Faculty Advisors & Mentors
Faculty and administrators offer mentoring, academic advice and support to Rubenstein Scholars. To learn more about them, click on the photos below.
Faculty and administrators offer mentoring, academic advice and support to Rubenstein Scholars. To learn more about them, click on the photos below.
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006
M.Ed., University of Vermont, 1994
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986
As a first-generation undergraduate and graduate student, I stumbled often over things I didn't know, things others (seemingly) took for granted. My goals as a faculty mentor to first-generation students are to make sure Rubenstein Scholars know they belong at Duke, that I'm one of many...
1364 Campus Drive
213 West Duke Building, Box 90739
Durham, NC 27708
144 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D., Temple University, 1994
B.A., Portland State University, 1989
This generation of young adults is the first since the signing of the Declaration of Independence that, on average, will not do better than their parents. Many opportunities for class mobility in the United States have been eroded, yet higher education is one of the last great opportunity...
114 Allen Building, Box 90042
Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D - Mathematics., Duke University 2009
M.A., Duke University 2005
I have advised numerous students through their pre-major career at Duke, and am especially interested in first generation, disadvantaged minority, and working class students who face numerous barriers in higher education. I won Duke's Excellence in Advising Award in 2017/8.
013 Physics, Durham, NC 27708
Morehouse College, B.A. Psychology
Duke University, M.A./Ph.D Clinical Health Psychology
Box 90024
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2001
M.S., Florida A&M University, 1995
B.S., Florida A&M University, 1993
013 Allen Bldg.
Box 90046
Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, 2005
B.A., Harvard College, 1999
I’m committed to expanding access to education and resources for students in historically under-represented groups, including first-generation college students. The Rubenstein Scholars program is a fantastic asset to Duke, and I’m proud to be a part of it.
Ph.D. Duke University, 2008
1427 Fciemas, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D., Princeton University, 2011
M.A., Princeton University, 2008
B.A., University of Tulsa, 2006
227 Sanford Hall, Box 90245
Durham, NC 27708
D.Sc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965
M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964
B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963
307 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1995
M.Sc.Eng. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1986
B.S.E. University of Kentucky at Lexington, 1985
3461 CIEMAS, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D. University of Chicago, 2010
B.Sc. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2005
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010
101 Science Dr, Fciemas 3577, Durham, NC 27705
Nih Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School 2009 - 2014
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley 2008
B.S., Trinity College 2002
CIEMAS 2575, Durham, NC 27708
A big reason I decided to become a professor was to mentor and work with students. I wouldn’t have a job at an amazing university like Duke if it were not for the students here, so I am thankful for them every day. Not only do I get to help students find the support they need and their...
417 Chapel Hill Dr, Box 90086, Durham, NC 27708
I mentor students because I benefited from tremendous mentors. I would not be where I am today without faculty and others who went out of their way to support my own personal and professional growth; the least I can do is pay this forward.
127 Allen Building, Box 90004, Durham, NC 27708
D.Phil., Exeter College, University of Oxford, 1994
M. Phil., Exeter College, University of Oxford, 1990
I have worked with first generation students in the past and wanted to develop my experience further with these students; I greatly enjoy working with them.
Gray Building, Box 90964
Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D. Duke University, 1999
110 Science Drive, Teer Building Box 90271, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 2010
PO Box 90291, Hudson 211, Durham, NC 27708
PhD, Yale University, 2007
BA, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2001
Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley, 2004
M.S. University of California at Berkeley, 1999
B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998
127A Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708
M.F.A., Vermont College, 2014
B.A., University of Chicago, 1982
I was a first generation student and would have really benefited from having an advisor who understood those challenges.
114 S. Buchanan Blvd.
Smith Warehouse B183, Box 90403
Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1980
M.A., University of Florida, 1978
B.A., West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1976
306 Soc/Psych, Box 90085
Durham, NC 27708
116 Allen Building, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90024, 116 Allen Building, Durham, NC 27708
Phd, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006; BA, Portland State University 1993
I volunteered to be a faculty mentor for Rubenstein Fellows because I enjoy advising students about how to make the most of their Duke education and I enjoy working with students from diverse backgrounds.
011H Allen Building, 421 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27708
Duke Box 90051, 421 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley, 1996
M.Sc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991
B.S.C.E. Lehigh University, 1989
173 Hudson Hall Annex, Dept of Civil Engineering, Durham, NC 27708-0287
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1984
M.S., Tufts University, 1978
B.S., Tufts University, 1976
Mentoring students is one of the great privileges and joys of being a teacher; mentoring first-generation college students is an even greater privilege and joy.
116 Allen Building, Box 90024
Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley, 2003
701 W. Main St., Office 4306, Chesterfield Building, Durham, NC 27701
Ph.D., Duke University, 1987
B.A., Brown University, 1980
Academic Advising Center, Box 90697
Durham, NC 27708
2589 Fciemas, 101 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D., Purdue University 1989
Box 90129, Durham, NC 27708-0129
D237 Lev Sci Res Ctr, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D. Duke University, 1998
M.S. University of Colorado at Boulder, 1991
B.A. Denison University, 1990
126 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D., Duke University 2012
127 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708-0320
Ph.D., Duke University 2007
108 Academic Advising Center, Box 90697, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90697, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1996
M.A., Stanford University, 1994
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1987
102 West Duke Building
Box 90432
Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D., Duke University, 1998
B.S., UC San Diego, 1990
Mentoring first generation students gives me the opportunity to contribute to the success of bright, dedicated kids for whom a Duke education will truly make a difference in their future. While not first generation myself, as the child of immigrants and graduate of a small-town, predominantly...
209C Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 2004
M.Sc.Eng. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 2001
B.S.E.E. Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999
B.S. Spelman College, 1999
3511 CIEMAS, Durham, NC 27708
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1994
02 Allen Building, 421 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90052, Durham, NC 27708-0052
Ph.D., Cornell University 2008
M.A., California State University at Fullerton 2001
B.A., California State University at Fullerton 1997
Box 90086, 417 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27708