McKnight Doctoral and Dissertation Fellows

The McKnight Fellowship Program is a state-wide program administered through the Florida Education Fund (FEF). The program is designed to address the under-representation of African American and Hispanic faculty at colleges and universities in the state of Florida by increasing the pool of citizens qualified with Ph.D. degrees to teach at the college and university level. As a by-product, it is expected that employment opportunities in industry will also be expanded.

The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship provides up to five years of funding support for newly enrolled African American and Hispanic graduate students who intend to seek a Ph.D. degree. When funding is available, the FEF also offers the McKnight Dissertation Fellowship, which provides up to one year of stipend support to graduate students working to complete dissertations. If you have further questions about the Dissertation Fellowship, contact us.


2023-2024 Doctoral Fellows

Michael Davidson

Michael Davidson

Counseling Psychology and School Psychology
"Representation matters. Knowledge creates understanding"

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Roxanne Oluwalowo

Information
"Education is a vehicle of success"

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Daniel Gutierrez

Ecology and Evolution
"To improve myself professionally and personally"

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Kadesha Reynolds

Kadesha Reynolds

Applied and Computational Mathematics
"Create change and expand in knowledge"

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Sabrina Shade

History
"Their truths should always be told"

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Tyron Slack

Tyron Slack

Counseling Psychology and School Psychology
"Our future needs research-based solutions"

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Stacey Sharpe

Stacey Sharpe

Musical Arts
"Mentor and educate the next generation"

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Lauren White

Higher Education
"Lift as you climb, representation matters"

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Amanda Williams

Amanda Williams

Higher Education
"Education is the bridge to opportunity"

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Oriane Yvin

Oriane Yvin

Oceanography
"It promotes and enhances intellectual freedom"

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Michael Burrage

Michael Burrage

Business
"Research, intellectual challenge, and lifelong learning"

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Nella Delva

Nella Delva

Biomedical Sciences
"For the power of representation"

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Cristian Vazquez

Cristian Vazquez

Developmental Psychology
"A graduate degree is essential for the advancement of knowledge"

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Tacey Atsitty

Tacey Atsitty

Creative Writing
"Passion, service, mountain, life, love, peace, achievement"

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Jovontae Butts

Sociology
"Achieve the greatest refinement possible"

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Inge Guerrero

Neuroscience/Psychology
"I never want to stop learning"

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Zenzeale Hudson

Zenzeale Hudson

Biomedical Sciences
"Breaking barriers, shaping new horizons ahead"

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Nath-Eddy Moody

Nath-Eddy Moody

Chemistry
"Just need to get back up"

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Shelby McCrackin

Shelby McCrackin

Mathematics Education
"Expand your mind and professional reach"

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Dissertation Fellows

Kiana Hines

Communication Sciences and Disorders
"Graduate degrees give voices to underrepresented populations"

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Taylor Darks

Sociology
"There is always more to discover"

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Clemente Guzman

Physics
"Demand is high for strong minds"

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Meaghan Mathews

Meaghan Mathews

Biomedical Sciences
"Learn more to better help others"

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