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PhD Students

Doctoral students in the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies are creating important new knowledge across multiple interdisciplinary fields.

Our doctoral students are emerging at the forefront of women, gender, and sexuality studies and related disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields. In addition to scholars building a presence in academic worlds through their research, they are also activists, writers, critics, artists, poets, and more.

Graduate students also play a vital role in undergraduate education, where their innovative approaches to feminist pedagogy encourage students to question social inequalities and give voice to struggles for social justice. Beyond the classroom, they provide valuable service to the department, the University of Maryland, and the community at large.

Because of the interdisciplinary nature of women, gender, and sexuality studies, our graduate students often play prominent roles in other departments and programs, on-campus research centers and off-campus organizations. Our students also hold internships at local and national organizations, such as media outlets, nonprofit advocacy groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and federal and state agencies. Many of our students have been recognized for their achievements through awards given by the University of Maryland and a variety of off-campus groups.

Saja Abd El Hai

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Ann Alex

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Basanth Thomas Babu

Graduate Assistant II, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Jocelyn Coates

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

3121 Susquehanna Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Montia Daniels

Graduate Student , The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Lidia Garcia Berrelleza

Graduate Assistant II, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Travis Haigler

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Rahma Haji

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

3121 Susquehanna Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Estella Jiang

Graduate Assistant II, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Jordan Keesler

The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Lenora Knowles

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

3121 Susquehanna Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Danielle Laplace

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
PhD Student, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center

3121 Susquehanna Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Caitlin Leach

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

3121 Susquehanna Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Aisha Matthews

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Tapaswinee Mitra

Graduate Student , The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Adreanna Nattiel

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

3121 Susquehanna Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Rebekah Otto

Graduate Student , The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Shameem Razack

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Renee Scott

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

3121 Susquehanna Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Sarah Scriven

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

3121 Susquehanna Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Melissa Stevens

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

3121 Susquehanna Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Chand Venkata Durga Sepuri

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Taylor York

Graduate Student, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

3121 Susquehanna Hall
College Park MD, 20742