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2023-2024 #DigBlk/JT Mellon Visiting Scholar
Scholars: 2023-2024 #DigBlk/JT Mellon Visiting Scholar
Rachel Fernandes
JT Mellon Visiting Scholar (2023-2024); Visiting Graduate Student in Digital Archives (2020-2023)
PhD candidate in English Language and Literatures, Queen’s University
Colored Conventions
Christopher D. Harris
CBDR Satellite Researcher (23-24)
Ph.D. student, Department of Communication and Film, University of Memphis
Kenneth Avery, Jr.
CBDR Satellite Researcher (23-24)
Ph.D. student, Department of Communication and Film, University of Memphis
Jennifer L. Carner
CBDR Satellite Researcher (23-24)
PhD student, African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric, Christian Theological Seminary
Taylor Abrams-Rollinson
CBDR Satellite Researcher (23-24)
Ph.D. student, Department of Communication and Film, University of Memphis
Kimberley N. Travers
CBDR Satellite Researcher (23-24)
Master of Science student, Information Science, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jewon Woo
JT Mellon Satellite Partner (2023-2024)
Associate Professor of English, Lorain County Community College
Summer Hamilton
Digital Projects Developer and Assistant Research Professor of Digital Scholarship, Penn State University
Morgan Robinson
#DigBlk Scholar (2022-2024)
PhD student, History & African American Studies, Penn State University
Eden Mekonen
#DigBlk Scholar (2023-2024); Graduate Admin Assistant (2022-2023)
M.S. + Ph.D., Geography and African Studies Program, Penn State University
Andre E. Johnson
JT Mellon Satellite Partner (2023-2024); JT Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (2022)
Professor of Communication, Univ. of Memphis
Rachel Fernandes
JT Mellon Visiting Scholar (2023-2024); Visiting Graduate Student in Digital Archives (2020-2023)
PhD candidate in English Language and Literatures, Queen’s University
Arline Wilson
JT Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (2022)
Graduate Researcher (2020-2021)
Keon Burns
#DigBlk Scholar (2023-2024, 2021-2022)
Dual title PhD candidate in US History and African American Studies, Penn State University
Pheolyn Allen
#DigBlk Scholar (2021-2024)
Masters candidate in English, Penn State University
Richard Daily
Social Media Committee (2020-2021)
Dual Title PhD Candidate in the History and African American Studies, Pennsylvania State University
Brandi Locke
Graduate Researcher; Co-chair, CCP Digital Archives; Mural Arts Project Manager
PhD candidate in English, Univ. of Delaware
Denise Burgher
Director, Community and Curricular Engagement, CCP and Douglass Day (2017-present)
2017-present
PhD student in English, Univ. of Delaware
Kristin Moriah
#DigBlk Satellite Partner (2018-2023), JT Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (2022)
Assistant Professor, Queen's University
Lynnette Overby
JT Satellite Partner (2023-2024); Faculty Affiliate, Arts Satellite Partner (2020-2022)
Professor of Theater at the Univ. of Delaware
Lauren Earl
Visiting Graduate Student Intern (SP21)
Master's of Library and Information Science, Syracuse University
Samantha Q. de Vera
JT Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (2022-2023), Research Fellow (2021-2022)
Marc Blanc
Visiting Graduate Student Intern (2020-2022)
PhD candidate in English and American Literature, Washington Univ. in St. Louis
Victoria Francois
Social Media Committee (2021-2022)
Undergraduate Student, Penn State University
Michelle Byrnes
Co-chair, CCP Website and Database (2018-2022), CCP Team Member (2016-2018)
Undergraduate in Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State University
Moyra Schauffler
#DigBlk Scholar (2020-2022)
PhD Student in History, Penn State University
Hayden Lamphere
#DigBlk Scholar (2020-2022)
Master’s student in the Department of History, Penn State University
Curtis Small
Affiliate Librarian
Senior Assistant Librarian and Coordinator, Public Services, Univ. of Delaware
Carol Rudisell
JT Mellon Satellite Partner (2023-2024)
Retired, Reference & Instructional Services, Univ. of Delaware
Kaitlyn Tanis
Affiliate Librarian
History and Social Sciences Librarian, Univ. of Delaware
Maisha Carey
Affiliate Librarian (2020-2021)
Organizational Development & Learning Librarian, Univ. of Delaware
Anna Lacy
Project Coordinator (2018-2021), CCP Digital Archives, Co-chair and CCP Teaching Partners, Co-chair (2015-2021)
Ph.D. candidate in History, Univ. of Delaware
Kevin Winstead
CBDR CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow (2019-2022)
Jim Casey
Associate Director
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Colored Conventions Project
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Douglass Day
Shirley Moody-Turner
CBDR Co-Director
Founder, Black Women's Organizing Archive
Gabrielle Foreman
CBDR Co-Director
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Colored Conventions Project
Communications and Events
Gabrielle Sutherland
Event and Communications Administrator, Project Management
Richard Daily
Social Media Committee (2020-2021)
Dual Title PhD Candidate in the History and African American Studies, Pennsylvania State University
Christyne Corasmin
Admin & Events Committee (2021-2022)
Undergraduate in Liberal Arts with a focus in Political Science, Penn State University
Takiya Jackson
Social Media Committee (2020-2021)
Undergraduate student in Biobehavioral Health, Penn State
Kaula Thomas
Social Media Committee (2020-2021)
Undergraduate in African American Studies, Penn State University
Victoria Francois
Social Media Committee (2021-2022)
Undergraduate Student, Penn State University
Genna Zagoren
Communications Committee (2020-2022)
Undergraduate in the College of Communications, Penn State University
Curriculum Committee
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DigBlk Studios
datejie cheko green
Co-Chair of DigBlk Studios
Genna Zagoren
Communications Committee (2020-2022)
Undergraduate in the College of Communications, Penn State University
Kevin Winstead
CBDR CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow (2019-2022)
Digital Archives
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Douglass Day
Summer Hamilton
Digital Projects Developer and Assistant Research Professor of Digital Scholarship, Penn State University
Jennifer Isasi
Assistant Director of the Office of Digital Pedagogies and Initiatives/Director of the Digital Liberal Arts Research Initiative, Penn State University
Rachel Fernandes
JT Mellon Visiting Scholar (2023-2024); Visiting Graduate Student in Digital Archives (2020-2023)
PhD candidate in English Language and Literatures, Queen’s University
Pheolyn Allen
#DigBlk Scholar (2021-2024)
Masters candidate in English, Penn State University
datejie cheko green
Co-Chair of DigBlk Studios
Denise Burgher
Director, Community and Curricular Engagement, CCP and Douglass Day (2017-present)
2017-present
PhD student in English, Univ. of Delaware
Marc Blanc
Visiting Graduate Student Intern (2020-2022)
PhD candidate in English and American Literature, Washington Univ. in St. Louis
Sabrina Evans
JT Mellon Satellite Partner (2023-2024); #DigBlk Scholar (2020-2023)
Associate Professor of English, Howard University
Justin Smith
#DigBlk Scholar (2020-2022)
Dual-title Ph.D. Candidate in English and African American Studies, Penn State University
Courtney Murray
#DigBlk Scholar (2020-2024)
PhD Student in English and African American Studies, Penn State University
Jim Casey
Associate Director
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Colored Conventions Project
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Douglass Day
Shirley Moody-Turner
CBDR Co-Director
Founder, Black Women's Organizing Archive
Gabrielle Foreman
CBDR Co-Director
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Colored Conventions Project
Exhibits Committee
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Historic Church and Community Engagement Committee
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