Registered Participants

REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS

Doctoral Degrees - 2019  2020  2021

 

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Graduate alumni (registered for the event) for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Musical Arts, Doctor of Public Health, Doctor of Social Work, and Doctor of Medicine are presented in alphabetical order.

 

Alison Acevedo Ph.D.

Biomedical Engineering

 

Caterina Agostini Ph.D.

Italian

 

Mohamed Ahmed Ph.D.

Computer Science

 

Malihe Alikhani Ph.D.

Computer Science

 

Sarah Aljahmi D.N.P.

 

Isra Alvi Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

Dina Ameen Ph.D.

Pharmacy

 

Vincent Amoruccio Ph.D.

 

Laura Arredondo Ed.D.

Educational Leadership

 

Awo Okaikor Aryee-Price Ed.D.

Design of Learning Contexts

 

Emily Atieh Ph.D.

Chemistry

 

Elizabeth Ballare Ph.D.

Ecology

 

Chandra Kanth Bandi Ph.D.

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

 

Jaya Banerjee Chatterjee Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

Robert Barrows Ph.D.

Chemistry

 

Stephanie Brescia Ph.D.

Higher Education

 

Joan Cansdale Ed.D.

Teacher Leadership

 

Hannah Carr D.M.A.

Music

 

Eileen Carry Ph.D.

Medicinal Chemistry

 

Kanika Chopra Ed.D.

Design of Learning Contexts

 

Jennifer Clarke Ph.D.

Education

 

Wanda Colon Ed.D.

Design of Learning Contexts

 

Jessica Criales Ph.D.

History

 

Cheryl Cuddihy Ed.D.

Design of Learning Contexts

 

Hua Deng Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Kalyani Dhar M.D.

 

Anastasios Dimas Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Sara Elnakib Ph.D.

Nutritional Sciences

 

Nusrat Epsi Ph.D.

 

Kiameesha Evans Dr.PH.

 

Ellen Farr Ed.D.

Design of Learning Contexts

 

Zachary Fritz Ph.D.

Biomedical Engineering

 

Zhe Gao Ph.D.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

 

Dunia Garcia D.S.W.

Social Work

 

Andrea Gaytan Cuesta Ph.D.

Spanish

 

Souvick Ghosh Ph.D.

Communication, Information, and Media

 

Eduard Gibert Renart Ph.D.

Computer Science

 

Janace Gifford Ph.D.

Psychology

 

Anne Goldin Ph.D.

Spanish

 

Juail Goode Ed.D.

Educational Leadership

 

Justin Grasso D.N.P.

 

Shenghan Guo Ph.D.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

 

Clara Hartmanshenn Ph.D.

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Mark Helmi Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

Isabel Hong Ph.D.

Oceanography

 

 

Guangyan Hu Ph.D.

Computer Science

 

Madeleine Hu Ph.D.

 

Shinjae Hwang Ph.D.

Chemistry

 

Mary Imparato Ph.D.

Political Science

 

Chelsea Jacoby Ed.D.

Design of Learning Contexts

 

Eunjung Ji Ed.D.

Design of Learning Contexts

 

Luo Jia Ph.D.

Biomedical Sciences

 

Christine Kim Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

Lisa Knox-Brown Ed.D.

Teacher Leadership

 

Pauline Krzyszczyk Ph.D.

Biomedical Engineering

 

Hadassah Lampert D.N.P.

 

Monica Largo Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

Ariel Leget Ed.D.

Education Culture and Society

 

Qing Li Ph.D.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

 

Hongyu Li Ph.D.

Computer Science

 

Minglu Li Ph.D.

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

 

Can Liu Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Pedro Cesar Lopes Gerum Ph.D.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

 

Julio Cesar Lopez Otero Ph.D.

Spanish

 

Arianne Lovey Ph.D.

 

Kelly Magee Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

Sumit Maheshwari Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Ghada Mahmoud D.N.P.

 

Ahmed Mahmoud Ph.D.

 

Tara Malanga Ph.D.

History

 

Soumik Mandal Ph.D.

Communication, Information, and Media

 

Ileana Marrero-Berrios Ph.D.

Biomedical Engineering

 

Sandra Mcgill D.N.P.

 

Yixiao Mei Ph.D.

Biomedical Sciences

 

Kimberly Melgar Ed.D.

Teacher Leadership

 

William Morales Medina Ph.D.

Microbiology/Molecular Genetics

 

Angelique Mouyis Ph.D.

Music

 

Nirmala Myers Ph.D.

Environmental Sciences

Dilafruz Nazarova Ph.D.

Political Science

 

Thomas Nazziola Ph.D.

Music

 

Konstantinos Nikolakakis Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Sunday Olaode

 

Evalyne Orwenyo Ph.D.

Social Work

 

Karissa Padilla D.N.P.

 

Ioannis Paraskevakos Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Connie Pascal Ph.D.

Communication, Information, and Media

 

Weijia Peng Ph.D.

Economics

 

Janine Pezzino Ph.D.

Nursing

 

Francisco Silvio Pinheiro Dantas Ph.D.

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

 

Sarra Rahem Ph.D.

 

Alexandra Ramos Valle Ph.D.

Atmospheric Science

 

Negar Rokhgar Ph.D.

Art History

 

Carla Schaefer D.N.P.

 

Rebecca Seery Ed.D.

Educational Leadership

 

Michelle Segovia Medina Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

Parinbhai Shah Ph.D.

Pharmacy

 

Andrea Shang Ph.D.

Psychology

 

Hye Min Shin Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

Abu Awal M.D. Shoeb Ph.D.

Computer Science

 

Alexandria Smith Ph.D.

Women's and Gender Studies

 

Dustin Stalnaker Ph.D.

History

 

Natalie Stanzione Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

James Stefanelli Ph.D.

Higher Education

 

Jordan Steiner Ph.D.

Social Work

 

Joseph Strafaci Ph.D.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

 

Shridatt Sugrim Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Donna Tafuri-Roselli D.N.P.

 

Natalie Teale Ph.D.

Geography

 

Schuyler Thornton D.M.A.

Music

 

Marian Thorpe Ph.D.

Anthropology

 

 

Kalkal Trivedi Ph.D.

Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology

 

Stamatis Tsianikas Ph.D.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

 

Ioanna Tsoulou Ph.D.

Planning and Public Policy

 

Jessica Valenti Ph.D.

Oceanography

 

Ariane Vasilatis Ph.D.

Plant Biology

 

Anja Vojvodic Ph.D.

Political Science

 

Shivam Vyas Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

Jennifer Walker Ph.D.

Oceanography

 

Jamie Wasserman D.S.W.

Social Work

 

Caitlin Wiesner Ph.D.

History

 

Evelyn Wisniewski Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

Pengfei Xie Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Min-Jeong Yang Ph.D.

Psychology

 

Zhuolun Yang Ph.D.

Mathematics

 

Chun Yao Ph.D.

Economics

 

 

Yukun Yao Ph.D.

Mathematics

 

Jane Yiehyun Yi Pharm.D.

Pharmacy

 

Hyunsook Youn Ph.D.

Communication, Information, and Media

 

Nooshin Yousefi Ph.D.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

 

Mohammad Yousefvand Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Zhang Zhang Ph.D.

Pharmacy

 

Yixiao Zhang Ph.D.

Chemistry

 

Jinghui Zhang Ph.D.

Pharmacy

 

Mingbo Zhang Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Anbo Zhou Ph.D.

Quantitative Biomedicine

Event Description

This ONLINE workshop will outline the basics of academic book publishing: What kinds of publishers and publishing options are out there? How do you present your work to an editor? What makes for an effective book proposal? Regardless of discipline, you will leave with a better understanding of how your work fits into the publishing industry and with more confidence to approach book editors.

Kimberly Guinta, the Executive Editor at Rutgers University Press, will lead the workshop.

For questions about this event, contact Assistant Dean Ramazan Güngör (rg835@grad.rutgers.edu). 

 

Event Description

INSPIRE postdoctoral training preparesfuture faculty to succeed in researchand teaching. Interested?

Keynote presentations:
Dr. Henry Turner and Dr. Corrine Castro:
transformative initiatives to diversify Rutgers faculty


INSPIRE Alumni, now established faculty:
“How the INSPIRE Program prepared me for success in academia.”

Event Description

ARE GRADUATE STUDY

OR SUMMER RESEARCH

IN YOUR FUTURE?

Learn more about Rutgers, a top 20 public university and among the most diverse in the nation.

  • Nationally ranked graduate programs
  • Cutting edge research
  • Funding and fellowships
  • Paid summer internships

Meet Rutgers Chemical & Biochemical Engineering faculty, UPRM alumni, and UPRM students who participated in the RISE at Rutgers summer research program!

Bonus - An Inside Look at Admissions! How to Get Accepted and Succeed.

Event Description

Alvin Crespo, a 5th-year IMSD student in the Ecology and Evolution graduate program, will present his ongoing work on the topic "An exploration of the molecular evolution of Cressdnaviricota: A phylum of viruses with single-stranded circular DNA genomes".  Click to view the details.

Event Description

Dr. Langer will offer "best practice" guidelines for how to prepare and deliver an oral presentation of your research.

Event Description

The IMSD program is hosting a social event for all IMSD trainees, IMSD associates, and guest PhD students from under-represented or diverse backgrounds across the Rutgers-NB campuses. The social will take place on the patio of the Tower building, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway.

Event Description

Welcome to Princeton University! Princeton University is proud to host the GEM GRAD Lab! The vent is sponsored by Columbia University, New York University, and Rutgers University

Join the premiere organization supporting qualified students from underrepresented communities pursuing graduate degrees in applied science and engineering funded by leading corporations, government laboratories, top universities, and top research institutions. Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees (GRAD) Lab offers underrepresented students exposure to the benefits of research and technology careers in a highly interactive one-day event.

 

Event Schedule

 

Registered Login/Pre-Surveys

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST

Students will utilize this time-frame to fill out survey response sheet that was shared prior to the start of the event.

 

Princeton University Welcome

9:30 AM – 9:05 AM EST

Andrea Goldsmith

Dr. Andrea Goldsmith

Dean of Engineering and Applied Science and the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University.

 

Why Graduate School?

9:35 AM – 10:35 AM EST

If you thought PhDs were simply for those wanting to become professors or that you couldn’t afford graduate school, think again.  This session is designed to break some of the common myths about pursuing an advanced degree and set you on course to achieving your fullest potential.

Howard G. Adams

Dr. Howard G. Adams

Keynote Speaker on the Importance of continuing Graduate Education

 

How to Competitively Apply to Graduate School

10:35 AM – 11:35 AM EST

Learn the tips and tricks associated with preparing for a graduate degree from the experts.  Learn how to make your application stand out above others as well as how to position yourself to be seriously considered by many of the prestigious academic institutions in the country.

Julie Yun

Dr. Julie Yun

Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion at Princeton University

David Ramirez

Dr. David Ramirez

Visiting Professor of Computer Science of Reed College at Princeton University

Evelyn Erenrich

Dr. Evelyn Erenrich

Associate Dean for Recruitment and Retention at Rutgers University

 

Graduate Resource Fair

11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST

GRADUATE RESOURCE FAIR– PLEASE USE THIS LINK TO LOGON TO THE GATHERLY PLATFORM

 

How to Fund Graduate School

12:35 PM – 1:35 PM EST

Hear about all the different fellowship programs, including GEM that you can apply for and ensure that you can pursue your graduate degree for FREE!

Marcus Huggans

Dr. Marcus Huggans

Executive Director, Client Relations, The National GEM Consortium (GEM Alum)

 

Voices from the Field Graduate Student Panel

1:35 PM – 2:35 PM PST

As the saying goes, “you can’t be what you can’t see.”  Hear stories from GEM alums who have successfully attained advanced degrees and gone on to very successful careers.

Kimberly Cook-Chennault

Dr. Kimberly Cook-Chennault

Associate Professor Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers University (GEM Alum)

 

Closing/Raffles

2:35 PM – 2:50 PM PST

Only students who stay throughout the completion of the GRAD Lab will be entered into the raffle. We invite you to fully participate in the event so you can be entered into raffle.