| Name | Status | Department | Mentor | Institution |
| Laura Bellows | PhD | Public Policy Studies | Brooks Bowden | NCSU |
| Joanna Blaszczak | PhD | Ecology | Ryan Emanuel | NCSU |
| Jessica Brandt | PhD | Environment | Christine Stracey | Guilford College |
| Bob Carden | PhD | Chemistry | Justin Clar | Elon University |
| Rossie Clark-Cotton | PhD | Cell Biology | Caroline Laplante | NCSU |
| Charlie Giattino | PhD | Psychology and Neuroscience | Amy Overman | Elon University |
| Katya Gorecki | PhD | English | Helen Burgess | NCSU |
| Rebecca Lehrman | PhD | Public Policy Studies | Anna Manzoni | NCSU |
| Sara Maurer | PhD | Psychology and Neuroscience | Andrea Marritt | Meredith College |
| Karen Messina | PhD | Music | Jean Wozencraft-Ornellas | Meredith College |
| Sonia Nayak | PhD | English | Prudence Layne | Elon University |
| Ade Olayinka | PhD | Public Policy Studies | Jessica D. Johnson Carew | Elon University |
| Nichole Orench-Rivera | PhD | Biochemistry | Cathy Silver Key | NCCU |
| Natasha Parikh | PhD | Psychology and Neuroscience | Gwynn Morris | Guilford College |
| Sid Richardson | PhD | Music | Todd Coleman | Elon University |
| Hannah Rogers | PhD | English | Robin Colby | Meredith College |
| David Stifler | PhD | Classical Studies | Kristina Meinking | Elon University |
| Katie Thomas | PhD | Biology | Jennifer Hamel | Elon University |
| Maura DeVito | Postdoc | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler | Elon University |
| Nick Grebe | Postdoc | Evolutionary Anthropology | John Godwin | NCSU |
| Anthony Sali | Postdoc | Center for Cognitive Neuroscience | Mark O'Dekirk | Meredith College |