"ASA is pleased to announce Cohort 53 of the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP). These talented PhD candidates were chosen from a highly competitive pool of applicants to receive financial support and professional development opportunities as they write their dissertations, as well as lifelong fellowship with the 500+ MFP Fellows.

"Deonté M. Hughes is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research interests broadly focus on family sociology, race, racism, stress, and health. His dissertation, titled Familial Bonds, Black Families, and Well-Being: Three Essays on the Utilization of Familial Bonds in Black Families Across Social Contexts, quantitatively examines how the effectiveness of kinship bonds as a source of strength on the health and well-being of Black families is influenced by social contexts created by structural racism over time. Hughes’s research has been supported by the University of Maryland Graduate School and the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. His work has been published in the Journal of Family Issues and The Handbook of Social Psychology. Hughes earned his BA in sociology at Longwood University, and his MA in sociology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Outside of research, Hughes enjoys attending poetry slams, playing video games, and spending quality time with his loved ones."

See the complete list of fellows on the ASA website.