2025-2026 Cohort 4
Congratulations to each our Spartans for being selected to participate in this academic program.
Cohort Accomplishments: Awards and Conference Participation
Janea Kinder
Awards
The North Star Award; great work ethic, dedication,and reliability
Conferences
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
NCUR
RISE
India El
Awards
The Multiplier Award; boosted peer engagement
Conferences
HBCU Faculty Development & Networking Conference
NCUR
RISE
Elexia Robinson
Awards
The Bloom Award; showed tremendous personal growth
Conferences
International Academy of Business and Economics (IABE) Conference
NCUR
RISE
Cohort 4 Program :
Biology
- Zavion Dawson — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ava Boston
- Bryanna Seymore — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Heideh Sirjani (Health Services Administration & Biology)
Business
- Dalon Tolson — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Neal
- McKensi Rice — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Keun Chung
- Elexia Robinson — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anh Ngo
Computer Science
- Jordan Newkirk — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jonathon Graham
Engineering
- Ayanna Fleming — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mojtaba Sirjani
Fine Arts
- Da'Ron Prioleau — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christy Frederick
Health Services Administration
- Bryanna Seymore — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Heideh Sirjani (Health Services Administration & Biology)
Health, Physical Education, and Exercise Science
- Deenaydra Hood — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ann-Catherine Sullivan
Journalism
- A'Lauren Gilchrist — Faculty Mentor: Dr. April Woodard (Mass Communications & Journalism)
Mass Communications
- A'Lauren Gilchrist — Faculty Mentor: Dr. April Woodard (Mass Communications & Journalism)
Political Science
- Kalicia Brown — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Hutson
Psychology
- Nikyla Lewis — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Erica Russell
- India El — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Erica Russell
- Janea Kinder — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Desh Nendze
- Sanai Banks — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Scott Debb
Secondary Education
- Lafayette Robinson III — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ronald White
Social Work
- Dakota Bailey — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brandon Mitchell
- Laura Callendar — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Howard
- Kamilah Bradley — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sharon Alston
- Aliela Rankin — Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sharon Alston