Our 2010 Emerging Scholars are helping to advance the conversation about mental in unique and diverse ways. Read on for more information about our 2010 scholars, their exciting projects and their Emerging Scholar Fellowship mentors.
Jose Medina
Jose Medina is a Junior at Johns Hopkins University obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health Studies and Biology. For his Emerging Scholars project, Jose investigated the potential mental health benefits of martial arts for at risk youth in East Baltimore. Read More
Kiona Bean
Kiona Bean is a Senior at Delaware State University majoring in Psychology, with a minor in Sociology. For the Emerging Scholars Fellowship Kiona conducted outreach to college students and high school students regarding mental health among African Americans.
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Michelle Miller
Michelle Miller
is a 1st
year Physician Assistant student at George Washington University. She
graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2004 and earned her MBA
in Executive Management while serving on Coast Guard active duty. Michelle completed her project on veterans transitioning to campus and worked with veterans, campus administrators and admissions staff to investigate academic and mental health strategies for success. Read More
Noel Heimpel
Noel Heimpel is a sophomore at Towson University. His Emerging Scholars project entitled "Beyond Boundaries with Gender Identity Disorder" is designed to remove the stigma associated with GID as a mental illness, provide the Baltimore trans community with an outlet for emotions and further educate the public and mental health professionals on this important issue.
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Melanie Gutermuth
Melanie Gutermuth is obtaining her Masters in Higher Education Administration at George Washington University. During her Scattergood
Fellowship, Melanie will be researching campus policies regarding students with mental health disorders. Read More
Morgane Cibotti
Morgane Cibotti is a Junior, Public Health major at the University of Maryland, College Park. She conducted a community-building, creative arts project called "Break the Silence: Paint Your Voice" focused on peer to
peer communication about mental health issues such as suicide.
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Heather Wiles from Active Minds at Bryn Mawr College says:
"Active Minds has given me a feeling of control over how I view myself and has instilled within me the belief that the silence surrounding the stigma of mental illness can be broken. It has made me more comfortable talking about my own experiences and I can only hope that it can do the same for others."
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Jose Medina is a Junior at Johns Hopkins University obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health Studies and Biology. For his Emerging Scholars project, Jose investigated the potential mental health benefits of martial arts for at risk youth in East Baltimore. 
Kiona Bean is a Senior at Delaware State University majoring in Psychology, with a minor in Sociology. For the Emerging Scholars Fellowship Kiona conducted outreach to college students and high school students regarding mental health among African Americans.
Noel Heimpel is a sophomore at Towson University. His Emerging Scholars project entitled "Beyond Boundaries with Gender Identity Disorder" is designed to remove the stigma associated with GID as a mental illness, provide the Baltimore trans community with an outlet for emotions and further educate the public and mental health professionals on this important issue.
Melanie Gutermuth is obtaining her Masters in Higher Education Administration at 
Morgane Cibotti is a Junior, Public Health major at the University of Maryland, College Park. She conducted a community-building, creative arts project called "Break the Silence: Paint Your Voice" focused on peer to
peer communication about mental health issues such as suicide.
