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PROFILES OF THE DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013 Elana Denise Anderson, Ph.D., African Studies and Research. B.A., Chicago State University, 2007; M.A., Howard University, 2009. Honors and Awards: MA’AT Award for Academic Excellence, Chicago State University, 2007; Foreign Language Excellence Award, Chicago State University, 2006; Harvard Book Award, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, 1981. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Mbye Cham. Dissertation Title: “Communication in Culture and Society: Origin, Evolution, Challenge and Achievement in Senegalese Publishing”. Research Specialization: African Studies and Research; Language, Literature and the Arts. Present Position: Graduate Assistant, Department of African Studies and Research, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Caleb James Ashley, Ph.D., Mathematics. B.S., Howard University, 2000; M.S., Howard University, 2008. Honors and Awards: Member, (GEAR) Network Member, University of Illinois, 2010; Member, Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, 2009; G2 Fellowship, 2008; Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship, 2003-2006. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Todd Drumm. Dissertation Title: “Towards a Discreteness Algorithm for Non-Elementary Rank 3 Subgroups of PSL(2,R)”. Research Specialization: Geometric Structures/Hyperbolic Geometry. Present Position: Mathematics Instructor, Institute for College Preparation, Center for Multicultural Equity and Access, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; Mathematics Instructor, Department of Mathematics, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Kimberly Ann Bell, Ph.D., Psychology. B.A., Southern Illinois University, 2008; M.S., Howard University, 2011. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Leslie Hicks. Dissertation Title: “Relationships Between Hostility, Depressive Symptomatology, and Sympatho- Vagal Balance on Executive Function”. Research Specialization: Neuropsychology, Psychophysiology and Personality. Present Position: Graduate Assistant, Department of Psychology, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Tiffany Joy Bell, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.A., Indiana University, 2004; M.A., Howard University, 2006. Honors and Awards: Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, 2013; Teaching Assistantship, 2010-2013; Assistantship, Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, 2004-2006; Research Grant, Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, 2003, 2002. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. William Starosta. Dissertation Title: “(Do) “I Have a Say?”: Rhetorical Criticism of YouTube Discourse in the Public Sphere”. Research Specialization: Intercultural/ Rhetoric and Social Media. Present Position: Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication and Culture, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Wilma Ilenne Benitez-Rivera, Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders. B.S., Carlos Albizu University, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1999; M.S., Howard University, 2004. Honors and Awards: Hawthorne Dissertation Research Assistance Award, Graduate School, 2012-2013; Helen M. Robinson Grant, International Reading Society, 2012; Graduate Assistantship, 2008- 2009; Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Grant, U.S. Department of Education, 2008; Brazil Race, Development and Social Inequality, 2007; Maternal and Child Health Leadership Project, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006-2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Kay Payne. Dissertation Title: “Efficacy of Attention to Commas (A2C) Strategy for Sentence Comprehension in English Language Learners (ELLs)”. Research Specialization: Speech- Language Pathology. Present Position: Speech-Language Pathologist, Progressus Therapy, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Capitol Heights, Maryland 16 Annual Hood Presentation Ceremony - Howard University Graduate School
PROFILES OF THE DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013 Jamie Denise Bennett, Ph.D., History. B.A., North Carolina Central University, 2006; M.A., North Carolina Central University, 2009. Honors and Awards: Teaching Associate, 2011-2012; Graduate Fellowship, 2010-2011; Teaching Fellowship, Department of History, North Carolina Central University, 2007-2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Emory Tolbert. Dissertation Title: “Sylvia and Nancy, Parasol Pals: A Friendship That Binds; Black Liberation From the Perspective of the White Hand During the Turn of the Twentieth Century”. Research Specialization: African Diaspora. Leah Kristin Blue, Ph.D., English. B.A., Our Lady of the Lake University, 2004. Honors and Awards: Present Pathways Program Federal Internship, U.S. Department of Labor, 2011; Vice President, Graduate English Student Association, 2007- 2009; Research Assistantship, 2006-2009; First Place Poster Presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, 2008; Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, 2004- 2006. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Gregory Hampton. Dissertation Title: “Wayfaring Stranger: Tracing Themes of Identity, Authenticity, and Mobility From the Slave Song to the Cowboy Ballad”. Research Specialization: American Literature, Poetry. Present Position: Communications Writer, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. Aisha A. Bonner, Ph.D., Social Work. B.S., State University of New York, Geneseo, 1996; M.S.W., Howard University, 2005. Honors and Awards: Hartford Pre-Dissertation Fellowship, 2006. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Bertera. Dissertation Title: “Bridging the Professional Digital Divide: Comparative Analysis of Technology Usage Behaviors Across the Working Lifespan of Professional Social Workers: A Quantitative Study”. Research Specialization: Gerontology and Public Policy. Present Position: Research Advisor, AARP, Washington, D.C. Nicole Tanya Branch, Ph.D., Sociology. B.A., Howard University, 2002; M.A., Howard University, 2007. Honors and Awards: Golden Key International Honour Society; Dean’s Honor Roll; Summer Research Fellowship, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2006. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ralph Gomes. Dissertation Title: “Reconsidering Labeling Theory: A Case Study of Juvenile Delinquency in Barbados”. Research Specialization: Criminology and Urban Sociology. Yakini Saidah Abeni Brandy, Ph.D., Chemistry. B.S., University of the Virgin Islands, 2006. Honors and Awards: Minority Access to Research Careers Scholarship, University of the Virgin Islands, 2004; Outstanding Performance in Organic Chemistry Award, University of the Virgin Islands, 2004; Medical Air Scholarship, University of the Virgin Islands, 2003; Virgin Islands Rum Scholarship, University of the Virgin Islands, 2002. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Oladapo Bakare. Dissertation Title: “Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 2-N-bis-(benzoyl)amino-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2- arylnaphtho[2,3-d]oxazole- 4,9-dione and 2-aryl-4-phenyliminonaphtho[2.3=d]oxazol-9- one Analogs as Potential Chemotherapy for Prostate Cancer”. Research Specialization: Organic/Medicinal Chemistry. Carmen Brookins-House, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1995; M.Ed., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Byerly. Dissertation Title: “The Missing White Woman Syndrome: An Instrumental Case Study of Race, Class, Gender and Framing in the News”. Research Specialization: Broadcast News and Media Studies. Present Position: Graduate Intern, Office of University Communications, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Annual Hood Presentation Ceremony - Howard University Graduate School 17
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