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Cornell University

Future Professors Institute

Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in the Academy – June 6-7, 2023

2021 Participant List

Cornell Student Attendees

Erika Abbott, Sociology

Katherine Adler, Civil and Environmental Engineering – Katherine’s Website / Katherine’s LinkedIn / Katherine’s Twitter

Yosef Al Shoffe, Horticulture – Yosef’s Research / Yosef’s Department Page

Juan Manuel Aldape Muñoz, Performing and Media Arts

Hirut Betaw, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Hannah Bidigare-Curtis, Design + Environmental Analysis – Hannah’s LinkedIn / Hannah’s Department Page

Audrey Burnim, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Jenniffer Bustillos, Mechanical Engineering – Jenniffer’s LinkedIn

Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering – Xiangkun’s Website / Xiangkun’s LinkedIn / Xiangkun’s Twitter

Tawny Chandler, Animal Science

Jason C. Marvin, Biomedical Engineering – Jason’s Website / Jason’s LinkedIn / Jason’s Twitter

Minyu Chang, Human Development – Minyu’s Department Website

Long Chen, Food Science

Xinchen Chen, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

Carolyn Chlebek, Biomedical Engineering – Carolyn’s Website / Carolyn’s LinkedIn / Carolyn’s Twitter

Catherine Combs, Natural Resources – Catherine’s LinkedIn

Cindy Cordoba Arroyo, Fiber Science and Apparel Design – Cindy’s LinkedIn

Dr. Stephanie Curley, Biomedical Engineering

Liz-Audrey Djomnang, Biomedical Engineering

Amanda Domingues, Science and Technology Studies

Trevor Donadt, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Brian Ernst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Federico Galetto, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Marissa Gee, Applied Mathematics

Eileen Gonzales, Astronomy – Eileen’s Website / Eileen’s LinkedIn / Eileen’s Twitter / Eileen’s Department Website

Luria Greene, Biological and Environmental Engineering

Janani Hariharan, Soil and Crop Sciences – Janani’s Website / Janani’s LinkedIn / Janani’s Twitter

Samantha Lee Huey, Nutrition – Samantha’s LinkedIn / Samantha’s LinkedIn / Samantha’s Research Group Website

Megan Jeffreys, History – Megan’s Twitter / Megan’s Department Website

Ashley Jernigan, Entomology – Ashley’s LinkedIn / Ashley’s Twitter

Dr. Paige Kelly, Global Development

Chris Klaassen, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Anna Koshcheeva, Asian Studies – Anna’s Research / Anna’s Department Website

Eugene P. Law, Soil and Crop Sciences – Eugene’s LinkedIn / Eugene’s Twitter

Anne Lee, Design + Environmental Analysis

Qingyi Li, Human Development

Sol Lisboa, Biological and Environmental Engineering – Sol’s LinkedIn / Sol’s Twitter

Zifeng Liu, Africana Studies

Mitch Lokey, Genetics, Genomics, and Development

Don Long, Genetics, Genomics, and Development – Don’s LinkedIn / Don’s Department Website

Alexandra L. MacMillan Uribe, Division of Nutritional Sciences – Alexandra’s LinkedIn

Jesus Martinez-Gomez, Plant Biology – Jesus’ LinkedIn / Jesus’ Twitter

Jessica Maya, Molecular Biology and Genetics

Melisa Medina, Division of Nutritional Sciences – Melisa’s LinkedIn

Anand Mishra, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering – Anand’s LinkedIn / Anand’s Department Website

Chanté Morris, Literatures in English

Julia Nolte, Human Development/ Psychology – Julia’s Twitter / Julia’s Department page

Mariela Nunez Santos, Biochemistry Molecular and Cell Biology – Mariela’s LinkedIn / Mariela’s Twitter

Alex Chukwuka Ogbonna, Plant Breeding and Genetics – Alex’s LinkedIn

Marguerite Pacheco, Biomedical Engineering – Marguerite’s LinkedIn / Marguerite’s Twitter

Betul Pamuk, PARADIM

Katie Elaine Randolph, Biological and Environmental Engineering

Stephanie Rich, Civil and Environmental Engineering – Stephanie’s LinkedIn / Stephanie’s Twitter / Stephanie’s Research Group

Kara Rode Webber, Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology/Molecular Biology & Genetics

Shayla Salzman, Plant Biology – Shayla’s Website / Shayla’s LinkedIn / Shayla’s Twitter / Shayla’s Lab Website

Bhargav Sanketi, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology – Bhargav’s Twitter

Kelly M. Schmid, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Deeksha Sharma, Human Development – Deeksha’s YouTube / Deeksha’s LinkedIn / Deeksha’s TEDx Talk

Sandeep Sharma, Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology – Sandeep’s Twitter

Dylan Sotir, Materials Science and Engineering

Michelle Stitzer, Molecular Biology and Genetics – Michelle’s Website / Michelle’s Twitter

Ceren Tozlu, CALS

Lee Kimura Tyson, Music

Ecenur Ustun, Electrical and Computer Engineering – Ecenur’s Website / Ecenur’s LinkedIn

Noah Rodolfo Valdez, Comparative Literature – Noah’s Website

Swetha Venugopal, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Bianca M. Waked, Philosophy – Bianca’s Website

Javon Eric Walker, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Kayla Wilson, GGD/MBG

Miaolan Xie, ORIE – Miaolan’s LinkedIn

Jianlin Zhou, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kara Zielinski, Biophysics – Kara’s LinkedIn / Kara’s Twitter

Non-Cornell Student Attendees

Rejoice Abutsa, Performing and Media Arts

Jazmin Aguilar-Romero, Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Jazmin’s Twitter

Rasha Alhazzaa, Anatomy, Howard University

Cheriko A. Boone, MSW, MPH, MA, Applied Social Psychology/Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, George Washington University – Cheriko’s LinkedIn / Cheriko’s Twitter / Cheriko’s Department Website

Isaiah Borne, Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Dana Burton, Anthropology, George Washington University

Renata Carneiro, Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech – Renata’s LinkedIn

Brianna Clark, Higher Education Leadership & Policy Studies & Department of Athletics, Howard University – Brianna’s LinkedIn

Ben Corriette, Computer Science, Howard University – Ben’s Website / Ben’s LinkedIn

Shanna-Kay Davis, Education Policy/Higher Education, Texas Christian University

Rosie Dutt, Engineering/Mental Health/Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis – Rosie’s LinkedIn / Rosie’s Research Group

Mack Eason, Political Science – Mack’s Website

Jabari M. Evans, Communication Studies, Northwestern University – Jabari’s Website / Jabari’s LinkedIn / Jabari’s Twitter

Juanita Francis, Natural Resources, University of Arizona

Kristal L. Gant, OB/GYN, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison – Kristal’s LinkedIn

Barbara Lynn Garcia-Powell, Educational Leadership, Prairie View A&M University

Cody Apolonio Gonzalez, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State – Cody’s Lab Website / Cody’s LinkedIn

Michelle Henderson, Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida – Michelle’s LinkedIn

Pa Her, Counseling Psychology

Lydia Jennings, Environmental Microbiology

Jessica Jocelyn, Communication Science and Disorders, Howard University – Jessica’s LinkedIn

Beverly Khabo, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Howard University

Dominic J Ledesma, PhD, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension – Dominic’s LinkedIn / Dominic’s Twitter

Lynnicia Massenburg, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State University – Lynnicia’s LinkedIn / Lynnicia’s Twitter / Lynnicia’s Lab Website

Ahleah Miles, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, George Washington University – Ahleah’s LinkedIn / Ahleah’s Twitter

Travis Robert Moore, Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

Acklyn Murray, Computer Science, Howard University

Felix Olowononi, Computer Science, Howard University – Felix’s LinkedIn

LaToya Parker, Higher Education, Howard University

Stephanie Sandoval, Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology – Stephanie’s LinkedIn

Katherine Tapia, Comparative Literature, University of Michigan – Katherine’s Department Website

Fredrik Thege, Biomedical Engineering, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center – Fredrik’s LinkedIn

Stephanie Tilley, Educational Leadership, Higher Education, Prairie View A & M University

Aashma Uprety, Computer Science, Howard University

Jessica Whitaker, Electrical Engineering/Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Howard University

Faculty/Staff Attendees

Armando Bravo, Postdoctoral Associate, BTI

Kathryn Dimiduk, Dir. McCormick Teaching Excellence Institute in Engineering, MTEI

Foula Dimopoulos, Advisor, Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives – OADI Website

Lauren Eilers-Lloyd, Admin Coordinator, Department of Inclusion and Belonging

Joe Gage, Postdoc, Institute of Biotechnology

Shannon Gleeson, Professor, ILR School

Andrea Haenlin-Mott, ADA Coordinator, Facilities and Campus Services

Kathleen Hefferon, Research Associate, Microbiology

Cindy Leifer, Professor, Microbiology and Immunology – Dr. Leifer’s Twitter / Dr. Leifer’s Lab Website

Janna Lamey, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Life, Graduate School

Anna Katharine Mansfield, Associate Professor, Food Science

Cathy Pantelides, Transition Associate, ILR School Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disabiity

Shuang Qiu, Postdoctoral Associate, Food Science

Stephanie Resue, Asst Director of Admissions, College of AAP Admissions

Derina Samuel, Associate Director, CTI

Erin Sember-Chase, Assistant Director, SDS

Xoco Anna Shinbrot, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Natural Resources

Martina V Svyantek, Assistive Technologies Specialist, Student Disability Access Center, University of Virginia – Dr. Svyantek’s Twitter

Mariana Wolfner, Professor, Molecular Biology and Genetics – Dr. Wolfner’s Website / Dr. Wolfner’s Lab Website

Jinyi Yang, Research Assistant, Landscape Architecture