2017: Inaugural cohort for the American Studies doctoral program
| Student | Track | Research Partnership |
| Abbey Chambers
|
Cultural Ecologies | IAHI, Public Policy Institute, New America Foundation
Successfully defended dissertation Fall 2020 |
| Stacia Murphy
|
Urban Equity | IAHI, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Indy Chamber
Project Manager, Inclusive Growth, Develop Indy at the Indy Chamber |
| Jason Aukerman
|
Humanities Centers | Center for Ray Bradbury Studies
Successfully defended dissertation, Fall 2020 Director of Center for Ray Bradbury Studies |
2018 and 2019
| Student | Track | Research Partner | Full-time or Part-Time |
| Ben ClarkÂ
|
Anthropocene Household | IAHI | Full-time |
| Laura Dodds
|
Food Insecurity and Urban Farming | Health and Hospitals Corp. of Marion County (HHC) | Part-time |
| Brenda Freiji
|
Sustainability and Climate Change | HHC | Part-time |
| Aaron Ganci
|
Design, Tech, and Ethics | Herron/Informatics | Part-time |
| Shonda Nichole Gladden
|
Cultural Ecologies | IAHI | Full-time |
| Lauren Hall
|
Equity and Education | SPEA/CRISP
New America Foundation-Indianapolis |
Part-time |
| Desmond Kemp
|
Equity, Education, and Workforce Development | IUPUI Graduate Office, Center for Africana Studies | Full-time |
| Emily Leiserson
|
Cultural Ecologies | IAHI | Part-time |
| Dean Peterson
|
Fairness, Education and Innovation | Marian University | Part-time |
| Brigitte Swartwood
|
Medical Ethics | Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics | Full-time |
| Chris Vaulter
|
Tech and Ethics | TechPoint | Part-time |
| Rob Saler
|
Religious Conservatism and American Culture | Center for Religion and American Culture | Part-time |
2020
| Student | Focus | Center/Partner | Status |
| Kayla Allen-Brown
|
African-American Faiths and Community Transformations | Polis Center–Digital project on Religion and Indianapolis | Full-time |
| Duaa Alwan | Education and Diversity Training | Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Part-time |
| Elise Barrett
|
Critical evaluation in philanthropic orgs | Lake Center on Faith and Giving | Part-time |
| Cale Erwin
|
Perception of teachers | Indiana State Teachers’ Association | Part-time |
| Allison Luthe | African-American Faiths and Community Transformations | MLK Center | Part-time |
| Doran Moreland | Urban and Economic Development | New America Indianapolis | Part-time |
| Lauren Palmer
|
Internationalizing cities and communities | Polis Center–Digital project on Religion and Indianapolis | Full-time |
| Mark Pike
|
The future of 21st century scholars program | Ivy Tech | Part-time |
2021
| Solomon Cochren | African-American music and faith | Center for Africana Studies and Culture/ Center for Religion and American Culture | Full-time |
| Kim Kile | Bibliotherapy | Part-time | |
| Nicole Montiel | Education, innovation, diversity | Center for Africana Studies and Culture | Full-time |
| Darrieux Peterson | Education, social-cultural theory | Center for Africana Studies and Culture | Full-time |
| Sarah Smith | Housing and the legacy of discriminatory practices | Polis and SAVI | Full-time |