2010 LSAMP Magazine - University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Providing academic and financial support programs designed to significantly increase the quality and quantity of underrepresented
minority students completing baccalaureate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
LEAD INSTITUTION
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Louis Dale
Principal Investigator
Dr. Carolyn Braswell
Co-Principal Investigator, Project Director and
UAB Principal Investigator
1530 3rd Avenue South · Campbell Hall 401
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170
Phone: 205-934-8762 Fax: 205-934-1650
E-mail: ldale@uab.edu cbraswel@uab.edu
Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Peer and Faculty Mentoring
Community College Collaboration
Graduate School Preparation
Faculty Mentored Research
Student Participation in Professional
Conferences and Seminars
ACTIVITIES
RESEARCH
ALSAMP Governing Board
Peer Study Groups
Summer Internship Program
Summer Bridge Program for Incoming
Freshmen
Career Fair and Advisement
LSAMP Summer Interns presented research posters at the ALSAMP Summer Internship
Conference held at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) on July 25, 2008.
PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
Alabama A&M University
Dr. Jacqueline Johnson
Principal Investigator
(256) 372-5713 jau.johnson@email.aamu.edu
Alabama State University
Dr. Wallace Maryland, Jr.
Principal Investigator
(334) 229-4464 wmaryland@alasu.edu
Auburn University
Dr. Overtoun M. Jenda
Principal Investigator
(334) 844-4445 jendaov@auburn.edu
Miles College
Dr. Charles C. Woods
Principal Investigator
(205) 929-1551 cwoods@miles.edu
Oakwood University
Dr. Kenneth LaiHing
Principal Investigator
(256) 726-7112 laihing@oakwood.edu
Stillman College
Dr. Mary Jane Krotzer
Principal Investigator
(205) 366-8929 mkrotzer@stillman.edu
Talladega College
Dr. Leonard Cole
Principal Investigator
(256) 761-6300 lcole@talladega.edu
Tuskegee University
Dr. Herman Windham
Principal Investigator
(334) 727-8556 windham@tuskegee.edu
The University of Alabama
Dr. Viola L. Acoff
Principal Investigator
(205) 348-3761 vacoff@eng.ua.edu
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Dr. Adriel D. Johnson, Sr.
Principal Investigator
(256) 824-6235 johnsona@email.uah.edu
The University of South Alabama
Dr. Carl Cunningham, Jr.
Co-Principal Investigator
(251) 432-2275 ccunningham@usouthal.edu
Dr. Alexandra Stenson
Co-Principal Investigator
(251) 460-7432 astenson@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
(Left) Ms. Monique Taylor, Alabama State University and (Right) Mr. Ronnie McCoy, The University of Alabama.
BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE ORAT
PROGRAM
RAM
Since 2003, 60 students have entered BD cohorts at Auburn University, Tuskegee University,
The University of Alabama, UAB and The University of Alabama in Huntsville. In fall 2008,
Auburn University accepted 12 additional students, bringing the ALSAMP total to 72 BD students.
Former LSAMP student, t, Dr.
Crystal lJ
Johnson, on received eiv ed a
four-year r $2.3 23
million grant
from NSF
and NIH to study
pathogenic vibrios. She
recently accepted a tenuretrack
position at Louisiana
State University.
Dr.
Carma
Cook, ok
, was
awarded d her
Ph.D. in
Biochemistry
from
Auburn University and
is currently engaged in
cancer research at
Tuskegee University.
PROGRAM RESULTS
Lucy Kehinde will
complete her Ph.D. in
Vision Sciences in
2009 at UAB. She
was Minority Access
Inc.’s 2008 Student
Role Model winning
the First Place Student
Research Presenter
Award.
ALSAMP institutions enrolled 6,096 underrepresented minority STEM students for the 2008-
2009 fall semester. During the May/June 2008 graduation ceremonies, 939 under-graduate
STEM degrees were awarded to underrepresented minorities in Alabama, an increase of 108
over the previous year. Three BD students have received Ph.D. degrees with four more scheduled
to earn Ph.D. degrees in 2009. Forty-four BD students are enrolled in Ph.D. degree programs
nationwide.
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