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DEI Certificate Ceremony

Rackham is committed to enhancing the development and training offerings related to diversity, equity, and inclusion for all University of Michigan graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Our Professional Development DEI Certificate program is designed to prepare participants to work in a diverse environment while fostering a climate of inclusivity, and to prepare them for a diverse and global job market. Scroll down to see messages of congratulations from Rackham Dean Mike Solomon and others to all of our 2021 certificate recipients.

Remarks by Mike Solomon

Dean, Rackham Graduate School
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs–Graduate Studies

Remarks by Robert Sellers

Chief Diversity Officer
Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion

Remarks by Deborah Willis

Program Lead Senior
DEI Certificate

Remarks by Askari Rushing

Academic Program Specialist
DEI Certificate

Remarks by Adriana Ponce

Graduate Student Staff Assistant
DEI Certificate

Former Participants Reflect on Their Experiences

2021 DEI Certificate Recipients

  • Sofie H. Aaron
  • Madeline R. Abbott M.S.
  • Muhammad Abdullah
  • Arthur Adams
  • Haley M. Amemiya Ph.D.
  • Lindsey Anderson
  • Krista M. Armbruster Ph.D.
  • Farzad Asgarian
  • Christopher Alonso Azaldegui
  • Helen Balagula M.S.W.
  • Clarisse D.M. Baudraz
  • Lauren A. Benjamin
  • Gabrielle E. Bernal
  • Shannon Blair
  • Haley E. Bowen
  • Jennifer C. Bowen
  • Katherine Browne
  • Grace E. Burleson
  • Rachel N. Cable
  • Hannah E. Cary
  • Elizabeth C. Chase
  • Minso Choi
  • Paula E. Clasing-Manquian
  • Kevin Constante Toala
  • Charles G. Coutteau
  • Marina David
  • Jacquelynn Deneau
  • James W. Denison
  • Robert Der Jr.
  • Domenic DeSocio
  • Christina M. DiFabio
  • Joanna V. Dimas M.S.W.
  • Ning Ding Ph.D., M.P.H.
  • Bridget Donnelly
  • Amber J. Dood Ph.D.
  • Katherine Dowdell
  • Conor W. Dwyer
  • Duygu Ergun
  • Shannon N. Estadt
  • Reginald Evans
  • Jamie Ferris
  • Kevin B. Finnegan
  • Gordon Fitch
  • Amanda M. France
  • Annika From
  • Meredith E. Fruhauf M.S.W.
  • Raúl F. Gámez M.A.
  • Trey K. Gates
  • Mary Rebecca Glineburg Ph.D.
  • Madison T.R. Goff
  • Kierra D. Gray M.S.J., L.L.M.S.W.
  • Heather Gregg
  • Taylor R. Greif Ph.D.
  • LoriAnne Groo
  • Petal Grower
  • Kimberly C. Guo M.S.
  • Gita Gupta M.D.
  • Staci Gusakova
  • Jarett D. Haley
  • Sondra L. Halperin M.S.
  • Yinqiu He
  • Bridget E. Hegarty Ph.D.
  • Chelsea M. Hendrus
  • Matthew Henry
  • Jonathan Herrera
  • Rebecca Jean Hixon M.A.
  • Katie Hoffman
  • Mark Holmgren
  • Yi Hong Ph.D.
  • Celina F. Horbat M.S.
  • Katherine E. Hummel
  • Courtney L. Hunter D.V.M., Ph.D.
  • Stephanie K. Iovan
  • Laura-Ann Jacobs
  • Keesa V. Johnson M.Des.
  • Hailey Jures
  • Julia Karant
  • Samuel Kaser
  • Stephen Kendall
  • Alexander K. Killion
  • Sangmi Kim
  • Sumin Kim
  • Emily K. Kobernik M.P.H., M.S.
  • Arissa S. Koines M.A.
  • Andrew H. Kullman
  • Katherine R. Lebioda
  • Nicholas Andrew Lesniak
  • Lena Leson
  • Hayley R. Lhotka
  • Shannon O. Lloyd M.S.
  • Kelsey N. Lucas
  • Rachael M. Lucero
  • Jamie D. Lyons-Eddy
  • Jiaqi Ma
  • Timothy J. Maguire Ph.D.
  • Grace E. Mahoney
  • Devin M. Makey
  • Jessy D. Martinez
  • Mariana Masteling Pereira
  • Erin L. McAuliffe
  • Braini B. McKenzie
  • Katherine Denise McLean
  • Michael E.T. McMenamin M.B.A.
  • Keyshawn C. McMiller
  • Terrance T. McQueen M.A.
  • Nicholas Medina
  • Mike Mei
  • Mariah R. Meyerholz
  • Matteo Milesi
  • Kendell Miller-Roberts
  • Jacqueline Moltzau Anderson Ph.D.
  • Alison Nabatoff
  • Kendra L. Nash M.S.W.
  • Shannon Ness M.A.
  • Angela K. Perone
  • Andrea M. Pesch
  • Malia Piper
  • Adriana Ponce
  • Caitlin K. Posillico
  • Emma Purcell
  • Alicia M. Quilici
  • Christine L. Quince M.A.
  • Emily Marie Rau
  • Jessica Rayo
  • Zoe L. Rehnberg
  • Paige L. Reiter
  • Cristina Riso
  • Christian Poblete Rivera Ph.D.
  • Pilar Rivero-Ríos Ph.D.
  • Kathrina J. Robotham
  • Jessica Roden
  • Allyson Rodriguez
  • Kazandra M. Rodriguez M.S.
  • Natalie Rodriguez-Quintana Ph.D., M.P.H.
  • Kevin Rodriguez-Siu
  • Ariella K. Rose
  • Hannah E. Rosenfeld
  • Emily C. Rothstein
  • Julie Rubin
  • Martín Ruiz-Mendoza
  • Brittany Rupp
  • Emily Saidel
  • Cristina E. Salvador
  • Carol F. Scott Ph.D., M.S.W.
  • Riley Sechrist
  • Fatema Shafie Khorassani M.P.H., M.S.
  • Vaishnavi Sitarama
  • Atticus A.R. Solomon
  • Chelsey Spriggs Ph.D.
  • Régulo Stabilito
  • Amanda Michelle Starr Ph.D.
  • Rebekah A. Stein
  • Weijing Tang
  • Annie Taylor
  • Dante Anthony Tolentino
  • Joshua David-Bosto Tooker
  • Callie Torkelson M.S.W.
  • Juan J. Valentín-Goyco
  • Merel van 't Hoff
  • Pétra L. Vande Zande
  • Dante Vasquez
  • Juan F. Velasquez
  • Isha Verma
  • Victoria Vezaldenos
  • Nicole Wakim M.S.
  • TJ Waller
  • Bian Wang
  • LeeAnne Wang
  • Xin Wang Ph.D., M.P.H.
  • Elissa J. Welle Ph.D.
  • Alyssa B. Wells
  • Pisacha Wichianchan
  • Nia Willis M.P.H.
  • Lewis James Willis
  • Anna M. Wozny