Past Fellows (PhD & Postdoc)
UVA Infectious Diseases Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Alumni
Doctoral Students (Year PhD Completed)
Whitney Stevens, PhD (2008), MD (2010)
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University at Chicago
Jennifer Scarff, PhD (2010)
Scientist, US Army Medical Research Institute
Rachel Kassel, PhD (2008), MD (2010)
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama Birmingham
Sarah Buss, PhD (2010)
Director of Microbiology, Northern Light Laboratory
Erica Kintz, PhD (2011)
New Product Development Technologist, Muntons PLC
Jeffrey Wilson, PhD (2010), MD (2012)
Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
Evonne Woodson, PhD (2012)
Fellow, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rebecca Mingo, PhD (2012)
Research Associate, Virginia Tech
Caroline Hall, PhD (2010), MD (2012)
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado
Max Jameson-Lee, PhD (2012)
Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
Zachary Weiner, PhD (2013)
Team Leader, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nathanial Christy, PhD (2013)
Chief Science Officer, US Navy
Michael Davis, PhD (2013)
Program Manager, University of Virginia
Chringma Shirpa, PhD (2014)
CMC Reviewer, US Food and Drug Administration
Emily Sloan, PhD (2012), MD (2014)
Fellow, University of California San Francisco
Joshua Owings, PhD (2014)
Technical Sales Consultant, BioTek Instruments
Kevin D’Auria, PhD (2014)
Senior Scientist, Guardant Health, Inc.
Morgan Johnson, PhD (2014)
Research Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Charlotte
Laura Gonyar, PhD (2014)
Research Associate, University of Virginia
Carrie Cowardin, PhD (2015)
Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
Beeta Ehdaie, PhD (2015)
Senior Advisor, US Department of State
Jeffrey Teoh, PhD (2016)
Senior Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Jonathan Handing, PhD (2016)
Senior Scientist, Moderna Therapeutics, Inc.
Alexandra Bettina, PhD (2016)
Associate Manager, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Adam Labonte, PhD (2016)
Staff Scientist, AMPEL Biosolutions
Christopher Anderson, PhD (2017)
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for Inflammation Research VIB-Ugent
Cassandra Hoffman, PhD (2017)
Senior Research Program Manager, University of Virginia
Kathryn Michels, PhD (2017)
Scientist, Umoja Biopharmaceuticals
Stephanie Ragland, PhD (2018)
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital
Elizabeth Melson, PhD (2019)
Analyst, National Ground Intelligence Agency
Jacqueline Stevens, PhD (2018), MD (2020)
Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital
Carol Rowley, PhD (2020)
Medical Student, University of Virginia
George Cortina, PhD (2018), MD (2020)
Resident, Duke University
Samantha Batista, PhD (2020)
Associate Scientist, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Jennifer McDaniels, PhD (2020)
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Maryland
Postdoctoral Fellows (Year Fellowship Completed)
Courtney Kurtz, PhD (2009)
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Lisa Nichols, PhD (2009)
Director of FACS Facility, Stanford University
Melissa Batonik, PhD (2010)
Principal Scientist, Abcam, Inc.
Preston Garcia, PhD (2010)
Associate Professor, Castleton State College
Steven Black, PhD (2011)
Clinical Laboratory Scientist, University of Virginia
Katherine Ralston, PhD (2014)
Assistant Professor, University of California Davis
Carissa Meyer, PhD (2014)
Scientist, Gryphon Scientific, LLC
Thomas Ellison, PhD (2014)
Research Scientist, Verndari, Inc.
James Simmons, PhD (2016)
Technology Transfer Manager, Boston Children’s Hospital
Shaun Steele, PhD (2016)
Scientist, Locus Bioscience
Richard Juneau, PhD (2016)
Associate Professor, Virginia Western Community College