ANNUAL GRADUATE SCHOOL HOOD PRESENTATION ...

PROFILES OF THE
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013
Kimberly D. Brown, Ph.D., History. B.S., Florida A&M University, 2006; M.A., Florida A&M University, 2007. Honors
and Awards: Goldman Sachs Multicultural Fellowship, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institute, 2013;
Graduate Assistantship, 2010-2013; Research Travel Award, 2012; Second Place Graduate Paper, Mid-Atlantic Region
Phi Alpha Theta Conference, 2012; Journalism Endowment Scholarship, Florida A&M University, 2003-2006; Special
President’s Award, Florida A&M University, 2002-2003. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Clark-Lewis. Dissertation
Title: “The Battle for Black Beauty: Howard University’s Grooming Program for Women and African-American Activism in
Redefining Aesthetic Ideology Through Pageants Since 1925”. Research Specialization: United States History, Public History
and Twentieth Century Black Women’s History. Present Position: Lecturer, Department of History, Howard University,
Washington, D.C.
Lisa Kathleen Brown, Ph.D., Political Science. B.S., Widener University, 1999; M.P.A., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga,
2005. Honors and Awards: Graduate Student of the Year, 2012; Endowed Fellowship, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., 2012;
Member, Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, 2010; Golden Key International Honour Society, 2010. Dissertation
Advisor: Dr. Michael Frazier. Dissertation Title: “Daring to Dream, From Policy to Practice: The Development, Relief and
Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act Initiatives in Maryland and Georgia”. Research Specialization: Public Policy,
American Government/International Relations. Present Position: Associate Director of Research, Analysis and Reporting,
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
Janeese Anjanette Roxanne Brownlow, Ph.D., Psychology. B.S., Chicago State University, 2001; B.A., Chicago State
University, 2001; M.S., Virginia State University, 2005. Honors and Awards: Diversity Supplement Award, National Institutes
of Health, 2010-2012; Research Grant, General Clinical Research Center, 2010-2011; Second Place Poster Presentation,
Graduate Research Symposium, 2011; Travel Award, Graduate School, 2009. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Thomas Mellman.
Dissertation Title: “Relationships of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep Patterns With Neurocognitive Performance
and Quality of Life in Young Adult African Americans”. Research Specialization: Neuropsychology. Present Position: NRSA
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jennifer O. Burrell, Ph.D., Psychology. B.S., Howard University, 2004; M.S., Howard University, 2009. Honors and Awards:
Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, 2007. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. A. Wade Boykin. Dissertation
Title: “Cultural Learning Context as it Relates to Efficacy and the Mathematics Performance of African-American Middle
School Students”. Research Specialization: Development Psychology. Present Position: Senior Research Associate, Global
Education, Awareness & Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR-UP), Howard University Science, Engineering, and
Mathematics (HUSEM), Washington, D.C.; Program Evaluator, Amplify Consulting Group, Washington, D.C.
Roger Caruth, Ph.D., Mass Communication and Media Studies. B.A., Clark Atlanta University, 1993; M.P.A., Clark Atlanta
University, 1993; J.D., John Marshall Law School, 1999. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Tia Tyree. Dissertation Title: “Staying
Connected to Home: The Use of Social Media by the Howard University English- Speaking Caribbean Student Diaspora”.
Research Specialization: Mass Communication Media Studies. Present Position: Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Fellow,
Frederick Community College, Frederick, Maryland.
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