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Marla received her B.A. in Communications from the American University. She has worked at The National Academies since 1989. She oversees the publication of the Research Opportunity Booklets and the Policies, Practices, and Procedures Manual, and assists with updating the Research Opportunities on the website. In her spare time, she likes to read, go to the movies, root for the Redskins and Nationals, or just relax with her family.
mallentuck@nas.edu
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Alexander Cohen
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Alex is a Senior Program Associate with The National Academies. He performs project management, analysis, and research. He has a B.S. in computer science and a minor in mathematics.
ASCohen@nas.edu
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Maria P Crocco, Supervisor of Operations began at The National Academies as an Office Assistant with the Research Associateship Programs in 1977. She now handles all support documents for applications received during four reviews each year, assists in processing Research Opportunity booklets, oversees website content, and monitors the electronic office mailbox. She received her B.S. degree in Early Childhood Education from the California University of Pennsylvania in 1977. Her outside interests include volunteer work, baking, flea markets, movies, her black labs, and shopping for bargains.
mcrocco@nas.edu
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Jane Dell’Amore has been on the staff of the National Research Council of the National Academies since 1974. Her first five years were spent in the Office of International Affairs working on the exchange program with the former USSR and its aligned countries. After transferring to the Associateship Programs office in 1979, she assumed the position of Supervisor of Operations, which included overseeing the processing of all applications for Postdoctoral Research Awards. In addition, she has been responsible for promoting the Programs in the scientific community, including coordinating attendance at professional scientific meetings and conferences.
With the recent merger of the Research Associateship Programs Office with the Fellowships Office, Ms. Dell’Amore assumed the responsibility for coordinating all publicity and outreach activities for the Ford Fellowship Programs in addition to the Postdoctoral Research Associateship Programs. With the merger, the Associateship Programs has added seven meetings to its list of outreach activities, all of which target minority audiences. Jane is looking forward to the challenge of working with the staff in recruiting more minority applicants to the Programs.
In her spare time, Jane enjoys doing volunteer work with the elderly, working out at the gym, and creating beaded jewelry.
JDellamo@nas.edu
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Chris O’Brien has worked at the Fellowships Office of the Policy and Global Affairs Division of the National Academies since the mid-1970’s. She has been involved in the administration of numerous fellowship programs, varying in level from predoctoral through postdoctoral and varying by funding source (public and private). Since 1979, Chris has worked primarily on the Ford Foundation Predoctoral, Dissertation, and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs. In spring 2006, the most recent cohort of fellowship recipients received their awards, bringing the total of Ford Fellowship awards (administered by the National Academies) to 2500. Chris and Joan Rosenthal were co-founders of the Fellowship Roundtable in 1995.
CObrien@nas.edu
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Joan received her B.A. in Sociology from the George Washington University. Joan has worked with the National Academies since 1974. She was the program supervisor of the National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program until the program left the NAS in 1992. She has since become the manager for operations of the Fellowships Office. Joan manages staffing, logistical, and technical activities supporting the Associateship and Fellowship Programs. She oversees management of meeting activities, including venue selection, contract negotiations, and travel. Joan facilitates the flow for all meetings and conferences for all programs. Along with Chris O’Brien, Joan was co-founder of the Fellowship Roundtable in 1995 and it continues to be an ongoing project with over 100 Fellowship Administrators as members. She represents the Fellowship and Associateship programs in various promotional meetings outside of the NAS.
She has served on many academy committees and is an officer of the NRC Toastmasters International club.
JRosenth@nas.edu
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Suzanne is a Program Associate with a B.A. in music from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; She has a M.A. in music from University of Wales. She has a certificate in Theological Studies from Georgetown University. Suzanne has served on National Academies/NRC – Transportation Research Board, Science Education standards project and is currently working on the Postdoctoral Research Associateship programs.
SWhite@nas.edu
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