Keldrick L. Stephens

Greetings!

My name is Keldrick L. Stephens and I am currently an undergraduate student at Tuskegee University pursuing a bachelor of arts degree within the field of political science. My research interests include, but are not limited to, African American male adolescents within urban communities, fatherless sons and their cry for help, and rebuilding hope within the educational arena. I am a member of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Scholars Program, National Council for Black Studies, Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, and Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society.

Summer Research Experience:

• University of Illinois-Urbana Champagne (2013): Impoverished African American Women and their Role During the Time of Violence in Chicago.
• Indiana University Purdue University-IUPUI (2012): Influences that Skew the Perception of Higher Education for African Amerian Male Adolescents

Presentations:

• Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL (2013): Louisiana Slave Database
• National African American Association, Baton Rouge, LA (2013): Influences That Skew The Perception of Higher Education for African American Male Adolescents
• IUPUI Center for Research and Learning Summer Research Symposium, Indianapolis, IN (2012): Influences That Skew The Perception of Higher Education for African American Male Adolescents