Legacy’s Faculty/Administrator Mentors represent a rich cross-section of the University from virtually every school and college on campus to a host of offices and programs. Our Faculty/Administrator Mentors support student success and leadership in the classroom, the lab, and throughout their involvement on campus. Legacy Mentors actively attend and participate in many Legacy events throughout the year and help students reflect on their experiences as they prepare for a life of leadership beyond UConn. Legacy is proud to partner with such a diverse group of accomplished and committed professionals from across campus.
Dorothea Anagnostopoulos
Department:
Mentees: Jannatul Anika (Legacy ’22)
Kimberly Bergendahl
Department: Political Science
Education: Southeastern Massachusetts University, B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science, 1991; University of Connecticut, M.A., Political Science, 1994; University of Connecticut, Ph.D., Political Science, 2000.
Mentee: Justin Taverna (Legacy ’22)
Joanne Conover
Department: PNB, Physiology and Neurobiology
Education: Pennsylvania State University (BSc); Bath University, England (PhD); University of Pennsylvania (PostDoc); Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Senior Research Scientist); Rockefeller University (Senior Research Scientist)
Mentees: Sumeet Kadian (Legacy ’22)
Christine Curley
Department:
Mentees: Makayla Dawkins (Legacy ’22)
Marsha Gordina
Department: Mathematics
Education: Cornell University, PhD
Mentee: Sofya Levitina (Legacy ’22)
Kelly Herd
Department:
Mentees: Richmond Le (Legacy ’22)
Richard Langlois
Department: Economics
Education: Williams College, B. A. Physics and English, 1974; Yale University, M. S. Astronomy, 1975; Stanford University, Ph.D. Engineering-Economic Systems, 1981
Mentees: Joe Antelmi (Legacy ’09), Raphael Perez-Segura (Legacy ’10), Nidhi Nair (Legacy '22)
Glenn Mitoma
Department: Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
Education: University of California Santa Cruz, Studio Art, 1996; Claremont Graduate University, Cultural Studies, 2003; Claremont Graduate University, Cultural Studies, 2007
Mentees: Emily Kaufman (Legacy ’15), Sage Phillips (Legacy ’20), Irene Soteriou (Legacy '21). Jalyn Brown (Legacy ’22)
Jonathan Moore
Department: Operations and Information Management
Education: University of Connecticut, Psychology, 2007; Nichols College, MBA, 2011
Mentees: Aseel Eid (Legacy ’11), Victoria Kallsen (Legacy ’14), Ara Figueroa (Legacy ’22)
Kenny Nienhusser
Department: Educational Leadership and La Comunidad Intelectual (Learning Communities)
Education: Stony Brook University, Economics (1998), Stony Brook University, Social Work (2001), Teachers College, Columbia University, Higher and Postsecondary Education (2011)
Mentee: Chris Guzman (Legacy ’22)
Angela Rola
Department: Asian American Cultural Center
Mentee: Daniel Lin (Legacy ‘08), Matthew Lin (Legacy ‘07), Hoang Trinh (Legacy ’11), Varun Khattar (Legacy ’15), Ethan Kimaru (Legacy ’20), Mitsuko Koyama (Legacy '21), Khadija Shaikh (Legacy ’22)
Reza Sheikhi
Department:
Mentees: Dwaritha Ramesh (Legacy ’22)
Jennifer Sterling-Folker
Department: Political Science
Education: University of Chicago, Ph.D. in Political Science, 1993. Dissertation Title: "Domestic Realism"; University of Chicago, M.A. in Political Science, 1988. Thesis: "ASEAN and the Roots of Regional Cooperation"; University of New Hampshire, B.A. in Political Science and Art History, 1983. Graduated magna cum laude
Mentee: Susan Naseri (Legacy ‘18), Musa Hussain (Legacy ’22)