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Windsor Aguirre
SUNY AGEP W. Burghardt Turner Faculty Traineeship FellowshipState University of New York (SUNY), Stony BrookI 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...
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Advanced Study Program PostdocNational 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 AGEPState University of New York (SUNY), AlbanyDr. 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...
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Nicole is looking for a post doc in applied Physics.University of MichiganNicole 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...
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Materials Research LaboratoryUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraI 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). ...
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SPIRE Fellow, BiochemistryUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillI 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 Howard Caro-Lopez
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
The Graduate Center
The City University of New YorkCity University of New York (CUNY), Graduate CenterSee links to resume and research article....
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SPIRE Fellow, Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsDuke UniversityHello! 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 Alex Castro
AGEP Candidate in Mathematics seeking a post doc postion…University of California, Santa CruzResearch 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
Davia Cox Downey
AGEP Doctoral Student in Urban Politics seeking Post Doc PositionMichigan State UniversityDavia 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 ImmunologyUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillHello, 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 Dominique Galloway
Senior Workplace Learning FacilitatorMerck Polytechnic InstituteDominique 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, BioinformaticsUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillOriginally 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 CenterUniversity of California, Los AngelesMy 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 Lenwood Hayman
Social and Health PsychologyWayne State University;
Morgan State UniversityDespite 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 PhysicsHampton UniversityI 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 FellowCornell UniversityMy 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 BiologyUniversity of California, San DiegoHello! 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, GeneticsI 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 BiophysicsUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillI 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, GeneticsUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillHello! 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 PostdocUniversity of IowaI 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 Camonia Long
Doctoral StudentHoward UniversityCamonia 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 PostdocUniversity of California, San DiegoGeanncarlo 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 AGEPState University of New York (SUNY), AlbanyDr. 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 Desire Miessein
Ph.D. in Theoretical PhysicsStevens Institute of TechnologyObjective: 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 ResearchUniversity of MississippiI 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 CollegeUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillI 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 Peter Muhoro
PhD., Applied PhysicsUniversity of MichiganA 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 Mitaire Ojaruega
Mitaire has been working with the Nuclear Physics Group at MichiganUniversity of MichiganDr. 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 Salomon Orellana
Political Science Post DocMichigan State UniversityMy 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 AGEPUniversity of Colorado, BoulderI 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 SystematicsDuke UniversityI 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 Crystal Rodriguez
CUNY Graduate Center - John Jay College of Criminal JusticeCity University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center;
City University of New York (CUNY), John Jay College of Criminal JusticeSee link to resume....
» Read More Checo Rorie
SPIRE Fellow, Radiation OncologyUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillHello 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 MedicineUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillMy 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 DocLouisiana State UniversityIn 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 AGEPState University of New York (SUNY), AlbanyDr. 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 SciencesUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillI 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 CenterUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillHi 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, BiologyUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillHi 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 Alireza Tabatabaeenejad
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Radiation Laboratory, Department of Electrical Enngineering and Computer ScienceUniversity of MichiganI 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 LaToya Tavernier
Ph.D. Gtraduate Center, City University of New YorkCity University of New York (CUNY), Graduate CenterMy 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 HealthUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillThe 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, MedicineUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillHi! 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 Sheng Wang
Seeking Post Doctoral PositionCity University of New York (CUNY), Graduate CenterI 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 BiochemistryUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraHello! 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 ScholarColorado State UniversityI 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 SciencesUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillI 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 PharmacologyUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillMy 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 StudentTemple 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