BPRTC Fellows, Mentors, and Affiliates
BPRTC Orentation Highlight Video
The BPRTC Program is designed to engage students in cutting-edge research, professional development, and collaborative learning opportunities. This initiative aligns with the Center’s mission to empower the next generation of scholars, innovators, and leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Meet Our Doctoral Fellows

Tuesday Barnes
Sociology Morgan State University

Franchesca Bellevu
Industrial Engineering Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

Alden Contreras
Nanoengineering North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

Clinton Griffin
Computational Data Science & Engineering North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

Jazmyn Greggs
Microbiology Alabama State University

Jerriel Hall
Educational Psychology Howard University

Zipporah Harlan
Industrial Engineering Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

Kayla Hightower
Pscyhometrics Morgan State University

Jlynn Holland-Cecil
Clinical Health Psychology Virginia State University

Jennifer Kennedy
Agricultural & Environmental Sciences North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

Arielle King
Applied Science & Technology North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

Kofi Khamit-Kush
Biological Sciences Clark Atlanta University

Jaylen Lowe
Urban Schooling University of California, Los Angeles

Melodee Montgomery, PH.D
Computational Science & Engineering North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

Miya Moon
Biology Alabama State University

Patricia Morris
Agribusiness & Applied Economics North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

Nelson Pham
Higher Education Howard University

Laurence Price-Webb
Nanoengineering North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Meet Our Undergraduate PEER Fellows

KyChelle Barnes
Chemistry Spelman College

Jordan Bentley
Biology Virginia State University

Jaime Durodola
Physics Spelman College

Teryn Dennis
Information Technology Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

Ashley Molden
Physics Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Bliss Quant-Petit Frere
Biology Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
Meet our Mentors
MEEt our Affiliates
Dr. H. Justin Ballenger
Morehouse College
Dr. Brittany Chambers
WestEd
Dr. Shaneeka Favors-Welch
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Dr. Natasha McClendon
Spelman College
Dr. Nickolaus A. Ortiz
Georgia State University
ABout US
Broadening Participation Research Training Certificate (BPRTC)
Dr. Neely will lead the BPRTC program with STEM and Social Science doctoral and undergraduate fellows in the Broadening Participation Research Training Certificate Program. In this program, fellows will learn how to apply theoretical frameworks within social science to examine STEM undergraduate research experiences at HBCUs.
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