This page will be updated regularly to showcase our students while they participated in the Dissertation House.
Update:
2010 Dissertation House Graduates Dr. Barbara Boswell UMCP Women's Studies Dr. Mileidy Gonzalez UMBC Biology Dr. Asha-Lateef Williams UMCP Education Dr. Kholiswa Laird UMBC Chemistry & Biochemistry Dr. Summa Vavilala UMBC Chemistry 2009 Dissertation House Graduates
Dr. Judith Kadarusman Pollack, UMBC, Chemical Engineering, 2008. Dissertation House: Summer 2007.
Dr. Pollack is now the Coordinator for PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP on the campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore. She is also part of the Office of Student Research at the UMB Medical School.
Dr. Lashale Pugh, UMCP, Geography, 2009.
Dissertation House: Rocky Gap, Winter 2009.
Dr. Pugh is a full-time faculty member of Geography at Youngstown University in Ohio.
Dr. Michael Harrington, UMBC, Biological Sciences, 2009
Dissertation House: UMBC Campus, Summer 2008.
Dr. Harrington will be a Post doc in Paris, France.
Dr. Marcella Wilson UMBC, Computer Science. Dr. Wilson has started her own business and is an adjunct professor for UMBC Computer Science Department. * designates DH Graduates. |


UMBC Participants:
July 9-13, 2007
Loretta Ayd-Simpson, Gerontology
George M. Chinnery, Language, Literacy & Culture
Mary Kay DeMarco, Public Policy
Wuzheng "Woodrow" Fan, History
Yonglin Gu, Engineering
Heather K. Holden, Information Systems
Malini Jagdoe, Biological Sciences
Judith Kadarusman Pollack, Chemical & Biochemical Eng
Derek Lewis, Language, Literacy & Culture
Feng Li, Statistics
Tommy B. Piggee Sr., Gerontology
Joanna Samsell (Schmidt), Gerontology
Adrienne M. Starks, Biological Sciences
Mark Terranova, Public Policy
Chikao Tsubaki, Language, Literacy, & Culture
Mengsteab Weldegaber, Atmospheric Physics
UM College Park Participants:
July 23-27, 2007
Janet Awokoya, Minority & Urban Education
Jennifer N. Bacon, Minority & Urban Education
Barbara Boswell, Women's Studies
Diane Davies, Geography
Lisa M Gill, American Studies
Gleneesha Johnson, Computer Science
Kevin London, Counseling Psychology
Ernesto Munoz, Atmospheric & Oceanic Science
Yves Ngu, Electrical Engineering
Lashale Pugh, Geography
Gwendolyn Rhodes, Geology
Marcus Schaper, Government & Politics
Alexis Y. Williams, Human Development/Educational Psychology
Toyia K. Younger, Education Policy & Leadership
CoolFont Participants:
March 2006
Lenisa Joseph Special Education
Lashele Pugh Geography*
Toni Watson Mathematics
Darwin, Fishman American Studies*
Shaun Gittens Computer Science*
Rodney Harrell Urban & Regional Planning & Design*
Yves Ngu Electrical Engineering*
Chevell Thomas Public Policy
Christopher Whitt Government & Politics*
Ric Winston Communication
B. Michelle Harris Nutrition *
Stacy Hobbs-President Neuroscience & Cognitive Science*
Robin Smilles English Language & Literature*
Tracey Wayne Special Education*
RockyGap Participants
March 2007
Elisabeth Arevalo-Guerro Language, Literacy, & Culture*
Mileidy Gonzalez Biology
Heather Holden Information Systems
Erica Taylor Public Policy
Marcella Wilson Computer Science*
Asha Dobbs Education
Stacey Hobson-President Information Systems*
Johonna McCants Criminal Justice
Alexis Williams Human Development
Rodney Harrell Urban Planning*
Uche Akobundo Nutrition
Yves Ngu Electrical Engineering*
Lashale Pugh Geography*
Gwen Rhodes Geology*
Michelle Harris Nutrition*
UMCP Summer Participants:
July 2008
Angelo Gomez Counselor Education
David Lanier Major Strategic Management
Gleneesha Johnson Computer Science
Illana Lancaster International Education*
Janet Awokoya Minority & Urban Education*
Jessie M. Johnson History
Mycah J. Wilson College of Education
Ranetta N. Hardin Education Policy Studies
Wendell D. Hall Higher Education Policy
Daniel Anderson Gerontology
UMBC Summer Participants:
July 2008
Stacey Williams Pharmaceutical Sciences*
Adam Anthony Computer Science*
Anjali Phukan Information Systems*
Geriel Ettienne-Modeste Mechanical Engineering
Laura Colombo Language, Literacy, & Culture
Leanne J. Clark Gerontology
Maher Salloum Mechanical Engineering*
Mari Wepprecht Public Policy
Mark Terranova Public Policy
Mileidy Gonzalez Biological Sciences
Ozlen D. Luznar Public Policy
Priya Narayanan Mechanical Engineering
Rebecca McFarland NACS
Yvette Mozie-Ross Education Policy Studies
UMBC Winter Participants:
Winter 2008
Raghavendra Angara Mechanical Engineering*
David Booney Computer Science
Dale Bittinger Public Policy
Blazej Bulka Computer Science*
Donald C. Dimitroff Computer Science
Selena Rose Edmond Applied Developmental Psychology*
Geriel Ettienne Mechanical Engineering
Katherine Giuriceo Gerontology
David Gurzick Information Systems
Michael J. Harrington Biological Sciences*
Rosa Heckle Information Systems*
Yvette Williams Geography and Environmental Systems
Nengan Zheng Mechanical Engineering
UMBC Winter Participants:
Winter 2009
Shauna Pollard Human Services Psychology
Dawn N. Ward Chemistry
Mohsen Rajabi Chemistry
Silviya P. Zustiak Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
M. Cosar Unal Public Policy
Yukun Wu Statistics
Susan M. Mitchell Information Systems
Kaye Whitehead Language, Literacy, & Culture*
Tashauna Felix Biology
Hye Sook Lee Language, Literacy, & Culture
Irina Ramos Chemical & Biochemical Engineering*
Jennifer Pomeroy Geography
Shelly Watts Applied Physics
Nikisa Jordan Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences*
Rocky Gap Participants:
March 2009
Brijet Burton Public Policy
Amy Carrillo Human Services Psychology
Heather Holden Information Systems
Robert Holder Computer Science
Susan Mitchell Information Systems
Mansur Femi Mustapha Public Policy
Patricia Ordonez Rozo Computer Science
Erica Taylor Public Policy
Janet Awokoya Education*
Jennifer Bacon Curriculum & Instruction
John Bullock Government & Politics
Monica Dade Hearing and Speech
Ebony Dashiell-Aje Human Development
Lisa Gill American Studies*
Gleneesha Johnson Computer Science
Leslie Kee Education
LaShale Pugh Geography*
Asha-Lateef Williams Special Education
Alexis Williams Education
Congratulations to the participants of Dissertation House, Summer 2009.
We look forward to seeing you in July!
UMCP
Summer 2009 DH Participants
William Dant
Curriculum and Instruction
Amir Farmanesh
Public Policy
Angel Miles
Women’s Studies
Angelo Gomez
Counseling and Personnel
Asha Lateef Dobbs
Special Education
Danielle Hickman
Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
Dora E. McAllister
Higher Education
Grecia Lapizco-Encinas
Computer Science
Janet Awokoya
Curriculum and Instruction
Jennifer Bacon
Curriculum and Instruction
John Bullock
Government & Politics
Johonna R. McCants
American Studies
Leslie A. Kee
Education Leadership
Lisa Gill
American Studies
Manouchka Poinson
American Studies
Mariela Garcia-Colberg
Urban Planning
Maritza Gonzalez
International Education
Michelle Beadle
Sociology
UMBC & UMB
Summer 2009 DH Participants
Akelia Wauchope
Biological Sciences
Alicia D. Howard
Biological Sciences
Amy Carrillo
Human Services Psychology
Charlotte Elder
Human Services Psychology
Dawn Ward
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Frances Carter
Public Policy
Jianbo Liu
Mechanical Engineering
Joseph Washington
Mechanical Engineering
Joy Thompson
Applied Developmental Psychology
Kholiswa Laird
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Meridith Holmgren
Human Services Psychology
Miranda M. Garay
Human Services Psychology
Silviya P, Zustiak
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Wanda L. King
Public Policy
Wenlong Tang
Mechanical Engineering
Maria C. Okafor
Gerontology
Calvin Williams
Life Sciences