Twenty-five participants — selected from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants — spent the summer at the University of Maryland School of Public Health through two programs that give minority students and those from disadvantaged backgrounds opportunities to do research in a safe space to learn and grow.
The Aging Diversity and Professional Development (ADAPT) program for University of Maryland undergraduates and STAR (Summer Training and Research) for undergraduates across the county, train and mentor them over two consecutive 10-week summer sessions.
The STAR program has been funded since 2011 by a grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the ADAPT program launched in 2014 with a grant from the NIH-National Institute on Aging.
Kinesiology professor, Dr. James Hagberg, has led the training programs since 2011 and mentored hundreds of students.
Meet the members of this year’s cohorts.
2019 STAR Students and Mentors
Jewel Aleshire
Sacoby Wilson
Indu Bastakoti
James Hatfield
Diego de la Cruz Caro
Sarah Kuzmiak-Glancy
Kevin Ezema
James Hagberg
Earon Grinage
James Hatfield
Asli McCullers
Donald Milton
Melissa Nava
Cheryl Knott
Jaela Stith
Donald Milton
Jalen Warren
James Hagberg
Aaron Houston
Cher Dallal
Marcus Jones
Sacoby Wilson
Sydney Johnson
James Hagberg
2019 ADAPT Students and Mentors
Yoseph Gebru
James Hatfield
Shelby Lawanson
Craig Fryer
Sara Mascone
Steven Prior
Justin Nwosu
Typhanye Dyer
Kaitlyn Welsh
Stven Prior
Root Woldu
Bradley Boekeloo
Adewale Awoyemi
Carson Smith
Afnan Gimie
Donald Milton
Jariatu Jamba
Jennifer Roberts
Christine Nzokou
Cher Dallal
Tomi Okonlawan
Cher Dallal
Ola Toye
James Hagberg
Eveyln Zietowski
Sushant Ranadive
