Past Howard Bouchet Scholars
Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society members from Howard University are preeminent scholars who are committed to the advancement of their field(s) of study and who advance diversity, equity, access, and inclusion in higher education. Howard Bouchet scholars are committed to improving the lives and conditions of the communities they serve. These members exemplify the highest values at Howard through their character, service, scholarship, leadership, and advocacy. Howard University inducted its first graduate student cohort in 2006.
Bouchet Society Inductees
2024 Inductees
The 2024 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Austin Anderson, Ph.D. Candidate, English
Tia M. Dickerson, Ph.D., Sociology
Jonece Layne, Ph.D. Candidate, Counseling Psychology
Jimisha Relerford, Ph.D. Candidate, English
Anaiya Reliford, Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences
Kirsten Sims, Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences
Lauren L. Taylor, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology
Phillip Warfield, Ph.D. Candidate, History
Tiffany Wheatland-Disu, Ph.D. Candidate, History
Malick Kebe, Ph.D. Alumni, Mathematics
2023 Inductees
The 2023 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Kemet Azubuike, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology
Symone Campbell, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
Sharleine Taina Cotin, Ph.D. Candidate, Biology
Terri Davis, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
Sharon Jessé Edwards, Ph.D. Candidate, History
Latoya S. Hogg, Ph.D., Social Work
Melanie R. Holmes, Ph.D., History
Destiny Lawler, Ph.D. Candidate, Pharmacology
Joshua Lawson, Ph.D. Candidate, English
Dana Williams-Johnson, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
2022 Inductees
The 2022 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Collis A. Brown, Ph.D. Candidate, Pharmacology
Tanya E. Gardner, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
Majella Chube Hamilton, Ph.D. Candidate, History
Bryan M. Jenkins, Ph.D. Candidate, Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
Raina Rhoades, Ph.D., Biology
2021 Inductees
The 2021 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Chynere Best, Ph.D., Psychology
William Kellon Bubb, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
Kenisha Ford, Ph.D., Physics
Emerald Jones, Ph.D., Sociology
Shannell Thomas, Ph.D., Sociology
2020 Inductees
The 2020 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
Richmond Danso, Ph.D., Political Science
Akiv Dawson, Ph.D., Sociology
Lourds Michelle Fernando, Ph.D., Biology
Jaimee Swift, Ph.D., Political Science
2019 Inductees
The 2019 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Adisa Vera Beatty, Ph.D., History
Amber Davis, Ph.D., Social Work
Ashley Lewis, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
DeAnna Nara, Ph.D., Nutritional Sciences
Morgan Smalls, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
2018 Inductees
The 2018 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Kimberly Monroe, Ph.D., History
Tabia Pope, Ph.D., Communications Sciences & Disorders
Sulare Telford, Ph.D., Communications Sciences & Disorders
Sean Upshaw, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
Alisa Valentin, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
2017 Inductees
The 2017 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Frances Adomako, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
Rogi Banks, Ph.D., School Psychology
Lindell Edwards, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Jasmyn Ledford, Ph.D., School Psychology
Brandale Mills, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
Swetha Parvatheneni, Ph.D., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Komitige Hashanthi Perera, Ph.D., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Denise Rpsier, Ph.D., Political Science
Shadya Sanders, Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences
Perre L. Shelton, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
2016 Inductees
The 2016 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Lauren F. Booker, Ph.D., Psychology
Candice R. Hodge, Ph.D., Sociology
Tyriesa L. Howard, Ph.D., Social Work
Aida Jaldi, Ph.D., Physiology
Julius G. Johnson, Ph.D., African Studies
Grace R. Mavodza, Ph.D., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Keadrick S. K. Peters, Ph.D., Sociology
Houra Taheri, Ph.D., Nutritional Sciences
Leticia D. Williams, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
2015 Inductees
The 2015 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Danyelle T. Brown-Willis, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Christopher Cross, Ph.D., Anatomy
Onochie Dieli, Ph.D., Economics
Monica Goldson, Ed.D., Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Zuleka Henderson, Ph.D., Social Work
Heather Key, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Denna Kowalek-Geppi, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
Brianna P. Lemmons, Ph.D., Social Work
Vanessa Oyugi, Ph.D., African Studies
2014 Inductees
The 2014 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Kelechi C. Anyanwu, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
Maurice B. Fluitt, Ph.D., Genetics
Mamatha Garige, Ph.D., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Christina Nicole Johnson, Ph.D., Microbiology
Tinita Ortega, Ph.D., Communication Sciences & Disorders
Shaina N. Reid, Ph.D., Anatomy
Tiphané Turpin, Ph.D., Mass Communication & Media Studies
Melvin L. Williams, Ph.D., Communication, Culture, & Media Studies
2013 Inductees
The 2013 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Crystal M. Adkisson, Ph.D., Mass Communication & Media Studies
Ashantie Alford, Ph.D., African Studies
Wallis C. Baxter, Ph.D., English
Aamira Chaney, Ph.D., African Studies
Belinda R. Hauser, Ph.D., Genetics
Devlon Jackson, Ph.D., Communication & Culture
Malik D. Lewis, Ph.D., Chemistry
Stella-Monica N. Mpande, Ph.D., Mass Communication & Media Studies
Reema Puri, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bethtrice Thompson, Ph.D., Biology
2012 Inductees
The 2012 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Luli Akinfiresoye, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Dondra Bailey, Ph.D., Biology
Dwayne Brown, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Jau-Yon Chen, Ph.D., African Studies
Valerie Cousins, Ph.D., Genetics
Ronya D. Foy, Ph.D., Social Work
Lydia Kakwera Levy, Ph.D., African Studies
Adrian Thompson, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Willie J. Thompson, Jr., Ph.D., Sociology
2011 Inductees
The 2011 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Luqman M. Abdullah, Ph.D., Political Science
Lisa K. Brown, Ph.D., Political Science
Daniel J. Broyld, Ph.D., History
Candice Crowell, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
Shinsuke Eguchi, Ph.D., Communication & Culture
Altovise T. Ewing, Ph.D., Genetics
Zoeann Finzi-Smith, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
VaNatta S. Ford, Ph.D., Rhetoric and Intercultural Communication
Alexa A. Harris, Ph.D., Rhetoric and Intercultural Communication
Jerome R. Hunt, Ph.D., Political Science
Shameka N. Johnson, Ph.D., Communication Sciences & Disorders
Mackenzie Jordan, Ph.D., Communication & Culture
Christopher King, Ph.D., Chemistry
Deneen Long-White, Ph.D., Sociology
Otmar Mariama-Arthur, Ph.D., Political Science
Carlana Ramlochansingh, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Stephanie Stines, Ph.D., African Studies
Elizabeth Whittington, Ph.D., Rhetoric and Intercultural Communication
Nichelle S. Williams, Ph.D., Political Science
Veronica Womack, Ph.D., Social Psychology
2010 Inductees
The 2010 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Imani Cheers, Ph.D., Mass Communication & Media Studies
Caleb Ashley, Ph.D., Mathematics
Philip Kurian, Ph.D., Physics
Wanjiku Gachugi, Ph.D., African Studies
Tamil Maldonado-Vega, Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences
Sophia Nur, Ph.D., Communication & Culture
2009 Inductees
The 2009 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Koren Bedeau, Ph.D., Mass Communication & Media Studies
Wilma Benitez-Rivera, Ph.D., Communication Sciences & Disorders
Renee Forde, Ph.D., Biology
Altreisha Foster, Ph.D., Microbiology
Marcia Headley, Ph.D., History
Chazeman Jackson, Ph.D., Microbiology
Santresda Johnson, Ph.D., Neuropsychology
Neiunna Jones, Ph.D., Biology
Camonia Long, Ph.D., Sociology
April McLauchlin, Ph.D., Genetics
Deandre Pool, Ph.D., Communication & Culture
Anyango Reggy, Ph.D., African Studies
Rhonda Smith, Ph.D., Nutritional Sciences
Temika Simmons, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Steffan Spencer, Ph.D., History
Crystal Spinks, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yiesha Thompson, Ph.D., Political Science
Nayda Torres-Soto, Ph.D., Communication Sciences & Disorders
Noelle Trent, Ph.D., History
2008 Inductees
The 2008 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
L. Simone Byrd, Ph.D., Mass Communication & Media Studies
Atia Byll-Cataria, Ph.D., African Studies
Jerry Crawford, II, Ph.D., Mass Communication & Media Studies
Jamila Cupid, Ph.D., Mass Communication & Media Studies
Cerise Glenn, Ph.D., Communication & Culture
Donise Johnson, Ph.D., Mass Communication & Media Studies
Ayanna Mogengege, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Nneka Mokwunye, Ph.D., Sociology
Cara Moyer, Ph.D., African Studies
Muslimah Najee-ullah, Ph.D., Anatomy
Obinna Obah, Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Lisa Rawlings, Ph.D., Social Work
Nana Kweiba Sam, Ph.D., Mass Communication & Media Studies
Kellie Weiss, Ph.D., English
Jonathan Wharton, Ph.D., Political Science
2007 Inductees
The 2007 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Enass Abdel-Hameed, Ph.D., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Majda Atich, Ph.D., English
Amy Belton, Ph.D., Biology
Pedro Lugo, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Kami Carey, Ph.D., Communication & Culture
Vernese Edgehill, Ph.D., Sociology
Victor Eno, Ph.D., Political Science
Janell Hill, Ph.D., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Patrice Jackson, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sheba Kane, Ph.D., African Studies
Lawrence McNeil, Jr., Ph.D., Economics
Francis Mensah, Ph.D., Physics
Tia Tyree, Ph.D., Mass Communication & Media Studies
Ada Vilageliu-Diaz, Ph.D., English
Martin Yina, Ph.D., Communication & Culture
2006 Inductees
The 2006 cohort members of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society include:
Nicole Buie, Ph.D., Chemistry
Peng Hu, Ph.D., Economics
Tehani Finch, Ph.D., Physics
Marnel Niles, Ph.D., Organizational and Small Group Communication
Tabitha Smith, Ph.D., English