RSiRP Alumni at Other Institutions

The scholars here are listed chronologically, and those who are still employed by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ are featured here.

Also, special thanks to Dr. Emily Chan (Associate Professor of Psychology; Director of Race, Ethnicity, & Migration Studies; Director of the Bridge Scholars Program; and former Director of the Riley Scholars-in-Residence Program), her former assistant Sendi Estrada, and 2020-2021 Interdisciplinary Studies House student office assistants Isabel Marshall, Avia Hailey, Rayn Fox, Lilly Encarnation, and Kaila Ablao for their hard work on the creation and maintenance of this record.

If you need to make any updates to your record, please email Andrea Bruder, Associate Dean of the Faculty, by clicking here.

Dr. Iris Fawzia Rafi (English, 1989-1990)
Former Assistant Professor of English, Atlanta Metropolitan State College

Dr. Gloria Holguín Cuádraz (Sociology, 1991-1992)
, Arizona State University

Dr. Ella Maria Ray (Anthropology, 1992-1993)
, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Dr. France Winddance Twine (Anthropology, 1992-1993)
, University of California, Santa Barbara

Dr. Lauren Murata (Biochemistry, 1994-1995)
Senior Medical Writer, Ventana Medical Systems

Dr. Belizario Magana (Psychology, 1994-1995)
Independent Clinical Psychologist

Victoria Chang (Biochemistry, 1995-1996)
Independent Researcher

Marisela Marquez (Political Science)
and Lecturer of Chican@ Studies

Dr. Vera Fennell (Political Science, 1996-1997)
, Lehigh University

Dr. Geraldine Smith-Wright (Comparative Literature, 1996-1997)

F.H. Min-Min Lo (History, 1997-1998)
Independent Researcher

Liza D. Molina (Psychology, 1997-1998)
, Cambridge Measurement Group

Dr. Sharon J. Hall (Environmental Science and Chemistry, 1998-1999)
, Arizona State University

Mardella Abeyta (American Ethnic Studies and English)
Independent Researcher

David Cruz (Art Studio)
Independent Researcher

Dr. Cynthia Chavez Lamar (Southwest Studies and Art, 1999-2000)
, Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

William Grant (English, 2000-2001)
Independent Researcher

Dr. Peter J. Garcia (Music, 2000-2001)
, California State University, Northridge

Dr. Pancho McFarland (Southwest Studies, 1999-2000)
, Chicago State University

Richard Yanez (English, 2000-2001)
Associate Professor of English, El Paso Community College

Dr. Margarita Suárez (Religion, 2000-2001)
, Meredith College

Flora Bridges (Religion, 2001-2002)
Independent Researcher

Dr. Christopher B. Teuton (English, 2001-2002)
, University of Washington

Dr. Beauty Bragg (American Ethnic Studies and English, 2001-2002)
, Georgia College

Dr. Delida Sanchez (Psychology, 2002-2003)
, The University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Jesse James Scott (English, 2003-2004)
, Ohio State University
Note: Dr. Scott passed away on May 20, 2013 due to complications from liver disease.

Dr. Leniece T. Smith (Women's Studies and Political Science, 2003-2004)
, Jackson State University

Dr. Haeng-ja Sachiko Chung (Asian Studies and Anthropology, 2003-2005)
, Okayama University

Dr. Michael L. Trujillo (Anthropology, 2004-2005)
, University of New Mexico

Dr. Reiko Hillyer (History, 2005-2006)
, Lewis & Clark College

Dr. Miles White (Music, 2005-2007)
Author, Musician, and Journalist at

William Groves (Physics, 2005-2006)
Independent Researcher

Dr. Clanton C.W. Dawson (Philosophy, 2005-2006)
Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy, Moberly Area Community College, and Pastor, President, and CEO, Dawson Journeys Ministry

Dr. Christina Neilsen-Marsh (Art Studio, 2006-2008)

Dr. Roberto Pelayo (Mathematics, 2007-2008)
, University of Hawai'i Hilo

Dr. Armando Lopez-Velasco (Economics, 2007-2009)
, Texas Tech University

Dr. Neilesh Bose (History)
, University of Victoria

Dr. Dharma Jairam (Psychology, 2008-2009)
, Fort Hayes State University

Dr. Zelideth María Rivas (Comparative Literature, 2009-2010)
, Marshall University

Dr. Sunil Chetty (Mathematics, 2009-2011)
, Saint John's University

Dr. Takiyah Nur Amin (Dance, 2010-2011)
, The College of Wooster

Dr. Antonio Mondragon (Physics, 2010-2013)
Independent Researcher

Dr. Natasha Behl (Political Science, 2010-2011)
, Arizona State University

Dr. Ronak K. Kapadia (Race & Ethnic Studies, 2011-2012)
, University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Imani Owens (English, 2012-2013)
Assistant Professor of English, Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Dr. Daniel Leon (Classics, 2012-2014)
, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dr. W. Christopher Johnson (Race & Ethnic Studies, 2013-2014)
, University of Toronto

Dr. Devaka Premawardhana (Religion, 2013-2014)
, Emory University

Dr. Luis Othoniel Rosa (Spanish, 2014-2016)
, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Dr. Sonya Hofer Lanz (Music, 2014-2015)
, Paris College of Art

Dr. Chelsea Martinez (Chemistry, 2015-2016)
Instructor of Natural Sciences, Pasadena City College

Dr. Juliana Novic (Anthropology, 2015-2016)
, Pandata LLC

Dr. Prentiss Dantzler (Sociology, 2015-2016)
, Georgia State University

Dr. Jennifer Lozano (English, 2015-2016)
, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Dr. Camisha Russell (Philosophy, 2015-2017)
, University of Oregon

Dr. Yetunde Olaiya (Art, 2016-2017)
, Pratt Institute

Felicia Rose Chavez (English and Film & Media Studies, 2016-2017)
Independent Researcher

Rev. Dr. Charrise Barron (Music, 2016-2017)
, Brown University

Dr. Ulices Piña (History, 2017-2019)
, California State University, Long Beach

Dr. Tilottama Karlekar (Film & Media Studies, 2017-2019)
, New York University

Michael Kim (Philosophy, 2018-2020)
Independent Researcher

Lina Basel (Chemistry, 2018-2019)
Independent Researcher

Dr. Gregorio Gonzales (Anthropology, 2019-2020)
, Ohio State University

Dr. Ryan Buyco (Asian Studies, 2019-2021)
Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, California Polytechnic State University

Dr. Solomon Seyum (Geology, 2019-2021)
Independent Researcher

Dr. Ahmad Alswaid (Arabic, Islamic, & Middle Eastern Studies, 2020-2022)
Amherst College

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