K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award Recipient Archive

Recipients of the 2024 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award

  • Oumarou Abdoulaye Balarabe

    Oumarou Abdoulaye Balarabe

    Higher Education and Student Affairs, Ohio University
  • Tabatha Cruz

    Tabatha Cruz

    Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, University of Minnesota
  • Anisha Gupta

    Anisha Gupta

    Preservation Studies, University of Delaware
  • Anuj Gupta

    Anuj Gupta

    Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, University of Arizona
  • Leah Harmon

    Leah Harmon

    Neuroscience, Yale University
  • Bethany Kaser

    Bethany Kaser

    English, Duquesne University
  • Mayra Nunez Martinez

    Mayra Nuñez Martinez

    School Organization and Education Policy, University of California, Davis
  • Guerdiana Thelomar

    Guerdiana Thelomar

    Community Psychology, University of Miami
  • Teresa Torres

    Teresa Piedad Torres

    Microbe Host Interactions, Vanderbilt University

Past Recipients

    • Jedaidah Chilufya, Plant Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Elizabeth Kelley, Chemistry, University of Chicago
    • Nicholas B. Lacy, Communications, Purdue University
    • Jannell McConnell Parsons, English, University of Kentucky
    • Kirby J. Schmidt, Agricultural Education, Oregon State University
    • Britt Threatt, Africana Studies, Brown University
    • Jordan Westcott, Counselor Education, Virginia Tech
    • Clint Whitten, Foundations of Education, Virginia Tech
    • Ashley S. Wright, Higher Education Leadership, University of Dayton

    • Becca Bassett, Education, Harvard University
    • Dale Brown, Interdisciplinary (Philosophy & Education Foundations), Western Michigan University
    • Erin Cassin, Biology, University of Nevada Las Vegas
    • Cynthia Garcia-Eidel, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
    • Caleb González, Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy, The Ohio State University
    • Teresa Hernández, English, University of Oregon
    • Whitney Tsai Nakashima, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
    • J. Paul Padilla, Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, University of Arizona
    • Aireale J. Rodgers, Higher Education, University of Southern California

    • Terri Dunbar, Engineering Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Eliaquin Gonell, Education Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Vermont
    • Devon Isaacs, Clinical/Counseling Psychology, Utah State University
    • Megan Massa, Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles
    • Kristen Nelson, Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
    • Rachel Perez-Udell, Plant Biology, University of Georgia
    • Tatiane Russo-Tait, STEM Education, University of Texas at Austin
    • Meshell Sturgis, Communication, University of Washington
    • Ashleen Williams, History, University of Mississippi

    • Sara Abelson, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan
    • Maria Alcivar, Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University
    • Ciara Christian, Language, Literacy and Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    • Zachary del Rosario, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Stanford University
    • Brett Nachman, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin–Madison
    • Doug Valentine, Sociology, University of Missouri
    • Edgar Virguez, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Duke University

    • Brianna Benedict, Engineering Education, Purdue University
    • Naniette H. Coleman, Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
    • Andrew Katz, Engineering Education, Purdue University
    • Aurora B. Le, Health Behavior, Indiana University
    • Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner, Philosophy and American Indian and Indigenous Studies, Michigan State University
    • Hannah Volkman, Environmental Infectious Diseases, University of Minnesota
    • Arley R. Ward, II, History, University of Arkansas

    • Kelsey Melinda Boyle, Chemistry, California Institute of Technology
    • Arianna I. Celis Luna, Biochemistry, Montana State University
    • Tony J. Cunningham, Clinical Psychology, University of Notre Dame
    • Anahid Ebrahimi, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware
    • Darla Ida Himeles, American Literature, Temple University
    • Rishi R. Masalia, Plant Biology, University of Georgia
    • Alexandra B. Reznik, English Literature, Duquesne University

    • Ileana Cortes Santiago, Literacy and Language Education, Purdue University
    • Peter DelNero, Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
    • Mona Eskandari, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
    • Brian Hendrickson, Rhetoric and Composition, University of New Mexico
    • Alexandra Mathwig, History of Art and Architecture, Brown University
    • Keri Rodgers, Educational Studies—Curriculum, Ball State University
    • Danica Savonick, English, City University of New York Graduate Center
    • Heather Woods, Communication, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    • Claire Berezowitz, Civil Society & Community Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Nusta Carranza Ko, Political Science, Purdue University
    • Annemarie Galeucia, Cultural Geography & Anthropology, Louisiana State University
    • Uttam Gaulee, Higher Education Administration, University of Florida
    • Brad Jacobson, Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, University of Arizona
    • Jasmine Linabary, Communication, Purdue University
    • Breanne Przestrzelski, Bioengineering, Clemson University
    • Roman Ruiz, Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
    • Daniel Siakel, Philosophy, University of California, Irvine
    • Desiree Weber, Political Science, Northwestern University

    • Anya Adair, English Language and Literature, Yale University
    • Rebecca Christensen, Higher Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    • Neil Conner, Geography, University of Tennessee
    • Victoria Hortensia Febrer, Visual Arts, Stony Brook University
    • Carolyn Fisher, Biochemistry, Molecular, & Cell Biology, Cornell University
    • Jacob Grohs, Educational Psychology, Virginia Tech
    • Rebekah Le, Developmental Biology, University of California, Irvine
    • Hannah Miller, Teacher Education, Michigan State University
    • Naghme Naseri Morlock, Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
    • Erin Marie Rentschler, English, Duquesne University

    • Elena K. Abbott, History, Georgetown University
    • Sarah J. Hatteberg, Sociology, Indiana University
    • Jennifer King Chen, Education in Math, Science and Technology, University of California, Berkeley
    • Amy Lueck, English, University of Louisville
    • Yedalis Ruiz Santana, Higher Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Michael VanElzakker, Psychology/Neuroscience, Tufts University
    • Omar Villanueva, Chemistry, Emory University
    • Cathery Yeh, Education, emphasis in Chicano/Latino Studies, University of California, Irvine

    • Atnreakn Alleyne, Political Science, University of Delaware
    • Fiona Barnett, Literature, Duke University
    • Milagros Castillo-Montoya, Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
    • Sarah Lan, Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University
    • Justin Lomont, Chemistry, University of California–Berkeley
    • Laurie A. Pinkert, English, Purdue University
    • Gina Spitz, Sociology, University of Wisconsin–Madison

    • Benjamin L. Castleman, Quantitative Policy Analysis, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
    • Sarah L. Eddy, Zoology, Oregon State University
    • Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, Communication Studies, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
    • Alexander Igor Olson, American Culture, University of Michigan
    • Ashley E. Palmer, Sociology, Baylor University
    • Ghanashyam Sharma, Rhetoric and Composition, University of Louisville
    • Martha Althea Webber, English (Writing Studies), University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
    • Timothy Wong, Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine

    • Adam Bush, American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California
    • Edmond Chang, English, University of Washington
    • Keary Engle, Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute
    • Michelle Gaffey, Literature, Duquesne University
    • Sam Potolicchio, American Government, Georgetown University
    • Chera Reid, Higher Education, New York University
    • Cara Robinson, Urban Affairs and Public Policy, University of Delaware
    • Jennifer Veilleux, Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago

    • Netta Avineri, Applied Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles
    • Shauna K.Carlisle, Social Welfare, University of Washington
    • Judith Flores Carmona, Sociology of Education, University of Utah
    • Elizabeth Hoover, Anthropology, Brown University
    • Ilana Kramer, Clinical Psychology, Long Island University
    • Jonathan P. Rossing, Rhetoric and Public Culture, Indiana University
    • Jentery Sayers, English, University of Washington
    • Wendy Wagner, College Student Personnel Administration, University of Maryland
    • Holly F. West, Higher and Postsecondary Education, New York University

    • Holly Bruland, English, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
    • Cara Gormally, Plant Biology, University of Georgia
    • Mitchel T. Keller, Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Tessa Lowinske Desmond, Literary Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison
    • Tamara Mann, History, Columbia University
    • Elizabeth Munz, Communication, Purdue University
    • Geoff Preidis, Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
    • Marcella Runell-Hall, Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    • Lisa Thornhill, Language and Rhetoric, University of Washington, Seattle
    • Kyle Whyte, Philosophy and American Indian Studies, Stony Brook University

    • Thomas Eatmon, Jr., Public Policy, Southern University
    • Andrew Farke, Vertebrate Anatomy / Paleontology, Stony Brook University
    • Kyle Gobrogge, Neuroscience, Florida State University
    • Frances Gratacos, Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Rutgers
    • Jennifer Lavy, Theatre History and Criticism, University of Washington
    • Christine Reiser, Anthropology, Brown University
    • Paul Rogers, Education, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Cindy Spurlock, Communication Studies, University of North Carolina
    • Kimberly Van Orman, Philosophy, University at Albany, SUNY
    • Dumaine Williams, Pharmacology, Stony Brook University

    • Kasey Baker, English, University of Tennessee
    • Bethany Bowling, Interdisciplinary Studies - Biology Education, University of Cincinnati
    • Amy Cass, Sociology, University of Delaware
    • Stephanie Milling-Robbins, Dance and Women's Studies, Texas Woman's University
    • Evelyn Perry, Sociology, Indiana University
    • Margaret Post, Social Policy, Brandeis University
    • Tarsem Purewal, Computer Science, University of Georgia
    • Sarah Wise, Evolutionary Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder

    • Derek Cabrera, Education, Cornell University
    • Michael Coyle, Justice Studies, Arizona State University
    • Emily Fairchild, Sociology, Indiana University
    • Molly Beth Kerby, Educational Administration, Educational Leadership, and Organizational Development, University of Louisville
    • Diane Nutbrown, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • Regina Praetorius, Human Resource Education, Louisiana State University
    • Victor Raymond, Sociology, Iowa State University
    • Joan Shin, Language, Literacy, and Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    • Ian Stewart, Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley