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University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate College Fellowship & Award Winners
Internal Funding Source: Contact Cheryl Johnson at cherylj@uic.edu
Diversity Funding Source: Contact Dr. Lunaire Ford at lford@uic.edu
GRADUATE MENTOR AWARD RECEIPENTS 2013-2015
2015
Name
Tom Driver
Nicholas Huggett
Barbara Risman
Gregory Thatcher
Title
Associate Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor
College
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Pharmacy
Department
Chemistry
Philosophy
Sociology
Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy
2014
Name
Alexander Aruin
Kay Gonzalez-Vilbazo
Dan Schonfeld
Sultan Tepe
Title
Professor
Associate Professor
Professor
Assistant Professor
College
Applied Health Sciences
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Engineering
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department
Physical Therapy
Hispanic Linguistics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Political Science
2013
Name
Arden Handler
Norma Lopez-Reyna
Leilah Lyons
Kara Morgan-Short
Title
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
College
Public Health
Education
Engineering
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department
Community Health Sciences
Special Education
Computer Science
Hispanic & Italian Studies
DEAN'S SCHOLAR AWARD 2013-2014
Last Name
Aggarwal
Belaire
Boese
Cone
First Name
Chaitanya
Jacklyn
Stefanie
Jackson
Cooper
Jeffrey
Cui
Da Ros
Dribin
Gottlieb
Gutelius
Kuper
Malmed
Morawski
Mukherjee
Nussbaum Barberena
Ozturk
Pearson
Schutzius
Shen
Yang
Luciano
Andrew
Jessica
Beth
Laura
Jesse
Erica
Arjun
Laura
Saniye
Ryan
Thomas
Bo
Department
Pharmacognosy/Biotechnology
Biological Sciences
English
Neuroscience
Math, Statistics & Computer
Science
Chemistry
Political Science
Art History
Educational Policy Studies/Policy
Urban Planning and Policy
Psychology
Art/Moving Image
Art History
Computer Science
Anthropology
Philosophy
Biopharmaceutical Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
Pharmacology
University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate College Fellowship & Award Winners
UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP 2013-2014
Last Name
Chesaniuk
First Name
Marie
Dutta
Yajnaseni
Foe
Aldo
Gibbons
Hailee
Glaser
Goeke
Gold
Jones
Lackey
Liang
Moberg
O'Grady
Peplinski
Noah
Calla
Jacob
Kelly
Meredith
Chen
Sarah
Caitlyn
Joy
Perez
Katherine
Sangoleye
Feyifunmi
Thiel
Brianna
Zhang
Pin
Department
Psychology
Math, Statistics, & Computer
Science
Anthropology
Disability & Human
Development/Disability
Studies
History
Neuroscience
Anthropology
Nursing
Art/Moving Image
Philosophy
Sociology
Social Work
Biological Sciences
Disability & Human
Development/Disability
Studies
Nursing
Art History/Museum and
Exhibition Studies
Chemical Engineering
UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP 2013-2014 (Renewals)
Last Name
Abbassi
Blei
Bowen
First Name
Hessamoddin
Alejandro
Elizabeth
David
Amy
Dugan
Hilary
Nienow
Sterrett
Westin
Woodson
Caleb
David
Monica
Qiana
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Urban Planning and Policy
Social Work
Mechanical & Industrial
Engineering
Earth & Environmental
Sciences
Medicinal Chemistry
Political Science
English
Nursing
Zhang
Yu
Biopharmaceutical Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate College Fellowship & Award Winners
DFI 2013-2014
Last Name
Aguinaga
Alonso
Baldo
Encisco
Fulambarker
Hicks
Lewis
Motley
Robles
Rollins-Castillo
Thompson
Washington
Washington
First Name
Susan
Angelica
Paola
Georgina
Anjali
Stephanie
Deana
Robert
Rigoberto
Luisa
Joanna
Delaina
Simeko
Department
Kinesiology
Medicine/Epidemiology
Criminology, Law & Justice
Criminology, Law, & Justice
Social Work
Education
Education
Social Work
Latin American/Latino Studies
Anthropology
Criminology, Law, & Justice
Education
Education
DFI 2013-2014 (RENEWALS)
Last Name
Abad
Alejo
Browne
Coupet
Cyrer
Franklin
Hathaway Miranda
Hong
Jackson
Lewis
Mejia
Miller
Paredes
Ramirez
Taylor
Vasquez
First Name
Melissa
Elizabeth
Prudence
Jason
Qiana
Almethia
Heather
Ivan
April
Michael
Yanantali
Darnesha
Andre
Laura
Taneka
Amanda
Department
Sociology
Political Science
Education
Business Admin
Social Work
Criminology, Law, & Justice
Education
Criminology, Law, & Justice
Urban Planning
Computer Science
Education
Criminology, Law, & Justice
Bioengineering
Education
Bioengineering
Criminology, Law, & Justice
ABRAHAM LINCOLN 2013-2014
Last Name
Beaver
Capeles-Delgado
First Name
Emily
Julio
Cooke
Andrea
Gomez
Landry
Ledezma
McCary
Munoz
Ovid
Oyewuwo-Gassikia
Gail
Kristin
Deanna
Matthew
Alexis
Sherwin
Olubunmi
Department
Museum and Exhibition Studies
Sociology
Disability & Human
Development
Art History
Art History
Biological Sciences
Public Health
Art & Design
Social Work
University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate College Fellowship & Award Winners
Reyes-Albarracin
Salinas
Saravia
Wehi
Ana
Eduardo
Lydia
Nikki
LALS
Political Sciences
Curriculum Studies
Criminology, Law & Justice
ABRAHAM LINCOLN 2013-2014 (RENEWALS)
Last Name
Ayee
Diaz
Mestaz
Stewart
First Name
Manuela
Megan
James
Tyrell
Department
Chemical Engineering
Economics
History
English
PROVOST/DEISS (FALL 2014)
Last Name
Bivens
Braun
Cafaro
Chen
Church
Ciribassi
Domingue
Garcia Mills
Kim
Krzyzanowski
Lechowicz
Miller
Robinson
Stewart
Stringfield
Vanik
Wan
First Name
Rebecca
David
Francesco
Bing
Emily
Rebekah
Jada
Nicolas
Soohym
Natalie
Jacek
Tyler
Amanda
Amanda
Jonathan
Leonor
Simon Hinman
Department
Art History
Neuroscience
Computer Science
Kinesiology and Nutrition
Neuroscience
Anthropology
Physiology and Biophysics
Philosophy
Art & Art History
Physics
Bioengineering
History
Art & Art History
Sociology
Sociology
Urban Planning and Policy
Art History
PROVOST/DEISS (SPRING 2014)
Last Name
Acierto
Aspholm
Brennan
Browe
Bucinskaite
First Name
Alejandro
Robert
Martin
Brigitte
Inga
Casar
Caitlin
Chen
Huiying
Department
Art & Art History
Social Work
Bioengineering
Neurobiology
Physics
Earth and Environmental
Sciences
History
University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate College Fellowship & Award Winners
Christensen
Czerwinski
Kang
Klomp
Malmed
McGown
Mericle
Moras
Obniski
Peters
Strickland
Wang
Wong
Zaya
Claire
Mikolaj
Ellen
Jennifer
Jesse
Molly
Robyn
Rebekah
Monica
Amy
Peter
Jenyu
Su Ren
Karen
Psychology
Art History
Anthropology
Pharmacology
Art/Moving Image
Anthropology
Art History
Disability Studies
Art History
Psychology
History
Art/Fine Arts
Kinsiology Nutrition Rehab
MSCS
IMAGE OF RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS 2015
Name
Department
Christopher Knowlton
Hilary Dugan
Xiaoyu Hu
José-Cristian Martínez
Bioengineering
Moving
Image Winner
Multiactivity Testing of Total Knee
Replacements
Earth and Environmental Sciences
First Place
Of Ice and Men
Biopharmaceutical Sciences Butterfly in the Spine
Second Place
Biological Sciences
Third Place
I See You: Using Spider
Diversity to Study Woodland
Restoration Efforts
Anthropology
Honorable Mention
Touched the Sky
Anthropology
Honorable
Mention
Mother Carries Daughter To School
in Rural
Nepal
Computer Science
Getting in Touch with the DataHonorable Mention
Christopher Davis
Benjamin Linder
Arthur Nishimoto
Name of Image
Ranking
University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate College Graduate Pathways to Success
2014-15 Cohort:
Student Participants and Faculty Mentors
Students
Academic Major
Faculty Mentor
Syeda Raza
Tyler Crump*
Cristian Nuno
Matei Guran*
Sharice Hill*
Ifreke King
Javier Suarez*
Ishamel Ochir
Neuroscience
Biological Science
Urban Public Affairs
Mathematics
Anthropology
Biomedical Sciences
Neuroscience
Biomedical Sciences
Dr. David Stovall
Educational Policy Studies
Dr. Riazul Haque Microbiology and Immunology
Dr. Drew Browning Electronic Visualization
Dr. Zheng Yang
Electrical Engineering
Dr. Rosemary White-Traut Nursing
Dr. Angela Odoms-Young Kinesiology / Nutrition
Dr Jamie Roitman
Psychology
Dr. Vladimir Gevorgyan Biochemistry
Department or College
* Students Graduating in May 2015
UIC Graduate Pathways to Success Program Activity
Spring Term January - April, 2015
The Graduate Pathways to Success Program was developed to facilitate the academic and social
transition of underrepresented students to graduate degree program (PhD) at the University of Illinois
at Chicago and to ensure their success in those programs. The GPS program operates during the
academic year. All GPS participants are underrepresented minority UIC students and are required to
complete graduate degree applications prior to completion of their baccalaureate degrees. The GPS
program builds on our experiences from our SROP program and
The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate, both of which have had excellent graduate placement
records over the last years. The GPS program began in September 2008 with 17 underrepresented
minority UIC students as the successor to our McNair Program.
Services currently provided is:
*Faculty mentoring and undergraduate research experiences
* A series of workshops on research-oriented and graduate-school oriented topics.
* Advisement on research and graduate admission assignments.
January 30th, Group Meeting Time (3:30pm-5:30pm) SSB 2790
February 27th, Seminar # 1 Time (3:30pm-5:30pm) SSB 2790
March 21st Group Meeting Time (3:30-5:30pm) SSB 2790
April 15th DFI/ IALHEA Conference and Diversity Research Forum UIC SCE
April 24th Final Seminar Time (3:30-5:30pm) SSB 2790
2014 UIC PASSAGE Scholars and Faculty Mentors
PASSAGE Scholar
Faculty Mentor
TITLE
DEPARTMENT
Amanda Henderson
David Wise
Professor
Biological Sciences
Kayleigh Tovar
Alan MacLaclan
Professor
Adeyemo Adelola
Michael Brown
Professor
Nathan Lopez
Ramin Takloo-Bighash
Professor
Microbiology &
Immunology
Kinesiology &
Nutrition
Mathematics
Loruhama DelgadoRivera
Lara Segura
Greg Thatcher
Associate
Professor
Assistant
Professor
Medicinal Chemistry
& Pharmacognosy
Department of
Psychiatry UIC
Amynah Pradhan
SUMMER RESEARCH OPPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM COHORT 2014
Last Name
Adeoye
Alabi
Banks
First Name
Rachael
Folayinka
Jacquelyn
Cedeno
Colon Carrion
Cruz-Arzóm
Galicia
Garza
Geiger
Goodman
Harrell II
Hill
King
Lee
Lopez
Martinez
McGowan
McGowan
Moore
Ndiaye
Yessenia
Nicole
José
Sandra
Mirna
Brian
Slayton
Jonathan
Byron
Ifreke
Mikita
Maria
Jesus
Cyanna
Cyerra
Stephanie
Mariane
Institution
Indiana State University
University of Houston
UIC
Univ. Puerto Rico- Ponce
Campus
Univ. Puerto Rico- Cayey
Univ. Puerto Rico- Cayey
UIC
St. Edward's Univ.
UIC
UIC
Oakwood Univ.
DePaul Univ.
UIC
UIC
UIC
DePaul Univ.
Vanderbilt Univ.
Cornell Univ.
UIC
UIC
Nuno
Ochir
Parra
Patrick
Cristian
Ishmael
Michelle
Ciera
UIC
Olive Harvey
Univ. California- Santa Barbara
UIC
Major
Nursing
Construction Management
Engineering Physics
Mentor Name
Angela Odoms-Young
Steven Tozer
Zheng Yang
Biotechnology
Biology
Biology
Latin Amer./ Latino Studies
Social Work
Criminology & Poli Sci.
African American Stud.
Biomedical Sci.
Public Policy & Urban Stud.
Biochemistry
Public Health
Sociology/GWS
Industrial/Organization Psych
Medicine, Health, & Society
Industrial & Labor Relations
Public Health
Chemistry
Economics & Urban Public
Affair
Biochemistry
Sociology & Feminist Studies
Psychology
Aixa Alfonso
Teresa Orenic
David Ucker
Elena Gutierrez
Xóchitl Bada
Greg Matoesian
Johari Jabir
Jonna Frasor
Fabricio Balcazar
Helena Palka-Hamblin
Karen Peters
Amy Bailey
Fabricio Balcazar
Cynthia Barnes-Boyd
Marisha Humphries
Richard Barrett
Tom Driver
Marcus Casey
Vladimir Gevorgyan
Lorena Garcia
Henrika McCoy
Patron Vargas
Ramirez
Raza
Jasmin
Cesar
Syeda
U of I
UIC
UIC
Rodrigues
Salas-Sola
Saucedo
Tate
Timothy
Carolina
Alexandra
Carlos
Daquila
Ruth
Hunter College
Univ. Puerto Rico- Mayaguez
U of I
Univ. Wisconsin- Whitewater
UIC
Vega
Dulce
DePaul Univ.
GWS & Latino/a Studies
Biological Sciences
Neuroscience
English Literature & Film
Studies
Chemistry
Sociology & Latino/a Studies
Social Work
English
Industrial Organizational
Psych
Lorena Garcia
Thomas Park
David Stovall
David Schaafsma
John O'Bryan
David Stovall
Sonya Leathers
Gerald Graff
Fabricio Balcazar
Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
May 29-August 1, 2014
UIC’s Summer Research Opportunities Program SROP is designed to prepare talented Undergraduate students for the pursuit of post
baccalaureate degrees and careers in research. Scholars participating in UIC's SROP come from campuses all over the country majoring
in Social Science and Humanities fields; as well as Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics fields. During their nine week
stay at UIC, thirty-three students will work with UIC faculty on various research projects. In addition, they develop skill sets in research,
as well as receiving training in writing and research presentation. UIC’s Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) welcomes
its 2014 summer cohort Wednesday May, 28th at the SROP Welcome & Move in at Thomas Beckham Hall. Other Notable activity
dates for SROP are as follows:
* May 29, 2014 SROP Orientation and Student Faculty Mentor Reception
* May 30- June 1, 2014 SROP Leadership Retreat:
* July 24-26, 2014 Illinois Summer Research Symposium (University of Illinois at Urbana)
* July 31, 2014 SROP at UIC Annual SROP Scholars Research Symposium