Ph.D. HELPS Student Spotlights

Ashleigh Brown-Grier

Co-authored a book review of White Guys on Campus Racism, White Immunity, and the Myth of 'Post-Racial' in Higher Education with Dr. Robert Palmer and Lawrence Haynes.

Brandon Brown

Co-authored a paper with Dr. Sosanya Jones entitled UNCF and its Role in Policy Advocacy for Historically Black Colleges and Universities that was accepted for the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting.

Erick West

Co-authored an op-ed with Dr. Robert Palmer entitled The Possible Intersection between the Elimination of GRE’s and Interest-Convergence that was published in Diverse Issues in Higher Education.

Karen Bussey

Co-authored a paper with Dr. Sosanya Jones entitled HBCUs and the State: Cultivating Better Relationships for Equity that will be submitted to a journal soon for publication review.

Lawrence Haynes

Co-authored a book review of White Guys on Campus Racism, White Immunity, and the Myth of 'Post-Racial' in Higher Education with Dr. Robert Palmer and Ashleigh Brown-Grier.

Leslie Hall

Being supervised by Dr. Sosanya Jones for his Just-Julian Research Fellowship project examining the origins and impact of Howard University’s Lavender Fund.

Stephanie Hall

Working on a grant proposal with Dr. Sosanya Jones and Karen Bussey revolving around HBCU engagement in state policymaking.