Tag: Emerging Scholars

2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Eluterio Blanco, Jr.

Dr. Eluterio Blanco, Jr. grew up in a Mexican American community in South Texas by the Rio Grande border. He didn’t foresee his career leading to where he is now, a clinical assistant professor and addiction studies coordinator at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

February 1, 2021

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2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Olivia Chilcote

As a member of the Luiseño, San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians, Dr. Olivia Chilcote has aimed to use her privilege in academia to address the issues and needs of the community.

January 19, 2021

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2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Elizabeth Aquino

Nurse, professor, scientist and activist all aptly describe Dr. Elizabeth Aquino. As an associate professor in the School of Nursing at DePaul University and president of the American Nurses Association-Illinois, Aquino has also risen to national prominence in her field. In 2019, she was named one of “Five Hispanic Nurse Trailblazers Everyone Should Know” by […]

January 19, 2021

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2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Yomaira Figueroa

Raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa is a first-generation high school and college graduate. Now an assistant professor of global diaspora studies at Michigan State University, she finds the cultural shift in academia encouraging as more first-generation students continue their education and become professors.

January 28, 2020

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2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Naomi Lee

Growing up on the Cattaraugus reservation, Dr. Naomi Lee was used to being surrounded by people who shared similar backgrounds and experiences to hers. However, upon leaving the reservation for college at Rochester Institute of Technology, Lee struggled with her identity.

January 24, 2020

2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Donald ‘DJ’ Mitchell Jr.

When it comes to researching issues about diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education, Dr. Donald “DJ” Mitchell Jr. has risen to the top of his field with his groundbreaking work on race, gender, identity and intersectionality within higher education contexts.

January 24, 2020

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2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Daisy Le

George Washington University (GWU) School of Nursing recently released a doctoral program in which the school’s assistant professor in health disparities and oncology, Dr. Daisy Le, will figure prominently. Although not a nurse, Le’s in-depth research in health equity and healthcare disparities as well as her extensive community-based work make her of crucial importance to dean Dr. Pamela Jeffries’ transdisciplinary research vision.

January 23, 2020

2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Charles H.F. Davis III

Dr. Charles H. F. Davis III is quickly becoming one of the nation’s most prominent scholars. With a bold research agenda that looks at the intersectional politics of identity and systemic oppression, he specifically focuses on contemporary student social movements in college.

January 22, 2020

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Dr. James Williams: Defying Stereotypes

Dr. James Williams strives to make the college classroom experience entertaining as well as educational, motivating students to be as passionate about their chosen career field as he is about retail, tourism and hospitality leadership and management.

February 13, 2019

Dr. Rumya S. Putcha: A Performance Studies Scholar

Dr. Rumya S. Putcha’s venture to the professoriate was a “series of happy accidents.”

February 12, 2019

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Dr. Qingxia Li: A Math Wiz

A faculty-written National Science Foundation grant to enhance developmental math learning ended up netting a gift to Fisk University that hasn’t stopped giving: Dr. Qingxia Li, a tenured associate professor.

February 8, 2019

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Dr. Mark Redondo Villegas: A Cultural Scholar

Now in his second year as an assistant professor at Franklin & Marshall College, Dr. Mark Redondo Villegas is propelling students and colleagues to explore issues of race and identity.

February 7, 2019

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