- Amanda Fairchild, Ph.D. (Psychology)
- Jianjun Hu, Ph.D. (Computer Science)
- Amir Karami, Ph.D. (Library and Information Science)
- Zhenlong Li, Ph.D. (Geography)
- Bankole Adeyemi Olatosi, Ph.D. (Health Service Policy and Management)
- Alyssa Robillard, Ph.D. (Health Promotion, Education and Behavior)
- Christine Stroble, Ph.D. (Education, USC, Upstate)
- Sharon Weissman, Ph.D. (Internal Medicine)
- Jiajia Zhang, Ph.D. (Biostatistics and Epidemiology)