2026-2027 AAHHE Graduate Student Fellows 

Sheila Feliciano
Learning, Cognition, Instruction, and Development
Rutgers University

Ínaru Nadia de la Fuente Díaz
Critical Intercultural Communications
University of New Mexico

Stephanie Gutierrez
Education, Society, and Culture
University of California, Riverside

Lawson Hardrick-Cervantes
Community College Leadership
San Diego State University

Emilia Henry
Counselor Education and Supervision
Bowie State University

Vanessa Molina
Educational Leadership
University of California, San Diego

Digna Paola Mosquera Cuesta
Economics
Howard University

Carlos Resstel
Biomedical Sciences
Rutgers University

Jolssen Rodríguez
Higher Education
University of Georgia

Diego Jose da Silva
Latinx Studies/Jazz Studies
University of Northern Colorado

Serafina Smith
Higher Education
Rutgers University

Jasmine Vaca
Educational Leadership for Justice
CSU Dominguez Hills

2026-2027 AAHHE Graduate Student Fellowship Program
Leadership Team

Cydney Y. Caradonna, PhD
AAHHE Graduate Student Fellowship Program Chair
University of Utah

Xiomara Medina
AAHHE Graduate Student Fellowship Program Co-Chair
Bowie State University

Danielle Aguilar
AAHHE Graduate Student Fellowship Program Alumni Affairs Chair
University of Colorado, Boulder

Armando Rijo
AAHHE Graduate Student Fellowship Program Alumni Affairs Co-Chair
Jackson State University

Francheska Jimenez
AAHHE Graduate Student Fellowship Program Social Media Chair
Columbia University (Teachers College)

Kelly Andrade
AAHHE Graduate Student Fellowship Program Recruitment Chair
Rutgers University

Omar Sánchez
AAHHE Graduate Student Fellowship Program Recruitment Co-Chair
The Ohio State University

Updated September 30, 2026