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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. 18 Annual Hood Presentation Ceremony - Howard University Graduate School
PROFILES OF THE DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2012-2013 Shameka Nicole Cathey, Ph.D., Political Science. B.S., Jackson State University, 2002; M.P.P.A., Mississippi State University, 2006. Honors and Awards: Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship, James Madison University, 2002-2013; Graduate Assistantship, 2006-2011. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Daryl Harris. Dissertation Title: “ Rethinking Civil Rights: Race, Religion and Same- Sex Marriage in Washington, D.C.”. Research Specialization: American Government and Black Politics. Present Position: Adjunct Professor, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. April E. Copes, Ph.D., Communication and Culture. B.S., Syracuse University, 1986; M.Ed., Howard University, 2008. Honors and Awards: Teaching Associate Fellowship, School of Communications, 2009-2012. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. William Starosta. Dissertation Title: “A Critical Analysis of Neoliberal Ideology in Print News About “The Great Experiment”—the Charter School Movement”. Research Specialization: Intercultural and Political Communication. Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of English and Communications, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland. Valerie Marie Cousins, Ph.D., Genetics and Human Genetics. B.S., University of Miami, 2002. Honors and Awards: Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Georges Haddad. Dissertation Title: “The Effect of Alcohol on Contractile Function and the PI 3- Kinase/Akt Pathway in Adult Rat Cardiomyocytes”. Research Specialization: Genetic Counseling. Tanner J. Crowder, Ph.D., Mathematics. B.S., The College of William and Mary, 2008; B.S., The College of William and Mary, 2008. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Todd Drumm. Dissertation Title: “Representations of Quantum Channels”. Research Specialization: Topological Algebra. Present Position: Researcher, The Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. Kasey Nicole Davis, Ph.D., Anatomy. B.S., Morgan State University, 2006. Honors and Awards: Predoctoral Fellowship, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, 2009; Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship, 2007-2009; Integrated Technology Transfer Network Fellowship, University of California, San Bernardino, 2006-2007. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Marjorie Gondre- Lewis. Dissertation Title: GAD1 and GAD2 in Human Brain Development and Schizophrenia”. Research Specialization: Neuroanatomy. Present Position: Predoctoral Fellow, Clinical Brain Disorder Branch (CBDB), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Venetia A. Dover, Ph.D., Social Work. B.A., Rutgers University, 2001; M.S.W., Howard University, 2002. Honors and Awards: First Place Poster Presentation in Social Science, Graduate Research Symposium, 2007, 2005; Scholarship Award, School of Social Work Alumni Association, 2005; High Honors Graduate Certificate for M.S.W Program, 2003; Cum Laude, Rutgers University, 2001. Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Smith. Dissertation Title: “Factors Influencing Depression Among Afro-Caribbean Women”. Research Specialization: Social Work. Present Position: Practice Administrator and Co-Owner of Dover Family Cosmetic Dentistry, Dover, Delaware. Annual Hood Presentation Ceremony - Howard University Graduate School 19
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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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