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Windsor Aguirre
SUNY AGEP W. Burghardt Turner Faculty Traineeship Fellowship
State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook
I am a city boy; I was born in Queens, NY and attended grade school in Manhattan. I moved around quite a bit between the U.S. and Ecuador when I was a kid, which played an important role in expanding my views on global issues. Despite the change in settin... » Read More
Simona Bordoni
Advanced Study Program Postdoc
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
I was born and raised in Rome, Italy, where I got a Masters degree in Physics at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in 1997. As part of my degree, I spent a few months in Grenoble France, at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility where I used X-ray d... » Read More
Meranda Bradley
SUNY AGEP
State University of New York (SUNY), Albany
Dr. Meranda D. Bradley received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the University at Albany, SUNY in 2007. Currently she is a guest research fellow in the Oakridge Research Institute for Science and Education program at the Centers for Disease Control... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Nicole Campbell
Nicole is looking for a post doc in applied Physics.
University of Michigan
Nicole Campbell is a Ph.D. candidate in Applied Physics at the University of Michigan. She received a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2009. She received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and minors... » Read More
Luis Campos
Materials Research Laboratory
University of California, Santa Barbara
I was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico, and at an early age moved to Los Angeles where I began my Californian public education. Having graduated from Gardena High School, I attended CSU Dominguez Hills to obtain a B.S. Degree in Chemistry (2001). ... » Read More
Stephanie Carmicle
SPIRE Fellow, Biochemistry
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
I am a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and a proud graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana where I received my B.S. degree in Chemistry. My doctorate was completed in 2003 in the laboratory of Dr. Samuel J. Landry in the Department of Biochemistry at ... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Howard Caro-Lopez
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies The Graduate Center The City University of New York
City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center
See links to resume and research article.... » Read More
Anne Casper
SPIRE Fellow, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Duke University
Hello! My name is Anne Casper, and I joined the SPIRE program in August 2005. I'm originally from Nebraska, and received my B.S. in biology from University of Nebraska - Lincoln (GO BIG RED!). As an undergraduate, my interest in research was sparked by wo... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Alex Castro
AGEP Candidate in Mathematics seeking a post doc postion…
University of California, Santa Cruz

Research interests: I'm in interested in interactions between mathematics, theoretical physics and other applied sciences -- mostly biology. My main research tools are differential geometry (e.g. measuring distances in curved surfaces, deflection from ... » Read More

this student is actively seeking a placement
Davia Cox Downey
AGEP Doctoral Student in Urban Politics seeking Post Doc Position
Michigan State University
Davia Cox Downey is a doctoral student in the Political Science Department at Michigan State University. Her research focuses on urban politics, minority politics and local government. She has conducted research on the impact of disaster relief on local... » Read More
Ashalla Freeman
SPIRE Fellow, Microbiology and Immunology
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hello, I am Ashalla Magee Freeman, a proud native of Jackson, Mississippi. In 1996, I graduated magna cum laude from Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS, with a B.S. in Chemistry. Under the mentorship of Dr. Janet Yother at the University of Alabama at Birming... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Dominique Galloway
Senior Workplace Learning Facilitator
Merck Polytechnic Institute
Dominique L. Galloway is senior workplace learning facilitator with Merck Polytechnic Institute (MPI).

In this role, he is responsible for leading workplace learning programs throughout phases of the instructional systems design life cycle. His researc... » Read More

Eric Ganko
SPIRE Fellow, Bioinformatics
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Originally from New York, I headed south to pursue my undergraduate degree at Eckerd College, a small, liberal arts school in St. Petersburg, FL. I chose Eckerd due in large part to a strong emphasis on teacher-student relationships, and it was there that... » Read More
Senta Georgia
Hillblom Islet Research Center
University of California, Los Angeles
My name is Senta Georgia, and I am a native of South Jersey (a very different place from North Jersey). I am the oldest of a lot of siblings (all girls and one boy), all of whom I am very proud. I have wanted to be a scientist for as long as I can remem... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Lenwood Hayman
Social and Health Psychology
Wayne State University; Morgan State University
Despite overall improvements in racial attitudes and sociopolitical policy, ethnic/racial minorities in the United States still report having personal experiences with discrimination. African Americans not only make the most frequent reports of discrimin... » Read More
Ivy Krystal Jones
Doctoral Student of Physics
Hampton University
I was born in Chicago, Illinois where lived until I moved away to go to college. Before moving away I attended and graduated from Florence Foster Montessori Pre- and Kindergarten, Elizabeth Sutherland Chicago Public Elementary, and Mother McAuley Liberal... » Read More
Wanda Denise Jones
Diversity Post Doctoral Fellow
Cornell University
My name is Wanda Denise Jones. I was born on September 15, 1976 in Selma, Alabama to the late Rosa Lee Jones and the late Roosevelt Watts. As a youngster, I was not into science; I found enjoyment in breaking things as a kid and was fascinated as to how... » Read More
Michelle Juarez
SD-IRACDA Fellow, Cell and Developmental Biology
University of California, San Diego
Hello! My name is Michelle Juarez. I was born and raised in city of Los Angeles, within sight of Dodger Stadium. I completed my B.S. in 1998 at the University of California. Berkeley. In an effort to experience life beyond the great state of Californi... » Read More
Michael LaGier
SPIRE Fellow, Genetics

I was born and raised in Binghamton, New York. In 1997, I graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Oneonta with a B.S. in Biology. As an undergraduate, I had an opportunity to assist in teaching an introductory microbiology cours... » Read More
Kimberly Lane
SPIRE Fellow, Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biophysics
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
I was born and raised in a rural community outside of Roanoke, VA. From the start, I was interested in science, particularly in how living things "work". After high school, I went to Roanoke College, a small liberal arts college in Salem, VA, where I majo... » Read More
Elyse Lee
SPIRE Fellow, Genetics
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hello! I just joined the SPIRE community in January '06 and feel privileged to be here. So far, SPIRE has proven to be an ideal program to pursue my parallel interests in research and teaching.

Although born in New York City, I have spent most of my... » Read More

Luis Lomeli
VIGRE Postdoc
University of Iowa
I was born in Tucson, AZ and raised in Tijuana, Mexico. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico, I went to Purdue University where I obtained a Ph.D. in Mathematics. Curre... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Camonia Long
Doctoral Student
Howard University
Camonia Long is a doctoral student at Howard University in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Her areas of study include medical and urban sociology. In addition to her current studies, her MS Ed in Health from Baylor University and CHES certif... » Read More
Geanncarlo Lugo-Villarino
Biology Postdoc
University of California, San Diego
Geanncarlo Lugo-Villarino started his journey in science at Southwestern Community College (Chula Vista, CA) in 1991. At this early stage, he was fortunate to be the recipient of the “Bridges to the Future” fellowship (1993-1994) that ensured his transfer... » Read More
Lydia Marquez Bravo
SUNY AGEP
State University of New York (SUNY), Albany
Dr. Lydia G. Marquez-Bravo received her Ph.D. in Environmental Health and Toxicology from the University at Albany, SUNY in Spring 2008. Her research deals with Breast Cancer and Toxic substances. She is presently employed at the New York State Departmen... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Desire Miessein
Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics
Stevens Institute of Technology
Objective: Challenging full time employment in research and/or engineering in which I can utilize strong quantitative and analytic skills in Mathematics and Physics.... » Read More
Quincy Moore
University of Mississippi Medical Center Postdoctoral Research
University of Mississippi
I am a Jackson and Pearl, MS native and a graduate of Jackson State University with a B.S. in Biology, Pre-Medicine, a M.S. in Microbiology from Auburn University and I received my Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Mississippi Medical Center (U... » Read More
James Moran
Assistant Professor, Biology, Mount St. Mary College
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
I earned a B.S. in Biochemistry at SUNY Geneseo in 1995. During my undergraduate years I had the opportunity to do research with Dr. Harold Hoops studying evolutionary relationships among various species of green algae. His passionate commitment to studen... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Peter Muhoro
PhD., Applied Physics
University of Michigan
A Post Doctoral Fellowship would provide me with the chance to broaden my background in physics and engineering experiments by designing technologies for the developing world and theory in policy and entrepreneurship to make significant contribution to en... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Mitaire Ojaruega
Mitaire has been working with the Nuclear Physics Group at Michigan
University of Michigan
Dr. Mitaire Ojaruega is a National Science Foundation-AGEP Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the University of Michigan Nuclear Physics Group. His research interest includes nuclear reactions with short-lived radioactive nuclear beams, and radiation detec... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Salomon Orellana
Political Science Post Doc
Michigan State University
My research and teaching interests include: Comparative Politics (electoral institutions, comparative public policy, advanced democracies, Europe, Latin America, Third World politics), Public Opinion (political psychology, political information, comparati... » Read More
Jose Pacheco
Colorado AGEP
University of Colorado, Boulder
I received a Bachelor’s of Science at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in December 2001. As part of my undergraduate experience, I researched the possible biological control of the Red Imported Fire Ant with the thief ant, Solenopsis molesta, un... » Read More
Kathryn Perez
SPIRE Fellow, Molecular Systematics
Duke University
I lived in several small towns in Central and West Texas growing up, eventually settling in San Angelo, Texas, where I lived for 12 years and attended college. I obtained my Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Angelo State University, working in the Biolog... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Crystal Rodriguez
CUNY Graduate Center - John Jay College of Criminal Justice
City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center; City University of New York (CUNY), John Jay College of Criminal Justice
See link to resume.... » Read More
Checo Rorie
SPIRE Fellow, Radiation Oncology
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hello everyone and welcome to my story! I was born March 2, 1976, in Monroe, NC, and grew up on the countryside of Marshville, NC. My interest in science peaked early in life and I always had an interest in trying to teach somebody something. I decided in... » Read More
Alexa Rosypal
SPIRE Fellow, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
My doctoral studies focused on characterizing the pathogenesis, immune responses, and transmission dynamics of the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum, a causative agent of canine leishmaniasis which has recently emerged in the North American foxhound ... » Read More
Heather Russell
VIGRE Post Doc
Louisiana State University
In July 2009 I completed my Ph.D. in mathematics at The University of Iowa. I am currently a VIGRE post-doc at Louisiana State University. I am a low-dimensional topologist focusing on knot theory. My doctoral research examines certain algebraic varieties... » Read More
Nelson Sivers
SUNY AGEP
State University of New York (SUNY), Albany
Dr. Nelson Sivers received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University at Albany, SUNY in 2006. Currently he is a research fellow at the General Electric (GE) Global Research Center. He is part of an engineering team that is developing medical digital x-ray ... » Read More
Daria Estrada Smith
SPIRE Fellow, Nutrition and Genome Sciences
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
I pursued graduate studies with Professor Lusis at UCLA where I used mouse models to investigate complex genetic disorders such as obesity, insulin resistance and heart disease. But the focus of my graduate studies was weighted heavily toward research wit... » Read More
Karen Strunk
SPIRE Fellow, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hi All! I started my educational journey with a BA in Biology from Lehigh University. At Lehigh I was initially exposed to the world of research via an undergraduate honors research project that involved fruit flies and genetics. From there I worked for t... » Read More
Jackie Swanik
SPIRE Fellow, Biology
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hi Ya'll! I grew up in Roxboro, NC and graduated summa cum laude from Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC. From there I joined the lab of Dr. Michael White at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in Dallas, TX. There I studied ... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Alireza Tabatabaeenejad
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Radiation Laboratory, Department of Electrical Enngineering and Computer Science
University of Michigan
I am looking for postdoctoral research opportunities in the area of analytical and computational remote sensing and medical imaging. I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Radiation Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at ... » Read More
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LaToya Tavernier
Ph.D. Gtraduate Center, City University of New York
City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center
My name is LaToya Tavernier, and I am a doctoral candidate in Sociology and have a certificate in Africana Studies.

My research interests are Caribbean-US migration, race/ethnicity, immigration, and ethnic identity. Currently, I am working on my dissert... » Read More

Elizabeth Tita
SPIRE Fellow, Public Health
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
The pursuit of knowledge has always been important to me. As a child growing up in rural North Carolina, I was described as inquisitive, independent, and hardworking. Attending Bennett College in Greensboro North Carolina and obtaining a B.S. in Biology w... » Read More
Jennifer Unoa
SPIRE Fellow, Medicine
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hi! My name is Jen and I am originally from Tucson, Arizona. I fell in love with science as an undergraduate at Northern Arizona University where I worked with Dr. Colleen Kelley. Dr. Kelley's excitement and passion for science led me to seek my PhD in Ph... » Read More
this student is actively seeking a placement
Sheng Wang
Seeking Post Doctoral Position
City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center
I am anxious to find a postdoctoral position or a visiting position in order to continue to broaden my research activities.

I am very interested in continuing my research in broader fields, including social science research in behavior, society an... » Read More

Ryan White
Combining Electrochemistry, Biophysics, and Biochemistry
University of California, Santa Barbara
Hello! My name is Ryan White and ever since I was a kid in Farmington, CT, I have been interested in science. As a high school student, I became even more interested in science, and specifically in the field of chemistry. This was only reinforced as I pur... » Read More
JaDon Whitfield
AGEP & PEAKS Scholar
Colorado State University
I was an AGEP and PEAKS scholar in 2004 and am currently finishing my dissertation in the Math Department.... » Read More
Kent Wiles
SPIRE Fellow, Marine Sciences
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
I was raised on a small farm in Noblesville, Indiana along with two older brothers. I received my Bachelors degree in Chemistry from Indiana University in Bloomington and accepted an industrial position as a synthetic polymer bench chemist at Riley Indust... » Read More
Natasha Wiles
SPIRE Fellow, Chemistry and Pharmacology
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
My name is Natasha Wiles and I grew up in Carmel, Indiana with a supportive family whose values in education and learning became fundamental to me. I received my undergraduate degree in Psychology, with an emphasis on cognitive learning, and minored in An... » Read More
Amy Oppong Yeboah
Fourth Year Doctoral Student
Temple University
My research and teaching interests include children and youth, statistical research methods and design, community and urban sociology, education, family, and racial and ethnic minority studies.

As a 2007-2010 Future Faculty Fellow at Temple University... » Read More



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