ANNUAL GRADUATE SCHOOL HOOD PRESENTATION ...

PROFILES OF THE
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013
Andres Alarcon Ramirez, Ph.D., Electrical and Computing Engineering. B.Elec.Eng., University of Valle, Colombia, 2003;
M.S., University of Valle, Colombia, 2006. Honors and Awards: Member, Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Honor Society, 2011-2012; Member, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, 2011-2012. Dissertation Advisor: Dr.
Mohamed Chouikha. Dissertation Title: “An Integrated Methodology for Object Tracking Applications Under Illumination
Changes”. Research Specialization: Computer Vision. Present Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Carl L. Algood, Ph.D., Social Work. B.A., Winston Salem State University, 1970; M.S.W., New York University, 1976. Honors
and Awards: Hawthorne Dissertation Research Assistance Award, Graduate School, 2012-2013; Minority Fellowship, Council
on Social Work Education; 2008-2011; Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies Scholar, Utrecht University, Netherlands,
2008; Selected Participant, Faculty Development Institute, Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE), 2005.
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ruby Gourdine. Dissertation Title: “Predictors of Quality of Life Outcomes of African-American
Families Raising a Child With a Developmental Disability”. Research Specialization: Social Work, Disabilities. Present
Position: Graduate Research Assistant, School of Social Work, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
William Hand Allen, Ph.D., Electrical and Computing Engineering. B.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1975; M.A.,
National University, 1981. Honors and Awards: Registered Professional Engineer-Electrical (CA#10536); Mechanical
(CA#3284); Fire Protection (CA#1638); Adjunct Faculty, Howard Community College, 2012, Developed course ARCM-
210 Construction Mechanical and Electrical Systems; Senior Member IEEE. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ahmed Rubaai.
Dissertation Title: “Development and Implementation of Indoor Smart Grids Applied to Electrical Power Distribution
Systems and Environmental Systems in Buildings to Achieve Improved Energy Efficiency”. Research Specialization: Electrical
Engineering-Commercial Power Systems. Present Position: Founder and Senior Advisor, Allen & Shariff Corporation,
Columbia, Maryland.
Shaima Y. AlRashed, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.A., Howard University, 2004; M.F.A., Howard
University, 2008. Honors and Awards: Paul Robeson Award, Best Student Documentary, 2007. Dissertation Advisor: Dr.
William Starosta. Dissertation Title: “Covering Bahrain: How the Arab Media Told the Story of the Bahraini Protests”.
Research Specialization: Mass Communication and Media Studies. Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mass
Communication, College of Arts, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Alicia Shauna-Kay Anderson, Ph.D., Educational Psychology. B.A., Trinity University, 2006. Honors and Awards: Trustees
Scholarship, 2009-2010; Second Place Poster Presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, 2008; Phi Beta Kappa Honor
Society, Trinity University, 2006; Psi Chi National Honor Society, Psychology, Trinity University, 2004. Dissertation Advisor:
Dr. Kimberley Freeman. Dissertation Title: “Is There a Black Academic Identity? Exploring Intersections of Racial Identity
and Academic Identity in Black College Students”. Research Specialization: Education Psychology, Research and Statistics.
Present Position: Program Evaluator, Amplified Consulting Group, Washington, D.C.; Program Manager and Educational
Specialist, Health Careers Opportunity Program, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
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