Class of 2005
Deleyna Allen (Anthropology)
“The Graveyard Shift: Nurses Who Work the Third Shift Increase Their Chances of Developing Osteoporosis Due to Vitamin D Deficiency”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Arvilla Payne-Jackson
Katrina Badger (Anthropology)
“Images of the Elderly in Mainstream American Culture”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eleanor King
Medical Spanish/English Interpreter
Samika Nicole Boyd (Political Science)
“Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness Movement: A Force for Social Change”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Olayiwola Abegunrin
Law School
Angelle A. Brebnor (Biology)
“Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Ion Induced C-Fos Expression in Hypothalamic Vasopressin Containing Neurons Abolished by Caudal Ventral Brain Stem Lesions”
Faculty Advisors: Dr. C. Ovid Trouth, College of Medicine & Dr. Abner Lall, Biology
Joi L. Brown (Biology)
“Effects of Tamoxifen, Estrogen, and Excess Estrogen on Mammary Tumor Growth and Ultrastructure”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Winston Anderson
Post-Baccalaureate Program/Research
Deidra Carr (Biology)
“Testing the Effect of Desiccation on Disinfectant Efficacy Using the Hard Surface Carrier Test Method”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Broderick Eribo
Howard University College of Medicine
David Cheek (Biology)
“Hypertension Control and Treatment in Underserved Patient Population”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Franklin Ampy
Medical School
Jaclyn Cole (Political Science & Afro-American Studies)
“Hip Hop - Revolutionary, Reactionary, or Minstrelsy?: The Political Implications of Hip Hop Culture”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Julia Jordan-Zachery, Political Science &
Dr. Greg Carr, Afro-American Studies
Christopher Downes (Biology)
“An Analysis of Prey Items Found in the Bladders of Utricularia vulgaris and Utricularia biflora”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Richard Duffield
University of Connecticut Medical School
Solace Duncan (Classics)
“Exiles Once and Always: Poetry of Ovid, Mandelshtam and Brathwaite”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Susan F. Joseph
State Department Foreign Service
Jeanelle Lisa Ferril (Political Science)
“CARICOM: Regional Integration and the Effects of the Caribbean Community”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Davis
Law School/Florida
Marisol M. Gouveia (Classical Civilization)
“A New Israel: Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho and Jewish/Christian Relatios Circa 70-135 CE”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Molly Levine
Copy Editor at Major Newspaper
Elizabeth Harrison (Biology)
“Does Habitat Affect the Diet of Predatory Fish in Streams?”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Paul
Ph.D. in Marine biology
Tomas Henderson (Administration of Justice & Psychology)
“An Examination of Theoretical Perspectives that Address the Underlying Causes Of Juvenile Delinquency Among African American Male Adolescents”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Terri Adams-Fuller
Ph.D./J.D.
Jeri D. Hilt (Political Science)
“Establishing a Philosophy of Maroonage”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lorenzo Morris
Kemi D. James (Biology & Chemistry)
“A Rapid Method for the Detection of Glutamate by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry”
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Yousef Tizabi & Dr. Hutchinson James, College of Medicine
Post-Baccalaureate Internship at NIH
Kendall Jefferson (Biology)
“Calibration of in-Situ Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Levels in Lichen by Dual Gas Polystyrene Sensor”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Schwartzman
Rachael Jennings (Biology) December 2004 Graduate
“Identification and Characterisation of the Promoter Region of the mCDS1 Gene”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Franklin Ampy
Tamra Jordan (Political Science)
“Pass the Baton: The Never Ending Struggle of African-Americans in the United States’ Society”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Frazier
Analyst, Global Investment Banking Compliance Division – Goldman Sachs, NYC
Stanton M. Lawyer (Political Science & History)
“Sanctioning Rogue Nations: A Comparative Study of US Foreign Policy Towards Iraq, Libya and North Korea”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Davis
American University School of International Service
Jodiann Ledford (Biology)
“The Association of Cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) Msp 1 Polymorphisms with Cancer in African Americans”
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Leon A. Dickson, Jr, Biology& Dr. Carolyn W. Broome, College of Medicine
Medical School
Chequan Lewis (Political Science)
“Reforming the Electoral College: A Proportional Vote Plan”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. A. K. Bangura
Management Development Position – The McMaster-Carr Company in Atlanta
Jennifer Maddox (Psychology)
“An Examination of an African American Adolescent’s Racial Identity Development in Context”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Cynthia E. Winston
Eryn Mathewson (Anthropology)
“Hypertension in African Americans: A Biocultural Perspective”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Arvilla Payne-Jackson
Keisha McLean (Political Science)
“Felony Disenfranchisement: Consequences and Challenges”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Donn Davis
Travette McNair (Psychology)
“Contributing Factors to General Well-Being”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jules P. Harrell
Research at NIH
Shermayne J. Moore (Psychology)
“Costs and Competencies: The Relations Among Psychosocial Costs of Racism to Whites and Multicultural Counseling Competencies”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. A. Wade Boykin
Post-Baccalaureate Program – NIMH
Kasey Y. Morrison (Biology)
“Complement and Gentamicin Toxicities”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Earl Bloch
Zina Peters (Biology)
“Carbon Content and Ammonia Uptake in Aquatic Sediments in Urban vs. Forested Streams”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Paul
Graduate School
Jonathan Richardson (Political Science)
“America’s Handling of Its Intelligence Capability”
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Lorenzo Morris & Dr. Harold Scott
Erika Rollins-Tappin (English)
“Ebonics and Literacy: Methods and Attitudes”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yasmin Degout
Howard University Graduate School of Education
Tamare’al Nicole Ross (Biology)
“Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Eccentric Cardiac Hypertrophy and Its Regression by ACE-Inhibitor”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. George Haddad, College of Medicine
Howard University College of Medicine
Ashley Ryles (Biology)
“A Physical Map of the Heterochromatic Portion of the Drosophila Melanogaster Genome”
Faculty Advisors: Dr. William Eckberg & Dr. Roger Hoskins, Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory
Rodlena Sales (Political Science)
“Ex-Felon Disenfranchisement”
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Adul Bangura, Dr. Lorenzo Morris, Political Science & Dr. Dana Williams, English
Law School
Juliette B. Scantlebury (Biology)
“Competitive Ability of Alyssum murale (Brassicaceae) in Non-Nickeliferous Soil”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary McKenna
Medical School
Errin E. Simpkins (Psychology)
“The Importance of Equity in College-Aged Intimate Relationships”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Angela P. Cole
Mona A. Taylor (Psychology)
“Fluctuation in Mood in Response to Questionnaire Completion: The Roles of Gender and Straightforwardness”
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jules P. Harrell
Graduate School – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/ Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology