{"id":3408,"date":"2024-05-18T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T00:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/drpp\/?page_id=3408"},"modified":"2025-10-16T23:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:45:40","slug":"mrop-students-former","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/drpp\/mrop-students-former\/","title":{"rendered":"MROP Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Click a student’s photo to view their research poster or click the title of their abstract to read the full abstract (when available)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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My Tran<\/figcaption><\/figure>

My (she\/her) was born and raised in Hanoi, Vietnam. She graduated from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, majoring in Global Leadership in Business. With five years of experience in the retail industry, she previously worked as a Group Brand Manager for an interior company in Vietnam. She moved to Michigan three years ago and is currently pursuing a Master\u2019s degree in Higher Education, with a concentration in Management and Organization. As a non-traditional international student who has studied in the U.S. for more than five years, she hopes to apply her experiences and knowledge to help other students succeed and contribute to research on international students. Since fall 2024, she has been working as a Program Assistant for the MaCSS Scholars program, supporting STEM students in LSA at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Hairou Ren<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Hairou (she\/her\/hers) is a second-year master\u2019s student in the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) at the University of Michigan, where she is also pursuing a dual degree in sports management. Previously, she was a student-athlete at Central China Normal University, where she earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in law. Currently, Hairou is a participant in the Master\u2019s Research Opportunity Program (MROP). Her research focuses on addressing the financial information gap faced by international students. She collects data through methods such as surveys and interviews to better understand and alleviate their financial concerns and challenges. In her spare time, Hairou enjoys playing badminton, tennis, and cooking a variety of Asian cuisines!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Imani Barnes<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Imani Barnes<\/strong> is a first-year graduate student in the Higher Education Master’s program with a concentration in Diversity and Social Justice. She is also a graduate of the University of Florida with degrees in English & African American Studies and a minor in Women\u2019s Studies. As a first-generation college student and McNair Scholar, she is excited to explore the University of Michigan and get one step closer toward a Ph.D. She currently serves as a Graduate Student Instructor for the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies while simultaneously completing an internship with LSA Undergraduate Education as their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Intern. She is passionate about creating an inclusive environment for women of color in academia and aim to incorporate Black feminist pedagogies into all aspects of my professional career. She enjoys singing and is an avid TV consumer outside of my academic and professional interests. Her favorite show is \u201cThe Challenge\u201d on MTV. Similarly, while she hasn\u2019t performed music in a few years, you will find her wherever there is a karaoke night.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As the only organization of female academics of color at the University of Michigan, the Woman of Color in the Academy Project (WOCAP) is keenly aware of the new difficulties that COVID-19 pandemic raises both for the University\u2019s DEI commitments and for WOCAP\u2019s mission of achieving a university where all women of color faculty experience success, leadership, visibility and representation. As a step toward meeting these challenges, the COVID in Color project will pilot a focus-group study that draws on its membership to understand the complex and intersectional experiences of women of color faculty at the University of Michigan. The immediate objective of the study is to identify areas of concern that existing studies on experiences of women academics on the one hand and on faculty of color on the other are failing to capture, and to gather qualitative data about challenges exacerbated by the intersectionality of gender and race. Such a study would help guide WOCAP\u2019s future advocacy efforts and enable WOCAP to aid the University in identifying and meeting DEI needs focused on women of color. Beyond these measurable outcomes, however, we also believe that the process of conducting the survey itself will generate invaluable opportunities for experience-sharing and community-building. The survey will serve as a springboard for further initiatives in teaching and mentoring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Michela Corsi<\/strong> is a master\u2019s student researcher at the Diversity Research and Policy Program (DRPP). She is currently getting her master\u2019s degree in higher education, but prior to coming to Ann Arbor completed her medical degree and spent two years training in general surgery. Her experiences in medicine and working with students inspired her to transition careers into the education field. She hopes to one day work in medical education, helping to support student success and advocating for increased social justice training for healthcare professionals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Devin Johannis<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Devin Johannis<\/b> currently serves as the Professional Development Program Manager for Career Services at University of Michigan Dearborn. Devin received his Master of Arts in Higher Education Research from University of Michigan, with a concentration in Student Access and Success, and his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Furniture Design from Indiana University Indianapolis. Devin is a former UROP mentor and MROP Graduate Research Fellow for the Diversity, Research, and Policy Program (DRPP). Devin’s two main research projects with DRPP have primarily focused on 1) evaluating student success program efficacy for student parent populations at University of Michigan and 2) applied social change leadership theory on UROP student development. Devin is currently contributing towards research with fellow DRPP affiliates that analyzes and assesses retention efforts for STEM college students across the state of Michigan. In the future Devin hopes to pursue a PhD in Higher Education Research or Educational Psychology, with an emphasis on contributing to support systems for neurodivergent college student populations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Jeannie Marks<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Jeannie Marks<\/strong> is a second-year graduate student, originally from Birmingham, Alabama. She is currently pursuing her MA in Higher Education with a concentration in Student Access and Success after receiving her Bachelors of Science in Biology from Furman University (Greenville, SC) in 2020. Here at Michigan, she also serves as the Health and Well-being Graduate Intern with the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. She is passionate about student well-being, specifically related to the areas of eating disorder prevention and interpersonal violence prevention in college environments. After graduating in December, Jeannie plans to work in student support services, student wellness advocacy, and\/or new student orientation. It is her ultimate goal to apply her passion for collegiate mental and physical health toward a Ph.D. in the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As a collaboration between investigators at the Diversity Research & Policy Program, the Affinity Groups in Institutions of Higher Education is an exploratory study with the purpose of learning more about both formal and informal groups, networks, and associations that support academic staff employed by higher education institutions, particularly Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Our project is designed to obtain information about the history, formation, mission, and structure of these groups, as the research base on this topic within higher education settings is fairly limited. We plan to disseminate our findings at academic venues, to staff professional associations, and to staff employee groups on our campus and elsewhere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Madison McCann<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Madison McCann<\/strong> is a research assistant with the Michigan Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP) project for increasing minority participation in the STEM field. She is a first year master’s student in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) program at the University of Michigan. Madison was born and raised in Seattle Washington, and graduated with degrees in Theoretical Mathematics and Scandinavian Studies from the University of Washington in 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Jordan Peyton<\/b> [ \u6e38 \u654f ] (she\/they) is a Ph.D. student and Graduate Research Assistant for the LEARN-CS group at The Ohio State University in the Engineering Education Department. Currently, Jordan serves as a Research Project Coordinator for the Diversity Research and Policy Program (DRPP).<\/span><\/p>

They have worked in K-12, Higher Education, Corporate DEI, and APIDA Nonprofits. Research interests include Minority Serving Institution (MSI) partnerships with Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) in engineering spaces, undergraduate to graduate pathways for MSI students, and disaggregating the data in the APIDA umbrella. They intend to utilize her B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering from Kansas State University and background in multicultural student programming to continue innovating ways to support STEM students. They have previously obtained their Master of Arts in Higher Education with a concentration in Diversity and Social Justice at the University of Michigan’s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE). Jordan worked in framework development and data collection and analysis as an MROP Graduate Research Fellow at the DRPP.<\/p>

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Originally from San Diego, California, Crist\u00f3bal Arellano<\/strong> (He\/him\/his) is currently a graduate student at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor\u2019s Center for the Study of Higher, and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE), with a concentration in student access and success. As an Institutional researcher, Crist\u00f3bal is focused on DIJE (diversity, inclusion, justice, and equity) initiatives, public policy, and the areas where they converge. Crist\u00f3bal brings a multidisciplinary toolkit to higher ed, with a background in research, philosophy and policy. As an aspiring higher education professional, he is keenly interested in the confluence of praxis and theory; research data and how that data can positively impact policy within academic institutions. Crist\u00f3bal previously graduated with a master\u2019s degree in philosophy, where he focused on philosophy of science–specifically objectivity in the sciences and the work of Helen Longino and Alison Wylie. He also graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science from the Pennsylvania State University – University Park.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Minso Choi<\/b>, also known as Minna<\/b>, (she\/her\/hers) is an M.A. in Higher Education Administration alumnus. She is currently in a Ph.D. program at the Ohio State University studying Educational Psychology. Her main research interests are college students and their experiences with academic burnout along with academic engagement and mental wellbeing. Currently, she is a graduate teaching assistant and working on publishing her research. After graduating from her Ph.D. program, she aims to become a university faculty member.<\/span>\n

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Joseph Romero-Reyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Joseph Romero-Reyes<\/strong> is a Graduate Research Assistant for the Diversity Research and Policy Program (DRPP) at the University of Michigan (UofM). He recently earned a Masters of Arts degree in Higher Education from the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) at (UofM). Born in Compton and raised in Lynwood California, cities in South Los Angeles County, Joseph is a non-traditional and first-generation student who stumbled across higher education via Compton College. He credits the resilient and warrior spirit of his community for instilling the values of persistence and hard work in overcoming societal challenges. Before (UofM) he earned his Associate of Arts degree from Compton College in Behavioral and Social Science and transferred and graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine (UCI). During his undergraduate career, Joseph participated in federal work-study and worked in various departments at Compton College. Through these experiences is where he found a passion for helping first-generation and low-income students access and succeed in higher and postsecondary education. Moreover, as an undergraduate student at UCI, he was exposed to academic research and collaborated with Dr. Jeanett Castellanos conducting an Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) qualitative study examining the Psychosociocultural factors contributing to transfer attitudes by Latino males in community college. Joseph will be joining the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a doctoral student and pursue a Ph.D. in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) program with a concentration in Higher Education. As a doctoral student, he hopes to continue studying how first-generation and low-income males of color utilize their cultural and personal strengths to overcome social and academic barriers. He is also interested in studying how community colleges can implement strong multilevel strengths-based policies that will lead to the successful retention and transfer of first-generation and low-income males of color who attend community colleges and are exposed to K-12 educational opportunity gaps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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