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Jpfp Directory of Fellows EXPANDING MINDS, EXPLORING WORLDS JPFP DIRECTORY OF FELLOWS 2008HARRIETT G. JENKINS PRE-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROJECT [JPFP] National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Office of Education TABLE OF CONTENTS Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Project .......... 3 List of Fellows by Cohort .........................6 List of Fellows Alphabetically ..................9 Fellow Biographies >> C1 Cohort 1 ......................................... 13 HARRIETT G. JENKINS >> C2 Cohort 2 ........................................ 25 PRE-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROJECT [JPFP] >> C3 Cohort 3 ........................................ 37 >> C4 Cohort 4 ........................................ 49 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Education >> C5 Cohort 5 ........................................ 61 >> C6 Cohort 6 ........................................ 73 >> C7 Cohort 7 ........................................ 85 >> C8 Cohort 8 ........................................ 92 JPFP Project Management .................... 102 Notes ...................................................... 103 United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation Division of Science & Technology JPFP the introduction The objectives of the Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Harriett G. Jenkins Fellowship Project are: Pre-doctoral » To hone STEM expertise of interest to NASA among Fellowship underrepresented groups » To minimize financial barriers of fellows pursing Project STEM advanced degrees » To provide “hands-on” research opportunities at NASA installations » To expose fellows to the salient aspects of professional and career development Thus, this effort seeks to not only provide access In September of 2000, the National Aeronautics and and opportunity to those underrepresented and Space Administration (NASA) entered into a cooperative underutilized persons of society who want to agreement with the United Negro College Fund Special earn advanced degrees, but it also facilitates the Programs Corporation to administer the Harriett G. development of a more inclusive, multicultural and Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Project (JPFP). The sustainable STEM workforce. program provides the salient emphasis items needed to eliminate the noticeable dearth of skilled workers in Eliminating the Barriers to a Competitive STEM the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Workforce (STEM) related disciplines. The ultimate goal of the JPFP is to increase the U.S. talent pool of the While the Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral underrepresented groups, including women, minorities, Fellowship Project seeks to increase the numbers of and disabled persons with Masters and Doctoral degrees underrepresented persons in the STEM Ph.D. pipeline, it participating in the STEM workforce. also seeks to holistically develop the fellows 3 while they are in the pipeline. The aspect of student A Quick Glance at the JPFP development alone distinguishes the JPFP from any other fellowship program of its kind. » Since the program’s inception in 2000, the JPFP has opened new worlds of opportunity to tomorrow’s scientific pioneers. While there are a number of pre-college and college programs that attempt to address the barrier problem » More than 150 graduate students, representing over 50 higher holistically, there are few if any graduate educational education institutions, have participated in the JPFP. programs that address the needs of underrepresented students for support, mentoring, coaching and nurturing » While maintaining a high level of diversity, the JPFP contains a during their graduate school experience. This is due proportionate number of male and female graduate students. to the assumption that coaching and mentoring occur naturally with little or no effort. American Indian: 2% Caucasian: 17% The JPFP was developed to help eliminate the fiscal, African American: 56% educational quality and most importantly the support Hispanic: 21% barriers to graduate student success. In the program, Asian/Pacific Islander: 4% young minds are cultivated; community is formed Females: 58% among kindred spirits; and a sense of conquest overall Males: 42% adversity is instilled in all of the students. It is believed Persons with disabilities: 6% that the essence of these principles will be bornout in the JPFP Fellow’s academic and work performance, » Graduates of the JPFP have entered the STEM workforce to workplace and selfimage and desire to be more exposed pursue careers in government, academia, and private industry. to diverse perspectives of research and life. » To date 11 JFPF Fellows have been employed at various NASA Centers. 4 Quotes from JPFP Fellows was not one of them. This was an immense relief. Graduate school was difficult enough. I sincerely owe a huge debt of gratitude to “I expected that I would simply receive a check in the mail and a letter all of the pioneers who realize the importance of education and telling me how the program was excited to be supporting my education. fight hard to secure funding, especially Dr. Harriett G. Jenkins.” Instead there was a feeling of belonging to a family that served as a -- Dr. Hassan Moore, JPFP Cohort 2 support group” -- Bryan Reid, JPFP Cohort 3 “This life changing experience as a JPFP recipient resides and is deeply lodged in my heart. As a Cohort 1 fellow, I have had “The program’s financial support was clearly instrumental in allowing the opportunity to meet some of the world’s greatest gifts (i.e. me to complete my Ph.D. [The] mini-grants in 2004 and 2005 helped researchers, professors, entrepreneurs, etc.); an opportunity of me make real progress on my thesis work. Furthermore, the Jenkins this magnitude…Priceless! With your help, JPFP, you have allowed family is a fantastic support network and resource, and one that I will me to participate in programs, symposiums, grants, etc. and continue to interact with for years to come, I hope.” all have exposed me to a world full of opportunities. Thanks Dr. -- Dr. Marcel Agueros, JPFP Cohort 3 Jenkins and JPFP!” -- Dr. Tatangla S. Coleman, JPFP Cohort 1 “[JPFP] has provided funding that let me focus on my Ph.D. research, without having to undertake other research activities to provide for “I’ve always been extremely interested in NASA’s Space Program, funding.” and I want to land a career that will let me use my engineering -- Janine Johnson, Cohort 4 skills to contribute to that cause in some way. I’m really excited that I discovered the JPFP program because I’m sure that it will help me navigate my career path to reach my goals.” “All of the critical support provided allowed me to bridge the gap from -- William MacKunis, JPFP Cohort 6 graduate student to Ph.D. As a graduate student, there were several issues as I meandered through toward the doctoral degree, but money 5 LIST OF FELLOWS BY COHORT >> C1 COHORT 1 >> C2 COHORT 2 Carrie M. Anderson ....................................................................14 John L. Baker Jr. .......................................................................26 Kera Z. Bell ................................................................................14 Lakesha Bates ..........................................................................26 Nathan R. Brooks .......................................................................15 Reginald Crawford ....................................................................27 Jorge Camacho ..........................................................................15 April R. Crenshaw .....................................................................27 Tatangla S. Coleman ..................................................................16 Rachel Cruz ...............................................................................28 Felicia L. Conley .........................................................................16 Tiffany M. Finch ........................................................................28 Talithia Daniel-Williams ..............................................................17 Hiram A. Firpi ............................................................................29 Miguel A. Figueroa-Villanueva ..................................................17 Brian K. Harris ..........................................................................29 Joseph Gale ...............................................................................18 DaJuanicia N. Holmes ...............................................................30 Natasha A. Greene .....................................................................18 Hassan Moore ...........................................................................30 Dawn M. Holt ..............................................................................19 Oseoghaghare Okobiah ..............................................................31 William C. Howell........................................................................19 Merlyn X. Pulikkathara ...............................................................31 Laura M. Hudy ...........................................................................20 Ramiro L. Rivera-Rivera ...........................................................32 Shellie M. Jones ........................................................................20 Fernmarie Rodriguez ................................................................32 Jennifer S. McIntosh ..................................................................21 Brandy L. Rogers ......................................................................33
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