ELATE Class of 2018-2019

The ELATE at Drexel Class of 2018-2019 included 18 experienced and diverse women faculty from 16 different institutions across the country and Canada. Each nominated by her dean or provost, they are leaders in biotechnology, chemistry, engineering and health science.

2018-2019 ELATE at Drexel Fellows

Alina Alexeenko, PhD
Purdue University

Shelley Lynn Anna, PhD
Carnegie Mellon University

Laleh Behjat, PhD
University of Calgary

Noelle Comolli, PhD
Villanova University

Felice Elefant, PhD
Drexel University

Mary I. Frecker, PhD
Pennsylvania State University

Claudia K Gunsch, PhD
Duke University

Tamara Hendrickson, PhD
Wayne State University

Jessica E Huber, PhD
Purdue University

Kyriaki Kalaitzidou, PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology

Marcia Kilchenman O’Malley, PhD
Rice University

Li (Emily) Liu, PhD
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Kristen Maitland, PhD
Texas A&M University

Laura Marcu, PhD
University of California, Davis

Harriet Black Nembhard, PhD
Oregon State University

Melissa Pasquinelli, PhD
North Carolina State University

La’Tonia Stiner-Jones, PhD
The Ohio State University

Ying Sun, PhD
Drexel University 

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ELATES@drexel.edu

Application Portal

Applications for the 2025-2026 ELATES fellowship year will open November 1, 2025.

Access the application portal to apply or to recommend or nominate a Fellow.

Application Portal