Meet the talented individuals who make up our lab!

Nathan Alexander, PhD

PI, Howard University

Dr. Alexander is the founder and Principal of the Workshop.

Helen Jang, PhD

PI, Morehouse College

Dr. Jang directs our sister lab, the HJLab, in the Atlanta University Center (AUC).

Lyrric Jackson

Spelman College

Prof. Jackson is our coordinator, in-house technical expert, and lab manager.

Terika Harris, PhD

City University of New York

Dr. Harris received her PhD in Mathematics Education from Columbia University and is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the lab.

Jibek Gupta

Howard University

Jibek is a senior computer science major and a lab TA.

Bayowa Onabajo

Howard University

Bayowa is a graduate student in Applied Data Science and a lab TA.

Emmanuel Christian

Howard University

Emmanuel is a junior human performance major.

Jalil Coooper

Stanford University

Jalil is a senior design major at Stanford and he has been with the lab since its inception.

Jahmere Jackson

Howard University

Jahmere is a sophomore elementary education major.

Nicholas Angelo

Howard University

Nicholas is a junior elementary education major.

Basil Ghali

Howard University

Basil is a doctoral student in psychology and he has been with the lab since its inception.

Zoe Williams

Howard University

Zoe is a junior political science major.

Ethan Gwinn

Howard University

Ethan is a freshman international affairs and sociology double major.

Angel Mochoge

Howard University

Angel is a sophomore political science major.

Josh Kyei

Howard University

Josh is a mathematics PhD student and the Howard University lab site manager.

Felisha Shepard-White

Howard University

Felisha is a graduate student in Applied Data Science.

Myles Ndiritu

Morehouse College

Myles is a junior political science major and a lab TA.

Kade Davis

Morehouse College

Kade is a senior sociology major and a lab TA.

Amari Gray

Morehouse College

Amari is a junior political science major and a lab TA.

Kyshan Nichols-Smith

Duke University

Kyshan is a PhD student in political science and the HJ lab Manager.

Andrew Ratcliff

Morehouse College

Andrew is a junior political science major.

Garrison Andrews

Howard University

Garrison is a sophomore political science major.

Zoe Stewart

Howard University

Zoe is a junior sociology major and psychology minor.

Lab Alum

Qyana Stewart, PhD

Howard University

Qyana completed her PhD in 2025 and was a member of the lab during her doctoral studies.

Julian Amaya

Morehouse College

Julian was an undergraduate researcher with the lab while studying at Morehouse College. He is now a law school student at the University of Maryland.

Jeremiah Lowther

Morehouse College

Jeremiah contributed to lab projects as an undergraduate researcher at Morehouse College.

Maya Phillips

Spelman College

Maya was a lab member during her undergraduate studies at Spelman College. She served as a lab manager after her graduation. She is now an associate at Deloitte.