Testimonials
About Brandon McCain
“A number of panelists noted this year how great the crop of applications was – and how the STEM applications seem to be growing. I expect that the marketing outreach you work on has greatly contributed to the visibility of the program.”
— Dr. Susan Antón, Vice-Dean for Faculty Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Development, New York University
“He again went above and beyond to make sure the new Ford awardees were welcomed into the organization and had a seamless and encouraging conference.”
— Dr. Brittany Battle, Department of Sociology, Wake Forest
“In particular, I find that Brandon’s Tweets are very helpful in sharing the role of diversity in academia and the need for more scholars of color to join academia.”
— Dr. Andrea Gómez Cervantes, Department of Sociology, Wake Forest
“His understanding of schedules, pricing, proofing and printing has made the projects run smoothly and on time.”
— Sally Groom, Production Manager, National Academies Press Production
“I appreciate your willingness to ask questions and desire to seek creative alternatives to improve the efficiency of existing Fellowship Outreach methods.”
— Stacey Kozlouski, Manager of Web Communications, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
“He is a team-player willing to pitch-in outside regular/expected hours and seeks out new ideas to improve programs and grow as a professional. I’ve been happy to know and work with Brandon over the past year.”
— Negin Sobhani, Program Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
“I have very much enjoyed our discussions around the topic of diversity and I am impressed with your clarity of vision and willingness to do the work to make the National Academies Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and its programs the best they can be.”
— Dr. Ester Sztein, Assistant Director, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Deputy Director, Board on Research Data and Information-National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
“Brandon is also a nice person to be around who cares deeply about the work he is doing to help the academy and nonprofit sector reflect the broader diversity of society.”
— Dr. Rashawn Ray, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park, Executive Director, Lab for Applied Social Science Research
“Having someone with a passion of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity as a point of contact is invaluable. I have no doubt that Brandon has a bright future ahead and he will continue to have a meaningful and long lasting impact in all the spaces he occupies.”
— Dr. Keisha John, Director of Diversity Programs, Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs, University of Virginia
“He has been heavily involved in extensive specialized program promotion/advertising efforts such as our Army Research Laboratory Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. He often thinks outside the box and takes a creative view of how our program promotion efforts can be enhanced.”
— Dr. Eric Basques, Senior Program Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
“I wanted to thank you for encouraging me to apply. I would not have applied without you bringing the [Ford Fellowship] award to my attention. I am so excited to be part of the program!”
— Dr. Courtney Hill, Associate Program Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine