IMSD Alumni

 

Name / Years in VCU IMSD

Research Mentor/Topic

Current Position

 
Lauryn Brown            2021 -2022      
Kareem Woods           2020-2022      
Ashley Cardenas         2021-2022      
Stephanie Cull      2020-2022      
Jada Gonzales            2021-2022      
Santiago Lopez    2021-2022      
Duilio Moreno            2021-2022      
Daniela Negrete          2021-2022      
Stephanie Osei 2020-2022      
Trevohn Robinson 2020-2022      
Mackenzie Carter
2020-2021
     

Niara Gray
2020-2021
     

Delaney Place
2019-2021
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Aron Litchtman, Ph.D. 
   

Danielle Pritchard
2019-2021

Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Dupree 
   
Anna Marie Rodriguez
2019-2021

Major: Biology
Mentor: Gretchen Neigh, Ph.D. 
   
Stacey Ruiz
2020-2021

     
Michael Thompson
2019-2021

Major: Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science
Mentor: R. Lee Franco, Ph.D. 
   
Cydni Young
2020-2021

     
Maria Gonzales
2019-2020

Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Liya Qiao
   
Daniel Merritt
2019-2020
Major: Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science
Mentor: R. Lee Franco, Ph.D. 

   
Vidal Bejar-Padilla
2018 - 2020

Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Daniel Conway

   
Gervyn Fajarado-Franco
2019 - 2020

Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Maria Teves
   
Vanessa Fodong
2018 - 2020
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Hu Yang

   
Alexia Guzman
2018 - 2020
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Ananda Amstadter

Affiliate position   
Christopher Largaespada
2018 - 2020
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Chris Lemmon

   
Valentina Posada
2019 - 2020
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Landry

   
Nana Afia Twumasi-Ankrah
2019 - 2020
Major: Bioinformatics
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Fettweis

Affiliate position   
Eden Zewdu
2019 - 2020
Major: Biology
Mentor: Maria Rivera, Ph.D.

   
Sarah Izabel
2019
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Jeffrey Dupree, Ph.D.


   
Linda M. Alexander
2019
Major:   Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Dianne Pawluk, Ph.D. 

 

   
Amber Baldwin
2019
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Katherine L. Nicholson

 

VCU PREP Scholar  
Alexis Branch
2019 
Major:   Biology
Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Cornelissen

 

   
Stanley Cheatham
2019
Major:   Biology
Mentor: Dr. Hamid Akbarali

 

VCU PREP Scholar  
Devin Evans
2019 

 

Major:   Biology
Mentor: Dr. Gretchen Neigh
   
Terrence Everett, Jr. 
2019

 

Major:   Biology
Mentor: Dr. Richard Marconi 
   
Sarah Izabel
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Jeff Dupree/ Neuroscience

   
Maroua Lahrach 
2019

Mentor: Dr. Jill Bettinger 
   

Raven Ross
2018

Major:   Psychology

Mentor: Dr. Fantasy Lozada

Recent graduate 
 

Candace Moore
2016


Jill Bettinger/ Neurogiology

Fellow at National Institute of National Health 
 

Kharrie Wimberly
2016

Frank Fang/ Biochemistry

Accepted to Virginia Commonwealth University Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) in 2017 
 

Pascaline Ezouah
2016

Candace Johnson/ Public Health

Master of Public Health candidate at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
 

Martina Hernandez
2016

Jeff Dupree/ Neuroscience

Current second-year neuroscience graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy  
 

Jasmyn Abrams
2016

J. Chuck Harrell/ Cancer Biology

PhD student at New York University School of Medicine 
 

Lizette Carrasco

2015
 
University of Washington Pathobiology PhD student 
 

Demetrius Carter
2015

Andrew Ottens/ Neuroscience


Buyer's assistant at Carmax
 

Jaz-munn Johnson
2015

 
University of Iowa Graduate College SROP Scholar in 2014 
 

Qianni Wu
2013
 

Zendra Zeiner/ Structural Biology 

Received Bachelor's degree in Pharmacology from Virginia Commonwealth University
 

Edris Rivera
2014
 
 
University of Iowa Graduate College SROP Scholar in 2013 
 

Darrius McMillian
2014 
 

Paul Ratz/ Organic Chemistry 

Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2016 
 

Sage McNett
2013
 

Marcie Wright/ Public Health 

Graduate student at University of Illinois at Chicago  
 

Liam Lewis
2013
 

Andrew Ottens/Medicinal Chemistry 

PhD Student in cellular and molecular biology at Duke University 
 

Michael Kiflezghi
2013
 

Maria Rivera/ Bioinformatics 

PhD Candidate at Univerisity of Washington School of Medicine 
 

Mark Hairston
2014
 

Joyce Lloyd/ Genetics 

Research assistant and Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) scholar at Virginia Commonwealth University
 

Delisa Clay
2014

Daniel Conway/ Developmental Biology 

Graduate student (PhD Program) at Duke University 
 

Joel Roberts
2013

Heather Lucas/ Organic Chemistry 

Medical scribe at Scribe America 
 

Mariam Sankoh
2012
 

Faye Belgrave/ Psychology 

Graduate research fellow at the National Science Foundation (NSF)
 

Salma Omer
2013
 
 
Neuroscience program PhD candidate at Delpire Laboratory at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
 

Amanda Montejano
2014
 
 
Certified Pharmacy Technician at Walgreens 
 
Brittany Martinez
2013
 
  Graduate student at University of Virginia Department of Pharmacology   

Tamara Haque
2013
 
 
Graduate research assistant at Virginia Commonwealth University
 

Danice Alston
2013
 
 
Health Services Administrator at University of Maryland School of Public Health
 

Maureen Ansah
2013
 
 
Scientist at Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD)
 
Hassena Ali
2013
 
  Pre-Medicine chemistry student and research assistant at Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Internal Medicine   

Thien Nguyen
2013
 
 
Clinical Applications Associate at Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems 
 

Latia Purce
2012
 
 
Graduated as Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) alumni from Virginia Commonwealth University 
 

Martin Gonzalez
2012
 
 
Graduated as Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) alumni from Virginia Commonwealth University
 

Brian Joseph
2011
 
 
Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor's of Science  Degree in Psychology and minors in Chemistry and Biology 
 

Samya Dyer
2012
 
 
Veterinary Assistant at Veterinary Emergency and Specialty 
 

Carine Binyam
2013
 
 
Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University as Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) alumni 
 

Craig Yates
2011
 
 
Polymer Specialist at DuPont 
 
Hiyab Yohannes
2011
 
  Nutrition Specialist at Department of Health and Environmental Control   

Brinay Wilson
2011
 
 
Member of Americorps and site coordinator at Reading Partners 
 

Cherelle Townes
2011
 
 
Fashion designer at Moire Sunshine 
 
LeAnne Seal
2011
 
  Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University as Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) alumni  

Ben Koppenhaver
2011
 
 
Manufacturing technician at Euclid Systems Corporation 
 
Tiffany Rolle
2011
 
  PhD candidate at Baylor College of Medicine   
Marquis Flood
2011
 
  Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University as Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) alumni   

Alexandra Felder
2011
 
 
Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University as Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) alumni 
 

Jasmine Allen
2011
 
 
Scribe trainer at Scribe America 
 
Afua Andoh
2011
 
  Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University as Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) alumni  

Evelyn Valencia
2011
 
 
Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University as Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) alumni 
 

Virgie Fields
2011
 
 
Healthcare-associated infections Epidemiologist at the Virginia Department of Health 
 

Angelica De Jesus
2010
 
 
Adjunct Professor at Grand Valley State University 
 
Kierra Cooke
2010
 
    Virginia Commonwealth University Initiative to Maximize Student Developemt (IMSD) scholar graduate    

Olufemi Ayeni
2010
 
 
Virginia Commonwealth University Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) scholar graduate 
 

Rachel Osborne
 
Virginia Commonwealth University Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) scholar graduate