UMD IRT Graduate Student Community
UMD IRT Graduate Student Community History
The Graduate School at University of Maryland has participated in the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) Consortium of Colleges & Universities for over 15 years and has attracted IRT students to graduate programs at UMD since 1992. The Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (OGDI) not only recruits talented IRT students to graduate programs at UMD, but also provides monthly sessions especially designed for IRT graduate students to ensure their success once they are here. Monthly sessions include enrichment & community activities, professional & career development, holistic support around self-care, wellness & mindfulness, and invited guest speakers. IRT Graduate Student Community signature events include the Annual IRT Alumni Holiday Dinner in December and the Annual End of Year Celebration in May.
IRT Graduate Students in the News
First Annual IRT Alumni Networking Event
Ivan Lamas-Sanches Wins Fulbright
Educational Journey Leads to a Life of Service, Feature Story - Viviana Cordero
University of Maryland Hosts the IRT's Annual Holiday Dinner
"Tracing the Architecture of 'the Welfare Queen' in L.A.," featuring Victor Bramble
UMD IRT Graduate Student Community Current Students and Alumni
| Name | Year | Degree | Major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Ly | 2019 | MEd | School Counseling |
| Alice Santana | 2019 | PhD | American Studies |
| Iliana Zepeda | 2019 | MA | Higher Education |
| Briceno Bowrey | 2018 | PhD | History |
| Alexis Dowdell | 2018 | MA | School Counseling |
| Prisma Herrera | 2018 | PhD | American Studies |
| Shelley Kuang | 2018 | MA | Student Affairs |
| Courtney Douglass | 2017 | PhD | Teaching & Learning: Minority & Urban Education |
| Leigh Dunewood | 2017 | MA | Student Affairs |
| Arman Liwanag | 2017 | MA | Student Affairs |
| Marina Sanchez | 2017 | MA | School Psychology |
| Xanh (Sunny) Tran | 2017 | MA | Student Affairs |
| Yvonne Bramble | 2016 | PhD | American Studies |
| Rosemary Ferreira | 2016 | MA | Higher Education/Student Affairs |
| Rakia Khalid | 2016 | PhD | English Language & Literature |
| Libni Lopez | 2016 | PhD | Higher Education |
| Victor On-Sang | 2016 | PhD | American Studies |
| Hazim Abdullah-Smith | 2015 | PhD | American Studies |
| Rachel Akins | 2015 | MEd | School Counseling |
| Viviana Gahuancela Cordero | 2015 | MA | Higher Education/Student Affairs |
| Ivan Lamas-Sanchez | 2015 | MA | Higher Education/Student Affairs |
| Melissa Rivas | 2015 | MA | Higher Education/Student Affairs |
| Juliana Wong | 2015 | MA | Higher Education/Student Affairs |
| Dominique Young | 2015 | PhD | English Language & Literature |
| Catherine Liebowitz | 2014 | MA | College Student Personnel |
| Felicia Onuma | 2014 | MA | Higher Education/Student Affairs |
| Jonhatan Aragon | 2013 | PhD | American Studies |
| Jaqueline Neri Arias | 2013 | MA | Higher Education/Student Affairs |
| Kristina Mascarenas | 2012 | MA | College Student Personnel |
| Patricia Akinbola | 2011 | PhD | American Studies |
| Sharity Bannerman | 2008 | JD | Public Interest, Child Advocacy |
| Michele Prince | 2008 | PhD | Women's Studies |
| Christin Taylor | 2008 | MA/PhD | English |
| Gabriel Peoples | 2007 | PhD | American Studies |
| Erica McKinney | 2005 | PhD | Minority & Urban Education |
| Bettina Judd | 2004 | PhD | Women's Studies |
| Jamie Monzo | 2004 | MA | Ed Psychology |
| Ana Perez | 2004 | PhD | Women's Studies |
| Anna Steed | 2004 | MA | English Language & Literature |
| Kristen Hodge | 2003 | PhD | American Studies, Higher Education concentration |
| Isis Semaj-Hall | 2003 | MA/PhD | English Language & Literature |
| Antoine Banks | 2000 | PhD | Political Science |
| Richard Longoria De Voltair | 1999 | PhD | Government & Politics |
| Joshua Woodfork | 1996 | PhD | American Studies |
| Ashaki Goodall | 1992 | MA | English |
