Class of 2009
Kellsie Barton-Millar – Afro-American Studies, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Disparities in Student Achievement
Dr. Lila Ammons
Michael Benjamin – English, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Hoop Dreams: the Evolution of Young Adults Sports Fiction in Contemporary American Literature
Dr. Alla Tovares and
Dr. Dana Williams
Edson Breedy – Psychology, Cum Laude
The Difference in Perception of Race Related Words Between Black Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Dr. Jules Harrell
Maleka Brown – Psychology, Magna Cum Laude
Racial Identity in African American Adolescents: Implication on Academic Achievement
Dr. Debra Roberts
Nina-Serena Faith Burkett – History, Magna Cum Laude,
Enslavement and Epigenetics: Exploring the Effects of Genetic Memory
Advisor: Dr. Quito Swan
Kristen Bushnell – Classics, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Lost in Translation: Early Christian Anti-Judaism and the Struggle Over Scriptural Meaning
Dr. Molly Levine
Unique Cooper – Political Science, Magna Cum Laude
Can Truth Reconcile a Nation?: South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s Influence on Democracy
Dr. John Davis
Evelena Cousin-Peterson – Biology, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Alcohol Induces Activation of Crucial Signaling Proteins that Promote Prostate Cancer Cell Survival and Chemoresistance
Dr. Karen Williams
[University of Louisville Medical School – full Scholarship]
Simone Davidson – Political Science, Magna Cum Laude
No Caucasian Left behind: The Color of Educational Opportunities in the U.S.
Dr. Holona Ochs
Renee Davis – Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Exploring the Role of Black Identity in the Academic Achievement of Adolescent Minorities
Dr. Debra Roberts
Justin Dunnavant – History
East Africans in the Atlantic Slave Trade
Dr. Aziz Batran
Emmanuel Ekanem – Biology, Cum Laude
Production and Characterization of the Plasmodium falciparum rhoptry Associated neck protein (pfRON4) expressed in Pichia pastoris: Current Status and Future Direction
Dr. Leon Dickson
Darcel George – Political Science
American Foreign Policy and Venezuela: The Implications of the Deterioration Between the United States and Venezuela
Dr. John Cotman
Aja Harvey – Biology, Cum Laude
Environment Justice: Inequitable Burdens
Dr. George Middendorf
Athar Haseebullah – Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
America’s Secret War: The Mujahadeen and Afghanistan
Advisor: Dr. Harold Scott
[Law School; Howard Law or university of Illinois Urbana Champaign Law School]
Bianca Henny – Biology – Sports Medicine, Magna Cum Laude
The Effects of Exercise to Lower Blood Glucose in Women Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes
Dr. Michael Caprarola
Elyse Holtz – Biology
Seed Weight and Seed Nickel Concentration in Alyssum Corsicum Grown in Soil with Varying Nickel levels
Dr. Mary Mckenna
Anoa Hunter – Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude
J. Marion Sims Within the Ideological and Methodological Context of Early Anthropological Thought
Dr. Mark Mack
Janielle Maynard - Biology
Expression of MicroRNAs During Zebrafish Hematopoeisis
Dr. Winston Anderson
[PhD program: Translational medicine and Molecular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine]
Alexis McMillon – Political Science, Cum Laude
Democracy or Deceit: An Examination of the Factors that Disenfranchise Many Minorities and Greatly Affect American Democracy
Dr. John Davis
Sean Mickens – Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Muslims: The European Negro
Dr. John Davis
Shamira Muhammad – Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Barack Obama’s Policies: Potentially Negative Implications for the Black Community?
Dr. John Davis
Imhotep Newsome – Classics, Cum Laude
Origin Myths of the Septuagint; An Analysis of the Accounts of Aristeas, Philo, and Justin Martyr
Dr. Molly Levine
Alicia Omans – Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude
Optical Recognition of hazardous metal Ions with a New Flourescent Dendrimer
Dr. Galina TalanovaResearch & Development at Kraft Foods in Glenview, Illinois
Jessamyn Perkins – Classics
The Subordination and Control of Slaves in Ancient Rome
Dr. Rudolph Hock
[Career Track with FBI]
Antonia Phillip – Biology, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Survival of Escherichia Coli 0157:H7 in Fermented and Non-Fermented Soy and Dairy Milk at 30C
Dr. Broderick Phillip
[Research – School of Public health at Yale University, Summer 2009
Teacher – MATCH Middle School, Boston, MA – August 2009]
Markeiya Polite – Biology, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Molecular and Genetic Analysis of Atypically Virulent Toxoplasma Strains
Dr. Broderick Eribo
Christian Plummer – Political Science, Phi Beta Kappa
A Deracialized Campaign Strategy and its Effects on the Future of Black Politics
Dr. Darryl Harris
[Policy & Communications Associate – Executive Office of Chicago Public Schools]
Bryan Ramson – Physic & Astronomy, Cum Laude
A Study of Cirrus Cloud Formation in Relation to General Circulation Models
Dr. Everette Joseph
Jimisha Relerford – English, Cum Laude (December 2008 graduate)
The Role of Ancient Kemet in the Howard University Classics Curriculum
Dr. Dana Williams
Tasheedah Roberts – Political Science, Magna Cum Laude(December 2008 graduate)
Remedies of Mandatory Minimums in CA and NY Are Failing to Eliminate Racial Disparities
Dr. Lorenzo Morris
Alison Rollins – Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
The Relationship between IL-6 and Personality Traits: Angry/Hostility and Depression
Dr. Denee Mwendwa
[PhD program at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA]Dominique Saint-Fort – Political Science, Summa Cum Laude
Black Politics: The Necessity and Purpose of black Political Ideology and its Fate in Light of Arguments for a Post-Racial America
Dr. John Davis
Jahaan Shaheed – English, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Images of Auset in Leon Forrest’s There is a Tree More Ancient than Eden
Dr. Dana Williams
[Georgetown Law School]
Kandis Stubblefield – Biology, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Gender Matters: Coping Strategies Among Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Dr. Allana Roach
Ameena Sweeting – Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Effects of Parental Involvement and Student Perception of Racial Discrimination on the Academic Achievement of African-American Elementary School Students
Dr. Debra Roberts
[MA program in Applied Developmental Psychology at George Mason University]
Jennifer Tiller – Biology, Summa Cum Laude
Morphological Variations Among Populations of Gonatodes humeralis
Dr. George Middendorf
Kai Turner – Biology, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Sickle Cell Anemia: the Forgotten Disease A Comparison between Cystic Fibrosis & Sickle Cell
Dr. Franklin Ampy
Erikka Vaughan – Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Relationships Among Discriminatory Experiences, Racial Identity, and Depressive Symptoms Among African American Youth
Dr. Debra Roberts
[PhD program in Clinical psychology at Indiana University in Bloomington]
Chelsea Whittler – Psychology, Summa Cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Consonance and Dissonance in Music and their Psychophysiological Effects: A Pilot Study
Dr. Jules Harrell
[University of Pennsylvania Medical School – Postbaccalaureate Program]
Danielle Williams – Biology, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase p1106 is linked to AKT Activation and Antiapoptosis in Prostate Cancer Cells
Dr. Karen Williams
Safiya Yearwood – Biology, Magna Cum Laude
Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Resistance to Emerging Airborne Bacteria
Dr. Clarence Lee