CMU McNair Scholars in Ph.D. Programs

Jon Brege (2004 Cohort) is our first official Ph.D. recipient, receiving his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Rice University in January of 2009.

Stephanie Pierce (2003 Cohort) is our second Ph.D. recipient, receiving her Ph.D. in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics from the University of Iowa in May of 2010.

CMU McNair Alumni Currently Enrolled in Ph.D. Programs

Tiffany Jeter (2001 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Speech Pathology at Wayne State University

Asher Pimpleton (2001 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Education Psychology at Southern Illinois University

Shawna Patterson (2002 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Higher Education at Florida State University

Theresa Barber (2003 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation at the University of Florida

Isabel Montemayor (2004 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Socio - Cultural/Medical Anthropology at Michigan State University

Autumn Johnson (2005 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Communication Studies at Wayne State University

Sarah Karl (2005 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Biostatistics at Boston University

Laura Daniels (2006 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Clinical Health Psychology at East Carolina University

Dan Denomme (2006 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Chemistry at the University of Florida

Tiffany Jones (2006 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Urban Education at the University of Southern California

Benjamin Machar (2006 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Political Science at Howard University

Maureen Harke (2007 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Experimental Psychology at Central Michigan University

Rebecca Thornton (2007 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Communication & Rehabilitation Science at the University of Kansas

Angela Lentz (2008 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science at the University of Kansas

Heather Minkel (2008 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Neuroscience at the University of Alabama

Caitlin Demsky (2009 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in I/O Psychology at Portland State University

Kerry Lepley (2009 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan

Rebecca McRae (2009 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Biomedical Sciences at Vanderbilt University

Samantha Nielsen (2009 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Illinois

Andy Harris (2010 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Zoology at the University of Oklahoma

Freddy Lee (2010 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Microbiology at Indiana University

Helena Lucente (2010 Cohort) - Ph.D. student in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Utah

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Additionally, we have about 15 CMU McNair Alumni currently enrolled in masters program with intentions of continuing on for their Ph.D.s!