Scholar Spotlight Articles

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Scholar Spotlight Articles

The SREB DSP has some of the most elite and accomplished scholars in the country. Highlighted below are some of those that are making a significant difference in their academic, local and global communities. 

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Dr. Christopher Whitt

Teaching Institution: Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois

Field of Study: Political Science

DSP graduate turned Institute recruiter

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Dr. Harold Blanco

Teaching Institution: Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia

Field of Study: Instructional Technology

Leading the way for teachers in West Virginia. 

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Dr. Cynthia Taylor

Teaching Institution: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas

Field of Study: Instructional Technology

Increasing transparency in financial accounting for the public, private and nonprofit sectors.

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Dr. Thomas Washington

Teaching Institution: California State University, Long Beach, California

Field of Study: Social Work

A leader in HIV advocacy.

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Dr. B. D’Andra Orey

Teaching Institution: Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi

Field of Study: Political Science

Motivating the next generation of researchers.

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Dr. Venessa Funches

Teaching Institution: Auburn University, Montgomery, Alabama

Field of Study: Marketing

Preparing students for careers in hospitality.

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Dr. Eric Hairston

Teaching Institution: Elon University, Elon, North Carolina

Field of Study: English/Law and Humanities 

From Harlem to Hurston

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Dr. Alexandria Graves

Teaching Institution: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Field of Study: Soil Microbiology

Exposing URMs to a career in soil microbiology.

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Melvin (Jai) Jackson

Teaching Institution: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Field of Study: Educational Research/Higher Education Administration

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Dr. Karsonya Whitehead

Teaching Institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland

Field of Study: Sociolinguistics

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Dr. Robert Osgood

Teaching Institution: University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Field of Study: Biology