2018 Career Enhancement Fellows
12-Month Fellows
Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi •University of California, Riverside • History
Maleda Belilgne • University of Maryland, Baltimore County • Africana Studies
* Shermaine Jones • Virginia Commonwealth University • English
Raúl Pérez • University of Denver • Sociology
Rachel Afi Quinn • University of Houston • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
* Kenton Rambsy • University of Texas, Arlington • English
* Donavan Ramon • Kentucky State University • Liberal Studies
Marquita Smith • William Paterson University • English
Nicole Spigner • Columbia College Chicago • African American Literature and Culture
*Brandi Summers • Virginia Commonwealth University • African American Studies
Six-Month Fellows
* Gavin Arnall • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor • Romance Languages and Literatures
Roosbelinda Cardenas • Hampshire College • Critical Social Inquiry
Carla Della Gatta • University of Southern California • Theatre
Christina Diaz • University of Arizona • Sociology
Benjamin Frey • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill • American Studies
* Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann • Emerson College • Writing, Literature, and Publishing
* Saida Grundy • Boston University • Sociology
Rebeca Hey-Colón • Temple University • Spanish
Mai-Linh Hong • Bucknell University • English
Karen Jaime • Cornell University • Performing and Media Arts
Doug Kiel • Northwestern University • History
Tehama Lopez Bunyasi • George Mason University • Conflict Analysis and Resolution
* Toussaint Losier • University of Massachusetts, Amherst • Afro-American Studies
Jordanna Matlon • American University • Sociology/School of International Service
Michael Niño • Willamette University • Sociology
Lena Palacios • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities • Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
Andrea Pitts • University of North Carolina, Charlotte • Philosophy
Ashanté Reese • Spelman College • Anthropology
Derron Wallace • Brandeis University • Sociology
Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh • Vanderbilt University • Religious Studies
Honorary Career Enhancement Fellow
* Jamie Thomas • Swarthmore College • Linguistics
Adjunct Faculty Fellows
* Lauren Eldridge • Spelman College • Sociology and Anthropology
* Awendela Grantham • Virginia Commonwealth University • African American Studies
* denotes an MMUF faculty member