Scholar Spotlight Articles
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.
Dr. Christopher Whitt
Teaching Institution: Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
Field of Study: Political Science
DSP graduate turned Institute recruiter
Dr. Harold Blanco
Teaching Institution: Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
Field of Study: Instructional Technology
Leading the way for teachers in West Virginia.
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.
Dr. Thomas Washington
Teaching Institution: California State University, Long Beach, California
Field of Study: Social Work
A leader in HIV advocacy.
Dr. B. D’Andra Orey
Teaching Institution: Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
Field of Study: Political Science
Motivating the next generation of researchers.
Dr. Venessa Funches
Teaching Institution: Auburn University, Montgomery, Alabama
Field of Study: Marketing
Preparing students for careers in hospitality.
Dr. Eric Hairston
Teaching Institution: Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
Field of Study: English/Law and Humanities
From Harlem to Hurston
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.
Melvin (Jai) Jackson
Teaching Institution: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Field of Study: Educational Research/Higher Education Administration
Dr. Karsonya Whitehead
Teaching Institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
Field of Study: Sociolinguistics
Tamika La Salle
700th program graduate
Teaching Institution: Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Field of Study: School Psychology
Dr. Robert Osgood
Teaching Institution: University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Field of Study: Biology
