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Haley Jensen
Grad Advisor
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Maritza Pinon
Student Program Assistant
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Sydney J. Carter
STEM Ambassador
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Our Alumni
We are very proud of our McNair Scholars and what they are accomplishing. Here’s a glimpse at the success our program alumni are experiencing.
Completed Doctoral Degree
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Year of Graduation |
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Program |
Institution |
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| 2024 | Dr. Danette Abernathy | Psychology | Wichita State University |
| Dissertation Title: | Health Risk Behaviors of University Students and Their Association with Psychological Well-being and Sense of Belonging: A Latent Class Analysis |
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| 2023 | Dr. Baylen Ravenscraft | Medical Neuroscience | IUPUI |
| Dissertation Title: |
Mitochondria-Targeted Cardiolipin-Protecting Peptide, SS-31, Is Neuroprotectivewithin In-Vitro and In-Vivo Rodent Models of Spinal Cord Injury |
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| 2022 | Dr. Jazma Sutton | History | Indiana University |
| Dissertation Title: | Borderline Freedom: Free and Fugitive Black Women in Rural East Central Indiana before the Civil War | ||
| 2022 | Dr. Trevor Keen | Physics | University of Tennessee |
| Dissertation Title: | Quantum Computational Simulations for Condensed Matter Systems | ||
| 2021 | Dr. Amanda Osborne | Counseling Psychology | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Dissertation Title: | TBD | ||
| 2020 | Dr. Vernon Johnson | Organizational Leadership | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology |
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Dissertation Title: | Women of Color in STEM Careers and Their Barriers and Supports as Emerging Leaders: An Intergenerational Perspective | |
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2020 |
Dr. Shahan Bellamy | Women and Gender Studies | Arizona State University |
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Dissertation Title: | Tumblr Saved my Life: An Interdisciplinary Investigation of how Trans-Maculinity Operates through Tumblr | |
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2019 |
Dr. LaCharles Ward | Communication Studies | Northwestern University |
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Dissertation Title: | "They left us Dead": Anti-Black State Violence and the Insistence of Black Life. | |
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2018 |
Dr. Calvin Zimmerman | Sociology | University of Pennsylvania |
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Dissertation Title: | Before Black Boys are Criminalized?: Race, Boyhood, and School Discipline in Early Childhood | |
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2018 |
Dr. Antonio Rodriguez | Political Science | University of Maryland |
| Dissertation Title: | Four essays on how presidential policy representation on the issue of immigration affects Latino political behavior | ||
| 2018 | Dr. Elom Amuzu | Counseling Psychology | SIU Carbondale |
| Dissertation Title: | Fast Tailed Girls: A Qualitative Analysis of Adult African American Women's Early Gender and Sex-Related Socialization Messages | ||
| 2017 | Dr. Tamara Kang | Legal Psychology | University of Texas El Paso |
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Dissertation Title: |
Do Coaches Practice What They Preach? An Evaluation of the Usage of Evidence-Based Practices Among Probation Officer Coaches |
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2016 |
Dr. Rene Lopez-Smith |
Plant Biology |
SIU Carbondale |
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Dissertation Title: |
The Special Walls Around Gametes in Ceratopteris Richardii andAulacomnium Palustre: Using Immunochyto-chemistry to Expose Structure, Function, and Development |
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| 2015 |
Dr. Sarah Owusu |
Physiology |
Penn State University |
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Dissertation Title: |
Vitamin A Supplementation: Its Effects on Ontogeny, Lung Development, and Neonatal Lung Injury |
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2015 |
Dr. Kandace Fisher-McLean |
Human Environmental Science: Architectural Studies |
University of Missouri Columbia |
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Dissertation Title: |
Exploring the Relative Impacts of Altruistic, Biospheric, and Egoistic Motivations to Adopt Green Housing Features |
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2014 |
Dr. Krystelle Jean-Michel |
Counseling Psychology |
Western Michigan University |
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Dissertation Title: |
Exploring help-seeking intentions among Black American church-goers |
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2014 |
Dr. Vanessa Enriquez |
Cell and Molecular Biology |
Colorado State University |
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Dissertation Title: |
Pluripotency factors and miRNAs in human ovarian cancer cells and their secreted exosomes regulate gene expression and phenotype |
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2014 |
Dr. Krishna Pattisapu |
Communication Studies |
University of Denver |
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Dissertation Title: |
Celebration, resistance, and change: Queer gender performers of color as public pedagogues |
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2014 |
Dr. Chasity Love-Nkansah |
Chemistry |
Purdue University |
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Dissertation Title: |
Unimolecular dissociation of gas-phase small sulfinyl radical ions upon low energy collision-induced dissociation |
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2012 |
Dr. Tesha Dosier Robinson |
Leadership in Educational Administration |
Capella University |
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Dissertation Title: |
Parental involvement: Motivation factors among African American parents |
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2012 |
Dr. Cortez McBerry |
Immuniobiology |
University of Cincinnati |
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Dissertation Title: |
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Immunoregulation In vivo |
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2012 |
Dr. Sydney Dillard |
Communication |
Purdue University |
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Dissertation Title: |
Mapping the cultural and social landscape of uterine leiomyomas: Fibriod tumors as a Black woman's disease |
Enrolled in Doctoral Program
| Enrolled | Name | Program | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Aleida Iriate | Wildlife & Ecology | Univ. of Florida |
| 2022 | Raisa Fountain | Counseling Psychology | Univ. of Missouri-Columbia |
| 2020 | Allison McMinn | Electrical Engineering | Arizona State University |
| 2020 | Yasmine Ibrahim | Biological Sciences | Emory University |
| 2020 | Izabella Bradford | Microbiology | University of New Hampshire |
| 2019 | Madison McMinn | Chemistry | Northeastern University |
Completed Master’s Degree
| Graduated | Name | Program | Institution |
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| 2024 | Mackenzie Rosario | MFA-Writing & Production | Savannah College Art & Design |
| 2023 | Avian Wilkins | College Student Personnel | SIU Carbondale |
| 2023 | Jocelyn Ortiz | Social Work | SIU Carbondale |
| 2023 | Diamoneek Green | Public Administration | Virginia Commonwealth |
| 2022 | April Robinson-Kain | Instrutional Design | Western Governors Univ. |
| 2022 | TraDeidra Davis | Psychology (4+1) | SIU Carbondale |
| 2022 | Destanee Williams | Social Work | UIUC |
| 2022 | Tori Rhone | Biological Sciences | SIU Carbondale |
| 2022 | Joshua McCray | Public Administration | SIU Carbondale |
| 2022 | Juan Corral | Educational Psychology | UW-Milwaukee |
| 2022 | Luis Prado | Geography & Environ. Resources | SIU Carbondale |
| 2021 | Brittan Cobb | Food Safety & Technology | Il. Institute of Technology |
| 2021 | Harleigh Williams | Education & Human Development | George Washington University |
| 2021 | Erin Boester | Rehabilitation Ed | SIU Carbondale |
| 2021 | Terilyn Mahome | Kinesiology | Texas Woman's University |
| 2021 | Maurice Betts | Business | Devry Univeristy |
| 2020 | Adebowale Osisanya | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | Indiana Wesleyan University |
| 2020 | Jacqueline Chavez | Counseling | Oakland University |
| 2020 | Alexis Lane | Education | Loyola University Chicago |
| 2020 | Gabrielle N Morris | Behavior Analysis | Univeristy of North Texas |
| 2020 | Danette Abernathy | Psychology | Wichita State University |
| 2020 | Andrea Arnieri | Bioethics and Health | Loyola University Chicago |
| 2020 | Jorden Thomas | Public Administration | SIU Carbondale |
| 2020 | Trevor Keen | Physics | University of Tennesee-Knoxville |
| 2019 | Yahaira Heller | Public Administration | SIU Carbondale |
| 2019 | Tierney Rhone | Social Work | University of South Carolina |
| 2019 | Ana Hernandez | Social Work | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 2019 | Norris Akpan | Physiology | Tulane University |
| 2019 | Essence Brown | Public Health | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2019 | Jason Dickson | Business Administration | Syracuse University |
| 2019 | Raven Gougis | Biology | Georgia State University |
| 2018 | Lonnie Mann | Art | SIU Carbondale |
| 2018 | Lateesha Baquet | Rehabilitation Counseling | SIU Carbondale |
| 2018 | Brenda Escutia | Higher Education Administration | North Carolina State University |
| 2018 | Shantel Franklin | Public Administration | Indiana University |
| 2018 | Demetrius Green | Film & Media Studies | University of Kansas |
| 2018 | Leslie Murray | Philosophy | SIU Carbondale |
| 2018 | Emily Peterson | Energy, Civil Infrastructure & Climate | UC Berkeley |
| 2018 | Gabriel Smith | Business Administration | University of Iowa |
| 2018 | Magan Snowden | Public Health | SIU Carbondale |
| 2018 | Jazma Sutton | History | Indiana University Bloomington |
| 2018 | Naomi Tolbert | International Relations | University of Chicago |
| 2018 | Ivan Vargas | Economics | SIU Carbondale |
| 2017 | Karie Stewart | Nursing | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2017 | Arrealle Owens | Social Work | Saint Louis University |
| 2017 | Karen Stone | Nursing | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2017 | Anthony Steinmetz | JD/MBA | U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 2017 | Renee Hazen | Plant Biology | SIU Carbondale |
| 2017 | Kenyahtta Gray | Communication Disorders & Science | SIU Carbondale |
| 2017 | Mercedes Gomez Jacobo | Geography/GIS | SIU Carbondale |
| 2016 | Calvin Zimmerman | Sociology | University of Pennsylvania |
| 2016 | Asia Lee | Business Administration | SIU Carbondale |
| 2016 | Jovan Gathings | Human Resource/Industrial Relations | U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 2016 | Roniqua Roundtree Zimmerman | Clinical Social Work | Temple University |
| 2016 | Lynn Vaughn | Industrial Technology | Idaho State University |
| 2016 | Erin Scott | Sports Administration | Northern Illinois University |
| 2016 | Amanda Osborn | Psychology | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| 2016 | Martisia Mitchell | Public Administration | SIU Carbondale |
| 2016 | Siedah McNeil | Social Work | University of Kentucky |
| 2016 | Gina Collori | Social Work | Aurora University |
| 2015 | Tapiwa Saliji | Human Resource/Industrial Relations | U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 2015 | Ravyn Shelton | Communication Disorders & Sciences | SIU Carbondale |
| 2015 | Levell Mables | Kinesiology | SIU Carbondale |
| 2015 | Tamara Kang | Psychology | University of Texas El Paso |
| 2015 | Kimberly Elsenbroek | Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior | Indiana University, Bloomington |
| 2015 | Brittany Dickson | School Counseling | SIU Carbondale |
| 2015 | Carol Burns | Branding and Integrated Communication | CUNY |
| 2015 | Megan Abell | Theatre | San Diego State University |
| 2014 | Stacie Wallace | School Counseling | Chicago State University |
| 2014 | Dorothy Schachel | Workforce Education | SIU Carbondale |
| 2014 | Jessica Miller | Linguistics | SIU Carbondale |
| 2014 | Jennie Irwin McCormick | Counseling Psychology | U of Maryland University College |
| 2014 | Kristen Jordan | Zoology | SIU Carbondale |
| 2014 | AnDrea Hall | Sociology | SIU Carbondale |
| 2014 | Jonate Govan | Educational Adminstration | SIU Edwardsville |
| 2014 | Antwuan Donley | Accountancy | SIU Carbondale |
| 2014 | Darlyshia Cherry Menzie | Speech Communication | SIU Carbondale |
| 2014 | Byron Blackburn | Recreation | SIU Carbondale |
| 2014 | Marcus Bailey | School Counseling | Howard University |
| 2014 | Elom Amuzu | Counseling Psychology | SIU Carbondale |
| 2013 | LaCharles Ward | Speech Communication | SIU Carbondale |
| 2013 | Marcus Brown | Social Work | Washington University St. Louis |
| 2013 | Crystal Newcomb | Social Work | SIU Carbondale |
| 2013 | Ashley Jordan | Industrial Relations/Human Resources | University of Minnesota |
| 2013 | Diamond Garner | Accounting | SIU Carbondale |
| 2012 | Tamara John | Professional Media & Media Management Studies | SIU Carbondale |
| 2012 | Alec Perry | Communication Disorders & Sciences | SIU Carbondale |
| 2012 | Sarah Pitcher | Sociology | SIU Carbondale |
| 2011 | Folasade Ajayi | Public Health | Florida International University |
| 2011 | Conisha Brownlee | Rehabilitation Counseling | SIU Carbondale |
| 2011 | Raquel Brown | Physiology | SIU Carbondale |
| 2011 | C. Grant Cox III | Art | University of Delaware |
| 2011 | Krymese Frazier | Human Resource/Industrial Relation | U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 2011 | Vernon Johnson | Public Health | SIU Carbondale |
| 2011 | Koleshcia Nelson | Human Resource/Industrial Relation | U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 2011 | Monica Mason | Communication | University of Minnesota |
| 2011 | Karie Stewart | Public Health | SIU Carbondale |
| 2011 | Kandace Vallejo | Education | UT Austin |
| 2011 | De'Angelo Williams Jr. | Cinema Studies | New York University |
| 2011 | Nefeteri Williams | Social Work | Loyola University |
| 2010 | Donald Hughes | Urban Planning | U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 2010 | Jami Jackson | Educational Psychology | SIU Carbondale |
| 2010 | Krystelle Jean-Michel | Counseling Psychology | Western Michigan University |
| 2010 | Michael-Ann Johnson | History | SIU Carbondale |
| 2010 | Nadia Lopez | Anthropology | Northern Illinois University |
| 2010 | Krishna Pattisapu | Speech Communication | SIU Carbondale |
| 2010 | Lavon Pettis | Community Counseling | Chicago State University |
| 2010 | Willie Walker | Manufacturing Systems | SIU Carbondale |
| 2009 | Estaban del Valle | Fine Arts | Rhode Island School of Design |
| 2009 | Miranda Griffith | Public Health | SIU Carbondale |
| 2009 | Danita Little | Urban Planning Policy | U of Illinois Chicago |
| 2009 | TeSha Dozier Robinson | Social Work | St. Louis University |
| 2009 | Antonio Rodriguez | Political Science | SIU Carbondale |
| 2009 | Brenda Sanders | Workforce Education | SIU Carbondale |
| 2009 | Amarachi Ukabam | Sports and Fitness Admin | University of Houston |
| 2008 | Sydney Dillard | Media Theory | SIU Carbondale |
| 2008 | Danielle Estes | Sociology | SIU Carbondale |
| 2008 | Maria Guerrero | Public Affairs | Indiana University, Bloomington |
| 2008 | Renee Lopez-Smith | Plant Biology | SIU Carbondale |
| 2008 | Lynn Vaughn | English | SIU Carbondale |
| 2007 | Kandace Fisher | Design Studies | U of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 2007 | Christine Goldstein | Forestry | SIU Carbondale |
| 2007 | Cortez McBerry | Microbiology | SIU Carbondale |
| 2007 | Gabriel Smith | Manufacturing Systems | SIU Carbondale |
| 2007 | Deanese Williams | Public Reporting | U of Illinois, Springfield |
Enrolled in Master's Program
| Name | Program | Institution | Proposed Graduation |
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| Itzel Campos | English | SIU Carbondale | 2025 |
| Isaiah Francis | Biomedical Engineering | SIU Carbondale | 2025 |
| Lauren George | Microbiology | Unive. of New Hampshie | 2025 |
| Lauren Griffin | Marriage & Family | Adler | 2025 |
| Dorcas Brou | Film-MFA | SIU Carbondale | 2025 |
| Chandler Gaydos | Film-MFA | U of Texas | 2025 |
| David Hernandez | Ecology | Washington University-St. Louis | 2025 |
| Olajuwon Sally | Biomedical Engineering | SIU Carbondale | 2024 |
| Leah Hall | Animal Science | UIUC | 2024 |
| Brenda King | Crops, Soil & Ag. Systems | SIU Carbondale | 2024 |