2020-2021 Cohort
NextGen Professors
This talented group of graduate students and postdocs spans the major subject areas of humanities, social sciences, life sciences, and physical sciences and engineering and engages in a series of monthly professional and career development activities. Learn more about the program.
Juan Manuel Aldape Muñoz, Postdoctoral Scholar, Performing and Media Arts
Sandra Arias, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biomedical Engineering
Christopher Berardino, Doctoral Candidate, English
Carolyn Chlebek, Doctoral Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
Houston Claure, Doctoral Candidate, Mechanical Engineering
Sean Cosgrove, Doctoral Candidate, History
Rene Crespin, Doctoral Candidate, Policy Analysis and Management
Elvisha Dhamala, Doctoral Candidate, Weill Cornell Medicine – Neuroscience
Irma Fernandez, Doctoral Candidate, Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology
Regina Garcia-Mendez, Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical Engineering
Eileen Gonzales, Postdoctoral Scholar, Astronomy
Janani Hariharan, Doctoral Candidate, Soil and Crop Sciences
Samantha Huey, Postdoctoral Scholar, Nutritional Sciences
Aaron Joiner, Doctoral Alumnus, Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology
- Current position: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
- Aaron’s Graduate School Spotlight
Teeratorn Kadeethum, Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Caitlin Kane, Doctoral Candidate, Performing and Media Arts
Anne Logan, Doctoral Candidate, Horticulture
Jesus Madrid, Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychology
Josephine Martell, Doctoral Candidate, Natural Resources and Environment
Erin McCauley, Doctoral Candidate, Sociology and Policy Analysis and Management
Anand Mishra, Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Kelly Murray, Doctoral Candidate, Molecular Biology and Genetics
Julia Nolte, Doctoral Student, Human Development
Mariela Nunez Santos, Doctoral Candidate, Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology
Diana Obregon, Doctoral Candidate, Entomology
Maryam Rahmati Ishka, Postdoctoral Scholar, Soil and Crop Sciences
Sarah Riley, Doctoral Student, Information Science
Kelly Schmid, Postdoctoral Scholar, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Ana Smith, Doctoral Candidate, Computer Science
Michelle Stitzer, Postdoctoral Scholar, Molecular Biology and Genetics and Institute for Genomic Diversity
Betul Urganci, Doctoral Student, Human Development
Heftzi Marie Vazquez-Rodriguez, Doctoral Candidate, Romance Studies
Asher Williams, Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical Engineering
Kristen Wright, Postdoctoral Scholar, Humanities Scholars Program, Society for the Humanities
Bo Yang, Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical Engineering