar,National Center for Institutional Diversity, University of Michigan, 2013; Predoctoral<br />
Fellowship, Texas State University, San Marcos, 2012. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Richard Seltzer. Dissertation Title:<br />
“Nature and Uses of Collective Action: A Case Study of Empowerment of Black Public Housing Residents in Baltimore and<br />
Washington, D.C.” Research Specialization: Black Politics and International Relations.<br />
Yvette Joy Harris, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.A., Hobert & William Smith Colleges, 1999; M.S.Ed., St. John<br />
University, 2006; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 2010. Honors and Awards: Teaching Assistantship, 2011-2013;<br />
Frederick Douglass Summer Teaching Fellowship, Clarion University, 2012; New York City Teaching Fellowship, St. John’s<br />
University, 2004-2006. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Melbourne Cummings. Dissertation Title: “Spiritual Health Identity: A<br />
Thematic Analysis of Experiences of Black Women in the Black Church”. Research Specialization: Rhetoric, Sociolinguistics,<br />
Nonverbal and Health Communication. Present Position: Teaching Assistant and Instructor, Department of Communication<br />
and Culture, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Belinda Raynée Hauser, Ph.D., Genetics and Human Genetics. B.S., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, 2006; M.S.,<br />
Howard University, 2008. Honors and Awards: Golden Key International Honour Society, 2013; Member, Sigma Xi<br />
Scientific Research Society, 2012-2013; Member, Preparing Future Faculty Program, 2008-2013; Alliance for Graduate<br />
Education and the Professoriate Fellowship, 2008-2011. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Xinbin Gu. Dissertation Title: “Studies<br />
on MicroRNA-128 Mediated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Growth in vitro and in vivo”. Research<br />
Specialization: Genetics.<br />
Angela Shenell Henderson, Ph.D., Social Work. B.S.W., North Carolina A&T State University, 2003; M.S.W., Howard<br />
University, 2004. Honors and Awards: Executive Director and Founder, Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and<br />
Policy (CRISP), 2012-2013. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Smith. Dissertation Title: “The Impact of Ecological Risk<br />
and Ethnic Identity on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in African-American Adolescents”. Research Specialization:<br />
Human Behavior and the Social Environment. Present Position: Research Assistant, Alcohol and Drug Study Area, Westat,<br />
Rockville, Maryland; Executive Director/Founder, Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy, Washington,<br />
D.C.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Natasha R. Howard, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.A., Xavier University, Ohio, 2000; M.A., New York<br />
University, 2002; M.S., Long Island University, 2007. Honors and Awards: Vincent and Gilda Gudorf Minority Studies<br />
Award, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2000 Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Tia Tyree. Dissertation Title: “Homegirls and<br />
Divas: A Thematic Analysis of Black Female Rap Videos From 2005-2011”. Research Specialization: Mass Communication<br />
and Media Studies, Women’s Studies. Present Position: Adjunct Faculty, Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland; Adjunct<br />
Faculty, Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland.<br />
Kristin L. Hunt, Ph.D., Psychology. B.A., San Francisco State University, 2006; M.S., Howard University, 2009. Dissertation<br />
Advisor: Dr. Hope Hill. Dissertation Title: “Complex Trauma, Coping, and Unhealthy Use of Alcohol and Other Substances”.<br />
Research Specialization: Clinical Psychology. Present Position: Intern, Kennedy Kneger Institute, Child and Family Therapy<br />
Clinic, Baltimore, Maryland.<br />
Shirley Faye Jackson Jackson, Ph.D., Psychology. B.S., Texas Woman’s University,Denton, 1970; M.S., Howard University,<br />
1988. Honors and Awards: Member at Large, Faculty Senate, 2007-2012; Secretary, Faculty Senate, 2004-2007; Representative,<br />
Representative Assembly, American Occupational Therapy Association, 1998-2004; Occupational Therapy Fellowship,<br />
American Occupational Therapy Association, 1996. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. A. Wade Boykin. Dissertation Title: “Self<br />
Regulated and Communal Learning Contexts as They Relate to Math Achievement and Math Self Efficacy Among African-<br />
American Elementary Level Students”. Research Specialization: Psychology. Present Position: Associate Professor, Occupational<br />
Therapy, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Joanna L. Jenkins, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.F.A., Howard University, 2002; M.S., Pratt Institute,<br />
2004. Honors and Awards: Award Nominee, K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders, 2013; Lead Creative, Census Award, Multicultural<br />
Campaign of the Year, 2010; Lead Creative, Effie Award, Verizon Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Strict Transport Security<br />
(HSTS) Campaign, 2009; American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) Award, Pratt Institute, 2004; Mellon<br />
Award for International Study, Cuban Design, University of Havana, 2002; Magna Cum Laude, Howard University, 2002.<br />
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Barbara Hines. Dissertation Title: “The Convergence Crisis: A Qualitative Analysis of the Impact<br />
of Convergence on Advertising”. Research Specialization: Psychology/Cognitive Processing. Present Position: Professor of<br />
Record, Department of Mass Communication and Media Studies, Howard University, Washington, D.C.; Adjunct Professor,<br />
Creative Marketing, Design, and Computer Graphics, Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland.<br />
Keneshia Onekia Johnson, Ph.D., Chemistry. B.S., University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 2005. Dissertation Advisor: Dr.<br />
Jason Matthews. Dissertation Title: “The Development of Novel-Single Source Precursors for the Growth of ZnO Thin Films<br />
via Atmospheric Pressure Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (AP-MOCVD) for Applications in Microelectronic<br />
Devices”. Research Specialization: Organometallic Chemistry. Present Position: Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry,<br />
Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Shameka Nicole Johnson, Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders. B.S., Shaw University, 2006; M.Ed., North<br />
Carolina Central University, Durham, 2009. Honors and Awards: Honor Recipient, Who’s Who Among American Colleges<br />
and Universities, 2012-2013; Member, Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, 2011; Member, Phi Lambda Theta<br />
National Honor Society, 2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ovetta Harris. Dissertation Title: “The Effectiveness of a Response<br />
to Intervention Co-teaching Training Model for Special Educators of Children With Critical Communication Needs in<br />
the Bahamas”. Research Specialization: Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Multicultural Populations.<br />
Tiffanie Victoria Jones, Ph.D., Social Work. B.A., Dillard University, 2006; M.S.W., University of Missouri, Columbia,<br />
2008. Honors and Awards: Test Construction Certificate, 2011; Trustee Scholarship, 2009-2010; Cosby Scholarship, 2008-<br />
2009; Gracie Hawkins-Briggs and Leah Pearson Hawkins Endowed Scholarship, 2008- 2009; Featured in Howard Magazine,<br />
The Many Faces of Howard, 2009; Planning the Entrepreneur Venture Certificate, English Language Institute (ELI), 2009.<br />
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Soleman Abu-Bader. Dissertation Title: “The Impact of Hypermasculinity on Mental Health<br />
Attitudes Among High-Collision Athletes”. Research Specialization: Social Work/Mental Health. Present Position: Graduate<br />
Assistant, M.S.W. Laboratory, School of Social Work, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Balla Mohamed Keita, Ph.D., Political Science. B.A., University of Houston, 2004; M.A., Howard University, 2007. Honors<br />
and Awards: Member, National Political Science Honor Society; Golden Key International Honour Society; Member, Pi<br />
Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Olayiwola Abegunrin. Dissertation Title:<br />
“Politics of Ethinicity, Region and Religion in Post Houphouët-Boigny Côte D’Ivoire”. Research Specialization: International<br />
Relations/ Africa. Present Position: Consultant, Kelpetro Operating, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland.<br />
Fredric Q. Kendrick, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.A., Troy State University, 2001; M.S., Troy University,<br />
2004. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Barbara Hines. Dissertation Title: “The Feasibility of Credentialing in Local TV News: A<br />
Study of the Attitudes of Professors and Broadcast TV Journalists”. Research Specialization: Journalism Policy in Society.<br />
Present Position: Communications Manager, Office of Zoning, District of Columbia Government, Washington, D.C.<br />
Brian J. Kendrick-Brown, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.A., University of Mount Union, 1999; M.O.M., University of<br />
Phoenix, 2003. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Melbourne Cummings. Dissertation Title: “The Stigmatized Group and Cultural<br />
Linguistic Resignification: Hip Hop’s Reclamation of the Black Monster”. Research Specialization: African American Rhetoric,<br />
Afrocentricity, Cultural Centricities, Nonverbal Communication, Sociolinguistics. Present Position: Special Assistant to<br />
the Assistant Superintendent of Early Childhood Education/Chief Operations Officer, Government of the District of<br />
Columbia, Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Washington, D.C.<br />
Pauline Veolyn Kirvin, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.A., University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 1999; M.A., Howard<br />
University, 2004. Honors and Awards: Student Research Award, Department of Modern Languages and Literature, 2006.<br />
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. William Starosta. Dissertation Title: “Melting Pot or Mosaic? An Investigation of East-Asians’ and<br />
Central-Americans’ Attitudes Toward Acculturation and Assimilation Into the United States-American Culture”. Research<br />
Specialization: Intercultural Communication. Present Position: Affiliate Spanish Faculty, Metropolitan State University of<br />
Denver, Denver, Colorado.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Jolanda René Knowlin, Ph.D., Psychology. B.A., Hampton University 2002; M.S., Howard University, 2008. Honors and<br />
Awards: Minority Fellowship Program, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, American Psychological Association,<br />
2003-2007; Trustee Scholarship, 2003-2007; Adult College/Continuing Education Scholarship, Fort Eustis Officer and<br />
Civilian Spouses’ Club, 2007; Presentation recognized as scholarly contribution, 112th Annual Convention, American<br />
Psychological Association, 2004; First Place Poster Presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, 2004; President Award<br />
Nominee, Hampton University, 2002; Collegiate All-American Scholar, 2002; Who’s Who Among Students in American<br />
Universities and Colleges, 2001-2002; Honors Undergraduate Research Training Grant, Career Opportunities in Research<br />
(COR), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 2000-2002; The National Dean’s List; 2000-2001; Army Emergency<br />
Relief ’s MG James Ursano Scholarship, 2000-2001; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Educational Advancement<br />
Foundation Scholarship, 2000; Hampton University Scholarship, 1999-2002; Army Officer’s Wives Club Scholarship,<br />
1999; Whitehead Scholarship, Hampton University, 1998- 2002; Dean’s List, Hampton University, 1998-2002; Scholarship,<br />
Huntington High School Alumnae Chapter, 1998; Virginia P. Hawkins Scholarship, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,<br />
Hampton University, 1998; VII Corps Desert Storm Veterans Association Scholarship, 1998. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Jules<br />
Harrell. Dissertation Title: “Personality Inclination Toward Mainstream Cultural Orientation and the Effects on Ethnic<br />
Identification, Self-Esteem, and Acculturative Stress Among African-AmericanCollege Students”. Research Specialization:<br />
Clinical Psychology/Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.<br />
Marc David Lee, Ph.D., Psychology. B.A., Morehouse College, 1992; M.S., Howard University, 2004. Dissertation Advisor: Dr.<br />
A. Wade Boykin. Dissertation Title: “ Culture, Academic Self-Efficacy, and the Academic Achievement of African-American<br />
Freshman Male Students at a Historically Black University (HBCU)”. Research Specialization: Developmental Psychology.<br />
Present Position: Dean, Residence Life, Division of Student Affairs, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Peggy A. Lewis, Ph.D., History. B.A., Trinity College, 1977; M.A., Howard University, 2007. Honors and Awards: Scripps<br />
Howard Academic Leadership Academy Fellowship, Manship School, Louisiana State University, 2008; Washington Women<br />
of Genius Award, Trinity University, 2008; Summit Award, South Florida Association of Black Journalists, 1994; Dade<br />
County Proclamation for Community Service, Peggy Lewis Day, 1994; National Big Sister of the Year, Big Brothers/Big Sisters<br />
of America. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Emory Tolbert. Dissertation Title: “Preaching, Praying and Strategic Media Planning:<br />
From Montgomery to Selma, How the Civil Rights Movement Forced Journalists to Do Their Job”. Research Specialization:<br />
U.S. History. Present Position: Director of Media Studies, School of Professional Studies, Trinity Washington University,<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Lancelot Llewellyn Loncke, Ph.D., Economics. B.A., Dillard University, 2002; M.A., Howard University, 2002. Honors and<br />
Awards: Academic All-American, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, 2001-2002; Scholar Athlete, Dillard<br />
University, 2002; Graduate Assistantship; Most Outstanding Student Award, School of Business, Dillard University.<br />
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Satish Wadhawan. Dissertation Title: “The Impact of Environmental Policy on the Patterns of Trade:<br />
An Empirical Examination”. Research Specialization: Trade and Urban Economics. Present Position: Associate Director,<br />
District Department of the Environment, Energy Administration, The District Government, Washington, D.C.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Nicole Neléh Manns Mayo, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology. B.A., Spelman College, 2004; M.Ed., Peabody College, Vanderbilt<br />
University, 2005. Honors and Awards: Dissertation Award, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA),<br />
2010-2011; The National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology Credentialing, 2009-2011; Who’s Who Among<br />
Students in American Universities and Colleges, 2007-2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Angela Ferguson. Dissertation Title:<br />
“Racism-Related Stress, Racial Identity and Its Effect on Eating Behaviors Among African-American Women”. Research<br />
Specialization: Counseling Psychology-Health and Wellness. Present Position: Coordinator of Bariatric Behavioral Health,<br />
Brooklyn Bariatric of Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, New York.<br />
Peter N. McCalla, Ph.D., Mathematics. B.S., Morgan State University, 2006; M.S., Howard University, 2009. Honors and<br />
Awards: Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship, 2009-2013; Alliance for Graduate Education and the<br />
Professoriate, 2006-2009. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Francois Ramaroson. Dissertation Title: “On the Maximality of Certain<br />
Hyperelliptic Curves Over a Finite Field of Square Order”. Research Specialization: Number Theory. Present Position: Graduate<br />
Assistantship, Department of Mathematics, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Felicia Ann McClary, Ph.D., Chemistry. B.S., Eastern Washington University, 2005. Honors and Awards: Research<br />
Assistantship, Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST), 2009-2013; Member, Golden Key<br />
International Honour Society, 2008-2013; U.S. Student Representative, 59th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates, Lindau,<br />
Germany, 2009; Internship, Advanced Technology and Regenerative Medicine, Johnson & Johnson, 2009; Graduate Student<br />
of the Year, 2009; Outstanding Research Presentation Award, 2009; First Place Poster Exhibit, Graduate Student Division,<br />
Second Annual Howard University Nanotechnology Symposium, 2008; Research Assistantship, Partnership for Research and<br />
Education in Materials (PREM), 2007-2009. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. James Mitchell. Dissertation Title: “A Physicochemical<br />
Investigation of the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance of Silver Nanoparticles”. Research Specialization: Chemistry/<br />
Materials Science. Present Position: Graduate Research Assistant, CREST Center for Nanomaterials Characterization Science<br />
and Processing Technology, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Karen J. Miller, Ph.D., Social Work. B.A., Antioch University, 1980; M.S.W., Howard University, 1984; M.Ed., Widener<br />
University, 1995; Honors and Awards: Hawthorne Dissertation Research Assistance Award, 2012-2013; Member, Golden Key<br />
International Honour Society, 2011-2013; Member, Phi Delta Kappa Education Honor Society, 1995. Dissertation Advisor:<br />
Dr. Sandra Crewe. Dissertation Title: “The Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Self-<br />
Efficacy Among Female Offenders”. Research Specialization: Clinical/Mental Health.<br />
Alana Fazeela Mohammed, Ph.D., Psychology. B.S., Howard University, 2007; M.S., Howard University, 2009. Honors and<br />
Awards: Carroll Miller Dissertation Research Award, 2012; Frederick Douglass Graduate Fellowship, 2007; Member, Phi Beta<br />
Kappa Society, 2006; Undergraduate Founder’s Scholarship, 2003; College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program, 2003-2007.<br />
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Jules Harrell and Dr. Teletia Taylor. Dissertation Title: “Predicting Stages of Change for Physical<br />
Activity in African-American Men”. Research Specialization: Personality. Present Position: Counselor, Educational Advisory<br />
Center, College of Arts and Sciences, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Subhas Mukherjee, Ph.D., Biology. B.S., University of Calcutta, India, 2001; M.S., University of Calcutta, India, 2003.<br />
Honors and Awards: Overseas Travel Award for Foreign Studies, University of Calcutta, India, 2006-2007; National<br />
Scholarship, Government of India, 2001-2002. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Atanu Duttaroy. Dissertation Title: “Essential Role<br />
of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase and dPGC- 1/Spargel on Mitochondrial Health: Insights From Development and Cell<br />
Growth Signaling”. Research Specialization: Cellular and Molecular Biology, Genetics. Present Position: Postdoctoral Fellow<br />
( June 2013), Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.<br />
Judy K. Mulusa, Ph.D., Economics. B.A., University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1994; M.A., University of Botswana, Gaberone,<br />
Botswana, 1997. Honors and Awards: Graduate Assistantship, 2008-2011; M.A. Scholarship, African Economic Research<br />
Consortium, 1995. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Haydar Kurban. Dissertation Title: “Three Essays on Gentrification and the<br />
United States Housing Market”. Research Specialization: Urban Economics. Present Position: Research Assistant, Center for<br />
Urban Progress, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Marc N’Doumi, Ph.D., Chemistry. B.S., National University, Abidjan, Côte D´Ivoire, 1989; M.S., University of Maryland,<br />
Baltimore County, 2003. Honors and Awards: Graduate Research Assistantship, 2006-2012; Graduate Teaching Assistantship,<br />
2004- 005; Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1999-2003. Dissertation Advisor: Dr.<br />
Joshua Halpern. Dissertation Title: “Kinetics Studies of Two Free Radicals, NH 2<br />
and C 3<br />
H 5<br />
: NH 2<br />
(Ã 2 A 1<br />
) Emission Lifetimes in<br />
the (0,9,0) and (0,8,0) Bands and C 3<br />
H 5<br />
Reactions With NO 2<br />
, CH 3<br />
and C 3<br />
H 5<br />
”. Research Specialization: Physical Chemistry.<br />
Present Position: Research Associate, Boston College Institute for Scientific Research, Air Force Research Laboratory, Space<br />
Vehicles Directorate, Space Chem/2 Lab (BYC), Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.<br />
Loralie Noutong Oyelowo, Ph.D., Political Science. B.A., University of Charles de Gaulle Lille 3, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France,<br />
2000; M.A., University of Charles de Gaulle Lille 3, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ben Fred-Mensah.<br />
Dissertation Title: “The United States of America’s Strategic Policy Goals in Sub- Saharan Africa: Beyond Humanitarianism<br />
and Development Assistance”. Research Specialization: International Relations. Present Position: Research Assistant,<br />
Department of Political Science, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Chanda L. Powell, Ph.D., History. B.A., North Carolina Central University, 2004; M.A., North Carolina Central University,<br />
2007. Honors and Awards: Graduate Assistantship, 2008-2011. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Emory Tolbert. Dissertation Title:<br />
“An Historical Interpretation of the Nuwaupian Culture and Its Founder Dr. Malachi Kobinah York, From 1967 to the<br />
Present”. Research Specialization: African Diaspora.<br />
Nelsie A. Ramos, Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences. B.S., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2004; M.S., Howard University,<br />
2007. Honors and Awards: NOAA, Educational Partnership Program, Graduate Sciences Program, 2009-2012; NOAA<br />
Center for Atmospheric Sciences Fellowship, 2007-2009 Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Sim Aberson. Dissertation Title:<br />
“Structure and Evolution of Developing and Non-developing African Easterly Waves During National Aeronautics and Space<br />
Administration African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA)”. Research Specialization: Atmospheric Sciences.<br />
Present Position: Meteorologist, NOAA National Hurricane Center, Miami, Florida.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Neo Lawrence Ramoupi, Ph.D., History. B.A., University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 1992; B.A., University of<br />
KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 1993; M.A., University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 1999. Honors and<br />
Awards: Advisor Award, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, 1995-1996; Ford Foundation International Fellowship,<br />
2003-2006; Prestigious/Equity-DOL Scholarships for Doctoral Studies, National Research Foundation, South Africa, 2007-<br />
2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Jean-Michel Mabeko-Tali. Dissertation Title: ““Izingoma zo Mzabalazo” Esiqithini! Role<br />
of Songs in the African Liberation Struggle of South Africa, 1960-1991, A Culture History of Robben Island”. Research<br />
Specialization: African History and Southern Africa. Present Position: Researcher, Council on Higher Education, Pretoria,<br />
South Africa.<br />
Patricia Karen Raper, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.S., Northeastern University, 1976; M.A., Howard<br />
University, 1981. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Barbara Hines. Dissertation Title: “Black Film and the Gospel: A Textual Analysis<br />
of Christian-Themed African-American Films in the Twenty-First Century”. Research Specialization: African-American Film.<br />
Neiunna L. Reed-Jones, Ph.D., Biology. B.A., Talladega College, 2005. Honors and Awards: Teaching Assistantship, 2005-<br />
2013; Golden Key International Honour Society, 2012-2013; ICPD Science and Diversity Scholar, 2012-2013; Member,<br />
Sigma Xi Honor Society, 2010-2013; CREST Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 2010; Member, Edward A. Bouchet<br />
Graduate Honor Society, 2009-2013; College of Arts and Sciences Grant, Computational Biology, 2006-2007. Dissertation<br />
Advisor: Dr. Broderick Eribo. Dissertation Title: “The Influence of Osmolytes on the Antimicrobial Activity of Silver<br />
Nanoparticles”. Research Specialization: Biology/Microbiology. Present Position: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department<br />
of Microbiology, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Rashika J. Rentie, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology. B.A., California State University, Long Beach, 2002; B.A., California State<br />
University, Long Beach, 2002; M.A., California State University, Long Beach, 2006. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ivory Toldson.<br />
Dissertation Title: “Relationship Between Family, Personal and Emotional, Social and Environmental, and School Factors and<br />
the Academic Success of Black Females in the 8th and 10th Grade”. Research Specialization: Counseling Psychology. Present<br />
Position: Resident in Psychology, Accotink Academy, Springfield, Virginia.<br />
Ashley Nichole Robertson, Ph.D., History. B.B.A., Bowie State University, 2008; M.A., Temple University, 2010. Honors<br />
and Awards: Rayford and Ruth Logan History Endowed Scholarship; Charles and Williston Lofton Scholarship, 2012;<br />
Maryland Department of Transportation Fellowship, 2007-2008; Full Academic Scholarship, Bowie State University, 2004-<br />
2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Clark-Lewis. Dissertation Title: ““The Drums of Africa Still Beat in My Heart”: The<br />
Internationalism of Mary McLeod Bethune and the National Council of Negro Women, 1895-1960” Research Specialization:<br />
African Diaspora. Present Position: Lecturer, Department of History, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Vida Samuel, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.S.W., Wheelock College, 1989; M.A., New York University,<br />
2006. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. William Starosta. Dissertation Title: “Bring Me an Orgasm: An Analysis of Inter-gender<br />
Communication About Sexual Desires in Romantic Heterosexual Relationships of Women Over Forty<br />
Years Old”. Research Specialization: Communication and Culture. Present Position: Teaching Associate, Instructor in Principles<br />
of Speech, Department of Communication and Culture, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Tomeka Burdelle Scales, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.A., Washington College, 2007; M.A., New York University,<br />
2009. Honors and Awards: Member, Edward Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, 2013; Member, Golden Key International<br />
Honour Society, 2013; Member, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 2013; Member, Omicron<br />
Delta Kappa National Honor Society, 2006; Member, Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society, 2006; Member, Society of Junior<br />
Fellows, 2006; Member, Psi Chi Honor Society, 2005; Comprehensive Exam Distinction (Ph.D. program), 2012; Teaching<br />
Fellowship, 2011-2013; New York University Opportunity Scholarship, 2007; Middendorf Foundation Scholarship, 2006;<br />
Black Entertainment Stellar Performance Award, 2006; Hodson-Gilliam Trust Scholarship, 2003. Dissertation Advisor: Dr.<br />
William J. Starosta. Dissertation Title: “The “Real” Deal: The Influence of Black Reality Television on Identification in Female<br />
College Students”. Research Specialization: Entertainment and Media Communications. Present Position: Communication<br />
Coordinator and Teaching Associate, Department of Communication and Culture, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br />
Laytrayal Antionette Simmons, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology. B.S., Florida A&M University, 1994; M.S., Georgia State<br />
University, 2002. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ivory Toldson. Dissertation Title: “Examining the Relationship of Self-Efficacy,<br />
Self-Motivation, Coping Styles and Body Image Satisfaction on Weight Loss Among Black Women”. Research Specialization:<br />
Counseling Psychology. Present Position: Psychology Associate, BASICS Group Practice, LLC, Forestville, Maryland.<br />
Chandiwana Sithole, Ph.D., African Studies and Research. B.A., Swarthmore College, 1997; M.S., University of Zimbabwe,<br />
2004. Honors and Awards: Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship, 2009-2011; David L. Boren Language Fellowship, National<br />
Security Education Program (NSEP), 2008-2009; Patricia Roberts Harris Graduate Fellowship in Public Affairs, Ralph Bunche<br />
Center, 2007-2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Luis Serapiao. Dissertation Title: “From Lancaster House Through ‘Crisis’: A<br />
Critical Analysis of Post-Conflict Zimbabwe From 1979 to 2009”. Research Specialization: African Studies-Development and<br />
Public Policy.<br />
Janice E. Smith, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.S., North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro,<br />
1974; M.A., The Ohio State University, 1975. Honors and Awards: Inez Kaiser Graduate Students of Color Award, Public<br />
Relations, Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), 2009. Dissertation Advisor:<br />
Dr. Carolyn Byerly. Dissertation Title: “Fatherhood Public Service Messages Targeted to African-American Men: Content and<br />
Perception”. Research Specialization: Mass Communication and Media Relations. Present Position: Chief Operating Officer,<br />
Greater Washington Urban League (GWUL), Washington, D.C.<br />
Christopher St. Vil, Ph.D., Social Work. B.S.W., Buffalo State College, 2000; M.S.W.,State University of New York, Stony<br />
Brook, 2002. Honors and Awards: Graduate Education Diversity Fellowship, American Evaluation Association, 2010-2011;<br />
Task Force Member, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Dellums Commission, 2005-2006. Dissertation Advisor:<br />
Dr. Tricia Bent-Goodley. Dissertation Title: “Neighborhood Perception and Risk Taking Attitudes Among Adolescent and<br />
Young Adult Men”. Research Specialization: Masculinity Ideology, Adolescent Development and Minority Youth. Present<br />
Position: Project Coordinator, Engaging Men of Faith in Preventing Violence Against Women Project, School of Social Work,<br />
Howard University, Washington, D.C.; Adjunct Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, Sociology and Social Work,<br />
College of Arts and Sciences, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Laura Gabriella Straughn, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology. B.S., Florida State University, 2004; M.S., Fordham University, 2006.<br />
Honors and Awards: Graduate Assistantship, 2006-2009. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ivory Toldson. Dissertation Title: “Sociocultural<br />
Factors That Predict Marital Satisfaction Among Black Couples”. Research Specialization: Counseling Psychology.<br />
Present Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Counseling and Testing Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.<br />
Lauren Rachelle Taffe, Ph.D., Physics. B.S., Howard University, 1997; M.S., Howard University, 2006. Dissertation Advisor:<br />
Dr. Kimani Stancil. Dissertation Title: “Analytical Treatment of the Metabolic Effects of Isocaloric Stimulant on Heart Rate<br />
Variability as Measured by Electrocardiograph”. Research Specialization: Non Linear Dynamics. Present Position: Knowledge<br />
Engineer, United States Department of Defense, Ft. Meade, Maryland.<br />
Charmaine L. Thomas, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.S., Bowie State University, 2000; M.A., Bowie State University,<br />
2002. Honors and Awards: Regional TRIO Achiever Award, 2004; Maryland TRIO Achiever Award; Ronald E. McNair<br />
Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, 1998 Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Stroman. Dissertation Title: “Attention<br />
Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder in Children: Psychosocial Factors That Influence Caregivers’ Treatment Decisions”. Research<br />
Specialization: Communication and Culture-Health Communication. Present Position: Community Interviewer, Child and<br />
Adolescent Psychiatry Department, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.<br />
Rakeb Abbay Tilahun, Ph.D., Biology. B.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2003. Honors and Awards: Member, American<br />
Society for Cell Biology, 2013; Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2013; Associate Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research<br />
Society, 2013; Teaching Assistantship, 2003-2010. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Clarence Lee. Dissertation Title: Trpanosoma<br />
lewisi-Macrophage Association: IN VITRO Identification, Characterization of Cytokines Released, and the Role of Cell<br />
Adhesion Molecules”. Research Specialization: Molecular Parasitology.<br />
Nayda E. Torres Soto, Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders. B.S., Carlos Albizu University, San Juan, Puerto Rico,<br />
1999; M.S., Howard University, 2004. Honors and Awards: Hawthorne Dissertation Research Assistance Award, 2012-<br />
2013; Minority Student Leadership Program, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2008; Graduate Assistantship,<br />
2008-2009; Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Grant, U.S. Department of Education, 2008;<br />
Brazil Race, Development and Social Inequality, 2007; Maternal and Child Health Leadership Project, U.S. Department<br />
of Health and Human Services, 2006-2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Kay Payne. Dissertation Title: “An Exploration of<br />
Factors Related to Reading Comprehension: A Study of Third Grade English Language Learner (ELL) Students”. Research<br />
Specialization: Speech-Language Pathology. Present Position: Speech-language Pathologist, Home Health, Professional<br />
Healthcare Resources, Inc., Lanham, Maryland.<br />
Ralph Agyei Twum, Ph.D., Mathematics. B.S., University of Ghana, 2003; M.S., Howard University, 2007. Honors and<br />
Awards: Outstanding Graduate Student in Statistics, Washington Statistical Society, 2009. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Joshua<br />
Leslie. Dissertation Title: “An Application of Enriched Category Theory to the Borel- Weil Theorem”. Research Specialization:<br />
Lie Theory. Present Position: Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Jorge Velez-Juarbe, Ph.D., Anatomy. B.S., University of Puerto Rico, 2008. Honors and Awards: Predoctoral Fellowship,<br />
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; Second Place Student Poster Award, Paleontological Society,<br />
2009; Honorable Mention, Diversity Fellowship Predoctoral Program, Ford Foundation, 2009; Louis Stokes Alliance for<br />
Minority Participation Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship, 2007. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Daryl Domning. Dissertation<br />
Title: “Middle and Late Tertiary Dugonginae and Halitheriinae (Sirenia, Dugongidae) From the Western Atlantic, Caribbean<br />
and Eastern Pacific Regions”. Research Specialization: Vertebrate Paleontology; Morphology and Systematics of Sirenia.<br />
Present Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida;<br />
Portdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama.<br />
María A. Vélez-Quiñones, Ph.D., Biology. B.S., Metropolitan University, Puerto Rico, 2004. Honors and Awards: NOAA<br />
Center for Atmospheric Sciences Fellowship, 2012- 2013, 2005-2006;Greater Research Opportunities Fellowship,<br />
Environmental Protection Agency, 2008-2012; HRD (RISE) Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 2007; Professional<br />
Developmental Program, Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science Program<br />
(MSPHDS), 2004; Model Institution for Excellence (MIE) Scholarship, National Science Foundation, 2000-2004.<br />
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Broderick Eribo. Dissertation Title: “Study of Airborne Bacterial Populations in Urban Areas<br />
Using Phenotypic and Phylogenetic Characterization”. Research Specialization: Environmental Microbiology.<br />
Candice Marie Wallace, Ph.D., Psychology. B.A., University of Michigan, Dearborn, 2002; M.S., Howard University,<br />
2009. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Lloyd Sloan. Dissertation Title: “Experienced Ostracism Versus Threatened Ostracism<br />
in the Context of Race”. Research Specialization: Social Psychology. Present Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology,<br />
Department of Psychology, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia.<br />
Clarissa Janél Williams, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.A., Winston Salem State University, 2003; M.A., Howard<br />
University, 2007. Honors and Awards: Brazil Higher Education Consortia Exchange Program, 2011; Graduate Teaching<br />
Assistantship, 2009-2011, 2004-2007; Participant, National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar, 2008;<br />
Semi-Finalist, U.S. Fulbright Program, 2008, 2007. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. William Starosta. Dissertation Title: ““I’m<br />
Not Black…I’m Latino!”: Afro-Latino Cultural Identity (Re)Negotiation in the United States”. Research Specialization:<br />
Intercultural Communication and Latino Studies. Present Position: Budget Analyst, Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade,<br />
Maryland.<br />
Joseph Williams, Jr., Ph.D., Chemistry. B.S., Miles College, 2006. Honors andAwards: GK-12 Fellowship, National Science<br />
Foundation, 2008-2010; Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Bridge to Doctorate Fellowship, 2006-2008.<br />
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Joseph Fortunak. Dissertation Title: “Novel Synthesis of Protease Inhibitors Atazanavir and<br />
Darunavir”. Research Specialization: Organic Chemistry. Present Position: Adjunct Professor, College of Arts and Sciences,<br />
Trinity Washington University, Washington, D.C.; Adjunct Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Bowie State University,<br />
Bowie, Maryland.<br />
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PROFILES OF THE<br />
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013<br />
Danyelle Arlette Winchester, Ph.D., Genetics and Human Genetics. B.S., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, 2007.<br />
Honors and Awards: Predoctoral Prostate Cancer Training Award, U.S. Department of Defense. Dissertation Advisor: Dr.<br />
Georgia Dunston. Dissertation Title: “Genetic Variation in the IL-6 Response Element of SPINK1 Promoter and Prostate<br />
Cancer in Men of African Descent”. Research Specialization: Human Genetics.<br />
Veronica Y. Womack, Ph.D., Psychology. B.S., Howard University, 2006; M.S., Howard University, 2010. Honors and<br />
Awards: Member, Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, 2011-2013; Graduate Assistantship, COR, National Institute<br />
of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, 2011-2012; Frederick Douglass Scholar, 2008-2011; Ronald E. McNair<br />
Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, 2006-2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Lloyd Sloan. Dissertation Title: “Does State<br />
Mindfulness Influence the Effects of Hostility, Cultural Mistrust, and Racial Socialization on Coping Strategy Preference<br />
Among African-American College Students Across Types of Stressful Situations?”. Research Specialization: Social Psychology.<br />
Present Position: Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University Feinberg School<br />
of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.<br />
Roshane S. Wright, Ph.D., Psychology. B.S., University of Houston, 2005; M.S., Howard University, 2009. Honors<br />
and Awards: Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies Graduate Exchange Program, 2008; Graduate Assistantship, 2008.<br />
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Linda Berg-Cross. Dissertation Title: “African Caribbean Immigrant Acculturation, Ethnic Identity,<br />
and Psychological Outcomes”. Research Specialization: Multiculturalism, Acculturation and Ethnic Identity. Present Position:<br />
Postdoctoral Fellow (September 2013), Oklahoma City Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.<br />
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ALMA MATER<br />
Reared against the eastern sky<br />
Proudly there on hilltop high,<br />
Far above the lake so blue<br />
Stands old Howard firm and true.<br />
There she stands for truth and right,<br />
Sending forth her rays of light,<br />
Clad in robes of majesty;<br />
O Howard, we sing of thee.<br />
Be thou still our guide and stay,<br />
Leading us from day to day;<br />
Make us true and leal and strong,<br />
Ever bold to battle wrong,<br />
When from thee we’ve gone away,<br />
May we strive for thee each day<br />
As we sail life’s rugged sea,<br />
O Howard, we’ll sing of thee.<br />
- Words, J. H. BROOKS, ‘16<br />
- Music, F. D. MALONE, ‘16<br />
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