About the Committee
The School of Graduate Studies established the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Graduate Student Advisory Committee in 2022 to advise on the implementation of the SGS DEI Strategic Plan and on DEI priorities beyond the strategic plan. The committee is comprised of students from across disciplinary areas who serve a one-year term and are compensated for their time. The committee meets monthly throughout the academic year, rotates facilitation responsibilities, and is organized through the following five subcommittees:
- Affinity Groups
- Inclusive Curriculum and Mentoring
- Graduate Student Engagement and Outreach
- Holistic Student Supports
- Professional Development and Career Preparation
Through building peer-to-peer connections, fostering relationships with campus partners, and designing projects/deliverables around their specific subcommittee topic, the committee aims to contribute to a more just, equitable, and inclusive graduate education experience. At the conclusion of their term, committee members will participate in an annual showcase to present their subcommittee deliverables and reflect on their committee experience with the broader Rutgers community.
2024-25 applications coming soon!
Questions? Contact Ramazan Gungor, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Professional Development.
Former Committee Members
Kirsten Allen (Ph.D. student, Plant Biology) (2022)
Cris Altamirano (Ph.D. student, Education) (2022)
Henry Boachi (Ph.D. student, Communication, Information, and Media) (2022)
Tyler Carson (Ph.D. student, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies) (2022)
Ashley Codner (Ph.D. student, English) (2022-23)
Francisco Cantero Soriano (Ph.D. student, Spanish) (2023-24)
Eric Chiles (Ph.D. student, Microbial Biology) (2022-24)
Gabriela Constantin-Dureci (Ph.D. student, Spanish) (2023-24)
Jordan Dias Correia (Ph.D. student, Communication, Information, and Media) (2022)
Shannon Dickey (Ph.D. student, Ecology and Evolution) (2023)
Zoey Eddy (Ph.D. student, Psychology) (2022-24)
Eva Erber (Ph.D. student, German) (2022-23)
Sonal Gahlawat, Ph.D. student, Biomedical Engineering) (2022-24)
Emily Hanselman (Ph.D. student, Nutritional Sciences) (2023-24)
Rukia Henry (Ph.D. student, Pharmacology, Cellular, and Molecular) (2022)
Arpita Jindani (Ph.D. student, Communication, Information, and Media) (2023)
Zoë Kitchel (Ph.D. student, Ecology and Evolution) (2022)
Alissa Madera (Ph.D. student, Earth and Planetary Sciences) (2023)
Krystopher Maingrette (Ph.D. student, Biomedical Sciences - Newark) (2022)
Courtney McDermott (Ph.D. student, Neuroscience) (2023-24)
Rebecca McGinn (Ph.D. student, Classics) (2022-23)
Nilava Metya (Ph.D. student, Mathematics) (2023)
Jessica Mingoia (Ph.D. student, Art History) (2022-24)
Zainab Mustapha (Ph.D. student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology) (2023-24)
Roberto Orozco (Ph.D. student, Higher Education) (2022)
Shawna Pantzke (Ph.D. student, Entomology) (2023)
Jose Ramirez-Garofalo (Ph.D. student, Ecology and Evolution) (2023-24)
Arun Ravichandran (Ph.D. student, Statistics) (2022)
Carlos Resstel (Ph.D. student, Biomedical Sciences - Newark) (2022)
Jacob Romanow (Ph.D. student, English) (2022)
Elizabeth Rosenzweig (Ph.D. student, Quantitative Biomedicine) (2022-24)
Henry Snow (Ph.D. student, History) (2022)
Joanna Woo (Ph.D. student, Toxicology) (2022-24)
Lingyi Xu (Electrical and Computer Engineering) (2022)
Mark Yu (Ph.D. student, Earth and Planetary Sciences) (2022)
Nusrath Yusuf (Ph.D. student, Neuroscience) (2022-24)
Xingming Wang (Ph.D. student, Comparative Literature) (2022)
Yuhan Wei (Ph.D. student, Social Work) (2022-24)
Tsung-Chi Wu (Ph.D. student, Physics and Astronomy) (2022)