2026 Diversity Professional Development Awards

2026 Diversity Professional Development Awards

The goal of the Diversity Professional Development Awards is to provide educational and professional experiences to SCCAP members from diverse groups. This award intends to provide awardees the opportunity to gain new skills, to increase their professional network, and to promote their professional development by presenting at or attending professional conferences (online or in person). Congratulations to all of our winners!

Name Institution
Jean Pauline Serrano University of California, Santa Barbara
Yvonne Kuo University of Notre Dame
Jasmine Alli Texas A&M University
Josh Yen-Ho Chou University of Massachusetts Boston
Michelle Le Virginia Tech
Jenny Shen UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Emily Bivins Marquette University
Yuxin Yu Louisiana State University
Chris Balbo University of Hartford
Sherille Bosfield Pennsylvania State University
Elizabeth Li University of Kansas
Anushree Bhatia University of Michigan
Robyn Douglas Texas A&M University

Jean Pauline Serrano, University of California, Santa Barbara
Yvonne Kuo, University of Notre Dame
Jasmine Alli, Texas A&M University
Josh Yen-Ho Chou, University of Massachusetts Boston
Michelle Le, Virginia Tech
Jenny Shen, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Emily Bivins, Marquette University
Yuxin Yu, Louisiana State University
Chris Balbo, University of Hartford
Sherille Bosfield, Pennsylvania State University
Elizabeth Li, University of Kansas
Anushree Bhatia, University of Michigan
Robyn Douglas, Texas A&M University

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