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Kennon Broadhurst earned both his
B.S. and his M.S. in Computer Science
from the University of Maryland Eastern
Shore. He has worked as a software
engineer with such companies as
Cinecom Corporation, Booz Allen
Hamilton, Inc.; SRA International, Inc.;
and General Dynamics Information
Technology. Among his most notable
projects are the Flying Hours Online (FHOL) for Langley Air
Force Base and the Task Management System (TMS) for the
Office of Naval Intelligence. He currently works at Omnitec
Systems, Inc. as the Technical Lead Software Engineer.
Stefanie Brodie earned her B.S. in Civil
Engineering in 2006 from the University of
Maryland, College Park where she was an
LSAMP Scholar and a Summer Bridge
participant. She is currently pursuing dual
masters’ degrees in Transportation
Engineering and Urban Planning at the
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia
Tech), and she plans to graduate in 2012.
She conducts research on the interaction of transportation
networks and land use through accessibility, especially
regarding non-motorized and transit modes of transportation.
She plans to apply to a Ph.D. program in transportation
engineering at Georgia Tech.
Roxann S. Brooks earned her B.S.
summa cum laude in Biological Sciences
from the University of Maryland,
Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2006.
She had the honor of being selected Co-
Salutatorian of the class of 2006 at
UMBC, and she also received the
Faculty Award for Excellence in
Biological Sciences. While an undergraduate, she gained rich
experience outside of the classroom, including conducting two
independent research projects with Kevin Omland, Ph.D.,
serving as a veterinary assistant for two different animal
hospitals, and serving as a teaching assistant for introductory
Biology. Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate in a joint
D.V.M./Ph.D. program in Comparative Pathology and
Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis,
and she has completed a 3-month International Externship at
the Institute of Virology and Immunoprophylaxis in
Mittelhäusern, Switzerland.
Cassaundra Brown earned her B.S. in
Electrical Engineering from Morgan State
University. She was awarded a 2008-10
LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship
at the University of Maryland, College Park
(UMD). She completed her M.S. program
in Electrical Engineering at UMD in 2011. She plans to
pursue a doctorate.
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Hakeenah F. Brown earned her B.S. in
Biology from the University of
Maryland Eastern Shore in 2006.
During the summer of 2006, she
participated in the National Institute on
Aging Intramural Research Program,
and she conducted research entitled
Investigation of the Relationship
between Wnt5a and Claudin-1.
Currently, she is a Ph.D. student in the Interdisciplinary Life
Science Program at Purdue University with an interest in
determining the significance of host pathogen interactions
between Plasmodium falciparum (malaria parasite) and human
proteins using the yeast two-hybrid assay.
Margaret Brown earned her B.S. in
Chemistry from the California State
University, Long Beach in 2006. She
was awarded a 2008-10 LSAMP Bridge
to the Doctorate Fellowship at the
University of Maryland, College Park
(UMD). She completed her M.S.
program in Chemistry in 2011, and she
currently is enrolled as a Ph.D. student in Chemistry at UMD.
After completing her doctoral program, she plans to become
an organic chemist and work in the biotech or pharmaceutical
division of a company.
Tyesha N. Burks earned her B.S. in
Biology from the University of
Maryland Eastern Shore in 2006. As
an undergraduate, she participated in
the Research in Science and
Engineering Summer Research
Program at Rutgers University and
conducted a research project entitled
"Iron-lipocalin (24p3) and kidney
stone disease". She currently is enrolled in a Ph.D. program in
Human Genetics at The Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine. Her research team at Johns Hopkins recently
discovered that “losartan protects against loss of old or
damaged muscle.”
Maurice D. Butler, Ph.D. earned his B.S.
magna cum laude in Biological Sciences
from the University of Maryland, Baltimore
County in 2001. He completed his Ph.D.
program at Harvard Medical School in
2008. His research in the area of mapping
insulin pathways in roundworms has
applications for treating diabetes and other diseases.
Currently, he is employed as Associate Medical Director at
BGB New York.