Name: Luis
Almeida
Sponsoring institutions: Penn
State University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study: Instructional
Systems
Area of Concentration:
Major advisor/mentor:
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2004
Expected graduation date:
Office address:
Permanent address:
Race/ethnicity:
Brazilian
Gender:
Male
Place of birth:
Major research interest:
Career goal:
Degrees earned:
Professional affiliations:
Email address:
LCA120 at psu. edu
Name:
Gwendoline Ibamiwi Ayuninjam
Sponsoring institution: University
of Kentucky
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study: Studies
in Higher Education
Area of Concentration:
Socio-cultural Studies
Major advisor/mentor: Dr.
Sharon Brennan
Year selected for Holmes
Program: 3/05
Expected graduation date:
5/07
Office address:
College of Education, 104 Taylor Education
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0001
Permanent address: 319
Stephen Road
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-5326
Race/ethnicity:
African
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Bamenda, Cameroon
Major research interest: International
Education & International
Students
Career goal:
Teaching/administration/research in
higher Ed
Degrees earned: B.A.
and M.A.
Professional affiliations: NCTE,
KACTE
Email address: giayun2
at uky. edu
ibamiwi at yahoo. com
Name:
John Baker
Sponsoring institutions: The
University of Florida
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
School of Psychology
Area of Concentration: At risk
student populations
Major advisor/mentor: Dr.
Nancy Waldron
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2004
Expected graduation date: Dec 2006
Office address:
Permanent address: 1040 113
Terrace
Miami, Fl 33168
Race/ethnicity:
African American
Gender:
Male
Place of birth:
Major research interest: Minority
overrepresentation in special education
Career goal:
School Psychologist
Degrees earned:
B.S., M.A.E.
Professional affiliations:
Association of Black Psychologists,
Council for
Exceptional Children, Council for Children with
Behavioral Disorders, National Association of
School Psychologists, American Psychological
Association
Email
address:
jbaker2 at ufl.edu,
Bjigga78 at cs.com
Name:
Chien-Ni Chang
Sponsoring institution: The Ohio
State University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Integrated Teaching and Learning
Area of Concentration: Multicultural
Education
Major advisor/mentor: Professor
Marilyn Johnson
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2004
Expected graduation date:
Office address: 163
Arps Hall
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
Permanent address: 5208
Dierker Rd.
Columbus, OH 43220
Race/ethnicity:
Chinese
Gender:
Female
Place of birth: Taiwan
Major research interest: Multicultural
Teacher Education
Career goal:
Teacher Education
Degrees earned: Master
Professional affiliations: North
American Chinese Research Association
Email address:
chang.236 at osu. edu
Name:
Mary Angela Coleman
Sponsoring
institution: Virginia Commonwealth University
Degree: Ph.D.
Program of study:
Research and Evaluation
Area of Concentration: Research
design and data analysis
Major advisor/mentor: Dr.
James McMillan
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2004
Expected graduation date: Dec 2005
Office address:
PO Box 842020; Richmond, VA 23234
Permanent address:
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Major research interest:
Career goal: To direct and
conduct research efforts in educational policy and
testing resulting in quality information for decision making
and improved practice in education.
Degrees earned: BA--English;
MA--Creative Writing: poetry
Professional
affiliations: NCME, AERA
Email address:
colemanma at vcu. edu
Name:
Yashica J. Crawford
Sponsoring institution: University
of Florida
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Educational Psychology
Area of Concentration:
Major advisor/mentor: Dr.
Bridget Franks, Ph.D.
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2003
Expected graduation date: August 2005
Office address: 1403
Norman Hall
Box 117040
Gainesville, FL 32611
Permanent address: 1340 SW 32nd
Place, #12
Gainesville, FL 32608
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
California
Major research interest: At-risk
and resilient low income and minority
students
academic achievement – developmental
Career goal:
Work for research think-tank geared toward
program
implementation and change, university
professor
Degrees earned:
B.S.-psychology, B.A.-political science (magna
cum
laude 2001)
Professional affiliations: Holmes
Scholars Program, AERA, APA
Email address:
yashicacrawford at yahoo. com
yashicad at hotmail. com
Name:
Danne Davis
Sponsoring Institution: Boston
College
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of Study:
Curriculum & Instruction
Area of Concentration: Critical
Pedagogy, Diversity& Social Justice
Major mentor/advisor: Dr.
Marilyn Cochran Smith
Year selected for
Holmes
program:
Expected graduation date: 5/2004
Office address: 140
Commonwealth Ave.
Campion Hall
Boston, MA 02467
Permanent address: 7
Thane St.
Boston, MA 02124-1911
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Boston, MA
Major research interest: Teacher education, multicultural
education, urban education
Career goal:
Tenure track teaching at research institution
Degrees earned:
BS-Criminal Justice, MS-Childhood Education
Professional affiliation: AERA
Email address:
davisdc at bc.edu
Name:
Marliyn
Reneé Davis
Sponsoring
Institution:
University of New Mexico
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of
Study:
Quantitative Research Methods
Area of
Concentration:
Partnerships/Collaboration and Liaisons in Urban
Education
Settings
Major
mentor/advisor:
Joseph Stevens
Year selected
for Holmes
program:
6/ 2003
Expected
graduation date: 5/2008
Office address:
Montclair State University
Center of Pedagogy
Chapin Hall 314-A
Upper Montclair, NJ
07043
Permanent
address: P.O. Box 43252.
Upper Montclair, NJ
07043
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
U.S. Citizen?
Yes
Place of birth:
Newark, New Jersey
Major
research interest: School/University/Community
Partnership in Urban Settings
Career goal:
Professor in Educational Leadership in Urban
Settings
Degrees earned:
Liberal Arts Major Business/Education
Foundations;
MA Educational
Leadership
Professional
affiliation: AERA,
AACTE, ASCD, ATE
Email
address:
emyd
at unm.edu
,
marilndavishere at earthlink. net
Name:
Michael A DeMarr
Sponsoring institutions: University
of Iowa
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study: Curriculum
and Instruction
Area of Concentration:
Major advisor/mentor: Robert
Yager
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
5/04
Expected graduation date: 5/06
Office address: Science
Education Center, 450 Van Allen Hall
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Permanent address: 701 E 3rd
St
West Liberty, Iowa 52242
Race/ethnicity:
Native American
Gender: Male
Place of birth:
Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, WI
Major research interest: Culturally
relevant science education curriculum
Career goal:
Professor at research institution
Degrees earned: BS,
Biology; MS, Biology
Professional affiliations:
Email
address:
michael-demarr at uiowa. edu
Name:
Valeisha M. Ellis
Sponsoring Institution: Florida
State University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Elementary Education
Area of concentration: Reading
Major advisor/mentor: Dr.
Barbara Palmer
Year selected for
Holmes
program:
1/2003
Expected graduation date: 12/2005
Office address: 2901
Duffton Loop
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Permanent address: same as
above
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Tulsa, OK
Major research interest: The science
of reading, Reading Vocabulary
Career goal: To
influence and inform the future educators and
leaders in
education about reading, reading
instruction and curriculum.
Professor at FAMU; Coordinator
Inner City Youth Organizations; Grant Writer
Degrees earned:
BS-Special Education, MS-Special Education/Varying Exception design
Professional affiliations: Holmes
Scholar, Florida Center for Reading Research, FSU Holmes
Representative
Email address:
vme02 at garnet.acns.fsu. edu
valeishaellis
at hotmail. com
Name:
Bengu
Erguner-Tekinalp
Sponsoring Institution:
Auburn University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Counselor Education
Area of concentration:
Counselor Education
Major advisor/mentor:
Dr. Renee A. Middleton
Year selected for
Holmes
program:
4/2005
Expected graduation date: 5/2007
Office address:
3084 Haley Center
Auburn, Alabama, 36849
Permanent address:
Race/ethnicity:
Turkish
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Ankara, Turkey
Major research interest:
Racial Identity, Multicultural Counseling, Cross-
Cultural Psychology-Forgiveness, Multicultural
Counselor Education
Career goal:
Professor
Degrees earned:
Master of Science
Professional affiliations: Holmes
Scholar, American Counseling Association, Alabama Counseling
Association
Email address:
erguntb at auburn dot edu
Name:
Delia R. Gamble
Sponsoring institution: The Ohio
State University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Social & Cultural Foundations
Area of Concentration: Curriculum;
African American
epistemological/ontological knowledge
Major advisor/mentor: Professor
Beverly M. Gordon
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2003
Expected graduation date: June 2006
Office address: 139
Ramseyer Hall
29 West Woodruff Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Permanent address: 832
Cooper Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
DOB:
9/29/1969
Place of birth:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Major research interest: Race,
Spirituality, Religion & Education
Career goal:
Professoriate and/or Cultural Center Director
Degrees earned: B.A.,
History (1997) NCA & TSU, M.A. African
American
& African Studies (2001) OSU
Professional affiliations: AERA,
BGPSC, I-AM
Email address:
gamble53 at osu. edu
delia_gamble
at hotmail. com
Name:
Christina Garza-Nelson
Sponsoring institution: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Urban Education
Area of Concentration: Multicultural
Studies
Major advisor/mentor: Dr.
Beverly Cross
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
1/2003
Expected graduation date: 5/2005
Office address:
P.O. Box 413658 Enderis Hall, Milwaukee, WI
53201
Permanent address: 30256
Lake Hills Drive
Race/ethnicity:
Latino; Mexican American/Chicana
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Major research interest: Multiculturalism
and Higher Education Curriculum,
Conflict Resolution and Cultural Responsiveness
Career goal:
University Professor and National Speaker
Degrees earned: BA, MS
Professional affiliations: Hispanic
Professionals of Greater Milwaukee &
TRIO
Chief Operating Officer of NAHSA
(National
Association of Holmes Scholars Alumni)
Email address:
garzane2 at uwm.edu
cgarzanelson at wi.rr. com
Name:
Grace
Gonzalez-Alfaro
Sponsoring
Institution: Fordham University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Curriculum and Teaching
Area of
concentration: Language, Literacy and Learning
Major advisor/mentor: Professor
Rita Brause
Year selected for
Holmes
program:
12/2002
Expected graduation date: 6/2010
Office address: 320
Waverly Ave.
East
Rockaway, NY 11518
Permanent address: 375
Salem Rd.
Valley Stream, NY 11580-1113
Race/ethnicity:
Latino/Hispanic – Puerto Rican
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Brooklyn, NY
Major research interest: Assessment policies and
practices for bilingual/ELL students.
Career goal: To teach at the
university level or developing reading curriculums at the district level (state).
Degrees earned:
AAS-Graphic Arts & Advertising Tech., BA-Elementary
Education, MS-Reading
Professional affiliations: International Reading
Association, Nassau County
Reading Council
Email address:
Readandsucceed2 at yahoo. com
Name:
Doran Gresham
Sponsoring Institution: George
Washington University
Degree:
Ed.D
Program of study:
Special Education
Area of concentration: Emotional
Disturbances
Major advisor/mentor: Dr. Nancy
Belkoop
Year selected for
Holmes
program:
11/2002
Expected graduation date: 5/2004
Office address: 2134
G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Permanent address: 4702
Colonel Darnell Place
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African-American
Gender:
Male
Place of birth:
Richmond, Virginia
Major research interest: Overrepresentation
of elementary aged Black
males in classrooms for students with emotional
disturbance (ED)
Degrees earned: BA,
M.Ed
Professional affiliations: 100
Black Men, CEC, Phi Delta Kappa
Email address:
dgresham at gwu. edu
Name:
Tristana Harvey,
M.A., NCC, LPC
Sponsoring
institution: The Pennsylvania State University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of
study: Counselor Education
Area of Concentration:
Multicultural Competency
Major advisor/mentor:
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2003
Expected graduation date: 2005
Office address:
327 Cedar Bldg, University Park, PA 16802
Permanent address:
Race/ethnicity::
Black/African American
Gender: Female
Major research interest:
Career goal:
Degrees earned:
B.S.
Communication Disorders, M.A.
in
Counseling
Professional affiliations: American Counseling Association
Email address:
trh10 at psu. edu
Name:
Malik S. Henfield,
M.S., Ed.S.
Sponsoring institution:
The Ohio State University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Counselor Education
Area of Concentration: Counselor
Education
Major advisor/mentor:
Doctor James Moore, III
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2003
Expected graduation date: 6/2006
Office address: The
Ohio State University
College of Education
School of Physical Activity and Educational
Service
1945 N. High Street
Arps Hall, Rm. 356
Columbus, OH 43210
Permanent address: 775
Parkway Village
Apartment 4-E
Charleston, SC 29485
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Male
Place of birth:
Brooklyn, NY
Major research interest:
Transforming School Counseling Initiative
Career goal:
Counselor Educator and Researcher
Degrees earned:
B.S.-Biology, M.Ed.-Counselor Education, Ed.S.-
Counselor Education
Professional affiliations: American
Counseling Association, Association of
Counselor Educators & Supervisors, North Central
Association of Counselor Educators & Supervisors,
American Educational Research Association, Chi
Sigma Iota Honor Society
Email address:
henfield.2 at osu. edu
m_henfield
at hotmail. com
Name:
Afra A. Hersi
Sponsoring institution: Boston
College
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Curriculum and Instruction
Area of Concentration: Literacy
Major advisor/mentor: Professor
Dennis Shirley
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
12/2002
Expected graduation date: 5/2006
Office address:
Campain Hall
14000 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Permanent address: 15 Wyman
Terrace
Race/ethnicity:
Black, Somali-American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Major research interest: Literacy
and Second Language Learners, Teacher
preparation
and professional development
Career goal:
Teacher Education Faculty
Degrees earned: Masters
in Education Curriculum and Instruction
Professional affiliations: AERA
Email address:
hersi at bc. edu
Name:
KaaVonia Hinton-Johnson
Sponsoring institution: Michigan
State University
Degree:
Program of study:
Area of Concentration:
Major advisor/mentor:
Year selected for Holmes
Program: August 2002
Expected graduation date:
Office address: 342
Erickson Hall
Permanent address: 2211
Woodleaf Ct.
Okemos, Michigan 48864
Race/ethnicity: Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Major research interest: Literature
Career goal:
Degrees earned: BS,
MA, PhD
Professional affiliations:
Email address:
hintonk at msu. edu
Name:
Alyssia J. James
Sponsoring Institution: The
George Washington University
Degree:
Ed.D
Program of study: Early Childhood Special Education
Area of Concentration:
Alternative Certification
Major advisor/mentor:
Dr. Michael Castleberry
Year selected for Holmes
program:
11/2002
Expected graduation date: 5/2005
Office address: 2134 G Street, NW, Rm 416
Washington, DC 20052
Permanent address:
9105 Wellington Place
Lanham, MD 20607
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Washington, DC
Major research interest: Alternative
Certification
Career goal:
Degrees earned:
BS-Early Childhood Education, MA-Early Childhood
Special Education
Professional affiliation: Council
of Exceptional Children
Email address:
alyssiaj at gwu. edu
Name:
Eunjoo Jung
Sponsoring institution: Illinois
State University
Degree:
Ed.D
Program of study:
Curriculum and Instruction in Post Secondary
Education
Area of concentration: Teacher
education, reading/TESOL
(complementary)
Major advisor/mentor:
Dr. Dent Rhodes
Year selected to Holmes
program:
8/2002
Expected graduation date: 8/2004
Office address:
232 Degarmo Hall, 5330 Curriculum & Instruction
College of Education
Normal, IL 61761
Permanent address: 305
North Walnut St.
Normal, IL 61761
Race/ethnicity: Asian, Korean
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Korea
Major research interest: Large
scale data management, Teacher
education,
Child developmental issues
Career goal:
Pursue professoriate at higher education
Degrees earned:
MA-Education psychology, BA-Education
psychology
Professional affiliation:
AERA, ATE, AACTE, IRA, Holmes Partnership,
Kappa Delta Pi
Email address:
ejjung at ilstu. edu
Name:
Jin-ah Kim
Sponsoring institutions: Illinois
State University
Degree:
Ed. D
Program of study: Curriculum
and Instruction in Teacher Education
Area of Concentration: Curriculum
and Instruction in Teacher Education
Major advisor/mentor:
Dr. Mary Murray Autry
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
1/04
Expected graduation date: 12/05
Office address: 210
DeGarmo Hall, 5330 Curriculum &
Instruction Normal, Illinois 61790 - 5330
Permanent address: 300 E.
Shelbourne Dr. #74
Normal, Illinois 61761
Race/ethnicity:
Korean
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Republic of Korea
Major research interest: Professional
Development schools and K-12
Career goal:
Pursue professoriate at higher education
Degrees earned: MS in
Ed in Curriculum and Instruction
Professional affiliations: AERA,
ATE, ACEI, Holmes Partnership, Kappa
Email address:
Jkim2 at ilstu. edu
Jin_ahk at hotmail. com
URL
www.ilstu.edu/~jkim2
Name:
Muthoni Kimemia
Sponsoring institution: University
of Central Florida
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Counselor Education
Area of Concentration:
Major advisor/mentor:
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
9/2003
Expected graduation date: 5/2006
Office address:
College of Education
P.O. Box 161250
Orlando, FL 32816
Permanent address:
Race/ethnicity:
Black, African
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Kenya
Major research interest: Equity in
education, HIV Counseling
Career goal:
Professoriate
Degrees earned: M.A.,
B.Ed.
Professional affiliations: ACA,
AMCD, Chi Simga Iota
Email address:
vkimemia at mail.ucf. edu
Name:
Donna King
Sponsoring
institution:
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of
study:
Curriculum & Instruction ‑ Multicultural Education
Area of
Concentration:
Major
advisor/mentor:
Assoc.
Professor Jamie Myers
Year selected
for Holmes
Program:
2004
Expected
graduation date:
Office
address:
Permanent
address:
Race/ethnicity:
Black/
African American
Gender:
Female
Place of
birth:
Major research
interest:
Career goal:
Degrees
earned:
Professional
affiliations:
Email
address:
DRK8 at psu.edu
Name: Salika
Lawrence
Sponsoring
institution: Fordham
University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of
study:
Language, Literacy, and Learning
Area of
Concentration: Curriculum
and Teaching
Major
advisor/mentor:
Dr.
Rita Brause
Year selected
for Holmes
Program:
12/2004
Expected
graduation date:
5/2005
Office address:
Permanent
address: 64‑34
102 Street Apt # 7 y
Queens, New York
11374
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of
birth:
Guyana, South America
Major research
interest: Adolescent
Literacy Development, In-service and,
Preservice Teacher Education,
Classroom Literacy
Practices
Career goal:
Higher
Education, Educational Leadership
Degrees
earned: BA
‑ Sociology; MA‑ Social Science/ Social
Studies
Education; MA‑
Sociology
Professional
affiliation:
Phi Kappa Phi
Honor Society, Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development, National
Council
for the Social Studies, Society for the
Study of Social
Problems
Email
address:
sl_teach at hotmail.com
Name:
DaBeth S. Manns
Sponsoring
institution: Purdue
University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of
study:
Curriculum &
Instruction
Area of
Concentration: Education
for Work and Community (Adult,
Agricultural, and
Extension Education)
Major
advisor/mentor:
Dr. James McMillan
Year
selected for Holmes
Program:
2002
Expected
graduation date: Completed
as of 12/2003 (Ph.D.)
Office
address:
P.O. Box
75655 Washington, DC 20013
Permanent
address:
490 Taylor
Street, N.E. Unit #J-24 Washington,
D.C.
20017
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African
American
Gender:
Female
Place of
birth:
Richmond, Virginia
Major
research interest:
Adult Education, Multicultural Studies (Pre-Service
Teachers),
International Studies
Career goal:
University Professor (Teacher Preparation
in Multicultural Studies or Africana Studies) and/or Federal
Civil Service (US Department of State or US Agency for International
Development)
Degrees
earned:
BA, Politics (International), from Wake Forest University; MS, Adult
Education (Extension), from NC A&T State University; Ph.D.
(Curriculum & Instruction/Education for Work and Community), from
Purdue University
Professional
affiliations:
Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education,
Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education,
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources & Related Sciences,
International Political Science Association, African Studies
Association,
Email
address:
dmanns at purdue. edu,
DManns_Ph.D. at alumni.wfu. edu
URL:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~dmanns/DaBeth/
Name:
Tanisha L.
Martin
Sponsoring
institution: Penn
State University, College of Education
Degree:
M ED
Program of
study:
Special Education
Area of
Concentration:
Major
advisor/mentor:
Dr. James K.
McAfee
Year selected
for Holmes
Program:
08/2003
Expected
graduation date: 05/2005
Office address:
228 Chambers Bldg.
University
Park, PA 16804
Permanent
address: 251
MARTY LEE DRIVE
Tabb, VA
23693
Race/ethnicity:
Black/ African American
Gender:
Female
Place of
birth:
Major research
interest:
Career goal:
Degrees earned:
Professional
affiliations:
Email
address:
TLM349 at psu. edu
Name:
Anand R. Marri
Sponsoring institution: University
of Wisconsin-Madison
Degree:
Ph.D
Program of study:
Curriculum and Instruction
Area of concentration: Social
Studies Education
Major advisor/mentor: Professor
Diana Hess
Year selected for
Holmes
program:
1/2002
Expected graduation date: 5/2003
Office address: 225
N. Mills Street, Room 256C
Madison, WI 53703
Permanent address: 418 West
Main St.
Apt. 1
Madison, WI 53703
Race/ethnicity:
Asian, Indian
Gender:
Male
Place of birth:
Hyderabad, A.A., India
Major research interest: Social
studies education (democratic education
and
multicultural education)
Career goal:
Professor
Degrees earned:
BA-Government, MA-Curriculum and Instruction
Professional affiliation: NCSS,
AERA, Holmes
Email address:
amarri at yahoo. com
Name:
Bindu Methikalam
Sponsoring
institution: Penn
State University College of Education
Degree:
Ph D
Program of
study:
Counseling Psychology
Area of
Concentration:
Major
advisor/mentor:
Year selected
for Holmes
Program:
08/2004
Expected
graduation date:
Office address:
Permanent
address:
Race/ethnicity:
Asian
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Major research
interest:
Career goal:
Degrees earned:
Professional
affiliations:
Email
address:
BZM122 at psu. edu
Name:
Geraldine Oades-Sese
Sponsoring institution: Fordham
University-Graduate School of Education
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
School Psychology
Area of Concentration: Preschool
Psychology
Major advisor/mentor: Dr.
Giselle Esquivel
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
10/2003
Expected graduation date: 5/2005
Office address:
Permanent address: 119
Columbia Avenue
2nd Floor
Jersey City, New Jersey
Race/ethnicity:
Filipino
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Philippines
Major research interest: Resilience,
Social Competence
Career goal:
Academia and private practice
Degrees earned:
Professional affiliations: NASP,
APA
Email address:
oadessese at fordham. edu
Name:
Cecilia Pittman
Sponsoring institution: University
of Oklahoma
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Instructional Leadership Academic Curriculum
Area of Concentration: Literacy
Major advisor/mentor: Dr. Linda
McKinney
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2002
Expected graduation date: 12/2004
Office address:
Permanent address: 10425
Exter Ave.
Yukon, Oklahoma 73099
Race/ethnicity:
Mexican-American
Gender:
Place of birth:
Waco, Texas
Major research interest: Literacy,
Reading, Writing, Genre
Career goal:
College professor, Literacy instructor
Degrees earned:
B.S. in Elementary Education; M.S. in Early Childhood
Education
Professional affiliations: I.R.A.;
O.E.A.; N.E.A.
Email address:
pittmanC at mustang.k12.ok. us
lpittman at swbell. net
Name:
Theresa Y. Robinson
Sponsoring institution: Southern
Illinois University – Carbondale
Degree:
Ph.D
Program of study:
Curriculum and Instruction
Area of concentration: Science
and Environmental Education
Major advisor/mentor: Dr.
Trubi Volk
Year selected for Holmes
program:
Expected graduation date: 5/2004
Office address:
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
M/C 4610
Carbondale, IL 62901
Permanent address: 700 S.
Lewis Lane #1507
Carbondale, IL 62901
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Chicago, IL
Major research interest: Science
and environmental education
Career goal:
Full professorship
Degrees earned:
BS-Biological Sciences, MS-Curriculum & Instruction
Professional affiliations: NSTA,
PDK, NAAEE, NAME
Email address:
tylarene at hotmail. com
Name:
Antoinette M. Rogers
Sponsoring institution: Virginia
Commonwealth University
Degree:
Ph.D
Program of study:
Instructional Leadership
Area of concentration: K-12 and
Higher Education
Major advisor/mentor:
Year selected for Holmes
program: 2001
Expected graduation date: 5/2005
Office address:
3096 A Oliver Hall, 1015 W. Main Street,
Richmond,VA
23284-2020
Permanent address:
1306 Dance Street Richmond, VA 23220
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Major research interest: African
American Student Persistence
Career goal:
Student Affairs Program Director
Degrees earned: B.S.
-Early Childhood Education, M.Ed.-
Curriculum
and Instruction
Professional affiliations: Sisters
of the Academy, National Black Graduate
Student Association
Email address: rogersam
at vcu.edu amrdst at comcast. net
Name:
Hector
Sambolin
Sponsoring
institution: Penn
State University, College of Education
Degree:
Ph D
Program of
study:
Educational Leadership
Area of
Concentration:
Major
advisor/mentor:
Year selected
for Holmes
Program:
08/2004
Expected
graduation date:
Office
address:
Permanent
address:
Race/ethnicity:
Latino
Gender:
Male
Place of
birth:
Major research
interest:
Career goal:
Degrees earned:
Professional
affiliations:
Email
address:
HLS19 at psu. edu
Name:
Denise Sandy-Sanchez
Sponsoring institution: University
of New Mexico
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study: Literacy Language and Sociocultural Studies
Area of Concentration: Literacy
Major advisor/mentor:
Year selected for Holmes
Program: 2003
Expected graduation date: May 2006
Office address:
Permanent address: 10401
Hendrix Ave.
NE Albuquerque, NM 87111
Race/ethnicity: Latino
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Major research interest: Teacher’s
literacy and cultural influences on their
instruction and students’ literary development
Career goal:
Professor in the field of literacy and cultural
studies
Degrees earned:
Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts in Education
Professional affiliations:
Email address:
dsandysanchez at hotmail. com
Name
Tockie Vanessa
Smith
Sponsoring Institution: Auburn
University
Degree
PhD
Programof study:
Rehabilitation and Special Education
Area of concentration
Rehabilitation Services
Major advisor/mentor
Dr. Clarence D. Brown, Jr
Year selected for
Holmes Program: 11/2002
Expected Graduation date
12/2005
Office Address
2450 Mt. Zion Pkwy, Bldg. 100
Jonesboro
GA 30236
Permanent Address 7106 Elena
Way Woodstock GA30188
Race/Ethnicity
African American
Gender: female
Place of Birth
Greenwood, Mississippi
Major Research Interest Student
Recruitment into Rehabilitation
Education Programs
Career goal:
Professor, Business Owner, Affiliation with the
National Institutes of Health - - National Institute on
Aging
Degrees Earned: Bachelor of
Arts, Masters of Science
Professional affiliations: National
Rehabilitation Association, Vocational
Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association,
National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation
Concerns, National Association for Rehabilitation
Leadership
Emails:
smithtv at auburn. edu tockie_h
at yahoo. com
Name:
Patrick Spearman
Sponsoring institution:
Temple University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Urban Education
Area of Concentration: African
American Higher Education
Major advisor/mentor: Dr.
Nathaniel Norment, Jr.
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
1998
Expected graduation date: 5/2004
Office address:
1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave.
Ritter Hall 473
Temple University
College of Education
Permanent address:
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African-American
Gender:
Male
Place of birth:
Major research interest: African
American Educational History
Career goal:
Associate Professor in Education Foundations/Social
Foundation of Education
Degrees earned:
Bachelor of Arts, African American Studies; Masters of
Education, Educational Foundations
Professional affiliations: American
Educational Research Association,
African
Heritage Studies Association
Email address:
pspear01 at temple. edu
Name:
Jamia
Thomas-Richmond
Sponsoring institution: University
of Central Florida
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Education – Exceptional Student Education
Area of Concentration: Home-school
partnerships
Major advisor/mentor:
Dr. Maria E. Reyes-Blanes
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
9/2001
Expected graduation date: 5/2004
Office address:
P.O. Box 161250
Orlando, FL 32816-1250 #315
Permanent address: 1815
Firwood Court
Orlando FL 32818
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African-American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Orlando, Florida
Major research interest: Home-school
partnerships in urban settings,
collaboration, recruitment/retention of CLD
learners
Career goal:
Professor, Founder and Chief Administrator of a
Center for Families of Children with Disabilities
Degrees earned: B.A.,
M.Ed.
Professional affiliations: Holmes
Partnership, UNITE, Council for
Exceptional
Children
Email address:
jamia76 at aol. com
jamia76 at yahoo. com
Name:
Michelle Early
Torregano
Sponsoring institution:
Pennsylvania State University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Curriculum and Instruction
Area of Concentration: Language
and Literacy Education
Major advisor/mentor:
Doctor Jacqueline Edmondson
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2003
Expected graduation date: May 2006
Office address: 270
Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16801
Permanent address: 5125
Desire Drive
New Orleans, LA 70126
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Major research interest: Adolescent
African American Males and the text
they
engage
Career goal:
Teaching in a research and teaching university
Degrees earned: B.A.,
M.A.
Professional affiliations: Holmes
Scholar
Email address:
met165 at psu. edu
mpet at bellsouth. net
Name:
LaRonta M. Upson
Sponsoring institution: University
of Tennessee, Knoxville
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
School Psychology
Area of Concentration: School
Psychology
Major advisor/mentor: Associate
Professor R. Steve McCallum
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2001
Expected graduation date: 7/2004
Office address:
3510 General DeGaulle
New Orleans, LA 70114
Permanent address:
Race/ethnicity:
Black
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Jacksonville, FL
Major research interest: Cognitive
assessment of culturally and linguistically
diverse students; Effects of poverty on academic,
social and educational functioning; Special
education reform and policy issues; School based
academic and
behavioral intervention
Career goal:
Faculty Position
Degrees earned: B.S.,
M.S., Ed.S.
Professional affiliations: National
Association of School Psychologists,
American Psychological Association, American
Education Research Association, Phi Kappa Phi
Honor
Society, Louisiana School
Psychological Association
Email address:
lupson at utk. edu
Name:
Dirian
Valdes-Guada
Sponsoring institution: University
of Iowa
Degree: PhD expected August 2004
Program of study:
School Psychology
Area of concentration: School
Psychology
Major advisor/mentor:
Dr. Kathryn Gerken
Year selected for
Holmes
program:
8/2002
Expected graduation date: 8/2004
Office address:
4240 W. 19 Ave.
Hialeah, FL 33012
Permanent address: 446
Hawkeye Ct.
Iowa City, IA 52246
Race/ethnicity:
Latino, Cuban-American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Hialeah, FL
Major research interest: Multiculturalism,
culturally appropriate assessment of
diverse children.
Career goal:
Obtain teaching position in teaching institute.
Degrees earned:
B.S.-Psychology, Ed.S.-School Psychology
Professional affiliations: American
Psychological Association, National
Association of School Psychologist, Florida
Association of School Psychologists
Email address:
dirian-valdes at uiowa. edu
Name:
Lisa M. Watts
Sponsoring institution: University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Urban Education
Area of Concentration: Urban
Education
Major advisor/mentor:
Assoc. Professor Beverly Cross
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
8/2003
Expected graduation date: 12/2004
Office address:
658 Enderis Hall
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Permanent address: 3368
North 44th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53216
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African-American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Shelby, Mississippi
Major research interest: Engaged
pedagogy, intergenerational studies, African-
American teachers, historical teaching practices
Career goal:
Higher education, tenured professor
Degrees earned: B.A.,
M.S.
Professional affiliations: AERA,
Sisters of the Academy (SOTA), National
Black Graduate Students Association (NBGSA
Email address:
wattslm at uwm. edu
Name:
Franklyn
Williams
Sponsoring institution: University
of Central Florida
Degree:
PhD
Program of study:
Counselor Education
Area of concentration:
Major advisor/mentor:
Dr. B. Grant Hayes
Year selected for
Holmes
Program:
8/2001
Expected graduation date: 5/2004
Office address:
Permanent address:
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Male
Place of birth:
Bahamas
Major research interest: Career
development/concerns of
underrepresented
populations
Career goal:
Faculty
Degrees earned: MA,
MSEd
Professional affiliations: American
Counseling Association, Brothers of the
Academy, Florida Counseling Association,
Chi Sigma Iota
Name:
Karesha C. Williams
Sponsoring institution: University
of Iowa
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Counselor Education
Area of Concentration: Counselor
Education/K-12 School Counseling
Major advisor/mentor: Dr.
Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2003
Expected graduation date: 8/2005
Office address: The
University of Iowa
College of Education
N352 Lindquist Center
Iowa City, IA 52242
Permanent address: South
Carolina
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Brunswick, GA
Major research interest: Addressing
the Psychosocial and Academic
Needs of Student-Athletes Through Research and
Counseling
Career goal:
Counselor Educator
Degrees earned:
B.A.-Sociology, M.Ed.-Education, Ed.S.-Counselor
Education
Professional affiliations: American
Counseling Association (ACA),
American School Counseling Association (ASCA)
Association for
Counselor Educators and
Supervisors (ACES), Chi Sigma Iota,
American Educational Research Association
(AERA)
Email address:
karesha-williams at uiowa. edu
Name:
Wendie Willis
Sponsoring institution: Kent
State university
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Higher Education Administration
Area of Concentration:
Internationalization
Major advisor/mentor: Dr.
Mark Kretovics
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2005
Expected graduation date:
12/2008
Office address:
Kent State University
410 White Hall, P.o. Box 5190
Kent, Ohio 44242
Permanent address:
1041 Tall Grass Circle #319
Stow, Ohio, 44224
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Columbus, Ohio
Major research interest:
Internationalization of Higher Education
Career goal:
College professor first then an
administrative position that focuses on
international issues, then Provost, Chancellor,
or President.
Degrees earned:
B.A. Political
Science, Spelman College;
M.A. Telecommunication Arts, The
University of Michigan; M.Ed Educational Theory
and Practice, The Ohio State University
Email address:
wwillis at kent dot edu
Name:
Rashard J. Wright
Sponsoring institution: The
George Washington University
Degree:
Ed.D.
Program of study:
Educational Administration and Policy Studies
Area of Concentration:
Educational Administration
Major advisor/mentor:
Dr. Mary Hatwood Futrell
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
11/2003
Expected graduation date: 8/2005
Office address:
2134 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Permanent address: 908
Wayne Street, #3
Richmond, Virginia 23221-1443
Race/ethnicity:
Black
Gender:
Male
Place of birth:
Baltimore, Maryland
Major research interest: Closing
the Achievement Gap- Indicators and
Factors
that influence minority student
underachievement
Career goal:
College Professor-Educational
Administration and
Policy Studies/Cultural Studies & Educational
Consultant on Urban School Reform and
Achievement Gap Research-
preparing future educators
Degrees earned:
Bachelors of Arts- English, Masters of Teaching-
English Education, Eligible for Ed.S via GWU
(coursework completed), and currently pursuing
Doctorate of Education
Professional
affiliations: National
Council of Teachers of English,
Virginia Education Association
National Education Association,
Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development,
National Alliance of Black School Educators,
International English Speaking Union,
National Council for Community and Justice,
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
Email address:
RJWright at gwu. edu;
dar_sean at hotmail. com
Name:
Nicholas Peter Wysocki
Sponsoring
institution: The University of Iowa
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Social Foundations of Education
Area of Concentration: Multicultural
and International Education
Major advisor/mentor:
Dr. Katrina Sanders, Assistant Professor
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2003
Expected graduation date: 12/2005
Office address:
496N Lindquist
The University of Iowa
Permanent address: 2326 10th
Street
Coralville, IA 52241
Race/ethnicity:
African American/Black
Gender:
Male
Place of birth:
Rockford, Illinois
Major research interest: Multicultural
and International Teacher Education
Career goal:
Teacher Education/Cultural Immersion Program
Director
Degrees earned:
Masters
Professional affiliations: Midwest
History of Education
Email address:
nicholas-wysocki at uiowa. edu
Name:
Willette Young
Sponsoring institution: University
of Central Florida
Degree:
Ph.D.
Program of study:
Doctorate in Exceptional Education
Area of Concentration:
Major advisor/mentor: Jennifer
Platt
Year selected for Holmes
Program:
2003
Expected graduation date: May 2006
Office address:
University of Central Florida
P.O. Box 160000
Orlando, FL32816
Permanent address: 614
Cedar Forest Circle
Orlando, FL 32828
Race/ethnicity:
Black/African American
Gender:
Female
Place of birth:
Miami, Florida
Major research interest: Committed
to early intervention education and
preparing teachers to work with young children
with disabilities, specifically culturally and socially
diverse
learners and their families
Career goal:
Degrees earned:
Bachelor of Science in Special Education, Master
of Science in Special Education with Pre-K
disabilities endorsement
Professional affiliations: Council
of Exceptional Children, Pi Lambda Theta-
International Honor Society, Florida Association
Student Council for Exception Children
Email address:
wjyoung at mail.ucf. edu