institutions with significant enrollments of students from underrepresented groups.
In 2000, HBCUs graduated 40 percent of all black students in America who received a bachelor's degree in biologi- cal sciences. They were responsible for more than 40 percent of all black students in America who received de- grees in the physical sciences—physics, chemistry, astronomy, environmental sciences and mathematics.
The Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (also known as the Minority Biomedical Research Support pro- gram) provides participating students with the opportunity to receive an in-depth experience in the academic and experimental aspects of biological research. Funded through the National Institutes of Health, the program con- sists of a laboratory-training program during the summer and laboratory research projects during the academic year. Graduates of the program have been able to enroll in a wide variety of graduate programs, internships, and professional schools.
The Division of Minority Opportuni- ties in Research administers research and research training programs aimed at increasing the number of minority biomedical and behavioral scientists through three branches: Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC), Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS), and MORE Special Initiatives (SI).
The sidebar features a partial list of women in STEM at top historically black colleges and universities. This group of notable women in academic STEM, by no means complete, has made significant contributions to re- search, grant development and project management as principal investigators, teaching, and community service in science, technology, engineering, and math fields. Their efforts enrich student learning, help to improve undergradu- ate and graduate education and en- gage the outside community with their work in STEM.
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NOTABLE WOMEN IN ACADEMIC STEM ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY
Joy St. John Johnson Math Instructor
Diane Leisher Math Instructor
Natural & Physical Sciences
Malinda Westbrook, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Environmental Chemistry Natural & Physical Sciences
FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY Sonya Stephens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chairperson Department of Mathematics
Ngozi Ugochukwu, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairperson Department of Chemistry
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY Elaine T. Eatman, Ph.D. Professor, Biology
Patricia D. Hatch, Ph.D.
Forensic Chemistry Coordinator School of Science
Keinya Holmes, D.D.S. Doctor of Dental Surgery School of Science
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Marjay D. Anderson, Ph.D. Director, Department of Comprehensive Sciences
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY Carolyn B. Howard, Ph.D. Associate Professor
NORTH CAROLINA A&T UNIVERSITY Goldie Byrd, Ph.D.
Nathan Simms Endowed Distinguished Professor Department of Biology
Doretha Foushee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Chairperson and Graduate Coordinator Department of Biology
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
Laurette B. Foster, Ed.D. Professor, Mathematics
Evelyn E. Thornton, Ph.D. Professor, Mathematics
Vera C. King, Ed.D. Professor, Mathematics
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY A&M Deidra S. Atkins-Ball, Ph.D. Professor, Environmental Toxicology
Michelle Claville
Associate Professor & Chairperson Department of Chemistry
Nusrat Naqvi, Ph.D. Professor, Plant Pathology
Deanna Roquemore, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Computer Science
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Gloria C. Johnson, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Sandra H. Scheick, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Mathematics and Physics
Jackson State University NIH-Extramural Associates Fellow &
Director of the JSU RCMI/CEH Breast Cancer Laboratory
Jacqueline J. Stevens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Minority Access to Research Careers Director
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Gloria Hoffman, Ph.D. Professor, Biology
Cleo Hughes-Darden, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biology
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY Sandra J. DeLoatch, Ph.D.
Dean, The College of Science, Engineering and Technology
Cyntrica Eaton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY Deloris Alexander, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Associate Director,
Integrative Biosciences Ph.D. Program
Marceline Egnin, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor Plant Genetics and Biotechnology
UNIVERSITY of the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Gail Finley, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Mathematics
Lily R. Liang, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Artificial Intelligence
Nian Zhang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY Pamela Leigh-Mack, Ph.D.
Dean, Department of Engineering and Technology
Grace Ndip, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Chemistry and Physics
Regina M. Knight-Mason, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Genetics
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