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Tag: Emerging Scholars
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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 didnāt 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
Native Americans
2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Olivia Chilcote
As a member of the LuiseƱo, 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 āFive Hispanic Nurse Trailblazers Everyone Should Knowā by [ā¦]
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
Native Americans
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
Social Justice
2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Donald āDJā Mitchell Jr.
When it comes to researching issues about diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education, Dr. Donald āDJā 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 schoolās assistant professor in health disparities and oncology, Dr. Daisy Le, will figure prominently. Although not a nurse, Leās 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 Jeffriesā transdisciplinary research vision.
January 23, 2020
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2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Charles H.F. Davis III
Dr. Charles H. F. Davis III is quickly becoming one of the nationās 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
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Dr. Rumya S. Putcha: A Performance Studies Scholar
Dr. Rumya S. Putchaās venture to the professoriate was a āseries of happy accidents.ā
February 12, 2019
HBCUs
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 hasnāt stopped giving: Dr. Qingxia Li, a tenured associate professor.
February 8, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
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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