The Graduate School Fellowship

Overview

The Graduate School Fellowship helps fund outstanding graduate students at UB. A minimum of twenty students will be selected per year. Each student will receive a $10,000 top-off per year, renewable for five years, for a total value of $50,000.

To be eligible, a nominee must be a new applicant to a PhD program and must be appointed as a full teaching, graduate or research assistant.

For more information about the Graduate School Fellowship, please contact your academic department.

How to Apply

Each school or college has an internal admissions process. Please contact your academic department for more information.

Maintaining Your Fellowship

To maintain funding, students must continue to receive a full teaching, graduate or research assistant appointment, obtain a 3.0 GPA each semester and complete classes in a timely manner. Failure to meet these requirements may result in termination of a student’s award.

Campus Contact

Megan Stewart

Past Graduate School Fellow Events at UB

Fellow Research Talks

Throughout the year, the Office of Fellowships and Scholarships encourages our Presidential, Schomburg, and Graduate School Fellows to share their research with one another during our Research Talks. These talks allow for the exchange of knowledge among the community and create potential for scholarly collaborations.

Date	Name	Degree	Title and Description
March 2, 2023	Joel Kirk	PhD, Music Composition	Representations of Blackness and the Crossing Over of Sound: The Commodification of Soul in the Early Music of Whitney Houston (1985-1989) Born into a highly musical family consisting of Grammy-winning artists such as Cissy Houston (mother), Darlene Love (godmother), Dionne Warwick (cousin), and Aretha Franklin (honorary aunt), Whitney Houston was exposed to a plethora of Motown, Soul, and gospel influences from an early age. After being signed to Arista Records under the watchful eye of Clive Davis in 1983, her subsequent rise to stardom was not only fast, but also highly calculated by the white-centric hierarchy of leading industry professionals. Drawing on the work of Tricia Rose, Keith Negus, Kristin Lieb, and Kyra Gaunt, Kirk analyzes Whitney Houston’s early sound through the systemic oppression of Black, female artists in the American mainstream music industry across the mid-late 20th Century. What can Whitney Houston's early sound tell us about the white-washing of Black artists to suit the ears of a (so-called) 'crossover' audience? Emerging artists such as Doja Cat, Sza, and Cardi B are living proof that the precarious issue of crossover sound is one that remains just as prevalent over 30 years later, and therefore is one which must be carefully considered in ethnomusicological study of Black popular artists.
March 6, 2023	Meghan Holtan	PhD, Urban and Regional Planning	Housing and Health Equity in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic This research presentation synthesizes fifty peer-reviewed journal articles linking housing to health in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic using a health equity lens. This scoping literature review sets the stage for regional approaches to integrating housing, community development, and health in a changing climate. Housing characteristics that affect health in the study area include the impact of residential mobility, crowding, indoor air quality and ventilation, piped water and sewer service to homes, and access to health care, as well as characteristics specific to the Northern Indigenous context, including colonial legacies and the importance of social and cultural connection in housing design and policy.
April 6, 2023	András Blazsek	PhD, Media Study	Sonification, Attentive Listening and the Workshop What is sonification? Sonification is a method of making what is not audible—images, videos, numerical data, information—into sound for attentive listening. Among people who study sonification it is either understood as a scientific process that can only transfer information, interpret it, or communicate it, or it is treated as music, experienced as a set of abstractions made through aesthetic choices to create sensory impact. It is analyzed as either a way of offloading pressure on the visual system in what is an ocularcentric world, or it is described as a practice that reveals an underappreciated cochlearcentrism among humans. What are the stakes of a sonification practice that would give importance to listening? What types of listening modes exist and how they help in the understanding of sonification?
April 28, 2023	Charles LaBarre	PhD, Social Welfare	Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder: Conceptual Shifts, New Research, and Emerging Challenges In this presentation, LaBarre will introduce emerging research that has shifted conceptualizations of recovery from alcohol use disorder, discuss new research that has investigated and tested new definitions of recovery (inclusive of his current line of research), and future research directions. Specifically, he will discuss how research in the past 2-3 decades resulted in changes of what it means to "recover" from AUD, and how these changes have impacted the way researchers research recovery. LaBarre will then discuss how recent research within the past 5-10 years has provided nuance and clarity to recovery processes. Finally, he will discuss pressing gaps, such as the need for recovery research among underrepresented, minority, and disadvantaged populations, and his research pertaining to sexual minority populations.

Date	Name	Degree	Title and Description
April 1, 2022	LaShekia Chatman	PhD, Anthropology	Contrasting Motivations Among Black Reproductive Professionals: Competing Paradigms for Reimagining Liberation LaShekia’s second year thesis began as an exploration into the Black midwife and doula movement as a source of cultural and political empowerment, yet evolved into a rarely-explored narrative on the struggle for cultural capital among emerging ethnomedical practices, ideas on professionalism, the future of medical education, and the need for reimagining what culturally resonant care means for not only patients, but BIPOC practitioners.
April 22, 2022	Narayan Dhimal	PhD, Neuroscience	Critical Components: Understanding the Role of Cellular Recycling in Krabbe Disease Narayan’s work is centered around Krabbe disease, a severe neurological condition that affects 1 in 100,000 people in the United States. People who suffer from Krabbe disease lack a key enzyme that is required for autophagy, the body’s natural process to clear out or recycle damaged or unnecessary cellular components. This leads to abnormal amounts of myelin — a layer of proteins and fatty acids that surround nerves — and contributes to the disease’s severity. While there is currently no cure for Krabbe disease, there are approved bone marrow therapies as well as ongoing gene therapy trials. Narayan’s research focusing on the regulation of myelin hopes to find a new therapeutic strategy that can work in tandem with these treatments.
October 27, 2022	Shu Wan	PhD, History	We, Tong Bing: An Early History of the Chinese Deaf Community Focusing on the formation of the deaf community before and during the War of Resistance, this essay explores Chinese deaf leaders' endeavors and the evolution of the deaf community in the following two sections. The first section examines the proliferation of deaf education in early twentieth century Chinese society. After examining the evolution from a network consisting of deaf educators and educated to a national deaf community before the War of Resistance, the second section switches to dead elites’ reactions to the influence of the national crisis on deaf people, especially those who were impoverished and in plight.

Date

Name

Degree

Title and Description

April 1, 2022

LaShekia Chatman

PhD, Anthropology

Contrasting Motivations Among Black Reproductive Professionals: Competing Paradigms for Reimagining Liberation

LaShekia’s second year thesis began as an exploration into the Black midwife and doula movement as a source of cultural and political empowerment, yet evolved into a rarely-explored narrative on the struggle for cultural capital among emerging ethnomedical practices, ideas on professionalism, the future of medical education, and the need for reimagining what culturally resonant care means for not only patients, but BIPOC practitioners.

April 22,

2022

Narayan Dhimal

PhD, Neuroscience

Critical Components: Understanding the Role of Cellular Recycling in Krabbe Disease

Narayan’s work is centered around Krabbe disease, a severe neurological condition that affects 1 in 100,000 people in the United States. People who suffer from Krabbe disease lack a key enzyme that is required for autophagy, the body’s natural process to clear out or recycle damaged or unnecessary cellular components. This leads to abnormal amounts of myelin — a layer of proteins and fatty acids that surround nerves — and contributes to the disease’s severity. While there is currently no cure for Krabbe disease, there are approved bone marrow therapies as well as ongoing gene therapy trials. Narayan’s research focusing on the regulation of myelin hopes to find a new therapeutic strategy that can work in tandem with these treatments.

October 27, 2022

Shu Wan

PhD, History

We, Tong Bing: An Early History of the Chinese Deaf Community

Focusing on the formation of the deaf community before and during the War of Resistance, this essay explores Chinese deaf leaders' endeavors and the evolution of the deaf community in the following two sections. The first section examines the proliferation of deaf education in early twentieth century Chinese society. After examining the evolution from a network consisting of deaf educators and educated to a national deaf community before the War of Resistance, the second section switches to dead elites’ reactions to the influence of the national crisis on deaf people, especially those who were impoverished and in plight.

Date	Name	Degree	Title and Description
March 31, 2021	N.D. Lambert	PhD, Political Science	How Far Ahead Do Nations Plan? Utilizing Steven Brams’ Theory of Moves, Lambert discussed how to use game theory to study strategic interactions between governmental decision-makers. Specifically, Lambert’s research splits timeframes to study a nation’s likely actions in the short, medium and long run, with a hypothesis that more powerful nations look further into the future to determine the outcome of their actions.
April 30, 2021	Amanda Waggoner	PhD, Geography	Race and Place in Washington, D.C. Waggoner’s research focuses on the effects of gentrification and media on Black communities in Washington, D.C. Waggoner compared articles in two different D.C.-based newspapers to determine the frequency and types of Black topics discussed.
Sept. 29, 2021	Aria Wiseblatt	PhD, Clinical Psychology	Examining the Impact of Alcohol and Hookups on Sexual Victimization in White, Black and Asian College Women Sexual victimization (SV) of women continues to be a prevalent issue on college campuses. Literature suggests that heavy alcohol use and hookups are significant predictors of sexual victimization in college women. However, little research examines whether and in what ways these risk factors may operate differently among college women of different racial backgrounds. Aria's findings suggest that future research on college SV and SV prevention programs on college campuses should consider risk factors that disproportionally impact non-white women.
Oct. 28, 2021	Shu Wan	PhD, History	Francis G. Benedict and Racialization of the Chinese Basal Metabolism in the Early 20th Century Shu's research looks at the work of American biochemist Francis G. Benedict, who studied the Chinese racial feature in basal metabolism from 1927 to 1937. Shu looks at Benedict's work collectively, studying his concept, research and post-research impact. The conclusion of this research argues that it is misleading to characterize Benedict's racialized basal metabolism studies in a progressive, positive narrative.
Dec. 2, 2021	John Aulich	PhD, Music Composition	Paving the Way For Feminism: Female Fluxus Artists of the 1960s Fluxus is a highly influential arts movement dating from the 1960s, the impact of which is still strongly felt today. Its proponents and their descendants push the boundaries of what art can be by inviting active exploration through unfolding multi-sensory experiences. Fluxus as a whole was extremely politically radical, and its male adherents in particular often created works with strong and overt political sentiments. As a result, most scholarly attention to the political side of Fluxus artists has been paid to male Fluxus artists and their polemics. In contrast, researchers have only recently begun exploring the equally politically charged work of Fluxus art by women. John's research looks at three specific pieces of Fluxus art created by women in the 1960s and shows how their implicit connotation pave the way for more overt feminist art in the 1970s.

Date	Name	Degree	Title and Description
March 4, 2020	Venus Amiri	PhD, Chemical and Biological Engineering	Computational Analysis of Magnetic Droplet Generation and Manipulation in Microfluidic Devices Roodan discussed her project on microfluidic devices and computation analysis to precisely control the droplet generation and manipulation under the applied magnetic force. The interest in this technology has grown dramatically as it holds great potential to provide innovative solutions for numerous applications that range from fast analytical systems of synthesis for advanced materials to biological assays for living cells.
April 9, 2020	Raven Baxter	PhD, Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning, concentration in Science Education	“Big Ole Geeks”: How Innovation in Hip-Hop and Reality Pedagogy Set a Precedent for Representation in Science for Black Women In this talk, Baxter described her research surrounding one of her viral YouTube videos—Big Ole Geeks—and the difference between media representations of scientists and Black women’s science identity. Baxter also discussed the future direction of her research using hip-hop and reality pedagogy in science education and communication.
June 9, 2020	Olivia Geneus	PhD, Physical Chemistry	Hypoxia Targeted Nanoparticles of a T1 Contrast Agent Glioblastoma multiform (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in the U.S., with nearly 12,000 cases diagnosed annually. Geneus is developing nanoparticles that transverse the blood-brain barrier to treat and target hypoxic glioblastoma tumors located in the brain. Theranostic nanomaterials help improve clinical outcomes, reduce treatment-associated side effects, and help monitor disease progression and therapeutic outcome.
June 30, 2020	Pegi Bakula	PhD, Linguistics	Introducing Yil, a People and Language of Papua New Guinea Bakula introduced listeners to the Yil people of Papaua New Guinea, who belong to the Wapei branch of the Torricelli family. This language faces extinction, and Bakula’s research interests and goals seek to keep it alive.
July 14, 2020	Adrian Stein	PhD, Mechanical Engineering	Nonlinear Control of a Knuckle-Boom Crane With an Inertial Payload Lifting heavy payloads is challenging and can be dangerous. Stein’s research seeks to simulate a new type of crane boom that would help to minimize large displacements, such as swinging and twisting during the lifting and turning operations of a crane.
Aug. 4, 2020	Eric Deutsch	PhD, History	“Fiddler’s Bitch”: The Guide Dog Movement Comes to America Deutsh discussed the guide dog movement's beginnings in the United States in the late 1920s, and how the movement grew to be accepted by the American public in the context of the contemporary concepts regarding rehabilitation and disability.
Aug. 25, 2020	Alber Aqil	PhD, Biological Sciences	Balancing Selection Maintaining Polymorphisms in Hominins Aqil is intrigued by the fact that the genomes of humans, Neanderthals, and chimpanzees reveal deletion and duplication polymorphisms that have likely been maintained in our lineage for millions of years. His research delves into why that is and what the implications might be.
Sept. 23, 2020	Antara Satchidanand	PhD, Communication Disorders and Sciences	Put the What, Where?! Referencing in Robot Assisted Surgery Satchidanand’s research considers how members of the surgical team draw attention to salient parts of the visual field during robot-assisted surgery.
Oct. 14, 2020	Jamal Williams and Megan Conrow-Graham	PhD, Physiology and Biophysics; MD/PhD, Neuroscience	Ain’t I a Woman? How the U.S. Healthcare System is Failing Women of Color In this talk, Williams and Conrow-Graham trace the history of systemic racism from slavery to the current day, specifically looking at how racist ideas impact the effectiveness of the U.S. healthcare system. This research is important because women of color are shown to have staggeringly higher rates of mortality and morbidity compared to other ethnicities and genders.
Nov. 4, 2020	Sarah Quinones	PhD, Epidemiology and Environmental Health	Disability and Multidimensional Well-Being Among Adolescents in Rural Tanzania Quinones discusses data collected on the prevalence of disabilities among a group of rural youth living in poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. She also looks at how this affects their domains of daily life such as schooling, livelihood, violence and psychosocial well-being.

Date

Name

Degree

Title and Description

March 4, 2020

Venus Amiri

PhD, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Computational Analysis of Magnetic Droplet Generation and Manipulation in Microfluidic Devices

Roodan discussed her project on microfluidic devices and computation analysis to precisely control the droplet generation and manipulation under the applied magnetic force. The interest in this technology has grown dramatically as it holds great potential to provide innovative solutions for numerous applications that range from fast analytical systems of synthesis for advanced materials to biological assays for living cells.

April 9, 2020

Raven Baxter

PhD, Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning, concentration in Science Education

“Big Ole Geeks”: How Innovation in Hip-Hop and Reality Pedagogy Set a Precedent for Representation in Science for Black Women

In this talk, Baxter described her research surrounding one of her viral YouTube videos—Big Ole Geeks—and the difference between media representations of scientists and Black women’s science identity. Baxter also discussed the future direction of her research using hip-hop and reality pedagogy in science education and communication.

June 9, 2020

Olivia Geneus

PhD, Physical Chemistry

Hypoxia Targeted Nanoparticles of a T1 Contrast Agent

Glioblastoma multiform (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in the U.S., with nearly 12,000 cases diagnosed annually. Geneus is developing nanoparticles that transverse the blood-brain barrier to treat and target hypoxic glioblastoma tumors located in the brain. Theranostic nanomaterials help improve clinical outcomes, reduce treatment-associated side effects, and help monitor disease progression and therapeutic outcome.

June 30, 2020

Pegi Bakula

PhD, Linguistics

Introducing Yil, a People and Language of Papua New Guinea

Bakula introduced listeners to the Yil people of Papaua New Guinea, who belong to the Wapei branch of the Torricelli family. This language faces extinction, and Bakula’s research interests and goals seek to keep it alive.

July 14, 2020

Adrian Stein

PhD, Mechanical Engineering

Nonlinear Control of a Knuckle-Boom Crane With an Inertial Payload

Lifting heavy payloads is challenging and can be dangerous. Stein’s research seeks to simulate a new type of crane boom that would help to minimize large displacements, such as swinging and twisting during the lifting and turning operations of a crane.

Aug. 4, 2020

Eric Deutsch

PhD, History

“Fiddler’s Bitch”: The Guide Dog Movement Comes to America

Deutsh discussed the guide dog movement's beginnings in the United States in the late 1920s, and how the movement grew to be accepted by the American public in the context of the contemporary concepts regarding rehabilitation and disability.

Aug. 25, 2020

Alber Aqil

PhD, Biological Sciences

Balancing Selection Maintaining Polymorphisms in Hominins

Aqil is intrigued by the fact that the genomes of humans, Neanderthals, and chimpanzees reveal deletion and duplication polymorphisms that have likely been maintained in our lineage for millions of years. His research delves into why that is and what the implications might be.

Sept. 23, 2020

Antara Satchidanand

PhD, Communication Disorders and Sciences

Put the What, Where?! Referencing in Robot Assisted Surgery

Satchidanand’s research considers how members of the surgical team draw attention to salient parts of the visual field during robot-assisted surgery.

Oct. 14, 2020

Jamal Williams and Megan Conrow-Graham

PhD, Physiology and Biophysics; MD/PhD, Neuroscience

Ain’t I a Woman? How the U.S. Healthcare System is Failing Women of Color

In this talk, Williams and Conrow-Graham trace the history of systemic racism from slavery to the current day, specifically looking at how racist ideas impact the effectiveness of the U.S. healthcare system. This research is important because women of color are shown to have staggeringly higher rates of mortality and morbidity compared to other ethnicities and genders.

Nov. 4, 2020

Sarah Quinones

PhD, Epidemiology and Environmental Health

Disability and Multidimensional Well-Being Among Adolescents in Rural Tanzania

Quinones discusses data collected on the prevalence of disabilities among a group of rural youth living in poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. She also looks at how this affects their domains of daily life such as schooling, livelihood, violence and psychosocial well-being.

Date	Name	Degree	Title and Description
Feb. 19, 2019	Monica Johnson	PhD, Counseling and School Psychology	African American Acculturation and the "Strong Black Woman" Phenomenon Johnson’s research interests include African American acculturation, religiosity, multiculturalism and minority mental health. Her work involved the infusion of multiculturalism into the curriculum in various counseling psychology PhD programs and factors that influence academic success in African American woman. In this talk, Johnson discussed the strong black women phenomenon and its relevance to African American acculturation.
March 26, 2019	Megan Donahue	PhD, Rehabilitation Engineering	Are You Presenting for Everyone? Tips and Tricks for Inclusive Presentations Donahue’s presentation discussed inclusive and accessible presentations that allow people with disabilities (particularly print disabilities) to gather all the same knowledge from a presentation as a sighted person. Her research interests are connecting practice with research to improve the ease with which assistive technologists conduct their services. Her professional development presentation shared tips and tricks as well as a foundational understanding of what an inclusive and accessible presentation is.
April 9, 2019	Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong	PhD, Community Health and Health Behavior	Peer and Community Factors on PrEP Uptake: A Qualitative Study of PrEP Users in Western New York Aidoo-Frimpong's research interests include reproductive and sexual health, HIV/AIDS and Global Health. In this talk, she discussed PrEP as a novel strategy for HIV prevention, and the peer and community factors that influence its adoption and adherence among PrEP users.
April 30, 2019	Ali Al Qaraghuli	PhD, Electrical Engineering	Terahertz Communications for Space and Beyond Al Qaraghuli's research interests include satellite communication, smart health care and next generation wireless networks. He has been working on developing algorithms to optimize communication at Millimeter Wave band (30-300 GHz) alongside Terahertz Band (0.1-10 THz). In his presentation, Al Qaraghuli discussed recent achievements, challenges, and applications of his research, and discussed terahertz communication beyond space.
July 9, 2019	Steven Lewis and Jamal Williams	PhD, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences; PhD, Biomedical Sciences (Neuroscience)	Efficient Biomedical Image Utilization for Gross Anatomy Education Lewis presented about his research in computational cell biology, anatomy and pathology where his thesis will be with machine learning and statistical modeling of gross anatomical structures from CT imaging. His future career goal is to become a researcher working with novel biomedical imaging approaches to mental illnesses and neurodegenerative diseases. A Novel Epigenetic Mechanism for Synaptic and Cognitive Deficits in Alzheimer’s Disease Williams discussed his research working in the lab of Zhen Yan where they study synaptic mechanisms underlying common disorders of the brain. Outside of the lab Williams is engaged in efforts to help increase the inclusiveness in science education and promote scientific inquiry to communities underrepresented in the field.
Aug. 15, 2019	Lauren Rodriguez	PhD, Clinical Psychology	Rodriguez' research interests focus on the emotional and social mechanisms that contribute to substance misuse among individuals with a history of trauma and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). After her graduate work, Rodriguez wishes to obtain a research career as a clinical scientist at a university or veteran's administration hospital.
Oct. 21, 2019	Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong	PhD, Community Health and Health Behavior	Assessing Coverage of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Health-Related Topics in Educational Training Programs: A Comparison of Medical, Nursing and Pharmacy Students Aidoo-Frimpong's research focuses on HIV/AIDS, Global Health, and Sexual and Reproductive Health, with a critical focus on African immigrants and African refugees.
Nov. 18, 2019	Hannah Waterman	MS/PhD, Biological Sciences	Evolution of Sex Determination in the Allopolyploid Razorback Sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) Waterman discussed her PhD project proposal, which aims to assess how sex is determined in razorback suckers (an endangered western desert fish species).

Date

Name

Degree

Title and Description

Feb. 19, 2019

Monica Johnson

PhD, Counseling and School Psychology

African American Acculturation and the "Strong Black Woman" Phenomenon

Johnson’s research interests include African American acculturation, religiosity, multiculturalism and minority mental health. Her work involved the infusion of multiculturalism into the curriculum in various counseling psychology PhD programs and factors that influence academic success in African American woman. In this talk, Johnson discussed the strong black women phenomenon and its relevance to African American acculturation.

March 26, 2019

Megan Donahue

PhD, Rehabilitation Engineering

Are You Presenting for Everyone? Tips and Tricks for Inclusive Presentations

Donahue’s presentation discussed inclusive and accessible presentations that allow people with disabilities (particularly print disabilities) to gather all the same knowledge from a presentation as a sighted person. Her research interests are connecting practice with research to improve the ease with which assistive technologists conduct their services. Her professional development presentation shared tips and tricks as well as a foundational understanding of what an inclusive and accessible presentation is.

April 9, 2019

Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong

PhD, Community Health and Health Behavior

Peer and Community Factors on PrEP Uptake: A Qualitative Study of PrEP Users in Western New York

Aidoo-Frimpong's research interests include reproductive and sexual health, HIV/AIDS and Global Health. In this talk, she discussed PrEP as a novel strategy for HIV prevention, and the peer and community factors that influence its adoption and adherence among PrEP users.

April 30, 2019

Ali Al Qaraghuli

PhD, Electrical Engineering

Terahertz Communications for Space and Beyond

Al Qaraghuli's research interests include satellite communication, smart health care and next generation wireless networks. He has been working on developing algorithms to optimize communication at Millimeter Wave band (30-300 GHz) alongside Terahertz Band (0.1-10 THz). In his presentation, Al Qaraghuli discussed recent achievements, challenges, and applications of his research, and discussed terahertz communication beyond space.

July 9, 2019

Steven Lewis and Jamal Williams

PhD, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences; PhD, Biomedical Sciences (Neuroscience)

Efficient Biomedical Image Utilization for Gross Anatomy Education

Lewis presented about his research in computational cell biology, anatomy and pathology where his thesis will be with machine learning and statistical modeling of gross anatomical structures from CT imaging. His future career goal is to become a researcher working with novel biomedical imaging approaches to mental illnesses and neurodegenerative diseases.

A Novel Epigenetic Mechanism for Synaptic and Cognitive Deficits in Alzheimer’s Disease

Williams discussed his research working in the lab of Zhen Yan where they study synaptic mechanisms underlying common disorders of the brain. Outside of the lab Williams is engaged in efforts to help increase the inclusiveness in science education and promote scientific inquiry to communities underrepresented in the field.

Aug. 15, 2019

Lauren Rodriguez

PhD, Clinical Psychology

Rodriguez' research interests focus on the emotional and social mechanisms that contribute to substance misuse among individuals with a history of trauma and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). After her graduate work, Rodriguez wishes to obtain a research career as a clinical scientist at a university or veteran's administration hospital.

Oct. 21, 2019

Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong

PhD, Community Health and Health Behavior

Assessing Coverage of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Health-Related Topics in Educational Training Programs: A Comparison of Medical, Nursing and Pharmacy Students

Aidoo-Frimpong's research focuses on HIV/AIDS, Global Health, and Sexual and Reproductive Health, with a critical focus on African immigrants and African refugees.

Nov. 18, 2019

Hannah Waterman

MS/PhD, Biological Sciences

Evolution of Sex Determination in the Allopolyploid Razorback Sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)

Waterman discussed her PhD project proposal, which aims to assess how sex is determined in razorback suckers (an endangered western desert fish species).

The Graduate School Fellowship

Overview

How to Apply

Maintaining Your Fellowship

Campus Contact

Past Graduate School Fellow Events at UB

Fellow Research Talks

2023 Research Talks

2022 Research Talks

2021 Research Talks

2020 Research Talks

2019 Research Talks